Stalin announces total lockdown in TN on Sunday

Chennai, Jan 21 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin on Friday announced a total and complete lockdown on Sunday to prevent the spread of Covid -19 in the state. Chief Minister in a statement on Friday said that the decision was taken considering the increasing caseload in the state and in the interest of […]

DVAC raids the premises of former TN minister Anbalagan

Chennai, Jan 20 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) sleuths are conducting raids at the residences and other premises of former higher education minister of the state, K.P. Anbazhagan, and his relatives including his daughter in laws residence on Thursday morning. This is following registration of cases under the Prevention […]

TN farmers movement’s protest against Karnataka Congress march for Mekedatu dam

Chennai, Jan 20 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu farmer groups and organisations have lodged strong protests against the Karnataka Pradesh Congress conducting a padayatra against the state and central governments for the construction of a dam across Cauvery river at Mekedatu. Tamizhaga Cauvery Vivasaigal Sangam general secretary P.R. Pandian came out strongly against the Tamil Nadu Congress […]

Police arrest Tribal school principal, warden after 16-year-old pregnant tribal girl commit suicide

Chennai, Jan 20 (BPNS) Principal of Ekalavya Model Residential School (EMRS),  Chengalpattu, Kumaragurubaran (51), and school hostel warden, Shenbagavalli (37) were arrested and remanded to judicial custody after they were charged for concealing the rape and pregnancy of a 16-year-old tribal student of the school. The girl consumed rat poison and died on  Tuesday night […]

DVAC raids on former minister Anbalagan’s premises part of political vendetta, AIADMK

Chennai, Jan 20 (BPNS) AIADMK leaders and former Chief Ministers, O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami have said that the raids conducted by the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) on the residence and premises of former higher education minister and AIADMK leader, K.P. Anbalagan was part of political vendetta and vindictiveness […]