KRISHNAGIRI: The Hosur police carried out surprise raids at courier stations in the town for the second day on Monday to check for banned narcotics. They deployed trained sniffer dogs for the operation. The operation was led by Hosur deputy superintendent of police Balakrishnan after intelligence inputs suggested that contraband substances and tablets were being…
Coimbatore: A scuffle between two private bus drivers disrupted traffic at Hopes bus stop in Peelamedu on Saturday evening.Police said an argument broke out between the two drivers over boarding passengers. However, it soon escalated into a physical fight in the middle of the road, causing inconvenience to passengers and other road users. Traffic on…
Coimbatore: Three people were arrested on Saturday, for recently stealing copper wires worth several lakh rupees from a scrap shop in Kuniyamuthur. Police also recovered 14.750kg of stolen copper wires and 5,000 in cash from them.The arrested have been identified as F Ashif, 25, K Jaffer Ali, 31, both residents of Karumbukadai, and H Mohammed…
Police seized 22kg of ganja from a car in Coimbatore Coimbatore: The city police’s prohibition enforcement wing (PEW) arrested a 32-year-old man and seized 22kg of ganja from his car on Thondamuthur Road near Vadavalli on Saturday.The arrested has been identified as J Shelton, 32, of Kannimar Koil Street near Devarayapuram in Thondamuthur. He was…
COIMBATORE: Special trains will be operated between Mangalore Central and Chennai Egmore via Podanur, Tirupur, Erode and Salem to clear extra rush of passengers during the Onam festival season. No. 06126 Mangalore Central–Chennai Egmore special will depart from Mangalore Central at 4pm on Mondays from July 13 to August 31 and reach Chennai Egmore at…
Krishnagiri: TASMAC shops in Krishnagiri district remained closed for the second consecutive day on Saturday as employees continued their protest.An agitation was held in front of the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation outlet at Billankuppam village near Veppanahalli, under the banner of the Krishnagiri District TASMAC employees association. Led by state organisation secretary Manickam, the…
COIMBATORE: The Peelamedu police in the city on Friday arrested a 35-year-old man in connection with some burglaries here.The arrested man has been identified as Sanjith Pandey, 35, of Odisha. According to police, unidentified persons stole 30 sovereigns of gold and diamond jewellery and Rs 2 lakh in cash from a house at Nethra Nagar…
The accident happened near Uthukuli on Friday afternoon. COIMBATORE: Six members of a family, including two children, died on the spot and a woman suffered serious injuries after their car collided head-on with a diesel tanker truck near Uthukuli in Tirupur district on Friday afternoon. The deceased have been identified as S Easwaran, 55, of…
DHARAMPURI: A farmer has been fined Rs 1.25 lakh for installing an illegal electric fence to poach wild animals near the Sulur forest area in Dharmapuri district.Acting on a tip-off that an electric fence had been illegally installed in the rocky terrain adjoining the Sulur forest, a team led by Palacode forest range officer Karthikeyan…
Salem: Two workers died of electrocution while carrying out side-bore drilling work inside an 80-foot-deep well near Thalaivasal in Salem district in the early hours of Friday. Police said they were electrocuted following a short circuit in a motor inside the well.The deceased have been identified as Narayanan, 50, of Kallakurichi, and Somu, 35, from…