खिदिरपुर ब्रिजThe fire brigade control room received a call around 3.30 pm. Soon, five fire tenders and two water tankers were pressed into action. Thick smoke was coming out from the premises of a restaurant on the third floor of the mall. The fire was doused and the situation brought under control. Thereafter, cooling operation was initiated.According to the police, one of the six students developed fever after cleaning the rest room, as he was reportedly bitten by mosquitoes during the task he was forced to do on November 21. His mother took the matter up with the Erode District Collector H Krishnanunni who directed the Education Department to take action in this regard.Public transport can break or make a city. With ever-increasing traffic on the roads posing a threat to not just our day-to-day life but also the environment, in general, sound public transport can go a long way in determining one’s travel experience in a city. As such, Time Out — the publisher of global city guides — surveyed more than 20,000 city-dwellers around the world, in more than 50 cities.