Chennai June 5( BPNS) Senior BJP leader of Tamil Nadu, Kesava Vinayagam appeared before the state CB-CID officers in connection with the seizure of Rs 3.99 crore from three persons. There were allegations that the money that was seized during the election campaign was meant for distributing among voters for a senior BJP leader. When […]
Jayalalithaa death: Judicial commission for inquiry against Sasikala
Chennai, Oct 18( BPNS) The Justice Arumugasamy commission that probed the death of former Chief Minister, J. Jayalalithaa tabled its report in the Tamil Nadu assembly on Tuesday. The commission has ordered an inquiry on V.K. Sasikala, former aide of Jayalalithaa, former health minister, C. Vijayabhaskar and former health secretary, Dr.J.Radhakrishnan and Dr.C. Sivakumar. It […]
In TN 1500 year old Temple land is now Wakf property
Chennai, Sept 22 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Wakf Board has claimed that the 1500-year-old Manendiyavalli Chandrashekhara Swami temple land is now its property. The temple has 369 acres of property in and around Tiruchenthurai village in Tiruchi district of Tamil Nadu. The issue started when a local farmer, Rajagopal tried to sell his 1 acre […]
TN lawyer on the run after attempt to murder Public prosecutor, daughter
Chennai, Sept 19 (BPNS) A young lawyer in Tamil Nadu, Abdul Rahiman (25 ) who tried to murder a public prosecutor and her daughter is on the run. The incident occurred at Tiruppur on Sunday. Tiruppur police have registered a case against the man who is absconding. Police said that on Sunday, Jameela Bhanu( 42), […]
In this TN village owners can’t sell their land without approval from Wakf Board
Chennai, Sept 14( BPNS) Rajagopal, in Tiruvendurai village, was in for a shock when he was informed that he had to get a No- objection certificate (NOC) from the Wakf Board office in Chennai for selling his one-acre land. The villager, who was shattered checked all his documents and found that it was all intact […]
TN for framing new rules for Manual scavengers
Chennai, July 14 (BPNS) With manual scavenging still prevalent in several parts of Tamil Nadu and with reports of 43 people losing their lives (as per records of the state government in 2021)while engaging in manual scavenging, the state is formulating a new law against manual scavenging in the state. The Safai Karmachari Andolan, an […]
TN Human rights organizations, NGOs continue protests against arrest of Teesta, Sreekumar
Chennai, June 28 (BPNS) Human rights organizations of Tamil Nadu led by the Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Tamil Nadu chapter and some other NGOs are continuing their protest against the arrest of human rights activist Teesta Setalvad and retired DGP of Gujarat, R.B. Sreekumar by the Gujarat police. Protests were conducted in Chennai, […]
21K dowry harassment cases from 2016, Kerala considering to amend laws
Dileep V Kumar, Thiruvananthapuram, June 28 With reporting of dowry harassment cases witnessing a staggering increase in the state, the government is planning to amend certain laws to curb the menace. As per sources, the plan is to amend the Kerala Dowry Prohibition Rules 2004, Kerala Service Rules, Kerala Registration of Marriages (Common) Rules, 2008, […]
Suicides trigger TN govt promulgating ordinance against online rummy
Chennai, June 10 (BPNS) Suicides after losing money including on Thursday night by a 32-year-old woman have led to the Tamil Nadu government constituting a committee to provide recommendations in two weeks for the promulgation of an ordinance against playing online rummy. The government on Friday constituted a four-member committee headed by Justice (Rtd) Chandru […]
Kerala High Court stays Kerala Education Rules’ recent amendments
Ernakulam, June 7 (BPNS) The Kerala High Court, on Monday, issued a stay on the recent amendment to Kerala Education Rules (KER), which were introduced in April, for a month. A petition alleging that the amendments made to the KER, amount to a violation of the Right to Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, […]