The four were caught attempting to hunt rabbits with two hunting dogs inside the Konur forest region Salem: Four men were arrested by Mettur forest officials for attempting to hunt rabbits with two hunting dogs inside the Konur forest region, on Thursday.The arrested men have been identified as Selvakumar, 33, and Karthi, 25, siblings from…
TIRUPUR: A forest guard has been arrested along with two others on charges of attempting to sell a pair of elephant tusks in the Amaravathi forest range of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR).The arrested men have been identified as A Mariappan, 49, a forest guard attached to the Kuzhipatti beat in the Amaravathi forest range;…
K Padmarajan filling his nomination TIRUPUR: Filing of nominations for the Dharapuram reserved (scheduled caste) assembly bypoll in Tirupur district began at 11am on Wednesday, with self-styled “Election King” K Padmarajan becoming the first candidate to submit papers before revenue divisional officer A Felix Raja. He is contesting as an independent candidatePadmarajan, a tyre shop…
COIMBATORE: The South Indian Corrugated Box Manufacturers Association (SICBMA), Coimbatore chapter, has announced a 20% increase in corrugated carton box prices, citing steep and repeated hikes in kraft paper rates, higher input costs, and tighter cash flow due to GST and revised payment terms.SICBMA Coimbatore chapter vice-president P Kathirvelu said kraft paper — the primary…
DHARMAPURI: The Dharmapuri district police on Wednesday arrested three men, including a medical shop owner, on charges of supplying narcotic tablets near Aruneshwarar temple foothills in Karimangalam.The arrested have been identified as V Poovarasan, 25, of Agaram Pattakaralli village in Krishnagiri district, Siddiq,25, son of Barkat, of Power House Colony in Krishnagiri, Dr Nawaz Basha,33,…
Nagesh ERODE: The Thalavadi police in Erode district arrested a man on charges of stealing five goats belonging to a farmer. Police recovered the goats and seized a minivan used in the theft.The arrested man has been identified as M Nagesh, 46, of Singapuram in Karnataka’s Chamarajanagar district. Police launched a manhunt for three other…
The woman procured the ganja from Odisha and sold it in the city with the help of her son and an acquaintance Coimbatore: Three people including a woman and her son, were arrested on Monday, for peddling ganja in the city.Karumbukadai police have identified the arrested as A Mubeena, 47, and her son Mohammed Ziaudeen,…
COIMBATORE: The Anti-Narcotic Task Force (ANTF) on Tuesday intercepted two men on a train at Tirupur railway station and seized 1,250 narcotic tablets and 2.5 kg of ganja from them.The arrested have been identified as S Sanjay, 22 of Kavundampalayam and K Sridhar, 24 of Kamarajapuram in Coimbatore.The operation follows a prior raid on Aug…
UDHAGAMANDALAM: Four cattle were killed by a suspected tiger at Kuruthukuli near Ooty in the Nilgiris in the last two days.Tiger and other wild animal movements have surged near Ooty in recent times. On Monday and Tuesday, four cattle driven out for grazing were ambushed and killed by a carnivore.Kuruthukuli villagers saw a tiger roaming…
COIMBATORE: The proposed ₹35cr redevelopment of the Gandhipuram Central Bus Stand, one of the city’s busiest public transport hubs, is yet to take off, with the project awaiting administrative sanction from the department of municipal administration.A detailed project report (DPR) for the redevelopment was submitted to the department in July, but officials are yet to…