Chennai, June 23 (BPNS) Three people were charred to death and two grievously injured in a blast at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The gruesome incident occurred on Thursday afternoon. Police said that the firecracker manufacturing unit was functioning in a village near Capper hills. Five people were involved in the making […]
2 die, 5 seriously injured as pickup van hits people in Kannur
Thiruvananthapuram, June 19 (BPNS) Two people were killed instantly and five seriously injured after a pickup van lost control and barged into people standing on the roadside on Sunday morning. The incident occurred at Kannapuram in Kannur district of Kerala. Police said that the pickup van driver dozed off and lost control of the vehicle […]
Pilot error results in Lulu chairman’s helicopter accident
Dileep V Kumar, Thiruvananthapuram, June 14 The Civil Aviation Department has held the pilots responsible for the helicopter crash landing incident that occurred at Kochi on April 11, 2021. The helicopter that got crash-landed on a marshy land was carrying businessman MA Yusuf Ali, his wife, and two others who then escaped unhurt. The department’s […]
Bike racers hit 60-year-old woman driving on scooty to death at Chennai
Chennai, June 12 ( BPNS) Even after several complaints from local people against unabated bike racing at Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR), the racing continues. On Sunday morning the bike racers hit a 60-year-old woman who was seeking directions to turn to Tambaram area in the city. The unidentified woman was hit by a high-end race […]
10 Afghans killed in minibus accident
Kabul, June 10 Ten Afghan civilians were killed and two others injured in an accident involving a mini-bus in Afghanistan’s Daykundi province, the media reported on Friday The deadly traffic accident took place on a congested road in the mountainous Miramor district, reports Xinhua news agency. Bakhtar also added the ill-fated vehicle was heading to […]
Two killed, six injured as car rams into truck in Chennai, TN
Chennai, June 6 (BPNS) Two people were killed and six others grievously injured when the car in which they were traveling rammed into a tipper lorry that was parked on the side of the road. The incident occurred in the early morning hours of Monday at Tindivanam. Those dead are Murugan 38 and S. Shanthi […]
Two killed in UP highway crash
Gonda (UP), Jun 4 (BPNS) Two people were killed and three others injured in a collision involving a roadways bus and a car on the Gonda-Balrampur highway in the early hours of Saturday, police said. The injured have been rushed to a nearby hospital for medical care, they said. Kargapur Station House Officer (SHO) Kuber […]
College student falls from building in Coimbatore, TN, dies
Chennai, June 3 (BPNS) A 21-year-old college student died after falling from the terrace of a two-storied building in Coimbatore on Friday. The deceased is identified as S. Hariharasudhan of Papanaickenpalayam in the city. He was a final year student at a private arts and science college in the city. According to the police, the […]
House roof collapse in Coimbatore ,TN, Man dies
Chennai, May 28 (BPNS) In a tragic incident K . Vinoth Kannan (35) of Coimbatore died when a portion of the house roof collapsed on him. The incident happened in Bharathi Nagar, Third Street during the early hours of Saturday. Police said that the deceased has been living in a rented house with his wife […]
Braindead youths heart shifted from Vellore to Chennai for transplantation
Chennai, May 1 (BPNS) The heart of a youth who was declared brain dead at Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore was harvested and transported by road to Appolo hospital, Chennai for transplantation. CMC Vellore officials told BPNS that a construction worker, R. Dinakaran( 21) of Vanniyar in Tiruppatur town met with a road accident on […]



