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In order to prevent crimes against children during festivals in places of worship, Tamil Nadu Commission for Protection of Child Rights (TNCPCR) has planned to conduct a pilot study at Dhandayuthapani Swami Temple in Palani next month, according to its chairperson Saraswathy.
Speaking to reporters recently, she said seven places of worship, including Meenakshi Temple in Madurai, Tiruttani Murugan Temple, Velankanni shrine, Nagoor dargah and Tiruvannamalai Temple, have been identified for implementation of a ‘child-friendly’ temple project devised by the Centre.
The objective was to prevent children from being abused in such festivals. For instance, children missing at such events were used for begging and engaged as child labour by shops/vendors. Hence, in a bid to prevent such acts, the project would be implemented with the support of the district administration, police and other stakeholders.
Panic grips farmers after elephants kill watchman
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He reportedly tried to drive them away from field when he was pushed to the ground
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He reportedly tried to drive them away from field when he was pushed to the ground
In yet another incident of the elephants of the Bachelors’ Group attacking humans, a 75-year-old watchman at a mango orchard was killed when he reportedly tried to drive two elephants away from the field at Nettam village in Puttur mandal on Sunday.
This is the third incident and first casualty in the eastern mandals in the last four months after a three-member Bachelors’ Group of elephants had crossed into Chittoor district from Vellore in Tamil Nadu in the first week of January. The trio has since been occasionally raiding the crops in the plain areas of Nagari, Puttur, Narayanavanam and Karveti Nagaram mandals and has taken shelter behind hillocks and sparse jungles.
Scheme to prevent crimes against children soon
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It will be initially launched at seven places of worship
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It will be initially launched at seven places of worship
The Tamil Nadu Commission for Protection of Child Rights plans to introduce a scheme to prevent crimes against children, said its chairperson Saraswathi Rangaswamy.
Speaking to mediapersons here on Friday, she said the scheme, devised by the Central government, would be initially launched at Dhandayuthapaniswami Temple in Palani, Subramaniaswamy Temple at Maruthamalai, Arunalacheswarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai, Natarajar Temple in Chidambaram, Tiruttani Murugan Temple, Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health in Velankanni and Nagore Dargah. The measures would be implemented at the Palani temple from next month itself.
Overcrowding buses pose risk of virus spread
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With limited services in rural areas, RTC services are jam-packed
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With limited services in rural areas, RTC services are jam-packed
The rural services of the APSRTC with overcrowded buses has turned into a cause of concern at a time when the COVID-19 second wave is vigorous in Chittoor district. This is more felt on the routes under the Satyavedu depot in the eastern mandals.
Post lockdown, APSRTC buses kept operating on the rural routes with limited services keeping in view the thin occupancy rate. But, since the second wave surge, the rural services are overcrowded. The passengers attribute this to low frequency of services. The pandemic has also forced people in the rural areas to reach home early, leading to overcrowding of some services and leaving the other services with less occupancy.
Chittoor’s new high of 1,024 cases sets alarm bells ringing
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Public transport in the district sees a fall in occupancy rate
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Public transport in the district sees a fall in occupancy rate
Chittoor district’s daily count of COVID-19 cases touched 1,024 on Friday, the highest since September last year.
While Tirupati Municipal Corporation and surrounding areas saw 424 cases, Chittoor Corporation reported 77, Srikalahasti and Punganur municipalities 40 and 37 cases respectively.
The virus prevalence, which remained limited to around a dozen mandals in the beginning of the month, has now spread to 61 out of 66 mandals in the district, with the areas bordering Karnataka and Tamil Nadu accounting for most of the new cases. The rise of COVID cases in Bengaluru and Chennai has its impact on Chittoor district as hundreds of traders and vendors keep travelling to these two busy destinations.