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 […]
Kerala boat tragedy: Four mussel collectors dead as two more bodies recovered.
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 20 ( BPNS) In a tragic event of a country boat overturning in the Bharathapuzha in Malappuram district on Saturday evening, the bodies of two more people were recovered, taking the total death toll to four. All the dead are mussel collectors. The bodies of Abdul Salam and Aboobacker were recovered on Sunday […]
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 […]
Stalin expresses condolences to families of Kedarnath chopper crash victims
Chennai, Oct 19(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin expressed condolences over the passing away of three Tamil people in the helicopter crash that took place in Kedarnath on Tuesday. Chief Minister said that the state government was coordinating with the Uttarakhand government for bringing the bodies of the three Tamil people who were […]
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 […]
Gas leak from septic tank :67 students admitted to hospital in Krishnagiri
Chennai, Oct 15 (BPNS) 67 students of a corporation middle school in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu who were admitted to government hospital, Hosur are recuperating. Hospital authorities told BPNS that the children are being treated and are better. 100 students of a Corporation middle school in Hosur fell sick on Friday afternoon after a suspected gas […]
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 […]
15 school children injured after van overturns in Cuddalore, TN
Chennai, Oct 11 (BPNS) 15 school children were injured after the van in which they were traveling overturned in Virudhachalam, Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu. The accident occurred after the van-carrying students entered into a race with another van from the same school. The school van, according to local police entered into a race with […]
Kerala HC asks suggestions to make roads safer, KSRTC to issue compensation
Thiruvananthapuram, October 7 (BPNS) The Kerala High Court directed Transport Commissioner S Sreejith to come out with suggestions to make the roads and streets safer. The court also stressed the need for setting up a mechanism through which citizens can bring the violations to the notice of the authorities in real-time. It was Justice Devan […]