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PM Modi to chair meeting of CSIR society on Friday

PM Modi gifts Xi image embossed silk shawl to Chinese premier

6:56 pm October 12, 2019

Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gifted a handmade large sized silk shawl to Chinese President Xi Jinping on the concluding day of their two day informal summit here. The shawl, with an embossment of the image of Xi in gold which are zari embellishments on bright red silk background was displayed by Modi […]

Foreign cigarettes worth Rs 69 lakh seized, five held in Coimbatore

6:44 pm October 10, 2019

Coimbatore: Foreign cigarettes worth Rs 69 lakh were seized at the airport here and five people arrested in this connection. Acting on a tip off that five of them were arriving from Colombo on October eight, DRI officials kept strict vigil. The passengers were intercepted and searched during which officials found 23,310 packets of cigarettes […]

Madras HC restrains DMK from holding bandh in Coimbatore

8:26 pm September 25, 2019

Chennai: The Madras High Court on Wednesday restrained the DMK and its allies from observing a complete shutdown in Coimbatore on September 27 over several issues, including hike in property and water taxes. It cited the Supreme Court order upholding the ban on the protest imposed by the Kerala High Court. A bench comprising justices […]

UK study finds arthritis drug tocilizumab effective in reducing COVID-19 deaths

Man claims iron wire in pain killer tablet

6:56 pm September 18, 2019

Coimbatore: A piece of iron wire, used in building construction, was allegedly found in a pain killer tablet bought by a man from a pharmacy here on Wednesday, police said. Mustapha, a resident of Karumbukadai here, claimed he noticed the thin wire in one of the tablets he bought for getting relief from tooh ache. […]

DGCA issues rules for alcohol testing of airside workers

7:58 pm September 16, 2019

New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA on Monday issued rules for breath analyser test which will be conducted at all airports by year end for airside workers, including those handling aircraft maintenance, air traffic control (ATC) and ground handling services. According to the rules issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), if any personnel […]