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The Hindu
30-05-2025
- The Hindu
Woman dies in accident caused by underage driver in Coimbatore; vehicle owner arrested
The Coimbatore City Police have arrested the owner of a mini goods carrier after his nephew aged 17 knocked down three persons and one of them died in hospital. The police said that Pilotraj, 46, who owns a rice store at Chinniyampalayam, was arrested based on a complaint lodged by C. Mahali, 55, from Ambedkar Nagar in the locality. The accident took place around 8.45 p.m. on May Tuesday when Mr. Mahali, his wife M. Selvi, 49, and another woman Rangammal, 57, were walking along the side of Avinashi Road. Pilotraj's nephew drove the mini goods carrier and the vehicle knocked down the three persons. The two women sustained head injuries while Mr. Mahali, who works in the housekeeping section of a company at Arasur, suffered minor injuries. They were admitted to Coimbatore Medical College Hospital. The Traffic Investigation Wing (TIW - East) registered a case against Pilotraj and his nephew under various Sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicles Act. The police altered the Sections after Selvi, who worked in the housekeeping section of an eye hospital, died without responding to treatment on Thursday. S. Amutha, Inspector of TIW West (in-charge of East), said Pilotraj was arrested for allowing the minor boy to drive the vehicle and leading to the fatal accident. Pilotraj was produced before a court on Thursday and the magistrate remanded him in judicial custody for 15 days.
The Hindu
13-05-2025
- The Hindu
One-third of traffic rule violators in Coimbatore alone had paid fine
Only one-third of the traffic rule violators in Coimbatore had paid the penalty while two-third of the violators are yet to pay the fine. The Coimbatore City Police had installed Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras on almost all the roads and these cameras used to capture the number plates of the violating vehicles and challans are generated. In addition, traffic cops used to take pictures of violating vehicles. So far from January 1, 2025 to April 30, 2025, as many as 1,32,733 road rule violation cases totalling ₹12,81,13,100 fines were imposed of which ₹4,25,69,700 alone had been remitted. The remaining two-third of violators have been issued challans and are dodging from paying the penalty. Of the total violators, 21,284 driving licences had been placed under suspension. Of these violators, owners of yellow colour number plate (tourist cabs, trucks, private buses and omni buses) do turn up and pay the penalty yearly. But, the own board vehicle owners (those with white number plates and black letters) either turn up and pay the penalty when they turn up for renewing the fitness certificate of the vehicles or when they sell their vehicles. Of this category, even if they sell their vehicle, they don't change the ownership of the vehicle, especially two-wheelers and four-wheelers, and the penalty remains unpaid. City Police sources said that they are aware of the problem and discussions are on how to overcome this.
The Hindu
10-05-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Sangameswarar Temple car festival held in Coimbatore after 32 years
The Sangameswarar Temple car festival in Kottaimedu took place on Saturday, marking its return after a 32-year break. A large number of devotees participated in the procession, offering prayers and witnessing the traditional event. Festival preparations began on May 4 with the ceremonial hoisting of the temple flag between 5:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. Special pujas were performed daily for deities Sangameswarar and Akilandeswari. On Saturday, the temple was opened early in the morning for special pujas, after which the deities were installed on the decorated chariot. The procession commenced at 10:40 a.m. The chariot travelled along Kottai Eswaran Kovil Street, Perumal Koil Street, and NH Road before returning to its starting point at Kottai Eswaran Kovil Street by 2.15 p.m. Vedic hymns were recited ahead of the chariot, accompanied by traditional Kailasa instruments. Thousands of people participated in the procession. As part of efforts to promote communal harmony, members of the local Muslim community distributed biscuits and refreshments to devotees. Security arrangements were overseen by the Coimbatore City Police, with over 500 personnel deployed along the procession route.
The Hindu
24-04-2025
- The Hindu
Coimbatore City Police issues externment orders against 29 persons
The Coimbatore City Police have issued externment orders against 29 history-sheeters, directing them to stay away from the city for a period of six months. According to the police, people were often fearful of filing police complaints due to the presence of the said history-sheeters in the city. Additionally, others hesitated to appear in court as witnesses in cases where the history-sheeters have been involved. Based on instructions from Coimbatore City Police Commissioner A. Saravana Sundar, show-cause notices were served on 29 history-sheeters under Section 51-A (power to direct removal of persons from city in special cases) of the Madras City Police Act, 1888. They appeared before Deputy Commissioners of Police R. Uthayakumar and N. Devanathan and submitted their explanations. The police further conducted direct and discreet inquiries on the 29 persons and found out that they had been involved in criminal activities. The Commissioner issued externment orders against them on April 21.
