Fyre Festival creator Billy McFarland, who served time for the failed festival, is now promoting his new venture. NBC’s Steven Romo has more as some of McFarland's former employees are already sounding the alarm over his latest project.
“America’s Got Talent: All-Stars” continued Monday, January 23 with the fourth set of 10 performances from some of the most beloved acts in “Got Talent” history. In this new spin-off, 10 artists perform each week for only two open spots from their group to advance to The Finals. Judges Heidi Klum, Simon Cowell and Howie Mandel […]
The state government is planning to change the uniform for primary school teachers to be the same as the uniform for secondary school teachers. Teachers have been requesting this change for many years, and the state government has finally decided to do it. The uniform for primary school teachers will be a handloom sari with a brown body and maroon border and pallu.
A man in Coimbatore, India was arrested on Monday after allegedly murdering his wife over a family dispute. The man, identified as 61-year-old Selvaraj, moved to Periyamoppiripalayam near Karumathampatti a few months ago with his wife, 55-year-old Kamalani. The couple was living in a rental house and working in a power loom unit when they began arguing with Kamalani on Monday morning. Selvaraj then allegedly duffed her up with a stone before fleeing the house. Neighbors went to the house and found Kamalani lying in a pool of blood. Читать дальше...
The capital of India, Bhubaneswar, hosted a music and dance festival on Monday called Dotfest. The event brought 100 beggars from different shelters in the city to the venue, and the beggars and homeless were kept at the shelters after they were rescued by different private agencies. The city is celebrating the hockey world cup and a festive environment reverberates in the capital, so the BMCC said people from all walks of life should enjoy the event. The beggars were accompanied by 15 volunteers... Читать дальше...
A 12-member gang attempted to murder a college student and his uncle in Saravanampatti, Coimbatore, on Monday night. The injured people were identified as M Saravanakumar 23, a BSc computer technology student of a private arts and science college in Saravanampatti, and N Balasubramani 46, of Janata Nagar. The gang barged into Saravanakumar's residence around 1125pm on Monday and inquired about the whereabouts of two people, Gowtham, 24, and Siva, 25, whom Saravanakumar said he did not know about. Читать дальше...
Investigators are seeing a rise in more card skimmer thefts. These are devices that can steal your banking information from a credit or debit card. Thieves plant them at businesses.
Five months after suffering a ligament tear in his right knee during the Asia Cup, India allrounder Ravindra Jadeja will return to competitive cricket with Saurashtra’s Ranji Trophy game at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday. How his body holds up in this match against Tamil Nadu could determine his role in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting February 9 in Nagpur.
The state highways department has started demolishing the commercial complex on platform 1 of the ukkadam bus terminal for construction of a ramp to provide access to the ukkadamathupalam flyover which is under construction. The work to demolish the complex where some shops including bakeries and eateries functioned started on Monday morning, and the demolition process will be completed on Tuesday. An official said "the area was cordoned off to keep passengers and vehicles away to ensure safety police... Читать дальше...
The city corporation removed 100 encroachments from a road in Ramanathapuram on Monday. A team led by an assistant town planning officer from the central zone cleared the encroachments with the help of police personnel. The team removed a couple of tea shops that were operating without permission, as well as sheds in front of stores that were in violation of city regulations. The encroachments were issued with notices a few days ago, and the majority of the encroachers vacated on their own. The team used earthmovers to finish the work. Читать дальше...
A 22-year-old man from Ramachandrapuram in Virudhunagar district poured petrol on a 45-year-old goods autorickshaw driver in Coimbatore on Sunday and set him on fire, police said.
The Vajra Foundation is organizing a free dog sterilization camp in Coimbatore on January 26 and 27. Priority will be given to Indian mongrel variety dogs, and neutering will also be done for cats. medicines for postoperative care will also be given. For prior registration, contact 93456 77077.
The forest department has cleared 375 hectares of the reserve forest land in the mudumalai tiger reserve in the past two years. They are seeing a good result in regeneration of native grass species in places where invasive species were removed on multiple occasions, but this is not an achievement out of 65000 hectares which is the total area of the mudumalai tiger reserve, including lantana camara, parthenium senna spectabilis, and prosopis juliflora. The forest department has also approached companies for csr funds... Читать дальше...
A seminar was organized to teach district education officers (DEOs) and private schools about Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE). The event was attended by over 900 schools district education officers (DEOs) and Baldev Singh, a government official. All government primary, upper primary, and private schools were trained about UDISE. UDISE is an online system for data collection that started in 2018. It is mandated to collect information from all schools imparting formal education from classes I-XII. Читать дальше...
A flying officer in the Indian Air Force, Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon, was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra for his bravery during an air raid on the Srinagar airbase in Kashmir in which he laid down his life. His relatives, including his nephew Amardeep Singh, live in Ludhiana, Punjab. They were invited to the ceremony by the Defense Ministry about 10 days ago and arrived in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, four to five days ago. Singh said that it felt great to receive the memento from Home Minister Amit Shah at the function. Читать дальше...