Kayaking boat found abandoned at Nagapattinam, TN: Police suspect Lankan influx 
Chennai, July 25(BPNS) Tamil Nadu police and sleuths of central intelligence agencies have commenced a probe after a Kayakking boat was found abandoned at the shores of Nagapattinam in the early hours of Monday. The presence of “KNUCKLES “ water bottles has alerted the sleuths as these bottles are of Lankan make. Police suspect this […]
CRPF trooper held for forcing woman passenger to sleep in same seat
Patna, July 23 (IANS) A CRPF personnel was arrested in Bihar’s Buxar for occupying the seat of a woman passenger and allegedly forcing her to sleep on the same seat, an official said on Saturday. The victim was travelling in the Guwahati-bound North East super fast train from Delhi’s Anand Vihar railway station. In a statement, […]
WBSSC Scam: Another woman close to Partha Chatterjee under ED lens
Kolkata, July 23 (BPNS) The role of another woman, reportedly a close aide of arrested Trinamool Congress Secretary General Partha Chatterjee, has come under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the multi-crore financial scam relating to the recruitment irregularities in the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC). Earlier on Saturday, the […]
TN idol wing seize 4.5 ft Nataraja idol, approach Atomic research centre for validation
Chennai, July 23 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu idol wing police seized a 4.5 feet Nataraja idol from Manali in Chennai which is believed to be the third largest in Asia. While the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) has confirmed that the idol is made of Panchaloha, the idol wing has approached the Indira Gandhi Centre […]
TN idol wing traces stolen 19th-century painting to US Homeland security
Chennai, July 22 (BPNS) The elite idol wing of the Tamil Nadu police in a major breakthrough has traced a 19th-century Sarfoji painting of Bhonsle Raja to the US Homeland security. Sources in the police told BPNS that the painting was missing from the Saraswathi Mahal Library and the arrested antique smuggler Sanjeev Kapoor was behind […]
AIADMK for protest on July 25 against proposed power tariff hike in TN
Chennai, July 20 (BPNS) The opposition AIADMK will conduct protest marches across Tamil Nadu on July 25th against the proposed power tariff hike in the state. The protests will be held at all district headquarters in the state. Tamil Nadu power minister, Senthil Balaji on Monday announced that the state electricity board has proposed an increase […]
CBI writes to TN government for sanction to prosecute former ministers, top cops in Gutkha scam
Chennai, July 20 (BPNS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sought a sanction from the Tamil Nadu government to prosecute two former ministers, two retired Director General of Polices, and eight other persons in the multi-crore Gutkha scam that had rocked the state during the AIADMK regime. The CBI’s anti-corruption unit has, according to […]
NIA searches in Tiruchi, several places in Chennai
Chennai, July 20 (BPNS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is conducting searches at the special camp in Tiruchi where Sri Lankans involved in criminal activities are lodged. The accused in the Vizhinjam drug smuggling case are also lodged in this camp. Sources told IANS that during the raids at the Tiruchi special camp, the sleuths […]
‘Police will hunt down all those involved in Kallakurichi incident’, SP, Kallakurichi, TN
Chennai, July 20 (BPNS) The new Superintendent of Police, Kallakurichi district, R. Pakalavan who assumed office on Wednesday said that the Police would hunt down all those who were involved in the violence on Sunday. It may be noted that a mob had vandalized a private residential school in Kallakurichi and burnt the school buses […]