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Heavy Rain Alert Issued for Coimbatore Region
Tamil Nadu weather update: Heavy rain alert for Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Theni, Kanyakumari, Erode, Salem, Vellore and other 9 districts; Check complete forecast here Tamil Nadu weather update: Will it rain heavily in Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Theni, Kanyakumari, Erode, Salem, Vellore and other 9 districts today? Check complete forecast here Written by: Sumaila Zaman Edited by: Sumaila Zaman Updated: June 3, 2026, 12:46 PM ISTShare Tamil Nadu weather update: Heavy rain alert for Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Theni, Kanyakumari, Erode, Salem, Vellore and other 9 districts; Check complete forecast here(Photo Credit: IANS) Heavy rain at isolated places with thunderstorm & lightning with gusty winds speed reaching 40-50 kmph at one or two places is likely to occur on Wednesday over Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Theni, Tiruppur, Dindigul, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari, Erode, Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Tirupattur, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai and Ranipet districts, as per the Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai. According to the press release published by the India Meteorological Department, Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, Light to moderate rain at a few places with thunderstorm & lightning at one or two places is likely to occur on Thursday(June 4) over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and the Karaikal area. Read more: Cyclone ALERT: IMD predicts cyclonic storm over Bay of Bengal by October 27, heavy rain forecasted for Tamil Nadu; Check latest weather update Also Read: Noida Weather: Will it rain today, IMD predicts thunderstorms in Ghaziabad, Agra, Meerut – Check forecast here The IMD also said conditions remain favourable for the onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala on Thursday. The latest warning comes after heavy rain affected several districts across Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. In Namakkal district, rainwater entered the premises of the government hospital near the old bus stand in Rasipuram, forcing patients and their relatives to wade through knee-deep water, IANS reported. Waterlogging was also reported around the new bus stand market area, disrupting business activity.
Coimbatore to Host Major Private Sector Job Fair
COIMBATORE: The district employment and career guidance centre will host a private sector job fair on Friday (June 19). The fair will be held at the Coimbatore district collectorate from 10am.Entry to the fair is free, and there is no age restrictions for participants.Candidates who have cleared Class X, Class XII, ITI, diploma, graduation, or engineering are eligible to attend. Candidates must bring resumes and copies of educational certificates. Leading private companies will conduct on-the-spot interviews and issue immediate appointment orders to selected candidates.Securing a job at this fair will not cancel the candidate’s existing govt employment office registration.Both recruiters and job seekers can pre-register on www.tnprivatejobs.tn.gov.in or www.ncs.gov.in. For further details, applicants can call 80563 58107.
TNPDCL Engineer Arrested in Bribery Case
COIMBATORE: Sleuths of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on Friday caught a Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL) official red-handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 90,000 in Coimbatore.The arrested has been identified as M Kathirvel, who was working as an assistant executive engineer at the TNPDCL office in Chinnavedampatti near Saravanampatti.According to DVAC sleuths, the complainant, Deepan, was involved in installing solar panels. He approached Kathirvel to sanction net meters for 60 kilowatt panels. However, Kathirvel demanded Rs 1,500 per kilowatt and asked Deepan to pay Rs 90,000 to sanction a net meter for 60 kW.Unwilling to pay a bribe to Kathirvel, Deepan lodged a complaint with the DVAC on Thursday. Following this, DVAC officers set a trap to nab the AEE who demanded the bribe. DVAC officers gave chemical-laced currency notes to Deepan and instructed him to hand them over to Kathirvel. On Friday, Deepan reached Kathirvel’s office and handed over the money to him. DVAC personnel, who were present at the office, caught Kathirvel as he accepted the bribe money.
New Multi-Sports Turf Approved at Kumarasamy Lake Bund
Coimbatore: The Coimbatore corporation has approved the cons .. Read more at:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/131879457.cms?utm_source=chatgpt.com&utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst