DMK MLA from Vikravandi constituency, N. Pugazhenthi dies

Chennai ,April 7( BPNS) DMK Villupuram south district secretary and MLA from Vikravandi constituency in Villupuram district, N. Pugazhenthi, 71, died on Saturday following a brief illness. He passed away at the Government Villupuram Medical College and Hospital (GVMCH) in Mundiyambakkam while undergoing treatment.  He is survived by his wife, son and three daughters. The […]

Annamalai condoles death of teen footballer

Chennai, Nov 15 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu BJP President,K. Annamalai has condoled the death of 17-year-old footballer, A. Priya following a ligament surgery and subsequent amputation of the right leg. He demanded compensation of Rs 2 crore to the family of the deceased Priya. He also demanded that a member of the family of the deceased […]

Three siblings die at home in refrigerator explosion in TN 

Chennai, Nov 4 (BPNS) In a gruesome incident on the early hours of Friday, a family of three siblings including two women were asphyxiated to death. The incident occurred at Guduvanchery in the Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu. The deceased are identified as V. Girija (63), her sister , S. Radha (55) and their brother, […]

TN former AG, R. Krishnamoorthy passes away at 92

Chennai, Oct 18( BPNS) Tamil Nadu’s former Advocate General, R. Krishnamoorthy passed away in Chennai on Tuesday. He was 92. Krishnamoorthy had held the post of A-G during the period from 1980 to 1989 and then again from 1994 -1996.  He had also served as the Chairman of the Bar Council of  Tamil Nadu and […]

Coal Mine Explosion in Turkey Kills at Least 41

Istanbul, Oct 16 (BPNS) — The death toll from an explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey rose to at least 41 workers on Saturday, with 11 others injured, making it the worst mining disaster in the country in eight years. The blast on Friday evening inside a state-owned mine in the town of […]

TN Governor, CM condoles death of Mulayam Singh

Chennai, Oct 10 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi, Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, and other senior leaders condoled the passing away of former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mulayam Singh Yadav. Governor R.N. Ravi in his condolence message said, “ Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav was a great leader. His passing away has left a political […]

Man shot dead in TN over dispute on stealing goats

Chennai, Oct 9(BPNS) A 53-year-old man, Chinnasami, was shot dead in the wee hours of Sunday after he alleged that a person had lifted his goats from his farm. The incident occurred in Mettupalayam district of Tamil Nadu on Sunday early morning. Chinnasami, according to Mettupalayam police is a farmer who rears cattle for a […]