COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore corporation has formed flying squads to inspect school premises as part of the tobacco control initiative in the city. The inspections by flying squads that began on June 10 have so far covered 59 corporation schools. Through these inspections, the trade licences of about 16 shops running within 100 metre of school…
COIMBATORE: The suspension of meat waste dumping at the Vellalore dump yard, following directions from the city corporation commissioner, has triggered a fresh crisis in Coimbatore, with meat vendors alleging that waste collection has been completely disrupted for the past three days.Owners of meat stalls in the city claimed that the contractor engaged in collecting…
The university offers 14 undergraduate programmes and three diploma courses, while three BSc (agriculture) programmes are available through Annamalai University under the same admission process. COIMBATORE: The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has deferred the release of its rank list for undergraduate admissions, which was scheduled to be published on Tuesday, citing delays linked to…
COIMBATORE: A 39-year-old man was severely injured and hospitalised after being stabbed with a knife by a tea stall worker in Vadavalli here on Sunday.The victim, G Sakthivel, 39, works at a coconut shop owned by Manikandan on the Maruthamalai Road. Sakthivel also sells jamun fruits on a pushcart. He was stabbed by A Sudalaimani,…
Krishnagiri: Revenue officials on Tuesday issued flood warnings to people living on the banks of the Thenpennai river as 1,203 cusecs (cubic feet per second) of water was being released from the Kelavarapalli dam in Krishnagiri district. Officials advised people not to bathe or wash clothes in the river.The inflow into the Kelavarapalli dam stood…
KRISHNAGIRI: Panic gripped several neighbourhoods in Hosur after a stray rabid dog bit 12 people on Monday.“Eight of the injured were admitted to Hosur Government Hospital for treatment while the others received medical care and were discharged,” said a doctor in the hospital.The dog bit people in Mullai Nagar Housing Board quarters, the railway station…
The tusker pulled down the jackfruits and spent time relishing them. COIMBATORE: A wild elephant caused panic among motorists on the Coonoor-Mettupalayam highway on Monday after it damaged a roadside stall and feasted on jackfruits kept for sale.The lone wild elephant emerged from the forest near the Eechamaram area headed straight to a roadside stall…
Coimbatore: Police have launched an investigation after the grave of a fish trader was found desecrated at the Sowripalayam graveyard, and his body exhumed to steal a three-sovereign gold chain.The incident came to light on Friday, when his family visited the grave for the 16th day rituals. Police said Nagaraj, 56, a fish trader, died…
COIMBATORE: Veterinary assistant surgeons have urged the state animal husbandry department to defer the general transfer counselling proposed for 2026, alleging that it is being scheduled during the non-transfer period in violation of government guidelines.A delegation of veterinary assistant surgeons submitted a representation to the director of animal husbandry in Chennai, seeking postponement of the…
Krishnagiri: An unidentified man robbed an 80-year-old woman of 10 sovereigns of gold jewellery and Rs 50,000 in cash after giving her a spiked drink in Krishnagiri district on Monday.The victim, Chinna Akkayamma, lives alone in a rented house in Chinnatti village. “On Sunday, a man approached her claiming to be a marriage broker. During…