Dr Chandran’s AquaCare has been designed as an inclusive facility catering to persons with disabilities and others requiring aquatic rehabilitation. COIMBATORE: A wheelchair-friendly aquatic therapy and wellness centre, aimed at expanding access to water-based rehabilitation, was opened in the city on Friday.Dr Chandran’s AquaCare has been designed as an inclusive facility catering to persons with…
COIMBATORE: As many as 1,547 candidates have applied in Coimbatore for the evaluation test for Tamil Nadu govt’s UPSC Civil Services Examination incentive scheme.The scheme is aimed at increasing the participation of the youth in UPSC exams.The evaluation test will be conducted at six centres in the city from 10am to noon on Sept 6….
Stray dogs intervened to save a mentally ill woman from an alleged assault COIMBATORE: A pack of stray dogs saved a mentally ill woman from an alleged sexual assault attempt by an intoxicated youth near Thudiyalur in Coimbatore during the early hours of Friday. The entire incident was captured on CCTV, and police have arrested…
Over 100 relatives and villagers laid siege to Salem district collectorate in protest Salem: A tribal woman died at the Attur govt Hospital on Thursday, after her health deteriorated following a sterilisation surgery at Pethanaickenpalayam primary health centre in Salem district.The deceased has been identified as M Sumathi, 23, of Soolankurichi hill village in Karumanthurai….
NAMAKKAL: Three young sisters and their 11-year-old cousin riding on a moped died after a private college bus collided with their vehicle at Elachipalayam near Tiruchengode in Namakkal district on Thursday.The deceased were identified as S Kalaichelvi, 19, a second-year student at a government college; her sisters Nivedha, 15, a Class XI student, and Dhanushree,…
The unit was procured at a cost of Rs 30 lakh. COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore city police register around 75 cases daily against speeding motorists using a modern, state-of-the-art speed-detection device called speed radar gun. Police have registered more than 1,500 cases in the last 20 days, and a fine of Rs 1,000 each has been…
Coimbatore: A four-year-old female leopard was found dead in a contour canal at Boothagundu reserve forest near Aliyar in the Pollachi forest range, on Tuesday evening.Forest staff found the body around 4pm during a routine patrol. A forest department official said the leopard may have fallen into the canal or been washed to the location…
COIMBATORE: The Gomangalam police in Coimbatore district have arrested a man for extorting Rs 2 lakh from a 19-year-old youth and compelling him into marry an 18-year-old girl.The arrested man has been identified as AVR Arun Prasath of Gomangalam near Pollachi. According to police, Arun Prasad came to know about the love affair of the…
COIMBATORE: Two men died after a sport utility vehicle (SUV) they were travelling in veered off the road and fell into a lake in Semmandampalayam in Coimbatore district on Wednesday night.The deceased have been identified as V Padmanabhan, 56, a private firm employee, and his relative N Senniyappan, 65. Both hailed from Tirupur district.According to…
COIMBATORE: Breaking deep-rooted societal barriers with quiet determination, C Vinodhini, 25, has become the first transwoman bus conductor to serve with Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) in Coimbatore.Fulfilling a long-cherished childhood ambition after navigating years of adversity, she is now a familiar, welcoming face aboard city buses.A native of Palani in Dindigul district, Vinodhini…