The New Indian Express Coimbatore - May 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Coimbatore - May 12, 2025
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In this issue
May 12, 2025
India Rejects Trump Offer To Mediate In J&K
INDIA has rejected US President Donald Trump's offer to mediate on the Kashmir issue, making it clear that the only issue on the table is Pakistan vacating the territory it illegally occupies in PoK.
1 min
India cautions Pak against misadventures
INDIA has drawn a red line in its security posture with Pakistan: any provocation will trigger a sharper, more forceful response.
1 min
India's iron fist crushed Pak's high hopes: Forces
At least 100 Pak terrorists killed in May 7 strikes; all Indian pilots safe
1 min
Makeup artists giving kids divine makeover draw attention, mint money at Chithirai fest
AS the Chithirai festival transforms Madurai into a sea of drums, flowers and chants, it's not just the deities who shine - it's the kids dressed as them.
1 min
Tribal schools see turnaround in Class 12 results
Institutes come a long way from 86% pass rate in 2022 to around 95% in 2025; absenteeism rate drops by 50%
2 mins
Lack of buses to village forces Dalit kids to trek 2 km in total darkness
WITH the weight of a school bag on her back, Vinodhini, a Class 11 student at a private school in Gummidipoondi, walks nearly two km daily from the nearest bus stop in Rettambedu to her village Kuruviagaram, often after sunset due to special classes.
1 min
Corals resilient to heat stress, no mass bleaching this year
DESPITE sea surface temperature (SST) hovering above the bleaching threshold limit of 30°C, the coral reefs in the Gulf of Mannar have shown remarkable resilience this summer, with no signs of mass bleaching.
1 min
Pollachi-Kovai passenger train to depart early
FOLLOWING requests from passengers and passenger welfare associations, the Southern Railway has changed the timings of the Pollachi-Coimbatore passenger train (No 56110) with effect from July 11.
1 min
Girl child scheme: Submit bond to get maturity amount
BENEFICIARIES under the Chief Minister's Girl Child Protection scheme are requested to submit a deposit fund bond to receive the maturity amount for their children who have turned 18.
1 min
Health dept issues advisory as fever cases surge in Valparai
IN response to the sudden surge in fever cases in the hilly region of Valparai in Coimbatore district, the health department has advised precautionary measures in specific areas where a large number of people have been affected.
2 mins
Sathy Road land acquisition: Officials to meet Kovai, T'pur farmers on May 14
TENSIONS continue to simmer in Coimbatore district ahead of the crucial meeting with farmers and residents opposing land acquisition for the Sathy Road-widening project.
1 min
Industries cry foul over levy of network charges
VIOLATING a recent Madras High Court order, the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (TNPDCL) has levied network charges on industrial units with rooftop solar systems, show electricity bills issued this month.
2 mins
Ex-judge's PA assault: 4 CSI priests booked
IN pursuance to a case related to an alleged attack on the personal assistant of retired high court judge P Jothimani, an FIR was registered against four CSI church priests at Thoothukudi North police station on Saturday night.
1 min
Watch Out! Stalin's Mission 2026 May Face Unexpected Roadblocks
N May 6 when MK Stalin walked into Kalaivanar Arangam shortly after 11 am, the excitement was palpable.
2 mins
28 Held in Vadakadu Clash; Plaint Filed Against Thiruma
The number of arrests made in connection with the communal clash in Vadakadu rose to 28 with the arrest of two more persons on Saturday.
1 min
897 MoUs fetched ₹10L cr investments in 4 years: TN
THE state government on Sunday said that during the past four years, 897 memoranda of understanding (MoU) have fetched TN new investments worth ₹10,27,547 crore, promising job opportunities to 32.33 lakh people.
1 min
Elderly Couple Found Hacked to Death
An elderly couple who ran a grocery shop were found hacked to death at their home in Jagir Ammapalayam in Salem, on Sunday.
1 min
Emergency Siren to Control Crowd at Kovai Courtallam
Staff of Boluvampatti forest range were forced to use an emergency siren to remove the crowd that had gathered to bathe, at the Kovai Courtallam near Siruvani, as part of precautionary measures, on Sunday.
1 min
Majhi Asks Youngsters To Volunteer For Civil Defence
CHIEF Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday gave a clarion call to the people of the state, especially the youth, to join the civil defence organisation as volunteers in the spirit of nationalism.
1 min
Anti-Pak stir held outside Karachi Bakery in T'gana
Bakery promoters Rajesh and Harish said their grandfather migrated from Pak during partition
1 min
Demand to Build Skin Walls for Weakening Weirs in Kovai
NGO Kousika Neer Karanngal, focusing on conserving water bodies in Coimbatore, has successfully constructed a skin wall for the surplus weir of Agraharasamakulam tank, which was found to be weak.
1 min
40-Year-Old's Decomposed Body Found Near Vellalore
The slightly decomposed body of a man was found near Vellalore bus terminal campus on Sunday.
1 min
Public Decry Repeated Digging Up of Trichy Road
The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) is facing sharp criticism from residents and motorists for its repeated digging and poor planning of civic infrastructure projects along the Trichy Road, a key national highway stretch in the city.
1 min
How India, Pak Arrived at a Truce
At 1:30 AM on May 7, shortly after a precision military operation was completed, India's Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) called his Pakistani counterpart, Major General Kashif Abdullah, to convey that India had struck terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
4 mins
India's use of BrahMos missile to target multiple airbases unnerved Pakistan
INDIA'S DECISIVE move to attack multiple airbases using BrahMos missiles cornered Pakistan and forced them to agree to a ceasefire, highly-placed sources told TNIE.
1 min
Martyr Murali Naik Receives Full State Honours
The final rites of Agniveer Jawan M Murali Naik, who was martyred in the line of duty during Operation Sindoor on the India-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir, were conducted with full state honours in his native village of Kalli Thanda, Gorantla Mandal, Sri Sathya Sai district, on Sunday.
1 min
Ilaiyaraaja's May 17 Concert Postponed
The organisers of the 'Ilaiyaraaja - Truly Live in Concert', scheduled to be held in Coimbatore on May 17, announced their decision to postpone the concert due to Indo-Pak tensions.
1 min
Ceasefire shouldn't have been announced by Trump: Thiruma
THE ceasefire between India and Pakistan should have been announced by the two nations themselves, and not by United States President Donald Trump, VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan said on Sunday.
1 min
High alert in Punjab: Voluntary blackouts advised, schools shut
IN THE border districts of Punjab along the Indo-Pak border, authorities are taking no chances.
1 min
Border Residents Heave Sigh of Relief
Since ceasefire came into effect, there have been no reports of shelling, firing, or drone sightings across J&K
2 mins
State Has Contributed Much to India's Defence, Says Minister Regupathy
Minister for Natural Resources S Regupathy on Sunday said no one in Tamil Nadu or anywhere in India would support Pakistan.
1 min
A Mango Miracle and Birth of India's First Woman Saint
ITH 'Nari Shakti' powerfully messaged by the Armed Forces, I recalled the first-known woman saint of India and how Mahadev repeatedly took her side. She was Karaikkal Ammaiyar from the 6th century.
3 mins
RETALIATION AND RESTRAINT: TIGHTROPE AFTER PAHALGAM
The US intervention came, if at all, perhaps because it sensed that Pakistan was going to be hugely decimated, especially when its Nur Khan airbase was effectively hit
4 mins
Ceasefire is not an agreement, but an understanding: BJP
HAILING the success of Operation Sindoor as \"a new chapter in history\", the BJP on Sunday shared a cryptic message stating that the ceasefire is not an \"agreement but an understanding\".
1 min
India to move UNSC with fresh Pak terror evidence
WITH the United Nations Security Council's 1267 sanction committee is scheduled to meet next week, India has decided to send a team there with the latest evidence highlighting Pakistan's complicity with terrorism and the role of The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, in Pahalgam massacre on April 22, sources said on Sunday.
2 mins
Govt must clarify Trump claim on ceasefire, says Pilot
A day after India and Pakistan agreed for a ceasefire, Opposition leaders in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a special session of Parliament to discuss the Pahalgam terror attack, Operation Sindoor, and latest developments in cross-border firing.
1 min
BJP on driver's seat in Assam panchayat polls
THE Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance continued to maintain a strong lead in the Assam panchayat elections.
1 min
Woman Among 2 Held in Punjab for Espionage
TWO persons, including a woman, were arrested in Punjab for their alleged involvement in espionage activities linked to a Pakistani official posted at the High Commission in Delhi, police said on Sunday.
1 min
C'garh STF to identify B'deshi nationals soon
A special task force (STF) will be constituted in every district of Chhattisgarh to identify and initiate action against Bangladeshi infiltrators and other illegal immigrants, state home minister Vijay Sharma said.
1 min
Defence hubs in Dehradun on alert despite ceasefire
EVEN as the agreed ceasefire has put a pause on tensions with Pakistan, India is reportedly not lowering its guard on defence preparedness, leading to increased demand for defence scientists and their expertise.
1 min
MHA reviews security on India-B'desh border amid action against Hasina party
EVEN as the Border Security Force (BSF) continues to remain engaged on the western flank amid military tensions with Pakistan, the top officials of the force on Sunday reviewed the operational preparedness and prevailing security scenario along the Indo-Bangladesh border in parts of Assam and West Bengal frontiers with a focus on challenges posed by fast-changing political situation in Bangladesh, officials said.
1 min
15-yr-old Brave J'khand Girl Runs Away From Home to Avoid Child Marriage
A 15-year-old girl from Jharkhand's Hazaribagh ran away from her home to avoid being forced into marriage.
1 min
Trolls target Misri & kin, FS locks social media a/c
THE vicious trolling of Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and his daughter on social media platform X forced him to lock access to his handle by the public.
2 mins
After mega water project, MP & Maha plan to set up spiritual tourism circuit
AFTER the signing of a historic MoU for the world's largest groundwater recharge, the Tapti Basin Mega Recharge project, neighbouring states Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have identified more potential areas of inter-state cooperation, including a spiritual tourism circuit connecting the jyotirlingas in the two states.
1 min
Creation of B'desh hailed as diplomatic triumph, but history tells different story
ASSAM Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that though the creation of Bangladesh is often hailed as a diplomatic triumph, history tells a different story.
1 min
Dutch-Suriname team digitises 1,00,000 Jewish documents
THE fire that caused significant damage in April to historic buildings in Suriname's capital city was not the only threat facing the nearby Neveh Shalom Synagogue.
1 min
Albanian polls see old rivals, new parties
PRIME Minister Edi Rama is seeking a fourth term as Albania's prime minister in a general election on Sunday, after taking on his political nemesis in a boisterous campaign dominated by the country's uphill effort to join the European Union.
1 min
No breakthrough in US-China tariff talks, but Trump touts great progress
THE US and China on Sunday resumed crucial tariff talks that have put the global economy on edge, but appeared to have diverging views of where the negotiations presently stand.
1 min
Israeli strikes on Gaza Strip kill 13, mostly women and children
ISRAELI strikes overnight and into Sunday killed 13 people in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, according to local health officials.
1 min
Passenger bus skids off cliff in Sri Lanka; 21 dead, 35 hurt
A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka's tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing 21 people and injuring 35 others, a police spokesman said.
1 min
Need ceasefire first, talks only later, says Zelenskyy
This comes after Putin rejected ceasefire, proposed talks in Istanbul
1 min
Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace in Ukraine and Gaza, Offers Wishes on Mother's Day
POPE Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff that featured some symbolic gestures suggesting a message of unity in a polarized Catholic Church.
1 min
This ox farm celebrates Mother's Day with calves
IT is one of Alaska's favorite Mother's Day traditions, getting up close and personal with animals that have survived the ice age.
1 min
DCM Shriram's arm buys stake in DNV Global
DCM Shriram group firm Fenesta has acquired 53% equity stake in DNV Global for ₹44 crore to expand its business.
1 min
Overview of key changes in new ITR forms
Individual taxpayers should know about new additions that have been made in ITR forms for AY 2025-26
2 mins
Should You Invest In Small Cap Funds
MALL Cap Equity Funds have been in the eye of a storm ever since a prominent fund manager expressed his opinion on this category at the prevalent valuations.
2 mins
FINANCIAL FUTURE: YOUR MONEY IN TIME OF WAR
HERE is a ceasefire between India and Pakistan now.
2 mins
Stock market to monitor Indo-Pak situation this week
THE domestic stock market this week would monitor the geopolitical developments after India and Pakistan reached an understanding to stop military actions, analysts said.
1 min
No heavy discounts to save market share
AS competition in the paints sector—especially in decorative paints space—gets intense, market leader Asian Paints is emphasizing innovation, distribution expansion, and sustainability to stay ahead in the race.
1 min
Recurve archers Parth, Deepika pocket bronze
FOUR-TIME Olympian recurve archer Deepika Kumari redeemed herself with a hard-earned bronze medal after a semifinal heartbreak while Parth Salunkhe finished on the podium for the first time as India wrapped up their campaign at the Archery World Cup Stage 2 in Shanghai with seven medals on Sunday.
1 min
Wrestler Anshu urged to appear in selection trials
TOKYO and Paris Olympian Anshu Malik has expressed her interest to compete in the Ulaanbaatar Open Ranking Series scheduled in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from May 29 to June 1.
2 mins
Team effort: Kynan and Sabeera bag WC bronze
AS has been the case for many key events including the 2024 Paris Olympics in the last few years or so, Indian shooters continued to make the headlines after some noteworthy hits in the opening two World Cups — Argentina and Peru — of the season.
1 min
Barca on brink of La Liga title after thrilling victory over Real
BARCELONA mounted a spectacular comeback to beat Real Madrid 4-3 on Sunday and move to the brink of the La Liga title.
1 min
Winning return for Sinner after doping ban
JANNIK Sinner hailed the passionate backing he has received from his colourful support in Rome after returning to tennis on Saturday with a confident win at the Italian Open.
1 min
Mandhana, Rana Step Up As India Clinch Series
WHEN Sneh Rana made it back to the ODI setup, it was one of the many comebacks she had made in recent years.
2 mins
IPL Likely To Resume This Week
FOLLOWING the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan, the BCCI is closely monitoring the situation and will take a call on the resumption of the Indian Premier League after consulting with the government authorities.
2 mins
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