Mahout, assistant arrested for beating up elephant at rejuvenation camp
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February 22, 2021 01:42 IST
The animal was seen trumpeting in pain as the duo repeatedly attacked it for about 20 seconds
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A screengrab taken from video shows two mahouts beating up Srivilliputhur Andal Temple elephant Jayamalyatha at the elephant rejuvenation camp at Thekkampatti in Coimbatore on February 20, 2021. Photo: Special Arrangement
The animal was seen trumpeting in pain as the duo repeatedly attacked it for about 20 seconds The Forest Department on Sunday arrested the mahout of a temple elephant and his assistant on charges of beating up the animal on the premises of the annual rejuvenation camp for temple and mutt elephants at Thekkampatti, near Mettupalayam.
Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (TPDK) on Sunday solemnised the wedding of a couple near their office in Gandhipuram on Sunday. The outfit’s general secretary K. Ramakrishnan said the cadre solemn
Man dies after alleged abduction in Coimbatore
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A suspected ganja peddler, who was abducted from Rathinapuri by a gang impersonating as police officers, died on Thursday owing to injuries.
The police said that on January 25, R. Manikandan (23) was forcibly taken away from his house at Mettupalayam by a gang of four men who claimed to be from Thudiyalur police station.
Two days later, he was found admitted to Coimbatore Medical College Hospital with severe injuries, including on the head and in the abdomen. He declined to lodge a complaint with the Mettupalayam police, who inquired him. As his condition worsened, he was admitted to a private hospital, where he died on Thursday.
Plea in HC to initiate contempt proceedings against Gurumurthy
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Petitioners say Thuglak’s editor had scandalised judiciary
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Petitioners say Thuglak’s editor had scandalised judiciary Multiple petitions were filed in the Madras High Court on Monday for initiating criminal contempt of court proceedings against Tamil magazine
Thuglak’s Editor S. Gurumurthy for his comments about the judiciary during the magazine’s annual meet with its readers on January 14.
Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam leader S. Doraisamy and advocate P. Pugalenthi have filed the petitions accusing the Editor of having scandalised the judiciary by claiming that judgeship is obtained by beseeching politicians and hence there was no prompt action against corruption.
COIMBATORE: Members of Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (TPDK) in the city on Sunday paid homage to 33 farmers who have lost their lives during the ongoing protests against the central government’s three controversial farm laws near Delhi.
TPDK general secretary Ku Ramakrishnan and members of the organization placed a banner with the photographs of the deceased farmers in front of Periyar Study Centre at Gandhipuram in the city on Sunday.
They raised slogans against the central government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bringing in anti-farmer laws.
The members also raised slogans against two corporate companies stating that the central government had brought in the controversial laws to support these companies.