Dharmapuri district

Farmer Venkatachalam, who found the crocodile lying in his agricultural well, informed the Harur forest department and the fire department. The teams rushed to the spot and rescued male crocodile using a net and ropes after a three-hour struggle.

According to school education department officials, a total of 22,478 students appeared for the examinations in Erode, of whom 22,225 passed.

Tragedy struck as three young men died and one was seriously injured in a head-on collision between a car and a bus near Hosur. The group was travelling from Bengaluru to their village to vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.

The village has 956 registered voters, and all of them boycotted the election.

Urban voters have significantly narrowed the turnout gap with rural areas in the recent election, with many urban centers recording substantial increases in absolute voter numbers. This surge, alongside high turnouts in rural constituencies, suggests a successful electoral roll clean-up and heightened voter engagement, pushing the state's average to 85%.

In short, the polling happened on an auspicious day, and many couples like them in the state celebrated their wedding day with a difference.