KRISHNAGIRI: A 33-year-old man was bludgeoned to death with a stone following a dispute over the refund for empty liquor bottles at Kurinji Nagar near Krishnagiri on Friday night.Police arrested two men in connection with the murder V Arunkumar, who was employed at a private agro firm in Uthangarai.Police said Arunkumar and his friends —…
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore Consumer Cause has flagged safety and design lapses of the 10.1km Avinashi Road elevated expressway (G D Naidu Flyover) and urged the Tamil Nadu govt to take immediate corrective measures and commission an independent road safety audit.In a representation to the chief minister, the group alleged that several elements in the approved…
TIRUPUR: Police have registered a case against AIADMK candidate K Bhanumathi and eight party functionaries following a complaint alleging that the car of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) candidate P Sathyabama was intercepted and damaged after she filed her nomination papers for the Oct 6 Dharapuram byelection.Besides Bhanumathi, Dharapuram police booked former ministers Pollachi V Jayaraman…
COIMBATORE: Around 2,300 idols of Lord Ganesh have been immersed in waterbodies in Coimbatore city and in rural regions in the last three days since Wednesday.Around 300 idols installed by various right-wing organisations were immersed in the Kumaraswamy lake in the city. Hindu Munnani members, who installed 164 idols, made their procession from Theppakulam Street…
The capture comes after weeks of concern among residents and coffee plantation and tea estate workers in the O’Valley region, with forest teams maintaining heightened surveillance and taking measures to minimise movement of people in vulnerable areas. GUDALUR: A tiger that killed two men in the O’Valley area of Gudalur in the Nilgiris was trapped…
ERODE: Traffic on the Iriyapuram–Thalavadi Road was disrupted for an hour on Friday morning as residents of Iriyapuram village in Erode district held a road blockade demanding regular supply of drinking water.According to police, around 50 residents took part in the protest at Iriyapuram bus stop. Several women reportedly sat on the road carrying empty…
COIMBATORE: The proposed expansion of Coimbatore International Airport has been approved by NITI Aayog and is awaiting clearance from the Cabinet Committee on Expenditure, airport director Mohammad Arif said on Wednesday.Interacting with reporters, Arif said 627 acres of land was needed for the expansion in addition to the airport’s existing 420 acres, taking the total…
KRISHNAGIRI: Two people died and another suffered injuries when the motorcycle they were travelling on collided with a truck on the Harur–Uthangarai road in Krishnagiri district on Wednesday.The deceased have been identified as Ganapathi,19, son of Selvam, and Latha, 40, wife of Sakthivel. Both were from Arasampatti. Latha’s son, Mukil, 20, suffered injuries in the…
ERODE: Seven people from Tirupur were injured after the car they were travelling in fell into a roadside pit on the Gobichettipalayam-Nambiyur Road in Erode district on Wednesday.The injured have been identified as M Punithavan, 20, Sabareish,21, Preetham,18, Dharshan, 17, S Vijaya Sarathi, 20, Praveen, 23 and Saravana Kumar, 50.The accident happened when the group…
NAMAKKAL: Three members of a family died on the spot and four others suffered injuries when a sport utility vehicle (SUV) collided with a car at Nallipalayam in Namakkal district in the early hours of Wednesday.Police identified the deceased as S Karthik Kumar, 35, his father, K Selvaraj, 60, and his mother, S Gandhimathi, 55….