Coimbatore: The Coimbatore city municipal corporation has geo-tagged around 1,500 open space reservation (OSR) sites as part of efforts to create a comprehensive digital inventory of reserve lands and prevent encroachments. The process is nearing completion and the civic body is expected to integrate the details with its official website.According to corporation officials, Coimbatore has…
COIMBATORE: As undergraduate admissions progress this academic year, 983 seats remain vacant in six govt arts and science colleges in Coimbatore district.The six colleges located in Coimbatore Race Course, Puliyakulam, Thondamuthur, Valparai, Mettupalayam and Pollachi had a total of 4,382 UG seats. Of these, 3,399 seats have been filled, leaving 983 unfilled.Officials from the Coimbatore…
Coimbatore: Two state transport corporation (TNSTC) buses were confiscated in Coimbatore, following court orders, after authorities failed to pay wage difference compensation to govt bus drivers.In the first case, M Balakrishnan, 36, of Irugur, joined service on a contractual basis at the Mettupalayam depot in 2015. Although rules state that employees should be regularised after…
Coimbatore: Good quality groundnut prices at harvest could be around Rs 65-70 per kg in the state, according to a pre-sowing outlook issued by the Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell (DEMIC) of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University’s Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies (CARDS). It said the harvest price for good quality black sesame…
SALEM: Dairy farmers staged a protest near Attur on Monday, pouring milk onto on Salem–Chennai National Highway and blocking traffic to demand a hike in procurement prices and waiver of farm loans.The agitation was part of the statewide stir announced by the Tamil Nadu Milk Producers’ Welfare Association.Farmers from Ramanayakkanpalayam, Thennangudipalayam, Appammasamuthiram and nearby villages…
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore district cybercrime police have registered three separate cases following complaints of online trading scams to the tune of Rs 99 lakh.In January, D BharathiRaj, 41, of Coimbatore was lured into investing Rs 39.93 lakh in a fake online trading mobile app through recommendations in a WhatsApp group called “Golden Pathway.” Upon attempting…
The crackdown targeted student residences, rental rooms, gents’ hostels and lodges located adjacent to colleges in areas like Podanur, Sundarapuram, Eachanari, Kuniyamuthur, Selvapuram, BK Pudur, Balu Garden and Karumbukadai. Coimbatore: The Coimbatore city police on Monday launched a major surprise search operation, targeting college student accommodations to control drug sale and consumption.Led by five inspectors…
The fire was triggered by an electrical short circuit in the godown Namakkal: A major fire broke out in a godown used for drying dyed baniyan (vests) in Samaya Sangili in Namakkal district’s Pallipalayam on Sunday, destroying goods and machinery worth several lakhs of rupees.The godown was rented by M Venkatesan of Gobichettipalayam in Erode…
Coimbatore: A local resident handed over a misplaced bag containing ₹1.75 lakh in cash to the police, which was subsequently restored to its rightful owner on Saturday night.According to police sources, Vijayanand, 39, of Five Corner, who runs a stamp pad shop nearby, spotted an unattended bag lying on the road in front of the…
More than 400 police personnel divided into more than 50 specialised teams headed by deputy superintendents of police conducted the coordinated sweeps targeting private hostels, rented rooms and houses occupied by students from nearly 30 colleges. COIMBATORE: In a major crackdown aimed at eradicating narcotics from educational hubs, the Coimbatore district police on Saturday conducted…