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Monday, May 16, 2005

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Held for abusing court staff

PERAMBALUR : D. Ramalingam, 67, of Pallakalingarayanallur near Kunnam, who allegedly abused a court staff, has been arrested.

The police said Duraisamy, a staff attached to the District Court, went to the village to serve summon on Ramalingam. The villager allegedly refused to receive it and abused Duraisamy. The police have registered a case and are investigating. — Staff Reporter.

Grievance day

NAGAPATTINAM: The Collector, J.Radhakrishnan, has convened a meeting of farmers on Thursday at 11 a.m. to hear their grievances and suggestions regarding kuruvai paddy cultivation. — Staff Reporter.

Warning against misuse of LPG cylinders

Thanjavur : The Collector, M. Veera Shanmugha Moni, has warned that stern action will be taken against those, who use liquefied petrol gas cylinders, given for cooking purpose at subsidised rates, for commercial purpose.

He said that he had received information about misuse of LPG cylinders. Those, who misused the cylinder, would be punished under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, he said in a release issued here on Saturday. — Staff Reporter.

Veterinary camps

KARUR : Special veterinary camps will be held in all panchayat unions in Karur district.

The camps would be held at Marikoundampalayam (on May 16), Thirumanikkampatti (May 17), Vadugapatti (May 18), Chinnareddipatti (May 23), Keeranur (May 24), Kuppakoundanvalasu (May 25), Pillapalayam (May 26) and at Kanakkapillayur on May 27.

The camps, in which all livestock would be screened for various ailments and administered treatment, would begin at 8 a.m. in the respective places. — Staff Reporter.

Plea to extend Cholan Express

NAGAPATTINAM: The district unit of the Tamil Nadu Consumer Protection Council has urged the Southern Railway to extend the Cholan Express, being operated between Mayiladuturai and Tambaram, up to Nagore.

R. Kaladharan, president, TNCPC, Nagapattinam, said on Sunday that the council meeting held on Saturday had passed a resolution urging the Government to provide permanent houses to tsunami-affected people, urged the municipality to solve the drinking water scarcity, repair damaged roads and ensure burning of all streetlights.

V.Sivanandam, secretary, and R.Nagarajan, treasurer, spoke. — Staff Reporter.

Mettur level

TIRUCHI: The water level at the Mettur reservoir stood at 52.60 feet today. The inflow was 581 cusecs and the discharge 900 cusecs. — Staff Reporter.

Investigation into man's death

Tuticorin: The police have started an investigation into the death of a 55-year-old man residing at TN Hosuing Board Colony here on Saturday.

The polcie said Arbuthagkani was taken to the Tuticorin Government Hospital after he had suffered chest congestion in the wee hours of Saturday, where he died.

Since the family of the deceased raised suspicion about the death, the Thalamuthu Nagar police have launched the investigation.

Funds allotted for falls development

Nagercoil: The Government has allotted Rs.48 lakhs to develop the Thirparrappu falls and Chitaral cave temple with a view to attracting tourists, said the Thiruvattar MLA, Hemachandran.

In a release he said a delegation, led by a member of the Lok Sabha, A.V. Bellarmine, met the Union Minister for Tourism and stressed the need for developing tourist spots in the district. Based on the requisition given by the delegates, Rs.24 lakhs each was sanctioned by the Ministry to develop the falls and the temple.

Seminar on `Road safety'

Nagercoil: A one-day seminar on `Road safety' was organised by the unit of the Indian Rare Earth Limited at Manavalakurichi for its employees on Friday.

Presiding over the seminar, Upendra Narayan, member, Kerela State Road Safety Council and Director of Road Safety, said roads in India were less safe, accounting for 75 per cent of accidents occurring in the world. The fatality rate was high too and one death was being reported every five minutes in India.

Inaugurating the seminar, head of the IREL plant at Manavalakurichi, K.P. Sreenivasan, urged the employees to follow safety rules. — Staff Reporter

Selected to IFS

ERODE: S. Venkatachalam of Mettukadai, near here has been selected to Indian Forest Service (IFS). He has secured the 25th rank. The 27-year-old Venkatachalam, belonging to farming community did his schooling in a rural area. - Staff Reporter

Three killed in accident

NAMAKKAL: Three boys were killed when a lorry dashed against the two-wheeler in which they were riding at Pillur near Paramathi Velur here on Sunday.

Raja (16), Kokilaselvan (12), Praveen Kumar (8) and Kokilaselvi (5), who came on a vacation to their grandfather's house at Pillur, were on their way to a local temple in a motorcycle. While negotiating a curve, they failed to notice the oncoming lorry, which hit them.

While Praveen Kumar died on the spot, Kokilaselvan and Raja died on way to the hospital.

The girl sustained minor injuries and was admitted to a private clinic. - Staff Reporter

PMK-led front can be an alternative: DPI

SALEM: If the Pattali Makkal Katchi founder leader, S. Ramadoss, comes forward to initiate steps to form an alternative front to the Dravidian parties, it will definitely become a major force to reckon with in the Assembly elections, the Dalit Panthers of India leader, Thol. Tirumavalavan, said on Sunday.

Insisting on the need for such an alternative, Mr. Tirumavalavan told reporters that the DPI took the initiative during the last Parliament polls. "But unfortunately it did not click". He said the DPI would not hesitate to forge an alliance with the parties that respected the Dalits.

The DPI leader said because of the presence of special observers during the Kancheepuram and Gummidipoondi byelections bogus voting was curtailed. — Special Correspondent

Teachers seek parity in DA with Central staff

CHENNAI: The Association of University Teachers, Tamil Nadu, has asked the Government to sanction 3 per cent dearness allowance (DA) for all Government employees and employees of aided institutions from January, on a par with Central Government employees.

The Government should also pass orders merging 50 per cent of the DA with basic pay from April 1, as has been done for Central employees, one of the resolutions adopted by the AUT central executive committee at its meeting here on Sunday said.

Referring to the State Government's recent announcement of filling up 300 vacancies in aided colleges out of an existing 2,300 vacancies, the AUT wanted it to fill up all vacancies. The 300 vacancies must be filled up before colleges reopened.

The Government and the universities should not allow aided colleges to close down existing aided courses or convert them into unaided courses as this would affect the prospects of socially and economically backward students. Also, the Director of Collegiate Education should monitor aided colleges to prevent collection of funds from students under the guise of building fund, development fee, maintenance fees or alumni fee.

— Staff Reporter

Panchaloha icons stolen

ERODE: Five panchaloha icons of Vinayagar, Subramaniyar, Devayani, Veerabahu and Anjaneyar, said to be 300-years-old, were stolen from the Vijayagiri Velayuthasamy temple at Chinapuram, Perundurai taluk. According to police, the temple is located atop a small hillock. The watchman, after closing the temple, came down to the main gate.

But some culprits scaled the compound wall and entered the temple. After breaking open the main door of sanctum sanctorum, removed the five icons and some silver and gold jewels adorning the deities. When the priest noticed the main doors open in the morning, he found the icons missing. He preferred a complaint with the Perundurai police. — Staff Reporter

Kattabomman's statue unveiled

TIRUNELVELI: The Indian and Sri Lankan navies are closely coordinating in curbing the movement of smugglers, especially drug traffickers and gunrunners, in the waters of both countries, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Navel Command, Vice-Admiral, O.P. Bansal, has said.

Mr. Bansal was at INS Kattabomman at Vijayanarayanam, about 45 km from here on Saturday, to unveil the statue of Veerapandia Kattabomman, 18th century warrior of the land who fought against the British regime, in front of the administrative block of the onshore naval base. — Staff Reporter

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