Madurai

Poll Panel For Shifting 3 Top Police Officers

The Commission wrote to the Chief Secretary and ordered posting of Amaresh Pujari, IPS, as DIG, Madurai Range; Prem Anand Sinha, IPS, as S.P. Madurai and Praveen Kumar Abhinapu, IPS, as Deputy SP and sought compliance from the State Government by 10 a.m. on Friday.

Commission sources said that the transfers were ordered on the report sent by the State Chief Electoral Officer Naresh Gupta as a measure for ensuring free and fair polls.

Tobacco, liquor habits detail must for death certificate

Anbumani RamadossMadurai, Oct 13 : The Union Health Ministry after enforcing ban on smoking in public places, has directed health officials in states to seek details about the tobacco and drinking habits of deceased persons before issuing death certificates.

Application forms for the death certificates had been modified and specific queries in this regard had been included, official sources here said.

However, the instructions did not specify the reason for eliciting these details, they said.

Congress Wins Madurai West Seat By 31,115 votes

CongressMadurai: Congress applicant K.S.K Rajendran won the Madurai West assemblage electorate by a ma