Chennai, Jan 24 (BPNS) Coimbatore police have registered a case against two unidentified men who had allegedly vandalized a statue of St. Sebastian at a church in Coimbatore. The incident occurred late on Sunday. According to the Police, the statue of St Sebastian at the Holy Trinity Church, Ramanathapuram was desecrated by two miscreants who […]
TN fishermen threaten to relinquish Indian citizenship if centre fails to bring back fishers in Lankan jails
Chennai, Jan 24 (BPNS) Fishermen from Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu have threatened to relinquish all documents relating to their Indian citizenship by February 2nd if the Union government fails to bring back the fishermen who are languishing in Sri Lankan jails for crossing International Marine Boundary Line (IMBL). The fishermen also demanded the Central government to […]
Tribal women in Nilgiris open cooperative to market forest produce
Chennai, Jan 23 (BPNS) A group of tribal women from the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu has opened a cooperative to sell forest produce as part of their entrepreneurship. The Nelakottai Kattunayakan Women’s Cottage industry cooperative was formed at Achutham moola at Kottayimedu, Nellakottai on January 21st. Presently honey is the main product that is […]
TN Police ensure stringent monitoring at Check posts bordering Kerala
Chennai, Jan 23 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu police have ensured stringent monitoring of all the check posts in borders manning Kerala state. With the Sunday lockdown in place in Kerala and Tamil Nadu with the movement of essential vehicles only allowed, Tamil Nadu side has enforced strong monitoring in all the check posts manning Kerala. […]
Rizwana Ghori: Keralite in Dubai holds the Limca book of records for maximum Disney plush toys
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 23 (IANS) Rizwana Ghori has been living 28 of her 33 years in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and what makes her unique is her unending passion and interest in collecting Disney plush toys. The 33-year-old who is the mother of an eight-year-old girl child Daanya said that there is nothing that kindles her […]
TN Governor , Chief Minister, Ministers pay floral tributes to Netaji
Chennai, Jan 23 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi, Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, and his cabinet colleagues and political party leaders paid floral tributes to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary on Sunday. Governor R.N. Ravi paid floral tributes to a statue of Netaji at the Rajbhavan campus. In a statement on Sunday, […]
Hindu Munnani for NIA investigation into the suicide of girl alleging conversion
Chennai, Jan 23 (BPNS) The Hindu Munnani has called for an investigation by the National Investigating Agency (NIA) into the suicide of a 17-year-old plus one girl alleging conversion behind the reason for her death. The state president of the Tamil Nadu unit of the Hindu Munnani, Kadeswara Subramaniam in a statement on Sunday said […]
AIADMK supports TN government in Hogenakkal drinking water project, flays Karnataka’s opposition
Chennai, Jan 23 (BPNS) The opposition AIADMK has extended its support to the Tamil Nadu government in phase II of the Hogenakkal drinking water project in Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts. AIADMK leader and former Chief Minister, O. Panneerselvam in a statement on Sunday also flayed the opposition of Karnataka to the project. OPS said,” Karnataka don’t […]
TN archeology department’s first director, Padmabushan R. Nagaswamy passes away at 91
Chennai, Jan 23 (BPNS) Renowned archeologist and Tamil Nadu archeology department’s first director, Padmabhushan Nagaswamy passed away on January 23rd Sunday at 2.30 at his Chennai home, according to his family members. He is survived by two sons and two daughters. His wife Parvathi predeceased him. Nagaswamy was the first director of the Tamil Nadu Archeology […]
Urban Local body polls in TN: Time for small parties to prove their worth
Arun Lakshman/ Chennai The Urban local body polls scheduled to be held in February 2022 after a gap of six years are an opportune time for fringe political parties of Tamil Nadu to prove their mettle and acceptability among the general public. The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), the powerful political party of the Vanniyar community […]



