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A female elephant, aged about eight, was found dead in a private estate near Valparai, within the limits of the Manambolly forest range of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve, on Wednesday. The carcass was found in field no:5 of Murugan Estate. A necropsy was performed on the carcass on Thursday. According to the Forest Department, it…
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Minor tension prevailed at Kaniyur near Coimbatore on Wednesday evening when the cadre of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam assembled for an event arranged for the party’s Sulur MLA N.M. Sukumar to thank voters for his victory in the Assembly election. A woman functionary, Vasanthi, alleged that she was pushed by party workers who accompanied the…
Captive elephants Muthu and Cauvery at Chadivayal elephant camp in Coimbatore district. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Tamil Nadu Forest Department is exploring the possibilities of permitting visitors to its elephant camp at Chadivayal in Coimbatore district. The plan is to allow visitors to witness feeding of elephants as permitted in Theppakadu elephant…
A 58-year-old man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl near Mettupalayam. The arrested was identified as A. Bhathirasamy from a village near Karamadai. According to police, the accused sexually assaulted the child when she was alone at her house on May 24. The girl’s mother found her in tears when she returned…
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A. Manoj (54), a Special Sub-Inspector (SSI) attached to the Neelambur police station in Coimbatore district, ended his life at his residence at Kangeyampalayam near Sulur on Sunday (July 5, 2026). A native of Kannadi village panchayat in Palakkad district in Kerala, Manoj joined the Police Department as a Grade-II Constable in 1997. He had…
The Coimbatore District Small Industries Association (CODISSIA) has urged the State government to classify dry agricultural land as industrial land for better development of both agriculture and industry. In a memorandum to Minister for Industries S. Keerthana, CODISSIA president V. Rangaswamy said parcels of industrial land were reclassified as agricultural and residential land in the…
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A regional-level Dak Adalat will be conducted at the office of the Post Master General (PMG), Western Region, Tamil Nadu, in Coimbatore. Its date will be intimated later. The postal customers may send their complaints, including grievances related PLI/RPLI policy, to Assistant Director (Mails and Tech) office of the Post Master General, Western Region, Tamil…
The police have arrested a person for allegedly snatching the gold chain of a woman near Madukkarai in Coimbatore district. Nizharuddin alias Arath Nizar (29) of Kuniyamuthur was arrested on June 17 based on a complaint lodged by a 30-year-old woman from Madukkarai. The woman complained that an unidentified person approached her from behind on…
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Waste and vegetation clog a section of the Vellalore Raja Vaikkal in Coimbatore. The Kovai Kulangal Paadhukaappu Amaippu, a voluntary organisation working to protect waterbodies, has urged the district administration to remove obstructions, waste and encroachments from key canals and watercourses in the city to ensure that rainwater reaches tanks and reservoirs during the southwest…
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a major technology disruptor and young graduates should embrace the latest technologies, said K. Annamalai, chief mentor of We the Leaders Foundation. Speaking at the graduation of Park Institutions in Coimbatore on Saturday (June 13), he said that one of the covers of the Time magazine in 2025 featured seven technology…