CHENNAI: Three women were arrested in Salem district on Wednesday night on charges of performing illegal abortion.A 25-year-old woman from Thalaivasal, who was four months pregnant, was admitted to a private hospital in Salem on Monday after undergoing illegal gender identification and an abortion. Salem district health department joint director Dr S Nandhini was informed…
Coimbatore/Tirupur/Nilgiris: Coimbatore recorded improved pass percentage in the Class X board exam this year, but its ranking slipped by one spot. Meanwhile, Tirupur and the Nilgiris improved both their pass percentage and ranking.Coimbatore district recorded a 97.09% pass rate in the Class X public exam this year, with 36,742 of the 37,844 students who sat…
Coimbatore: A representation has been submitted to the Union finance minister seeking additional directions to ensure uniform relief to suppliers after the Centre invoked the Force Majeure clause due to the West Asian war situation.In a representation, the Railway Suppliers Equipment Association has welcomed the office memorandum dated April 29, 2026, which allows re-fixation of…
Coimbatore: Stating that even AI tools could be wrong, DMK deputy general secretary and MP Kanimozhi said that people should rely on rational thinking over being influenced by social media.Speaking at a self-respect wedding in the city on Wednesday, Kanimozhi said rationalist EVR Periyar’s core message was to question authority and avoid believing claims simply…
Coimbatore: More than 1,500 licensed pharmacies and retail medical stores in Coimbatore were shut down on Wednesday, following a nationwide strike announced by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD).The AIOCD had called for a nationwide one-day pharmacy shutdown to protest the unregulated online medicine sales and to protect traditional pharmacies from severe…
Namakkal: Electronic appliances in more than 100 houses at Agraharam in the Pallipalayam municipality conked out on Wednesday, owing to intermittent fluctuations in the power after electric poles were damaged in the two-day thunderstorms in the area.Residents of the area held a demonstration against Electricity Board (EB)officials, including assistant engineer Ramadurai, when they came to…
CHENNAI: VCK and IUML have decided to join C Joseph Vijay’s cabinet in the next few days after TVK publicly invited them to on Thursday. Both are expected to get one berth each.VCK sources said party president Thol Thirumavalavan may not be part of the cabinet, though TVK was keen on accommodating him. VCK deputy…
UDHAGAMANDALAM: A fire broke out at the municipal garbage dump yard at Theetukal in Ooty on Wednesday morning. Fire and rescue services personnel fought the blaze for ten hours before it was extinguished.The Ooty municipality, located in the Nilgiris district, consists of 36 wards and is a popular tourist destination that attracts more than three…
By Archana U and BhavaniCOIMBATORE: Online fraudsters cheated three Coimbatore residents of more than Rs 55 lakh in separate incidents, and the city cybercrime police registered three cases on Tuesday.In the first case, P Daniel, 45, of Kovilmedu, who is engaged in civil construction work, received a message on Facebook Messenger from a person identifying…
NAMAKKAL: A driver died after a truck carrying cement mixture crashed into a stationary truck on the Salem-Cochin National Highway in Kumarapalayam in Namakkal district on Wednesday morning.A truck carrying iron bars from Salem to Perundurai in Erode district broke down on the national highway in the Kumarapalayam Teachers’ Residence area. A truck carrying cement…