Chennai, July 30 (BPNS) The Indian Institute of Technology –Madras has commenced an internal investigation into an alleged sexual assault of a student on the campus. According to a student who filed the complaint, her friend was assaulted in the early hours of Monday, July 25, and a man in his early twenties had pounced […]
With Partha Chatterjee’s exit, Trinamool Secretary General’s post becomes defunct
Kolkata, July 28 (BPNS) With Partha Chatterjee being stripped of his party responsibilities in West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress soon after being removal of his ministerial portfolios, the post of Secretary General held by him had become defunct. Although the party leadership got the replacement of Chatterjee as the editor of the party’s organ in […]
Nine MBBS students booked under Anti-Ragging Act in Indore
Bhopal, July 28 (BPNS) The Madhya Pradesh police have booked nine senior medical students under the ‘Anti-Ragging Act-2009’ for their alleged involvement in forcing juniors to perform obscene acts and to use abusive language with girl students on the pretext of ragging. The incident was reported in Indore’s MGM college on Sunday and it came […]
Police arrest one in Kallakurichi bus torching case
Chennai, July 26 (BPNS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Tamil Nadu police has arrested a person, Manikandan of Poosapadi in Salem district for burning the police bus during the Kallakurichi violence on July 17th. Police in a statement said that the arrest was made on Monday night after analyzing the video clippings of […]
TN ‘Q’ branch police to submit charge-sheet in fake passport to Srilankans soon
Chennai, July 24 (BPNS) The elite ‘Q’ branch police of the Tamil Nadu police will soon submit a charge sheet to 41 persons including policemen in the Madurai fake passport scam case involving Sri Lankan nationals. Tamil Nadu police had registered a case under sections 120(b), 420,465,468, and 471 of IPC and Section 12(A)(a), 12(IA) […]
5 children rescued, 73 held from Meghalaya ‘brothel’ run by BJP leader
Shillong, July 23 (BPNS) In a major embarrassment for the BJP, five children were rescued and 73 people arrested from a “brothel” reportedly run by the party’s Meghalaya Vice President Bernard N. Marak in Tura on Saturday, police said. The BJP leader has denied the charge and accused Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma of political […]
Vadodara trader receives Rs 11 crore extortion call
Vadodara, July 15 (BPNS) A trader in Vadodara has received three to four video and audio calls threatening to kill him and his family if he did not pay Rs 11 crore as protection money. Manoj Sadhanani, who runs a chain of saree stores under the brand name Thakur Sarees, said in his complaint with […]
Fake passport case : TN BJP writes letter to Governor to suspend state ADGP intelligence
Chennai, July 14 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu state president of BJP, K. Annamalai has written a letter to state Governor, R. N. Ravi, requesting him to immediately direct the state government to suspend the Additional Director General of Police (Intelligence) Davidson Devaasirvatham. The BJP president also requested for suspension of three other police officials. The senior […]
TN former MLA files complaint on quarries functioning without license in state
Chennai, July 12 (BPNS) Former MLA of Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, Raviarunan has complained that in Tenkasi district of the state 9 out of the 32 stone quarries are functioning without any license. Raviarunan in a statement on Tuesday said that the state pollution control board had in a response to his RTI query said that […]
Bombs hurled at RSS office in Payyanur, Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, July 12 (BPNS) Bombs were hurled at the RSS office in Payyanur, North Kerala in the early morning of Tuesday with the RSS accusing the CPM to be behind the attack. Police said that they are probing the attack and are verifying the CCTV visuals from the nearby shops and buildings. Payyannur police have […]