Union home minister Amit Shah chaired the Southern Zonal Council meeting CHENNAI: Kerala chief minister V D Satheesan pitched a new dam at Mullaperiyar, while Karnataka chief minister D K Shivakumar renewed his push for a reservoir across the Cauvery at Mekedatu at the 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting at Mamallapuram on Thursday, with both…
COIMBATORE: From being death traps to safer routes for wildlife, the transformation of railway tracks in Coimbatore in less than three years has gained nation-wide attention.The credit goes to Coimbatore forest division which in Nov 2023 introduced an AI-integrated early warning system and later a tethered drone system to bring down the death of wild…
Cage traps have been placed at three strategic locations within the Sirumugai forest range to capture the stray leopard Coimbatore: Forest department officials on Thursday placed cage traps at three strategic locations within the Sirumugai forest range to capture a leopard.The move follows an increase in leopard movement around agricultural lands bordering the forest boundaries…
47-year-old preacher S Abraham MADURAI: The Tirunelveli special court for Pocso cases on Thursday sentenced a 47-year-old preacher to death for each of four sexual assaults committed against four minor girls over nearly two years in the district. The court also ordered compensation of Rs 10 lakh to each victim.According to the prosecution, S Abraham,…
COIMBATORE: More than 100 nurses working in the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) on Thursday joined a statewide protest demanding that the Tamil Nadu govt address their long-pending grievances related to service conditions, employment and pay.As part of the agitation, the nurses boycotted work for nearly an hour in the morning and held a protest…
More than 1,000 shops in Paramathi Velur in Namakkal district remained closed on Thursday in solidarity with farmers Namakkal: More than 1,000 shops in Paramathi Velur in Namakkal district remained closed on Thursday in solidarity with farmers demanding the release of water into the Raja Vaikkal canal.The one-day shutdown was organised by the local traders’…
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) has finalised QR codes for 273 approved advertising hoardings in the city as part of efforts to streamline regulation of outdoor advertisements and curb unauthorised billboards.The QR codes, being issued to licensed advertisers, will be linked to individual geotagged locations of the hoardings. The corporation is integrating the…
SALEM: Police on Wednesday arrested a lady doctor in Vazhapadi in Salem district on charges of illegally determining and disclosing the gender of fetuses to pregnant women. Health department officials seized scan equipment, abortion pills and cash from a clinic the doctor, Selvamba Rajkumar, was running in the area. They sealed the clinic.Authorities said the…
Students’ organisations, including SFI and AISF, took to the streets condemning the govt and seeking an explanation. CHENNAI: It was Tamil Nadu chief secretary M Sai Kumar who had insisted on interdepartmental efforts to prevent students and youth from participating in protests organised by the Left parties and the TN Cockroach Janata Party, a letter…
COIMBATORE: Members of the Students Federation of India (SFI) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) held a protest near the office of the Joint Director of Collegiate Education at Race Course here on Wednesday, condemning a state govt circular that sought to prevent college students and youth from participating in protests organised by Left…