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A police sub-inspector was fatally run over by a drunk goods vehicle driver who was angry with the cop for warning him to behave in Tuticorin district late on Sunday. V Balu, 55, sub-inspector (SI) attached to the Eral police station, was riding pillion behind constable Pon Subbaiah, 35, when R Murugavel, 39, rammed their bike with a goods van at high speed. Balu died on the spot, while Subbaiah is in hospital. Murugavel fled the scene and evaded the cops, who formed 10 teams to track him, and surrendered before the Vilathikulam magistrate on Monday morning. The magistrate ordered that he be remanded in the district jail and produced before the Srivaikuntam court on February 5.

Aroh Welankar starrer film Fun'eral’ a dark take on unemployment and death has won the Best Feature Film at Marathi Indian International Film Festival 2021 held in New Jersey recently. The film is directed by Vivek Dubey and Written and produced by Ramesh Dighe. Saleel Kulkarni won the Best Director award for his film 'Ekda Kay Zhala' which stars Sumeet Raghavan.

At the age seven he started strumming the guitar, at 15 he was penning his own songs and by 16 he was on stage performing. Four years later, at 20, Earl Fortes from Orlim, a coastal village in South Goa, is on his way to San Diego, USA, to audition for the fourth season of American Idol.

Rioting broke out between members of different communities at eral village of Kalol taluka in Panchmahal district.The police had to lob two teargas shells to control the violence on Wednesday night.

Nine people have been taken in for questioning by the police in connection with the murder of an undertrial prisoner on Friday, and two vehicles and weapons have also been seized on Saturday.

Ahmedabad, May 27 () Three persons were injured in a clash between people of two different communities in Panchmahals district over an 'objectionable' song played at a marriage procession while it was passing through a locality dominated by a particular community, police said today.

Bagidora assembly bypoll presents a political shift with Congress supporting BAP. Candidates like Jaikrishn Patel and Subhash Tamboliya vie for victory, while public sentiment and tribal votes play significant roles in the election dynamics.

Ramya, a pregnant mute and partially deaf woman, was carried through floodwaters in Tuticorin by her uncle to a struggling PHC for delivery. Despite the difficult conditions, she gave birth to a healthy boy. However, she and her child went without food or water for over three days. The PHC staff, facing power outages and rising water levels, managed to perform the delivery. The ordeal was only relieved when a nearby shopkeeper provided some assistance with biscuits and protein powder.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit the flood-ravaged southern district of Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday and will also review the situation with the district collector. Normalcy is gradually returning in this coastal district with the state administration and civic authorities involved in relief and restoration work. Those who have been temporarily lodged in relief camps have started returning to their houses to clear the sludge and litter deposited by the floods caused due to unprecedented rain on December 17 and 18 in the district, an official said.

The strong winds and heavy rainfall that hit parts of the state on Thursday threw life out of gear for residents of the Chinchinim-Deussua panchayat. Many trees were uprooted along the national highway 66 as well as on internal roads in the panchayat’s jurisdiction. No casualties were reported.

Over 4,000 residents of Sector Delta 2 in Greater Noida are per - turbed by the poor condi - tion of roads that are filled with several potholes. Driving on these roads is nothing short of a roller - coaster ride for both vehi - cles and commuters.

While materials sourced from the length and breadth of the country have been used in the monumental project, artisans drawn from various states gave shape to the grand structure

A panchayat president was hacked to death by a gang of four near Eral in Tuticorin district on Wednesday morning.

Somasundari Manoharan, a homemaker from Padappai, walks past the intimidating barbell loaded with plates weighing 100kg. She bends at the hips and knees, and lifts the loaded barbell with ease. The hall erupts with applause witnessing the dead lift. At 55, So - masundari is a woman of indomitable strength.