Police seized 700kg of banned gutka products from a cargo van Namakkal: Police seized 700kg of banned tobacco products worth Rs 7 lakh near Pallipalayam in Namakkal district on Saturday and arrested three men for smuggling the gutka.The arrested have been identified as Manikandan, 35, Sathishkumar, 27, and Ranjith, 27, all from Dharmapuri district. They…
DHARMAPURI: A 19-year-old girl preparing for the NEET exam died by suicide at her home near Palacode in Dharmapuri district on Saturday night. The girl, R Roshini of Endapatti village, had completed Class 12 last year and was preparing for NEET at a private coaching centre in Namakkal. She returned home two months ago and…
KRISHNAGIRI: A 20-year-old youth who was preparing for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for the past three years died by suicide at his residence in Hosur on the eve of the retest.The deceased was identified as C Vetriyanantham, 20. He was the younger son of Chinnasamy, a private factory worker residing at the…
Coimbatore: The Coimbatore corporation has approved the construction of a new multi-sports turf on the Kumarasamy lake bund at a cost of Rs 60 lakh.This will be the second turf at the Kumarasamy lake. It is meant for creating more recreational space for young people.The recent corporation council meeting approved awarding the contract to NMS…
As students approached the stage one by one to receive their degrees, TVK campaign song “Na thannanthani aalu” and TVK viral campaign BGM were played at a very high volume. COIMBATORE: Some songs from films starring Vijay and a few others associated with the ruling TVK’s election campaigns were played during the convocation ceremonies at…
Health minister K G Arunraj (middle) took part in the graduation ceremony at Govt ESI Medical College in Coimbatore. Prohibition and excise minister K Vignesh and backward classes minister V Sampath Kumar were also present. Photo by J Jackson COIMBATORE: Health minister K G Arunraj on Saturday said TVK govt would continue to oppose the…
COIMBATORE: The Salem division of Southern Railway has made special arrangements to facilitate the candidates appearing for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) on Sunday. There are seven towns in the jurisdiction of Salem division where NEET will be conducted. They are Salem, Erode, Tirupur, Coimbatore, Ooty , Namakkal and Karur. Special arrangements have…
ERODE: The Bhavani police in Erode district on Saturday arrested two youths on charges of sexually assaulting a 74-year-old woman and attempting to murder her during a house burglary in the early hours of Friday.The arrested men have been identified as V Harikumar, 23, and S Giri, alias Kannan, 21, both residents of Kaltholilalarkal Street.According…
DHARMAPURI: A 50-year-old woman was hacked to death by a youth near Pennagaram in Dharmapuri district on Friday night. Police arrested Kumaravel, 21, of Irangkattu Kottai on charges of murdering S Lakshmi, 50, of the same area.Lakshmi, who separated from her husband, was living alone at her house in Irangkattu Kottai.On Friday, a heated argument…
COIMBATORE: A 40-year-old construction worker was beaten to death by another worker at a house construction site in Velandipalayam on the outskirts of Coimbatore on Friday night. The deceased has been identified as K Ravindran, 40, of Kovilmedu in Coimbatore. The suspect, A Mani, 50, of Omalur in Salem district, works and stays at the…