COIMBATORE: The prohibition enforcement wing (PEW) of the Coimbatore city police on Sunday seized more than four kg of ganja and arrested two men on charges of peddling the contraband.The arrested men have been identified as M Gokulnath of Krishnagiri, who resides in Kavandampalayam, and S Vasanth of Peelamedu.The operation was executed following a tip-off…
COIMBATORE: Coimbatore corporation commissioner Katta Ravi Teja on Monday called up on the newly joined undergraduate students to develop their talents at college and learn effective communication skills.Addressing an orientation programme for first-year undergraduate students of arts, science and commerce streams at Government Arts College (Autonomous) in Coimbatore, Ravi Teja appealed to students to adapt…
COIMBATORE: The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) on Monday expressed concern over the increasing incidents of human-elephant conflict in Coimbatore district, warning that the issue could soon become one of the region’s most pressing challenges if immediate conservation measures are not implemented.Addressing reporters here, PMK district secretary Kovai Raj said the recurring human-elephant conflict should not…
Tamil Nadu Cauvery farmers’ association general secretary P R Pandian addressed a public meeting following the rally Krishnagiri: The Tamil Nadu farmers’ association organised a rally and a public meeting on Monday, calling out the state government for betraying farmers by making misleading pre-poll promises on loan waivers.The rally led by the association’s state president…
COIMBATORE: A 24-year-old freelance photographer in Coimbatore, who was initially believed to have died by suicide, was in fact murdered by a man in a moving car over a suspected love affair. The case surfaced on Monday when the prime suspect, Manojkumar, 24, of Karur, and his accomplice, Karthikeyan, 21, surrendered before judicial magistrate court-I…
The plan is to expand nectar gardens into public parks, corporate spaces, residential apartments and private homes. COIMBATORE: Many butterfly parks that have come up in Tamil Nadu over the years depend mostly on exotic and import flora which quickly become invasive and threaten ecological imbalance. But now Coimbatore is seeing a pioneering move for…
ICCI’s Uzhave Thalai 8.0 agricultural seminar set for July 10 in Coimbatore COIMBATORE: The Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) will hold the eighth edition of its annual agricultural seminar “Uzhave Thalai 8.0” on Friday (July 10) at CODISSIA Trade Fair Complex, Coimbatore, alongside CODISSIA Agri Intex 2026.Addressing the media along with office-bearers, ICCI…
COIMBATORE: The Singanallur police have intensified the probe to trace members of a gang that kidnapped a businessman here on Sunday for a ransom of Rs 2 crore. The kidnappers later released the businessman, identified as S Dhanasekaran, 53, of Mookambika Nagar in Singanallur. He is a former district-level functionary of Congress party’s OBC wing….
COIMBATORE: Tomato prices in Coimbatore have dropped to Rs 15 a kg following a sharp rise in arrivals from within the district and from neighbouring states. Traders said the fall is temporary and prices could climb again in the next 15–20 days as supply stabilises.C Ayyaswamy, a farmer in Theethipalayam, said tomato cultivation in Coimbatore…
Storming operations were held across Coimbatore over the weekend Coimbatore: Coimbatore city police seized a large haul of contraband including ganja, IMFL bottles and lottery tickets, over the weekend, as part of a three-day storming operation held across the state.During the three-day operation which lasted from Friday evening to Sunday evening, police seized two tonne…