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Colmbatore: A 42-year-old man was arrested on Friday, for murdering another man in a drunken brawl onNovember 2.The arrested has been identified as R Saravanan, 42, from Dindigul district.He was residing in Kavundampalayam in the city and working in security services in Gandhipuram.On November 3, police found the body of an unidentified man in a brick kiln in Thanneer Panthal near Chinna Thadagam. The deceased was subsequently identified as O Ragavan, 36, of Manikutty Thottam near Chinna Thadagam. Police registered a case and initiated an investigation. Saravanan was identified as the suspect after scrutinising CCTV camera footage.Investigation revealed that Saravanan went to a Tasmac shop at Nallampalayam to consume alcohol on Nov 2. He met Ragavan there and the duo consumed alcohol together. A while later, Ragavan offered Saravanan a drink and food if he accompanied him to Thadagam. They went to the brick kiln, and Ragavan consumed the entire bottle of liquor without sharing it. Enraged, Saravanan assaulted Ragavan with the empty bottle and threw a brick on his head, killing him on the spot

The vacant lands near Coimbatore airport close to Brindhavan Nagar have turned to sites where illegal dumping of building debris is rampant. Residents from the area said that the illegal dumping was mostly happening at night, when there is little movement of people along the mud road passing through the vacant lands, connecting Brindhavan Nagar and SIHS Colony.

After strong opposition from residents and traders, the Erode Corporation is planning to convert the modern cow slaughterhouse at Vairapalayam into a centre for implementing the animal birth control (ABC) programme. The slaughterhouse, built on a 10,500-sq.ft site at a cost of ₹75 lakh during the previous AIADMK regime under the Infrastructure Gap Filling Fund 2016–17, has remained unused since completion. To prevent revenue loss, the civic body obtained a Consent to Operate from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and auctioned the facility this year.

Geo-political disruption has been there for long; only in an inter-connected world, the global impact is quickly noticeable. Moving on from the victim mindset, and adapting to the new situation ought to be the way forward, All India Management Association president T.V. Narendran, the global CEO and Managing Director of Tata Steel, said on Friday. Elaborating on diverse topics, including the strides made by China in manufacturing, the collapse of Soviet Union, the narrative of liberal democracy versus communism, and concentration of wealth, Mr. Narendran spoke about how discontent among the blue-collared populations due to income inequality had led to economic and cultural backlashes, eventually causing supply-chain disturbances in the realm of manufacturing.

Omni bus operators in Coimbatore have suspended their services to Kerala following the detention of several buses and the imposition of hefty fines by the authorities. The operators expressed their concern over what they described as stringent checks and heavy penalties being imposed on vehicles traveling between the two states. As a result, many passengers bound for Kerala have been left stranded, causing inconvenience ahead of the weekend. The bus operators are demanding a resolution and have urged officials from both Tamil Nadu and Kerala to address the issue and ensure smooth inter-state transport operations.

Coimbatore: The body of a 55-year-old man was found with injuries near Kovilpalayam in Coimbatore district, on Friday. The deceased has been identified as M Devaraj, 55, of South Street, Kurumbapalayam near Sulur. He was a goat rearer and owned 86 goats. On November 2, he took the goats for grazing in Seraiyampalayam-Vellanaipatty and did not return home. On November 5, his wife, D Lakshmi, lodged a missing person complaint with Annur police. Police registered a case and began their investigation. On Thursday afternoon, police received information about a man’s body within the Kovilpalayam police station limits. They found Devaraj in a pool of blood with visible injuries on his body. Police recovered the body and sent it to ESI Government Medical College Hospital for a postmortem. The body was later handed over to his family.