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Hans India
27-05-2025
- Hans India
Tamil Nadu Quarry Blast Triggers Deadly Rockslide, Kills Five Workers
A tragic accident occurred on May 20, 2025, at a stone quarry in Mallakottai, Singampunari, within Tamil Nadu's Sivagangai district, where five workers were killed in a rockslide. The workers, who were 450 feet inside the quarry, were struck by falling rocks triggered by a powerful blast, resulting in their immediate deaths. Two other workers sustained injuries and were promptly taken to Madurai for medical treatment. The deceased were identified as Muruganandham, Arumugam, Ganesan, Andisamy, and Harshit, an Odisha native. Tamil Nadu Minister KR Periyakarupan of the DMK, along with district officials, visited the site to supervise the rescue efforts. Chief Minister MK Stalin announced financial aid, providing Rs 4 lakh to the families of each deceased worker and Rs 1 lakh for the injured worker, Michael, who is under treatment. This incident echoes a similar tragedy in May of the previous year at a stone quarry in Virudhunagar's Kariapatti area, where an explosion in a storage room containing explosives claimed several lives, as captured on CCTV. Local communities have repeatedly voiced concerns about safety violations at the quarry, including frequent accidents involving overloaded trucks. The quarry had been temporarily shut down prior to that explosion, and following the latest incident, residents are now demanding its permanent closure.
New Indian Express
25-05-2025
- Science
- New Indian Express
YATS team embarks on exposure visit to ISRO facilities
BHUBANESWAR : The top 30 winners of the 18th edition of the Young Astronomer Talent Search (YATS) on Saturday embarked on an educational exposure visit to ISRO's telemetry tracking and command network and UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) in Bengaluru. The talent search is a flagship initiative by Tata Steel in collaboration with Pathani Samanta Planetarium, operating under the Science and Technology department. The journey was flagged off by the principal secretary of Science and Technology department, Chithra Arumugam at a ceremony held in the planetarium. The winning students were selected from a competition conducted among aspirants from 30 districts. Congratulating the winners who were chosen out of 71,000 participants, Arumugam said, this initiative not only celebrates the legacy of Pathani Samanta but also ignites the scientific curiosity of young minds. 'It has been truly inspiring for students who dream of becoming the next Sunita Williams,' she said. Chief of corporate communications of Tata Steel Sarvesh Kumar said, the platform will inspire and empower future scientists.
India Today
20-05-2025
- India Today
Five die in sudden rockslide triggered by blast at stone quarry
Five workers lost their lives on Tuesday in a rockslide at a stone quarry in Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga district. The workers had entered the quarry, located at Mallakottai in Singampunari, and were nearly 450 feet inside when a loud blast triggered a rockslide. The falling rocks struck five workers, killing them instantly. Two others were injured and rushed to Madurai for deceased have been identified as Muruganandham, Arumugam, Ganesan, Andisamy, and Harshit, who was from Odisha. DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Minister KR Periyakarupan, along with district officials, visited the site to oversee the rescue operation. Chief Minister MK Stalin has announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh for the families of the deceased and Rs 1 lakh for Michael, who is currently receiving medical another incident from May last year, several people were reportedly killed after an explosion occurred at a stone quarry in the Kariapatti area of Virudhunagar district. The massive blast, caught on CCTV, ripped through a storage room believed to contain residents have long raised concerns over safety hazards at the quarry, citing multiple accidents involving overloaded trucks. The quarry was reportedly temporarily closed before the the incident, locals demanded the permanent closure of the stone quarry. IN THIS STORY#Tamil Nadu
Time of India
28-04-2025
- Time of India
Police arrest 3, recover cash, gold stolen from advocate's house in Karur
Karur: Police have arrested three men in connection with an armed robbery at the house of a senior advocate here last week and seized the stolen cash and gold ornaments from them. Police said three masked men entered the house of K Arumugam, 71, an advocate practising in the Karur court, around 9.15pm on Friday. Armed with knives, they threatened and assaulted Arumugam before fleeing with Rs 6 lakh cash and a five-sovereign gold chain, a 1.5-sovereign gold chain, 50g of gold coins and a Rado wristwatch from the house. Following the robbery, Karur superintendent of police K Feroze Khan Abdulla formed special teams to crack the case. On Sunday, police apprehended R Gandhi, 27, also an advocate, while he was riding a two-wheeler suspiciously on the Trichy-Karur road. Further questioning revealed that Gandhi along with A Prashanth, 23, and C Prashanth, 27, planned and executed the robbery. Police arrested all three men and seized the stolen items and a two-wheeler used during the robbery.
