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CHENNAI: The state government on Sunday allowed colleges to reopen and conduct classes for all undergraduate and postgraduate students on February 8. Offline teaching for Classes IX and XI in schools can also start from that date, a statement issued by chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday said.
The state, which allowed reopening of colleges for final year students from December 7, 2020, and schools for Classes X and XII from January 19, 2021, has now allowed hostels in educational institutions to function.
Movie theatres, including multiplexes and screens in malls, will be allowed to operate at 100% seating capacity from February 1, the CM said, announcing fresh relaxations from curbs initiated to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the state.
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COIMBATORE: A 50-year-old man was arrested at Gomangalam on Sunday for illegally storing fertilizer that is provided by the government to the farmers at subsidised price.
The Gomangalam police identified the accused as B Mummoorthy, of Alagappa Street at Jothi Nagar in Pollachi. He was nabbed during a vehicle check on Pollachi-Udumalpet road.
A police officer said the Pollachi agriculture officer, Thulasimani, had seized 905 fertilizer bags meant for distribution under the state government subsidy scheme from a godown at Kedimedu village near Gomangalam on January 18, along with a truck that was used to smuggle the same.
“The officer lodged a police complaint and preliminary investigation revealed the godown owner Ramasamy, along with Mummoorthy and Santhosh, was involved in smuggling fertilizers. They had gone into hiding,” the officer said.
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COIMBATORE: The city police on Saturday arrested four people, including two women, from Karumbukadai in connection with illegal adoption of two girl children and physical harassment of the youngest child.
The office of district child protection officer rescued the children – aged seven years and four years – and accommodated them in a children’s home.
“After separating from her husband, the biological mother of the children had started living with another man. Four months ago, she gave the children to a friend, who gave them to his two sisters. Within a month or so, the woman who was taking care of the four-year-old child, handed her over to another couple who was looking for adoption,” said an official. “The couple assaulted the child, causing scars on her body. Their neighbours alerted police.”
TIRUPUR: Alagumalai is all set to host the first jallikattu in the region on Sunday. A large gallery to accommodate hundreds of spectators and double-barricaded jallikattu arena have been readied for the occasion. In addition to stringent measures to ensure compliance with various court orders and government rules, officials have put in place Covid-19 precautions too this year.
Into its fourth consecutive year, Alagumalai jallikattu is touted as the biggest bull taming sports event in the region. Last year, more than 750 bulls and 600 tamers from across the state had participated in the event.
Organisers said this time they were expecting more than 500 trained bulls from Sivaganga, Madurai, Dindigul, Salem, Namakkal and Karur. The bull of Alagumalai Murugan temple would be allowed into the arena in the morning, following which other bulls would be let in under the supervision of revenue, police and animal husbandry officials, and animal rights activists.