Tag: Erode

Centre’s move to rename MGNREGS draws protest in Erode

July 1, 2026 admin

Members of the All Types of Differently Abled Persons and Caregivers Rights Association staged a copy-burning protest outside the Collectorate here on Wednesday (July 1, 2026), opposing the Union government’s move to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) as the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-GRAM G). Wearing…

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Private college teacher held for ‘sexually harassing’ girl in Erode

June 21, 2026 admin

A teacher of a private engineering college in Erode was arrested on Sunday (June 21) for allegedly sexually harassing a 19-year-old student at an engineering college in Erode district. The accused, Rajaram Krishnamurthy, was deputed as an external invigilator for an exam held at a private engineering college in Mettukadai on Saturday. According to the…

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Woman in Erode alleges financier pressured her to sell kidney to clear debt

June 16, 2026 admin

A woman has petitioned the District Superintendent of Police alleging that a financier was coercing her to repay ₹6 lakh on a loan of ₹2 lakh and had suggested that she sell her kidney to clear the debt. In a complaint submitted on Tuesday (June 16, 2026), Suguna of Surampatti said that she had initially…

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Minister seeks blessings of former teachers at school in Erode

June 8, 2026 admin

Minister for Handlooms, Textiles and Khadi M. Vijay Balaji seeking blessing from teachers at the Kamaraj Municipal Higher Secondary School in Karungalpalayam in Erode in Tamil Nadu on Monday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement. A heart warming moment unfolded at the Kamaraj Municipal Higher Secondary School in Karungalpalayam, Erode, when Minister for Handlooms, Textiles and…

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District Collector felicitates headteachers of schools with 100% pass results in Erode

May 29, 2026 admin

District Collector S. Kandasamy felicitating a government school headteacher for securing centum results in board examinations in Erode on Friday. The district Collector S. Kandasamy on Friday felicitated headteachers of schools that secured 100% pass results in the Class 10 and Class 12 public exams. At a function organised by the School Education Department, he…

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Differently-abled persons removed while attempting road blockade in Erode

May 27, 2026 admin

Police personnel removing differently-abled persons who attempted a road roko at Modakkurichi in Erode district in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement. Tension prevailed in front of the Block Development Office after differently-abled persons attempted a road blockade demanding regular work under the 100-day employment scheme at Modakkurichi here on Wednesday (May…

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Remote tribal hamlets get bus connectivity in Erode district

May 22, 2026 admin

Residents of Ittarai and Thadasalatti welcome the launch of bus services to their villages in Erode, on Thursday | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Residents of Ittarai and Thadasalatti, remote tribal hamlets under Thalamalai panchayat in Thalavadi taluk, have welcomed the launch of bus services to their villages from May 21, 2025. The two villages, located…

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College student held for abetment of girl’s suicide in Erode

May 19, 2026 admin

The Anthiyur police on Tuesday (May 19, 2026) arrested a 19-year-old college student from Ulundurpet in Villupuram district on charges of abetment of suicide of a Plus One student in Anthiyur last month. The accused was identified as M. Satheesh, a B.Sc. Computer Science student of a private college in Ulundurpet, who was allegedly responsible…

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