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Death of boy turns out to be murder, his mother among two arrested

Death of boy turns out to be murder, his mother among two arrested

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The death of a three-year-old boy in Mayiladuthurai district late last month has turned out to be a case of murder. The Sembanarkoil police have arrested the child’s mother Kavipriya, 26, and Abhinesh, 31, with whom she was allegedly in a relationship, on charges of killing the child.  The police said Kavipriya was married to Kanivannan, 30, of Pagasalai village in 2019 and the couple had two minor sons one aged five and another three years old. The victim was the three-year-old child Ilan. Sources said problems arose between the couple following the alleged extramarital relationship the woman had with Abhinesh. The woman subsequently took a house on rent and resided separately at Akkur with her sons.  Abhinesh, sources said, had been frequenting the house of Kavipriya besides speaking to her over phone. On June 25, when the two were in the house, Abhinesh is alleged to have pushed the three-year-old child to the wall. In the impact, the child became unconscious.  The two took the child to the Mayiladuthurai Government Hospital claiming that it became …

DMK MP A Raja Narrowly Escapes Injury As Overhead Lights Collapse On Stage During Public Meeting

DMK MP A Raja Narrowly Escapes Injury As Overhead Lights Collapse On Stage During Public Meeting

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Last Updated:May 05, 2025, 07:48 IST DMK MP A Raja was delivering speech in Tamil Nadu’s Mayiladuthurai, when the incident took place. The video of the incident surfaced on social media. DMK MP A Raja narrowly escapes injury (Photo: X) DMK MP A Raja on Sunday had a close call during a public meeting in Tamil Nadu’s Mayiladuthurai, where strong winds caused the overhead lights to fall near the stage. The video of the incident has now gone viral on social media. The DMK had organised the event to celebrate Chief Minister MK Stalin’s birthday and the party’s “victory” in the Supreme Court on the Governor bill assent issue. The happy event took a dramatic turn when large lights on steel stands collapsed while Raja was speaking. Raja was seen dodging and stepping back just in time as the large structure came crashing down on the podium. He managed to narrowly avoid injury in the incident, which fortunately saw no casualties. After the lights fell, Raja and the other leaders quickly left the stage. Heavy …

Minister inaugurates desilting project in Mayiladuthurai

Minister inaugurates desilting project in Mayiladuthurai

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Minister Siva V. Meyyanathan inaugur ates a desilting project at Sembiyavelankudi village in Sirkazhi taluk on Monday | Photo Credit: Special arrangement A ₹24.80-lakh desilting project at Sembiyavelankudi village in Sirkazhi taluk under the Water Resources Department’s Special Desilting Scheme was inaugurated on Monday by Minister for Welfare of Backward Classes Siva V. Meyyanathan. The project involves clearing 22 km of the Porai canal ahead of the southwest monsoon to improve irrigation and flood management. The event was attended by District Collector H.S. Srikanth, Poompuhar MLA Nivedha M. Murugan, Sirkazhi MLA M. Panneerselvam, and Mayiladuthurai MLA S. Rajakumar. The Porai canal originates from the Puthumanniyar at Kumarakudi and irrigates 4,008 acres across six villages. It serves as a key drainage channel for five others before discharging into the Vellapallam Uppanaru. The canal is choked with silt and dense weed growth, hampering water flow, and posing risks to both irrigation and drainage. The desilting work aims to restore the canal’s full capacity and prevent flooding of agricultural lands. Mr. Meyyanathan said 194 desilting projects covering 2,764.39 …

Construction of new bus stand in Mayiladuthurai nears completion

Construction of new bus stand in Mayiladuthurai nears completion

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District Collector A.P. Mahabharathi going around the project site of the new bus stand in Mayiladuthurai. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Mayiladuthurai district’s ₹24-crore modern bus stand, being built at Manakkudi, is set to be completed ahead of schedule by the end of March, according to officials. Originally slated for a six-month timeline, the project has made rapid progress, raising hopes of an early inauguration. Spread across 5,183 sq. m., the bus stand is designed to accommodate 28 buses at a time and has modern passenger amenities. There are 49 shops, 10 waiting areas for passengers, two restaurants, a luggage storage room, and two nursing rooms for mothers. It will house a reservation counter, two timekeeper cabins, a police booth, a control room, and 32 free modern toilets, including two specifically designed for persons with disabilities (PwD). The project, once operational, was expected to solve the problem of congestion in Mayiladuthurai besides improving regional connectivity. Officials said the facility would cater to the needs of daily commuters, traders, and long-distance travellers by offering a safe …

Four sentenced to life imprisonment in the murder of police head constable

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The Mayiladuthurai District Sessions Court has sentenced four persons to life imprisonment on the charge of murdering a police head constable in 2012. The crime was committed when the police chased four persons smuggling liquor in a car in the Aanaikaran Sathiram police station limits. Head constable Ravichandran, 45, riding a two-wheeler, intercepted a car near the Koppiyam Arikkartti area. The accused ran over Ravichandran and sped away. Ravichandran sustained severe injuries and died in a private hospital in Chennai. The police arrested Kalaiselvan, 54, Karunakaran, 52, Shankar, 44, and Ramamurthy, 44, on murder charge. Prior to the arrests, Selvakumar, 40, and Selvam, 42, had surrendered posing as Karunakaran and Kalaiselvan. District and Sessions Judge R. Vijayakumari, who heard the case, convicted and sentenced the four main accused to life imprisonment. Selvakumar and Selvam were sentenced to seven years imprisonment. Source link

Aadheenam extortion case | Madras High Court denies bail to BJP Mayiladuthurai district president

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A view of the Madras High Court. File photograph The Madras High Court on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, refused to grant bail to BJP Mayiladuthurai district president K. Agoram, in a case booked against him and six others, for having allegedly attempted to extort money from Dharmapuram Aadheenam Sri La Sri Masilamani Swamy by claiming to be in possession of obscene videos and audio clips related to the Mutt. Justice T.V. Thamilselvi dismissed his bail petition after a law officer informed the court that the petitioner was an accused person in more than 40 cases and that a history-sheet had been opened against him. The judge was convinced that the petitioner could tamper with evidence if he was enlarged on bail, and took note of the fact that some of the co-accused persons were still absconding. A special police team had arrested Agoram in Mumbai and remanded him to judicial custody on March 15, 2024 on the basis of a First Information Report (FIR) registered by the Mayiladuthurai police on February 25, 2024. The FIR …

26-year-old man murdered in Mayiladuthurai; relatives stage protest

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Relatives of a man, who was murdered, staging a protest at Mayiladuthurai Government Hospital on late Wednesday. | Photo Credit: special arrangement A 26-year-old man from the Kalaingar Colony in Mayiladuthurai was allegedly murdered by a group, late on Wednesday. The Mayiladuthurai police have arrested seven persons in connection with the case. L. Ajith Kumar, who is facing trial in the murder of a person a year ago here, was out on bail. He was one of the 22 accused in that case. After appearing in the District Court for the trial he and his friend S. Saravanan, 32, were returning on a motorcycle when they were intercepted by a group at Thiruvizhandur South Street late on Wednesday. Four of the motorcycle-borne assailants allegedly attacked Ajith Kumar and Saravanan with sharp weapons. While Ajith died, Saravanan was severely injured and managed to escape from the spot. He was later rescued by his relatives and rushed to the Thanjavur Government Hospital for treatment. The police recovered Ajith’s body and sent it for postmortem to the Mayiladuthurai …

Annual synchronised terrestrial bird census begins in Nagapattinam Forest Division

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Forest department staff and schoolchildren enumerating terrestrial birds at Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary in Nagapattinam Forest Division on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The two-day annual synchronised bird census to enumerate terrestrial birds began at Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary in Nagapattinam Forest Division on Saturday. Sources in the Forest Department said the two-day exercise began on Saturday in which field-level staff, who were given special training and were equipped with binoculars and data sheets, visited various locations of the sanctuary and in adjoining villages, including Kodiyakkarai and Kodiyakkadu villages of the Vedaranyam Forest Division. The field-level staff of the department were accompanied by bird enthusiasts, volunteers from non-governmental organisations, students, teachers, and a group of members from the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS). B. Ayub Khan, Forest Range Officer, Vedaranyam Range, said some of the important bird species spotted include greater painted snipe, lesser whitethroat, and jungle prinia. The thick vegetation in the sanctuary and the large-scale presence of fruit-bearing species of trees provide a favourable environment for terrestrial birds. The department has planned …