Chennai, July 10 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu forest department on Sunday seized Amergris worth Rs 3.7 crore near Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam district. Forest special team led by Vedaranyam range officer B. Ayub arrested six persons in connection with this seizure. The arrested are M. Andavar (41) of Arukatuthurai, A. Sivalingam (43) of Arukatuthurai, D. Manivasagan ( […]
Thiruvananthapuram, July 7 (BPNS) Malayalam actor Sreejith Ravi was sent to a 14-day remand after he was charged and arrested under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) act on Thursday. He was arrested by the Thrissur West Police upon complaints filed by two children that he resorted to exhibitionism near SN […]
Thiruvananthapuram, July 6 (BPNS) Palakkad-based Thangam Hospital becomes the first hospital in the state to face proceedings under the Kerala Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act 2018. The hospital was recently in the eye of the storm following the death of a newborn and later the mother following alleged medical negligence. According to health minister […]
Chennai, July 6 (BPNS) A 16-year-old Juvenile who was alleged to be involved in the murder of a Class XII student due to caste rivalry in Tirunelveli will now be tried in a regular Criminal court. The Principal magistrate of Tirunelveli Juvenile Justice Board has, in a rare move transferred the case for trial to […]
Chennai, July 5 (BPNS) A software developer from Coimbatore who was on a weekend holiday to Chennai along with his family met a drastic death after a cabbie hit him to death. The incident occurred at Old Mahabalipuram Road in Chennai on Sunday. Greater Chennai Police commissioner, Shankar Jiwal told BPNS that the police has […]
Chennai, July 5 (BPNS) A Sanitary worker Pazhani was arrested by the Chennai police after a woman patient lodged a complaint that he had sexually assaulted her. The incident happened on Thursday, June 30, at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai. The 49-year-old woman was recovering after surgery from a kidney ailment at the […]
Chicago, July 4 (BPNS) At least five people were killed and 16 others injured in shooting at a July 4 Independence Day parade near the US’ Chicago city on Monday, reports said. Five people have been shot dead, as per city officials, in the parade in Highland Park, north of Chicago, which was suddenly halted […]
Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh), July 4 (BPNS) The Sultanpur police have arrested the owner of a tent house along with his two brothers for the alleged murder of a woman and her 21-year-old daughter. The three brothers have been identified as Irfan (tent house owner), Sadan and Shehzad. The deceased have been identified as Shakuntala, 40, […]
Chennai, July 4 (BPNS) The Sri Lankan Navy Spokesman Captain Indika DeSilva in a statement said that they arrested 12 Indian fishermen at Point Pedro in Jaffna on Sunday. They have been charged with illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters and their mechanized boats seized, the statement said. The arrest has taken place days after […]
Thiruvananthapuram, June 2 (BPNS) In a suspected case of suicide, five members of a family were found dead in their house in Chathanpara, near Kallambalam on the outskirts of the state capital on Saturday morning. While financial issues are said to have forced the family to take the extreme step, police said that it will […]
