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The Hindu
06-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Hindu
Salem City Police to install ANPR cameras on national highways to detect speeding vehicles
The Salem City Police will soon install eight Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras at Erumapalayam Junction on the Salem-Ulundurpet National Highway, and at Ariyanoor on the Salem-Coimbatore National Highway to detect speeding vehicles. Apart from the traffic signals at 31 places, the police have installed 24 ANPR cameras at 12 locations at Five Roads Junction, including the two-tier flyover, to identify and fine motorists violating helmet and seat belt rules. Now, steps are being taken to prevent accidents on the national highways passing through the city police limits. The police have placed barricades to ensure vehicles move only at a permitted speed. However, accidents are common, especially during nights, on the Salem-Ulundurpet National Highway and the Salem-Coimbatore National Highway. In a move to prevent accidents, the city police have decided to install ANPR cameras at two locations. Salem City Police officials said four ANPR cameras will be installed at Erumapalayam Junction near Seelanaickenpatti, and four cameras at Ariyanoor at a total cost of ₹10 lakh. The cameras will be installed by the second week of August. According to the police, 700 to 800 vehicles pass through these highways every day over the permitted speed level of 80 kmph. After the installation of these ANPR cameras, the speeding vehicles will be tracked and fined, they said.
The Hindu
26-04-2025
- The Hindu
Periyar University VC appears before police for second day
Periyar University Vice-Chancellor R. Jagannathan, in response to a summons from the Salem City Police regarding a funds misappropriation case, appeared before Suramangalam Assistant Commissioner Ramali Ramalakshmi for a second day of questioning. The inquiry began at 11 a.m. and ended at 5 p.m., after which the V-C left. Five stray dogs poisoned in Salem Five stray dogs were poisoned to death Kannankurichi in Salem. S. Vidya (42), a resident of Prakasam Nagar near Kannankurichi, who runs an animal foundation, found five stray dogs ill on April 17. Two of them died on April 21 and 23, after which she took the remaining three to a clinic, where two more dogs died and one dog is being treated, but in a critical stage. The veterinarians said the dogs were poisoned. Following this, Ms. Vidya lodged a complaint on Friday with the Kannankurichi police, who registered a case under Section 325 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and are investigating further. School student dies in accident in Salem S. Nagul (17), a Class XII student residing at Perumal Malai Adivaram in Kuranguchavadi, was heading home on a two-wheeler without a helmet on Saturday evening. While overtaking a car, he lost control of the bike and ran into the side wall of the Kuranguchavadi flyover and died on the spot. Suramangalam police sent the body to Salem Government Hospital for post-mortem. The police registered a case and are investigating further. Five children fell ill after consuming ice cream in Salem Five children were hospitalised after consuming ice cream in the district on Friday. The incident occurred during the Pachiamman temple festival near Sankagiri, where, around 3 p.m., a group of children bought ice cream from a seller who arrived on a moped. After consuming the ice cream, the children fell sick and began vomiting. They were admitted to Sankagiri and Tiruchengode Government Hospitals, where they were treated and discharged later in the evening. Sankagiri police are investigating. Four arrested for possessing hooch in Namakkal Acting on a tip-off that spurious liquor was being prepared for sale during local temple festivals, Namakkal District Police raided various places in Kolli Hills, Belukurichi, Tiruchengode, and Nallur police station limits on Saturday. During the raid, the police arrested A. Muthusamy (63) and M. Saminathan (61), residents of Kunnamalai; P. Bhupathi (62), a resident of Thidumil Dasampalayam; and R. Chinnamani alias Subramani (64), a resident of Kondarasampalayam and seized 21 litres of spurious liquor and 75 litres of fermented brew and destroyed it.
The Hindu
25-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Periyar University V-C appears before police in Salem
Periyar University Vice-Chancellor R. Jagannathan skipped the Vice-Chancellors' conference in Udhagamandalam on Friday and appeared before the Suramangalam Assistant Police Commissioner regarding a fund misappropriation case registered against him. The Salem City Police issued a summon to Mr. Jagannathan to appear at the Suramangalam Assistant Commissioner's office on Friday morning regarding the case registered against him for establishing the Periyar University Technology Entrepreneurship and Research (PUTER) Foundation at the university's expense and allegedly creating a loss and also for allegedly making casteist remarks against Periyar University Employees Union (PUEU) legal advisor I. Elangovan. The inquiry continued for more than six hours. Police sources said that more than 300 questions were asked during the inquiry with the Vice-Chancellor. On behalf of Mr. Jagannathan, Periyar University Management Studies Department head G. Yoganandan and Mathematics Department head P. Prakash participated at the conference in Ooty. Meanwhile, PUEU general secretary C. Sakthivel demanded that the State government take action against Yoganandan and Prakash, under Section 12(A) of the Periyar University Act, for taking part in the two-day conference.
The Hindu
24-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Salem City Police issue summons to Periyar varsity V-C to appear for investigation
The Salem City Police have issued a summons to Periyar University Vice-Chancellor R. Jagannathan to appear at the Suramangalam Assistant Commissioner's office on Friday. The summons to appear for inquiry has been issued for the same day the Tamil Nadu Governor is conducting V-Cs' conference in Ooty. Meanwhile, the two-day Vice-Chancellors' conference will begin in Ooty on Friday, which will be inaugurated by Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar and presided over by Governor R.N. Ravi. Legal advisor of Periyar University Employees Union I. Elangovan in a complaint lodged with the Salem City Police on December 26, 2023, said that Mr. Jagannathan, registrar (full additional charge) K. Thangavel, and two professors started a non-government company, Periyar University Technology Entrepreneurship and Research (PUTER) Foundation, in their personal capacities, at university's expense, which created a loss to the university and the government. On the same day, while Mr. Elangovan met the Vice-Chancellor at his office, the V-C allegedly made casteist remarks against Mr. Elangovan. He also lodged a complaint in this regard with the Karuppur police, and the police registered cases against the V-C under Sections 294 (b), 120 (B), 420, 468, 409, 511, and 506 (ii) of the Indian Penal Code and under Sections 3 (1) (r) and 3 (1) (s) of the SC, ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and arrested the V-C on the same day, and later released him on bail. The VC moved the Madras High Court to quash this FIR registered against him. On April 4, 2025, the Madras High Court refused to quash this case. Similarly, the judgment was reserved by the Madras High Court in the case filed by the police to cancel the bail given to Mr. Jagannathan. Police officials, on condition of anonymity, said that based on the Madras High Court direction to complete investigation within 12 weeks, the summons was issued to the V-C. There was no political angle to the issue, officials added. The Vice-Chancellor was not available for comments.
