The team DVAC recovered ₹2.28 lakh from the Tamil Nadu entry check post and ₹1.33 lakh from the Karnataka exit check post Krishnagiri: Sleuths from the directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption (DVAC) seized unaccounted cash amounting to ₹3.61 lakh following simultaneous raids at the Jujuvadi border check posts near Hosur on the Tamil Nadu–Karnataka national…
At Hogenakkal, the Cauvery’s flow doubled to 1,000 cusecs around 6am, and officials expected further increases in the coming days (Photo Credit: S Parthiban) DHARMAPURI: The release of water from Karnataka’s reservoirs increased inflow in the Cauvery River at Biligundlu and Hogenakkal, Water Resources Department (WRD) officials said.They said the discharge from Kabini reservoir touched…
Cleared/Salil (PUBLISHED ONLINE)Dharmapuri: Heavy rain in Kerala and Karnataka resulted in a sharp increase in the inflow into the Kabini reservoir near Mysuru, forcing authorities to step up discharge of surplus water. With inflow touching 19,037 cusecs, officials gradually raised the outflow from 12,000 cusecs to 25,000 cusecs on Monday.Tamil Nadu water resources department (WRD)…
COIMBATORE: In the wake of the deaths of five people after a speeding car hit a stationary tanker truck that was used for watering plants on the median of the Pollachi–Udumalpet stretch of National Highway 83 on Sunday, Coimbatore district superintendent of police A Pavan Kumar has taken steps to hold a meeting with National…
Krishnagiri: Contract workers at the Exide battery manufacturing unit in Sevaganapalli village near Hosur in Krishnagiri district held a protest on Monday demanding a wage hike.The factory employs more than 700 permanent staff and nearly 2,000 contract workers. Contract workers said while permanent employees had received a salary revision recently, they continued to earn only…
COIMBATORE: As part of the ongoing measures to curb road accidents, the Coimbatore city police have registered 855 drunk driving cases during an intensive, week-long vehicle checking drive here.According to data available with the Coimbatore city police, traffic and law and order police registered 855 cases from July 26 to August 2. Of this, 309…
ERODE: The 221st death anniversary of freedom fighter and martyr Dheeran Chinnamalai was observed with state honours at his memorial in his native village, Odanilai, in Erode district on Monday. Ministers K A Sengottaiyan, Vijay Balaji, S Kamali, C Vijayalakshmi and Lokesh Tamilselvan, district collector S Kandasamy, superintendent of police Kiran Suruthi and others offered…
Police are investigating the circumstances which led to the minor girl’s death Coimbatore: A man and his son were arrested on Saturday, in connection with the murder of a young woman near Kinathukadavu on July 27.The arrested have been identified as G Palanimuthu, 35, and his father Gurunathan, 60, of Pollachi.Police said Palanimuthu and the…
To deter dumping, protective fencing has been installed on both sides of the Perur Road Noyyal bridge Coimbatore: Ahead of Aadi Perukku celebrations on August 3, Siruthuli, an NGO is making arrangements at Perur Padithurai (river bank) to ensure devotees perform rituals safely, without polluting the Noyyal river.Aadi Perukku, observed on the 18th day of…
COIMBATORE: At least five people were killed in a road accident near Nallampalli Junction on the Pollachi–Palani National Highway in Tamil Nadu‘s Coimbatore district on Sunday.The accident occurred after a speeding car crashed into a stationary lorry.Four of the deceased belonged to the same family from Gurubampalayam near Madukkarai in Coimbatore. They were identified as…