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South India • October 31, 2026

Speeding Pickup Rams Transformer in Coimbatore’s Kavundampalayam, Power Out for Six Hours

COIMBATORE: An out-of-control pickup vehicle crashed into a transformer on a street in Kavundampalayam around 2 pm, bending the structure and cutting power to parts of the locality for six hours here on Friday. Electricity Board (TNEB) workers restored supply around 8 pm, and the damaged transformer put passersby at serious risk until officials reached […]

By Kaifullah Khan 5 min read
The recent spell of rain worsened the road conditions.
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Coimbatore’s Pothole Problem Deepens After Rain, Commuters Question Temporary Repairs

Two commuters fell into rain-hidden potholes on the same Coimbatore road in quick succession. Commuters say temporary patches are not working, and the roads were bad even before the rain. In the first incident, a commuter fell into a pothole after losing his balance while travelling on the wet road. Not long before the whole […]

By Kaifullah Khan • 5 min read

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