The undisturbed nest of a sparrow in the paddy field of J Ranganathan near Kumbakonam
TRICHY: A farmer hailing from a village near Kumbakonam in Thanjavur has earned the appreciation of people for leaving a portion of his paddy field unharvested after spotting the nest and eggs of a sparrow. He went on to strengthen the nest with supportive sticks and harvest the rest of the crops.
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J Ranganathan alias Raghu, 40, had raised paddy on his three-acre land in Sathanur village. As the crops completed their 120-day cycle and were ready for harvest, Ranganathan used a harvester machine to reap the field. As he was moving along with the machine, he spotted a bird nest over the paddy crop at three feet height on a portion of his field. After alerting the harvester operator to stop, Ranganathan checked the nest
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TRICHY: A mahila court in Pudukottai district has awarded triple death sentence to a 34-year-old man for raping and murdering a 17-year-old boy with learning disabilities at Keeranur in Pudukottai district in December 2019. The convict, Danish Patel, was a native of Gujarat and was a daily-wager at a stone crusher unit.
Danish Patel was living in a village close to the stone crusher. According to police, the man took the victim, who was his neighbour, to an isolated location on his motorcycle on the fateful day. After the rape, he inserted plant stems into his anus resulting in internal injuries. The boy was admitted to Pudukottai government medical college hospital after the assault. However, his condition worsened due to the injuries and he died 18 days after the incident due to multiple organ failure.