Salem: Two workers died of electrocution while carrying out side-bore drilling work inside an 80-foot-deep well near Thalaivasal in Salem district in the early hours of Friday. Police said they were electrocuted following a short circuit in a motor inside the well.The deceased have been identified as Narayanan, 50, of Kallakurichi, and Somu, 35, from…
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore district police seized around 700 gram of undocumented gold from a passenger on a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus at the Walayar check post on Friday. According to police, the seizure was made during a routine vehicle check at the Walayar check post under the K G Chavadi police station….
COIMBATORE: The Race Course police in the city have arrested a truck driver and a parcel service manager in connection with the electrocution of a 38-year-old man near Siddhapudur here on Wednesday.The deceased has been identified as S Sudhakaran, 38, of Pappanaickenpalayam in Coimbatore. He was engaged in decoration work. Sudhakaran was electrocuted on Wednesday…
Coimbatore: A 25-year-old youth was arrested on Thursday, for sexually harassing a woman near Gandhi Nagar in Sundarapuram on Wednesday.The arrested youth has been identified as S Yuvraj, of Sundarapuram. Police said a 29-year-old woman, a resident of Sundarapuram, was walking back home after visiting her relative when the incident took place. “The youth who…
According to sources, a building measuring nearly 11,000 square feet was constructed on the parcel of land. COIMBATORE: Coimbatore corporation officials on Thursday began demolishing a three-storey commercial building constructed on a parcel of civic body land at Balaji Nagar near Avarampalayam. The disputed parcel of land, measuring seven cents and worth Rs 3 crore,…
COIMBATORE: Two miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at the residence of the owner of a chain of restaurants near Pollachi on Wednesday night.According to the police, the house belongs to Solomon of Ashok Nagar in Anaimalai. Solomon runs restaurants in Pollachi, Anaimalai and Aliyar. Two bike-borne persons wearing helmets arrived outside Solomon’s residence on Wednesday…
COIMBATORE: A total of 496 companies from different states and abroad are showcasing their farm technologies at the 24th edition of Agri Intex that commenced at the CODISSIA Trade Fair Complex here on Thursday. The five-day event will conclude on July 13.Aimed at bringing the latest advancements in modern Indian agriculture, horticulture, dairy farming, poultry…
Namakkal: The Namakkal east district congress committee has opposed a state government proposal to establish a bird sanctuary at Idumbankulam lake in Mohanur Taluk, citing risks to the region’s poultry industry.Committee president Dr P V Senthil submitted a memorandum to the district collector L Madhubalan warning that a bird sanctuary near the poultry cluster could…
Coimbatore: Two siblings and three of their friends were arrested on Thursday, for murdering a 30-year-old man in Pollachi on Wednesday night. Of the arrested, police said four are minors and one is an adult identified as Tej Ashwin, 19, of Pollachi.Pollachi west police have identified the deceased as Poovarasan, of Pollachi. Preliminary investigation revealed…
KRISHNAGIRI: Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-corruption (DVAC) sleuths conducted a raid at an RTO check post in Bagalur in Krishnagiri district in the early hours of Thursday and seized Rs 1.77 lakh in unaccounted cash from there.The raid at the check post on the Hosur–Malur Road was conducted by a team led by deputy superintendent…