Coimbatore: More than 200 contract sanitary workers boycotted work at ESI hospital here on Tuesday, condemning the irregularities of the contract company. According to sources, about 10 suspended workers from Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) were redeployed at ESI hospital on the day.Condemning the act, sanitary workers at the hospital demanded that the contractors…
Coimbatore: Milk agents under Coimbatore District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union on Tuesday said they were unable to place orders and make payments on the new Aavin mobile application, which suffers sudden outages, disrupting supply in several areas.According to S Lingam, district secretary, Tamil Nadu Vanigar Sangangalin Peravai, the union has more than 600 milk agents….
Three accused were arrested in Karnataka Dharmapuri: Three men from Karnataka were arrested on Sunday night in connection with an ATM card swapping fraud at the State Bank of India (SBI) kiosk near Palacode bus stand on May 10.The arrested have been identified as Syed Hussain, 28, from Saptapur, Ansar Ali, 28, and Krishnan, 30,…
Erode: Two young men died and two others suffered grievous injuries after two motorcycles collided head-on near KMS Garden on the Amman Koil Division to Sikkarasampalayam village road, on Monday.The deceased were identified as Sathiyamoorthi, 24, and Sakthivel, 21, both from Sathyamangalam. Both were riding the two bikes involved in the collission.“The accident took place…
Coimbatore: The body of a 27-year-old man was found in a roadside drainage channel near the Syrian Church on Brooke Bond Road in the city on Monday.The deceased was identified as B Abuthagir Bhasha, of TK Street near RS Puram in the city. He was working as a driver and also involved in finance business.His…
Coimbatore: A guest worker’s body was recovered in a decomposed state, from under a bridge near Eluvayakkal, near Alandurai in Coimbatore district on Monday.The deceased has been identified as S Majiful Mondal, 37, from North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal.Police said a local resident alerted them after noticing a highly decomposed body under the…
Coimbatore: An unidentified man was found dead inside the Coimbatore combined district court complex in the early hours of Monday.Police said people who entered the district court complex on Monday morning saw a man lying unconscious near the compound wall and alerted them.When Race Course police reached the spot, they found the man dead. Police…
Krishnagiri: A 31-year-old man who was intoxicated, died after he fell off a high-tension electricity tower near Uthangarai in Krishnagiri district on Sunday.The deceased has been identified as Venkatesan alias Chinnarasu, son of Vediyappan, of Thalapathi Nagar.Witnesses said he climbed the tower under the influence of alcohol, reached the top and sat there for some…
Aadhav Arjuna interacting with athletes at the Nehru Stadium in Coimbatore Coimbatore: Minister for public works, highways and sports development Aadhav Arjuna inspected several sports facilities at the Nehru Stadium here in the city on Sunday.Following the inspection, he stated that the upgraded stadium can accommodate 32,000 spectators simultaneously, and features a synthetic track, a…
Namakkal: An 18-year-old devotee died, and another youth suffered serious injuries in a tragic accident during the annual chariot festival of the Arulmigu Arthanareeswarar Temple in Tiruchengode on Sunday.The deceased has been identified as Harshavardhan, 18, son of Govindaraja, of Tiruchengode town.“Harshavardhan was caught between the massive chariot wheel and a nearby wall, when the…