COIMBATORE: Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami inaugurated the construction of a new building at Coimbatore Medical College Hospital through video .
COIMBATORE: Following the state government’s direction, most of the colleges and universities in the district reopened for first year students on Monday. College managements have decided to focus on practicals for the next few weeks.
“As we were focusing only on theory subjects during the online classes, we have decided to focus on practical classes. Teachers have been instructed to conduct practical classes even after the working hours so that it could be completed within a couple of weeks,” said K Chitra, principal of Government Arts College.
The college management has informed students about safety measures likes wearing face masks and ensuring physical distance between them. Physical education staff are monitoring it.
COIMBATORE: Police on Monday arrested six men for stealing construction material on Trichy Road in the city.
According to the Ramanthapuram police, the six accused were identified as Kabarkhan, 33, from Kottaipudur; A Sharukhan, 23, from Podanur; M Abdul Kadar alias Rohit, 28, from Kottaipudur; B Peer Mohammad, 23, from Ukkadam; S Mohammed Thariq, 20, from Kottaimedu; and M Balamurugan, 20, from Pullukadu near Ukkadam.
They were arrested based on a complaint filed by the public relations officer of KNR Constructions Limited, A Raja, on Sunday.
In his complaint, Raja said his company was involved in constructing a flyover on Trichy Road. He said construction materials worth Rs 40,000 were stolen from the construction site.
UDHAGAMANDALAM: The Ooty- Kalhatti ghat road, which was closed for descending tourist vehicles since October 2018 after a major accident, was reopened for light vehicles on Monday.
The decision was taken by the Nilgiris SP, V Sasi Mohan after a consultation with the district administration. Earlier, a representation was made to the SP by residents of Masinagudi area who wanted the ghat road to be reopened for tourist vehicles.
The road has been closed for tourist vehicles for the past two years due to a number of accidents that occurred on the ghat section of the road. However, locally registered vehicles were allowed to ply on the road. With 36 hairpin bends, this is one of the steepest and challenging roads in the Nilgiris. The stretch had seen the most number of accidents in the past.
Twenty-six elephants from 23 temples and three mutts across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry arrived for the 48-day rejuvenation camp.
COIMBATORE: The annual elephant rejuvenation camp at Thekkampatti was inaugurated on Monday by municipal administration minister S P Velumani, HR and CE minister Sevur S Ramachandran and environment and forest minister Dindigul C Sreenivasan. Twenty-six elephants from 23 temples and three mutts across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry arrived for the 48-day rejuvenation camp.
While 21 are from temples and three from mutts in Tamil Nadu, two elephants are from temples in Puducherry. Last year, 28 elephants participated.
“Two elephants from Thiruparakundram and Thirukadaiyur temple who usually attend the camp did not come this year,” an official said. This was also the first year when two elephants Premi and Andal came from the same temple Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam. For 22-year-old Premi, this was the first time to attend the camp at Thekkampatti.