Trichy: Thousands throng Srirangam temple amid Omicron scare, social-distancing goes for a toss

As the country continues to see a rise in coronavirus cases amid the Omicron scare, thousands of devotees thronged Ranganathaswamy Temple in Trichy’s Srirangam on the occasion of Paramapadham Gate opening ceremony on Tuesday. Srirangam Ranganathaswamy temple is considered the most important of the 108 Divya Desams of…

Madras High Court bench upholds single judge order against varsity staff

A division bench of the Madras High Court has confirmed an order of a single judge upholding the show cause notices (SCNs) issued to thousands of staff members of the Annamalai University in Tamil Nadu to downgrade their salaries. The bench of Justices Pushpa Sathyanarayana and Krishnan Ramaswamy upheld the order dated…

Thousands Of Covid-Like Infections Show Risk Of Next Pandemic

Hundreds of thousands of people may be infected annually by animals carrying coronaviruses related to the one that causes Covid-19 each year in China and Southeast Asia, according to a study emphasizing the ongoing pandemic threat from spillover events. An average of 400,000 such infections occur annually, most going…

Thousands Attend Funeral Of Cop Killed In Action In Jammu And Kashmir

Srinagar:  Thousands attended the funeral prayers of a 25-year-old police officer who was killed by terrorists in Srinagar on Sunday. As the body reached Kalmuna village in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, thousands of mourners thronged the village to pay last respects to the Sub-Inspector Arshad Ahmad…