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The Hindu
18-07-2025
- The Hindu
Wild boar menace has farmers up in arms
Farmers expressed concern over unabated destruction of crops by wild boars which had claimed the life of a farmer near Tiruchuli, during the monthly farmers' grievances redress meeting held here on Friday. The farmers brought the son of the deceased farmer, Kalimuthu, to the Collectrate and submitted a petition seeking ₹10 lakh compensation for the loss of banana crop and another ₹10 lakh for the family of the deceased farmer. A senior farmer, N.A. Ramachandra Raja, said that the Government Order to cull wild boars issued in January 2025 has not been implemented in the district. Deputy Director, Srivilliputtur Meghamalai Tiger Reserve, Devaraj, said that district-level committee headed by the District Collector, DD (SMTR), Project Director (District Rural Development Agency) and District Revenue Officer has been formed. Similarly, village-level committees comprising foresters and village administrative officers have been formed. 'We request the farmers in areas that are highly affected by wild boars to give a written request which would be sent to the State Government for further action. Shooting down the wild boars in open areas would lead to loss of life of people in cross firing,' he said. He also said that a cage has been set up in two places for catching the animals. However, the farmers were not convinced by his reply. They said that the forest department has come up with a highly non-feasible action plan. The officials are camping during day time, while the wild boars come out of their hideouts only during nights, one of them claimed. Mr. Arjunan said that it was the concerns raised by farmers of Virudhunagar district that such a Government Order was issued for culling the wild boars, but no action has been taken. Another farmer, R. Rampandian, said that the forest department officials should leave the issue with the farmers who could handle the wild boars. Mr. Arjunan wanted the cooperation of the forest officials in allowing farmers to chase the wild boars back into the forest. 'All that you should do is not book case against farmers,' he said. He said that Kerala Government was encouraging farmers to shoot down wild boars. The issues of procurement of mangoes and cotton by regulated markets was raised to help the farmers get better price. Farmer Vijaymurugan complained that coconut trees, which were grown on around 30,000 acres of land in Virudhunagar district, did not have insurance. Similarly, insurance of cattle heads was also discussed at the meeting. District Revenue Officer R. Rajendran, Personal Assistant (Agriculture) to Collector Nachiyarammal, Revenue Divisional Officer, Sattur, Kanagaraj, were among those who were present.
Time of India
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
BJP takes out rallies in Coimbatore to celebrate Operation Sindoor success
Coimbatore: The BJP on Sunday took out rallies at eight places in the city to celebrate the success of Operation Sindoor. BJP cadres carried tricolour in the procession to mark the Indian Army's response to the Pahalgam terrorist attack. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now A group of BJP cadres, led by Rathinapuri mandal president Arjunan, took out a rally at Rathinapuri in the morning. The cadres thanked the Indian Army personnel for retaliating against Pakistan. To celebrate Operation Sindoor and to honour the Indian Army for their attack against Pakistan, another section of BJP cadres from Ram Nagar in the city conducted a tricolour rally from Ramar Temple to Senguntha Street via Vivekananda Road, Shasthiri Road and Sathyamurthy Road. The rally, led by Ram Nagar mandal president P R Manikandan, concluded at Ramar Temple. Similar rallies were taken out by the BJP from Chinmaya Nagar to Mariamman Temple, from Chinmaya Nagar to Kurinchi Nagar at Vadavalli, Irugur, Kamarajapuram, Kavundampalayam and Velandipalayam.
The Hindu
21-05-2025
- The Hindu
Coimbatore man arrested for cheating IPL betting in; accomplice at large
The Selvapuram police in Coimbatore have arrested a man on the charge of cheating a city resident of ₹4.25 lakh on the pretext of arranging him an online user profile for betting on Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches. Raja Ganesh, 30, a resident of Annai Indira Nagar at Chokkampudur, was arrested based on a complaint lodged by S. Arjunan, 35, of Kallamedu at Selvapuram. The police said that Mr. Arjunan knew Ganesh for the past two years. Ganesh allegedly told him that he could earn well by betting on the IPL matches. He also allegedly promised Mr. Arjunan of arranging a user ID and password for online betting. The complainant alleged that the accused collected ₹4.25 lakh towards the username profile for betting in multiple transactions. However, according to the complainant, the accused did not arrange the promised user profile and told him that his friend Soundararajan was arranging the user profile. However, Mr. Arjunan did not receive it. The complainant approached the Selvapuram police and demanded action against Ganesh and Soundararajan. The police registered a case against the duo and arrested Ganesh on Tuesday. He was remanded in judicial custody on Wednesday. The police are on the lookout for Soundararajan. The Selvapuram police said that steps have been initiated to freeze the bank accounts of the accused and to attach their properties to the court.
