DHARMAPURI: Residents are irked as half of the Palacode State Highway Road is dilapidated and the other half is encroached, leading to severe traffic disruption. The Palacode State Highway Road is a 4 km stretch of road connecting the bus stand with the national highway. K Sakthivel, a shopkeeper near the bus stand told TNIE, “The road is over 100 …
DHARMAPURI: A 68-year-old farmer, guarding his field, was killed in a tusker attack at Sengodapatti village near the Palacode forest range on Monday morning. The family of the deceased and the villagers staged a road roko blaming the forest department’s failure to protect people. Following this, nearly 50 residents from Sengodapatti and surrounding villages along with Duraisamy’s family staged a …
A wild elephant caused panic among residents on the outskirts of Pollachi on Tuesday, when it entered agricultural fields and nearby localities. Videos depicting the elephant walking along a main road and members of the public running helter-skelter were shared by passers-by on social media platforms. Local residents are believed to have expressed apprehension to the Forest Department that it …
