Chennai, Feb 15 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu state president of the BJP, K. Annamalai said that the Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has forgotten about the promise he and DMK had made during the run-up to the 2021 assembly elections regarding payment of Rs 1000 per month to women. The former IPS officer turned politician said that […]
Gang decamps with 280 sovereigns of gold after tying inmates at Dindigul, TN
Chennai, Feb 15 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu police have commenced the hunt for a gang who had barged into the residence of a Doctor at Oddanchatram in Dindigul district of the state and robbed 280 sovereigns of gold kept in the house after tying the inmates. According to the police, Shaktivel, a leading Doctor at Oddanchatram, […]
DMK in spot after MLA welcomes main accused in girl suicide case outside jail with a shawl
Chennai, Feb 15 (BPNS ) With only four days left for the Urban local body elections scheduled for February 19th, the ruling DMK is in a spot after party MLA from Tiruchirappalli (East), Inigo Iruthayaraj received the main accused in the Lavanya suicide case, Sagaya Mary outside the Tiruchirappalli central prison with a shawl. The […]
TN court orders attachment of 110 crore deposit allegedly of former minister S.P. Velumani
Chennai, Feb 15 (BPNS) A special court for cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act ordered the attachment of fixed deposits of over Rs 110 crore, allegedly belonging to former Tamil Nadu Minister, S.P.Velumani. The fixed deposits were in the name of firms of his associates. He was a Minister for municipal administration, rural development, […]
It is Civil war in Pakistan, Baloch leader
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 14 (IANS) Chairperson of Baloch’s People’s Congress and a leading light in the Balochistan resistance movement, Prof Naela Quadri Baloch has said that Pakistan is facing a worst Civil war and that the Pakistani army had lost more than 190 of its soldiers after an ambush by the Balochistan resistance forces. Naela Quadri […]
In Pinarayi’s home district, pro-CPM trade union force shop keeper to down shutters
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 13 (BPNS) Even as the Kerala Chief Minister has promised several industry-friendly measures to woo investors, a trader in the home district of Kannur was forced to down his shutters after he confronted the powerful headload workers union, CITU which is supported by the ruling CPM. SR Associates was into the hardware business […]
Urban local polls in TN: 1139 vulnerable booths in Chennai corporation
Chennai, Feb 14 (BPNS) With Urban local body polls to be held on February 19, the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) has identified 1139 booths in Chennai corporation as vulnerable booths. The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) commissioner Gagan Singh Bedi who is also the District Election Officer (DE0) in a statement on Sunday said […]
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 […]
Tamil Nadu HR&CE department for strict measures to recover pending rental dues
Chennai, Feb 14 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowment (HR&CE) department is for strict measures to recover the rents of temple lands across the state that are long pending. The department in a detailed study spread across the past four months has found that the HR&CE department is to get around Rs […]



