Chennai, July 20 (BPNS) The opposition AIADMK will conduct protest marches across Tamil Nadu on July 25th against the proposed power tariff hike in the state. The protests will be held at all district headquarters in the state. Tamil Nadu power minister, Senthil Balaji on Monday announced that the state electricity board has proposed an increase […]
CBI writes to TN government for sanction to prosecute former ministers, top cops in Gutkha scam
Chennai, July 20 (BPNS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sought a sanction from the Tamil Nadu government to prosecute two former ministers, two retired Director General of Polices, and eight other persons in the multi-crore Gutkha scam that had rocked the state during the AIADMK regime. The CBI’s anti-corruption unit has, according to […]
Pungent odour, eye irritation in Chennai areas: TNPCB to conduct more tests
Chennai, July 20 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has intensified testing of air quality after the residents of Tiruvattiyur and Manali in Chennai continue to complain of a pungent odour. The odour resembling LPG gas leakage has been in these areas for the past fifteen days and many residents complained of irritation […]
Sea coast face most of the environmental issues: Gopalji Arya
Thiruvananthapuram, July 20(BPNS) Environment protection organization national coordinator Gopalji Arya said that sea is facing the brunt of environmental issues. He said that people living close to the sea coast and those who depend on the sea for a living are also facing environmental issues.Each one of us should take the initiative to protect the […]
NIA searches in Tiruchi, several places in Chennai
Chennai, July 20 (BPNS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is conducting searches at the special camp in Tiruchi where Sri Lankans involved in criminal activities are lodged. The accused in the Vizhinjam drug smuggling case are also lodged in this camp. Sources told IANS that during the raids at the Tiruchi special camp, the sleuths […]
TN education department begins crackdown on forged marks after teacher arrested
Chennai, July 20 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu education department has commenced a crackdown on the educational credentials of teachers who are working under it. Several teams have been constituted to conduct searches in all the schools in the state. The education department officials during a routine inspection of a school in Tiruvallur district stumbled upon […]
Madras HC orders handing over AIADMK office to Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Chennai, July 20 (BPNS) The Madras High Court on Wednesday quashed the order or the Executive magistrate to lock up the AIADMK headquarters and instead ordered to hand over the keys of the building to the party interim general secretary, Edappadi K. Palaniswami. The South Chennai Revenue Divisional Officer (RD0) had on July 11, locked […]
‘Police will hunt down all those involved in Kallakurichi incident’, SP, Kallakurichi, TN
Chennai, July 20 (BPNS) The new Superintendent of Police, Kallakurichi district, R. Pakalavan who assumed office on Wednesday said that the Police would hunt down all those who were involved in the violence on Sunday. It may be noted that a mob had vandalized a private residential school in Kallakurichi and burnt the school buses […]
“It’s not a Ghost, its Gravity”
Haripriya Latheeshan/ Bahrain “Mankind was born on Earth, it was never meant to diehere”-Joseph CooperJoseph Cooper exists only in a fictional universe createdby the genius movie director and screenwriterChristopher Nolan. The person reading this article isprobably familiar with this iconic director. So must bethe movie from which the phrase mentioned above hasbeen quoted, Interstellar, an […]
Kallakurichi incident : National Commission for Protection of Child Rights to conduct probe on July 27
Chennai, July 20 (BPNS) The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) will be holding an investigation into the circumstances that led to the suicide of a Plus Two student of a private residential school at Kallakurichi. The Chairman of the NCPCR, Priyang Kanoongo will visit the Private Residential School and the hostel premises […]



