Bonded labour of TN Irula tribes in Karnataka becomes a teething issue in Krishnagiri district
Chennai, April 5 (BPNS) The Tamil movie ‘Jai Bhim’ by Super Star Surya had depicted the woes of the Irula community of the state who are mainly snake charmers and snake catchers. The movie was based on a real-life incident that led to the death of an Irula man following brutal police torture. Several members […]
Farmer ends life in TN after finance company seizes tractor for loan default
Chennai, March 7 (BPNS) A farmer Chinnadurai (23) in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu ended his life after loan agents of a private finance company seized his tractor and insulted him and his brothers in front of neighbours. Chinnadurai and his brothers, Suresh 33 and Bhaskaran 28, all farmers in Gingee had bought two tractors […]
TN SHRC awards compensation of Rs 2 lakh to woman who shouted slogans at Tamilisai Sounderarjan
Chennai, March 3 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission (TNSHRC) has awarded a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to a Mathematics research scholar at a Canadian university, Lois Sofia for shouting slogans at Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Sounderrajan when she was Tamil Nadu BJP president in 2018. The amount is to be paid […]
Amid protests from greens, TN to open six sand quarries on March 5th
Chennai, Feb 27 (BPNS) Even as the environmentalists and social activists have been crying hoarse, the Tamil Nadu government is moving ahead with the opening of six sand quarries in the districts of Myladuthurai and Thanjavur. The sand quarries will be opened on March 5th, after the election to the Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts […]
Workshop against human trafficking conducted in Chennai with US consulate support
Chennai, Feb 24 (BPNS) A day-long workshop to create awareness against human trafficking was conducted at Erode in Tamil Nadu on February 23 by the Rights Education and Development Centre (READ) with support from the US consulate, Chennai. The workshop was titled,” Frontline Defenders Against Trafficking in Persons in Tamil Nadu: Building Capacity of Community […]
Firecracker units in TN charged with faking actual worker numbers to deny benefits
Chennai, Feb 2(BPNS) With continuous mishaps at firecracker units in Southern Tamil Nadu including Virudhunagar and Sivakasi claiming lives, social activists and NGO’s working among the firecracker unit workers in Tamil Nadu has alleged that these units are camouflaging the actual number of workers employed in the units to deny benefits to the workers. It […]
TN advocate issues legal notice to NYT against its report on Pegasus
Chennai, Feb 2 (BPNS) A Chennai-based advocate, M. Srinivasan has sent a legal notice to New York Times newspaper on its investigative news report of January 28, 2022, stating that India had purchased spyware tool Pegasus as part of a 2 billion US dollar arms deal with Israel in 2017. The advocate who is having […]