Dharmapuri: A youth and an elderly man lost their lives after two motorcycles collided head-on near Pappireddipatti in Dharmapuri district on Thursday night.The deceased were identified as Vignesh, 25, a resident of Pappambadi, and Ganesan, 60, from Mullikkaadu.According to police, Vignesh and his friend Manikandan, 25, had gone to the Samiyapuram Kootroad area on a…
Coimbatore: A nine-year-old girl who went missing on Thursday was found dead on the banks of a lake at Kannampalayam near Sulur in the city on Friday evening.The girl went to a local grocery store near her house in Sulur on Thursday evening but failed to return home. The girl’s parents searched the neighbourhood but…
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 rapidly urbanising district whose population exceeds four million.The high-tech facility was inaugurated by district collector Pavankumar…
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…