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Commit thy works unto RNI No. 30540/77 the lord, and thy thoughts CB/005/2021-23 shall be established. Regd No.TN/WR/CB/005/WPP/2018-20 Founder Editor : A.E. Solomon Appadurai . Editor: M.N.Sudhan Appadurai . Vol.44 - No. 123. Pages 6 . Rs. 5.00 -Proverbs 16.3 Major breach in Branches of many 9 year old creates LBP canal hit trees cut down in record by publishing 9 books villagers Page 2 VOC Park Page 3 Page 6 CM Stalin consults on curfew extension WHEN WILL THEATRES REOPEN? CHENNAI AUG 21 announced by the Tamil from August 23. It is said Chief Minister MK Stalin Schools to reopen on Sept Nadu government will end that important decisions can on Saturday is holding a day after tomorrow (August be taken on the date from consultation with ministers 23) at 6 am. In Tamil Nadu, which schools, theatres and and top offi cials regarding the 1: Anbil Mahesh confirms additional relaxations are to tourist spots in Tamil Nadu, extension of curfew in Tamil School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh be announced from August which have not been open for Nadu and the reopening of has stated that it has been confi rmed that offl ine 23. Chief Minister MK Stalin a long time, can be allowed to Clouds followed by a schools. is holding consultations with reopen, and places of worship brightening sky classes for 9th to 12th-grade students in Tamil As the second wave of ministers and top offi cials on Fridays, Saturdays and the corona was creating a Nadu will commence on September 1. He also regarding the extension of Sundays, and schools which huge impact in Tamil Nadu, said that arrangements are being made to open curfew in Tamil Nadu and the have not been open for a long reopening of schools. At the time can be reopened. the caseload has been greatly schools. reduced by the measures meeting, Chief Minister MK The decisions to be Stalin will seek the advice taken by the Government being gradually announced. Tamil Nadu government has states except Pondicherry, taken at this meeting will daily incidence of corona of top offi cials on what can of Tamil Nadu. With this, Thus, the situvation in Tamil not yet given permission swimming pools, liquor bars be offi cially announced by Partly cloudy in the evening infection in Tamil Nadu be declared as additional various relaxations in the Nadu has almost returned to open zoos, tourist sites, and theatres, and political Chief Minister MK Stalin followed by low clouds has come down to 1,700. relaxation in Tamil Nadu curfew in Tamil Nadu are to normalcy. However, the bus transport to other gatherings. Currently, the In this situation, the curfew this evening. . 31 Three JeM terrorists killed in TNAU alumni help children . encounter in J-K's Pulwama 23 SRINAGAR, AUG 21 of the terrorists included in orphaned due to COVID (PTI) the recently released list of Magnitude 4.1 Three Jaish-e- top 10 terrorists wanted by COIMBATORE, AUG. due to COVID 19. On Mohammad (JeM) terrorists, the police. He was involved 21 behalf of the 1988- 92 batch earthquake including one who was in the killing of BJP leader On behalf of the alumni alumni of the Tamil Nadu behind the killing of BJP Rakesh Pandita. It is a of Tamil NAdu Agricultural Agricultural University, hits Gujarat's worker Rakesh Pandita in huge success," the IGP told University(TNAU) in the event coordinators June, were gunned down in reporters at a press conference Coimbatore, a grant of Rs. 1 Balasubramaniam, Marina Kutch Rose, Chandrasekhar, Susi an encounter with security search operation turned at the Army's Victor Force lakh fi nancial assistance was Sumathi and the 1988- & 92 forces in Jammu and into an encounter when the headquarters at Awantipora. provided to the children who AHMEDABAD, AUG Alumni Association presented Kashmir's Pulwama district terrorists fi red upon the GoC, Victor Force, Major have been orphaned due to 21 (PTI) the Welfare Deposit Bond to on Saturday, offi cials said. security personnel, who Gen Rashim Bali also COVID 19 on Saturday. The An earthquake of 4.1 addressed the media. Kumar the children. Dr Dinakaran, Security forces personnel retaliated. "In the ensuing 1988-92 batch alumni of magnitude was recorded said there was no collateral Chief of Police, Tamil Nadu had launched a cordon-and- gunfi ght, three terrorists TNAU are currently working past six years under the near Madhavaram and similar in Gujarat's Kutch district damage in the operation. "It Idol Smuggling Prevention search operation in the upper affi liated with JeM outfi t in various government and leadership of Dr Dinakaran, assistance to 11 families in on Saturday with its was a very diffi cult operation Unit was present as the reaches of the forest area of were killed," they said. private institutions in various a student of the same year Palakkad during the Kerala epicentre located near and concluded without special guest. It was attended Nagbaeran Tral in the south parts of Tamil Nadu and and the current head of Tamil fl oods. The event was held Dholavira, the Institute of Inspector General of any collateral damage. We by many students and their Kashmir district following all over the country. The Nadu Police Idol Smuggling at the Jennis Hotel Arena on Seismological Research Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay cordoned off the target area, families from Tuticorin, inputs about the presence of alumni, who were reunited Prevention Unit. Especially Avinashi Road in Coimbatore (ISR) said. Kumar said one of the slain offered them surrender, but Dindigul, Tirunelveli, ultras there, they said. through WhatsApp in 2015, during the Chennai fl oods, to present a deposit of Rs. 1 No damage to ultras has been identifi ed as they fi red and were killed in have been providing various they provided relief to the lakh each to fi ve children Tirupati and Thiruvarur property or casualty The offi cials said the Wakeel Shah. "Shah is one retaliation," he said. welfare assistance for the families of Sadayan Kuppam who have lost their parents districts. was reported due to the moderate-intensity earthquake, offi cials of the district administration India evacuates around 80 said. "A 4.1-magnitude earthquake was recorded at 12.08 pm on Saturday with its epicentre 23 km people from Kabul East-Southeast (ESE) of Dholavira in Kutch. It was NEW DELHI, AUG 21 is expected to arrive at C-17 aircraft evacuated evacuation, the MEA said recorded at a depth of 6.1 (PTI) the Hindon airbase near around 150 people including the focus now would be to km," the Gandhinagar- Around 80 Indian Delhi in the evening. Indian diplomats, offi cials, ensure the safe return of all based institute said. nationals were evacuated on India has already security personnel and some Indian nationals from the stranded Indians on Tuesday. Afghan capital. The MEA On August 4, an Saturday from Kabul by a evacuated 200 people, said the immediate priority earthquake of 4.0 transport military aircraft of including the Indian envoy The Taliban swept across for the government is to magnitude was recorded the Indian Air Force amid and other staffers of its Afghanistan this month, obtain accurate information in the district. Kutch a deteriorating security embassy in Kabul, in two seizing control of almost all about all Indian nationals district is located in a scenario in the Afghan C-17 heavy-lift transport key towns and cities, including currently staying in "very high risk seismic capital, people familiar aircraft of the IAF after Kabul, in the backdrop of the Afghanistan. It also requested zone," as per the state with the development said. the Taliban seized control withdrawal of the US forces. On behalf of the Cooperatives Department, Forest Minister Ramachandran fl agging the Indians as well as their disaster management The aircraft landed at of Kabul on Sunday. off the mobile ration shops in Kaavilorai and Pattakorai villages in Kadanad The mission to evacuate employers to urgently share authority. The region had Dushanbe in Tajikistan after Panchayat Union of Nilgiris district at the government guest house. Nilgiris District The fi rst evacuation fl ight close to 200 Indians was the relevant details with the Collector Innocent Divya, Ooty MLA Ganesh, Sub Registrar of Cooperative Unions experienced a devastating evacuating the Indians, brought back over 40 Indians accomplished with support special Afghanistan cell. societiesVanjinathan, Ooty Panchayat President Mayan(a) Madhan and many earthquake in 2001. they said, adding the fl ight on Monday. The second from the US. Following the others were present. Leaders extend Onam Maha: One more extortion case filed against COVID robs sheen off Onam, but Param Bir Singh; fourth within a month Keralites celebrate festival with gaiety greetings to Keralites MUMBAI, AUG 21 more case of extortion was (PTI) registered against him, some THIRUVANANTHA- THIRUVANANTHA- had earlier in 2016 created a Mumbai police have other police offi cers at Kopri PURAM, AUG 21 (PTI) furore in Kerala for wishing PURAM, AUG 21 (PTI) registered one more case of police station in Thane. Amidst continuing "Vamana Jayanthi" on Leaders cutting across extortion against former city concerns of increased Saturday tweeted that Onam On July 30, another political lines extended their police commissioner Param COVID-19 cases and high signifi es peace and harmony. extortion case was fi led Onam greetings to Keralites Bir Singh, an offi cial said on against the senior IPS offi cer Test Positivity Rate (TPR), on Saturday. President of "On this auspicious Saturday. at Thane Nagar police station Keralites on Saturday India Ram Nath Kovind, Vice festival, I extend my warm This is the fourth such on the basis of a complaint celebrated a low-key Thiru President M Venkaiah Naidu, greetings to all our Malayalee case against Singh and second two smartphones worth lodged by businessman Ketan Onam, avoiding the usual Prime Minister Narendra sisters and brothers around the in Mumbai. Two other cases around Rs 2.92 lakh for Tanna. The case registered at mass festivities, but without Modi, Union Minister Amit world. May the fl avours of were fi led in Thane city. All them. The incident occurred Marine Drive police station losing the traditional gaiety Shah, Congress leaders Sadya and the musical beats these FIRs were registered between January 2020 and was recently handed over to and pomp. It is for the Rahul Gandhi and Priyanaka of Pulikali bring an abundance Thiruvonam day today to missing this year also. within a span of one month. March 2021, it said. state CID for investigation, second consecutive year Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister mark the homecoming of Though major hotels have of joy and prosperity to all. Accordingly, the case while Thane police have that the pandemic has taken Arvind Kejrowal are among The latest FIR was fi led righteous king Mahabali. prepared Onam feast with an Happy Onam!," he said. was fi led under IPC sections issued lookout notices the sheen out of the biggest those who wished the people on Friday night at Goregaon The practice of elders gifting array of traditional delicacies Kejriwal and Priyanka 384 and 385 (both pertaining against Param Bir Singh festival of the southern of Kerala. "Onam greetings to police station on the basis of a 'onakkodi' (new dress) to promising home delivery, Gandhi too took it to Twitter to extortion) 34 (common and other accused persons state and forced the people all our fellow citizens! This complaint lodged by 48-year- other family members, the number of takers were and wished all Keralites "a intention) against the six in connection with the FIRs to celebrate it indoor. In festival is a celebration of old builder Bimal Agarwal, preparation of tongue- generally less, industry very Happy Onam". "May accused and probe in the case registered in Thane city. fact, Onam was affected the new harvest. It highlights the offi cial said. since 2018 when the state tickling banana chips and sources said. The Atham the spirit of Onam for an is on, he said. Singh was shunted out as the tireless work of farmers. In this case, dismissed witnessed the fl ood of the putting up Oonjal (high festival, which heralds the egalitarian society prevail. Mumbai police commissioner It is an occasion to express police offi cer Sachin Waze Singh is currently posted century in August that year. swings) in the courtyards start of the 10-day Onam Wishing you all a very Happy in March this year after the gratitude to mother nature. I and four others - Sumit Singh as DG Home Guards and he The state had witnessed also continued without any festivities, was also held in Onam," Priyanka tweeted. arrest of dismissed police wish progress and prosperity alias Chintu, Alpesh Patel, has not been attending offi ce similar natural disasters fail, especially in villages. the shadow of the COVID-19 In a video message, offi cer Sachin Waze in the for all fellow citizens," the Vinay Singh alias Babloo since May as he is on sick including landslide during However, majority of pandemic. An array of Rahul Gandhi said Onam case of an explosives-laden President of India tweeted and Riyaz Bhati - have also leave. the Onam season in 2019 people avoided mass family dignitaries including Prime is a very important festival vehicle found near the from his offi cial Twitter been named as accused, he On July 22, Marine also. Though high voltage gatherings and visits to Minister Narendra Modi, for everyone. "It's a day residence of industrialist handle. Modi said Onam said. As per the complaint Drive police station in festivities were missing, the houses of friends and Vice President M Venkaiah of happiness, of joy, of Mukesh Ambani in Mumbai. is a festival associated by Agarwal, the accused Mumbai had registered an houses were as usual relatives considering the Naidu, Congress leaders introspection and I would like with positivity, vibrancy, extorted Rs 9 lakh from him FIR against Singh, fi ve other Singh later accused the decorated with beautiful health department directives. Rahul Gandhi, Priyanaka to thank you for allowing me brotherhood and harmony. for not conducting a raid on police personnel, and two then state home minister Anil "pookkalam", the fl oral The display of traditional Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister to be part of it... I hope you all "I pray for everyone's good two bars and restaurants, more persons for allegedly Deshmukh of corruption, carpets and sumptuous art forms and games, which Arvind Kejriwal wished have a joyous and a wonderful health and wellbeing," Prime which he ran in partnership, demanding Rs 15 crore from following which the latter 'sadhya' was prepared was a colourful part of people of the state happy day," Gandhi said. Minister tweeted. Shah, who and also forced him to buy a builder. The next day, one resigned in April. by homemakers on the the Onam festivities, were Onam. 2 SATURDAY 21 AUGUST 2021 COIMBATORE Outsourcing system in GHs opposed ERODE AUG 21 There is a demand to stop outsourcing of workers in government hospitals in Tamil Nadu. At the meeting of the IOCL warns about unauthorised outsourcing staff working at the Erode GH was sale of Bio Diesel held at the Erode District COIMBATORE, AUGUST 21 AITUC offi ce on Friday, S. Indian Oil Corporation has announced that in markets Chinnaswamy, President of like Coimbatore, Salem, Namakkal, Sankagiri, Tuticorin and the District Medical Staff Erode, some suppliers of an automotive fuel of questionable Association said around quality, purported to be ‘Bio Diesel’ are mushrooming in 150 outsourcing staff were They should be given pay should be taken to calculate the market and are involved in clandestine marketing of this working at the Erode GH in hike and pay and other and pay the outstanding spurious product in the name of Biodiesel. various capacities including benefi ts including weekly wage arrears to outsourced In view of the above, it is brought to the attention of the Housekeeping, Security, off and holidays as per the workers, corona incentive customers and general public that genuine Biodiesel with Data Entry, Nursing norm. He also pleaded that of Rs. 15000 be given to specifi cations of BIS 15607/2016 (B-100) can be marketed Assistant, Electrician, all government hospitals all workers, as announced only with the prior approval of State Government. The Plumber etc. They have should stop outsourcing the by the government. premises selling Biodiesel should have valid statutory licenses not been paid for the past 4 staff and they be assigned as Union functionaries meeting Class B petroleum safety standards. It is understood months. direct staff at the respective including Prabhakaran, that Govt. of Tamil Nadu has not issued authorization for Weekend holidays, hospital and eligible be Selvam,Jayabharathi, marketing of Biodiesel to anyone other than currently made permanent and paid Maniyan, Ravi and Housing Minister S Muthusamy handing over sprayers to volunteers of an NGO at a national holidays and even operating Oil Marketing Companies. Selling spurious product function held at Erode. earned leave are not offered. on time. Appropriate action Veeramuthu participated. in the name of Biodiesel directly to the end users such as Road Transporters and other Industrial users is illegal and Jammu cyber punishable under the Laws of Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Genuine Biodiesel can be sold only for the purpose of Plea to restore more Traders regn under FSSAI police arrests blending with Hi-Speed Diesel (HSD) up to 7%, as allowed fraudster from in the National Biofuel policy 2018. In markets like Salem, powers to local bodies Punjab Namakkal, Sankari, Tuticorin, Erode and Coimbatore, the falls due to corona unauthorized sales of this spurious product has been heavily ERODE AUG 21 taken away by the Tamil Nadu ERODE AUG 21: certifi cate or license. One working in the district now JAMMU, AUG 21 polluting the environment and damaging the vehicles. The TN farmers federation government, should be handed Traders registration under can get license by remitting with having FSSAI and ISI (PTI) product is also harmful to public health besides causing huge state president lawyer C. back to the local bodies. FSSAI (Food Safety and Rs2000 per year and up- certifi cates. So, no unit with The cyber police has revenue loss to the exchequer. Nallasamy appealed to the As local bodies are Standardisation Authority to 5 years at a time. But out FSSAI certifi cate was arrested a fraudster from CM to restore more powers small units and they are of India) came down from many due to uncertainty in functioning in the district. In Punjab for allegedly to local bodies and then hold enforcing agencies of state nearly 17000 to 14000 in the the trade and industry get the raids conducted during duping a man of Rs SBI Life launches new election to all local bodies and central Acts, direct district due to corona related license every year. One can the past 5 months, food items 34 lakh in Jammu city, under apolitical manner. election must be held without economic crisis this year, said get license or certifi cate including jaggery and gur offi cials said. A case protection scheme He said that ''history political party intervention, FSSAI offi cials here. through online itself by were sent for lab test in 7 was lodged at the Cyber tells us that democracy labels and emblems. Their They said that those who contacting 9444042322. As cases and after getting the lab police station on the COIMBATORE AUGUST 21 was fi rst fl ourished in election should be held with do business above Rs 3000 per the FSSAI norms reusage test result alone, case would basis of a complaint SBI Life Insurance has announced the launch of a new Greece. According to independent symbols from per day should get license and of cooking oils again and be registered if adulteration is from Inder Pal Singh of age protection solution - 'SBI Life eShield Next’, that ‘Levels Sangam literature, at that ward member to mayor post below registration certifi cate. again is prohibited on health in the food items. Nearly 70 Talab Tillo, who alleged Up’ the protection coverage as the insured achieves life’s time, the local bodies were without the interference of In the district over 4000 ground. kg of gutka were seized in a that he was duped by prominent milestones. democratically established political parties. traders and manufacturers of In recent past 214 litres raid at Kongalamman Kovil fraudsters on the pretext An individual, non-linked, non-participating, life insurance in Tamil Nadu. As the CM The three tier system food products got licence so of reused cooking oil was street. of buying units of a pure risk premium product, is designed to let consumers was previously Minister of of local government far. bought by an agency approved Public can inform selling Canadian pension fund enjoy the fi ner moments in life, by ‘levelling up’ the required Local Administration and the introduced in 1958 under by the FSSAI at a price of Rs of such banned tobacco and on the assurance insurance protection, an increase in sum assured linked to Mayor of Chennai, there is an The registration of good returns, they the recommendation of certifi cate holders number 30-35 per litre from traders products. The district has one the signifi cant ‘level-up’ milestones in one’s life, like getting expectation that the localbody Palvendarai Mehta committee in the district. The big hotels soft drink production unit said. The complainant married, becoming a parent or buying a new house. elections should be held after came down from 17000 to lost Rs 34 lakh in should be brought back in 14000. Due to closure of and eateries sell their reused which has FSSAI license and The unique selling proposition of the new age protection the following amendments. Tamil Nadu and the District cooking oils to small eateries follows all norms regarding multiple transactions shops and time restrictions from different banks, plan eShield Next is its ‘level-up’ feature. It offers three plan Election must be held for Collector should be brought due to corona, many did not and such practice should usage of food materials. In options – ‘Level cover, Increasing cover and Level Cover with all local bodies at the same under the District Panchayat. also be averted. After the Ambathur, Chennai, an unit the offi cials added. The get license or registrations accused was identifi ed Future Proofi ng benefi t’. Each has been thoughtfully crafted time. Departments such as The boundary of local certifi cate. Due to economic HC order on streamlining didnot follow the norms to meet the changing needs of consumers, according to Mr. M primary education, primary of packaged drinking water strictly leading to the death of as Sukhdeep Singh and bodies and their wards should crisis of them caused due arrested from Punjab's Anand, President, SBI Life Insurance. health care, agriculture and be restructured according to to corona, they are also not companies two years back, a girl after consuming the soft animal husbandry, which were out of 44 companies 39 were drink recently, they added. Patiala on Thursday, they rise in population, he said. coersing them much to get said. vivo introduces Y21 model Technician dies of electrocution Odisha CM inaugurates Skill Development with 5000mAh Battery in Greater Noida CHENNAI AUGUST 21 Institute's campus, lays foundation stone of ICT vivo, the innovative NOIDA, AUG 21 (PTI) limits, when he came in global smartphone brand, An internet service contact with an electric wire. today announced the launch provider's technician died of He was rushed to a nearby of youthful vivo Y21 that electrocution allegedly during private hospital but died, a Union Education comes with slim design and installation work in Greater police spokesperson said. Minister Dharmendra robust features for seamless Noida on Friday, police Singh worked for a Pradhan and Union user experience. Priced at offi cials said. private telecom and internet Minister of State for Rs. 15,490 for 4GB+128GB storage (expandable upto The deceased has been service provider company, the Petroleum and Natural identifi ed as 32-year-old offi cials said. 1TB), Y21 also offers Gas Rameswar Teli Chaman Singh, who hailed The body has been sent for Extended RAM 2.0 which from the local Dankaur area, post mortem and further legal attended the function, makes use of up to 1GB idle they said. proceedings are being carried BHUBANESWAR, area of 16 acre allotted by the I am happy to note that while Union Housing ROM space. The 4GB+64GB variant will also be available He was at work outside out at the local police station, AUG 21 (PTI) state government. SDI is going to start operating and Urban Affairs Odisha Chief Minister from its new permanent soon. a company in the site 4 area, they added. Over the next 10 Minister Hardeep under Beta 2 police station Naveen Patnaik on years, the institute aims at campus in Bhubaneswar. I The new vivo Y21 will be available in two colour Friday inaugurated Skill strengthening the Centre's hope this institute will excel Singh Puri joined options — Midnight Blue and Diamond Glow. The device Development Institute's 'Skill India' and 'Purvodaya' and provide training and them through video will be available across vivo India E-store, Amazon, Flipkart, placement support to the Man killed as tempo rams permanent campus in mission by imparting conferencing. Paytm, Tatacliq, Bajaj Finserv EMI Store and across all Khurda district and laid the training to more than 50,000 youth of Odisha, Patnaik partner retail stores starting August 20th, 2021, according to a into parked two-wheeler foundation stone for the people in multidisciplinary said. communication from the company. establishment of the Institute courses. Pradhan stated that skill foundation stone of a campus NEW DELHI, AUG 21 Kumar was then rushed of Chemical Technology Union Education development of younger of the Institute of Chemical (PTI) to AIIMS Trauma centre (ICT)-IOC. people is a national need Technology. Fadnavis writes to CM over where doctors declared him Minister Dharmendra A 60-year-old man died State-owned Indian Oil and the foundation of the brought dead, a senior police Pradhan and Union Minister Indian Oil has here Friday after a tempo Corporation is steering SDI- 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'. "To woman official's allegations offi cer said. The driver of of State for Petroleum and contributed Rs 95 crore in rammed into a two-wheeler Bhubaneswar as a greenfi eld increase effi ciency, it is the offending vehicle Raman Natural Gas Rameswar Teli nurturing this institute that parked under a fl yover during multi-skilling facility and has imperative that youths against politicians Pal (24) a resident of Uttar attended the function, while is offering multiple courses, rains, police said. contributed Rs 255 crore for are exposed to the latest MUMBAI, AUG 21 (PTI) Pradesh's Kashganj has been Union Housing and Urban including M Tech and PhD. Her 11-minute clip talks To take shelter from the building the establishment, a technologies and given a arrested, police said. Deputy Affairs Minister Hardeep The state government has BJP leader Devendra about how a local public rain, Rajesh Kumar, a resident statement said. conducive environment Commissioner of Police Singh Puri joined them allotted 111.79 acre of land Fadnavis on Friday wrote to representative and some of Sunlight Colony, parked his to innovate," Puri said. (Southeast) RP Meena said: The company has through video conferencing. at Godiput Matiapada under Maharashtra Chief Minister government offi cials have scooty under the Moolchand Teli said this institute will "We have registered a case planned for an additional SDI-Bhubaneswar has Delang Tahsil, and in the fi rst Uddhav Thackeray, asking been abusing power. Use fl yover in southeast Delhi, be run professionally with under Sections 279 (Rash investment of Rs 80 crore, it already made a mark by phase, 73.86 acre of land him to look into allegations of foul language, beating they said. He was sitting on courses aligned with global driving or riding on a public said. skilling over 1,200 candidates has been allotted. ICT-IOC purportedly made by a woman up employees before senior the parked vehicle when the standards and is expected revenue offi cial against local offi cials over some petty way) and 304 A (Causing The permanent campus across various trades with an aims at benefi ting society tempo rammed into around to benchmark various skill politicians in Ahmednagar issues related to vaccination death by negligence) of the of SDI, located at Jatni overall placement rate of 90 through skill development 11.30 am, an eyewitness told training processes. The district. and threatening her when she IPC (Indian Penal Code). Tahsil, has been built over an per cent, the statement said. chief minister also laid the and employment generation. police. An audio clip where the tried raising complaints... woman, posted in Parner There are several other serious tehsil, purportedly made allegations as well, Fadnavis Two elephants allegations against local said. politicians without naming It was disheartening to Major breach in LBP electrocuted anyone has gone viral. listen to the clip as she has She also allegedly allegedly said she would threatened to end her life. join the departed Deepali in Assam's Baksa Chavan soon. It is painful and Chief minister Thackeray serious issue, the former chief GUWAHATI, AUG 21 electrocution of elephants should look into the matter canal hit villagers this year amid a growing minister said. (PTI) personally and give the woman Two elephants were human-elephant confl ict justice. She had leveled some Deepali Chavan, a range ERODE, AUG. 21: construction activity and Rs 5 killed after they came with illegal electric fences serious charges against public forest offi cer from Vidarbha, lakh per acre as compensation Breach in Lower Bavani in contact with illegally having claimed the lives representatives and senior ended her life allegedly due for crop loss in 3 villages in Project (LBP) canal near installed electric fences in of 13 jumbos so far, the offi cials," said Fadnavis in the to harassment by a senior the area due to fl ood situation. Nasiyanur inundated standing Assam's Baksa district near offi cial said. letter. offi cial. crops in 3 villages in the area Following this, the water the Bhutan border, a forest on Friday afternoon. As per release in the canal from the offi cial said on Saturday. schedule, dam was stopped. Inspecting, The incident happened the damaged canal, Housing water was released from in the Koroibari area near Minister S Muthusamy said the Bhavani Sagar Dam on the Batabari Forest Range offi cials were told to submit a Aug 15 to irrigate 1.035 lakh on Friday, he said. The report on the issue. acre in the LBP ayacut in elephants, both adult Erode, Tiruppur and Karur ''It is unfortunate that the females, came down districts during the next 120 mishap was occurred when from the Bhutan Hills in days. The PWD released Major breach in LBP canal at Malaipalayam village the ryots started agriculture search of food, he added. 2000 cusecs of water from activities.'' He hoped the repair A person, identifi ed as the dam to raise wet crops route. It is noteworthy that by district administration, work in the canal would be Reshan Daimary, who in the area. In this situation, modernization work is being police and fi re service, no life carried out within 10 days. had allegedly installed the the main canal leading to carried out on this canal at loss was reported. But, many ''The affected people electric fences to protect Malaiyapalayam next to an estimated cost of Rs 710 desi birds and cattle were his crops, surrendered Nasiyanur near Perundurai were shifted to schools where crore. The locals complained washed away in the fl oods. food and other things were before the police. An broke and water infi ltrated that defects in the concretising The ryots association leaders investigation into the into agricultural lands and provided to them. As per the work of bunds of the canal EVK Shanmugam and Ravi government norms, affected incident is underway, the houses. Offi cers rushed to led to breaches and wastage wanted a probe on the defects offi cial said. "Daimary will the spot and are conducting people and ryots would of huge quantity of water. in the construction activity be given compensation,'' be taken into custody and an investigation. Police have Water intruded into 64 houses of bunds. The affected ryots booked under the Wildlife also instructed motorists to Collector H Krishnaunni who and over 100 acre. Due to wanted action on those who Protection Act," he said. Erode Collector H Krishnaunni and SP V Sasimohan inspecting the water inundated stop and take an alternative inspected the area said. precautionary steps, taken is responsible for the poor This is the third incident of areas near Nasiyanur.

Owned, Edited, Printed and Published by M.N.SUDHAN APPADURAI at Publicity Print House, 125-126, Eighth Street, Gandhipuram, Coimbatore-12, Ph: 0422-2496405, 4372720 web:www.afternoonnews.in Email:[email protected] SATURDAY 21 AUGUST 2021 COIMBATORE 3 Jammu cyber police arrests Branches of many trees fraudster from Punjab JAMMU, AUG 21 pretext of buying units of cut down in VOC Park (PTI) a Canadian pension fund The cyber police has and on the assurance of arrested a fraudster from good returns, they said. Punjab for allegedly The complainant duping a man of Rs lost Rs 34 lakh in 34 lakh in Jammu city, multiple transactions offi cials said. from different banks, the A case was lodged offi cials added. at the Cyber police The accused was station on the basis of a identifi ed as Sukhdeep complaint from Inder Pal Singh and arrested from Singh of Talab Tillo, who Punjab's Patiala on Tirupur Corporation Commissioner Kranthi Kumar Badi in discussion with bank managers on lending loans to roadside traders alleged that he was duped Thursday, they said. under the National Urban Livelihoods Program held at the Corporation Offi ce Hall. by fraudsters on the ERODE AUG 21: 59 POCSO cases Branches of many trees have been cut down in Erode No discrimination between regular VOC Park causing concern to nature lovers. There are lots of trees on both sides of the park road registered in 7 months from the entrance of the playground to the Bhavani Road on the other side of the Park Grounds. These trees were a and non-regular govt staff: HC ERODE AUG 21: awareness against child place where birds could reach in the evenings. This road is CHENNAI, AUG 21 The district child marriage among people in hill surrounded by trees. bearing permanent married protection offi cer Priyadevi villages. Thus child marriage The petitioner pointed out that the Under the circumstances, the branches of all the trees (PTI) woman government servants said that 59 cases under is currently declining there. Holding that there cannot mental agony, physical pain and economic and the non-permanent ones, on this road were suddenly cut down on Thursday. Thus, POCSO Act have been In Erode district, cases be any discrimination between are one and the same. the natural beauty of this road has been spoilt. Usually diffi culties and fi nancial need of the registered in the last 7 months were registered for 10 child the regularised and non- when the power line is obstructed and traffi c is obstructed, pregnant or child bearing permanent The four departments in Erode district. marriages, reported from regularised married women tree branches like this would be removed. But it is not are practicing discrimination January to July this year. 59 government servants with married woman government servants and Awareness is being known for what reason the branches of trees like this were and indifferent consideration. POCSO cases were reported. regard to granting of maternity the non-permanent ones, are one and the created in Erode district cut down in the largest park in Erode. This violated Article 14 However, for the past 2 benefi ts, the Madras High to prevent child marriage, same. of the Constitution. Due months the POCSO cases Commissioner of the Corporation M. Ilangovan said: Court has ordered notice to crimes against children and to the irresponsibility and have been declining. Only tree branches that obstructed traffi c were allowed the state government on a PIL women servants. applications from the sexual harassment. For this, insincerity and violative a group called 'Kakkum to be cut down. However, I will study the area and give an petition, on the issue. The PIL from advocate regularised, non-regularised behaviors of some of the So far, Rs. 5 lakh each Karangal' has been formed. has been given to 4 children explanation. The fi rst bench of Chief C Rajaguru prayed for a married women government offi cers in the departments, The group works with the who lost their parents due Meanwhile, environmental activists from Erode, sent Justice Sanjib Banerjee and direction to the Health and staff appointed under the very many applications for district's child protection unit to corona under the CM a petition to the Erode District Collector asking him to Justice P D Audikesavalu Family Welfare Department, emergency provisions, maternity benefi ts from non- to raise awareness among scheme. 167 applications seek an explanation from Erode Corporation why many ordered the notice on Thursday, Directorates of Medical and temporary and contract basis, regularised/non-permanent public. have been sent to the branches were unnecessarily cut down. returnable by September 16. Rural Health Services (DMS), who had completed one year married women employees government regarding the It directed the government Public Health and Preventive of continuous service for their are pending or kept pending Child marriages are same loss. Public can contact advocate to get appropriate Medicine (DPHS) and the maternity benefi ts as per a GO for their regularisation of on the rise in rural areas in the District Child Protection direction from the government offi ce of the joint director of of July 2020. their services and an approval Anthiyur, Bhavani, Gobi, Water released from Offi ce at Jawans Bhavan with regard to granting Health Services, Government The petitioner pointed of the respective authorities. Bhavanisagar and Second Floor, Gandhiji maternity leave uniformly to District Headquarters Hospital out that the mental agony, This attitude would amount Sathyamangalam taluks of Road, Erode. Complaints Kunderippallam dam the regularised, contractual Campus in Villupuram physical pain and economic to indulging in maternity Erode district. We are raising can be made to 1098, she ERODE AUG 21: and non-regularised married district to take immediate diffi culties and fi nancial harassment, the petitioner awareness about this through added. steps to identify the pending need of the pregnant or child contended. the group. We are raising Water was released from Kunderippallam dam in Gobichettipalayam taluk for wet crop cultivation. The water will be opened for irrigation for 40 days out 2.7 crore have been vaccinated of a total of 55 days from August 20 to October 13. The government has ordered stoppage of water release for 15 days and release of a maximum of 82.944 million cubic in TN: Health Secretary feet of water. CHENNAI, AUG. 21 Thus, 2,498 acres of land in the taluk will benefi t in the Health Secretary Radhakrishnan said that villages of Kongarpalayam, Goundampalayam, Vaniputtur, 2.7 crore corona vaccines have been given in Arakankottai and Punchei Thuraiyampalayam. Tamil Nadu so far. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that fake Covishield vaccines have been found in India and Uganda, while Congress cadres led by Congress minorities wing state organiser M Javahar Ali and Covaxin and Covishield vaccines are being district president J Suresh paying fl oral tribute to the portrait of late PM Rajiv Gandhi on given in India against corona infection. This his 77th birthday celebration at Erode on Friday. has been confi rmed by the Serum Institute, the company that manufactures Covishield. This has intensifi ed the monitoring TNHB to hold 3 day sale deed camp activities in hospitals, clinics and health package. Fake Covishield vaccines have centres. Fake vaccines have been reported to ERODE, AUG. 21: However, people must The TNHB has many unsold been found to be used only in places like cause serious harm to public health and harm TNHB is going to hold cooperate fully to check 3rd houses and plots all over Maharashtra and Kolkata. Vaccines supply to patients. The news has caused additional a 3 day special camp in wave of corona, he pleaded. the state and advertisements has increased and the interest in people to shock among the public. all districts from Aug 24 To the questions of would soon be made to sell vaccinate has decreased. So far 2.7 crore to distribute sale deeds to newsmen, he said since the them to public through lot. At Speaking to reporters, Radhakrishnan, corona vaccines have been administered in those who bought houses present rule came to power, the same time, old damaged Secretary, Department of Public Health and Tamil Nadu. The severity of the disease is Housing Minister S Muthusamy inspecting the fl ood and plots from the TNHB, if 1021 saledeeds were given. rental houses of the board Family Welfare said, “There are no fake low due to vaccination. The public should affected areas of Varavankadu and Karalayankadu they remitted all dues to the In some cases, the allottees would soon be demolished and Covishield vaccines in Tamil Nadu. We get volunteer themselves to get vaccinated”. due to breaches in the LBP main canal near board, said Housing Minister did not apply for it even reconstructed. The residents vaccines directly from the central government Nasiyanur on Friday. S Muthusamy. after settling their dues to the welfare association of owner Inaugurating a scheme of board. Some persons sold occupied houses of TNHB corona prevention programme the houses or plots and the also approached the board to of an NGO-CSFIRD-at Erode buyer claimed sale deeds. To reconstruct their houses by on Friday he said that the sort out this kind of problems giving fund. Talks were going NGO offered 10 sprayers with alone the camp is going to be on with them on the subject. sanitizers to be used by 10 held. He said following the Once water supply and some volunteers of it. The would poor construction of TNSCB civil works are completed, the visit bus stands, shops and houses at Puliyamthoppu, houses, being constructed at doorsteps of houses and spray Chennai, the condition of Nallagoundanpalayam, near the sanitizers daily for next newly constructed houses of Erode would be allotted to 10 days to check spreading of TNHB was also under study. public. Many new housing Perundurai AIADMK MLA Jayakumar inspecting the corona. The NGO assured to The allotment of houses projects would also be fl ood affected areas near Nasiyanur following a extend the service all over the would soon be started to the announced by the board major breach in the LBP main canal on Friday. district step by step in coming allottees. The poor allottees' shortly, he added. DRO Dr days out of its fund. problem in remitting some Murugesan, RDO Premalatha, On behalf of the Social Welfare and Women’s Rights Department, Salem District Erode Corporation Jasmine price skyrocketed He said due to various amount as their contribution Collector Karmegam handing over the appointment orders on compassionate would be considered by the Commissioner Dr M grounds for the heirs of those employees who had died during the service in the steps taken by the government Ilangovan and NGO director to Rs 1890 per kg corona was under control. government sympathetically. mid-day meals centres. Accompanying him are Salem MP SR Parthiban, Salem Ravishankar were present. (North) MLA Rajendran and Salem Corporation Commissioner Christhuraj. Ivory smuggling gang Water level in LBP As 1.6 lakh vaccine doses arrive in Mumbai, Dam touches 101 feet drive to resume on Sat, says BMC nabbed near Salem ERODE, AUG. 21: MUMBAI, AUG 21 (PTI) The civic body had suspended The water level in the Bhavani Sagar The Brihanmumbai Municipal the inoculation drive for two days on Dam has increased due to heavy rains in the Corporation has said the vaccination Thursday and Friday after centres run last few days in the Nilgiris. drive against COVID-19 will resume by the civic body as well as the state at civic and government-run centres in government ran out of doses. On Friday morning, the water level in the Mumbai from Saturday as fresh stock It had to suspend the drive on ERODE, AUG. 21: Dam is at 101.01 feet. The dam is receiving of over 1.6 lakh doses had arrived. July 8 and 9 as well due to the same Farmers in Satyamangalam, Kothamangalam, 3,241 cusecs of water per second. In a statement issued on Friday, the reason. As per the BMC, 82,43,789 Thandampalayam and Bhavanisagar areas of Erode A total of 600 cusecs of water is being BMC said 1,60,240 vaccine doses people have been administered district are cultivating jasmine fl owers in an area of over discharged from the dam (100 cusecs in the arrived here on Thursday night, vaccines in the metropolis so far, a thousand acres. The fl owers picked here are auctioned Bhavani and 500 cusecs in Kalingarayan comprising 1.5 lakh Covishield and with 20,83,893 benefi ciaries getting at the Satyamangalam Flower Market and sent to major cities in the states of Kerala, Karnataka and TN including canal. 10,240 Covaxin vaccines. the second dose as well. Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Erode. It is also exported to Dubai and the United States at certain times. On Friday, due to Moharram and Varalakshmi Vradam, the fl ower market, run by the Satyamangalam Flower Growers' Association, SALEM, AUG. 21 next to Vazhappadi on Friday. sold jasmine fl owers at a price of Rs 1,890, mullai Rs 620, The Vazhapadi Forest kakkada Rs 775 and jathimalli Rs 800. One week back Then it was revealed that jasmine price was Rs 875. Department has arrested two elephant tusks worth Rs 5 members of an ivory 20 lakh were smuggled by a smuggling gang near gang of 5 people. Vazhapadi in Salem district. Petrol price not Following this, the forest Two ivory worth Rs 20 lakhs department confi scated two were confi scated. ivory tusks. Sasikumar(22) changed for 3 days The Salem District Forest from Vilakkur in Kallakurichi ERODE AUG 21: Department has received district, Saettu(41) from Petrol and diesel prices have been steadily rising in a tip-off that a gang was Mathaiyan Kuttai in Salem smuggling ivory worth Erode district for the past one month. In this situation, the district, Arunkumar (24) hail Tamil Nadu government has reduced the price of petrol by several lakhs of rupees from Mudukulathur Sathanur from the Western Ghats via Rs 3 per litre. Thus, the price of a litre of petrol in Erode village in Ramanathapuram came below Rs 100. Petrol prices in Erode have remained Vazhappadi in Salem District. district and Bharath (23) from unchanged for the last three days. Following this, on the orders Thangamapuri town next to A litre of petrol is sold for Rs 99.94 in Erode on of Salem District Forest Mettur in Salem district and Offi cer Murugan, the forest Friday. But at the same time diesel price in Erode has been Praveen Kumar (24) from Kanyakumari District Collector Aravind chairing a review meeting on government guidelines to be followed in declining for the last 3 days. In Erode, the price of a litte of department led by Vazhappadi Veerakkal Pudur in Mettur schools at the Nanjil auditorium in the Kanyakumari District Collector's Offi ce. Nearby are District Revenue Offi cer Forest Ranger Duraimurugan diesel was Rs 94.51 yesterday. It came down by 18 paise were arrested on Saturday and Revathi, Padmanabhapuram Sub-Collector Sivaguru Prabhakaran, Project Director (Rural Development Agency) and sold at Rs 94.33 on Friday. Motorists are happy that conducted an intensive search are being investigated. Dhanapathi, Deputy Director (Health Services) Meenakshi, District Primary Education Offi cer Pukazhendhi and diesel prices continue to fall. in the Mettupatti toll booth many others. 4 SATURDAY 21 AUGUST 2021 COIMBATORE Silver for Sanju and Bhateri; Saneh endures painful end to campaign UFA (RUSSIA), AUG 21 third position in the overall (PTI) A gold medal remained elusive for India table with 134 points as Russia Manika-Sathiyan make winning return as A gold medal remained at the junior world wrestling championship despite the same number of mixed doubles pairing with title in Budapest elusive for India at the junior as both Bhateri (65kg) and Sanju Devi (62kg) points got the second position world wrestling championship by virtue of winning two gold BUDAPEST, AUG 21 lost their respective fi nals rather tamely medals. as both Bhateri (65kg) and while Saneh (72kg) was stretchered out of (PTI) Sanju Devi (62kg) lost their The United States of the mat after enduring a knee injury in the India's Manika Batra respective fi nals rather tamely America fi nished on top and G Sathiyan tasted while Saneh (72kg) was bronze play-off here on Friday. with 143 points. instant success on their stretchered out of the mat The men's freestyle return as a mixed doubles after enduring a knee injury a technical superiority win. Kasabieva fi rst effected a take The match was over inside attacked. Bipasha (76kg) had wrestlers had won six pairing by winning the title in the bronze play-off here on medals with one silvers and at the WTT Contender here Friday. down move and then got a the fi rst period. Bhateri also won a silver while Simran two-point throw. There was failed to put up a fi ght and (50kg) and Sito (55kg) won fi ve bronze. on Friday. Sanju Devi had managed still hope but once the Russian lost the 65kg fi nal by technical bronze medals on Thursday. India's Greco Roman The Indian duo, who comeback wins in her got hold of Sanju's leg and superiority to Moldova's Itina The Indian women ended with wrestlers, though, yet again had last played together in previous bouts but Friday was got the desired grip to execute Ringaci. Bhateri's strategy to fi ve medals three silver and struggled as none of the fi ve the 2018 Commonwealth not her day as Russia's Alina 'fi tley', there was no chance play a waiting game proved two bronze in the tournament. in action on Friday could Games, outplayed in the quarterfi nals when The more we play the better Kasabieva took the gold with for the Indian to come back. to be a mistake as she hardly The Indian women secured make the semifi nals. Hungary's Dora Madarasz they upset the world we get," Sathiyan told and Nandor Ecseki 3-1 number seven duo from PTI. Sathiyan will play in We are gathering to win the mixed doubles Slovakia Barbara Balazova the Czech Open later this FIA-backed Formula Regional Championship title. They beat the 94th- and Lubomir Pistej in the week while Manika will momentum ranked Hungarian pairing quarterfi nals. head back home. Another and Formula 4 set to be launched in India 11-9, 9-11, 12-10, 11-6. It "It is great that we big event coming up is the nicely, says was a memorable win for were able to win the event Asian Championships in Manika and Sathiyan, who with very little practice. It September-October. Morgan ahead of MUMBAI, AUG 21 In a fi rst for India, FIA made so far into cars and have reunited on a positive (PTI) Super License points will setting up street circuit certainly shows what we Manika, ranked 60th note and plan to take their can achieve as a pair. We in singles, had done well T20 World Cup The FIA-backed be given to winners of these infrastructure for India's partnership to the Paris were quite tactically and to reach the semifi nals Formula Regional Indian championships. fi rst-ever FIA Graded Street Olympics in 2024. seem to complement each here. Another impressive LONDON, AUG 21 (PTI) Championship and Formula Circuit in Hyderabad," Additionally, Indian Manika had won the other's game. performance came from England captain Eoin 4 Indian Championship according to the press release Racing League will run as Asian Games bronze with 150th-ranked Indian Sreeja Morgan says his team is are set to make their debut shared by the organisers. "Manika had me a support race to Formula veteran Sharath Kamal Akula, whom Manika "gathering momentum nicely" in the country. Hosted by approached for the Regional and F4 India. It is In addition to Armaan and, more recently, they defeated in the quarterfi nals. as the last edition's runners- Racing Promotions (RPPL), also expected act as a feeder Ebrahim and Aditya Patel, partnership a while. We both up hope to improve on their played together at the Tokyo thought it was the best time It was also a welcome the championships will Indian Championships and series to promote talent former Formula 1 driver Olympics. showing in the upcoming T20 commence in February to the two FIA licensed Narain Karthikeyan and to give it a shot. She is our result for Sathiyan following World Cup. Formula Regional Indian Sathiyan said it was best ever female player and his opening round loss in 2022, across four cities New Championships, which will championships. cricket legend Kapil Dev Moved out of India due Delhi, Chennai, Coimbatore have come on board as a tricky fi nal but their we have shown the potential the singles competition of be based on F3 cars, are both "An investment of Rs toughest challenge came that our partnership has. the Tokyo Olympics. to the threat posed by the and Hyderabad. The F4 certifi ed by the FIA. 100 crore has already been mentors and advisors. COVID-19 pandemic, the mega event will be held in the UAE and Oman from October Jhingan's India teammates hoping 17 to November 14. Kohli, BCCI brass 'informally' chat Morgan, whose team his Croatia move opens up new avenues won the last edition of the over roadmap for T20 World Cup tournament in 2016, has KOLKATA, AUG 21 Sibenik."Big congratulations Fernandes, who plays as an stressed on the importance (PTI) Sandesh-paaji," quipped attacking midfi elder, hoped NEW DELHI, AUG 21 details of the discussion. of continuing to play in the Inspired by Sandesh midfi elder Anirudh Thapa. the move opens up new (PTI) But with very little time left "It's a big achievement for avenues for India players manner they have in the last Jhingan's move to Croatian The Indian team is for the T20 World Cup and Indian football -- all the best. seeking to play in Europe. two years. top division club HNK fully focussed on winning India not having any games We understand that when "This is a proud moment not Sibenik, India's senior team the ongoing Test series in prior to the (IPL), discussion "I think our biggest you come back you will be just for Indian Football but footballers feel the centre- England but both skipper was more about the roadmap strength is the consistency an entirely different player, the country overall," Brandon back will come back from Virat Kohli and the BCCI going into the event," a senior with which we've performed and it will all transpire on said."I wish you success and his European sojourn as "an mandarins are also discussing BCCI offi cial told PTI on at over the last two years. to us. Go out and play your hope you do well. I also entirely different player" the roadmap for the upcoming conditions of anonymity. "I think in T20 cricket game." Wishes poured in hope Sandesh's move opens while possibly opening T20 World Cup, which will With India playing the Test because the game can change from the Blue Tigers as up a lot of new avenues for up new avenues. Jhingan be an acid test for the captain UAE where they start against during the second Test match series till September 14 and quite quickly and there's a national team as Jhingan was aspiring and established will become the fi rst India himself. The Test win at arch-rivals Pakistan. It is at Lord's and various aspects then the players being busy huge group of talented teams offi cially announced as an Indian footballers."The soft- international footballer to Lord's has certainly released learnt that BCCI president related to T20 World Cup with their respective IPL within our group, I think HNK Sibenik player, making spoken Mandar Rao Dessai play in the Croatian top- a lot of pressure off Kohli Sourav Ganguly, secretary came up for discussion. "Yes, franchises, time is of essence every game is important to him the fi rst Indian defender added," "Give your heart out tier league Prva HNL after but he is well aware that his Jay Shah and vice-president BCCI top bosses did meet and no wonder that offi cials us," said Morgan during a to sign a professional to everything like always completing a move from captaincy future hinges on Rajiv Shukla had an informal Kohli but let's say that it will had a chat about the big event chat with the ICC on Friday. contract in Europe. Brandon when you play. ATK Mohun Bagan to HNK the team's performance in meeting with the captain not be fair to divulge the fi ner with Kohli. US is going to retain laser focus on its counterterrorism mission in Afghanistan: Biden WASHINGTON, AUG on the Taliban with respect Qaeda in Afghanistan as well 21 (PTI) to the treatment of Afghan as getting Osama bin Laden, The United States is people overall, but including and we did, Biden said. We going to retain a laser focus on Afghan, particularly, women went and did the mission. its counterterrorism mission and girls, he added. You've known my position in Afghanistan, President Joe Responding to a question, for a long, long time. It's time Biden said Friday and warned Biden said so far he has not to end this war. The estimates the Taliban of a forceful heard any ally questioning of the cost of this war over response to any attack on America's credibility. the last 20 years range from a minimum of USD1 trillion American forces or disruption "I've spoken with of its operations at the Kabul to a think tank at one of the Suicide bomber attacks bus carrying our NATO allies. We've universities saying USD2 airport. spoken with NATO allies, We made clear to the trillion. That somewhere Chinese nationals in Pak, kills 2 children the Secretary of State. Our between USD150 million a Taliban that any attack, national security advisor ISLAMABAD, AUG 21 any attack on our forces or day and USD300 million a said. He said Secretary of convene, and we will convene has been in contact with his day, he said. (PTI) disruption of our operations State Tony Blinken and other the G7 meeting next week, a counterparts throughout the The threat from terrorism A suicide bomber at the airport will be met administration offi cials met group of the world's leading world and our allies, as has has metastasized, he said, detonated his explosives with a swift and forceful NATO allies Friday morning democracies so that together the general--or, excuse me, adding there's a greater danger on Friday close to a vehicle response,"Biden told on the way forward so that we can coordinate our I keep calling him a general, from the ISIS and the al- carrying Chinese nationals reporters at a White House Afghanistan cannot be used mutual approach, our united but my Secretary of Defense. Qaeda and all these affi liates in Pakistan's restive news conference. "We're also as a base to launch terror approach on Afghanistan The fact of the matter is I in other countries by far than southwestern Balochistan keeping a close watch on any attack on the US and its allies. moving forward," he said. We have not seen that, he said. there is from Afghanistan, province, killing at least two potential terrorist threat at or "For 20 years, Afghanistan are united with our closest Matter of fact, the exact government spokesman statement that he "strongly around the airport, including Biden said. children and wounding three Liaquat Shahwani said, adding condemns the suicide attack has been a joint effort with partners to execute a mission opposite. I've got the exact persons, including a Chinese, from the ISIS affi liates in our NATO allies. We went at hand. We've also discussed opposite thing as we're acting "We are going to retain that three persons, including on Chinese nationals' vehicle Afghanistan," he said. an over the horizon capability in the second such attack in the driver, were injured. "The in Gwadar . in together and we're leaving the need to work with the with dispatch, we're acting, over a month. "I've said all along, we're again. Now we're working international community committing to what we said that, if they were to come suicide bomber came close to Earlier, local police The attack took place going to retain a laser focus on together to bring our people to provide humanitarian we would do. Look, let's put back, to be able to take them the vehicle and blew himself confi rmed that a loud out, surgically move. in the Baloch Ward area up, Shahwani said. our counterterrorism mission, and our Afghan partners to assistance such as food this thing in perspective here. explosion was heard in the working in close coordination safety," he said. Over the past aid and medical care for What interest do we have in So this is where we in Gwadar, the port city of The injured have been area, injuring people who were strategic importance due with our allies and our few days, Biden said, he has refugees who have crossed Afghanistan at this point with should be. This is about shifted to GDA Hospital in shifted to a local hospital. partners and all those who spoken to his counterparts in into neighboring countries al-Qaeda gone? We went to America leading the world at to the presence of Chinese Gwadar. workers and investment, a No one has taken have an interest in ensuring Britain, Germany, and France. to escape the Taliban, and to Afghanistan for the express all our allies have agreed with senior government offi cial He said the police and responsibility for the attack but stability in the region," Biden "We all agreed that we should bring international pressure purpose of getting rid of al- that, he said. and police said.Two children offi cials of Counter-Terrorism in the past, Baloch nationalists who were playing nearby died Deparment have scene and the Taliban militants NATO commits to focus efforts while one Chinese sustained launched an investigation. often carried out such attacks Pak TLP activist who vandalised minor injuries, Balochistan Shahwani said in a against the security forces. Maharaja Ranjit Singh's statue gets bail on evacuations from Kabul BRUSSELS, AUG 21 nationals and key local LAHORE, AUG 21 NATO foreign ministers staff from the country. UK foreign minister defends (PTI) on Friday committed to Some allies called on A member of the banned focus on ensuring the safe the United States to secure handling of Afghan crisis Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan evacuation from Afghanistan Kabul airport for as long as (TLP) who vandalised a nine- of their citizens and of it takes, even if that stretches LONDON, AUG 21 (PTI) Afghanistan as possible. The direct advice of the Director feet tall bronze statue of the Afghans deemed at risk after beyond the evacuation of all UK Foreign Secretary UK Government's overriding and the Director General fi rst ruler of the Sikh Empire, the country's takeover by the US nationals. Many allied Dominic Raab was forced priority has been to secure overseeing the crisis response. Maharaja Ranjit Singh, here Taliban. They also insisted nations are sending planes to walked free after a local court to go on the defensive on Kabul airport so that fl ights In any event, the Afghan that the new rulers in Kabul Kabul to get as many people granted him bail on Friday. Friday after it emerged that a can leave, Raab said. Foreign Minister agreed to would have to make sure that out as soon as possible. phone call between him and the activist had defamed the at the Lahore Fort in June the nation does not become With specifi c reference to take the call, but was unable The statue was vandalised Friday's joint statement his counterpart in the now- on Tuesday by the 22-year- country and therefore should 2019 to commemorate a center for terrorism. the missed phone call that has to because of the rapidly not be given bail. the ruler's 180th death said that as long as collapsed Afghan government dominated headlines in the deteriorating situation. old activist of the banned Any future Afghan evacuation operations failed to take place as the TLP at the Lahore Fort in "But, the defence lawyer anniversary. UK media over the past few The Opposition parties government must adhere to continue, we will maintain Taliban stormed towards Pakistan's Punjab province. argued that all sections This time the religious days, the minister said: On have been demanding Raab's Afghanistan's international our close operational Kabul over the weekend. Friday afternoon, 13 August, "As the offences mentioned in the FIR are activist pulled down the obligations and ensure that resignation as they criticise bailable offences...thus the statue from the horse. A cooperation through Allied In a statement, Raab advice was put to my Private him for delegating the phone mentioned in the FIR Afghanistan never again military means at the airport. Offi ce (around 6pm Afghan magistrate granted the bail to video of the act went viral serves as a safe haven insisted the government was call to a junior minister and were bailable in nature, Our immediate task now time) recommending a call to 22-year-old worker of TLP," in which the vandal can be for terrorists, a statement "working tirelessly" to help also his decision to proceed the judicial magistrate on is to meet our commitment to the Afghan Foreign Minister. he said. heard shouting slogans while from the alliance said. people fl ee Afghanistan as he with holiday plans despite Friday granted post-arrest continue the safe evacuation This was quickly overtaken Rizwan was booked smashing the statue. sought to defend his response the mounting crisis, forcing bail to Mohammad Rizwan Foreign ministers from of our citizens, partner to the crisis in the region. by events. a return to work earlier this against furnishing the bail under sections 295 and 427 Security guards had the 30-nation alliance met of the Pakistan Penal Code. arrested Rizwan on the spot. country nationals, and at- The whole government The call was delegated to week.The government's bonds worth Pakistani rupees in a videoconference to risk Afghans, in particular has been working tirelessly a Minister of State because I approach to prioritise security 50,000," a court offi cial told It was the third time when Police said the suspect had assess the chaotic situation in used a hammer to infl ict those who have assisted our over the last week to help as was prioritising security and at the airport was the right PTI. He said the law offi cer the statue of Ranjit Singh was Afghanistan and coordinate efforts, the statement said. many people evacuate from capacity at the airport on the one. opposed the bail, arguing that vandalised since its unveiling damage on the statue. efforts to extract their 5 SATURDAY 21 AUGUST 2021 COIMBATORE 5 Heavy rains cause waterlogging in Delhi, crucial underpasses closed for traffic NEW DELHI, AUG 21 Nagar, Jangpura, ITO, roads (PTI) around Pragati Maidan, Heavy rains lashed Delhi Sangam Vihar, Rohtak Road, on Saturday morning, leading Mangolpuri, Kirari and to waterlogging in many Malviya Nagar. parts of the city including Traffi c movement underneath Minto Bridge, was also disrupted on the Moolchand underpass and at Mehrauli-Badarpur road ITO. in south Delhi due to the Due to the waterlogging, waterlogging. the Delhi Traffi c Police closed "Traffi c movement on Minto is regretted. Azad Market "Waterlogging at Pul several crucial underpasses Bridge (both carriageways) Underpass is closed due to Prahladpur Underpass. and took to Twitter to inform has been closed due to 1.5 feet waterlogging, please Traffi c interrupted at MB road commuters. waterlogging. Please avoid avoid using this route. Sorry diverted on mathura road. Public Works Department (the) stretch," the traffi c for the inconvenience," Kindly avoid (the) stretch," (PWD) offi cials said the police said in a series of it said.Other areas that the traffi c police tweeted. fi eld staff was on the ground tweets. "Traffi c is affected at witnessed waterlogging due A PWD offi cial said the to address waterlogging Moolchand Underpass due to to heavy rains include Pul department's fi eld staff was Vice President, Venkaiah Naidu and his spouse. Usha Naidu visiting the Tungabhadra Dam in Hosapete, Karnataka. complaints on priority. waterlogging. Inconvenience Prahladpur underpass, Lajpat working to resolve the issue. Bengal: Subrata Army repatriates three children who had crossed British High Commissioner praises Estate office closed Mukherjee given over to Indian side of LoC in J&K's Poonch as employee tests charge of Sadhan COVID positive JAMMU, AUG 21 (PTI) UP govt's handling of pandemic VALPARAI AUG 21 Pande's The Indian Army on LUCKNOW, AUG 21 The head offi ce of a departments Friday repatriated three (PTI) children who had crossed private estate in Valparai, British High Coimbatore district has over the Line of Control Commissioner Alex Ellis (LoC) from Pakistan- been closed as an employee Friday appreciated the tested positive for COVID occupied Kashmir (PoK) and efforts of Uttar Pradesh were apprehended in Poonch. 19 on Friday. government in handling of The coronavirus is "The children were safely the pandemic. repatriated to Pakistan- spreading once again He also appreciated in Valparai. It has been occupied Kashmir," a defence the efforts of the state spokesperson said. reported that the people government in promoting girl living in the estate areas Adityanath said India and KOLKATA, AUG 21 On August 18, the and the three children, aged as he appeared to be a minor. child education, self-reliance are being affected more Britain have a strong bond (PTI) Army apprehended the three between nine and 17 years, The children revealed and empowerment of women, compared to those in the and that investment and Senior West Bengal children in Poonch. were apprehended, he added. that they belonged to Chhatra according to a statement "We can also urban areas. The head offi ce business activities can Minister Subrata The Indian troops There was a fourth and Troti Dharmshal across issued by UP government. of The Bombay Burmah work in the areas of be increased between UP Mukherjee was given the deployed along the LoC person who was the eldest the LoC. Trading Corporation The diplomat met Uttar designing, packaging and the UK in the areas of additional charge of the in Poonch sector noticed a amongst them and managed (BBTC) is located in Mudis They claimed to be Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi and technical health, defense production, Consumer Affairs, and suspicious movement on the to run away, the defence tea estate in Valparai. Two labourers excavating sand Adityanath at his offi cial support under the education, environment, and Self-Help Group and Self Indian side of the border, the spokesperson said, adding employees there tested from river and nallah beds residence here to discuss and MSMEs especially local Employment departments, defence spokesperson said. that the Indian troops did not 'One District, One positive for coronavirus on and said they had crossed strengthen relations between handicrafts, according to the as per an offi cial order. open fi re on the individual Product Scheme, the Thursday, following which The area was over the LoC for fi shing, the Britain and India, especially statement. The two portfolios were immediately cordoned off attempting to go back to PoK defence spokesperson said. UP, it said. statement quoted him the offi ce was closed on held by Sadhan Pande, Inviting UK investors to In view of the assessment as saying. Friday. who is in hospital since invest in UP, he said there of experts regarding the mid-July with lung Man who attempted self-immolation outside were immense possibilities coronavirus, the Chief MP: Unhappy infection. of conducting industrial and Minister discussed the their partnership in the fi eld Pande would remain Supreme Court succumbs to injuries commercial activities here. with condition preparations being made in of higher education. a minister in the Mamata NEW DELHI, AUG 21 (PTI) Pradesh's Ghazipur and was allegedly raped the state for prevention and The state government of Bhopal roads, Under this, academic Banerjee government but A 27-year-old man who had allegedly by Bahujan Samaj Party MP Atul Rai in 2019. its treatment. has set attractive sectorial without a portfolio, the exchange between state policies for investments, he CM abolishes attempted suicide along with a woman outside The MP has been in judicial custody in the The visiting diplomat order said. Besides the universities and UK informed the visiting envoy. the Supreme Court here succumbed to injuries case for the last two years. praised the 'One District, CPA two new departments, universities can be increased, on Saturday morning, police said. One Product' scheme, the A positive environment Mukherjee holds the Before attempting suicide, the woman, Ellis said. BHOPAL, AUG 21 The man had sustained 65 per cent burn statement said. has been established in the portfolios of Public together with the associate, had recorded a "We can also work in the injuries, while the 24-year-old woman suffered state to attract investments (PTI) Enterprises and Industrial Facebook live video, in which she disclosed Presently, Varanasi is areas of designing, packaging 85 per cent burns in the self-immolation bid from abroad, the Chief Madhya Pradesh Reconstruction, and her identity and alleged that she had fi led the emerging in a modern and and technical support on Monday. Both were admitted to Ram Minister added while Chief Minister Shivraj Panchayat and Rural rape case against Rai in 2019. developed form, he said. under the 'One District, Manohar Lohia hospital, they said. pointing out how UP is Singh Chouhan on Friday Development. She had also alleged that some senior The High Commissioner One Product Scheme, the second in the country in the abolished with immediate The police said the woman is undergoing police offi cers and others were supporting the said that Britain and Uttar statement quoted him as 'Ease of Doing Business' effect the Capital Project Man held in UP's treatment. They said she is from Uttar accused. Pradesh could take forward saying. During the meeting, ranking. Administration (CPA), a Bahraich for body created for planned killing wife, development, beautifi cation Female cop murder: and conservation of the parents-in-law environment in Bhopal, following the condition BAHRAICH (UP), Husband nabbed of roads after rains. AUG 21 (PTI) VIRUDHUNAGAR, CPA was a wing of A man was arrested AUG. 21 the Urban Development here for allegedly killing Police on Friday arrested and Housing Department. his wife and parents-in- the husband who strangled a In a video released law with a sharp-edged female police offi cer to death by his offi ce, Chouhan weapon earlier this week, with a belt due to a family was heard asking offi cials police said on Saturday. dispute in Virudhunagar. during a meeting how many The accused has been Banupriya (30) was the Chief agencies look after the identifi ed as Mubarak Constable of Virudhunagar roads in the state capital. Ali, a resident of Banjaria West Police Station. Her husband Vignesh (35) works as a An offi cial replied village under Hardi police conductor at the Madurai State Transport Corporation. They that there were four station area here. live in Kulakkarai near Virudhunagar and have a four-year- agencies: Public Works He was arrested old son and a two-year-old daughter. Meanwhile, Vignesh has invited his wife to stay at his mother's house in Madurai. Department, CPA, Bhopal on Friday, they said. Municipal Corporation Superintendent of Police Banupriya is said to have denied it. Thus came the frequent problem between the two. In this situation, Vignesh strangled and Bhopal Development (SP) Sujata Singh said Ali Dharmapuri District Collector Dhivyadharshini fl agging off the Fit India Run, -75th Independence Day Marathon Administration. was living with his in-laws at the Vallal Adhiyaman Kottam in Adhiyaman Kottai Panchayat of Dharmapuri district. Nearby are District Sports his wife to death on Friday midnight. On learning about this, The chief minister in Bhikabaandh village in Offi cer Beulah Jean Susila, National Welfare Services Offi cer of Periyar University’s extension centre Govindaraj, the Sulakkarai police seized the body of the female police asked what was the point Bihar's Siwan district. Physical Director at Government Arts College Balamurugan, Dharmapuri All India Radio Chief Broadcasting Offi cer offi cer and took it to Virudhunagar Government Hospital. Her Murali, Dharmapuri Nehru Yuva Kendra member Vijayan and Supervisor Velmurugan. husband Vignesh has been arrested and is being interrogated. of having four agencies. 34,457 FRESH COVID CASES IN INDIA IN LAST 24 HOURS, 5.7% LOWER THAN YESTERDAY

NEW DELHI AUG 21 establish the number of India's Covid chart people who died during the continued to show second Covid wave due to 1,667 COVID-19 cases; 24 improvement today, with the a lack of medical oxygen, country recording 34,457 and award Rs. 5 lakh deaths in TN cases, a marginal drop from monetary compensation to CHENNAI, AUG 21 (PTI) including laparoscopic and robotic surgery, yesterday. their families, Deputy Chief Tamil Nadu on Friday logged 1,667 at Apollo Hospitals in the city. Addressing About 375 deaths were Minister Manish Sisodia said COVID-19 infections, pushing the the gathering, the minister said that the recorded during the period, on Friday. overall caseload to 25,97,603, while 24 government is facing a shortage of Covaxin according to the Health A study in the UK has deaths took the toll to 34,663. Recoveries vaccine as it was receiving only Covishield Ministry. found that vaccines against eclipsed new cases with 1,887 people from the Centre. "It is the truth that there is a shortage of Covaxin vaccine. Currently, we India's drug regulator Covid are less effective getting discharged in the last 24 hours, are receiving Covishield vaccine (from the on Friday approved against the delta variant. aggregating to 25,43,319, leaving 19,621 Centre). Zydus Cadila's three-dose The study showed that the active infections, a health department COVID-19 DNA vaccine for effectiveness of the Pfi zer- bulletin said. Till date 2.74 crore people have been emergency use in adults and BioNTech vaccine against A total of 1,63,177 samples were vaccinated", he said. "We have to vaccinate children aged 12 years and Covid-19 declines faster than tested in the last 24 hours, pushing six crore people (of the total population) above, bringing in the sixth that of the AstraZeneca jab. the cumulative number of specimens and it is nearing three crore. vaccine authorised for use in Covid patients are dying examined so far to 4,05,91,577. I wish to say that Ariyalur has the country. in U.S. hospitals at levels Coimbatore reported the most become the fi rst to vaccinate all the Maharashtra, the worst-hit not seen since February, the number of cases (199) , Chennai 6,981 pregnant women in the district, state in the country, reported U.S. Department of Health 185, Erode 158 and Chengalpet 102. while Pudukottai has become the fi rst 4,365 new infections and 105 and Human Services said, Perambalur and Ramanathapuram district to vaccinate all its 11,625 people fatalities in 24 hours. warning that the numbers recorded the least number of new infections with disabilities ", he said. Noting that the with four cases each. Twenty seven districts government had launched the free vaccine Kerala reported 20,224 No death due to the pandemic in the national cases constitute 1.12% of could worsen as intensive- reported new cases in double digits, while programme at private hospitals by using the COVID-19 cases and 99 COVID-19 was recorded in capital that zero deaths have total cases, the lowest since care units overfl ow in parts of there were no fresh deaths in 25 districts. Corporate Social Responsibility funds of deaths on Friday, taking the Delhi on Friday, while 57 been logged in a day. March 2020, while the the South. ll those who succumbed to the companies, he said the plan was to vaccinate total caseload to 37,86,797 fresh cases were reported India's COVID-19 national COVID-19 recovery Coronavirus cases virus had comorbidities, the all six crore people in the state through such and the toll to 19,345. with a positivity rate of 0.08 vaccination coverage has rate stands 97.54 per cent, the worldwide have surpassed the A bulletin said. Earlier in the day, Medical and initiatives at a 'faster pace'. The minister per cent, according to data reached 57.61 crore. Union Health Ministry said. 200 million-mark. Thrissur reported the family welfare minister Ma Subramanian said Apollo Hospitals had informed him that shared by the city health Delhi Lieutenant highest number of cases Overall, the daily Cases are rising in about launched an 'Institute of Hernia Surgery and they had fi ve lakh doses of Covaxin in stock department. Governor Anil Baijal has (2,795), followed by positivity rate in the country one-third of the world's Abdominal Wall Reconstruction', offering and urged them to offer it free of cost by This is the eleventh rejected a proposal by the Ernakulam 2,707, Kozhikode has been below 3 per cent countries, many of which specialized hernia care with new technology partnering with companies under the CSR time since the starting Arvind Kejriwal government 2,705, Malappuram 2,611, for the last 26 days. Active have not even given half their and advanced treatment techniques scheme for those awaiting the second dose. and Palakkad 1,528. of the second wave of to set up a committee to population a fi rst dose. 6 SATURDAY 21 AUGUST 2021 COIMBATORE Minister helps poor EDITORIAL student who sells fruits SIVAGANGAI, AUG. 21 Minister Periyakaruppan accepted that he will bear How many times the educational expenses of a Plus 2 student for one year who sold fruits to pay the are you just going interest for the cell phone she had bought to attend to raise the price? online classes in Sivagangai Information and Publicity Minister MP Saminathan handing over the cheques for on Friday. he union government, which came to power the two-wheelers with a subsidy of Rs 25,000 to112 working women at PVKN Higher Manikkam is a labourer with more promises than the well-educated Secondary School, Pongalur Panchayat Union, Tiruppur district. He is accompanied from Nainapatti near economic geniuses to raise the value of the by the Tirupur District Collector Dr Vineeth. T Karaikudi in the Sivagangai Indian rupee against the dollar, and to bring down the district. His wife is Manjula. fuel prices below Rs 50 has not been able to achieve Their daughter Anjuka, in these seven years. But in what way is it fair to ask is a Plus 2 student in a TNAU sensitizing campaign the rate of 1,200 per month party executives to visit the why all the promises made by the ruling party in government-aided school in 12 months. student's house yesterday. Tamil Nadu which has only ruled for 100 days, have in Kanadukathan. After the As per the minister’s not been fulfi lled today? death of Manikkam 5 years In order to pay interest against Parthenium instruction, the executives ago, Manjula went to daily to the cell phone, Anjuka Even after the reduction of petrol price by Rs 3, handed over the amount wage work and kept her collects Jamun fruits they are shouting why the price of diesel has not been for the student's one-year daughter educated. from the trees there in the reduced. Is it right to increase the price of cooking gas early morning and sells academic expenses. In this case, classes cylinder by Rs.25 to Rs.875.50 from Rs.750.50 as if them sitting on Karaikudi Also, the minister spoke are being held online as pouring extra oil on a burning fi re instead of acting -Kanadukathan road. She to the girl over the phone schools are not open due to also attends online classes in and assured her that he with a humane feeling like the state of Tamil Nadu the corona curfew. Anjuka between her business. This would do the needful to help when you have the power to reduce it all? What is bought a cell phone for Rs incident was published in the her pursue higher studies your response to this? Is there not even the slightest 10,000 for EMI to attend the newspaper. as well. The girl and her pity on the poor, the needy and the innocent middle online classes. On learning this, Rural mother were overwhelmed class? If so, why are you raising the price of petroleum She received the money, Development Minister K.R. and thanked the minister for products and cooking gas so many times in one year? claiming to pay the money at Periyakaruppan directed the his generous gesture. ‘Soorarai Potru’ bags two Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary: awards at the Melbourne Gold ring to newborns COIMBATORE Agronomy, Tamil Nadu in the parthenium infested AUGUST 21 Agricultural University, areas. Indian Film Festival To create awareness Coimbatore. As a part of the MELBOURNE, AUG. 21 amongst the general public, A webinar on ill effects “Parthenium Awareness Week Tamil fi lm ‘Soorarai Potru’ has farmers, school and college of parthenium was organised 2021”, awareness meeting was bagged two awards namely the best students and policy makers for under graduate and post organized at Public Park of actor award for Surya and for the and planners about the impact graduate students of TNAU. Bhavanisagar Dam. Wherein best fi lm category at the Melbourne of the obnoxious parthenium On the second day, the famers Dr.C.R.Chinnamuthu, Indian Film Festival on Friday weed and how to manage this of Periyakumarapalayam, Professor and Head, The fi lm that was released on weed, ‘Parthenium awareness Erode district are sensitized Department of Agronomy, the OTT platform last year was a week’ was observed between about the parthenium and Dr.P.Murali Arthanari, commercial success and a critically acclaimed movie as August 16 and 22. by the distributed leafl et to the Associate Professor well. Directed by Sudha Kongara, the Surya starrer was AICRP Weed Management farmers and public. They (Agronomy) and PI, AICR on based on the biography of Captain GR Gopinath. Unit, Department of released zygogramma beetles Weed Management. Not only the fans all over India but people from various outfi ts praised Surya and the fi lm crew. In this regard, the fi lm recently competed for the title at the Melbourne Cops tow bike with the Indian Film Festival. Due to the corona curfew, the award ceremony was held online in Australia. It is noteworthy that the fi lms ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ and ‘Sherni’ also competed. Out of these, COIMBATORE,AUG.21 rider sitting on it Soorarai Potru has won two awards, including Best Picture As part of this, gold rings were the blood donation camp and On behalf of the Congress also gifted to the babies born donated their blood. tried to seize the vehicle. and Best Actor. Surya attended the virtual event and overwhelmingly mentioned that it was the fi rst award that party, a blood donation yesterday. Earlier, sweets were Then the person said he got for the fi lm. Actress Vidya Balan has bagged the camp was organised at the Gold rings were presented distributed at the party's he was waiting for another Best Actress award for her fi lm Sherni Coimbatore Government to 20 newborns at the Coimbatore district offi ce person. However, the police Hospital on Friday to hospital in the presence of at Kamaraj Bhavan. The are determined to seize the commemorate the birth the Congress state working event was attended by many motorcycle. Similarly, the Drunk gang held for anniversary of late former president Mayura Jayakumar. Coimbatore district Congress motorcyclist refused to get Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. About ten people took part in party executives. down from the vehicle. Police creating ruckus at a bakery subsequently ordered the COIMBATORE, AUG. 21 contract workers to load the Maharaja's Bakery is located in front of the Peelamedu motorcycle with the person Anjaneyar Temple in Coimbatore. A young man came to in the tow truck. The staff the bakery and asked for a soft drink. Then the shopkeeper then lifted the vehicle with asked for money. The customer said in an arrogant tone, the person on the motorcycle. "Will I run away? I will give" Following this, the people there got into a heated Following this, he paid and bought the soft drinks. argument with the traffi c Moreover, the young man who had been drinking with his police. Thus there was a stir. friends at the nearby Tasmac store went back to the bakery with a gang of 6 people shortly after. In this case, the video of the incident where the cops towed Also, the gang had an argument with employees Selvin PUNE, AUG. 21 confi scating vehicles parked in the bike with the rider spread Raj and Manikandan who were on duty at the shop. As the The incident where a the ‘No Parking’ area of Nana rapidly on social media. Home tussle escalated, the drunk gang attacked the employees motorcycle that was parked Peth, Chand Kabir Chowk Minister Wallace Patil said he and smashed the shop. in the ‘No Parking’ zone was in Pune to impose fi nes on had ordered higher authorities The Peelamedu police station was informed about Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji along with Dairies Minister S M Nasser, inspecting the lifted by the police has caused vehicle owners. Someone was to take action against the this. The police who arrived at the scene have arrested 6 Coal godown at the North Chennai Thermal Power Station, in Athipattu. Thiruvallur a great stir in Pune on Friday. standing with a motorcycle traffi c police involved in the youths from the Sowripalayam area and are conducting district. Nearby are Rajesh Lakhani, Managing Director and Head, Tamil and Electricity Traffi c police have been in the ‘no parking’ area at incident. an investigation. In this context, the CCTV footage of the Production and Distribution Board, Gummidipoondi MLA Govindarajan, Managing the time. Police subsequently attack on the bakery is currently going viral. Director Sanmugam and chief engineers. Nagpur man held Coimbatore celebrates Onam 9 year old creates record for duping Festival with COVID protocols e-commerce Coimbatore. firm Accordingly, they laid by publishing 9 books NAGPUR, AUG 21 fl owers and worshipped at (PTI) their homes today and at the A 30-year-old man Sidhapudur Ayyappan Temple. was arrested for allegedly All devotees coming to duping an e-commerce the temple in the midst of the fi rm by placing orders Corona threat were advised to and then rejecting the wear masks and observe social items fraudulently, police spacing. Also, no devotees in Nagpur in Maharashtra were allowed inside the temple said on Friday. An premises. Ambazari police station COIMBATORE,AUG. 21 symbolize that King Mahabali The public stood at the offi cial identifi ed him as On the eve of the Onam will come to visit them. Pawan Shripal, adding entrance of the temple and festival, Malayalam speaking They welcome him with that he was unemployed. worshipped. people worshipped outside the worship, the traditional "He would place Sidhapudur Ayyappan Temple A large number of ‘Athapoo Kolam’ and dancing. devotees did not come to the orders online by giving in Coimbatore. Coimbatore district is close different names and temple today due to the threat During the Onam festival, to the state of Kerala and has addresses. Based on the of corona while the Ayyappan a large Malayalam speaking complaint of a delivery which begins on the day of temple is usually overcrowded boy, he was arrested," he ‘Astham’ every year, the population. They are holding during this festival. Malayalam-speaking people their Onam celebration in COIMBATORE,AUG. 21 co-authored a collection of short for this achievement, has published said. A nine-year-old girl from stories with her sister. her nine books in nine different Coimbatore has written 9 books At this stage, Hari Varshini has locations in Coimbatore in nine hours bga® kh‰w« herself and published those books in now written 9 books with the help of and has been placed in the Indian Actress Chitra dies at 56 NAME CHANGE 9 places in 9 hours on Friday thereby Book of Records. I,Raghunathan uFehj‹ ö¡fehŒ¡f‹ghisa« her mother. Tamil stories for children Nallennei Chitra died on and Rajinikanth. Her role u§f¥g‹, Raghunathan creating a record. including Moonu Kannan Vanduttan, At the launch event held at Thukkanaickenpalayam Thukkanaickenpalayam Saturday morning due to as Sarathkumar's younger Rangappan, S/o.Rangappan, Rajesh and Rajalakshmi hail Cuckoo Cuckoo Thavalai, Gugaikul the Coimbatore Railway Station, Rangappan, j/bg. u§f¥g‹, ãwªj a sudden heart attack. She sister in 'Cheran Pandian' is Born on : 07.01.1952, (Place of njâ : 07.01.1952, (ãw¥ãl« : Kamal Haasan, Srividya, attack this morning. 5x4