Coimbatore

12-year-old boy charred to death in J-K's Samba

Cook arrested for sodomising 8-year old boy

6:36 pm September 29, 2020

Coimbatore: A 54-year old cook was arrested here on Tuesday for allegedly sodomising an eight-year-old boy at Athipalayam in the city. The man, who works in a mess, took the boy, his neighbour, to the first floor of his house yesterday when his parents were away and indulged in the act, police said. The boy […]

Assam: Elephant dies after getting stuck in wetland

2 elephants, leopardess found dead in districts

8:24 pm September 18, 2020

Coimbatore: Two elephants and a leopardess were found dead in the districts of Coimbatore and Nilgiris, forest sources said on Friday. One of the elephants that had been roaming with injuries for the last six months was found dead in Nellithurai forest in Coimbatore district on Thursday evening. It was noticed by the forest department […]

Elderly man killed by elephant in Uttarakhand

Elephant tramples 70 year old woman to death in TN

3:51 pm September 15, 2020

Coimbatore: A 70-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant near Pannimadai on the city outskirts, early Tuesday. The incident occurred when Neelavathi was on her way to a temple at Varapalayam around 5 AM, police said. The woman noticed an elephant standing in the area and attempted to run for safety. However, […]

Five wild dogs found dead, team to find out cause formed

6:34 pm September 10, 2020

Udhagamandalam: A special team was formed on Thursday to carry out an inquiry into the death of five wild dogs (Dhole) due to poisoning in Singara forest range in the Nilgiris district. Four dogs were found dead on Wednesday and one death was reported this afternoon. Samples collected for postmortem were sent to a forensic […]

3 arrested for making country bombs to kill wild animals

7:03 pm August 27, 2020

Coimbatore: Three people were arrested on Thursday for allegedly making country bombs to kill wild animals entering farms in Mettupalayam, 40 kms from here, sources in the forest department said. Search is on for the kingpin of the crime, they said. The coconut-sized bombs were made of explosive substance taken from fire-crackers, the sources said. Recently, a cow […]