COIMBATORE: Ahead of the 80th Independence Day, a joint security and anti-sabotage operation was carried out at Podanur Junction railway station here on Friday to prevent untoward incidents and strengthen passenger safety.The 90-minute exercise was conducted by the Railway Protection Force (RPF), the Govt Railway Police (GRP), the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDS) and…
KRISHNAGIRI: An eight-year-old girl was accosted and sexually assaulted by a group of unidentified men while she was returning from school near Denkanikottai in the district on Wednesday evening, Krishnagiri district SP GS Anitha said.The incident took place in a hill village where the girl is studying in Class IV at a government primary school.After…
COIMBATORE: A 58-year-old woman was found murdered at her home near Pappanaickenpalayam in the city on Wednesday night.The murdered woman has been identified as K Shanthi of Karuppukkal Thottam in Pappanaickenpalayam. After her husband’s death, she lived with her son, K Raja, who is working in a lathe workshop. Shanthi worked as a cook at…
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation is looking for an alternative funding source for the Noyyal riverfront development project, which was earlier estimated at Rs 202.5 crore under the funding of KfW Development Bank.Under the revised project plan, the corporation plans to seek funds under the Urban Challenge Fund and the 16th Central Finance Commission.In…
NAMAKKAL: A woman and her two-year-old grandson died after the car they were travelling in with other members of the family collided with a truck near Rasipuram in Namakkal district on Wednesday night.The deceased have been identified as Amudha, 52, of Nagiyampatti near Thammampatti in Salem district and her grandson, Niksith, 2.The accident happened around…
CHENNAI: A two-year-old boy drowned after he accidentally fell into a four-foot-deep pit near his house near Kavanipakkam, near Kancheepuram, on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Parvesh, son of Karthick, a daily wage worker.According to police, the pit was dug by residents to connect pipelines to their houses. Police said Parvesh was playing…
COIMBATORE: Sumathi, mother of murdered Coimbatore engineering college student Amudhan, rejected minister A Rajmohan’s statement in the assembly that the murder was the result of a gang war. She said the motive of the murder was linked to her son reporting students who were peddling and consuming drugs.Sumathi told reporters in Kallakurichi that the attack…
COIMBATORE: The Chettipalayam police in Coimbatore district on Wednesday arrested five youths, including a 17-year-old boy, in connection with the murder of a third-year engineering college student on Monday.The arrested have been identified as B Aramudhan, 20, of Cuddalore, M Aravind, 21, of Sivaganga, S Siva Rohith, 20, of Tiruvarur, V Mani Balu, 20, of…
DHARMAPURI: A seven-year-old boy died after falling into the gap between a moving train and a platform at Dharmapuri railway station on Wednesday morning.The deceased has been identified as Yasiriyan, son of Muniyappan of Paichalli village. He was a Class II student at Dawn Shiksalaya School, Dharmapuri.Around 9am, Yasiriyan accompanied his father to Dharmapuri railway…
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation has prepared a detailed project report (DPR) for an underground drainage (UGD) system covering Kalapatti and parts of Vilankurichi and Saravanampatti, which were added to the corporation limits in 2011.The tentative cost of the project has been estimated at Rs 824 crore. The proposal has been officially submitted to…