Iniyan topped both the Rapid and Blitz sections, scoring an impressive 6.5 points out of seven games in each format. Coimbatore: Grandmaster P Iniyan from the city, won two gold medals at the Commonwealth Chess Championship which concluded in Sri Lanka on Tuesday.The championship featured three formats- Rapid, Blitz and Classical. Iniyan topped both the…
The package tour will cover 12 main tourist spots in Yercaud SALEM: Tamil Nadu Transport Corporation’s Salem division will conduct package tours from here to Yercaud starting Thursday (May 7).The package tour will cover 12 main tourist spots in Yercaud — Karadiyur Viewpoint, Shervarayan Temple, Manjakuttai Viewpoint, Pakoda Point, Lady’ Seat, Gent’s Seat, Rose Garden,…
Official caught taking bribe Namakkal: A sub registrar and his assistant were arrested on Tuesday for demanding and taking a bribe of Rs 30,000 to register a settlement deed regarding a property.The arrested have been identified as sub registrar Manoharan and his assistant, a document writer named Sathish. The duo was arrested after sleuths from…
By V Ritheka SreeCoimbatore: India accounts for 70% of the global dried flower trade within a segment that makes up 15% of world exports, with potpourri forming a major share of shipments, experts from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) said, citing strong market potential for entrepreneurs.Dr M Visalakshi, assistant professor (horticulture), Department of Floriculture and…
Coimbatore: The Coimbatore corporation plans to propose a dual concept of a bus terminal and a truck yard to be developed at Vellalore. This decision is followed by the recent inspection conducted by K Vignesh, the newly elected MLA of the Kinathukadavu constituency.Corporation commissioner M Sivaguru Prabakaran stated that a draft of the Rs 148crore…
Union minister of state for petroleum and natural gas and tourism Suresh Gopi in Coimbatore on Tuesday. Coimbatore: Steps are being taken to keep fuel prices under control and to prevent sharp hikes, Union minister of state for petroleum and natural gas and tourism Suresh Gopi said on Tuesday.Speaking to reporters at the airport here,…
The businessman received a call from a man claiming to be a CBI officer from Mumbai. The caller claimed that illegal financial transactions had been carried out through the businessman’s bank account using his identity card and demanded access to his bank details Coimbatore: A 63-year-old foundry owner in Coimbatore lost Rs 20 lakh in…
Times News NetworkCoimbatore: The Coimbatore city police recovered 70 abandoned motorcycles from the Saibaba Colony, Thudiyalur and Kavundampalayam on Monday.The action followed multiple complaints from residents, who raised concerns about vehicles being left parked for an extended period near the Saibaba Colony water tank, the Thudiyalur market area and around Kavundampalayam.Preliminary checks confirmed that all…
Namakkal: Relatives of a sanitation worker who died after being hit by an unidentified vehicle blocked the Kokkarayanpettai-Tiruchengode road in Namakkal district on Monday morning, demanding information about the vehicle involved in the hit-and run.Police said K Geetha, 42, from Ammachchipalayam in Namakkal district, worked as a sanitary worker in Kokkarayanpettai panchayat. “An unidentified vehicle,…
Salem: An elderly couple died after their car sank in a waterlogged railway underpass at Semmandapatty near Omalur in Salem, district early on Monday morning.The deceased have been identified as Venkatasalam, 61, and his wife Radha, 58, from Chinnathirupathi, in Salem city.Police said the incident took place when the couple was travelling to attend a…