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Committee opposing port development to intensify stir

Puducherry, Mar 16 (UNI) The committee opposing the acquisition of housing plots and land at Thengaithittu for the development of the port here has decided to intensify their stir to press the government to drop the proposal.

An emergency meeting of the committee held under the chairmanship of the committee convener S Kaliyappan here today, resolved to return the ration cards provided by the Civil Supplies department to the committee members.

Accordingly, xerox copies of the ration cards would be returned to the civil supplies department here on March 27.

The meeting was of the view that despite several agitations by the committee, the government was yet to announce its decision on the port development project, and wanted it to shelve the proposal.

It also resolved to take out a processsion on March 27 from Marappalam junction here to the Legislative Assembly to mount pressure on the government.

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PU Board to hire pvt detective agency to curb malpractices

Bangalore, Mar 13 (UNI) The Karnataka Pre-University Board, for the first time, will hire private detective agencies to curb malpractices during its second year examinations, to be held from March 29 to April 16, Board Commissioner S G Hegde disclosed today. Talking to newspersons here, he said these agencies would be active in 70 hyper sensitive and 90 sensitive examination centres. Besides, special police squads would be deployed and steps would be taken to videograph these centres during exams. To a.....

Cop arrested for taking bribe

Bangalore, Mar 13 (UNI) A police inspector was caught red handed by the Lok Ayukta police while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs one lakh from an iron ore dealer at Hosdurga in Chitradurga district of Karnataka, yesterday. A Lok Ayukta release here said Hosdurga police inspector Habeebullah had demanded a bribe of Rs one lakh each month from Mr A Manohar, who had started a new shop under the name Sri Ayyappa Swamy Mineral Traders in Hosdurga. Based.....

Durga Temple to close in view of solar eclipse

Vijayawada, Mar 16 (UNI) The famed Sri Durga Malleswaraswamy Devasthanam atop Indrakeeladri will be closed from the evening of March 18 in view of solar eclipse. A devasthanam official told UNI that the temple would be closed at 1900 hrs on March 18. After purification of Goddess Kanakadurga, the pilgrims would be allowed for darshan from 1230 hrs on March 19. He said the Brahmarambika Mallikarjuna Swamy Vari Devasthanam at Srisailam, the Sitaramachandra Swamy Temple at Bhadrachalam and the Satyanarayana Swamy.....
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