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388 new cases, 3 deaths Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Karnataka reported 388 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths on Monday, taking the total infections to 9,39,775 and the toll to 12,220. The Health and Family Welfare Department said on Monday that 470 patients were discharged. Bengaluru Urban continued to be on top in fresh cases reported with 201 infections. Of the three deaths, Bengaluru Urban accounted for two and Dakshina Kannada, one. Cumulatively, 9,39,775 cases have been confirme...

INCOIS Foundation Day tomorrow Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Special lectures and symposiums will mark the 23rd foundation day lecture of the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Ministry of Earth Sciences, on Wednesday. The foundation day lecture will be delivered by executive secretary, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, and Assistant Director-General of UNESCO Vladimir Ryabinin, on “United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable D...

Small scale industries in Salem upset Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The Salem District Small Scale and Tiny Industries’ Association said they were upset with the Union Budget. In a release, the organisation said that the sector had high hopes on the budget but except for an allocation of ₹15,700 crore no other incentives has been announced for the sector. The organisation said that increase of customs duty on cotton and silk yarn would affect the textile industry. The organisation app...

EOW arrests Karnataka native for investment fraud Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in Coimbatore arrested a 37-year-old man from Karnataka in connection with an investment fraud in which more than 500 persons were duped of about ₹ 20 crore. M. Manjunatha, a native of Kollegal in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka, was arrested here on Sunday. The EOW, which earlier arrested another accused in the case namely Mani, was on the lookout for Manjunatha. EOW...

Hight Court rejects plea on action against agencies Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a petition which sought action against the police and intelligence officials, claiming that their alleged failure in “anticipating and controlling” the farmers’ protest on Republic Day led to their forced entry into the Red Fort. A Bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh rejected the petition saying it was too early for the court to interfere a...

NTC workers launch indefinite protest COIMBATORE, Updated: COIMBATORE, Updated: Share Article AAA Workers of the National Textile Corporation (NTC) mills here launched an indefinite protest demanding the reopening of the units in Tamil Nadu. There are seven NTC mills in the State, including five in Coimbatore. The mills stopped production in March last year because of the nationwide lockdown. While other activities have resumed, operation of NTC mills continue to be suspended. The workers ar...

Air quality of Delhi in ‘very poor’ category Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The air quality of Delhi and Noida was in the “very poor” category and Gurugram’s “poor” on Monday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data. The national capital’s air quality is expected to slightly deteriorate on Tuesday. “The AQI is likely to marginally deteriorate but within the high end of the ‘very poor category for the next two days. AQI is forecasted to marginally im...

Salem youth attains top rank in CA examination Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA A. Essakiraj (23) from Kannankuruchi has attained top rank in the recently held Chartered Accountants final examination at the national level. A. Essakiraj scored 553 out of 800 marks and attained 69%. Mr .Essakiraj said that he is extremely elated about the achievement. “I did hope for better marks but never did I dream of attaining the top rank in the country. I am extremely elated about the achievement”, h...

Two killed in road accident near MKU Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Two persons riding a bike, C. Gobu, 49, and S. Punniyamoorthi, 50, of Oothupatti near Chekkanoorani, were killed on the spot when an unidentified vehicle fatally knocked them down on Theni highway on Monday night. Police said that Gobu, a former member of Oothupatti panchayat, was riding the bike towards Chekkanoorani from Madurai. When it was approaching Madurai Kamaraj University, a private bus and a truck had passed ...

New Command Medical Officer takes charge Updated: Updated: Share Article Surgeon Rear Admiral Dinesh Sharma has assumed charge as Command Medical Officer at the Southern Naval Command (SNC) here. He is an alumnus of the prestigious Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, and was commissioned into the Armed Forces Medical Services in December 1985. He is a public health specialist with vast experience and acquired his MD degree in Preventive and Social Medicine from Bombay University in 1993...