Tricolour unfurled at Jinnah Tower
The Hindu
Identity politics grip the historic town
Amid controversy over re-naming the historic Jinnah Tower in the city, Home Minister Mekathoti Sucharita on Thursday unfurled the national flag at the tower in the presence of a large number of MLAs, MLCs, officials and the people, who thronged the busy commercial centre.
“I am happy that our government has given a befitting reply to the communal forces who tried to disturb the communal harmony prevailing in the town for many years. People should realise that no communal force can succeed in its attempts to create a wedge between two communities and destroy the secular fabric,” said Ms. Sucharita.

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.











