Security tightened in Coimbatore district in view of I-Day
1 year, 4 months ago

Security tightened in Coimbatore district in view of I-Day

The Hindu  

The police have stepped up security across Coimbatore district in view of Independence Day on August 15. A senior official from the Coimbatore City Police said that around 660 police personnel are engaged in security duty in shifts in the city. Coimbatore District Superintendent of Police V. Badrinarayanan said around 1,000 personnel will look after security in rural areas of the district. Grounds, Central government institutions, airport, vital installations, railway stations, including Coimbatore Junction, and bus stands are under the surveillance of the police.

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Coimbatore under security blanket for Prime Minister Modi’s roadshow
9 months ago

Coimbatore under security blanket for Prime Minister Modi’s roadshow

The Hindu  

Heavy security arrangements have been put in place in Coimbatore city from Sunday in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow on Monday evening. Members of the Special Protection Group will accompany the Prime Minister throughout his journey, roadshow, and stay in the city. Officials from Delhi, who are in charge of the Prime Minister’s security, visited the route and …

Coimbatore District Police form special unit to deal with left wing extremism
1 year ago

Coimbatore District Police form special unit to deal with left wing extremism

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore District Police will form a special unit to monitor activities of persons who are suspected to have been associated with organisations supporting left wing extremism. The formation of the unit is one of the strategies by the Tamil Nadu police to deal with left wing extremism in addition to its already functional wings, namely the Special Task Force, …

DGP opens four new police stations in Coimbatore
1 year, 6 months ago

DGP opens four new police stations in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

Director General of Police C. Sylendra Babu on Friday inaugurated three new police stations at Sundarapuram, Karumbukadai and Kavundampalayam in Coimbatore, apart from an All Women Police Station, Coimbatore south, at Podanur. Mr. Babu said the three new police stations were announced by the government to step up policing in Coimbatore city, especially in the aftermath of the car blast …

Four arrested for assaulting migrant workers in Coimbatore | Video
1 year, 9 months ago

Four arrested for assaulting migrant workers in Coimbatore | Video

India Today  

The Variety Hall police in Coimbatore arrested four people for assaulting migrant workers on Sunday. Four migrant workers were walking on Variety Hall road when a group of four men blocked their way, claiming that the migrant workers were not giving them way. Before the migrant workers could retaliate, the four men began attacking them. When other migrant workers came …

Coimbatore car blast | I have not given any bandh call in Coimbatore on October 31, BJP T.N. unit chief Annamalai tells Madras High Court
2 years, 1 month ago

Coimbatore car blast | I have not given any bandh call in Coimbatore on October 31, BJP T.N. unit chief Annamalai tells Madras High Court

The Hindu  

BJP State president K. Annamalai on Friday told the Madras High Court that he had not given any call for a bandh in Coimbatore on October 31. The Bench wrote that no interim order was required in the present case, since the party’s State president had denied having given any call for a bandh, and the State, too, had submitted …

Police tighten security across Coimbatore city following ban on PFI and associated outfits
2 years, 2 months ago

Police tighten security across Coimbatore city following ban on PFI and associated outfits

The Hindu  

The City Police on Wednesday tightened the security and increased vigilance across the city after the Union Home Ministry banned the Popular Front of India and its associated outfits. City Police Commissioner V. Balakrishnan said, “we have tightened the security across the city. The police personnel were asked to be vigilant, especially during the night hours as the incidents of …

More than 1,700 police personnel from various districts deployed in Coimbatore to ease tension
2 years, 2 months ago

More than 1,700 police personnel from various districts deployed in Coimbatore to ease tension

The Hindu  

More than 1,700 police personnel from various districts in the State were deployed in Coimbatore on Saturday to ease the tension prevailing in the city after petrol bombs were hurled in a few areas. According to police, 100 personnel from the Special Task Force, 120 from the Rapid Action Force and 58 from the Tamil Nadu Commando Force were deployed. …

Reaching out to the elderly
3 years, 6 months ago

Reaching out to the elderly

The Hindu  

Many elderly couples, who stay alone in Coimbatore city, had unusual visitors who knocked on their doors in the last two days and checked whether they wanted any assistance. Thanks to the new initiative by City Police Commissioner Deepak M. Damor who instructed all the 15 police stations in Coimbatore city to visit elderly persons and couples who live alone …

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