D Daniel Raj | ENS
ELEPHANT TRAMPLES MAN TO DEATH IN KOVAITHE pent-up rage over the slumberous attitude of the forest department in protecting the people prone to elephant attack boiled over at Somayanur, when villagers resorted to a road roko on Wednesday. The latest victim was a 60year-old Rangasamy, who was trampled to death by an elephant on Wednesday.

Coimbatore: The Coimbatore Consumer and Multi Service Organisation has urged the Union Law Commission to bring in land owner-friendly amendments to the Land Acquisition Act of 1894.

KARUR: Welcoming the statement of the Union Textiles Minister, Dayanidhi Maran, on the need to combat pollution in select cities in the State, handloom weavers and farmers have called upon the Central and the State governments to address the issue on a war footing to save both the textile industry, agriculture and environment.

THE officials of the Forest Department arrested three persons while trying to sell deer skins and tiger paw, which are yet to be confirmed as original, in Coimbatore on Monday.

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Southern Railways plans to prune its train services and further reduce their speed to check increasing incidents of wild elephants being overrun by trains passing through the reserve forest area in the Coimbatore-Palakkad section.

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Tourist-friendly facilities being implemented at a cost of Rs. 79 lakh

Varied fare: An adventure walkway coming up near the Kovai Coutrallam falls in Coimbatore.

An exhibition will begin on August 12
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COIMBATORE: Former President Abdul Kalam will inaugurate here on August 13 a conference on solid waste management organised by Anna University, Coimbatore and the National Solid Waste Association of India (NSWAI), Mumbai.

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Stretch between Coimbatore and Palakkad more vulnerable

Deadly: These tracks between Ettimadai and Walayar are fatal for elephants that attempt to cross over to human habitations.

COIMBATORE: Workers involved in supplying drinking water in town panchayats in the district have demanded time-scale pay and pension.

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