The SUV’s brakes failed suddenly and the vehicle skidded, hit a roadside wall, and overturned Salem: A family from Kanchipuram narrowly escaped tragedy after their SUV overturned when they were driving to a tourist spot in Yercaud, in the early hours of Tuesday.Police said Raju, 45, and his family were on a trip to Yercaud….
COIMBATORE: MDMK leader and Rajya Sabha member Durai Vaiko on Tuesday accused DMK and AIADMK of being responsible for the byelections in Tamil Nadu. He accused the leaders of the two parties of attempting to strike political deals.“Those who forced this bypolls are DMK and AIADMK. DMK leader M K Stalin and AIADMK leader Edappadi…
A CCTV camera footage of the incident has since alarmed the family and villagers alike Dharmapuri: A leopard entered a farm in Palacode, Dharmapuri district, in the early hours of Tuesday, opened a chicken coop and carried away a rooster. A CCTV camera footage of the incident has since alarmed the family and villagers alike.Forest…
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore city police have announced temporary traffic diversions on arterial roads in view of the visit of chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday. The CM will arrive here en route to Dharapuram, where he will be campaigning for P Sathyabama who is the TVK candidate for the Oct 6 byelection.Buses entering Coimbatore…
SALEM: The Federation of Bus Operators Associations on Tuesday called off the proposed 24-hour strike against the Tamil Nadu govt’s free travel scheme for women, which is set to extended to more categories of govt buses starting Oct 2.The federation, which on Monday announced that all private buses would remain off the roads for 24…
Velmurugan met CM Vijay in Chennai on Tuesday COIMBATORE: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday congratulated head constable Velmurugan of Kovilpalayam police station for his daring act of clinging to the roof of a sport utility vehicle (SUV) for nearly 40 km to prevent gutka smugglers from escaping.Velmurugan met the CM in…
ERODE: Three men were arrested on Monday on charges of murdering a car driver, dumping his body in the LBP canal near Bhavanisagar in Erode district and selling his vehicle to a scrap yard in Mettupalayam.The murdered man has been identified as Jayachandran, 50, of Usilampatti in Madurai district. Police arrested S Dhanraj, 40, of…
NAMAKKAL: The Federation of the Private Bus Owners’ Associations on Monday announced that all private buses in Tamil Nadu will remain off the roads for 24 hours from midnight on Sept 29 till midnight on Sept 30. The federation took the decision to protest the state govt’s free travel scheme for women, which is set…
The head constable clung atop the SUV by tightly holding roof rails of the vehicle despite the smugglers driving the vehicle at high speed Coimbatore: A brave head police constable foiled an attempt by three smugglers to escape in a gutka-laden sports utility vehicle (SUV), by clinging on the roof of the vehicle for nearly…
Balasubramaniam who was reportedly unwell, fell behind the group and lost his way Coimbatore: Forest department personnel rescued a man who was stranded in Melmudi forest area near Thadagam after losing his way while returning from a temple on Saturday.Forest officials said P Balasubramaniam, 57, from Podanur in the city had gone trekking with a…