Two arrested, ve kg ganja seized in Tiruppur

this year the national awards give away to interior designers, Mr. Wadia said. “We get about 2,000 entries annually. This year, we are giving away awards under seven categories and there will be one category for overseas designers too. This is to enable our designers also to apply for international awards,” he said. The IIID is also working with Asia Paci c Space Designers Association (APSDA) so that designers who have minimum ve years associate membership with the IIID can be part of the APSDA.

The individual chapters of IIID host “Showcase”, which is an event for international and domestic manufacturers to display their new products to the designers before the commercial launch. This year, the plan is to have this in seven cities and take it to smaller cities too, he said.

Two persons, Samirapagira (25) and Sahil (31) belonging to Odisha and Bihar respectively, were arrested on Sunday from their house at Nachiyampalayam for alleged possession of ve kg of ganja.

The Avniashipalayam police registered a case and had the duo remanded in judicial custody at the Coimbatore Central Prison.

Couple ends lives

A couple ended life reportedly after an argument at Karumbanchirai near Kunnathur in Tiruppur district on Monday.

The deceased were identi ed as Muthukumar (21) and Chitra (20) who had married six months ago.

Their bodies were taken to Avinashi Government Hospital for post-mortem.

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