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Conservancy workers of the Salem Corporation staged a protest here on Tuesday (June 30, 2026). The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) announced a State-wide protest on Tuesday, demanding not to privatise waste management and to regularise the conservancy workers. Based on that, more than 400 conservancy workers from Salem Corporation and other municipalities staged…
Police personnel arrested members of the DMK Students’ Wing who staged a protest demanding dismissal Minister D. Sarathkumar, in Salem, Tamil Nadu on Monday. | Photo Credit: LAKSHMI NARAYANAN E. Demanding to remove the Minister for Human Resources Management D. Sarathkumar from the cabinet, the DMK cadre staged a protest here on Monday (June 29,…
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Three persons were arrested in connection with an infant sale in the district on Saturday (June 27, 2026). According to the police, Srinivasan (30), a resident of Santhankadu near Periya Puthur, is a weaver. His wife Kavitha (25) gave birth to a female infant on June 17. Meanwhile, officials attached to the Child Welfare Committee (CWC)…
Minister for Transport A. Vijay Tamilan Parthiban flagging off a bus to tribal villages at Karumandurai in Salem district on Sunday. Minister for Transport A. Vijay Tamilan Parthiban on Sunday (June 14) flagged off a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) bus to the tribal villages Thalakkarai and Pachakadu at Karumandurai in Pethanaickenpalayam union in the…
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Salem Divisional Railway Manager Panna Lal receiving the efficiency shields from General Manager of Southern Railway R.N. Singh on Thursday. | Photo Credit: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN At the 71st Railway Week celebrations of Southern Railway held in Chennai, the Salem Railway Division received seven efficiency shields on Thursday. General Manager of Southern Railway R.N. Singh distributed efficiency…
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Twenty-two Tasmac outlets that functioned near schools, temples and bus stands have been shut in Salem district so far and the officials were awaiting orders to close one more. Notably, this is three outlets more than the 20 identified for closure in the district. Following the order of Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay to close…
The driving licences of 293 motorists in Salem district were temporarily suspended in April for various traffic violations, including overspeeding, riding without helmets and using mobile phones while driving, Collector K. Elambahavath said at the monthly road safety review meeting held at the Collectorate on Friday (May 29, 2026). Chairing the meeting, Mr. Elambahavath said…
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A convicted prisoner who escaped from the Salem Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital earlier this month was apprehended by the Salem City Police after a 13-day search operation. Police said Mohammed Hussain of Adhirampattinam in Thanjavur district is involved in 32 criminal cases, including robbery, dacoity and offences under the Protection of Children…
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The 49th Yercaud Summer Festival and Flower Show began at Anna Park in Yercaud here on Friday (May 22). District Collector K. Elambahavath inaugurated the seven-day festival in the presence of Yercaud MLA P. Usharani, Salem West MLA G. Lakshmanan and Veerapandi MLA M. Rajasekar. Organised annually to promote tourism in the hill station, the…
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A view of the TASMAC outlet near Salem New Bus Stand in Tamil Nadu. | Photo Credit: LAKSHMI NARAYANAN E. Following the order of the State government to close TASMAC outlets functioning near places of worship and educational institutions, the public has demanded to close seven problematic TASMAC outlets in Salem. Chief minister, C. Joseph Vijay,…