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S Somanath was speaking as chief guest at PSG College of Technology’s convocation ceremony 2026, where the institution honoured 560 undergraduate and postgraduate students from the electrical and allied engineering programmes. COIMBATORE: Former Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) chairman S Somanath on Friday said salaried jobs would not create wealth and appealed to engineering graduates…

COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore city police on Friday arrested a 25-year-old man on charges peddling prescription drugs, intoxicating pills, vials and syringes.The arrested has been identified as B Abdul Rahman of Kottaimedu in Ukkadam. Police seized 1,200 medicinal vials, 100 psychotropic tablets and 30 syringes from his possession.According to police, the breakthrough came during routine anti-narcotics…

COIMBATORE: More than 270 kg of drugs seized from peddlers in Coimbatore city were incinerated at the Kovai Bio-waste Management Facility at Orrattukuppai on Thursday.These contrabands, seized in 140 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) cases, were incinerated after respective courts directed police to destroy them at a bio-waste treatment facility. They included 270 kg…

Tamil Nadu industrial minister S Keerthana and other participants at an interactive meeting in Coimbatore on Friday. COIMBATORE: Tamil Nadu industrial minister S Keerthana on Friday said the scope of Guidance Tamil Nadu would be strengthened to facilitate investments and support the developmental agenda presented by Coimbatore NEXT and industry bodies, aiding the state’s goal…

COIMBATORE: Around 25% of memoranda of understanding (MoUs) signed in the past have not been implemented on the ground and remain only on paper, Tamil Nadu minister for industries and investment promotion S Keerthana said on Friday, asserting that the state is taking steps to ensure youth get jobs in their own cities such as…

SALEM: Hostels for backward class students in the state would be upgraded, and biometric attendance systems and surveillance cameras would be installed on the premises to strengthen monitoring, backward classes welfare minister V Sampath Kumar said on Thursday.The minister was speaking to reporters after inspecting a govt hostel for backward classes students at Seelanaickenpatti in…

COIMBATORE: Businesses will face severe setbacks if a new airport is not built in Tamil Nadu in the next five years, CII southern region president P Ravichandran has said. If a new airport is not possible, the govt can also think about expanding the airport at Meenambakkam in Chennai to cater to the increasing traffic,…

Under this initiative, students are encouraged to collect and bring recyclable waste from their homes and neighbourhood to the school. In return, the school management rewards them with essential stationery items, effectively turning trash into a valuable currency for education. COIMBATORE: A Coimbatore corporation middle school at Masakalipalayam has collected 3.5 tonne of dry waste…

Coimbatore: A 50-year-old guest worker from Bihar was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl with developmental disorders near Thudiyalur in the city on Wednesday.Police said the accused, is a relative of the survivor and resides near her house. The incident took place when the girl’s parents were not at home. The girl…

TIRUPUR: Coconut farmers have urged the Tamil Nadu govt to relax conditions imposed to develop the neera industry, saying the move could help quadruple their income.The state govt in 2017 permitted ‘neera’ manufacturing, following demands from coconut growers. A govt order issued in December 2017 laid down multiple conditions for licensing and production.A Tirupur-based farmers’…