Chennai, Feb 24 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu government is to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe illegal mining since 2000-01 and to recover an amount of about Rs 5832.44 crore from private beach sand mineral exporters. The government has appealed to the Madras High Court to get a clearance to seize 1.55 crore tonnes […]
TN government to form marine elite forces to combat marine crimes
Chennai, Feb 23 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government will form two units of the Marine Elite Force to combat marine wildlife crimes including smuggling, prevention, and poaching of marine animals, especially in the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay. Each unit will have five marine watchers who will be moving around in two deepwater boats. […]
CBI starts probe in girl suicide at Thanjavur
Chennai, Feb 21 (BPNS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has commenced an investigation into the suicide death of a schoolgirl at Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu. A team of officers from the premier investigating agency reached Michealpetti village in Thanjavur district on Monday to interrogate the authorities of the school where the 17-year-old girl was […]
Idol wing of TN police struggles with lack of manpower
Chennai, Feb 14 (BPNS) The elite idol wing of the Tamil Nadu CB-CID is struggling as cases are mounting up with less manpower for the unit. The unit has in the past years recovered stolen antiques worth Rs 100 crore and the number of cases is mounting. The idol wing has recently arrested the owner […]
TN police to crack down on illegal weapon-making areas in the run up to Urban polls
Chennai, Feb 7( BPNS) Tamil Nadu police are on a crackdown in places where illegal weapons are being made in several districts of the state just before the Urban local body polls scheduled for February 19. During the rural local body elections of nine districts of Tamil Nadu in October 2021 also the police had […]
Aravind Perumal: Farmer, cop, and now an Assistant Professor in TN
Chennai, Feb 7 (BPNS) The journey of 34-year-old Aravind Perumal is unique in many aspects with twists and turns to achieve his goal. He was a farmhand to start his carrier with and then wrote the Tamil Nadu Public service commission and joined the State Police as a constable. After a post-graduation in Economics from […]
High Security in Chennai for Republic Day, 6800 cops deployed
Chennai, Jan 25 (BPNS) The Chennai city police have put in place five-tier security ahead of the Republic Day celebrations in Chennai with around 6800 police personnel being deployed on duty for the conduct of a peaceful parade at the Kamarajar Salai. Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi will hoist the tricolour at the flag post […]