18-year-old killed in crocodile attack in TN

Chennai, Nov 27 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu forest department will erect awareness boards across rivers in the state after an 18-year-old boy was killed in an incident of a crocodile attack on Saturday. The incident occurred at Old Kollidam river in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu when the boy was grabbed by a crocodile while he was […]

Man ,his 5 dogs electrocuted in TN 

Chennai, Nov 13 (BPNS) A 35-year-old hunter and his five dogs were electrocuted when they came in contact with a live electric fence erected around a farm. The illegal electric fence was erected around a farm near Aranganallur in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu. The incident occurred on Sunday early morning. The deceased Manickam (35) along […]

TN road accident deaths dip by 8.1%

Chennai, Oct 18 (BPNS) The accident deaths in Tamil Nadu have come down by 8.1% when compared to the previous year. While 45 deaths are reported per day in the state in the current year it was around 49 deaths the previous year. The Tamil Nadu State Programme manager of TN Accident and Emergency Care […]

10 injured as buses collide in Pamban bridge, TN

Chennai, Oct 12 (BPNS) Ten people were injured when two buses collided on the Pamban road bridge in Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. The injured were taken to the Ramanathapuram Government  hospital and are recovering. The collision took place between a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) bus that was moving from Rameswaram […]