Coimbatore police on high alert after drug peddlers use novel methods for sale
Chennai, Aug 10 (BPNS) The Coimbatore city police is on high alert after the drug peddlers in the city have taken new methods to push the drug in the city, especially among students in colleges and even schools. Sources in Coimbatore police told BPNS that the drug peddlers are selling ‘Ganja’ in chocolate form which […]
Paddy farmers in TN worried over revoking free power
Chennai, Aug 10 (BPNS) Kuruvai farmers of Myladuthurai and other coastal districts of Tamil Nadu are worried that their crops would be lost if the free power subsidy being given now is revoked following the Central Electricity (Amendment ) Bill 2022 tabled in parliament. Madanasamy, a Kurvai farmer at Myladuthurai while speaking to BPNS said, […]
6000 crore investment fraud in TN: Police yet to arrest promoters of firm
Chennai, Aug 10 (BPNS) Police are on the trial of promoters of an investment firm after a mega fraud of Rs 6000 crore is detected in Tamil Nadu. Vellore-based LNS International Financial Services (IFS) has swindled a mammoth Rs 6000 crore from several investors across the state that including hundreds of policemen. Police sources told […]
Cricket South Africa condoles demise of former umpire Rudi Koertzen
Johannesburg, Aug 9 (BPNS) Cricket South Africa (CSA) has condoled the demise of former international umpire Rudi Koertzen, who died in a car accident on Tuesday. The 73-year-old was on his way back home from Cape Town to Despatch in Eastern Cape, after a golf weekend when the tragic incident took place. Three others were […]
Welfare schemes not freebies, says KCR’s daughter Kavitha
Hyderabad, Aug 9 (BPNS) Telangana Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Kalvakuntla Kavitha on Tuesday said welfare schemes for poor people are not freebies but “waiving loans of duping agencies are actual freebies”. The daughter of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao said that there are 250 welfare schemes that are being run by the state government […]
Nitish Kumar making false allegations against BJP, says Sushil Modi
Patna, Aug 9 (IANS) With Nitish Kumar jettisoning the BJP and all set to become Bihar Chief Minister at the head of the Mahagatbandhan, BJP Rajya Sabha member and his former Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday termed his allegations against his party as “lies”. “Nitish Kumar leveled serious allegations on BJP that […]
Curious case of Kerala Police’s X Cell
Dileep V Kumar, Thiruvananthapuram, August 9 Ever heard about the Kerala Police’s X Cell unit? Since its inception in 2020, it was only once that this unit’s name got mentioned at the government level. In the Cabinet briefing of August 3, the government confirmed the existence of such a unit as it decided to scrap […]
MSME’s , Powerlooms opposed proposed power tariff hike in TN
Chennai, Aug 9 (BPNS) The MSME units of Tamil Nadu and the Powerloom units have strongly objected to the proposed power tariff hike in the state. The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission has already requested the public to vent their opinion regarding the proposal submitted by the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco). R. […]
Erode on high alert after surplus water discharged from Bhavanisagar reservoir
Chennai, Aug 8 (BPNS) The Erode district administration has asked people living on the banks of river Bhavani in the district to be cautious and on alert as surplus water in Bhavanisagar is discharged. The water is discharged as heavy rains in catchment areas have led to an increase in water flow into the reservoir. […]
