Thiruvananthapuram, April 24 (BPNS) In a tragic incident, a 23-year-old youth and a 16-year-old girl succumbed to death after the boy immolated himself after setting the girl on fire. The incident occurred at Kolangode in the Palakkad district of Kerala. The deceased is Balasubramanian (23), a management graduate and a sixteen-year-old girl. Balasubramaniam, according to […]
Aurobindo’s philosophy helps one understand the soul of India: Amit Shah
Puducherry, April 24 (BPNS) Union Home minister Amit Shah has said that to understand the soul of India, the philosophy of Shri Aurobindo has to be studied in detail. He was speaking on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Shri Aurobindo at the Union territory on Sunday. Amit Shah said that culture was […]
Having more Grama Sabha meetings won’t help: Kamal Haasan
Chennai, April 24 (BPNS) Superstar of South Indian cinema and President of Makkal Needhi Maiam, Kamal Haasan has said that merely increasing the number of grama sabha meetings will not help if the resolutions passed in these meetings were not executed. Kamal Haasan was addressing the party cadres and media on the National Panchayat Raj day […]
No discrimination against local bodies led by opposition parties: Stalin
Chennai, April 24 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin said that his government has no discrimination against local bodies that are headed by opposition parties. He was addressing a grama sabha meeting at Sengadu village near Sri Perumbadur to mark the National Panchayat Raj day. M.K. Stalin said that the people will get all […]
Houthi rebels release Keralite sailors from captivity
Thiruvananthapuram, April 24 (BPNS) The Houthi rebels of Yemen who have taken into custody Indian sailors in captivity since January 2, 2022, along with their UAE flagged merchant ship, Rwabee have released sailors including three Keralites. The vessel was seized in the Red Sea by the rebels. The released sailors are Dipash of Meppayur in […]
Former Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan passes away 
Thiruvananthapuram, April 24( BPNS)Senior Congress leader and former Governor of Maharashtra, K. Sankaranarayanan passes away at Palakkad . He was 89. The senior leader was suffering from illness for the past couple of years .Sankaranarayanan was the convenor of the United Democratic Front (UDF ) for sixteen years and had maintained an excellent rapport with […]
Anti Poaching Watcher’s death: TN forest department to pool money to pay compensation
Chennai, April 23 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu forest department officials will pool money among themselves to pay compensation to the family of an Anti-Poaching Watcher (APW) who died while on duty. P. Ravichandran (41), an APW with the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) of the forest department encountered a wild elephant along with a few colleagues […]
TN health department for stringent measures to tackle increasing Covid cases
Chennai, April 23 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu health department will be taking stringent measures to tackle the increasing Covid -19 cases in the state. As a first step the health department has issued a circular making masks mandatory and those who are found not wearing masks would be charged with a fine of Rs 500. […]
Woman asked to remove Hijab in TN school: Police commence probe
Chennai, April 23 (BPNS) The Selaiyur police in Chennai have commenced a probe following a complaint by a person that his wife was asked to remove her Hijab when they had gone to a school to seek a seat for their four-year-old son. Ashiq Meeran of Tambaram in his complaint to the police said that […]
Kodanad murder and heist case: Police likely to question Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Chennai, April 23 (BPNS) The Kodanad murder and heist case that had rocked the state of Tamil Nadu is taking a different turn with the special police team likely to quiz former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami. However, sources in the police told BPNS that the dates of the quizzing have not been finalized and […]



