Chennai, Sept 28( BPNS) A five year old girl in Tiruppatur town of Tamil Nadu died of dengue fever on Wednesday late night. The health department of Tiruppatur have increased the preventive measures including flogging, clearing stagnated water in abandoned spots in the affected area since Thursday morning. According to health department officials, the girl […]
Veteran Malayalam film director, K.G. George passes away
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 24 (BPNS) Veteran film maker of Kerala, K.G. George passed away at an old age home in Kakkanad in Kochi on Sunday. He was 77. Further details are awaited. He was one of the iconic film makers of Malayalam industry and had forayed into a new scripts and had made challenging movies. His […]
Malayalam actor Poojapura Ravi passes away
Thiruvananthapuram, June 18 (BPNS) One of the senior most actors of Malayalam film industry Poojapura Ravi passed away at Marayoor in Idukki on Sunday. He was 86. Ravi who was living all along at his ancestral residence at Poojapura in Thiruvananthapuram shifted to his daughter’s residence at Marayoor in Idukki district. This was following his […]
Two die in TN after consuming liquor, police probe on
Chennai, June 13 (BPNS) The Mayiladuthurai district police have constituted five teams of police officers to probe into the death of two people who were found dead on Monday night reportedly after consuming liquor. Police told BPNS that the two persons were found dead on Monday night and a liquor bottle was found near them. […]
Two children drowns to death in Pathanamthitta, Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, May 28( BPNS) Two children were drowned to death in Achankovil river , Pathanamthitta on Sunday. The Scuba divers who had reached the spot and lifted the children from water and took them to a local hospital where they were brought dead. The deceased are identified as Abhiraj and Rishi Ajith. The body of […]
TN industrialist Karumattu T. Kannan passes away
Chennai, May 23 (BPNS) Well-known industrialist and owner of Thiagaraja mills, Karumattu T. Kannan passed away at his residence in Madurai on Tuesday. He was 70. He was associated with several industrial bodies in South India including the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Southern Indian Mills Association. He was also the ‘Thakkar’ of […]
Death toll in Kerala boat tragedy rises to 16
Thiruvananthapuram, May 7(BPNS) The death toll in the boat tragedy at Tanur has increased to 15. The two storied boat which was carrying people toppled upside down leading to a major tragedy. Initially the reports was that two people died in the accident but now the death toll has risen to 15. Local people said […]
Five men drown to death during a temple festival in TN
Chennai, April 5 (BPNS) Five young men who were taking part in the Theerthavari festival of Dharmalingam temple died by drowning. The tragic incident occurred on Wednesday morning in the Moovarasampet water tank near Keelkattalai in the suburbs of Chennai. The five youths who are in the age group of 18- 23 drowned when they […]
Popular Tamil folk singer, Ramani Ammal passes away
Chennai, April 4 (BPNS) Popular Tamil folk singer, Ramani Ammal (69) who has sung for several popular movies passed away in Chennai on Tuesday due to a massive heart attack. Ramani Ammal became popular in the Tamil entertainment industry through Zee TV’s reality show , Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors in 2017. Ramani Ammal […]
Malayalam actor, politician, Innocent passes away in Kochi
Chennai, Mar 26 (BPNS) Actor turned politician and one of the most popular actors of the Malayalam film industry, Innocent passed away in Kochi on Sunday night. He was 75. A cancer survivor two times, Innocent had contracted Covid and developed pneumonia leading to his passing away. He was admitted to a private hospital in […]