Army man held for murder of taxi driver
The Hindu
After a prolonged investigation into the murder of a taxi-driver, M. Pandian, near Alanganallur on November 30, Madurai Rural District Police have arrested a serving army man. Superintendent of Police
After a prolonged investigation into the murder of a taxi-driver, M. Pandian, near Alanganallur on November 30, Madurai Rural District Police have arrested a serving army man.
Superintendent of Police V. Baskaran said several persons at Kamakkapatti in Theni district, the native place of the deceased, and those living in his rented house in Madurai district were interrogated in the case. However, no breakthrough could be achieved.
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists