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The patrols will respond to crimes against women and children; residents can call 181 for help
The Villupuram district police have rolled out 18 units of pink two-wheeler patrols to attend to crimes against women and children.
The personnel on the 18 scooters will patrol their respective jurisdiction along with the regular vehicles. The services of the pink patrol can be sought by contacting the toll-free number 181.
The patrol vehicles were flagged off by Superintendent of Police S. Radhakrishnan at the District Police Office here on Thursday.
The patrol will function under the special wing for Crime against Women and Children headed by Additional Deputy Superintendent of Police N. Loganathan. The wing deals with crimes against women, including female foeticide, female infanticide, acid attacks, molestations, rapes and honour killings, child abduction and child abuse.
Drive to make villages in Villupuram district free of illicit arrack, gains pace
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February 04, 2021 13:40 IST
So far, over 30 villages have been declared illicit arrack free, after the district police began an initiative that cracked down on bootlegging and also helped bootleggers find alternative employment
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Aalagramam village in Mailam block in Villupuram district has been declared an arrack-free village | Photo Credit:
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So far, over 30 villages have been declared illicit arrack free, after the district police began an initiative that cracked down on bootlegging and also helped bootleggers find alternative employment
Aalagramam, a nondescript village in Mailam block in the district, which was notorious for illicit liquor brewing in the recent past, has become the latest hamlet to join the list of illicit arrack-free villages in the district.
Vaccine administered to Villupuram Collector
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Police officers among those inoculated
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Police officers among those inoculated Collector A. Annadurai and senior officials were administered Covishield as part of the immunisation programme for the Revenue and Police Department, local administration officials and other frontline staff.
The COVID-19 vaccination programme for healthcare workers started in Villupuram, Cuddalore and Kallakurichi districts on January 16.
In Villupuram district, 10,000 healthcare workers had registered for the vaccines. Of these, 2,200 have been inoculated as on Wednesday.
On Thursday, Mr. Annadurai and Additional Collector (Revenue) Shreya P. Singh visited the Government Villupuram Medical College and Hospital (GVMCH) and took the vaccine shot.
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January 12, 2021 16:02 IST
So far officials have not seen any signs of bird flu in the wetlands, DFO Abhishek Tomar said
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District Forest Officer Abhishek Tomar (fourth from left) and Collector A. Annadurai inspecting the Kaliveli wetlands
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So far officials have not seen any signs of bird flu in the wetlands, DFO Abhishek Tomar said
Senior officials of the Tamil Nadu Forest Department and the district administration on Tuesday inspected the Kaliveli wetlands, a brackish water lake near Marakkanam in the district, in the wake of reports of bird flu across the country.
Banned gutkha products worth 8 lakhs seized from godown in Puducherry, two arrested
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January 12, 2021 09:45 IST
The products were procured from north India, stocked in a godown in Thirubhuvanai and supplied to shops in Villupuram district, according to police.
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The products were procured from north India, stocked in a godown in Thirubhuvanai and supplied to shops in Villupuram district, according to police. In a major haul, the Villupuram district police seized banned gutkha products worth ₹8 lakhs from an illegally-operated godown in a house at Thirubhuvanai in Puducherry on Monday night.