ERODE: More than 100 farmers from the Lower Bhavani irrigation area have demanded equal distribution of irrigation water for the three canal schemes — Lower Bhavani, Thadapalli–Arakkankottai, and Kalingarayan — which draw water from the Bhavanisagar dam in Erode district.The Bhavanisagar dam facilitates irrigation in Erode, Tirupur and Karur districts, enabling cultivation of sugarcane, paddy,…
COIMBATORE: The Karumbukadai police in the city on Monday arrested three men on charges of peddling drugs, including painkiller tablets and ganja.The arrested have been identified as M Mohammed, 21, H Mohammed Asif, 27, of Aathupalam and M Navas, 31, of JJ Nagar. The Karumbukadai police received a tip-off that some men were involved in…
COIMBATORE: A 72-year-old man died after being attacked by a wild elephant near KG Chavadi in Coimbatore district on Tuesday morning.The deceased has been identified as Nataraj of Pudhupathi village near Mavuthampathi, close to the Kerala forest border. According to officials, the incident occurred around 6am when Nataraj went to a nearby stream to relieve…
KRISHNAGIRI: Five people, including four teenagers, were arrested on Monday on charges of attacking and kidnapping two tollgate employees at Mathur in Krishnagiri district. According to the Mathur police, the incident happened on Sunday evening. Around 30 people, who were returning after participating in a manjuvirattu event (bull-taming and chasing sport) in Tiruvannamalai, demanded passage…
On Saturday, residents intervened and stopped the contractor from carrying out the compound wall construction. Following the protest, district collector Pavankumar G Giriyappanar and Sulur MLA N M Sukumar conducted a joint inspection at the site in the presence of airport officials. COIMBATORE: The ongoing expansion work at Coimbatore International Airport has hit a roadblock,…
Coimbatore: Sleuths from the directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption (DVAC) on Monday, seized ₹1.14 lakh in unaccounted cash, following a surprise inspection at a transport department check-post on the interstate border on the Salem-Kochi highway.During searches, vigilance officials recovered the unaccounted cash from the KG Chavadi check post. The money was seized from motor vehicle…
COIMBATORE: Indian Institute of Science (IISc) director Govindan Rangarajan on Monday appealed to students to treat artificial intelligence as a tool — rather than a substitute for thinking — and avoid becoming overly dependent on it in ways that could erode reasoning and critical skills.Rangarajan said constant immersion in phones, apps and AI tools could…
Coimbatore: The city cybercrime police on Monday, arrested two men for impersonating police officers and extorting money from a North Indian trader by threatening him with false cases.The arrested have been identified as C Binny, 51, of Pachapalayam, and L Kishore Kumar, 21, of Saravanampatti. Police said a 26-year-old trader from North India, who runs…
COIMBATORE: A newborn boy, estimated to be just a few hours old, was rescued after being found buried alive near Arisipalayam here on Monday afternoon.A woman, who was walking her pet dog near the VKC company compound wall around 3.30pm, saw the newborn’s legs protruding from the soil with his body and face partially buried….
Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has projected a farm-gate price of Rs 2,200-2,400 per quintal for good quality maize during the coming harvest season amid concerns over a likely below-normal southwest monsoon under El Nino conditions and heightened market uncertaintyAccording to experts from TNAU’s domestic and export market intelligence cell, maize demand has been…