Coimbatore Short News 29.07.2008
School Building Collapsed:
The building of the government school at Kaliannanpudur, near Kinathukkadavu, collapsed on Sunday due to dampness caused by the last three days rain.
Five hurt:
Five members of a family of Sakthivel (40) of Indira Nagar in Selvapuram sustained injuries when the car in which they were travelling was hit by a Pollachi – Podanur passenger train at the Kodavadi railway level crossing on Sunday evening. The train hit the car from behind and the car was thrown off the track when it tried to cross the railway gate even as the train was approaching.
HMK cadre removed :
The police on Monday removed 15 Hindu Makkal Katchi cadre when they attempted to stage a rail roko agitation in protest against the serial bomb blasts at Bangalore and Ahamedabad recently. The agitators raised slogans urging the governments to initiate stern action against communal outfits that took to violence and terror for accomplishment of their objectives.
Demonstration :
The Pattali Makkal Katchi cadre, led by party floor leader in the Assembly G.K. Mani, staged a demonstration in front of Red Cross Society Buildings on Huzur Road demanding the release of party workers Das and Rajendran. The Tirupur police had arrested them in connection with the burning of a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation bus in Tirupur on July 7, sources said.
Pigs Removed:
The Coimbatore Corporation wants pigs removed from the city. In a press release issued on Monday, the civic body said that pigs posed health hazards in the city. The Corporation said pig rearers should ensure that the animals were out of the city by August 15. If they did not do so, the Corporation would remove the animals and claim the cost from the pig rearers.
