Coimbatore city put on alert
The Hindu
The city remained under tight security cover on Monday in view of the anniversary of the 1998 serial bombings.
BJP State president K. Annamalai presided over a public meeting at R.S. Puram that was organised by the party and various organisations to pay homage to the victims of the serial blasts.
Coimbatore south MLA Vanathi Srinivasan, BJP national executive member C.P. Radhakrishnan, State treasurer S.R. Sekhar, Coimbatore district president R. Nandakumar and Hindu Munnani State president Kadeswara C. Subramaniam were present.
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“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.
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The High Court of Karnataka on Monday declined to interfere, at present, in the investigation against a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who is among the accused persons facing charges of circulating obscene clips, related to “morphed” images and videos clips related to Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP, in public domain through pen drives and other modes.
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The 16th edition of Bhoomi Habba was held on June 8, at the Visthar campus. The festival drew a vibrant crowd who came together to celebrate eco-consciousness through a variety of engaging activities, creative workshops, panel discussions, interactive exhibits and performances, all centered around this year’s theme: “Save Water, Save Lives.”