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Monday, Jul 19, 2004

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Tamil Nadu - Madurai

Reporter's Diary

The Madras High Court Bench in the city is all set for inauguration on July 24.

Though the multi-crore Bench buildings were ready for occupation for more than a year, the inauguration was deferred for three times for many reasons, including the Presidential notification. The agitation by a section of Madras High Court advocates against the Bench also had its impact.

However, clearing all hurdles, the High Court has announced that the Bench would be inaugurated on the scheduled date. The three-decade old dream of the people of the southern districts, particularly advocates and litigants, is expected come true soon.

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Cricket is back. So is its impact on the city. The Indian Oil Corporation, the official sponsor of the Asia Cup tournament being played in Sri Lanka, has put up a huge score board in one of its retail outlets in the city.

Any cricket-lover entering the bunk or just passing through it on Alagarkovil Road will not miss the score board, for it has a huge, "eye-catching" cricket ball. Besides providing the score, the board invites the people to take part in the contest organised by the oil major.

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Helping the have-nots lead a better life is one of the noble qualities.

No matter how many people you help. But what is important is a tendency to extend a helping hand. In such a gesture, the Mathangi Ladies Club conducted a free marriage for a couple, G. Bhagiyanathan and M. Gomathy, at Bhuvaneswari Amman Temple, S.S. Colony, recently. The club gave cooking vessels, beds and other household articles to the couple as gifts.

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Officials of the Wild Life Warden office were hard put to it to deal with the `nariguravas', who gathered in large numbers to get the release of B. Senthil, a member of the community, who was arrested for trapping 20 wild rabbits in the Periyakanmai forest on Thursday. All of them argued with the officials for over two hours. Following their vociferous protest, the officials had to release Senthil, with a meagre fine.

The `nariguravas' alleged that they were earning their livelihood through the traditional methods, as the former Ramanathapuram Collector, Vijayakumar, failed to arrange for loans to 150 nariguravas of MGR Nagar near the town. When they dispersed, they told the officials that they would continue trapping of wild animals till the Collector, K. Chellamuthu, got loans for them.

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(Contributions from

S. Vijay Kumar, S. Sundar and

M.R. Aravindan in Madurai

and C. Jaishankar

in Ramanathapuram.)

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