COIMBATORE: Isha Foundation founder Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev broke down on Wednesday as he recounted a devastating disaster that struck an 80-member group of pilgrims in Nepal.In an emotional video address shared on X, Sadhguru stated that his immediate focus remained entirely on ground-level rescue operations and securing access to the affected zone. He issued an…
NAMAKKAL: More than 100 farmers led by Namakkal MP V S Matheswaran observed a hunger strike at Paramathi Velur on Thursday demanding immediate release of water from Jedarpalayam barrage in the Cauvery river into the Raja Vaikkal canal.Farmers alleged that water supply to the canal was stopped without notice 30 days ago, leaving standing crops…
COIMBATORE: Madras high court has directed the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation to halt all the ongoing and proposed Smart City lakefront development activities in the Ukkadam Periyakulam and Valankulam lakes as they have severely damaged the natural habitats of birds.A division bench of the high court comprising Justice N Sathish Kumar and Justice K Rajasekar…
Salem: Salem corporation has launched an awareness campaign for school and college students, focusing on solid waste management, population census and dengue control measures.Daily activities on waste segregation and mosquito eradication are being carried out in corporation limits, with awareness extended to the general public. “In addition, students are being sensitized through morning assemblies and…
COIMBATORE: A group of 77 foreign nationals participating in the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra conducted by the Isha Foundation was caught in the massive flash floods in Nepal on Wednesday. Their current whereabouts are unknown following severe damage to the local immigration office.Swami Suyagna of the Isha Foundation told TOI that all 77 individuals stranded at…
COIMBATORE: The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of the Coimbatore city police on Wednesday busted an inter-state prescription drug ring with the arrest of seven youths and seized 1,708 intoxicating painkiller tablets from them.The arrested have been identified as S Sanjay, 23, a labourer from RG Pudur; R Madhan Balaji, 19, and R Jagat Hari, 24,…
Salem: Salem district collector K Elambahavath cautioned the public against obstructing census operations in Salem district, saying violators would face a fine of Rs 1,000 and possible imprisonment for up to three years under the Census Act.The collector said the first phase of Census 2027, involving house listing and household enumeration, began on July 1…
COIMBATORE: Nine schools from Coimbatore district have been selected for the state-level final round of the School Innovation Development Project (SIDP), a programme aimed at nurturing innovation mindset and entrepreneurship skills among school students.In the current academic year, students from 8,124 govt and govt-aided schools in the state submitted 44,393 innovation ideas. After a three-stage…
Coimbatore: The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation, jointly with city-based Cymatics, has conducted a thermal drone survey at Vellalore dump yard to detect temperature changes and help prevent fire incidents by identifying hotspots within the dump yard on a pilot basis.It has also developed a separate dashboard that provides visualisations, historical data, and animations of hotspot…
COIMBATORE: India must transition from a services-led economy to one driven by products and intellectual property (IP) if it is to become a developed nation and achieve a $30trillion economy by 2047, Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan said on Tuesday.Addressing students at PSG College of Technology’s Foundation Day celebrations in Coimbatore, Gopalakrishnan said India needed to…