Coimbatore

Anti-CAA stir suspended in wake of communal tension

Petrol bomb hurled at Hindu Munnani office in Coimbatore

3:16 pm March 10, 2020

Coimbatore: A petrol bomb was hurled at the Hindu Munnani office here by some unidentified people, sparking tension in the city. The incident comes days after two mosques in the city were targeted in a suspected retaliation for the attack on a Hindu Munnani functionary here. The matter came to light after the staff, who […]

Donations for Ayodhya mosque made tax-free

Tension in Coimbatore after attack on mosques

11:42 pm March 5, 2020

Coimbatore: Tension prevailed in parts of the city early on Thursday after two mosques came under attack here, following which security was beefed up, police said. While a bottle filled with petrol was hurled at a mosque in Ganapati locality, there were reports of stones thrown at another place of worship in Kovaipudur, they said. […]

Marriage of transsexual with man registered, finally

8:01 pm February 14, 2020

Coimbatore: The long-cherished dream of a trans-woman and her husband turned to reality on Friday when their marriage was officially registered. Their joy knew no bounds as the day coincided with Valentine’s Day. Twentyfour-year-old Surekha had married Manikandan, an autorickshaw driver, in 2018 but could not register the marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act, which […]

School headmaster booked under POCSO Act, jailed

9:23 pm February 13, 2020

Coimbatore: The headmaster of a government elementary school at Kattampatty in Coimbatore district, was on Thursday arrested after being booked under the POCSO Act for allegedly misbehaving with girl students, police said. The parents of 11 students, studying in fourth and fifth standards, had complained about the 52-year-old headmaster for sexually harassing the girl students, […]

Anna University will remain a state varsity: Official

7:46 pm January 22, 2020

Coimbatore: Allaying fears that Anna University would come under the Centre once bifurcated, principal secretary to Higher Education Department Mangat Ram Sharma on Wednesday said the university would remain a state university. Replying to a question on the issue, Sharma said an impression has been created that the state would lose control over the university […]