Tirupur: Unidentified people a few days ago beat a 27-year-old garment factory worker to death in a drunken quarrel and dumped his body into an abandoned well.The 15 Velampalayam police said the crime came to light on Thursday, when local residents found a body floating in a private well in Nerungaradu area.A police officer identified…
The MCCC functions via multiple specialised, round-the-clock desks manned by trained personnel. Photo by J Jackson COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore district police have inaugurated a state-of-the-art master command and control centre (MCCC) at the district police office. Designed to serve as a 24×7 technological nerve centre, the facility aims at addressing the security challenges of a…
COIMBATORE: A total of 17 bonded labourers, mainly children below the age of 18, were rescued from two brick kilns in Namakkal district. The rescued people, belonging to five families, had been held captive as bonded labourers at the brick kilns run by two brothers, identified as P Rajashekaran and P Karupannan, in the foothills…
Coimbatore: The 66th graduation ceremony of the Coimbatore Government College of Education for Women was held on Friday.Coimbatore Regional College joint director N Shenbagalakshmi, who was the chief guest, presented degrees to the graduating students. More than 80 students were awarded BEd degrees while 15 students received MEd degrees at the ceremony.In her address, Shenbagalakshmi…
Powerloom weaver wage reduced by textile owners over 2 months COIMBATORE: Powerloom owners in Coimbatore and Tirupur districts, who weave on job-work basis for textile manufacturers, have alleged that wages have been cut for the past two months, causing heavy losses. They have demanded that the recently signed wage revision be enforced with legal backing.Speaking…
Coimbatore: A delegation of the Southern India Mills Association (SIMA) met Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday and sought his immediate intervention to resolve electricity-related issues affecting the textile sector.The delegation briefed the chief minister on the overall condition of the textile industry, with particular reference to Tamil Nadu, and stressed the…
Coimbatore: Senior BJP leaders on Thursday convened a meeting with all 26 party candidates who contested the recent assembly election, along with key BJP leaders, to review and assess the reasons behind the party’s rout in the polls.BJP won only one seat in the election—Udhagamandalam constituency in Nilgiris district.Senior party officials sought to know the…
Krishnagiri: Shoolagiri police commended a 50-year-old woman who handed over Rs 38,000 to the police station after finding a handbag on a bus near Shoolagiri.P Joswin, from Shoolagiri Bazaar Street, found an unattended handbag on a seat while travelling on a bus to Krishnagiri. “When I opened the bag, I found Rs 38,000 in cash…
Salem: Three women were arrested in Salem district on Wednesday night on charges of performing illegal abortion.A 25-year-old woman from Thalaivasal, who was four months pregnant, was admitted to a private hospital in Salem on Monday after undergoing illegal gender identification and an abortion. Salem district health department joint director Dr S Nandhini was informed…
Coimbatore: The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, celebrated World Honey Bee Day at the Department of Agricultural Entomology on Wednesday with the participation of beekeepers, farmers, students and children.In his inaugural address, Dr K Subrahmaniyan, acting vice-chancellor and registrar of TNAU, highlighted the importance of honey bees for pollination, including in self-pollinated crops. He…