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Woman injured MADURAI: In a case of hurling a Molotov cocktail, a 40- year-old woman, S. Helen Mary, sustained injuries on her legs on Saturday midnight. Police said that S. Raja, brother-in-law of Helen, wanted his mother-in-law to transfer her house in his name. However, since Helen and her family were against his demand, Raja threw a lit bottle filled with kerosene on their house off Bodi Line in Ellis Nagar. S. S. Colony police are investigating. House break-in at K. Pudur Sixteen sovereigns of gold and over 100 gm of silver were missing from a locked house in Karpaga Nagar under K. Pudur police station limits. Police said that the house owner, S. Naganathasamy, had left the house on Friday and returned home on Saturday when he found the front door broken open and the valuables missing. K. Pudur police are investigating. 44,149 students to take SSLC exams Storage level in Vaigai dam dwindling STAFF REPORTER ment, girls and boys are al- The students will write the most equal in numbers in the examination in 124 centres in Drinking water distribution likely to be regulated in Madurai which has started experiencing the ‘heat’ already MADURAI: As many as 44,149 district. However, in Usilam- the district, of which 56 are in students from 463 schools in patti educational district, 53 Madurai Educational district, will take per cent of the 9,292 students 40 in educational dis- L. SRIKRISHNA 71 ft, the authorities are ex- apart from releasing water Corporation of Madurai has yet to take a final call on dis- SSLC examinations which are boys while in Madurai trict and 28 in amining various options to for irrigation, the Public inaugurated the Cauvery in- tribution of water. However, start on Tuesday. educational district, around educational district. There MADURAI: Madurai Corpora- mitigate water crisis during Works Department has to tegrated drinking water an official said they might be According to officials from 52 per cent of the 20,475 stu- are also six private centres in tion officials are contemplat- summer. provide water during Chiti- scheme, which has started in a position to assess only School Education depart- dents are girls. the district. ing regulation of drinking With 100 wards, the city rai festival when Lord Kal- benefitting some localities after the water for irrigation water distribution in the city. has already started experi- lazhagar enters in areas such as Koodal Na- was stopped. A PWD official Though there was nothing encing the ‘heat’ in remote in mid-April. gar, Avaniapuram, Silaiman, said that they would release official, plans were being and extension colonies. The daily distribution may Chintamani and water till March end follow- drawn up to supply water With the government’s revolve around 8 to 9 million Iravathanallur. ing turn-system. once in three or four days, re- commitment to release wa- litres. With the mercury Wary of any violation of The only good news is that liable sources said here on ter for irrigation to the aya- touching 37 degree Celsius, model code of conduct, the PWD officials recorded a Saturday. cutdars in the region, there the officials have also identi- elected representatives have rainfall of 14 mm in Periyar With dwindling water lev- has been a steady fall in the fied alternative sources from chosen to stay away from dam on Saturday, followed el in Vaigai dam, which stood storage Vaigai reservoir in where water could be drawn day-to-day administration by 19.6 mm on Sunday, while at 33.20 ft on Saturday the last 30 days. and distributed. and left decision making to the dry spell continued in against its maximum level of According to sources, The only solace is that the the officials. The officials are other parts of the region.

MADURAI TODAY

RELIGION University; chief guest, Kabilar Hall, 9 Selva Vinayagar Temple: Discourse a.m. on ‘Sithargalin Anmeegam’ by M. Yadava College: Special lecture on Ilango, Railway Colony, 7.30 p.m. career guidance by R. Sathish Kan- Muneeswarar Temple: Masi festiv- nan, Assistant Manager, Central Bank al; discourse on ‘Iraivan Kaatum of India, and Naresh Hari Kumar, con- Paathai’ by Sannasi, Munsif Court sultant; S. Dhanasekaran, Principal, Road, Tirumangalam, 8 p.m. presides; Rajendranar Auditorium, 11 Tiruvalluvar Mandram: Discourse a.m. on ‘Kantha Puranam’ by A. Arumu- N.M.S. Sermathai Vasan College gam, Sakthi Velammal Nagar, S.S. for Women: NSS camp, Koodakoil, Colony, 5 p.m. 10 a.m. Sri Swami Tatwananda Ashram: Alcoholics Anonymous: Meeting; Gita class by Swami Samanandar, Ay- Holy Redeemers Church, near Periyar iram Vaisyar Primary School, South bus stand, 7 a.m.; Quality Care Hospi- Avani Moola Street, 6.45 a.m. Disclaimer: Readers are requested to verify & tal, Ellis Nagar, 7 p.m.; A.G. Church, make appropriate enquiries to satisfy Madurai Tiruvalluvar Kazhagam: Gomathipuram, 7 p.m. themselves about the veracity of an adver- Discourse on ‘Tirumandiram’ by S. Ti- tisement before responding to any published in rumavalavan North Adi Street, Mee- this newspaper. Kasturi & Sons Limited, the nakshi Sundareswarar Temple, 7 p.m. Publisher & Owner of this newspaper, does not vouch for the authenticity of any advertisement CULTURE or advertiser or for any of the advertiser’s pro- International Sivananda Yoga Ve- ducts and/or services. In no event can the Owner, Publisher, Printer, Editor, Director/s, danta Centre: Yoga and meditation Employees of this newspaper/company be held classes; 444 KK Nagar East Ninth responsible/liable in any manner whatsoever for Street, 6 a.m., 6.30 p.m., 10 a.m. and any claims and/or damages for advertisements 4 p.m. (for women) in this newspaper. Prajapita Brahmakumaris Ishwa- riya Vishwa Vidyalaya: Fre rajayoga meditation classes; 36 Meenakshi Nagar, P and T Nagar; 40 Sambanda- moorthy Street; 47 B CMR Road and 357 Anna Nagar, 6.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. GENERAL Magic Lantern Theatre: 38th anni- versary of Nija Nadaga Iyakkam and 18th death anniversary of Shenba- gam Ramasamy, ‘Sooravali,’ a Tamil adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest by Indira Parthasarathy, Ka- dambavanam, Madurai-Natham Road, 6 p.m. The American College: Blood dona- tion camp, M. Davamani Christober, Principal, inaugurates, Main Hall, 8:30 a.m.; Postgraduate and Re- search Department of English, Inter- collegiate workshop on ‘Communica- tion skills for placement’ by M. Lawrence, Associate Professor, Paul Linder Love Hall, 9 a.m. Thiagarajar College: Department of Physics, State-level inter-collegiate seminar on ‘Path-breaking discov- eries of the universe and cyberspace,’ M Eyini, Principal, presides, S. Asath Bahadur, Professor, Kalasalingam

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