8 of 19 missing Assam workers found in Arunachal forest
Itanagar, July 23 (BPNS) After 18 days, eight of the 19 Assam workers, who went missing near the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh’s Kurung Kumey district, were rescued from a jungle, officials said on Saturday night. Kurung Kumey Deputy Commissioner Bengia Nighee said that all the eight rescued workers were critical and their health condition […]
WBSSC Scam: Another woman close to Partha Chatterjee under ED lens
Kolkata, July 23 (BPNS) The role of another woman, reportedly a close aide of arrested Trinamool Congress Secretary General Partha Chatterjee, has come under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the multi-crore financial scam relating to the recruitment irregularities in the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC). Earlier on Saturday, the […]
32-year-old man found dead in Isha Yoga Centre
Chennai, July 21 (IANS) A 32-Year-old man from Andhra Pradesh who was on a six months yoga training course at Isha Yoga Centre in Coimbatore was found dead in his room on Friday morning. Police said that the deceased is Gullu Ramana, a native of Vishakapattanam. Coimbatore district police superintendent, V. Badrinarayanan told media persons […]
Kallakurichi girl suicide: High security in place as her body reaches hometown
Chennai, July 23 (BPNS) Cuddalore and Kallakurichi district police have beefed up security as the body of the Plus two student who committed suicide on July 13 from the hostel of a private residential school reached her hometown. Kallakurichi Superintendent of Police, R. Pakalavan escorted the body from Kallakurichi Government general hospital, and security is […]
JIPMER to analyse Kallakurichi girl’s autopsy records and submit report in a month
Puducherry, July 23 (BPNS) The Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry will study in detail the autopsy records and submit a final report in a month’s time. This is following a directive of the Madras High Court on Friday for the same. The Madras High Court directed JIPMER to study […]
Declaration of Eco-Sensitive Zone: Villagers in TN adjacent to tiger reserve called for hearing
Chennai, July 23 (BPNS) With the Union Ministry for Forest, Environment, and Climate Change planning to establish an eco-sensitive zone 1.5 km around the Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR), the villagers of 6 villages adjacent to it are called for a public hearing. The hearing scheduled for July 27 at Kovinthaparei village will be presided over […]
TN idol wing seize 4.5 ft Nataraja idol, approach Atomic research centre for validation
Chennai, July 23 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu idol wing police seized a 4.5 feet Nataraja idol from Manali in Chennai which is believed to be the third largest in Asia. While the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) has confirmed that the idol is made of Panchaloha, the idol wing has approached the Indira Gandhi Centre […]
Kerala HC allows termination of 30 week old pregnancy, expresses concern
Thiruvananthapuram, July 23 (BPNS) The Kerala High Court has expressed its concern at the increasing number of child pregnancies in the state, in which, at least some cases involve close relatives. The court’s observation came while allowing a 13-year-old POCSO case victim to terminate her 30 weeks pregnancy. The girl was impregnated by her sibling, […]
TN idol wing traces stolen 19th-century painting to US Homeland security
Chennai, July 22 (BPNS) The elite idol wing of the Tamil Nadu police in a major breakthrough has traced a 19th-century Sarfoji painting of Bhonsle Raja to the US Homeland security. Sources in the police told BPNS that the painting was missing from the Saraswathi Mahal Library and the arrested antique smuggler Sanjeev Kapoor was behind […]
