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CHENNAI: Terming the state govt’s white paper on Tamil Nadu’s finances as a “white paper in name alone,” former finance minister Thangam Thennarasu on Tuesday said the document was merely an attempt to divert attention from the ruling dispensation’s failure to fulfil its poll promises.READ ALSO: Tamil Nadu’s debt nearly doubled over last five years…

TIRUPUR: The All India RMS-MMS Employees Union, state circle, has temporarily withdrawn its plan to hold a hunger strike seeking to halt the proposed closure of the operational section at Tirupur (RMS) Railway Mail Service.Union president V Dhanabalan said the decision followed an assurance from the chief postmaster general in Chennai. He reiterated that Tirupur’s…

COIMBATORE: For a city grappling with the ever-growing traffic congestion, Coimbatore folk are upset with police for trying and testing the very measures that once proved to be a failure in streamlining vehicular movement, and not coming up with a permanent solution to address their woes.After successfully replacing the automated traffic signals with U-turns to…

Coimbatore: The Kattoor police have launched a search for two men who stole six gold coins from a jewellery showroom on Cross Cut Road at Gandhipuram here a few days ago.According to police, the incident took place during peak business hours on June 9, when the shop employees were attending to customers.The theft came to…

COIMBATORE: It’s not stunning art works that adorn the city flyovers and compound walls. In fact, these public spaces are marred by illegal hoardings and posters.City roads and flyovers, be it Kavundampalayam flyover, Mettupalayam Road, Singanallur and Sundarapuram, are dotted with hoardings without a licence number, while compound walls of city corporation’s open ground at…

COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) has imposed a fine of ₹1 lakh on a private contractor after a worm was found in food served to sanitation workers in the city.The action follows a complaint supported by video evidence submitted by sanitation workers in Ward 91, Podanur, last month. Workers were reportedly shocked after…

COIMBATORE: A 19-year-old college student was assaulted, robbed and held hostage for a day by a duo for a ransom of Rs 2 lakh near Kuniyamuthur in Coimbatore on Monday. The suspects escaped when police traced their hideout. They sprayed pepper spray at officers before fleeing.The victim, R Keshavan, is a native of Virudhunagar district…

The workers’ relatives held a protest demanding appropriate compensation Namakkal: A worker died and another one was injured after a dilapidated building collapsed when it was being demolished at Ganesapuram in Namakkal town on Tuesday.The deceased has been identified as K Venkatesh, 21, a construction worker from Palappattiy near Paramathi Velur. He was caught under…

NAMAKKAL: Stating that unsafe handling of food is a key route for shigella infection which leads to gastroenteritis, Tamil Nadu health minister Dr K G Arunraj on Monday said the govt had ordered food safety officers to ensure that eateries sell safe and hygienic food. “We have ordered inspections, sample collections and strict action against…

Arrested VAO Gnanasekaran Tirupur: Sleuths from the directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption (DVAC) on Monday arrested a village administrative officer (VAO) in Tirupur for taking a bribe of Rs 4,000 for issuing a legal heir certificate.The complainant, Govindarajan, 36, of Rayapuram in Tirupur, had applied for a legal heir certificate through the Thottipalayam VAO office….