Caste slur : TN police on trail  of govt official, husband

Chennai, Sept 27 (BPNS) In another instance of caste turning out into a major social demeaning process in the Dravidian land of Tamil Nadu where politicians by the drop of the hat profess equality, a woman panchayath secretary is accused of using caste slur against the panchayath president who is also a woman. Following a […]

Rains predicted in North TN, Chennai for next few days

Chennai, Sept 27 (BPNS) The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted rains and thunderstorms in some parts of North Tamil Nadu and in Chennai and its suburbs. The IMD in a statement said that the rains will continue in Chennai and its suburbs till Friday evening. In the next 48 hours, weathermen have predicted thunderstorms […]

Punjab: IFS officer arrested in corruption case

Chandigarh, Sep 27 The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Monday said it has arrested an Indian Forest Service Officer (IFS) Parveen Kumar, Principal Chief Conservator Forest ( PCCF) Wildlife in a corruption related case. The bureau had registered an FIR in June in connection with the embezzlement of funds during the tenure of forest minister Sangat […]

TN cabinet approves online gaming ban ordinance 

Chennai, Sept 26 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu cabinet on Monday approved the ordinance banning online gaming. The government in a statement on Monday said that the  ordinance will be promulgated after getting the assent of Governor R.N. Ravi. The Madras High court had struck down the state’s ban on online games like online rummy and poker […]

PFI hartal violence : Arrests cross 1500

Thiruvananthapuram, September 26 (BPNS) The number of cases and arrests being made by the police concerning the hartal-related violence incidents last Friday has gone up. As per a stat released by the state police, a total of 337 cases and 1588 arrests have been made so far. On Friday, the cases registered were 157, and […]

TN power utility not to withdraw power subsidy

Chennai, Sept 26 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco), the power utility of the state government will not be pushing to withdraw the power subsidy for consumers. While the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission has given its green signal to withdraw power tariff subsidy, the Tangedco top brass has decided to continue with […]

TN free educational kits draws flak among parents, teachers

Chennai, Sept 26 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government’s flagship project of free educational kits for the students of the government schools in the state has drawn flak after the supply of poor-quality products in the kits. This includes unfit uniforms, shoes, and even poor-quality geometry boxes, notebooks, and even school bags. Other than the quality […]