TIRUPUR: Prices of innerwear, nightwear, T-shirts and kidswear are set to rise by around 5% across the country as the South India Hosiery Manufacturers Association (SIHMA) has announced a revision citing higher production costs.SIHMA vice-president S Balachandar said Tirupur’s domestic knitwear industry, estimated at around Rs 30,000 crore, produces a wide range of garments including…
COIMBATORE: Food safety officials have temporarily shut down a hostel kitchen of a private arts and science college and issued notices to 12 other private colleges in Coimbatore district after inspections found violations at every campus checked.The inspections were ordered by the district collector following complaints about the poor quality of food served in college…
COIMBATORE: Students dressed up like robots stole the show at Independence Day celebrations at Kavundampalayam Government Higher Secondary School on Saturday.The school marked the 80th Independence Day with a blend of patriotism and technology as students from its STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) laboratory took part in the parade and flag-hoisting dressed up as…
COIMBATORE: The Periyanaickenpalayam police in Coimbatore district arrested a man on charges of posting derogatory comments about Hindu deity Lord Murugan on social media.Police arrested Michael of Rakkipalayam based on a complaint filed by M Shankar, who is the Narasimhanaickenpalayam union general secretary of Hindu Munnani. He alleged that Michael, through posts on Instagram and…
COIMBATORE: At a time when writing by hand has given way to keyboards and touchscreens, a two-day pen exhibition in the city is drawing visitors ranging from curious children to senior citizens, reviving interest in the humble writing instrument.The India Pen Show by MPM Stationery began at Bharathi Park on Saturday. Around 26 traders, including…
Salem: The textile industry has seen no growth over the past four years, largely due to rising yarn prices and intense global competition, according to Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry president (Salem Chapter) V Ganesan.Speaking at an awareness programme in Salem on Saturday ahead of the upcoming International Textile Machinery Exhibition (ITME 2026), Ganesan…
Salem: Former TVK candidate M Arun Kumar on Saturday joined AIADMK after meeting party general secretary and former chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami at the latter’s residence here.Arun Kumar, who had earlier served as the AIADMK union councillor in Ayothiapattinam, later joined TVK. He was initially announced as the TVK candidate in the Edappadi assembly…
ERODE/SALEM: R Velusamy, state president of the Tamil Nadu Farmers’ Association, was detained in Erode on Saturday, hours before the outfit was to hold a rail blockade at Salem Junction railway station. The association wanted to block the Madurai-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express train at the Salem Junction around 4.30pm to protest Karnataka’s refusal to release…
COIMBATORE: A CBI court here has sentenced four people to imprisonment in two separate cases involving the illegal electrification of farm fences that resulted in the electrocution of two wild elephants in Erode and Coimbatore districts.In the first case, a 25-year-old male elephant was electrocuted after coming in contact with an illegal electric fence in…
COIMBATORE: Ahead of the 80th Independence Day, a joint security and anti-sabotage operation was carried out at Podanur Junction railway station here on Friday to prevent untoward incidents and strengthen passenger safety.The 90-minute exercise was conducted by the Railway Protection Force (RPF), the Govt Railway Police (GRP), the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDS) and…
