COIMBATORE: Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has forecast farmgate prices of ₹33-35 per kg for tomato, ₹35-37 for okra and ₹37-38 for brinjal during the harvest period. Farmers have been advised to plan their sowing decisions accordingly.The Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell (DEMIC) of TNAU’s Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies prepared the…
According to forest department officials, someone travelling on the Aliyar–Valparai road recorded a video of a man chasing a wild elephant standing in the forest area near the Samamatta canal on Aug 2. The video was later uploaded on social media platforms. COIMBATORE: Forest department officials on Friday arrested a man for chasing a wild…
Coimbatore: The Kinathukkadavu police on Friday arrested two individuals, including a minor, in connection with the brutal murder of a 22-year-old labourer at Sikkalampalayam in Coimbatore district on Thursday.The arrested have been identified as Mathesh, 21, and a 17-year-old juvenile. They were arrested from their hideout near the railway tracks in Kinathukadavu.The arrest follows the…
Coimbatore North railway station (Photo by J Jackson) COIMBATORE: Redevelopment work at Coimbatore North railway station under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) is nearing completion, and it is expected to be finished by September.Redevelopment work undertaken at a cost of Rs 11.5 crore was inaugurated at North Coimbatore station in August 2023. It was…
The camp was held to facilitate higher education admissions for students who have cleared Class XII public examination but yet to join colleges Coimbatore: As many as 90 students were given direct college admissions at the ‘Uyarvukku Padi’ special camp held at Karpagam Higher Education Institution, in Eachanari, in the city on Friday. Scholarships of…
COIMBATORE: The Thudiyalur police in the city have registered a case against a real estate broker and a self-proclaimed advocate for defrauding a local real estate businessman of Rs 60 lakh under the pretext of selling a parcel of land in Sivaram Nagar near Ramanathapuram here.The victim has been identified as V Jeganathan 42, residing…
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore postal division plans to close the Ukkadam sub-post office and merge it with the Bazaar sub-post office. Residents in and around the Ukkadam have raised concerns and demanded that the postal department drop its plan to close the sub-post office.The Ukkadam area is surrounded by the Moulana Mohamed Ali Old Scrap Market,…
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore city police have arrested ten people linked to online financial frauds in the first two days after the launch of the Operation Cyber Vigil to crack down on cybercrimes.With cyber fraud and financial crimes surging at a higher rate than traditional law enforcement offences in recent months, the Tamil Nadu police launched…
COIMBATORE: Fourteen newly appointed station officers of the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services on Thursday underwent specialised training in operating a sky lift vehicle and conducting high-altitude rescue operations. Trainee officers posted in Coimbatore, Tirupur, the Nilgiris and Dindigul districts participated in the exercise.The practical session was held at the district fire office near…
Police seized lottery tickets worth nearly ₹2 lakh from the arrested youth Namakkal: A 19-year-old youth was arrested for illegally selling banned Kerala lottery tickets near the Kumarapalayam bus stand on Wednesday night. Police seized lottery tickets worth nearly ₹2 lakh from him.The arrested has been identified as M Murugan, of Kumarapalayam. He was apprehended…