Deepavali brings no joy to Salem’s silver ornament makers
Demand has fallen as some unscrupulous traders are allegedly smuggling unfinished silver strings to north Indian states to be crafted into jewels
Salem in Udaan 5.0, expectation of flight services soars
The Salem airport has been lying idle after a solo flight service, which was operated by a private carrier between Salem and Chennai under the Udan 1...
K’taka polls take sheen off silver anklet biz at peak season
Silver smiths claimed that production has been hit completely, that too in the peak season for two months, when people mainly in north India buy...
Water shortage looms large in Coimbatore
However, intermittent summer rains in the catchment areas has prevented the dam from drying up and also led to a marginal increase in the water level.
Forest fires give tough time in West dists as mercury continues to...
Until last week, the frontline staff of the Forest Department was on their toes to douse fires that broke out in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR),...
Mammoth task of capturing Karuppan
Operation Black to capture the crop-raiding jumbo has turned out to be an unusual challenge with the elephant becoming immune to tranquilizers
Coimbatore gold smithies hit hard by sharp hike in prices
Around 100 tonnes of gold jewels are manufactured in Coimbatore every year and sent to different parts of the country.
Mango harvest to be bountiful this season, may bring down prices
As compared to last year, when the cost of mangoes ruled high due to poor productivity, the yellow fruit may get cheaper due to good yield this...
