Coimbatore couple loses 5.8 lakh to online fraud, Cyber investigation on
Chennai, Feb 28 (BPNS) A Coimbatore couple who had posted an advertisement for renting out their house lost 5.8 lakh rupees to a fraudster. S. Kalaiselvi of Madukkarai, Coimbatore in a complaint to the National Cybercrime reporting portal (NCRP) stated that she posted an advertisement in a portal in January. On January 22, a person […]
Man arrested in TN for issuing death threat to child who played Periyar in TV skit
Chennai, Feb 27 (BPNS) A 35-year-old man, Venikitesh Kumar Babu working as a driver was arrested by the Ettayapuram police in Tuticorin district after he issued death threat to a child who played the role of Periyar in a Tamil skit. The child had on February 19 delivered a powerful speech on women empowerment in […]
TN police hunt woman who extracted money from people using Cobra
Chennai, Feb 26 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu police are on the hunt for a woman who seems to be a nomad and threatened people with a cobra and extracted money from them. A video of the woman handling Cobra went viral and police have registered a suo moto case against her and a hunt is on. […]
MGR fan sends bomb threat letter to AIR, Coimbatore for not airing his songs on his birthday
Chennai, Feb 25 (BPNS) An unidentified fan of matinee idol and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, late MG Ramachandran has sent a bomb threat in a postcard to the All India Radio station, Coimbatore for not airing his songs on his 105th birthday. The birthday celebrations of the late actor, politician were on January 17th. […]
Puducherry police in pursuit of two unidentified men for assaulting Journalist
Puducherry, Feb 24 (BPNS) The Mudalirapet police in Union Territory of Puducherry is in pursuit of two men accused of assaulting a journalist on Wednesday night. According to the police, T. Udayanarayanan, founder of a Puducherry-based Tamil daily was returning home after covering a few assignments on Wednesday night in his two-wheeler. Police said that […]
Sri Lankan navy detains 22 Indian fishermen from TN
Chennai, Feb 24 (BPNS) The Sri Lankan Navy detained 22 Indian fishermen belonging to Nagapattinam and Karaikkal. Fishermen leaders of Nagapattinam said that nine fishermen from Keechankuppam in Nagapattinam had ventured into the seas on Wednesday. According to fishermen leaders, while they were fishing near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) , Sri Lankan navy […]
Four of a family including two minors’ commits suicide at Kodungallur, Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 20 (BPNS) Four members of a family including father, mother, and two children were found dead in a house at Kodungallur in Thrissur district of Kerala on Sunday. The deceased are Kadamparambath Ashraf (41), his wife Abeera (35), and their two children, Fathima (14) and Anoinsa (7). The incident came to light after […]
Twenty Twenty demand CBI probe into the death of party worker Deepu in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 20(BPNS) The Chief coordinator of Twenty Twenty and known industrialist of Kerala, Sabu M. Jacob has called for a CBI investigation into the death of Deepu, an activist of the party, who is also a Dalit. Sabu in a press conference on Sunday said that the Twenty-twenty does not believe that the state […]
3 idols, rare manuscripts seized from Chennai shop
Chennai, Feb 19 (BPNS) The Idol Wing of the Tamil Nadu CB- CID has seized 3 idols and several rare manuscripts from a shop in Alawrpet, Chennai on Friday evening. There were 11 ancient manuscripts with Buddhist inscriptions on it and apart from this 3 idols were also seized. Police said that they are yet […]