Central team visits Odanthurai in Coimbatore to learn about wind turbines
A Central Government team headed by Rural Development Director Roop Avtar Kaur and comprising Mission Director Rajiv Singhal visited Odanthurai Panchayat to learn about the way the panchayat drew power…
Helpline for women, children launched in Coimbatore – 96558-00008
The Coimbatore City Police and Gajaananda Trust jointly launched a helpline and free counselling for women and children who become victims of various crimes. City Police Commissioner Pradip Kumar launched…
NH may take up Mettupalayam bypass road project
The State Highways Department is looking at moving Mettupalayam bypass road project to the National Highways (NH) wing. Officials here said the plan to develop a four-lane bypass road for…
Heavy rain throws life out of gear
There was a let up in heavy rain throughout the day on Sunday, but only to resume later at night. Normalcy was hit in some parts of the district. At…
Leopard preys on pet dogs, calf near Karamadai
The Forest Department has fixed camera traps at Athimathaiyanur village near Karamadai to monitor the movement of a leopard that preyed on two pet dogs and a calf in the…
Farmers in Annur, Mettupalayam taluks oppose move to establish industrial estate
Farmers in Akkarai Chengapalli, Kuppanur, Vadakkalur, Pogalur and other villages in and around Annur and Mettupalayam taluks petitioned the Coimbatore district administration at the weekly grievances redress meeting on Monday,…
Six held for cheating Kerala natives of ₹ 25 lakh in iridium deal
Thursday arrested a six-member gang on charges of cheating two Kerala natives of ₹ 25 lakh by assuring them profit from iridium trade. The arrested have been identified as Dinesh…
Healthcare professionals celebrate Women’s Day at Baralikadu
Healthcare professionals from Karamadai and Mettupalayam celebrated International Women’s Day at the Forest Department’s eco-tourism centre at Baralikadu on Monday. Though the eco-tourism centre is yet to be opened for…
108 ambulance crew attends labour of tribal woman, takes coracle ride to save newborn
The crew that received the call at 6.25 a.m., rushed to the village in an hour A six-member crew of the 108 ambulance service on Monday attended the labour of…
Head constable manhandled at Mettupalayam GH
A policeman was allegedly manhandled by the son of an accident victim as the former tried to prevent the latter and his friends from assaulting another man on the premises…