Sai Prabhakar

Blame it on the heat or a renewed interest, demand for doorstep vaccination against Covid-19 from the elderly population and persons with disabilities (PwD) is gradually going up in Trichy city.

A State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) manager, who had siphoned off Rs 75 lakh worth fixed deposits (FD) belonging to a customer, was arrested by the Madhapur police on Monday.

With schools set to reopen on September 1, many parents are still unsure about sending their wards back to school. However, fear of further loss in academics and changes in social behaviour are likely to see a higher number of parents take the risk this time, as compared to January when the government had opened schools for a brief period.