Coimbatore: The city police arrested a 24-year-old man for attempting to circulate counterfeit currency notes at Gandhipuram in the city on Tuesday ni.
Coimbatore: A 50-year-old man died while trekking to Vellingiri hills to offer prayers at the Shiva temple (Swayambhu) after he developed breathing di.
Coimbatore: The city corporation has resumed the drive to inspect commercial establishments and other public places to check for violations of Covid-19 guidelines in the wake of a spike in daily count.
On Wednesday, the civic body has collected a fine of Rs 1.03 lakh for violations of Covid-19 protocols.
A city corporation official said, “We have been inspecting commercial establishments and other public places. Penalty will be slapped on the owners of commercial establishments for violations, if any, as it is their responsibility to ensure adherence to Covid protocols by their customers. On Wednesday, we fined both individuals and commercial establishments and collected Rs 1,03,100. The drive will continue.”
COIMBATORE: For the first time, Isha Yoga Centre’s all-night Mahashivaratri celebration that is filled with music, dance and immersive meditative experience, was held online due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The entire celebration was live streamed and telecast across 100 channels in multiple languages including English, Hindi, Nepali, Russian and French for its devotees across the world.
Only a few thousands of people were allowed to participate in person at the celebrations after producing Covid negative certificates.
All the government guidelines, including temperature screening, ensuring facemasks and social distance, were adhered to in the event.
The night began with the Linga Bhairavi yatra, followed by Panchbhuta Kriya which was performed by founder of the center Jaggi Vasudev.