REGION DIGEST

REGION DIGEST

Upset over crop loss, mother, son commit suicide

A mother and son died by suicide after consuming poison at their house in Thiruvanaikovil near Srirangam in Trichy on Saturday. The reason behind their extreme step was said to be the losses suffered in banana cultivation. The deceased were identified as Chellammal, 65, and her son Ramesh Babu, 45, of Ganapathi Nagar in Thiruvanaikovil. Babu is survived by his wife Ilakkiya, 25, and a one-yearold daughter.

Convenor for BDU VC search panel named:

Former vice-chancellor of Alagappa University P Ramasamy has been appointed as convenor of the search committee to select the next vice-chancellor of Bharathidasan University (BDU). He was nominated by the state government to the threemember search committee after approval from governor Banwarilal Purohit. Ramasamy is presently the research director of Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharat University.

Female tiger found dead, 2 cubs rescued:

Forest department field staff on Friday found the carcass of a female tiger at Seemarkuli Odai in the Singara forest range in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and rescued two male tiger cubs from the area.