COIMBATORE: Tensions erupted on Wednesday as more than 200 residents from Arivoli Nagar near Kuniyamuthur staged a protest against the impending blocking of an access route to nearby localities as part of the Phase 1 work of the Western Ring Road project.

Protesting against the State Highways Department, the residents alleged their daily commute to Mylkal and Kuniyamuth...

MADURAI: The South Zone police have secured convictions of 1,894 accused, out of which 139 are history-sheeters, across 1,264 cases till November this year for various offences such as murder, attempt to murder, and NDPS Act violations.

According to the police data issued on Wednesday, 177 murder cases ended in conviction, with Theni (26), Tirunelveli (26), Thoothukudi ...

DINDIGUL: The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department has recovered encroached properties worth Rs 1,316 crore belonging to the Lord Dhandayudhapani Temple in Palani over the last three years.

According to a release, between May 5, 2022, and December 3, 2025, the department reclaimed 137 acres of land, 8.52 lakh sq ft of housing plots and buildi...

MADURAI: The deputy mayor on Wednesday felicitated the sanitation workers in Madurai for assisting in tracing 25 sovereigns of gold that had been accidentally discarded in a garbage bin by a farmer’s family.

According to sources, Thangam (52), a resident of Sundararajapuram under Ward 75, had saved the jewellery for his daughter’s wedding in January, and he had kept it ...

THOOTHUKUDI: A 54-year-old man was allegedly hacked to death on Wednesday near Sathankulam over previous enmity. The deceased was identified as James Sithar (54), husband of J Matilda, who serves as a Special Sub-Inspector at the Sathankulam police station.

According to sources, James had visited his native village, Thiruppaniputhantharuvai near Sathankulam, earlier in ...