Jharkhand judge’s death: colleagues in Kerala change profile photos in protest
The Hindu
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Judicial officers across the State changed their digital profile photos mourning the death of Uttam Anand, the judicial officer of Jharkhand, who was fatally hit by a vehicle a day ago. The officers changed their profile picture of social media accounts, including Facebook and WhatApp, to that of a lit black candle with a black ribbon wrapped around it.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.