For the poor, she was a beacon of hope and bouquet of bliss. She was with them in their best as well as worst of times. The very sight of ‘Missiyamma’ (mother in Tamil) driving her jeep into their villages, they believed, would drive away the evil spirits that brought upon them disease and death. … Read more
Passengers were injured when the private bus hit a lorry on the Chennai-Bengaluru Highway on Thursday, March 7, 2024 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement More than 10 commuters were injured after a bus they were travelling hit an empty lorry from the rear, in Marapattu village near Ambur town in Tirupatur on the Chennai – … Read more
A view of the elevated corridor on the Chennai-Bengaluru Highway (NH 44) near Ambur in Tirupattur district. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT For more than a month, work on the elevated corridor along the Chennai-Bengaluru Highway (NH 44) near Ambur in Tirupattur has been temporarily stopped by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), which executes the project … Read more
Drinking water shooting out of the broken pipeline on Swamiyarmadam Main Road in Ambur on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Gallons of drinking water went to waste after contract workers damaged the main pipeline carrying water to Ambur town, near Tirupattur, on Saturday. Officials of the Ambur Municipality said a small group of workers were laying … Read more
Fire broke out at the leather wastage godown near Ambur in Tirupattur on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A fire broke out at a leather and steel waste godown at Oomerabad village near Ambur town in Tirupattur district on Wednesday. It destroyed goods worth lakhs of rupees. The police said an electrical short circuit could … Read more