Security at the Secretariat tightened; An IPS officer appointed head of pollution control board; Youth killed after bike hits stationary lorry
Secretariat security was stepped up after a woman attempted self-immolation while submitting a petition; IPS officer Anurag Misra was named chair of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board; in Chennai a motorcyclist died after colliding with a broken-down goods lorry and the lorry driver was arrested.
Security at the Secretariat was increased after a series of petitions and public complaints. A woman from Kallakurichi district, identified as Anjalaiammal, reportedly attempted to self-immolate by pouring kerosene on herself when she came to submit a petition to the Chief Minister’s grievance cell; she was stopped and rescued. Following the incident, police strengthened security at the Secretariat and visitors to the Chief Minister’s cell were subjected to stringent checks.
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has appointed IPS officer Anurag Misra as its new chairman, according to a statement issued by K. Usha, Secretary of Environment, Climate Change and Forests. (A personal name in the OCR text may be uncertain.)
In Chennai, Praveenkumar (27) of Kolathur—Vinayagapuram area died after his motorcycle collided with a goods lorry that had stopped on the road with a mechanical fault. The collision occurred on the Maduravoyal bypass in the early hours; Praveenkumar sustained severe head injuries and succumbed. Police have arrested the lorry driver, identified as Ramesh (47), and are investigating the incident.
Courtesy: Hindu Tamil Thisai