Tamil Nadu • November 9, 2026

Drunk-driving cases top Diwali emergencies in Coimbatore; AQI hits 194

Drunk-driving cases topped emergencies at Coimbatore Medical College Hospital during Diwali, while the city’s AQI touched 194, in the “Moderate” category, officials said on Sunday. Coimbatore celebrated the festival of lights at the cost of crowded casualty wards, road accidents, and the environment. Around 108 emergency ambulance services prepared 440 ambulances for Diwali emergencies in […]

By Arsha Suvithlal 5 min read

Tamil Nadu

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

Tamil Nadu

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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