Chennai, Jan 25 (BPNS) The Opposition AIADMK that has filed a writ petition in the Madras High court for a CBI inquiry into the corruption involved in Pongal gift hamper expects a ruling in favour of an investigation by the premier agency. AIADMK leader and former MLA, IS Inbadurai who moved the Madras High Court […]
Chennai, Jan 25 (IANS) Animal rights activists and Human rights activists have raised the red flag over the continuance of the violent, bloody spot of ‘Jallikattu’ in Tamil Nadu connected with the harvest festival of Pongal. The festival which is considered a valour spot is to tame bulls that are released from cages. Sometimes the […]
Chennai, Jan 25 (BPNS) The Regional Centre of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light to moderate rains across Tamil Nadu till January 28 from Tuesday onwards. The meteorological department said that a feeble trough which is an elongated region of relatively low pressure is extending from Odisha to South coastal Andhra Pradesh leading […]
Chennai, Jan 25 (BPNS) History sheeter and notorious don, Padappai Guna who is an accused in 25 criminal cases including murder surrendered before the Madras High court on Tuesday. Police were on the lookout for the gangster with several criminal cases registered against him at Kancheepuram. Guna is involved in murder, attempt to murder, kidnap, […]
Chennai, Jan 25( BPNS) The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Advocate P. Babu seeking direction to the Union defense ministry to include Tamil Nadu tableaux in the Republic Day parade. The first bench of the Madras High Court represented by Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) Munishwar Nath Bhandari […]
Chennai, Jan 25 (BPNS) The Chennai city police have put in place five-tier security ahead of the Republic Day celebrations in Chennai with around 6800 police personnel being deployed on duty for the conduct of a peaceful parade at the Kamarajar Salai. Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi will hoist the tricolour at the flag post […]
Chennai, Jan 25 (BPNS) A division bench of Madras High Court on Tuesday expunged the adverse remarks made by a single bench of the court against Actor Vijay in a case related to the import of luxury car from England. Division bench of the Madras high court comprising of Justices Pushpa Satyanarayana and Mohammed Shafiq […]
Chennai, Jan 25 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu forest department is to conduct a bird census on January 28 and 29 in coordination with Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) and technical support from Universal Eco Foundation and Indigenous Biodiversity Foundation (IBF), a non–profit organization. The census will be carried out by a 50 member team of volunteers […]
Chennai, Jan 25 (BPNS) When a bronze idol of Lord Nataraja of 12th Century CE after a long drawn legal battle to Tamil Nadu from London, it created a sensation. Eminent Archeologist R. Nagaswamy who passed away in Chennai on Sunday was the main witness in the case in the London court and it was the […]
Chennai, Jan 24 (BPNS) A group of three fishermen from Pushpavanam village in Nagapattinam district has complained that they were attacked indiscriminately by pirates in the sea during the wee hours of Monday. The fishermen said that the pirates after attacking them robbed the fishing nets and catch of the day. Fisheries department officials of […]
