TN cop turns teacher to  students on surprise school visit

Chennai, Feb 11 (BPNS) The students and teachers of Sankarapuram Government Boys Higher secondary school were in for a surprise on Friday, when the Kallakuriichi District Superintendent of Police, S. Selvakumar walked into the classroom and donned the hat of a teacher. The SP was on a visit to the school to check on the […]

TN BJP allocates seat to tainted astrologer in Urban polls

Chennai, Feb 11 (BPNS) While BJP has been claiming that it was a political party that stands for ‘Dharma’, a tainted astrologer who practices sorcery and also doubles up as a money lender is the party candidate from Vilathikulam in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu. The candidate, Sakthi Muneeswaran accused in a cheating case is […]

Stalin virtually inaugurates eighth phase of Keeladi excavations

Chennai, Feb 11 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday virtually inaugurated, the eighth phase of the Keeladi archeological excavations. The excavations at Konthagai, Agaram, and Manalur in Sivaganga district were also inaugurated on Friday. The Chief Minister also inaugurated the second phase of excavations at Gangaikondacholapuram and Malaigamedu in the Ariyalur district […]

Spectator gored to death by Jallikattu bull in TN

Chennai, Feb 11 (BPNS) In a gruesome incident, a 20-year-old youth was gored to death by a bull at a Jallikattu event at Thenallur in Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu on Friday. The event was organized as part of the annual festival of the Muthumariamman temple. 718 bulls and 300 bull tamers from different districts […]

Punjab Sikh creating waves in Coimbatore urban elections

Chennai, Feb 10 (BPNS) H. S. Anand Singh or Tony Anand Singh is no stranger to news as he became a newsmaker after his active campaign for restoring “Jallikattu” in Tamil Nadu. In turn, the turban-wearing Sardar whose family has migrated to Coimbatore for the past sixty years earned the sobriquet, “Thamizh Thozhan “ or […]

Madras HC quashes case against You Tuber Maridhas

Chennai, Feb 10 (BPNS) The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday quashed a private complaint against YouTuber Maridhas who was charged for uploading a video pertaining to the anti- CAA protest. Justice Swaminathan of the Madras High Court quashed the private complaint against Maridhas on the file of Judicial Magistrate 111, Thoothukudi. […]