Coimbatore

COIMBATORE: A controversy has erupted over the ongoing restoration of the Kurichi anicut across the Noyyal river, with environmental activists and farmers accusing environmental NGO Siruthuli of non-technical modifications and damaging an ancient stone structure. Following widespread criticism, the water resources department stepped in, directing the NGO to halt the work and restore the stones…

NAMAKKAL: A 55-year-old textile worker died after his lungi got entangled in a yarn grinding machine at Pallipalayam in Namakkal district on Wednesday.The victim, identified as M Kandhasamy of Southpalayam, was cleaning the machine when the lungi he wore caught in its rotating parts. “He was pulled into the machine, and his legs were severed,”…

KRISHNAGIRI: Two female school teachers and a schoolboy died on the spot when a truck rammed a scooter they were travelling on near Egadathampalli in Krishnagiri district on Wednesday evening.The deceased have been identified Muskan Gaus Sheikh, 28, a Hindi teacher at a private school in Matheppalli, her son Furqan, 7, a Class 2 student…

ERODE: A woman suffered severe burn injuries after three youths allegedly hurled petrol bombs at a house in Veppampalayam in Erode district in the early hours of Wednesday.The injured woman has been identified as Jyothi, who works as a cleaner at a private college. Her son, Gopinath, is a mechanic, while her husband, Natarajan, is…

COIMBATORE: Race Course police in the city have begun investigations after a 30-year-old married woman lodged a complaint alleging that a man, who is her relative, had repeatedly harassed her sexually.In her complaint, the woman said the 36-year-old man had been frequently speaking to her on the phone. Her husband objected to their conversations and…

COIMBATORE: A 78-year-old man in the city lost Rs 1.2 crore to cyber fraudsters who threatened him, claiming that he was being kept under digital arrest.The senior citizen, who lives in Rajiv Gandhi Nagar near Sowripalayam, was contacted by unknown persons on Sept 14. They told him that he was involved in a human trafficking…

Tirupur: Door-to-door collection of postal ballots began in the Dharapuram assembly constituency on Tuesday ahead of the Oct 6 byelection.The Election Commission of India has extended the postal ballot facility to voters aged above 85 years and persons with disabilities of 40% and above, enabling them to vote from their homes. As many as 1,236…

COIMBATORE: A QR code-based public safety initiative launched by the Coimbatore district police in July has received 145 complaints from the public so far, leading to the registration of seven FIRs and three community service registers (CSRs).The initiative, ‘Nizhal – Together for a Safer Society,’ enables people to alert police by scanning QR codes installed…

COIMBATORE: RS Puram police have arrested two men on charges of possessing prescription tablets for illegal sale. Police seized 159 tablets from the duo, identified as R Sabarisan Vishwa, 23, of Ramesh Nagar near Achanur in Thanjavur and N Thilagar, 23, of Anna Nagar in Thuraiyur.On Sunday, police received a tip-off about drug pill sales…

TIRUPUR: Farmers held protests when TVK candidate for the Oct 6 Dharapuram bypoll V Sathyabama went to Veruvedampalayam village on Monday seeking votes. They questioned her over her alleged failure to secure water for the Uppar dam from the Parambikulam Aliyar Project this year. They also protested what they called the TVK govt’s failure to…