Chennai, March 29 (BPNS) A 55-year-old teacher has been arrested in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu after a 13-year-old girl student in his class attempted suicide alleging that the teacher had molested her several times. The girl, a student of Class VII complained to her parents that her teacher. D. Muralikrishna (55) was touching her […]
Sri Lankan Navy arrests four Indian fishermen from TN
Chennai, March 29 (BPNS) The Sri Lankan Navy has apprehended four Indian fishermen in the wee hours of Tuesday near Katchatheevu for allegedly violating the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). Fishermen organizations of Tamil Nadu alleged that the Sri Lankan navy seized one mechanized boat used by the fishermen. It is to be noted that […]
Fourty-year-old woman para Paddler seeks TN government support
Chennai, March 29 (BPNS) S. Fathima Beevi (40), hailing from Tirupurakundram in Tamil Nadu was paralyzed from her waist due to polio since she was eight months old. Hover she fought all odds and continued her education and became a Bcom graduate, married, and have two children. She said that she faced several obstacles in […]
TN forest department grants permission for Irula tribals to catch snakes for venom
Chennai, March 29 (BPNS) The ST Irula community who shot into fame after the movie ‘Jai Bhim’ which projected the torture and torment faced by the community can now heave a sigh of relief after the Tamil Nadu forest department granted it permission to catch snakes. The Government order for the same has come out. […]
Denied permission by left controlled temple, ex-Muslim dancer in Kerala gets VHP invite to perform in their temple
Thiruvananthapuram, March 29 (BPNS) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) will be inviting Bharathanatyam dancer Mansiya. V.P to Pavakkulam temple, Kochi controlled by it. The Pavakkulam temple is managed by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and is one of the old temples of Kochi in Kerala. The office-bearers of the VHP while speaking to media persons at Kochi […]
TN Minister’s portfolio shifted following alleged casteist slur
Chennai, March 29 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu, transport minister, R.S. Rajakannappan has been divested of his portfolio following allegation by an official of the department that the minister used a casteist slur against him. This was following a complaint raised by a Block Development Officer in Ramanathapuram district that Rajakannappan had rebuked him using his caste […]
DMK plans to catapult Stalin to the national leadership with inauguration of Delhi office
Chennai, March 28 (BPNS) The DMK which is the third-largest party in the loksabha after the BJP and Congress is trying to catapult party president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin into the national scenario by making the inauguration of the party Delhi office on April 2 into a major event. DMK parliamentary party […]
NTK for major agitation to grant refugee status to Sri Lankan Tamils reaching TN
Chennai, March 28 (BPNS) The Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) led by actor, director Seeman is planning a major agitation across the state to grant refugee status to the Sri Lankan Tamils who are fleeing the island nation rocked by economic unrest. Seeman in a statement on Monday said that the party would conduct protest marches […]
Heavy rush in Chennai metro stations as all India strike leads to MTC buses off roads
Chennai, March 28 (BPNS) Heavy rush is witnessed in metro railway stations in Chennai as the state-run Metropolitan Transport Corporation( MTC) bus services are off roads due to the All India strike called by joint trade unions. Koymabedu station was particularly packed with long queues found in the station to take tickets. When contacted, Southern […]



