Madurai gets another crematorium
The Hindu
Minister takes part in the bhumi puja at Mattuthavani held
Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration P. Moorthy, along with Collector S. Aneesh Sekar and Madurai Corporation Commissioner K. P. Karthikeyan, took part in a bhumi puja function for setting up a gasifier crematorium at press colony in Mattuthavani here on Friday. He said that the Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TNCCI) sponsored ₹1 crore for setting up the crematorium in Mattuthavani. TNCCI president N. Jegatheesan was also present.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.