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COIMBATORE: The Bharathiar University Employees Union has alleged that the university illegally deducted money from temporary workers’ July salaries and warned that if similar deductions continue in August, it will launch legal proceedings and sustained protests.In a statement, union general secretary M Rameshkumar said the university administration was attempting to recover an Employees’ State Insurance…

The marathon aimed at raising awareness about environmental protection Erode: Over 1,500 runners participated in a marathon organised jointly by the Chennimalai marathon committee and the We the Leaders organisation in Chennimalai in Erode district on Sunday.The marathon which aimed at raising awareness about environmental protection, featured two distinct race categories based on age: a…

Coimbatore: A 42-year-old man was arrested on Saturday, for cheating an onion vendor of ₹2.5 lakh after falsely promising to arrange a Tamil Nadu Housing Board flat for her.Vadavalli police identified the arrested individual as R Saravanan, 42, of Sukkuvarpettai near Gandhi Park in the city. Police said he was acquainted with M Padmapriya, 48,…

Coimbatore hosted the second edition of the competition from August 28 to 30 Coimbatore: Chennai Bulls (Tamil Nadu) clinched the title at the national-level equestrian champions league, winning the top cash prize of ₹15 lakh at the event which concluded at Molapalayam near Vellanaipatti in Coimbatore district on Sunday.Bengaluru Knights finished runners-up and won ₹10…

The rescued pangolin was later released in a protected forest area in the Coimbatore forest range Coimbatore: Coimbatore forest department and volunteers from an NGO rescued an Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) that was found in a residential area near Narasimma Naickenpalayam in Coimbatore district on Saturday.A local resident alerted the forest department after spotting the…

DHARMAPURI: A 43-year-old man was arrested on charges of murdering his mother and teenage daughter at Ammannagar in Dharmapuri district on Friday.The suspect, identified as D Suresh of Adhigarapatti, was an alcoholic, police said. Suresh, a cook, was living alone after his wife was estranged from him. His daughter, Chinmai, 18, resided next door with…

ERODE: The vision of making India a fully developed nation by 2047 will be a reality if communities foster a shared responsibility for this, Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan said on Saturday. Radhakrishnan said although many people had initially doubted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of making India an economic powerhouse, the country has emerged as…

Suresh celebrated his birthday on Thursday night with his friends near the CTC Medu new bus stand. They placed two cakes on a stretcher used for transporting patients and cut them with a machete. COIMBATORE: The Mahalingapuram police in Coimbatore district have arrested three ambulance drivers for celebrating the birthday of one of them by…

KRISHNAGIRI: A farmer was abducted by two men who arrived in a car near his house at Kelamangalam in Hosur on Friday night. Police have registered a case and launched an intensive hunt.The abducted farmer has been identified as Gopal,58, of Anusoni village near Kelamangalam.According to sources, two unidentified men arrived near Gopal’s house in…

The incident occurred when three workers were preparing tea in their shed. COIMBATORE: A major fire broke out at a temporary labour shelter on Avinashi Road near the Nava India bus stop, destroying around 70 sheds on Saturday afternoon.The property belongs to a private construction firm that provides accommodation for more than 400 migrant workers,…