Over 100 farmers opposing construction of dam at Mekedatu detained in Tiruchi
The Hindu
The protest, on the Karur Bypass Road in the city, led to traffic being held up for about 30 minutes on Tuesday morning; the farmers also demanded the repeal of the three new farm laws
Over 100 farmers owing allegiance to the Desiya Thennindhiya Nadhigal Inaippu Vivasayigal Sangam, led by its state president P. Ayyakannu, were detained here on Tuesday after they resorted to a road blockade opposing the construction of a dam at Mekedatu in Karnataka. The protest, on the Karur Bypass Road in the city, led to traffic being held up for about 30 minutes during the morning peak hour.
The municipal bus stand auditorium in Malappuram was packed. But nobody quite knew what to expect. After all, a new event was making its debut at the State School Arts Festival. The moment V.G. Harikrishnan started his rendition of Pyar bhare do sharmile nain..., everyone was convinced that Ghazal was here to stay. The student from GVHSS, Atholi (Kozhikode), was applauded loudly for his rendering of the timeless ghazal sung originally by Mehdi Hassan.

For the last few weeks, several wards in Madurai city have been getting piped drinking water through a new drinking water scheme. The sweetness of the generously supplied water has led to loss of business to several suppliers of canned drinking water in the city. But, not many know that the water supplied to the houses in Madurai is directly drawn from Lower Dam of Mullaperiyar Dam in Idukki district of Kerala.











