Bizarre as it sounds, around 500 residents of a village in Coimbatore district are under virtual house arrest everyday. From sun-up till sun down, they are held hostage by a small but odious enemy. For the last five years, the tormented people of Thimmanaicken Palayam in Sulur Municipality have...
A doctor of Dharmapuri district has bought a Maruti car at the price of Rs.5.75 lakhs. What’s new about that? Nothing, of course, except that his mode of payment was rather eccentric. The doctor belonging to Arur area paid the price in cash. He obviously didn't care for digital currency. While...
Hill tribes, the original residents of the land, are distanced from mainstream society but they too yearn for development in terms of education. In a humanitarian gesture to mitigate tribal school children’s transport woes, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department has taken the initiative to transport...
Fidget toys have a major role to play in busting school-going children’s stress. That is why educationists insist on making education and learning pleasurable through games and toys. Sahul Hameed, who has been selling fidget toys and dolls for over 35 years in Coimbatore, thinks that toys...
Last week in a press conference, BJP state president had alleged that the group of property developer firms, G Square, has been able to get CMDA plot approval within eight days. He also said it takes 200 days for others to get their plot approval typically. Here’s a reality check from the...
