NAMAKKAL: The Kumarapalayam police in Namakkal district have seized a total of 186 kg of banned gutkha products from a shop and a vehicle near Kallangattu Valasu bus stop and arrested a man.Based on a tip-off, a team headed by sub-inspector M Gautham carried out a raid at a shop on Tuesday night. “We found…
COIMBATORE: The Sulur police in Coimbatore district on Tuesday filed an 819-page chargesheet against two men arrested in connection with the sexual assault and murder of a minor girl here on May 21. The chargesheet was e-filed 18 days after the arrest of the two accused, which is a relatively short period. The investigating team,…
This bus ticket is an AI-generated image This story is fake as the bus ticket turned out to be AI-generated and circulated on social media. The passenger, identified in the copy as P Damadoran, remains incommunicado despite TOI reaching out to him several times over the phone to seek his clarification and establish the authenticity…
COIMBATORE: The cybercrime cell of the Coimbatore city police has registered more than 200 cases connected to APK link scams during the first five months of the year. Cyber offences aimed at mobile users via harmful application package (APK) links are increasing across Tamil Nadu. According to cybercrime police, while technological progress has delivered many…
COIMBATORE: T-shirts make up 40% of India’s total knitwear exports, with overall knitwear shipments valued at nearly ₹37,300 crore in the last financial year, even as global headwinds kept growth muted.Despite multiple challenges in international markets, India’s knitwear exports stood at around ₹37,300 crore in FY25, while total T-shirt exports alone crossed ₹20,000 crore, underscoring…
By U ArchanaCOIMBATORE: The Kurichi Vellalore Pollution Prevention Action Committee has filed a petition with the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) on Tuesday, seeking closure of the Vellalore dump yard and implementation of decentralised solid waste management in all five zones of the corporation.The petition stated that approximately 1,200 tonne of solid waste collected daily…
Coimbatore: Bharathiar University is inviting online applications from eligible candidates for admission to its Ph.D. programme (full-time/part-time – regular stream) for the July 2026 session.Applications are open for various departments of Bharathiar University, and its affiliated colleges in Coimbatore, Erode, Tirupur and the Nilgiris districts, and recognised research institutions. Candidates can apply through the university…
Saravanakumar was arrested for manufacturing crackers without proper license Sulur police seized a significant quantity of prohibited firecrackers and raw manufacturing materials from a house in Pallapalayam near Sulur in Coimbatore district Saravanakumar was arrested for manufacturing crackers without proper license Sulur police seized a significant quantity of prohibited firecrackers and raw manufacturing materials from…
COIMBATORE: Security forces were placed on high alert after the Coimbatore District Combined Court Complex received a bomb threat via email on Tuesday morning, which later turned out to be a hoax.The email, received at 11.55am, was sent from a fake email address under the name “Nivetha Pethuraj Udhayanidhi.” The sender warned that 17 gelatine…
The apartment’s community hall was transformed into a vibrant exhibition space featuring 45 uniquely curated stalls. COIMBATORE: In a display of creativity and entrepreneurship, more than 50 children residing in a private apartment complex near Peelamedu here came together on Sunday evening to have a firsthand experience of running a business.The residential complex, which houses…