Krishnagiri: The construction work of a new suburban bus stand and a flyover near Pathalapalli in Hosur have been hampering traffic flow on the Bengaluru–Krishnagiri National Highway in the last few days.Authorities have diverted vehicles to the service road for the construction work of the Rs 40-crore bus stand project, along with the erection of…
Krishnagiri: A total of 25 two-wheeler ambulances that were procured in 2025 at a cost of Rs 1.60 crore to provide emergency medical assistance to people in hilly villages in 10 districts in Tamil Nadu lie idle since there is dearth of trained persons to operate them and provide medical care, according to health department…
In the Coimbatore region, the demand and consumption of power have increased since the beginning of February this year compared to the previous three years in the same period, with the rise in temperatures.Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL), Coimbatore region, chief engineer P Sureshkumar said consumption increased from 57.4 million units (MU) in…
ERODE: The Gobichettipalayam all women police arrested a man on charges of raping and impregnating a 15-year-old girl. Police arrested Mani, 50, of Kolappalur in Gobichettipalayam based on a complaint filed by a social worker attached to the district child protection office in Erode. According to the complaint, Mani, who worked in a two-wheeler workshop,…
COIMBATORE: Applications are invited for music and dance courses at the Tamil Nadu Government Music College, Coimbatore. District collector Pavankumar G Giriyappanavar announced that application forms are being issued for various undergraduate, diploma, teacher training, and evening certificate programmes in music and dance. Candidates who have passed Class XII can apply for the three-year undergraduate…
The rescued crocodile underwent a medical examination. Since there were no injuries, it was released into the integrated watershed area where the Thenpennai river and the protected reserve forest are located. DHARMAPURI: Forest department personnel and fire and rescue services personnel on Monday rescued a six-foot-long crocodile that fell into a well in Keel Sengappadi…
Job seekers who have completed classes X and XII, ITI, diploma, graduation or engineering degrees can participate in the fair, which will begin at 10am. COIMBATORE: A mini private job fair will be held on the District Employment and Career Guidance Centre campus in Coimbatore on May 22. Organized on the third Friday of every…
COIMBATORE: A 13-year-old boy was murdered by two of his minor friends in Coimbatore. Police found his body lying under a bridge near Irugur on Monday, three days after he went missing. According to police, B Dhivish, 13, of New Colony near Irugur went with his friends to a nearby lake on Friday for fishing…
Police and firefighters on security duty immediately doused the blaze. KRISHNAGIRI: A farmer set himself on fire at the Krishnagiri district collectorate on Monday as he was frustrated over the lack of action on the part of officials on his complaint on a land dispute.The farmer, identified as M Venkatesan, 46, of Matharsanapalli village near…
Coimbatore: City industrialists have urged the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to expedite the long-pending widening of Neelambur-Madukkarai bypass stretch on NH-544, citing rising traffic congestion and frequent accidents on the 27km corridor.J Sathish, director, Kongu Global Forum, said the Salem-Kochi National Highway was a crucial route for the motorists travelling between Bengaluru and…