Clamour for new districts in central region
The Hindu
There has been a string of demands for creation of new districts in the central region of late with the latest being raised by the DMK MLA from Manachanallur Assembly constituency, S. Kathiravan, who
There has been a string of demands for creation of new districts in the central region of late with the latest being raised by the DMK MLA from Manachanallur Assembly constituency, S. Kathiravan, who had mooted the creation of a new district with the town as headquarters by bifurcating Tiruchi district.Raising the demand during his maiden speech at the Assembly, Mr. Kathiravan observed Tiruchi was a big district and people in places such as Uppilliyapuram, Thottiyam and Pachamalai hills had to travel long distance to reach Tiruchi town to avail various government services. The district could be bifurcated to create a new one with Manachanallur as headquarters and including Manachanallur, Musiri, Lalgudi and Thuraiyur Assembly constituencies.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.
The Deputy Commissioner and the Election Officer for Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency M. P. Mullai Muhilan said here on Friday that over 600 staff will be involved in the counting of votes cast in the April 26 elections, at the counting centre at the National Institute of Technology – Karnataka, Surathkal, on June 4.