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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…
Having chanced upon a finding by a researcher on the pattern of utilisation of land grant for cultivators during the Chola era, Inam land holders are planning petition the Centre to modify rules governing the land utilisation based on the research paper. In his research, Hemanth Thiru of Great Lakes Institute of Management said the…
Kumaraguru Institutions on Saturday (June 6) launched what it described as the country’s first student-built, human-powered submarine and a next-generation electric racing boat. Captain Pradeep Premkumar, Executive Officer, INS Agrani, and Craig Mario D’Mello, founder-director, 6th Element Engineering (6EE-Bengaluru), attended the event. Captain Pradeep Premkumar expressed pride at seeing engineering teams from Coimbatore compete on…
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Former Minister for Electricity and DMK Coimbatore South MLA V. Senthilbalaji on Thursday (May 4) said the power outage and shortage prevalent in the State has to be resolved on a war-footing. Interacting with journalists after the inauguration of his constituency office on Huzur Road, he said that during the tenure of the previous DMK-led…
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Protestors on Tiruchi Road in front of Sulur police station early on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The police arrested two persons early on Saturday in connection with the abduction and murder of a 10-year-old girl, whose body was found in Kannampalayam tank near Coimbatore on Friday (May 22, 2026). Karthik (33) of…
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