COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore city police and the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) have arrested one of the most-wanted suspects in the 1998 Coimbatore serial bomb blasts case after nearly 26 years.

The arrested person was identified as Sadiq alias Raja alias Tailor Raja alias Valarntha Raja, aged 48, from Bilal Estate at Ukkadam in Coimbatore city. He was one among four suspect...

TIRUNELVELI: Parents of a 13-year-old boy who allegedly was found dead in the well of his school hostel near Valliyoor refused to accept the body after post mortem on Wednesday and demanded a thorough investigationAccording to sources, M Chermathurai studied Class VIII in a government aided school and stayed in the hostel at Panagudi.

On Tuesday, his body was recovered...

THOOTHUKUDI: Supporters of the closed Sterlite Copper plant met Thoothukudi Collector K Elambahavath on Wednesday, urging him to recommend reopening the facility, after experts proposed copper production using eco-friendly techno-logies.

The proposal, prepared by former ICT Vice Chancellor Ganapati D Yadav and retired Anna University professor R Nagendran, recommends pr...

THOOTHUKUDI: Boycotting work, over 200 contract conservancy workers staged a road block protest at Palayamkottai road for four hours on Wednesday, condemning the wage cut.

The contract-based conservancy workers hired by private companies complained that they and the vehicle drivers are paid Rs 460 and Rs 558 respectively, which is Rs 37 and Rs 40 less than what was pres...

TIRUPPUR: A fire broke out in a labour camp at MGR Colony on College Road in Tiruppur city on Wednesday afternoon after cooking gas cylinders exploded. About 32 tin sheet houses were destroyed in the blasts, but fortunately there were no injuries or deaths of anyone as the inhabitants were out for work.

About 66 people used to stay in the damaged makeshift houses. Sourc...