Over 1,500 police personnel keep New Year revelry in check in Coimbatore city
The Hindu
Coimbatore The Coimbatore City Police deployed over 1,500 police personnel across the city starting
The Coimbatore City Police deployed over 1,500 police personnel across the city starting Saturday evening to keep New Year revelry in check.
The flyovers on Trichy Road, 100 Feet Road and at Gandhipuram were closed to traffic. A total of 15 makeshift camps were arranged at various places in the city and barricades were placed on Avinashi Road to check rash, negligent and drunk driving. The personnel also conducted patrolling and vehicle checks at vantage points.
The Codissia Ground and VOC Park Ground were also closed to public.
Earlier, the City Police Commissioner V. Balakrishnan said that hotels, bakeries, and shops near bus stands, railway stations and hospitals in the city limits were permitted to function round the clock starting January 1, 2023. This would benefit passengers travelling from far away places and attendants of patients during emergency.
“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.
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.
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.”