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Tanks in Tiruchi city to be renovated
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Minister for Municipal Administration, Urban and Water Supply K.N. Nehru on Wednesday said steps would be taken to renovate and clean tanks in Tiruchi city.
Speaking to reporters here, he said encroachments in periyakulam, spread over 11 acres at Milaguparai, would be removed and the water body renovated. Steps would also be taken to renovate and clean the four big tanks at Edamalaipattipudur.
The objective behind the proposed renovation of water bodies was to harvest rainwater and ensure that there was no water scarcity during summerin Tiruchi. It would also help in improving groundwater table in and around the city.
Devotees visit temples
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Devotees line up at Vekkali Amman Temple on the occasion of the Tamil New Year in Tiruchi on Wednesday. | Photo Credit:
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Adhering to safety protocols, devotees visited various temples on Tamil New Year Day and offered prayers on Wednesday.
Officials of the Hindu Religious and Charitable and Endowments Department said devotees wore masks while entering the shrines in view of rise in COVID-19 cases and defaulters were advised to put them on.
Several devotees offered worship at Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple, Samayapuram Arulmigu Mariamman Temple, Rockfort Thayumanaswamy Temple, Akilandeswari Jambukeswarar Temple, Tiruvanaikoil, and Vekkaliamman Temple at Woraiyur in Tiruchi, among others.
Right to religion not higher than right to life: Madras High Court
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Last Updated: Jan 07, 2021, 05:34 PM IST
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Synopsis The right to religion is not higher than right to life.. If the government has to take measures in a pandemic situation .. we will not seek to interfere, the Chief Justice observed on Wednesday.
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Senior Advocate Satish Parasaran, representing the temple management, said some of the festivals were conducted during the pandemic but at different dates.
Chennai: Right to religion is not higher than the right to life, the Madras High Court observed and directed the state to explore the possibility of conducting rituals at a temple in Tamil Nadu without compromising on COVID-19 protocol, public health. Hearing a PIL petition, Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee orally remarked, religious rites have to be subject to public interest and the right to life.
Right to Religion Not Higher than Right to Life, Madras HC Observes
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Right to religion is not higher than the right to life, the Madras High Court observed and directed the state to explore the possibility of conducting rituals at a temple in Tamil Nadu without compromising on COVID-19 protocol, public health. Hearing a PIL petition, Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee orally remarked, religious rites have to be subject to public interest and the right to life. The right to religion is not higher than right to life.
If the government has to take measures in a pandemic situation .. we will not seek to interfere, the Chief Justice observed on Wednesday. The first bench comprising Chief Justice Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy directed the government to look at the feasibility of conducting festivals and rituals at Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple in Tiruchirappalli district without compromising on COVID-19 protocol and public health.