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Coimbatore: Coimbatore-based farmers’ associations on Thursday said several announcements in the agriculture budget presented by minister R Vinoth were disappointing, alleging that they appeared to favour agricultural traders rather than cultivators. Tamizhaga Vivasayigal Sangam stated that announcements relating to protective covers for mangoes and banana bunches, seed sales, wildlife repellents, agricultural tonics, growth promoters, micro-irrigation,…

Residents said they have not been supplied drinking water for the past 10 days Dharmapuri: Residents of a government housing complex at Bodur in Dharmapuri district, besieged the Pennagaram municipal office with empty pots on Thursday, to protest an acute shortage in drinking water supply.The Bodur housing colony which comprises 272 flats, is currently home…

COIMBATORE: A 22-year-old labourer was murdered with deadly weapons by two youths, including a teenager, at Sikkalampalayam in Coimbatore district in the early hours of Thursday. The suspects recorded themselves assaulting the labourer with a hammer and took a few photos, including their selfies with the dead body, and shared the video and photos on…

COIMBATORE: The Peelamedu police in Coimbatore have arrested nine men on charges of murdering a 25-year-old man here in the early hours of Tuesday.Police arrested Vignesh,27, of Tirupur, Vigensh, 20, Manikandan, 27, Sathish Kumar, 19, Riyas, 24, Sivakasi, 22, and Sowripalayam here, Santhosh, 19, Arjun, 23, of Udayampalayam and Marimuthu, 20, of Puliyakulam on charges…

Several roads in the city dug up for vaiours projects are yet to be restored, making it a challenge for road users Coimbatore: Residents and community activists have called for prompt action from the municipal corporation to restore roads that have been dug up to facilitate work for the underground drainage and the 24/7 drinking…

His friends rescued him after nearly an hour of struggle Namakkal: A visually impaired man was rescued after he accidentally fell into an 80-foot-deep well near Kumarapalayam, in Namakkal district on Tuesday night.Police said M Sellappan, 28, was chatting with his friends near the Karuppanar temple grounds at Thavadapadi village. After a while, when he…

The online application window opened on Wednesday. COIMBATORE: The School of Post Graduate Studies (SPGS) at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has started the admission process for its masters’ degree programmes for the academic year 2026–27. The online application window opened on Wednesday.SPGS offers master’s programmes in 34 disciplines covering agriculture, horticulture, agricultural engineering, forestry,…

COIMBATORE: The Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Coimbatore (ICCIC) has welcomed the state govt’s commitment to transparent and corruption-free execution of govt tenders and public projects through an open tendering system, calling it a reform that would enhance transparency, promote fair competition and expand opportunities for industries and MSMEs.Welcoming the focus on agriculture, ICCIC…

COIMBATORE: Associations of micro, small and medium enterprises in Coimbatore have termed the Tamil Nadu govt’s 2026-27 budget “disappointing,” stating that key long-pending demands — especially reductions in electricity fixed and demand charges — were not addressed despite allocations for power infrastructure and MSME financing.The Tamilnadu Association of Cottage and Micro Enterprises said the budget’s…

TIRUPUR: Exporters on Wednesday welcomed the Tamil Nadu budget 2026–27, saying it lays a strong foundation for industrial growth, export promotion and employment generation, while urging the state to back the sector with a worker housing scheme and a dedicated knitwear board.Dr A Sakthivel, chairman of the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), appreciated the budget’s…