Times News NetworkCoimbatore: The first phase of Isha Gramotsavam 2026, a rural sports festival organised by Sadhguru’s Isha Foundation, is set to kick off in more than 70 locations in Tamil Nadu on Aug 1.Launched to promote community wellbeing, revive traditional village life and steer rural youth away from substance abuse, this year’s edition marks…
The Sleeping Family by Sachin Bharali COIMBATORE: ‘The Sleeping Family,’ a stunning photo of more than 120 elephants sleeping inside a forest in Assam by Sachin Bharali, has won the first prize under the aerial view category at the 15th DJ Memorial International Photography Contest (DJMPC) conducted by Coimbatore-based LMW Limited. Ramachandiran Govindaraj of Coimbatore…
ERODE: The Perundurai police in Erode district have detained four Bangladeshi nationals on charges of staying in the country without valid documents.The four Bangladeshi nationals have been identified as Hason Habib, 30, Raju Gazi, 30, Gobi Sardhar, 39, and Raju Hussain, 30.According to Perundurai police, the four settled in Panickampalayam four months ago, taking up…
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore district crime branch (DCB) police on Thursday arrested a Maharashtra-based man on charges of selling the property of an NRI couple using forged documents.The arrested man has been identified as T Andrew Thomas, 56, of Thane in Maharashtra. He was working as a food delivery boy in Maharashtra. According to police, Sumathi…
ERODE: A 24-year-old woman was burnt alive in Erode on Wednesday by a man whom she had befriended on a social media platform.The deceased woman has been identified as S Vinodhini, who had been staying with her mother in Bharathi Nagar here after separating from her husband. She developed a friendship with Naveen alias Navaneethakrishnan,…
COIMBATORE: Coimbatore corporation commissioner Katta Ravi Teja on Wednesday ordered suspension construction work on a sewage treatment plant (STP) near Chinnavedampatti lake.This decision was prompted by concerns raised by residents and farmers who have been protesting against the project. The corporation commissioner inspected the site and interacted with the residents of that area on Wednesday.During…
KISHNAGIRI: Two men died when a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) hit a two-wheeler they were travelling on near Krishnagiri on Tuesday evening.The deceased have been identified as M Ajith Kumar, 28, and V Janarthanan, 26, of Thogarapalli village. Their friend, S Gnaneshwaran, 24, suffered serious injuries in the accident.The Pochampally police said the accident happened on…
Coimbatore: A 23-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday, for murdering his co-worker at a construction site near TVS Nagar in the city on Monday night.The arrested has been identified as R Gunasekaran, of Aruppukottai. Police said K Venkatesan, 43, from Bengaluru and the accused were employed as construction labourers in the city for the last…
Dharmapuri: A man died after a speeding car hit him while he was walking on the national highway (NH) near Palacode in Dharmapuri district on Tuesday.The deceased has been identified as M Sekar, 33, of Eruthukudahalli. He was a mason. He is survived by his wife, Amsavalli, three daughters, and a son.Police said a car…
P Muruganandham began his fast on July 21 COIMBATORE: A hunger strike by P Muruganandham, a farmer, to protest alleged illegal mineral extraction and officials’ complicity in the disappearance of a hillock in Kinathukadavu entered the eighth day on Tuesday. Following mounting pressure, officials from the mines and minerals department, revenue department and police conducted…