Chennai, Feb 3 (BPNS) When 94-year-old Kamakshi Subramanian filed her nomination papers as an independent candidate from ward 174 comprising of Besant Nagar and Adayar area, it is an extension of the long-drawn battle she had undertaken for several civic issues in and around Besant Nagar for the rights of people. Kamakshi Patti (Grandmother), as […]
Chennai, Feb 3 (BPNS) The forest department of Krishnagiri area in Tamil Nadu bordering Karnataka is on a high alert after wild elephants trampled a man to death on Wednesday early morning. The deceased Chinappa (67) is the fifth man to be killed by a wild elephant since January 2022. Forest officials said that ten […]
Chennai, Feb 3 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Police idol theft squad is conducting a detailed probe into the source of seven idols that were recovered from a group of people on Wednesday in Madurai. Idol theft squad have already arrested a BJP minority wing leader T. Alexandar and two cops, head constable Ilankumaran (44) of Jokilpatti […]
Chennai, Feb 3 ( BPNS) Fourty people from eight Dalit families in Theni, Southern Tamil Nadu have embraced Islam after they found living amongst the upper caste Hindu’s a nightmare. The conversion occurred a couple of days before at Dombicheri village in Bodinayakanur town in Theni district and Islamic priests solemnized the conversion. Incidentally, Bodinayakanur […]
Chennai, Feb 3 (BPNS) The police in Myladuthurai Tamil Nadu arrested two temple priests for stealing the silver cover of a palanquin of a temple. The palanquin carries the deity and the incident occurred at the Parimalanathar temple Thiruindalur in Myladuthurai district. The arrested are R. Srinivasa Ranga Battar( 53) and V. Muralidhara Dikshithar (58). […]
Chennai, Feb 3 (BPNS) The 45th edition of the Chennai book fair will be held from February 19th to March 6th under strict Covid protocol guidelines. The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday granted permission to conduct the prestigious book fair which was to be held in January. The Tamil Nadu public health department has issued standard operating procedures […]
Chennai, Feb 3 (BPNS) The small industries of Tamil Nadu will be taking advantage of the announcement by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the 2022 budget on more self-reliance or Atmanirbar in defense production. The Union finance minister has in the budget presented on February 1 said that 68% of capital procurement will be […]
Chennai, Feb 2 (BPNS) In a gruesome incident of alleged political violence, a gang of six people hacked to death a DMK functionary at Madipakkam on Tuesday night. It is alleged that dispute over seat allocation for the ensuing Urban local body election is the reason behind the gruesome murder. The deceased, identified by the […]
Chennai, Feb 2 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has written a letter to his counterpart, Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan urging him to direct the Kerala irrigation officials to maintain the water level at Siruvani dam at its full capacity. Stalin in the letter written on Tuesday said that this was to ensure […]
Chennai, Feb 2 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has urged the Union external affairs minister, S. Jaishankar to personally intervene with the Sri Lankan authorities over the continuous arrest and incarceration of Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu by the Sri Lankan Navy. The Chief Minister in a letter on Tuesday night said that […]
