Namakkal: Minister Dr K G Arunraj on Friday said the state govt, led by chief minister C Joseph Vijay, would maintain a cordial relationship with the Union govt to secure necessary funds for welfare schemes, while firmly upholding its ideological commitment to state rights.The minister inspected water bodies at Kootappalli, Srinivasa Palayam, Kudiraipallam and Emappalli…
Coimbatore: Members of the Coimbatore District TASMAC Trade Union Joint Committee staged a protest in the city on Friday, demanding alternative employment for over 3,000 workers hit by the closure of 717 outlets across the state.Following a recent directive by the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam government, 717 shops operating within 500 meters of schools, colleges, religious…
Coimbatore: Industrial bodies in Tamil Nadu have urged the newly formed TVK govt to reduce electricity tariff and introduce a series of tax relief measures to revive the struggling MSME sector, citing mounting operational costs and prolonged financial stress.Addressing reporters at Pappanaickenpalayam, J James, coordinator, Federation of Coimbatore Industrial Associations, said the Tamil Nadu Electricity…
Coimbatore, be it city or rural limits, has been witnessing a steady rise in population over the past few years, complementing its growth as a major industrial and educational hub. While crimes have also gone up in tandem with the population growth, what Coimbatore lacks is enough police personnel to maintain law and order.The United…
Photo caption: Mahesh Prabu, treasurer of the Auditors’ Association of Southern India (TAASI), S Venkatesh, president of TAASI, Zubin Billimoria, president of the Bombay Chartered Accountants’ Society, CA G Ramaswamy, former chairman of the ICAI Coimbatore branch, and Kamesh, secretary of TAASI, jointly released the conference souvenir for the summit. COIMBATORE: Tamil Nadu should compensate…
CHENNAI: Chennai Central – Coimbatore – Chennai Central Shatabdi Express trains have been temporarily augmented to meet the increasing travel requirements of passengers. No12243 Chennai Central – Coimbatore Jn Shatabdi Express has been temporarily augmented with one AC chair car.The additional chair car will be in service till July 6. No.12244 Coimbatore Jn – Chennai…
COIMBATORE: Officials of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) conducted a raid at a helmet outlet in Saibaba Colony here on Friday and seized helmets meant for two-wheeler riders which were allegedly being sold and stored without the mandatory BIS standard mark (ISI mark).The enforcement action was carried out at IP Auto World on Mettupalayam…
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore city police on Tuesday evening arrested a 43-year-old school van driver on charges of sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl.The girl, who lives with her grandparents, studies in a private school here. Her mother works in Bengaluru after the death of her husband. The woman recently came here and took her daughter to…
KRISHNAGIRI: Three teenage boys in Krishnagiri allegedly blackmailed a 14-year-old schoolgirl with her morphed photos, coercing her to send to them her real nude photos and videos. On receiving her real nude videos, the boys — all school dropouts aged between 14 and 16 — blackmailed the girl’s father demanding Rs 10 lakh lest they…
Coimbatore: Coimbatore and Tirupur together account for nearly 55% of India’s knitwear exports, textile commissioner Vrunda Manohar Desai said at a meeting with textile associations and industry stakeholders in the city on Thursday.The meeting was attended by Tamil Nadu textiles commissioner R Lalitha and representatives from textile associations across Coimbatore and Tirupur, who raised concerns…