DHARMAPURI: Sixteen passengers suffered injuries when a private bus fell into a roadside pit near Karimangalam in Dharmapuri district on Thursday morning.The accident happened on the Bengaluru – Salem National Highway around 9am when the bus was going from Krishnagiri to Dharmapuri. As the bus approached Ponnery village near Karimangalam, driver M Santosh, 34, of…
The 100-foot-tall structure became visible on Tuesday evening, drawing visitors and tourists. SALEM: One of the two broken spires of a submerged church in the Pannavadi area near Mettur has become visible once again as the water level in the Stanley Reservoir dropped below 77 feet. The 100-foot-tall structure became visible on Tuesday evening, drawing…
COIMBATORE: Students and teachers have urged Bharathiar University to drop what they called “indirect steps” to shut its Higher Education Extension Centre in Erode. They urged the university to strengthen the centre by shifting operations to an own building with basic academic infrastructure.Dr A Balasankar, zonal chairman (Zone IV) of the Association of University Teachers,…
Namakkal: Tamil Nadu food safety and drug administration department officials seized a total of 48 kg of banned gutka products from two shops in Kolli Hills in Namakkal district on Wednesday.“Acting on credible information, we carried out surprise inspections at the two shops in Sengarai and Periyasamy Koil Medu areas of Kolli Hills. We seized…
KRISHNAGIRI: Officials rescued 10 people, including four children, from bonded labour at a brick kiln in Madathanur in Krishnagiri district on Wednesday. Based on a confidential complaint, a team led by child labour commissioner V Sankar conducted a surprise inspection at the site. “During the raid, three men, three women and four children were freed…
DVAC) seized Rs 3.4 lakh unaccounted cash following a sudden inspection at the Jujuwadi check post Krishnagiri: The directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption (DVAC) seized Rs 3.4 lakh unaccounted cash following a sudden inspection at the Jujuwadi check post run by the regional transport department (RTO) on the Tamil Nadu–Karnataka border near Hosur, on Tuesday.The…
Police held peace talks with the family members, after which they withdrew the protest. COIMBATORE: Family members and relatives of a young photographer who was murdered by two youths over an alleged love affair staged a road blockade in front of the ESI Government Medical College Hospital, demanding action against two others allegedly involved in…
COIMBATORE: The Madukkarai police in Coimbatore district on Tuesday arrested two DMK members on charges of posting defamatory content on a social media platform against Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay.The arrested have been identified as V Vishnuprabhu, 36, and T Manoj Kumar, 37, of Madukkarai.According to sources, a dispute was brewing between two…
COIMBATORE: The prohibition enforcement wing (PEW) of the Coimbatore city police on Sunday seized more than four kg of ganja and arrested two men on charges of peddling the contraband.The arrested men have been identified as M Gokulnath of Krishnagiri, who resides in Kavandampalayam, and S Vasanth of Peelamedu.The operation was executed following a tip-off…
COIMBATORE: Coimbatore corporation commissioner Katta Ravi Teja on Monday called up on the newly joined undergraduate students to develop their talents at college and learn effective communication skills.Addressing an orientation programme for first-year undergraduate students of arts, science and commerce streams at Government Arts College (Autonomous) in Coimbatore, Ravi Teja appealed to students to adapt…