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Newly-donated equipment being used to sort out waste at the Coonoor waste management park.

Local solutions to manage micro-plastics at waste management facility

To deal with micro-plastics at the Coonoor waste management park at Ottupattarai, local expertise and equipment used traditionally in tea factories

Failure by the Coimbatore Corporation to feed sewage to the Ondipudur sewage treatment plant has ensured that the asset remains underutilised.

Diversion of funds delays work to lay underground sewer line to Ondipudur

Photograph by Abhishek Purohit, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, titled “Bokeh Crane” won the runner up in the creative nature category of the DJ memorial photography contest.

DJ memorial photography contest winners

Forest staff keep a watch on the Athikunna river where a crocodile was spotted a few days ago.

Forest Dept. monitoring river where crocodile sighted

District Collector S. Karmegham (second right) flagging off a COVID-19 awareness vehicle in Salem on Sunday.

COVID-19 awareness campaigns launched in Salem, Namakkal

Chennai – Coimbatore (Kovai Express) special train at the Coimbatore Railway Station on Sunday.

Coimbatore-Chennai special train gets LHB coaches

Water from Mettur Dam being released through the East-West canal in Salem on Sunday.

Water released through east-west canals of Mettur dam

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Vigil intensified at inter-state border in Coimbatore, following COVID-19 spike in Kerala Special Correspondent

With Kerala also reporting Zika virus cases, the administration has asked all local bodies to clear mosquito breeding sources

Screening of rail passengers from other States under way

Coronavirus | Test Positivity Rate drops below 5 % in Coimbatore district

Tea stalls continue to be hotspots of COVID-19 safety norms violation

Over 10,000 persons vaccinated in Erode

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Govt. Erode Medical College and Hospital needs an upgrade: MP

Man held for sexual assault on minor girl

COVID-19 negative report asked at inter-State checkposts

Wreath laying ceremony at MRC

Forest dept. to consider rehabilitating captive elephants

Coimbatore reports 219 new cases

Police to conduct awareness events on SC/ST Act in Tiruppur

In an effort to raise awareness on the provisions of Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act among Dalits, the

Lockdown restrictions come into force in Coimbatore

Almost all the retail outlets in the Coimbatore city downed shutters in the evening in compliance with the new restrictions issued by the District

Organs harvested from brain-dead youth in Salem

Organs were harvested from a 24-year-old brain-dead patient at the Kauvery Hospital here recently.According to a release, the youth was undergoing

Collector orders more regulations

Collector G.S. Sameeran has issued a new set of COVID-19 lockdown restriction on Monday, after chairing a meeting with representatives of various

Constable arrested on theft charge

The police on Sunday arrested a police constable on charges of stealing a two-wheeler in front of a Tasmac outlet in Palladam. According to the

CBSE students, parents demand revision in Class XII marks

A few students of a CBSE school here and their parents on Monday petitioned the district administration seeking revision in Class XII marks. In their

‘Conduct gram sabha meetings’

Makkal Needhi Maiam president Kamal Haasan on Monday urged the district administration to convene gram sabha meetings. In his petition to Collector

Pollachi rly. station issues Tatkal forms in Tamil

The controversy over issuing of Tatkal requisition forms in English and Malayalam for passengers at Pollachi railway station came to an end after the

Man gets jail term for 2009 accident that claimed four lives

A special court in Coimbatore on Monday awarded two years of imprisonment to a man whose negligent driving led to the death of four persons at

Three arrested for mining red earth, vehicles seized

The Thadagam police arrested three persons on charges of digging red earth from a private land on Sunday. The police seized two earthmovers and a

CIPACA and Hindustan Hospital tie up for ICU care

ICU care provider CIPACA (Pvt) Ltd has tied-up with Hindustan Hospital, Coimbatore, for running 24x 7 ICU operations at the hospital. The facility was

Entry to KRP dam banned

The district administration has barred entry to KRP dam or any other waterbodies along Thenpennai river here on the occasion of Aadi Perukku on

Devotees banned from visiting major temples today

The district administration has banned the entry of devotees in the following temples on the occasion of Aadi Perukku on Tuesday as a measure to

Take preventive steps to curb COVID-19: PMK

Pattali Makkal Katchi has urged the district administration to take effective measures to prevent spread of COVID-19 in the district.In a petition to

School accused of demanding fees to issue TC

Parents of wards studying at a private school here petitioned the District Collector here on Monday alleging that the school management are demanding

Residents of Mallur village demand rail overbridge

Residents of various villages near Mallur staged a protest in front of Mallur post office here on Monday demanding authorities to construct a rail

NHAI steps in to decongest Seelanaickenpatti junction

It plans to expand the service roads and provide free left track from Salem-Ulundurpet NH to Namakkal road

Erode district reports 168 cases

Erode district on Monday reported 168 new cases taking the total cases to 94,042. While 124 persons were discharged, 1,568 persons continue to be

No drones in and around Sulur from August 3 to 6

The Coimbatore district administration has banned flying drones in and around Sulur from August 3 to 6. In a release, Collector G.S. Sameeran said on

Elephant Rivaldo released into the wild

The move came after recommendations from an expert committee; the radio-collared elephant was released into an interior area of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve

MNM urges Coimbatore district administration to hold gram sabha meetings

MNM president Kamal Haasan submitted a petition in this regard to the Collector; gram sabhas have not been held since the outbreak of the pandemic

Local solutions to manage micro-plastics at waste management facility

To deal with micro-plastics at the Coonoor waste management park at Ottupattarai, local expertise and equipment used traditionally in tea factories

Consumer body seeks colour coding for Aavin milk packets

A Coimbatore-based consumer organisation has appealed to the Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department to print the date

Diversion of funds delays work to lay underground sewer line to Ondipudur

For over five years, the sewage treatment plant in Ondipudur is lying idle. The plant with capacity to treat 60 million litres a day is treating only

TNAU holds farmers’ awareness programme

The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University recently held a State-level farmers’ awareness programme. A release from the institution said the one-day

DJ memorial photography contest winners

The DJ memorial photography contest, sponsored and supported by Lakshmi Machine Works every year in memory of its former Chairman and Managing

Forest Dept. monitoring river where crocodile sighted

The Forest Department is monitoring the Athikunna River in Pandalur where a four-foot-long mugger crocodile was sighted by local residents. Officials

230 new cases of COVID-19 in Coimbatore district

Coimbatore district on Sunday reported 230 new cases of COVID-19, registering a slight decrease from Saturday’s 246 cases. The district had 1,961

Special teams to enforce new lockdown

Following the new restrictions placed by the Collector to enforce COVID-19 appropriate behaviour, the Coimbatore Corporation had tasked its zonal and

COVID-19 awareness campaigns launched in Salem, Namakkal

The campaigns will be held till August 7

Coimbatore-Chennai special train gets LHB coaches

Southern Railway commenced the operations of a pair of special trains between Chennai and Coimbatore with new Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB) coaches from

Five arrested for murder

The Singanallur police on Saturday arrested five persons, who stabbed a 29-year-old man to death.The deceased has been identified as M. Manikandan, a

Water released through east-west canals of Mettur dam

To irrigate 16,433 acres of agricultural land in Salem, 11,327 acres in Namakkal and 17,230 acres in Erode

Bharat Mata Memorial inaugurated in Dharmapuri

Minister for Publicity M.P. Saminathan on Sunday inaugurated the Bharat Mata Memorial and library set up at a cost of ₹ 1.5 crore in the district. The

‘Regular commuters to Coimbatore from Kerala will have to go through thermal scanning’

Daily commuters to Coimbatore from Kerala, emergency services, government employees and regular goods carriers from that State will be exempted from

Collector inaugurates COVID-19 awareness week

Collector G.S. Sameeran on Sunday inaugurated COVID-19 awareness week by taking out a campaign among commuters and shopkeepers at the Gandhiputam Town

Wall demolished

The district administration on Sunday demolished a wall built by a promoter in Kondasamy Nagar, Pannimadai. The Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam had

Corporation asked to abide by court order, take possession of reserved site

It has been nearly three years since a Coimbatore court directed the Coimbatore Corporation to take possession of a reserved site in Thiru Nagar but

‘Appoint more teachers at panchayat school’

With the collective steps taken by the school, parents and other stakeholders increasing the strength of students at the Panchayat Union Primary

Dumping of solid waste along roadside continues

Garbage is not cleared by the local bodies and is set on fire, say residents

Safety system installed at hairpin bend on Valparai ghat road

The State Highways Department has installed a sensor-based safety system at a hairpin bend on Valparai ghat road to alert vehicle drivers using the

Free vaccination drive through private hospitals launched in city

A total of ₹ 1.10 crore received as CSR funding for the drive

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A tweet by Agnishwar Jayaprakash, founder of Chennai-based Garuda Aerospace, that caught SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s attention. Photo: Special Arrangement

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A largely empty shopping center is seen during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore. File

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A doctor and other members of a home triage team of the Coimbatore Corporation coming out of a house on Friday after visiting a person who had tested positive.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches e-RUPI digital payment solution via video conference, in New Delhi, Monday, August 2, 2021.

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Indian women celebrate after winning their hockey quarterfinals match against Australia at the Tokyo Olympics on August 2, 2021.

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BMW's two new micro-mobility vehicle concepts, an electrified bicycle and an e-scooter for city use. | Picture by special arrangement.

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Illustration: R. Rajesh

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