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Coimbatore: Industrial associations in Coimbatore have demanded immediate release of pending refunds to micro and small enterprises without penalties or bribery.They alleged that commercial taxes department officials are seeking a 10% “commission” via auditors to clear long-pending SGST penalty refunds.The associations urged authorities to act against the alleged practice and ensure refunds are processed transparently.Federation…

By Bhavani MCoimbatore: A petition has been submitted to the Coimbatore district collector seeking official recognition for Mullivaikkal and Sterlite remembrance days in Tamil Nadu. Aravinth N, a resident of Coimbatore, submitted the petition, urging the state govt to declare May 18 (Mullivaikkal remembrance day) and May 22 (Sterlite shooting date) be declared official state…

Coimbatore: A 39-year-old housewife from Rathinapuri lost Rs 6.65 lakh to online fraudsters in a custom duty scam.According to city cybercrime police, an unidentified person claiming to be from abroad, contacted the woman over the phone and gradually gained her trust. After establishing rapport, on April 22, he told her that he was sending her…

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.K Geetha, 42, hailed from Ammachchipalayam in Namakkal district and worked as the sanitary worker in Kokkarayanpettai panchayat. She was hit near her house and…

ERODE: A six-year-old boy was swept away by floodwaters in a stream near Thalavadi in Erode district on Sunday evening. Searches continued on Monday for the Class II boy, identified as Madhan Karthik, son of Rangaraj of Diginarai village.Following heaving rain in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, the stream in Diginarai village was overflowing on Sunday…

COIMBATORE: A gang allegedly hurled petrol bombs at the house of a woman in Kalikkanaickenpalayam near Thondamuthur in Coimbatore after she rejected a man’s advances.According to sources, the woman, 21, is a second-year postgraduate student at a private college and lives in Kalikkanaickenpalayam. She had reportedly become friends with a man named Karthi, a resident…

ClearedDharmapuri: A govt bus overturned at Chennampatty near Morappur in the district on Sunday, injuring nine people, including a pregnant woman.According to police, the accident took place when the govt was heading to Harur from Dharmapuri with 70 passengers on board. “When the bus reached Chennampatty, its driver lost control over the vehicle, which then…

Coimbatore: Farmers under the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project (PAP) have petitioned the water resources and finance ministers, seeking immediate steps to restore the dilapidated main and branch canals, the detailed project report for which was prepared by the previous govt. The report had pegged the cost of work at Rs4,500 crore.Led by PAP Thirumoorthy Reservoir Project Committee…

Tirupur: Farmers from Mudalipalayam panchayat have urged the district administration to include Manickapuram Periyakulam and Manickapuram Chinnakulam on the Tamil Nadu e-District portal to enable them to apply for permission to transport alluvial soil and clay from the water bodies under a state govt scheme.In a petition emailed to the district collector, tahsildar and block…

Tirupur: The metal sheet over the roof of a govt bus ripped off in gusty winds near Koduvai and fell on a two-wheeler rider travelling behind, leaving him with minor injuries and triggering shock among commuters.The incident occurred on the evening of May 22, when the govt town bus (route no. 15A) was heading to…