COIMBATORE: The service period of weekly special trains operated between Bengaluru-Thiruvananthapuram has been extended till July 30. According to a press release, No. 06547 SMVT Bengaluru-Thiruvananthapuram North weekly special train will leave SMVT Bengaluru at 7.25pm on July 1, 15, 22 and 29 Wednesdays) to reach Thiruvananthapuram North at 1.15pm the next day. No. 06548…
COIMBATORE: Power supply will be suspended from 9am to 4pm on Friday (July 3) due to monthly maintenance work at Arasur sub-station in Coimbatore. Power supply will not be available at Arasur, Pothiyampalayam, Kurumbapalayam, Thennampalayam, Sengodagoundenpudur, Sellappampalayam, Pachapalayam, Vadugapalayam, Sangothipalayam, Samathuvapuram, Anbu Nagar, Annur Road, Ponnandampalayam and Molapalayam. Source link
Prohibition enforcement wing police in Coimbatore city on Tuesday arrested three men for smuggling ganja in a car near Sungam Junction Coimbatore: The prohibition enforcement wing (PEW) on Tuesday arrested three people for peddling ganja in a car near Sungam Junction in the city.The arrested were identified as P Manimaran, 28, of Podanur ; K…
COIMBATORE: The district crime branch (DCB) of Coimbatore on Tuesday registered a case against a six-member gang, including a man who posed as a high-ranking central govt official, for defrauding multiple job seekers of nearly Rs 95.8 lakh by promising them lucrative positions in the Food Corporation of India (FCI). Police arrested the fake FCI…
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…