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The Hindu
28-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Daily drinking water supply to be implemented soon across all areas in Thoothukudi Corporation, says Mayor
Thoothukudi Mayor Jegan Periyasamy on Monday announced that daily drinking water supply would soon be implemented across all areas of Thoothukudi Corporation. Speaking to the media at an event organised at the corporation office, he said that as part of the 'Ungaludan Stalin' grievance redressal camp, a total of 239 petitions related to the municipal corporation were received so far from the east have conducted inspections and resolved 114 of these petitions. At the event orders for 33 resolved petitions were also distributed to the individuals. Following that Mr. Jegan said, 'To meet the drinking water needs of residents in the Thoothukudi corporation, 62 million litres of water are being drawn from Thamirabarani river at Vallanadu. The water is distributed through 37 overhead tanks of which 33 are currently supplying water on a daily basis.' He added that areas like Aadhi Parasakthi Nagar, Housing Board Colony, Millerpuran receive water once every two days through the four remaining tanks. He further added the five wards in the city are already receiving 24x7 water supply and daily water supply would be implemented across all wards in the next 20 days. 'Those applying for drinking water connections are being provided with immediate connections. If someone has already taken a connection without proper approval, they can now regularise it by paying the required charges.' Thoothukudi Corporation Commissioner Banoth Mrugender Lal, corporation officials and councillors were present.
The Sun
22-05-2025
- The Sun
Penang KPDN seizes RM36,240 worth of illegal diesel in raid
BUKIT MERTAJAM: The Penang branch of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) seized a lorry and 2,000 litres of diesel worth a total of RM36,240 during an Ops Tiris 3.0 raid at a petrol station in Simpang Ampat near here yesterday. Its director, S. Jegan, said the department received a public complaint regarding the activity before conducting an operation at 9.30 pm and successfully detected a lorry involved in suspicious diesel refuelling activities. 'A team of enforcement officers conducted an inspection and found a lorry transferring diesel into an IBC tank. Further checks revealed two modified IBC tanks connected with hoses and pumps from the original tank, with an estimated capacity of 1,000 litres, located at the back of the lorry. 'Further checks found that the lorry driver, a local man, failed to produce any authorisation documents to deal with the controlled goods,' he said in a statement today. He added that the department seized all items, including a lorry, a set of hoses and pumps, and two IBC tanks containing 2,000 litres of diesel, all valued at RM36,240, as well as several business documents to assist in the investigation. Jegan said further investigation was underway to identify individuals or companies involved in the diesel distribution chain.
The Sun
22-05-2025
- The Sun
Penang KPDN seizes RM36,240 worth of illegal diesel
BUKIT MERTAJAM: The Penang branch of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) seized a lorry and 2,000 litres of diesel worth a total of RM36,240 during an Ops Tiris 3.0 raid at a petrol station in Simpang Ampat near here yesterday. Its director, S. Jegan, said the department received a public complaint regarding the activity before conducting an operation at 9.30 pm and successfully detected a lorry involved in suspicious diesel refuelling activities. 'A team of enforcement officers conducted an inspection and found a lorry transferring diesel into an IBC tank. Further checks revealed two modified IBC tanks connected with hoses and pumps from the original tank, with an estimated capacity of 1,000 litres, located at the back of the lorry. 'Further checks found that the lorry driver, a local man, failed to produce any authorisation documents to deal with the controlled goods,' he said in a statement today. He added that the department seized all items, including a lorry, a set of hoses and pumps, and two IBC tanks containing 2,000 litres of diesel, all valued at RM36,240, as well as several business documents to assist in the investigation. Jegan said further investigation was underway to identify individuals or companies involved in the diesel distribution chain.
Time of India
11-05-2025
- Time of India
Two goons kill each other in drunken brawl at b'day party
Chennai: Two youths with criminal backgrounds killed each other in a drunken brawl at a birthday celebration in Maraimalai Nagar early Sunday morning, onlookers told police. However, police have detained eight people, including a trangender, present at the birthday bash and are investigating deceased P Vimal alias Gopikannan, 22, and M Jegan alias Jegatheesan, 21, are residents of Balaji Nagar neighbourhood near Maraimalai Nagar. Police said they had more than 20 criminal cases against them in Maraimalai Nagar and Guduvanchery police stations. The charges included attempt to murder, hurt, waylaying, narcotics said initial investigations showed that Vimal and Jegan turned up drunk for the birthday celebrations of a friend, Magi, at an empty plot in Maramalai Nagar early on Sunday. They consumed more liquor at the party and soon started verbally abusing each other. Then they exchanged blows before pelting stones at each other. Finally, they pulled out knives and stabbed each other, police quoted onlookers as saying. Vimal reportedly died on the spot while the other youths rushed the heavily injured Jegan to a hospital, where he died soon to the police, there was an altercation between the families of Vimal and Jegan last week over drainage work outside Vimal's could have been the spark for their drunken Nagar Police have registered a case of murder and moved both the bodies for post-mortem. Police are also investigating the roles of others who were in the birthday bash. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Mother's Day wishes , messages , and quotes !
