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Elephant set on fire Updated: January 26, 2021 00:49 IST Updated: Share Article AAA The diabolical act of miscreants setting fire to an elephant in the Nilgiris is most heart-rending; more horrendous than the cracker-ridden food-ball or electric fence killing of pachyderms. Punishment needs to be commensurate with the level of cruelty and, therefore, rigorous imprisonment with compounding of sentences for various offences. It also brings to the fore why Forest Department officials do not tag th...

41 fresh cases in delta region Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The central region recorded less than 50 positive cases of COVID 19 and no death on account of the virus for the second consecutive day on Monday. Forty-one persons tested positive in the eight districts. All the districts, except Tiruchi, reported new cases in single digits. The declining trend in the daily numbers in recent days has come as a much needed relief for healthcare workers. According to the bulletin issued by the He...

President’s Medal for fireman who lost his life Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The Presidents Fire Service Medal for gallantry has been announced to a fireman who lost his life while attempting to rescue two labourers in Perambalur district. R. Rajkumar, 36, died of suffocation while attempting to rescue two labourers who were trapped inside a newly dug well at Selliampalayam in Perambalur district in July last. The State government has already given ₹10 lakh as solatium to the famil...

Motorbike rally marks National Voters’ Day Updated: Updated: Share Article Virudhunagar A motorbike rally by Government employees and police personnel was taken out to mark the 11th National Voters’ Day in Virudhunagar on Monday. Collector R. Kannan flagged off the rally at the Collectorate. Around 300 motorists took part in the rally to highlight the importance to exercising franchise during the elections among the voters. The rally went through Uzhavar Santhai, Municipal office and reac...

Suggestions sought ahead of CM@campus Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA College students can submit their suggestions about the future of higher education in Kerala ahead of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s CM@campus event scheduled at Calicut University on February 11. According to P. Sivadasan, head of the Quality Assurance Cell of the university, the ideas not exceeding 1,000 words can be submitted at http://events.uoc.ac.in/ Those who register here will get the link to see the interac...

HC rejects bail plea of Yes Bank founder Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The Bombay High Court on Monday rejected the bail plea filed by YES Bank founder Rana Kapoor who is lodged at Taloja Central Jail in the money laundering case. Senior advocate Harish Salve represented Mr. Kapoor and argued before a Single Bench of justice PD Naik that there has been no money laundering, but a simple loan transaction. He added those loans have been repaid however no money has been received in the name o...

Updated: Share Article AAA The State government on Monday ordered suspension of four engineers of Water Resources Department in the Public Works Department (PWD) in the wake of breach suffered by a check dam in Panruti taluk of Cuddalore district on Saturday. Chief Engineer (Chennai Region), K. Asokan; Superintending Engineer, Pennaiyar basin circle, Tiruvannvamalai, N. Suresh; Executive Engineer (Lower Pennaiyar basin division), Villupuram, A. Jawahar and Assistant Executive Engineer (Lower P...

Ashram gets new block Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA A new block, constructed with a grant from the LIC Golden Jubilee Foundation, at the Sevalaya’s Gandhi Ashram here was inaugurated on Monday. Sevalaya began its services in Thanjavur in 2018 by setting up the Ashram to house 20 senior citizens, who have found a life of peace and dignity, on the land donated by the family of late Gandhi Ashram Krishnan. The additional block, having a common hall with bathrooms and rest rooms - three ea...

As many as 439 people tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Kozhikode district on Monday. The daily test positivity rate (TPR) continues to at 12.49% when 3,514 samples were tested. There were 390 recoveries. According to the DMO, there were 424 locally acquired infections and the source of 13 others was not known. Kozhikode Corporation had 86 cases of local transmission while Feroke had 25, Peruvayal 22, and Ramanattukara 18. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR DAILY NEWSLETTER Submit Related Articles

Jail for Commercial Taxes dept staff Updated: Updated: Share Article THENI A fast track court here has awarded 10 month jail for a staff attached with the Commercial Taxes Department on Monday. According to the prosecution, Latha, the employee, had borrowed ₹ 5 lakh from Thayalan (36) of Power House Road here in June 2019. She had promised to return it in two months and issued cheques to the extent. However, when the cheques were presented, they were not honoured. Hence, he lodged a complain...