Kalaburagi villages on tenterhooks as tremors continue
The Hindu
KSNDMC says people need not panic as the intensity is low and not destructive
Tremors with varying magnitude continue to be recorded in Kalaburagi district causing panic among people in Gadikeshwar, Korvi, Ramanagar Tanda, Kudihalli, Kodadur, Rajapura, Malagi, Halchera, Tegalatippi, Bhantanahalli and Kupanur villages in Chincholi and Kalagi taluks.
The latest tremor measuring 3.4 magnitude on the Richter Scale was recorded at 8.07 a.m. on October 12 in Chincholi taluk. The epicentre was 5 km below the ground around 1.6 km west-southwest of Kupnoor village.
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi founder and Chidambaram M.P., Thol. Thirumavalavan, on Friday recalled the arduous journey of steering the party through the transition from being a radical organisation whose slogan was ‘Adanga Maru, Aththu Meeru, Thimiri Ezhu, Thiruppi Adi’ (Don’t bow down, disobey, rise up and hit back) to become an important cog in the wheel of electoral politics in Tamil Nadu today as VCK, with four MLAs and two MPs, is set to be recognised by the Election Commission of India as a ‘state party’.
Amid strike by some Loco Pilots, Railways is trying to ensure undisrupted service: Palakkad Division
The Palakkad Division of Southern Railway on Friday, said it was making all efforts to keep trains running in time amid a section of Loco Pilots continuing to strike from work with a demand for a 46-hour periodical rest.