SALEM: Two female contract employees of an Aavin dairy farm died after falling under the rear wheels of a truck from a two-wheeler near Tharamangalam in Salem district on Monday evening.The deceased have been identified as S Chamundeeswari, 36, of Kattampatti near Jalakandapuram and R Chitra, 30, of Vennanampatti. They were employed as contract workers…
NAMAKKAL: The school noon meal scheme in Namakkal district faced allegations of corruption after govt schoolchildren in Kumarapalayam were served bullet eggs that were rotten and infested with worms. Parents and teachers said the malpractice violated govt norms and endangered children’s health.Under the noon meal scheme, each egg supplied should weigh at least 45 grams,…
Salem: Two college students were crushed to death under a container truck in a freak road accident near Veeraganur in Salem district late on Sunday night.The deceased have been identified as Chinnadurai, 17, of Veeraganur, a first-year student at a private college; and his relative Tamilselvan, 20, of Siruvachur, a hotel management student at a…
The Race Course police in the city have detained Coimbatore MP Rajkumar and others who staged a protest on Monday. Photo by P Sreedharan COIMBATORE/DHARMAPURI: Hundreds of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) cadres and functionaries, including MPs, were arrested in Coimbatore for holding demonstrations demanding the dismissal of TVK minister D Sarathkumar. The coordinated protests were…
Krishnagiri: In a shocking case of double suicide, a woman and her son jumped into the Thandarai lake near Denkanikottai, in Krishnagiri district on Sunday night.Witnesses said a woman and a man parked their car near the lake and suddenly leapt into the water. They alerted Denkanikottai police, who rushed to the spot. Police, along…
COIMBATORE: The economic offences wing (EOW) police in Coimbatore registered a case against the directors of a private textile firm on charges of running a multi-lakh rupees investment scam, promising huge returns to investors.According to police sources, the complainant, K Parthiban, 61, of Vellalur in Coimbatore, approached the EOW after losing his savings, which included…
Coimbatore: A 48-year-old man drowned in a water stream in Ajjanur in the city, on Saturday.The deceased has been identified as R Subramanian, 48, of Ajjanur near Sundapalayam. He was employed as a temporary gardener at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU). Police said the incident took place when Subramanian was cutting grass to feed…
Coimbatore: Polio drops were administered to children below five years of age across 1,615 centres in Coimbatore district on Sunday, with camps set up in urban and rural areas and at major transit points such as bus stands, railway stations and the airport.The drive was inaugurated at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital by Tamil Nadu…
The elephants splashed water with their trunks, collided playfully and stayed in the cool waters for nearly three hours Krishnagiri: Residents of Marachandiram village near Denkanikottai were in for a surprise when two wild elephants strayed into a local lake, and spent more than three hours bathing and playing.The elephants splashed water with their trunks,…
Namakkal: Two youths died after a private bus rammed their two-wheeler near Rasipuram in Namakkal district early on Sunday morning.The deceased have been identified as K Suganeshwaran, 25, of Attayampatty in Salem district, who worked as a manager in a private finance company; and S Muthamizh, 25, who was employed at an IT firm in…