CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar on Tuesday informed the Madras high court that he is constitutionally duty bound to accept the resignation tendered by an MLA if it is done voluntarily. No one can compel a legislator to continue in his/her post, he said.Senior advocate C S Vaidyanathan and advocate-general Vijay…
COIMBATORE: The Sundarapuram police in the city on Monday arrested an autorickshaw driver on charges of threatening a shopkeeper over a Ganesh Chathurthi festival donation.According to police sources, the complainant, Mansoor Ali, 45, of GM Nagar in Ukkadam, has been running a bag and vehicle seat cover shop near Kamaraj Nagar bus stop on the…
Abhinav Bindra (Photos by J Jackson) COIMBATORE: Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Tuesday said shooting in India had grown significantly over the years, while Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad backed the five-time champions’ IPL comeback and confirmed that a head coach would be appointed soon. Bindra and Gaikwad were speaking to reporters on…
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore city police have formed three special teams to apprehend 434 absconding individuals against whom non-bailable arrest warrants have been issued by courts.The teams have arrested 26 absconding suspects since they were formed on Saturday.A senior police officer stated, “Orders were issued to track down all individuals absconding with pending arrest warrants in…
COIMBATORE: As many as 1,200 newborns have been identified in Coimbatore district to receive benefits under the Tamil Nadu govt’s new ‘Thaimaman Thanga Mothiram’ (maternal uncle’s gold ring) scheme, ahead of its formal launch on Sept 15.Govt officials said the scheme, meant for babies born in govt hospitals, would be inaugurated by chief minister C…
Water resources and rural development minister N Anand inspected the dam’s safety and oversaw preparations for the water release event Salem: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay will release water from the Mettur Dam on Tuesday, for samba cultivation in Cauvery delta districts after improved storage and the monsoon onset prompted government to approve…
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore city police took preventive action against 44 people facing criminal cases who were identified using a facial recognition software (FRS) app in an intensive operation at night from Aug 24 to Aug 31. FIRs were filed against 44 suspects, and their fingerprints were recorded as a preventive measure.Police registered 1,146 drunk driving…
Coimbatore: Residents of Semmandampalayam village have alleged irregularities in the auction of coconut trees belonging to the Makali Amman temple. They petitioned the district collector on Monday, seeking cancellation of the current auction and called for a fresh tender process.The temple, administered by the executive officer of the Karumathampatti Viralikadu Chenniyandavar temple, owns 33 acres…
NAMAKKAL: A gang of four masked men tied up a couple and robbed them of 40 sovereigns of gold jewellery and Rs 40 lakh in cash near Pilikkalpalayam in Namakkal district in the early hours of Monday.The victims have been identified as K Vairavan,60, a jaggery trader, and his wife, Sumathi, 54. They live alone…
Police found that the body of the woman, aged around 40 years, had been cut into eight pieces and packed in three bags before being dumped into the tank. SALEM: The body of an unidentified woman, which was cut into eight pieces and packed in three bags, was recovered from a rooftop water tank at…