Fire and rescue services service personnel reached the spot by 11.30am and extinguished the flames. ERODE: A forest fire broke out near the 25th hairpin bend on the Bannari Ghat Road in Erode district on Tuesday morning. The fire was triggered by sparks from high tension power cables which ignited dry leaves.The fire was reported…
The new restaurant, set up inside a refurbished rail coach, offers seating for 48 diners at a time and is equipped with airconditioning. SALEM: Salem Railway Division on Monday inaugurated a rail coach restaurant at Ayodhyapattinam railway station, furthering Railways’ initiative to introduce innovative dining spaces across the country. This is the second rail coach…
Coimbatore: Dragon fruit has only a mild taste. But farmers in Coimbatore district, who are known for exploring new crops, seem to have made dragon fruit cultivation a sweet and fruitful experiment. Its cultivation has spread to all the 12 blocks in Coimbatore district in the last seven years.Farmers experiment with the exotic crop in…
SALEM: The water level in the Mettur dam rose by nine feet over the past 14 days — from Aug 4 to 17 — to 81.85 feet though the left bank remained dry. Storage in the dam rose by 8.57 tmc feet in the period.The full reservoir level of the dam is 120 feet, with…
Those engaged in the illegal activity, abandoned the vehicles and fled on seeing the police approaching Krishnagiri: An earthmover and three tractors which were involved in illegal sand mining near Nagarasampatty in Krishnagiri district, were seized during the early hours of Monday.According to an officer, sand was being illegally excavated from the Nagaleri Lake under…
The permanent expansion effectively boosts the train’s total passenger capacity from 530 to 1,128 seats per single trip, adding 598 additional seats. COIMBATORE: In a relief for inter-state commuters ahead of the Onam festival, Railways has permanently doubled the seating capacity of the highly patronised Nos. 26651/26652 KSR Bengaluru–Ernakulam Junction- KSR Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express…
COIMBATORE: Court staffers in Coimbatore confiscated a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation bus after the TNSTC failed to disburse Rs 16 lakh in benefits due to a conductor.G John Kennedy, 56, joined the TNSTC Coimbatore division as a conductor in 1998. He was verbally terminated in 1999.Following his appeal, Madras high court ordered his reinstatement…
COIMBATORE: Bharathiar University’s School of Distance Education has introduced two new diploma courses under its department of linguistics. It will offer one-year diploma programmes in forensic linguistics and in clinical linguistics starting this academic year. This move comes in response to frequent demands from students and professionals looking for specialised skills.The diploma in forensic linguistics…
COIMBATORE: Coimbatore will host the second edition of the Equestrian Champions League (ECL), a showjumping tournament, from Aug 28 to 30.The three-day event organised by Equine Sports India Federation in association with the Equestrian Federation of India was formally launched on Monday by Dr Sundar Ramakrishnan, president of the Coimbatore District Equestrian Association, along with…
COIMBATORE: Cyber fraudsters swindled Rs 98 lakh from a retired govt lady doctor in Coimbatore by threatening her under the guise of a “digital arrest.”The victim, a 67-year-old retired doctor, who lives with her elderly mother in Sivananda Colony, received a WhatsApp video call in June. The fraudsters on the call introduced themselves as senior…