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Lok Sabha adjourned till noon following protests by opposition MPs

NEW DELHI, JULY 22 (PTI)

Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned on Thursday following sloganeering by opposition members protesting over a range of issues, including the Pegasus snooping controversy.As soon as the House convened for the day, the Question Hour was taken up.But some opposition members started raising slogans.Speaker Om Birla repeatedly urged the protesting members to go back to their respective seats and said he was ready to give adequate time to discuss the issues raised by them.He said people have elected them to Parliament to raise their issues and that sloganeering was not right.However, the members did not relent and continued their protest. Barely 15 minutes after the House convened for the day, it was adjourned till 12 pm.

Plea in SC seeking constitution of GST Appellant TribunalNEW DELHI, JULY 22 (PTI)

A petition has been fi led before the Supreme Court seeking constitution of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal.The petition, which is likely to come up for hearing shortly, said that even after four years of the Central Goods and Services Act coming into existence, the tribunal has not been constituted.It claimed that the citizen aggrieved are constrained to approach respective high courts in the absence of a Tribunal and the same is overburdening work

of the high courts as well.In absence of an Appellate Tribunal, the litigants are not able to get justice within a reasonable period and the same is causing extreme hardship to the litigants across the country, the PIL, fi led by advocate Amit Sahni, said.

It said that the constitution of national and other benches of Appellate Tribunal has become an absolute necessity of the hour and the respondents cannot drag its constitution for an indefi nite period.

It further said that the period of limitation to fi le appeal before the tribunal, i.e., 90 days, cannot be extended by way of administrative order by the Centre in contravention of statutory provisions, and more particularly such extension cannot be given for an indefi nite period.

Fire breaks out in a building in Chennai

Delhi HC seeks response from Centre on plea challenging new IT RulesNEW DELHI, JULY 22 (PTI)

The Delhi High Court Thursday sought the Centre's reply on a plea challenging the new IT Rules for allegedly being in gross disregard of the fundamental rights of free speech and privacy of users of social media intermediaries such as WhatsApp, Instagram and Twitter.

A bench of Justice Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice to the Centre on advocate Uday Bedi's plea contending that the new IT rules are unconstitutional and antithetical to the fundamental principles of democracy.

Granting time to the Centre to fi le its counter affi davit, the court listed the plea for further hearing on September 13.

In his petition, Bedi has argued that the social media intermediaries cannot be given the power to decide, on the basis of a complaint or otherwise, as to which information is liable to taken down. The petition states that the new Information Technology Rules themselves do not defi ne how the social

media intermediaries would voluntarily take action against a complaint without peeping into all conversations over the SMI platform and that it is not possible to trace the fi rst originator of a message without decrypting all the private information that is stored, published, hosted or transmitted through the platform.

While giving powers in excess of the powers given under the parent legislation, the IT Act, to voluntarily remove access to information that does not conform to Rule 3(1)(b), the Impugned Rules have allowed the social media platforms to place the users under constant surveillance which is a gross breach of the right to privacy, the petition reads.

The rules also mandate that even if the person is

not under any investigation for violation of the rules, the intermediary has to retain his or her data without any justifi cation, which is a gross violation of the right to privacy of the user, the petition further said. Emphasising that no appellate procedure has been provided for under the rules against the decision of a Grievance Offi cer and/or the Chief Compliance Offi cer, Bedi, in his plea, has added that wide powers to restrict free speech of citizens have been placed in the hands of private individuals, which is shockingly disproportionate and completely unjustifi ed.

There is also no mandate that the author of the allegedly objectionable information has to be heard before deciding any complaint against him/her, it is stated.

Pegasus snooping allegations: Plea filed in SC NEW DELHI JULY 22

A petition has been fi led before the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the reports of alleged snooping by government agencies using Israeli spyware Pegasus over journalists, activists, politicians and others.

The petition, fi led by advocate M L Sharma, said the Pegasus scandal was a matter of grave concern and a serious attack upon Indian democracy, judiciary and country's security and the 'widespread and unaccountable' use of surveillance is 'morally disfi guring'.

'Privacy is not about the wish to hide, as is often asserted. It is about having a space of one's own where our thoughts and being are not the instrument of someone else's purposes. It is an essential component of dignity and agency,' it said. The plea said the use Pegasus was not just eavesdropping

on conversations but can be used to access the entire digital imprint of one's life as it renders helpless not just the owner of the phone hacked but everyone who is in contact with him. The petition, which is likely to come up for hearing in the coming days, said the national security implications of the revelations were 'enormous' as the 'explosive growth' of surveillance technology vendors is a global security and human rights problem. The PIL claimed that around 50,000 phone numbers were believed to be targeted by clients of the company, NSO Group, since 2016, that was leaked to major news outlets. 'Pegasus is not just a surveillance tool. It is a cyber

weapon being unleashed on the Indian polity.

Even if authorised (which is doubtful), the use of Pegasus poses a national security risk,' it said.

It sought a direction to frame an SIT under the supervision of the top court for an investigation into the scandal and to prosecute all accused persons and ministers for buying of Pegasus and alleged snooping of citizens of India, including judges, opposition leaders, political persons, activists, advocates and others, for vested political interests since 2017.

The plea further sought to declare buying of Pegasus software for snooping illegal and unconstitutional.

Mohan Bhagwat's visit to Madurai:official transferred MADURAI JULY 22

A Deputy Commissioner of Madurai Corporation was abruptly transferred for having issued an order to repair and maintain roads and street lights during the visit of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to Madurai.

The RSS chief is to participate in an RSS function for four days from July 22 to 26 at the Sai Baba Temple in Sathya Sai Nagar in the temple city. In a circular issued on July 20 Shanmugam, a Deputy Commissioner of Madurai Corporation, had listed four tasks to be carried out by the zonal offi cers of the area in view of Bhagwat's visit.He had instructed that roads

along the VIP's route should be repaired, street lights be made functional, the route to be cleaned regularly and to avoid any other special work on the route during his travel time. Madurai CPM MP Su. Venkatesan had questioned under what government rules such an order had been issued since these protocols were followed only during visits of constitutional functionaries

like President, Prime Minister, Governor and Chief Minister.After the MP's query, Corporation Commissioner Karthikeyan clarifi ed that the arrangements listed in the circular were carried out during the visit of any VIPs under 'Z Plus' category security.

It was a routine exercise and there was no need for a specifi c circular to be issued by the DC without the sanction of his superior offi cers. 'Since the DC is new to his posting he had issued the circular though there was no need for it,' he explained. He also pointed out that no special work was carried out with regard to the visit. Apparently the DC instead

of communicating the orders orally had put it in writing in the form of a circular another offi cial observed.However, within a few hours after the Commissioner's clarifi cation, he issued an order 'relieving' the Deputy Commissioner from his post.

'This latest order sends the correct message to the entire administration in the state,' said Venkatesan welcoming the transfer of the offi cial. Apparently the ruling DMK did not want the issue to become an embarrassment since it could be accused of being over accommodative of the RSS Chief. Hence the hapless offi cial became the scapegoat even though he was only following protocol.

"Bad consequences" for the BJP if Yediyurappa is replaced - Lingayat community BENGALURU JULY 22

Starting from cryptic tweets that he posted at around 8.40pm on Wednesday, Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa has dropped enough hints that the central leadership might have an alternative plan for him. On Thursday, the 78-year-old leader said on July 26, the BJP government will complete two years in Karnataka. "After this, I will follow whatever JP Nadda will decide. It is my duty to bring back BJP to power. I urge party workers and seers to cooperate," Yediyurappa said. Based on the instructions that the central leaders will give him on July 25, the chief minister said he will begin his work from

July 26 after the two-year anniversary event. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah (Home Minister) and our national President J P Nadda have a special love and faith towards me. You are aware that no position has been given to those who have crossed 75 years of age, but appreciating my work they have given me an opportunity despite me crossing 78 years," Yediyurappa said, as reported by news agency PTI. On Wednesday evening, Yediyurappa urged everyone to act "in accordance with party ethics and not indulge in protests/indiscipline that is disrespectful and embarrassing for the party". "I am privileged to be a loyal worker of BJP. It is my utmost

honour to serve the party with highest standards of ethics & behaviour. I urge everyone to act in accordance with party ethics & not indulge in protests/indiscipline that is disrespectful & embarrassing for the party," he wrote after seers for the Lingayat community urged him to continue as the chief minister.

They have also warned of "bad consequences" for the BJP if Yediyurappa is replaced. Last week, Yediyurappa visited Delhi and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah, defence minister Rajnath Singh and BJP president JP Nadda. On return from the trip, he dismissed the speculations of his stepping down.

NDRF deploys 9 rescue teams in Maha after heavy rainsMUMBAI, JULY 22 (PTI)

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed nine rescue teams in Maharashtra, including four in Mumbai, after heavy rains caused fl ooding in some coastal areas of the state on Thursday.Mumbai, its neighbouring Thane and Palghar and other districts in the Konkan region have been witnessing heavy downpour since the last few days, leading to inundation at several places and disruption of rail and road transport services. Water level of many rivers has risen and crossed the danger mark at some places.

CHENNAI JULY 22

A fi re broke out in an fi ve-story building near the Shanti Theatre in Anna Salai, Chennai on Thursday. Fire fi ghters who came in 4 fi re trucks from Egmore are battling the blaze. Firefi ghters rescue workers working on the building with a giant crane. According to reports, the building is a fi ve storey building in which the fi re broke out on the third fl oor at 11 am. The fi re personnel used giant skylifts to reach the window on the third fl oor through which they pumped in water. Fire and rescue services DGP Karan Singha and other fi re service offi cials visited the place. Preliminary reports say that there are no injuries or casualities so far. The police department has also plunged into the spot to bring the situation under control as Anna Salai is a prime location in the Chennai city.

KARUR, JULY. 22Anti-corruption and

vigilance bureau offi cials are conducting raids at more than 20 places in Chennai owned by former AIADMK minister MR Vijayabaskar on Thursday.

MR Vijayabaskar was the Transport Minister in the last AIADMK regime.

A case is pending in the Madras High Court alleging various irregularities and corruption in the transport sector.

During the last regime, there were allegations that certain companies were illegally awarded tenders while competing companies competed in the procurement of GPS equipment for

vehicles. The High Court also barred the order for the purchase of GPS devices. In this connection, the then opposition DMK raised serious allegations. However, MR Vijayabaskar denied

the allegations. CM MK Stalin said that if the DMK comes to power, it would investigate allegations of corruption against AIADMK ministers and take appropriate action. Meanwhile, the Anti-

Corruption and Surveillance Bureau of the police department is conducting raids on houses, companies and relatives' houses in Karur owned by the former transport minister. Similarly,

a raid h is being carried out at Vijayabaskar's house in Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai. Preliminary information has emerged that more than 50 policemen have been conducting raids in more

than 20 places since early this morning (July 22). The raid is being carried out at Vijayabaskar's aides and supporters' homes and offi ces. More than 20 offi cers are involved in the investigation.

No information was available on whether evidence of a corruption complaint was involved in the raid or

whether any confi scation was made. Police are on high alert ahead of the raid.

It is noteworthy that the Central Income Tax Department has registered a disproportionate assets case against MR Vijayabaskar for amassing assets in excess of his income during his tenure as minister.

CM MK Stalin said that if the DMK comes to power, it would investigate allegations of corruption against AIADMK ministers and

take appropriate action. Meanwhile, the Anti-Corruption and Surveillance Bureau of the

police department is conducting raids on houses, companies and relatives' houses in Karur owned

by the former transport minister.

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WBCHSE asks schools to issue admission notice for class 11 from July 22KOLKATA, JULY 22

West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education Wednesday asked schools to issue admission notice for Class 11 from July 22, two days after results of Madhyamik Pariksha were announced.Council president Mahua Das said in a notice that after starting the process, the higher secondary schools should fi rst complete the admission of their students from August 2 to 14.From August 16 to

31, the said schools should proceed with the admission process of students from other institutions.

Hundred per cent of about 10,79,749 candidates passed the Madhyamik Pariksha this year based on a 50:50 per cent evaluation formula of past performance as exams could not be held in the pandemic situation. Ninety per cent of the total candidates secured fi rst division marks.

JAJPUR (ODISHA), JUL 22

A 36-year-old man has killed his 32-year-old wife by smashing her head with a grinding stone in Odisha's Jajpur district, police said on Wednesday.

The accused returned home at Iswarpur village on Tuesday night in an inebriated state, and had a

heated argument with his wife over a petty issue, an offi cer said.

In a fi t of rage, the accused, a mason by profession, smashed her head with a grinding stone, Mangalpur police station inspector in-charge Inamul Houque said.Hearing the woman's screams,neighbours rushed to the house to fi nd

her lying in a pool of blood. Before they could rescue her, she succumbed to her injuries, he said.The accused has been arrested and booked under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code, the offi cer said.

The man was produced before a court during the day, which sent him to judicial custodyw, he added.

Bengal reports 869 new COVID-19 cases, 6 fresh fatalitiesKOLKATA,JUL22 West Bengal's COVID-19 tally rose to 15,20,468 on Wednesday as 869 more people tested positive for the disease, while six fresh fatalities pushed the state's corona-virus death toll to 18,027, a health bulletin said. The recovery rate among the coronavirus patients in the state im-proved to 98 per cent as 981 more people were cured of the disease, it said.The state now has 12,391 active cases, while 14,90,050 peo-ple have recovered from the disease to date, it said.

West Bengal has thus far tested over 1.52 crore samples for COVID-19, including 54,433 in the last 24 hours.

Only 87,601 people were vaccinated during the day, a health offi cial said.

Man kills wife with grinding stone in Odisha

Security beefed up at Jantar Mantar in view of farmers protestNEW DELHI, JUL 22 (PTI)

Security at Jantar Mantar in central Delhi has been tightened in view of a protest by farmers against the Centre's agri laws on Thursday amid the Monsoon session of Parliament, offi cials said.Adequate security arrangements have been made and police and paramilitary personnel deployed, they said.Jantar Mantar is a few metres away from the Parliament House where the Monsoon session is underway.A group of 200 farmers will travel to Jantar Mantar from their Singhu border demonstration site in buses with a police escort and hold protest there from 11 am to 5 pm. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of farmer unions which has been spearheading the

protest against the threefarm laws, has been asked to give an undertaking that all COVID-19 norms would be followed and the stir would be peaceful.This is the fi rst time since the violence in the national capital during a tractor rally on January 26 that the authorities have granted permission to the protesting farmer unions to hold a demonstration in the city. Thousands of farmers from across the country have

been agitating at three Delhi border points -- Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur -- against the three farm laws that they claim will do away with the minimum support price system, leaving them at the mercy of big corporations.Over 10 rounds of talks with the government, which has been projecting the laws at major agricultural reforms, have failed to break the deadlock between the two sides.

JAIPUR, JUL 22 (PTI) BJP national general secretary C T Ravi on Wednesday said the party has become very strong in Rajasthan and if assembly elections were held in the state now, the saffron party will win with a thumping majority.

Ravi told reporters that the party's state unit is doing a good job in taking the welfare schemes of the Modi government to the people.

"During my visit to the state, I took feedback from the ground -- from party workers at booth-level, mandal-level and district-level.

The party has done good service work during the coronavirus pandemic and it has become clear in my interaction with them that the BJP has become very strong," he said.

The party is fi rmly in a position to form the government, and if assembly elections are held today, the BJP will have a thumping

majority," he said.Targeting the Congress

government over farmers' loan waiver, pending recruitments, law and order, and crime graph, he said that women and Dalits are not safe in the state and the Gehlot government has failed to deliver on its promises.

The party leader also held a meeting of the media and social media department of the party in Jaipur.

Addressing the meeting, he said that the welfare

policies of the Modi government, the party's policies, ideas and programs should be publicized through social media platforms.

He stressed on making the social media cell more effective and asked party workers to use it to answer the opposition parties assertively with facts.

BJP state president Satish Poonia, former state party president Arun Chaturvedi, chief spokesperson Ramlal Sharma also addressed the meeting.

BJP has become strong in Rajasthan, can win assembly polls if held instate now:

NEW DELHI, JUL 22 (PTI) Delhi is likely to witness a generally cloudy sky with light rain or drizzle on Thursday, the India Meteorological De-partment (IMD) said.The minimum tem-perature in the national capital was recorded at 25.6 degrees Celsius -- two notches below the normal -- and the maximum is expected to hover around 35 degrees Celsius, it said.

The relative humidity at 8.30 am was 85 per cent.Delhi's air quality was in the "satisfac-tory" category in the morning. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the hourly air quality index (AQI) stood 89 at 8.05 am. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", 101 and 200 "moderate", 201 and 300 "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and 401 and 500 "severe".

Delhi likely to receive light rain

LUCKNOW, JUL 22 (PTI)

The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday said rural secretariats will be set at all gram panchayats in the state and a computer operator will also be posted there.

A decision in this regard was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, according to a statement issued here.

The process will be completed in six months.

UP minister Siddharth

Nath Singh told reporters that in the gram panchayats, as many as 58,189 panchayat assistants/accountant-cum-data entry operators will be posted.

He claimed that the offi ces are being established for the fi rst time in the state.

The Cabinet also approved a proposal to include 40 lakh Antyodaya card holder families in the Mukhaymantri Jan Aarogya Yojana.

UP govt to set up rural secretariats in gram panchayats

In touch with Cong high command over party issues: PilotJAIPUR, JUL 22 (PTI)

Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot on Wednesday said he is in touch with the Congress high command over party issues raised by him and hoped that required steps will be the top leadership.

Pilot and 18 other MLAs had rebelled against the leadership of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot last year.

After a month-long crisis, the Congress high command had formed a committee to look into the issues raised by them.

In depth discussions were held on the issues which were raised in the context of Rajasthan.

The AICC is taking steps for the betterment of the government and party organisation. We are in touch with the high command and I believe that the AICC is going to take necessary steps required to be taken, he told reporters.

He said it is a collective responsibility of party leaders to ensure that the Congress retains power and suggestions in this regard were given by him.

The workers who have given so much to the party should get political reward in proportion to their efforts.

It is not about any post or position. We want to expand the Congress family...new people should be associated, he said.

US-based IIT Bombay alumni body raises USD 50 million donation for alma materWASHINGTON, JUL 22 (PTI)

A US-based alumni group of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, has announced to donate USD 50 million raised from over 3,300 unique donors to its alma mater.

The IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation (IITBHF), a US based non-profi t charity organisation established to support students, alumni, faculty, and research at IIT Bombay, said this during a virtual event attended by hundreds of leading alumni

and past and current IIT-B directors, a media release said.IITBHF celebrated 25 years of its alma mater on July 19.According to the org anisers, the amount of USD 50 million was collected from over 3,300 donors. The foundation has also helped establish the most recognisable IIT

and IIT Bombay brands in the US and elsewhere.

It has supported 575 named scholarships benefi ting nearly 5,000 students and funded the construction and establishment of 25 major centres, schools and laboratories.

This is an occasion to remember our founding,

rejoice in our achievements and renew ourselves for the future, said D C Agrawal, president IITB

Heritage Foundation in his welcome address.IIT Bombay Director Subhasis Chaudhuri lauded the Heritage Foundation's efforts for its far-reaching contributions over the last 25 years.

Our success as the top ranked Indian Institute would not have been possible without the heartfelt and far-reaching support of IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation and the alumni donors, he said.

Tourism Minister Mathivendan visited the special camp for the public grievance redressal meeting at the Namagiripettai Municipal Weekly Community Hall in Namakkal District to inaculate the differently-abled with the

Covid Vaccination. Nearby is Sendhamangalam MLA Ponnusamy

In his welcome address.IIT Bombay Director Subhasis Chaudhuri lauded the Heritage Foundation's efforts for its far-reaching contributions over the

last 25 years.

Tremors felt in border areas of RajasthanJAIPUR, JUL 22 Earthquake tremors were felt in many border areas, including Bikaner, in Rajasthan on Thurs-day morning, the mete orological department said.The tremors were felt in many border areas of the state at 7.42 am and the epicenter of the earthquake measuring 4.8 was in Pakistan, it said.Police said no loss of life or dam-age to property has been reported so far.Tremors were felt in Bikaner district on Wednesday morning as well. The magnitude of the earthquake, which occurred at 5.24 am, was 5.3.

BHAWANIPATNA, JUL 22 The anti-corruption vigilance wing of the Odisha Police onWednesday seized Rs 2 lakh from the possession of a sub-inspector of police in Kalahandi dis-trict, vigilance sources said.The sub-inspector of police, Ugrasen Patel, was intercepted near Golamunda bus stand while he was going towards a police station on his motorcycle, they said.Following a tip-off, a vigilance team intercepted him and seized the money from his possession.The sub-inspector is being interrogated.

Dharmapuri District Collector Divyadarshini chaired a review meeting on law and order and road safety held at the District Collector's Offi ce. Accompanied by District Superintendent of Police Kalaiselvan, District Revenue Offi cer Anita, Assistant Collector Chitra Vijayan, Regional Transport Offi cer Damodaran, Collector's Personal Secretary (General) Narayanan, Highways Divisional Engineer Danasekaran and Deputy Director of Health

Services Gemini.

Elephant found dead in Jharkhand's Palamu Tiger ReserveMEDININAGAR (PALAMU), JUL 22

An elephant has been found dead in Jharkhand's Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR), a forest offi cial said on Wednesday.PTR Deputy Director Kumar Ashish said that injury marks were found on its stomach which is suspected to have been caused by bamboo thorns.The carcass was found in Bhajana forest in Bhandaria police station area of Garhwa district, Ashish said.It has been sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the cause of death, it added.

Rs 2 lakh seized from policeman in Kalahandi district

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PANAJI, JUL 22 (PTI) BJP national president

J P Nadda would visit Goa on July 24 and 25, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said.

Talking to reporters on Wednesday evening, Sawant said Nadda will interact with different party wings and leaders during

his visit, ahead of the Goa Assembly polls due next year.Nadda was earlier scheduled to arrive on a two-day visit

to Goa on July 11, but the visit was cancelled due to his engagements in New Delhi.

BJP president Nadda to visit Goa on July 24-25

PALGHAR, JUL 22 (PTI)

An alert Railway Police constable saved the life of a ten-year-old boy who fell on the tracks while alighting from a suburban train at Vasai Road station, the GRP said on Wednesday.

The incident took place at around 11.20 am on Tuesday, they said.

The boy, while getting down from a Virar-bound local train, slipped and fell into the gap between the platform and the tracks, the Goverment Railway Police said in a release.

As the train stopped, constable A S Thanabeer, who was on duty at the platform, rushed in and pulled out the boy and took him to a nearby hospital, the release said.

The swift action by the policeman saved the life of the boy, who was admitted to the hospital for treatment, it said. A video of the constable carrying the boy in his arms to the hospital has gone viral in social medial.Vasai Road is a distant suburb of Mumbai and falls on the suburban section of the Western Railway.

Railway Police constable saves life of 10-year-old boy at Mumbai suburban station

JAIPUR, JUL 22 (PTI) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot

on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding to increase the limit of benefi ciaries of the National Food Security Scheme (NFSA) on the basis of present population instead of the 2011 census.

The chief minister said in the last 10 years, the population of all the states of the country has increased and many families have come under the purview of food security. In order to ensure the food security of such needy families, it is necessary to re-fi x the ceiling of food security according to the estimated population of 2021.

In his letter, Gehlot wrote that under the food security scheme in the state, the ceiling of 4,46,00,000 people has been set by the Government of India on the basis of the 2011

census. For these benefi ciaries, 2,30,882 metric tonnes of food grains are being allocated per month.

In the last 10 years, a large number of families have become eligible for NFSA, he said.

According to a statement, the chief minister has urged the Centre to provide food security to 74 lakh more people in the state.

Gehlot asks Modi to increase beneficiary limit of National Food Security Scheme

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COIMBATORE JULY 22:

Minister of Information Technology, Mr. T. Mano Thankaraj presided over the consultation meeting with the representatives of the IT companies at the Vilankurichi Tidal Park Campus.

Later, he told reporters, various schemes

announced in the election promise by the Chief Minister are currently being implemented. One of them was the announcement of the launch of the Tidal Park II project in Coimbatore. The study is currently underway to expedite the implementation of the project.

In Tamil Nadu, 4.5 lakh students study engineering every year. The information technology sector has the potential to provide employment to only 1.5 lakh youth. Others have to move to other states or abroad in search of work. With this in mind, steps are being taken to improve the IT sector and create more employment in Tamil Nadu.

Steps are being taken to create more employment in the information technology sector. Tamil Nadu is currently ranked fi fth in the IT industry. Various measures are being taken to make

Tamil Nadu a leading state in the fi eld of information technology.

Accordingly, a consultative meeting was held today with representatives of IT companies. The projects will be implemented taking into account the views of the representatives of the fi rms. Consultation meetings will be held regularly. Coimbatore is the second largest IT City after Chennai. Construction work on the Rs. 114.16 crore Elcot Information Technology Special Economic Zone is underway in the Vilankurichi area. The CM has instructed

completIon of construction work expeditiously and to bring it into use as soon as possible. The southern districts have very few job opportunities so there is a situation where educated youth there can go to other districts like Chennai for work. IT parks will be set up in various parts of Tamil Nadu, not just in the Southern Districts, to create more employment and implement quality projects. Only through information technology can more employment be provided to educated youth. Therefore, steps will be taken

to further enhance this sector. Also, during the tabling

of the budget in the Assembly session, the paperless budget will be tabled. Information technology infrastructure in Tamil Nadu will be expanded in a special way. No new business investment has taken place in Tamil Nadu in the last 10 years as neighbouring states attracted business investment. Activities to attract new businesses will continue in the coming years, he said.

Earlier, the Hon'ble Minister of Information Technology inspected the

construction of the Elcot Information Technology Special Economic Zone Building at Vilankurichi Tidal Park premises at an estimated cost of Rs. 114.16 crore and the Public e-Service Center in the Central Zone of the Corporation.

Neeraj Mittal Principal Secretary to Government, Information Technology, Ajay Yadav, Managing Director, Elcot, Dr. GS Sameeran, District Collector, and NM Kumar, District Elcot Manager and Coimbatore District East DMK Incharge N Karthik were present.

Minister consults IT firmsMinister said

that various schemes announced in the

election promise by the Chief Minister are currently being implemented. One

of them was the announcement of the launch of the Tidal Park II project in

Coimbatore. The study is currently underway

to expedite the implementation of the

project.

ERODE JULY 22: KV Ponnayan, president

of the TN Self Reliance Farmers' Association, said that agricultural activities have been affected due to the unavailability of three-phase electricity.

The statement issued by him said the Government of Tamil Nadu has lifted the ban on three-phase power supply to agriculture from April 1. During the AIADMK regime, three-phase electricity was

provided for 14 hours, 6 hours at day time and 8 hours at night. The government was told that the supply of electricity only at such specifi ed times was a hindrance to the farmers.

So the ryots fi led a suit in the High Court to provide unrestricted three-phase electricity to agriculture. Meanwhile, the DMK has promised in its poll manifesto that 24 hours uninterrupted power supply will be provided to agriculture. Currently,

even three-phase power is not available for 14 hours. Besides, farmers are facing diffi culties due to untimely supply of electricity. Sowing and planting are affected by the unavailability of three-phase electricity as it is now the planting season.

The current three-phase electricity supply is not suffi cient for farmers. So the government should provide uninterrupted 24-hour power supply to help ryots.

Ryots seek uninterrupted three-phase power supply

ERODE JULY 22: ‘Manvasam’ Farmer

Producer Company, constituted with the fi nancial assistance and guidance of Nabard, at Murungathozhuvu in Chennimalai block, conducted awareness programme on membership enrolment at KG Valasu, Chennimalai.

The event was chaired

by KK Selvaraj, Managing Director, Ashwat Charity. CEO of MKK Bharath welcomed.

S. Chinnaswamy, Joint Director, Department of Agriculture, Erode District and T. Ashok Kumar, Assistant General Manager, Nabard spoke as special guests who distributed share certifi cates to members.

Among those present were Shanmugasundaram, Deputy Director, Agri-Commerce, Savithri, Agri-Commerce Secretary, Sankar, Assistant Director, Agriculture, Chennimalai Union, and Sindhiya Assistant Director, Department of Horticulture. C. Anita, Managing Director, Manvasam, thanked the audience.

Membership enrolment awareness camp ERODE JULY 22:

Erode suburban district AIADMK unit has been divided and former minister KA Shenkotayan has been given the post of district secretary.

Erode East, Erode West and Modakkurichi constituencies are in the AIADMK Maanagar district unit led by its secretary former minister KV Ramalingam.

The suburban district unit has 5 constituencies namely Perundurai, Bhavani, Gobi, Anthiyur and Bhavanisagar. Former Minister and MLA KC Karuppanan MLA was the District Secretary of it.

In this situation, Erode suburban district unit is divided into AIADMK Erode suburban east and Erode suburban west districts.

It has been announced that there will be Bhavani and Perundurai constituencies in the East district and the rest in the West district.

KC Karuppanan has been appointed as the Erode Suburban East District Secretary and Gobi MLA KA Sengottaiyan as the Suburban West District Secretary.

Apart from these posts in the district, AIADMK coordinator O.

Panniyaselvam and joint co-coordinator Edappadi Palanisamy have announced that other units of the party will continue to be present and will be reshuffl ed soon. Recently, AIADMK leaders like Thoppu Venkatachalam, former AIADMK minister in the Erode suburban district, former MP NR Govindarajar, former chairman of the Sidco Sindhu Ravichandran, former MLA Kandasamy and many joined DMK. So, the change in the party's organizational structure in the suburban district has attracted the attention of the cadres among the party.

KAS becomes district secretary

COIMBATOTE, JULY 22:

Coimbatore Collector GS Sameeran has fulfi lled 30 years of demand of Puthipathi Rural Hill Tribals of Mavuthampathy Panchayat within two weeks by ordering offi cials to give house site pattas to 15 tribals there . According to a press release issued by him, the Government of Tamil Nadu has been taking various measures to address the grievances of the people.

Accordingly, various special camps are being conducted in the Coimbatore district to address the immediate demands of the public.

In this context, on 27.06.2021, a direct fi eld survey was carried out in the controlled areas of Mavuthampathy.of Madukkarai taluk.

The hill people settled in the Puthipathi area for the past 30 years and 45 families there have built houses in areas classifi ed as Puthipathi

Natham. Of these, 30 families have already been issued pattas. The remaining 15 families sought pattas for many years.

Following this, the Collector directed the offi cials to take prompt action to issue the Pattas and distributed it on July 12.

In addition, the Block Development Offi cers have been instructed to build houses free of cost through the District Rural Development Agency for them.

Collector fulfils 30 year demand of tribals

ERODE JULY 22: The water released from

the Bhavani Sagar Dam reaches the Kalingarayan check Dam via the Bhavani River, near Bhavani and as per the announcement of the government water was

released from the dam for irrigation on Wednesday.

From here, the water, fl ows through 56 mile of the canal to reach Kalingarayan Palayam, Erode, Pallipalayam, Vendipalayam, K a r u m a n d a m p a l a y a m ,

Panapalayam and Kodimudi to irrigate 15743 acres of agricultural lands in these areas. Water for canal irrigation will be released for next 120 days till Nov 17. Modakkurichi MLA Dr. C. Saraswathi (BJP) attended the water release function.

Water released for Kalingarayan ayacut

ERODE, JULY 22: Corona 2nd wave was spreading in Tamil Nadu so

that police were slapping fi ne on violators of corona safety norms daily. Accordingly, 174 persons who did not wear face masks were slapped a fi ne of Rs. 200 each.

Similarly, 15 persons who did not follow the social gap were fi ned Rs.500 each. A case has been registered against 21 persons for not following the vehicle rules properly and 15 motorcycles and cars were confi scated. A fi ne of Rs 49,500 was levied on violators yesterday, police said.

Rs 49,000 fine collected

ERODE, JULY 22: Due to various preventive measures taken in Erode

district, the daily incidence of corona cases has continued to decline for the past 38 days. In this situation, the daily impact of the corona suddenly rose on Wednesday from 122 on Tuesday to 129 on Wednesday according to a list released by the health department yesterday.

Thus the number of corona victims in the district so far has risen to 92189. In a single day, 208 people recovered from the infection and returned home. Thus the number of persons recovered from corona has risen to 89550. The death toll is 623 so far.

Currently, only 2,166 people are infected and under treatment. Offi cials are shocked that the daily impact, which has been declining so far, has risen sharply. Currently people are moving more and more in public places as various relaxations have been announced. Social space in public places is questionable. In particular, the rule of carrying only 50 percent of passengers in buses is violated. Some people who come out of the house do not wear masks properly.

Corona exposure rose after 38 days in Erode

ERODE, JULY 22: Erode Karungalpalayam Cemetery is located on the

banks of the Cauvery River in Nanjappa Nagar. The cemetery has an open-air building for cremation. A male corpse was found in the building this morning.

The people of the area informed the Karungalpalayam police about this. The deceased was identifi ed as Assensettu, 52, of Palakkattur, near Erode. it has been revealed that mysterious persons threw stones on his head last night and burnt him to death. On hearing, S.P. V Sasimohan and Erode Town DSP Raju went in person to investigate. Karungalpalayam police inspector Gopinath has registered a case in this regard and is on the lookout of murderers.

Mentally ill person burnt to death in Erode

ERODE, JULY 22: Covishield vaccine was given to 10700 people in 107

places in Erode district on Wednesday. The fi rst 100 people to arrive at each center were vaccinated on the basis of tokens given to them.Vaccines were given at 20 places in the Erode City. The fi rst 100 people were given tokens, others who had been waiting in long queues went back with disappointment. Police protection was also put in place in a few centers. People adhered to the social gap and got vaccinated. Women in particular rallied enthusiastically and were vaccinated.

Corona vaccination in 107 places in Erode

ERODE, JULY 22: Bhavani All Women Police Station cops arrested a

hotel worker Thevarajan of Thavittupalayam, Anthiyur under the Pocso Act who was hiding in the Tavittupalayam area on Wednesday morning and are conducting an investigation following a complaint from her parents that he sexually harassed a 4 year old girl of the area. The girl's parents rushed her to Anthiyur Government Hospital for treatment. The Anthiyur police station was later informed. Anthiyur Inspector Senthil, who Inquired the complaint and informed all women police station cops.

Hotel worker held under POCSO Act

ERODE, JULY 22: Erode Shakti Masala

has provided various relief assistance to the government in an effort to curb the spread of corona.

On July 19 and 20, it conducted ,Covishield second free vaccination camp for 650 employees who were over 45 years of age by spending Rs. 5.07 lakh in private hospitals. Sakthi Masala Managing Director P.C. Duraisamy, and director Dr. Shanthi Duraisamy inaugurated the event.

Sakthi Masala arranges vaccination camp

ERODE JULY 22: A new organization

called Construction Network of India (CNI) has been launched in Erode to bring together different types of entrepreneurs in the construction industry.

The organization operates in various districts of Tamil Nadu including Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai and Tiruppur.

The inaugural ceremony of CNI was held in Erode.

CNI founder Udayakumar presided over the function and administered the oath of offi ce to the new executives.

Venkateswaran was appointed as the Chief Executive Offi cer of CNI Erode District, Uma Sivam as the Secretary and Keerthana

as the Member- Development Chairman.

Speaking to reporters, CNI founder Udayakumar said, "There are 130 types of professionals in the construction industry, including bricks, tiles, electrical goods sellers, engineers etc. The CNI would create a co-ordination among them to do business.

The organization has been launched in 11 districts of Tamil Nadu during the past one year and hundreds of people have joined hands to trade crores of rupees.

The 12th branch was launched in Erode and in the fi rst meeting itself, 50 members of the branch have traded around Rs 3 crore worth business, he added.

Following this, the

M e m b e r - D e v e l o p m e n t chairman Keerthana said "We have been active in the Zoom Meeting during the Corona era and the trade among members has taken place. There is a great future for the construction industry. The CNI would create great opportunity for its members to do business. "

At the ceremony, the members were given membership certifi cates and batches. Erode District Civil Engineers Association President Shanmuga Ganapathi, SK Group Managing Director Senthilkumar, Coimbatore zone in charge Lingaraj of the Chennai organization and many other prominent personalities of the city and construction professionals were present.

CNI launched in Erode to promote construction industry

ERODE JULY 22: Admission of students

is going on at SVN Matric Higher Secondary School in Saraswathi Nagar, Kongampalayam, next to Erode.

There are no tuition fees for all Pre-KG, LKG, and UKG students enrolled in the 2021–22 academic year due to the fi nancial crisis of parents due to the Corona epidemic. Students who have lost their parents due to corona infection are offered tuition fee concession. Free tuition classes are held in the

morning and evening hours for them. There is no van fee for Pre KG and LKG students to go to school. Fee concession is given on merit basis to all students during Plus 1 admission. Currently direct admission from Pre KG to plus 1 is going on.

Also, all lessons are conducted live through e-learning for all classes in the school said school Correspondent Malli P. Periyasamy in the presence of Secretary Thamarai Selvan, Treasurer Prakash and Principal J. Dharmaraj.

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Fisheries, Fisheries Welfare and Animal Husbandry Minister Anita Radhakrishnan laid the foundation stone for the construction of a tar road worth Rs. 5.13 lakhs at Raja Street, Manappadu Panchayat, Udankudi Union, Thoothukudi District. Nearby are

Thiruchendur Revenue Divisional Offi cer Kokila, other offi cials and key fi gures.

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4 THURSDAY 22 JULY 2021 COIMBATORE

No deaths due to oxygen shortage in Tamil Nadu: MinisterCHENNAI, JULY 22 (PTI)

Tamil Nadu recorded no deaths due to oxygen shortage during the second wave of COVID-19, wave, State Minister for Health Ma Subramanian said on Wednesday.The Chief Minister M K Stalin took anti-COVID measures to ensure no such deaths, the Minister.

"In Tamil Nadu, no one succumbed to the virus due to shortage of oxygen.

That is the truth. There was a strong (COVID-19) regulation in place," the Medical and Family Welfare Minister told reporters at the Secretariat.

Subramanian was responding to a query on whether there were COVID-19 deaths for want of oxygen.

"There was shortage of oxygen in the State at the time when the Chief Minister assumed offi ce on May 7.

The oxygen available on that day was 230 metric tonne while the daily COVID-19 cases were 26,465," he said.

"Gradually, the cases rose to (the highest of) 36,184 cases on May 21 and the requirement for oxygen was over 500 metric tonne. At that time, efforts were made by the Chief Minister (M K Stalin) and we brought oxygen from Rourkela and Jamshedpur (via trains to meet the requirement)," he said.

"He (Chief Minister) took various measures and

ensured there was no huge impact nor loss of lives due to oxygen shortage," he said.

On the vaccines, Subramanian said there would not be any shortage of doses over the next three days as the State received 5.42 lakh doses today.

"Already, we have 6,27,470 doses in stock. This evening, we received 5,42,780 doses and we will be able to vaccinate people without any hurdles for the next three days," he said.He said the Centre has increased the allotment of doses to the

State by another fi ve lakh for this month.

"For July, the Centre allotted 72 lakh doses to Tamil Nadu and 17 lakh vaccines to private hospitals.

It has planned to send fi ve lakh more doses to the State.

That is satisfying news," he said.

Subramanian said the State government has planned to expand to other districts the free vaccination drive through private hospitals by utilising the corporate social responsibility funds of private companies."We launched the drive in Coimbatore yesterday (July 20)," he said.

"We will hold another meeting of private hospitals and companies from districts of Chennai, Kancheepuram, Vellore and Tiruvallur over the next two days", he said."There are also plans to take the vaccination programme to

Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli and other districts. It is a big initiative," he said.

The Minister said the Health Department in the State has so far received nearly two crore vaccines till date.

"Till date, 1,96,43,859 people have been vaccinated.

We need 12 crore doses to provide the double-shot for six crore people in the State.

We have received nearly two crore doses till date. We need 10 crore more of them," he said.

The Centre has told the Rajya Sabha that no deaths occurred due to lack of oxygen during the second wave of COVID-19 in the country.Following this, the Opposition Congress accused the Union Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar of misleading Parliament of giving false information by stating there were no such fatalities.

COIMBATORE JULY 22

Ponds and lakes are being upgraded in Coimbatore under the Smart City project. Parks, a bicycle path, a fl oating walkway and boating facilities have been made in the ‘Periyakulam’ pond in Ukkadam, Coimbatore. The

water hyacinths were removed and the pond was opened for public use at the end of last February. Now the plants have begun to overgrow again.

The plants have surrounded the fl oating walkway and a structure constructed for boating. Ecological activists say that

if they are not removed, the whole area will become unusable in the course of time and that it is due to the mixing of waste and garbage into the pond.

They also express the grief that it is not appropriate for the administration to turn it into a recreational ambience in a way that could harm the ecosystem in the pond without resolving these issues. Already, 11 ecological organizations in Coimbatore have sent a letter of condemnation to the Chief Minister to revamp the Smart City project and Noyyal river reconstruction project as the biodiversity is being affected in the ponds under the Corporation and the water storage area in the ponds is also declining.

Water hyacinths start proliferating again in Ukkadam lake

Veranda Excel CA coaching program, launchedCHENNAI JULY 22

Kalpathi AGS Group owned, Veranda Learning Solutions today announced the launch of Veranda Excel, oa comprehensive Chartered Accountancy (CA) coaching programmes.

According to a communication from the company, students will learn from the best tutors’ detailed lectures, attend daily live sessions for solving doubts and take daily tests to ensure they retain what they learn. They will get access to more than 1500 hours of high-quality lectures and 20,000 practice questions – including chapter tests, mid-term exams and mock exams. Veranda Excel will provide a detailed

study plan to guide students on completing these activities well ahead of their CA exams.

Suresh Kalpathi, CEO, Veranda Learning Solution said “ICAI has set rigorous standards to ensure high quality of CAs. Syllabus is vast and students typically struggle to get through after attempting multiple times. Veranda Excel is our effort to help aspiring CAs to fulfi l their dream. Through Veranda Excel, we seek to bring Veranda’s 360 degree integrated coaching approach to CA exam preparation. We have handpicked the best tutors from across the country to better prepare the students for one of the toughest exams in the country.”

CHENNAI JULY 22 Nipon Paint (India) has

launched the advertising campaign for Weatherbond PRO – the high durable exterior emulsion offering up to 15 years of protection against extreme climate conditions like prolonged exposure to heat, and heavy spells of rain. Based on extensive research done by Nippon Paint’s R&D team, this product was developed for customers who need advance protection for their home exteriors in terms of extended fresh look, strong waterproofi ng and protection from Algal and Fungal attacks. The paint’s

Nippon Paints launches add campaign for its exterior product

Students of Sri Chaithanya Techno School bag awards ERODE JULY 22

Students from Classes 6th to 9th of Sri Chaithanya Techno School.participated in the KAD Olympiad Examination in the academic year of 2020-21 at the Erode Branch of the School.

Three students won Rs 2000 each, 2 students Rs 1000 each ascash prize and 13 students received gold medals and certifi cates.

Deputy General Manager Suresh Babu congratulated the winning students.

The awards were presented by Principal Bhavana Saxena, Education Coordinators Gopi Karthik and Rajalakshmi.

The school administration and teachers congratulated the students who won the prizes.

Heavy rainfall likely in Pune in next 48 hours: IMD

PUNE, JULY 22 (PTI) The India Meteorological

Department (IMD) on Wednesday predicted very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall for Maharashtra's Pune district in the next 48 hours.

As the westerly winds are strong, very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is likely to occur in the ghat areas of Pune district in the next 48 hours, while the city areas will receive moderate rainfall, said Anupam Kashyapi, head of the weather

department at IMD Pune.Isolated heavy to very

heavy rainfall is likely to occur in the ghat sections of the district on July 23, the offi cial said. Goa, Konkan, central Maharashtra, Marathwada, and Vidarbha regions will witness widespread rainfall in the next 72 hours, he added. Meanwhile, the collective water storage in all four dams - Khadakwasla, Temghar, Warasgaon, and Panshet - which supply water to the city, was at 11.3 TMC (37.83 per cent) as of Tuesday.

CHENNAI JULY 22Smartphone manufacturer vivo has been

ranked fi fth in global smartphone shipments with a market share of 10 percent in the second quarter of 2021, up 27 percent year on year.Quarterly numbers from Canalys indicated that vivo maintained strong growth momentum to remain among the top fi ve in

global smartphone shipments in the past year. According to a statement from the company leveraging a local mindset, understanding of local culture and management, vivo strives for impressive performance as the company continues to expand across the globe. As of now, vivo has branched out its sales network across more than 50 countries and regions.

vivo ranked among the top 5 global smartphone brands in Q2 2021

Teachers to be vaccinated to facilitate re-opening of schoolsBENGALURU, JULY 22 (PTI)

Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Wednesday said the teachers of government and private schools would be vaccinated against COVID-19 so that schools could be re-opened without the children getting the infection from the faculty. In tweets, Sudhakar said the State government wants early re-opening of schools. "The corona vaccine will be given on a priority basis to teachers and non-teaching staff of all government, aided and unaided private

schools in the State for the early re-opening of schools keeping the future of children in mind," the Minister said. The schools were shut this academic year in view of the COVID-19 scare though online classes were on. As health experts have expressed

apprehension over children getting infected if and when the third wave of COVID-19 strikes, the government intensifi ed the vaccination of adults to ensure they do not pass on the infection to the young. Currently, there is no vaccine for those below 18 years of age.

Nandhagopal, Administrative Head of Binny Limited, met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin at his camp offi ce and handed over a cheque of Rs 50 lakhs to the Chief Minister’s General Relief Fund. He was accompanied by his wife

Madhaneshwari and the company’s Managing Director Aravind Nandhagopal.

Thrissur railway station to get Smart GateTHRISSUR, JULY 22 (PTI)

As part of COVID-19 management, the railway station here is to get a 'Smart Gate' to thermal-screen passengers entering the station.The Collector of Thrissur district Haritha V Kumar would inaugurate the gate on July 23.

The fully self-regulating gate would enable railway security personnel to avoid close contact with passengers thereby enhancing their safety, a press release said.

The smart gate with features like face detection, metal detector and live video-recording would furnish data of 20 people at a time to the authorities, the release said.

campaign was launched today by Mr. Mahesh S. Anand – President,Mr. Mark Titus Director Marketing and Mr M Nataraj – General Manager (TN Sales) at a press event. Mr. Mahesh S. Anand, President – Nippon Paint (India) Private Limited (Decorative Division) commented, “With Weatherbond PRO, we wish to offer our customers a paint that can protect their home exteriors all year round to withstand extreme weather conditions. We have noticed that customers are increasingly aware of exterior paint’s role in not just beautifi cation but also for protection.”

TN govt issues warning to officials over temple propertyCHENNAI, JULY 22 (PTI)

The Tamil Nadu government has warned temple trustees/executive offi cers of disciplinary action if any property belonging to religious institutions are fraudulently transacted or registered.Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Commissioner J Kumaragurubaran directed the joint commissioners, executive offi cers and assistant commissioners in the department to remain vigilant and thwart attempts to fraudulently register temple properties. Issuing a set of instructions, in the wake of a Madras High Court order, he directed his subordinate offi cials that as per the judgment the religious institution shall approach the district registrar (administration) for conducting an enquiry under section 68 (2) of the Registration Act, 1908, if in

case any property belonging to it has been transacted/ registered fraudulently."The competent authority should immediately register a complaint before the district registrar concerned if any t ransact ion/ regis t ra t ion fraudulently involving the temple properties comes to the knowledge of the temple trustees/ executive offi cers, and submit an action taken report to the head offi ce," he said in the circular issued on July 19.

The Tamil Nadu government has warned temple

trustees/executi ve offi cers of disciplinary acti on if any property

belonging to religious insti tuti ons

are fraudulently transacted or

registered.

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It has been reported that mobile phone conversations of opposition leaders and journalists in India have been tapped by

Pegasus, a software developed by the Israeli organisation NSO. The issue has caused a great deal of controversy around the world, including in India.Elaborating on the Pegasus case, Union Information Technology Minister Aswini Vaishnav said there was no evidence that the cell phones had been tapped and that there was no truth in it.Within minutes of Union Minister Aswini Vaishnav explaining, Pegasus released the next list of celebrities spying on software. It also contained the name of Union Minister Aswini Vaishnav, who explained in parliament that the spyware controversy was not true.In addition, the mobile phones of about 50,000 prominent celebrities, including West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Rahul Gandhi and Prashant Kishore, have been reportedly tapped.Governments in 10 countries have been found to be using such spyware tools. The media has collectively revealed the shocking information that India is one of them. On the one hand, it has been alleged that the Indian government used this spyware. This is not a normal thing; It is a challenge to the rights of Indian citizens in the world's largest democratic country.The Parliamentary Standing Committee is scheduled to hold an inquiry on July 28th as the issue has taken shape. Despite the Supreme Court ruling that privacy is a fundamental right, it is illegal for the Government of India to use this Pegasus tool to spy on the privacy of citizens. The union government should fi nd out the facts and order a judicial inquiry to punish the culprits.

Pegasus Spyware: Order a Judicial Inquiry!

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COIMBATORE LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITYFILE NO. 4858/2021/LPA

In the G.O.Ms.No.661 Housing and Urban Development Department dated 12.10.1994, the Government has approved the Coimbatore Master Plan and enforced.The applicant Mr. Sridhar K. Varadaraj is requesting for change of land use from Agricultural use into Residential use in the Coimbatore approved Master Plan of Coimbatore District in S.F. Nos. 164/1, 2, 165/1, 2, 166/1, 2A, 2B, 167/1, 2A, 2B, 179/1A, 1B, 180, 181/1A, 1B, 1C, 181/2 from Agriculture Land use into Residential Land use in Vellanaipatty Village, Annur taluk Coimbatore District for an extent of 23.21¼ Acres.Any objection and suggestion to the change of land use proposal may be informed to the Coimbatore District Town and Country Planning Office within 30 days.

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Ex MD's of Citibank, Deutsche Bank join KGISLCOIMBATORE JULY 22

KG Information Systems Private Limited (KGiSL), a global IT Products, Solutions, and Services provider, had announced the appointment of three top former banking executives. Shrinath Bolloju joins KGiSL as Chief Strategy Offi cer, Ramesh Nagesh as Chief Operating Offi cer, and Noor Hayati Ahmad as Senior Vice President & Country Head, KGiSL Singapore.

Welcoming the three banking stalwarts, Dr. Ashok Bakthavathsalam, Managing Director, KGiSL said, “The addition of these three well-established, seasoned leaders to the existing vibrant leadership of KGiSL supports our vision and strategy to become a strong player in the BFSI segment, especially in the banking domain".

An accomplished business leader with close to three decades of experience in fi nancial services, Shrinath Bolloju joins KGiSL as

Chief Strategy Offi cer (CSO). Shrinath’s experience straddles sales, product management, technology, operations and governance in different geographies, and banking and fi nancial products. He most recently served as Managing Director and South Asia Operations & Technology Head at Citibank.Ramesh Nagesh joins KGiSL as Chief Operating Offi cer (COO) and will be based in Bangalore, India. He comes with over three decades of experience in managing regional and global operating units. He joins KGiSL after serving as COO of the Anglo Gulf Trade in Abu Dhabi.

Noor Hayati Ahmad joins KGiSL as Senior Vice President & Country Head, KGiSL Singapore.She brings in over 35 years of experience, including 25 years of international banking, particularly in Global Transaction Banking, Money Markets, FX, Finance, and Retail. Having worked with global banks and leading technology organizations in Singapore, she understands the local market, technology trends and functional needs of the fi nancial services sector. She has previously been part of the senior leadership in Deutsche Bank, Singapore.

Srinath boloojuChief Strategy Offi cer

Ramesh NageshChief Operating Offi cer

Noor HayatiSenior Vice President & Country Head, Singapore