The well has become a significant electricity saver for both the Paduvampalli panchayat panchayat administration and the farmers in the area.

Health workers are screening individuals entering Coimbatore district from Palakkad through six main checkposts for symptoms of the Nipah virus.

The murdered man has been identified as Madhan Kumar, 34, of Thanthai Periyar Street in Tuticorin.

Residents of Kottaimedu and surrounding areas are alleging that SUEZ 24x7 project contractors are demanding unauthorized payments for pipeline installation and house connections. Concerns have arisen due to reports of residents being asked to pay extra despite having existing connections. The corporation has urged the public to report such incidents, promising strict action and refunds for undue payments.

The police said the boy had sustained multiple serious injuries. They said he might have been sexually assaulted by the gang.

A. Sadiq, a key suspect in the 1998 Coimbatore serial bomb blasts, was apprehended in a Vijayapura vegetable market after 27 years on the run. Living under the alias Shajahan, he had established a life with a family and a business. The ATS plans further investigation into Sadiq's involvement in the blasts, which resulted in 58 deaths and 250 injuries.

A Raja, also known as Tailor Raja, a key suspect in the 1998 Coimbatore serial bomb blasts, has been arrested in Karnataka after evading capture for over two decades. The Al-Umma cadre is accused of renting a house for bomb-making and distributing explosives. Another suspect, Mujibur Rehman, remains at large, wanted for his role in planting bombs and mobilizing activists.

According to a school education department official, a door-to-door survey is being conducted with the help of school management committees (SMCs) in habitations to identify school going age children. So far, they have identified 43 children, aged between 7 and 14 years, whose family migrated from states like Bihar, Assam, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal for work.