‘Solar blinkers reduce speed, prevent accidents’ 

‘Solar blinkers reduce speed, prevent accidents’ 

Solar blinkers fitted to barricades placed along major roads in Coimbatore city. | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan Solar blinkers fixed on a number of barricades on major roads in the city have reduced accident rate during night hours to a significant extent, according to traffic police. A little more than 140 solar blinkers, with […]

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Calls grow louder to divert Amritha Express to Coimbatore from Palakkad

Calls grow louder to divert Amritha Express to Coimbatore from Palakkad

The Amritha Express travels from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Madurai Junction via Ernakulam Town, Palakkad Junction, Palani and Dindigul The Amritha Express travels from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Madurai Junction via Ernakulam Town, Palakkad Junction, Palani and Dindigul Member of Parliament K. Shanmuga Sundaram requested the Southern Railways to divert the Amritha Express train towards Coimbatore from […]

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Cotton textile value chain urged to focus on quality

Cotton textile value chain urged to focus on quality

The entire cotton textile value chain should strive for excellence in quality, said Roop Rashi, Textile Commissioner, here on Friday. Inaugurating a two-day conference on “Cotton Challenges Ahead 2022”, organised by Indian Cotton Federation, Coimbatore, and Indian Cotton Association, Bathinda, she said good quality would strengthen the entire textile value chain. At a meeting of […]

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Health awareness drive launched in Coimbatore

Health awareness drive launched in Coimbatore

Anganwadis and public health centres across the district distributed oral rehydration solutions and zinc tablets to women and children as a part of raising awareness about digestive health. S. Shanmugapriya, an official at the Social Welfare Department, told The Hindu that, along with the Health Department, officials have planned to inform the importance of hygiene […]

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