COIMBATORE: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) in Coimbatore has registered a case against five officials of the Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation (TNFDC) for forgery and misappropriation of funds totalling Rs 16.52 lakh.The case was registered against TNFDC officials S Kolanjinathan, former manager (currently assistant director of fisheries, Mettur dam), K Sathyamoorthy, former…
Karnataka activist Vatal Nagaraj announced a major protest on Monday KRISHNAGIRI: Veteran Karnataka activist Vatal Nagaraj announced a major protest on Monday, stating that the Tamil Nadu–Karnataka border would be blocked to press demands related to the Cauvery water dispute and other issues concerning Karnataka’s welfare.According to his statement, the agitation was scheduled to begin…
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore city police arrested 273 people and registered 215 cases during an intensive month-long storming operation conducted between July 8 and Aug 8, 2026.According to official data released by the police department, special raids and vehicle checks were carried out across the city to curtail the movement of contraband and eradicate illegal substances.Police…
COIMBATORE: Volunteers on Saturday launched a pilot initiative at Sulur Periyakulam (big tank) to convert water hyacinth into organic manure on site, aiming at tackling the invasive weed while cutting removal costs for local bodies.The initiative is being led by C Prasanth, director of Recompose-Recycling Pvt Ltd, along with colleague Saranraj, in coordination with Noyyal…
COIMBATORE: A cyber fraudster impersonated Coimbatore corporation commissioner Katta Ravi Teja to target civic officials, prompting the civic body to alert its employees and lodge a complaint on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal.The incident came to light after a corporation official received a WhatsApp message carrying the commissioner’s profile picture. The sender claimed to…
Union minister of state for information and broadcasting L Murugan COIMBATORE: Union minister of state for information and broadcasting L Murugan on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is successfully carrying forward the Swadeshi movement pioneered by freedom fighter V O Chidambaranar in 1906.Murugan was speaking at the inaugural function of the ‘Coimbatore Swadeshi Mela’…
COIMBATORE: Three days after her younger son murdered her elder son with the help of his friend and a day after the body was found, a 65-year-old woman walked into the PN Palayam police station in Coimbatore district and revealed the crime, which led to the arrest of the culprits.The murdered man has been identified…
Tamil Nadu school education minister A Rajmohan CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu school education minister A Rajmohan on Saturday hit out at DMK and AIADMK for boycotting the MPs’ meeting on delimitation convened by chief minister C Joseph Vijay. He alleged that DMK stayed away from the meeting to “please its new friend,” in an apparent reference…
According to forest department officials, someone travelling on the Aliyar–Valparai road recorded a video of a man chasing a wild elephant standing in the forest area near the Samamatta canal on Aug 2. The video was later uploaded on social media platforms. COIMBATORE: Forest department officials on Friday arrested a man for chasing a wild…
COIMBATORE: The Thudiyalur police in the city have registered a case against a real estate broker and a self-proclaimed advocate for defrauding a local real estate businessman of Rs 60 lakh under the pretext of selling a parcel of land in Sivaram Nagar near Ramanathapuram here.The victim has been identified as V Jeganathan 42, residing…
