COIMBATORE: The Tamil Nadu govt has appointed Katta Ravi Teja as the commissioner of the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation. Ravi Teja succeeds M Sivaguru Prabakaran, who has been transferred and appointed as the district collector of Ramanathapuram. Ravi Teja, a 2020 batch IAS officer belonging to the Tamil Nadu cadre, has been serving as the…
COIMBATORE: Trade unions have urged the Centre to reopen at least 12 modernized mills of the National Textile Corporation (NTC) across the country, shut for nearly six years, as around 2,000 permanent workers in Tamil Nadu — including around 1,500 in Coimbatore — face joblessness and unpaid wages, pushing families into acute financial distress.HMS state…
ERODE: Tamil Nadu revenue minister K A Sengottaiyan on Saturday criticized the previous DMK govt for not having pursued legal remedies to stop Karnataka’s move to build a dam across the Cauvery river in Mekedatu. Speaking at a consultation meeting of officials from different departments held at the Erode district collectorate, Sengottaiyan reiterated that chief…
COIMBATORE: A man has filed a complaint with the district chief educational officer (CEO) after a private International Baccalaureate (IB) school allegedly asked him to collect transfer certificates (TCs) of his two children after he questioned a penalty charged on him despite paying the term fee before the school reopened.Senthilraja CG,44, a resident near SITRA…
COIMBATORE: Karthi, 33, the prime accused in the brutal abduction, sexual assault and murder of a 10-year-old girl near Sulur, was assaulted by fellow inmates inside the Coimbatore Central Prison on Saturday afternoon.According to prison sources, the altercation broke out inside the complex during the lunch hours leaving Karthi with fresh injuries on his hands…
The park doesn’t offer any proper feeding room, except for a small portable cabin at the food court without any ventilation. By U ArchanaCoimbatore: Contractors at Semmozhi Park seem to be giving a tough time to the new mothers. They are not allowing new mothers to carry food for infants, while the facility doesn’t offer…
When TOI visited the museum on Thursday, many sculptures of historic value were found lying neglected on the corridor of the ticket counter. Not many visitors were aware of the museum as it lacked a proper indication. By M BhavaniCoimbatore: The at Semmozhi Park is a picture of neglect. Space crunch is the main issue…
Times News NetworkCoimbatore: The organs of a 13-year-old boy, who was declared brain dead following a recent road accident in Tirupur, were donated to various hospitals on Friday.The boy, a resident of Tirupur, met with a tragic road accident at Mangalam a few days ago. He was rushed to a private hospital in Coimbatore city….
Vijayakumar and his mother Sumithra By M BhavaniCOIMBATORE: A candlelight vigil held at the Eera Nenjam home for the destitute, demanding justice for the tragic rape and murder of a young girl in Coimbatore, unexpectedly led to a deeply moving reunion between a 70-year-old woman and her son after four months.Photographs and footage of the…
Udhagamandalam: Tamil Nadu minister for animal husbandry S Kamali on Friday inspected the frozen semen production station for stud bulls located in the Theetukal area of Ooty. The station is functioning at the district livestock farm, managed by the animal husbandry department.During the inspection, she inquired about the ongoing research activities and the frozen semen…