Chennai, August 9(BPNS) The Cyber wing of the Tamil Nadu police have booked actor, model Mira Mithun for an alleged slur against Scheduled Caste (SC) in a video that has gained traction in social media. The case was booked following a complaint by the Viduthalai Chiruthagai Katchi (VCK), a political party supporting the Dalit cause […]
Tiruppur garment factory owner promises gold ring for tailors
Chennai, August 9(BPNS) Extreme shortage of professional overlock tailors have led to a desperate garment factory owner in Tiruppur put up posters in and around the town promising gold ring to any tailor who sticks with his firm for eight months. This is in addition to the salary and other benefits for the overlock tailors. […]
TN health minister directly inspects Covid -19 records of passengers from Kerala
Chennai, August 9(BPNS) Tamil Nadu health Minister Ma Subramanian directly conducted an inspection of passengers from Kerala who arrived on the train at Chennai Central Railway station. The health minister along with the Tamil Nadu dewaswom minister, P.K.Sekar Babu, health Secretary J Radhakrishnan, and other officials inspected the documents of the passengers from Kerala including […]
Madras High Court dismisses PIL against CM Stalin chairing HR&CE advisory committee
Chennai, August 9(BPNS) The first bench of the Madras High Court comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice PD Audikesavalu on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation filed by an advocate against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister chairing an advisory committee meeting of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department. The litigant said that the Chief […]
TN’s revenue deficit situation alarming, PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan
Chennai, August 9(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Finance minister PTR Palinivel Thiagarajan has said that the Revenue deficit situation in Tamil Nadu is alarming since 2013- 14 and that the state fiscal situation is in an “unsustainable” position. The state finance minister was releasing a white paper on the state’s finances as a prelude to the paperless […]
ED books money laundering case against TN Minister Senthil Balaji
Chennai, August 9(IANS) The Enforcement Directorate has registered a case under Tamil Nadu minister for Electricity, Prohibition, and Excise, Senthil Balaji under the Prevention of Money Laundering (PML)Act. The central agency has summoned the minister to appear before it on August 11, sources told BPNS. The Central Crime Branch of Tamil Nadu police has registered […]
Charge Sheet served to Special DGP, SP in Sexual harassment case of Women Police officer
Chennai, August 9(BPNS) Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Villupuram has served a charge sheet against Special Director General of Police, Rajesh Das who is now under suspension and Superintendent of Police , D .Kannan on a case of sexual harassment of a woman Police Superintendent. The charge sheet was served to the Superintendent of Police D. […]
AIADMK government caused heavy losses to exchequer in Covid management, TN health minister
Chennai, August 9(BPNS) Tamil Nadu health minister, Ma Subramanian has said that the previous AIADMK government has brought heavy losses to the exchequer during Covid management. The minister said that the AIADMK government had spent exorbitantly on the expenses of front line health workers as well as for buying the Covid management kits at high […]
Active Covid cases fall below 900 in Puducherry for second time in three days
Puducherry, August 6(BPNS) Giving big relief and respite to the health department and health workers, the number of active Covid -19 cases have come down to 888 on Thursday, the second time in the past three days for the cases to have fallen below the 900 mark. The number of fresh cases in the Union […]
TN government contemplating new law to protect communal harmony
Chennai, August 6( BPNS) With back to back incidents of communal distrust surfacing in the state, the state government is contemplating a new law to protect communal harmony in the state. A Catholic priest , Father George Ponniah was booked by Tamil Nadu police over hate speech at Kanyakumari in a public function on July […]



