Cattle owners fined ₹ 1.20 lakh in 10 days
The Hindu
Special teams formed to secure stray animals
In the last 10 days, Madurai Corporation secured about 85 stray cattle heads, wandering on the roads and posing a threat to vehicle users, and imposed a total fine of ₹1.20 lakh.
Commissioner K.P. Karthikeyan said on Tuesday that repeated warnings were issued to cattle owners through different modes. Some freak accidents had been caused by stray cattle staying in the middle of the roads.
As speculation over the continuation of Minister for Scheduled Tribes Welfare B. Nagendra in the Cabinet persisted, with the demand for his resignation raised by the BJP in connection with the ₹94 crore scam at the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation, his Cabinet colleagues came to his defence on Thursday.