Coimbatore: Almost a week after a youth was found dead in the Coimbatore combined district court complex, Race Course police have altered it to a case of murder and intensified investigation.The man, yet to be identified, and estimated to be around 35 years of age, was found unconscious in a pool of blood inside the…
Police recovered the stolen gold and cash from the woman Dharmapuri: A 36-year-old woman was arrested on Sunday, for stealing 3.5 sovereigns of gold ornaments and Rs 50,000 in cash from her neighbour’s house in Nallampalli Tata Nagar in Dharmapuri on Saturday.Athiyamankottai police identified the arrested as M Selinamary.Police said the theft took place at…
Police inspected the crime scene and formed special teams to nab the burglars Krishnagiri: Unidentified burglars drilled through the rear wall of a jewellery shop at Varattanapalli village near Krishnagiri and made away with nearly 3kg of silver articles worth Rs 12 lakh, on Friday night.The incident came to light early on Saturday morning when…
COIMBATORE: Minister of prohibition and excise K Vignesh on Saturday denied reports that the Tamil Nadu govt was planning to privatize Tasmac. “There is no intention to privatize Tasmac,” the minister told reporters in Coimbatore. The minister claimed that 717 Tasmac liquor shops have been closed as ordered by chief minister C Joseph Vijay. On…
The gig workers demanded that the Union govt grant them the status of labourers, highlighting that their working hours are not time-bound. COIMBATORE: Gig workers associated with the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) on Saturday staged an attention-seeking protest near the district collectorate here demanding that the govt implement laws ensuring their safety. They…
.The first service from Gandhipuram reached Anna Nagar at 8am on Saturday. COIMBATORE: Bus services have been restored to Anna Nagar, a Scheduled Caste residential area near Kembanur in Coimbatore’s Thondamuthur block, after two years of alleged caste-based obstruction.More than 300 SC families live in Anna Nagar. Bus services were stopped two years ago after…
NAMAKKAL: More than 20 passengers suffered injuries when a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation bus veered off the road and plunged into an agricultural field near Paraiyur in Namakkal district on Saturday.The accident happened when the bus carrying around 45 passengers was heading to Kumarapalayam in Namakkal district from Edappadi in Salem district. Driver K…
ERODE: The Erode district police suspended head constable Saravana Prakash of Thalavadi police station after a video of him driving an official vehicle recklessly under the influence of alcohol went viral in social media. In the video clip, Prakash is seen swerving the vehicle dangerously on the Thudupathi–Kunnathur Road.Saravana Prakash was driving a vehicle used…
COIMBATORE: Marking World Environment Day, spiritual leader Sadhguru’s Cauvery Calling movement on Thursday launched its annual plantation drive across Tamil Nadu with a target of planting 1.2 crore trees during 2026-27. The campaign was inaugurated simultaneously at more than 140 locations in the state.In Coimbatore district, the drive was launched on the Adiyogi premises and…
COIMBATORE: Coimbatore city police commissioner N Kannan on Friday told owners of FL2- and FL3-licensed bars not to serve liquor to anyone under the age of 21. Employees of bars should verify patrons’ age using valid Aadhaar cards or other official identification, he said. The commissioner on Friday chaired a consultative meeting with the owners…