Officials are placing medicines mixed with food (mixture of finger millet, jaggery, and coconut) in banana leaves at locations frequently visited by the elephant Coimbatore: Forest department staff have begun an unconventional treatment for a wild elephant nicknamed ‘Baahubali’, which suffered an injury on its back after infighting with another male elephant in Mettupalayam in…
COIMBATORE: The Anti-Narcotic Task Force (ANTF) on Tuesday intercepted two men on a train at Tirupur railway station and seized 1,250 narcotic tablets and 2.5 kg of ganja from them.The arrested have been identified as S Sanjay, 22 of Kavundampalayam and K Sridhar, 24 of Kamarajapuram in Coimbatore.The operation follows a prior raid on Aug…
COIMBATORE: Breaking deep-rooted societal barriers with quiet determination, C Vinodhini, 25, has become the first transwoman bus conductor to serve with Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) in Coimbatore.Fulfilling a long-cherished childhood ambition after navigating years of adversity, she is now a familiar, welcoming face aboard city buses.A native of Palani in Dindigul district, Vinodhini…
DHARMAPURI: A 43-year-old man was arrested on charges of murdering his mother and teenage daughter at Ammannagar in Dharmapuri district on Friday.The suspect, identified as D Suresh of Adhigarapatti, was an alcoholic, police said. Suresh, a cook, was living alone after his wife was estranged from him. His daughter, Chinmai, 18, resided next door with…
Coimbatore: A local resident handed over a misplaced bag containing ₹1.75 lakh in cash to the police, which was subsequently restored to its rightful owner on Saturday night.According to police sources, Vijayanand, 39, of Five Corner, who runs a stamp pad shop nearby, spotted an unattended bag lying on the road in front of the…
Coimbatore North railway station COIMBATORE: As part of redevelopment of Coimbatore North railway station under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS), the Salem Railway Division is planning to shift the existing goods shed at the station to Thudiyalur. The move is expected to create additional space at Coimbatore North and facilitate the planned passenger-oriented redevelopment…
More than 400 police personnel divided into more than 50 specialised teams headed by deputy superintendents of police conducted the coordinated sweeps targeting private hostels, rented rooms and houses occupied by students from nearly 30 colleges. COIMBATORE: In a major crackdown aimed at eradicating narcotics from educational hubs, the Coimbatore district police on Saturday conducted…
TIRUPUR: Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption sleuths on Friday arrested the secretary of the Anna Co-operative House Building Society Limited and two private individuals for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 45,000 from a man.The arrested have been identified as society secretary Jothimani and intermediaries Thirunavukkarasu and Dhaksin.Loganathan from Gandhi Nagar had applied for…
