Preventive measures ramped up in Tiruppur district
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AAA With the recent reporting of 30 COVID-19 cases from a garment company in Perumanallur, the Tiruppur district administration has ramped up preventive measures such as increased testing and vaccination.
According to the Health Department officials, the swab samples of the employees were lifted earlier in the week after an employee experienced COVID-19 symptoms. The test results that returned on Thursday showed that 30 employees in total have contracted the virus, following which the garment company was ordered to be closed for disinfection. While over 500 swab samples were lifted, no more new cases were reported from the company in Perumanallur, the officials claimed. The employees, who tested positive, were hospitalised and their condition was stable as of Saturday, the health officials said.
Many long-standing demands of voters remain unaddressed
The voters of the Dharapuram (Reserved) Assembly constituency in Tiruppur district are set to witness a contest between the State president of the BJP and a first-time candidate from the DMK front in next month’s Assembly election.
BJP Tamil Nadu president L. Murugan is the candidate of the AIADMK front for the Dharapuram constituency which, incidentally, is the only reserved constituency in the Kongu region to have been allocated by the AIADMK to the BJP. He became the party’s State unit president in March 2020, and unsuccessfully contested the Assembly election in 2011 (from Rasipuram) and 2006 (from Sankari) as a member of the BJP.
Two persons killed in accident
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Two men travelling on a motorcycle were killed after being hit by a speeding truck on Mangalam Road within Tiruppur City Police limits on Monday.
The police said Velusamy (40) was driving the two-wheeler towards Tiruppur on Mangalam Road and his friend Karunanithi (45) was the pillion rider. As they approached Thadikaramukku at around 11.30 a.m., lorry driver Karthikeyan (32) travelling behind the motorcycle attempted to overtake the duo. The truck’s side came in contact with the motorcycle, causing the duo to fall off the vehicle. Both died on the spot.
The Tiruppur Central police sent the bodies to Tiruppur Government Medical College Hospital for autopsy and registered a case against the truck driver. The accused was arrested on Monday afternoon, the police said.
Coimbatore: As many as 64 people, including bull tamers, bull owners and spectators, suffered injuries during the jallikattu event held at Alagumalai in Tirupur on Sunday.
More than 555 bull tamers and 749 bulls from across the state attended the fourth jallikattu event, organised by the Tirupur district administration in association with Alagumalai Jallikattu Bulls Welfare Association.
Animal husbandry minister Udumalai K Radhakrishnan flagged off the event at 8am. Tirupur collector K Vijayakarthikeyan, MLAs Karaipudur A Natarajan of Palladam constituency and U Thaniyarasu of Kangeyam constituency were present.
Only those bull tamers, who had Covid-19 negative certificates, were allowed to participate in the event.
64 injured in Alagumalai jallikattu
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February 01, 2021 02:26 IST
According to officials from Health Department, 23 tamers, 32 bull owners and nine spectators reported various injuries.
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Participants attempting to tame a bull at the jallikattu held at Alagumalai on Sunday.
According to officials from Health Department, 23 tamers, 32 bull owners and nine spectators reported various injuries.
A total of 64 persons, including bull tamers, owners and spectators, were injured in the fourth annual jallikattu held at Alagumalai village in Tiruppur district on Sunday, which saw the participation of 749 bulls and 555 tamers from across the State.
According to officials from Health Department, 23 tamers, 32 bull owners and nine spectators reported various injuries.