Coimbatore Airport

Five major airports - Chennai and Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, Patna in Bihar, Vadodara in Gujarat, and Jaipur in Rajasthan - were among 41 that received bomb warning e-mails Tuesday in a worrying uptick of similar threats to schools and hospitals.

The country's largest airline IndiGo and state-owned Coimbatore airport are among the 20 most punctual airlines and airports globally, according to a report.

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials have seized 12 kg of foreign origin gold valued at Rs 6.5 crore from 18 passengers who arrived from Sharjah at the airport.

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Coimbatore intercepted seven passengers on Monday who brought gold in concealment from Sharjah, weighing 3.5 kgs and valued at Rs 1.83 crores. One person was arrested in connection with the matter.

A Go First flight, flying from Bengaluru to Male in Maldives, made an emergency landing in Coimbatore while a pilot noticed a smoke warning while flying over the Tamil Nadu city.

The COASTT High-Performance Centre in Coimbatore involves top names from Indian motorsport including Narain Karthikeyan and Mumbai Falcons. The race track will be around 4 km long and aims to meet FIA Grade 2 standards.

Customs officials have seized about 600 grams of gold in paste form from two people who arrived by an Air Arabia flight, sources said on Tuesday.

Over 5 kg gold of foreign origin valued at Rs 2.85 crore has been seized from the Coimbatore airport, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) said on Thursday.

An Indigo aircraft from Coimbatore carrying 168 passengers made an emergency landing in Chennai following detection of a smoke alarm today, airport officials said.

Tamil Nadu is on high alert following intelligence reports that six Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists have infiltrated the state. Police in neighbouring Kerala have also been put on alert, with districts adjoining Tamil Nadu ordered to carry out extra inspections

A taxi catches fire at Coimbatore airport today noon but no casualty was reported.

A Tamil Nadu BJP functionary today created a flutter by carrying a bullet in his bag to the airport in Coimbatore to board a flight to Chennai.

Gold bars and foreign brand cigarettes valued at over Rs.27 lakh were seized from two persons on Sunday at the city airport, officials said.

A low pressure area over Lakshadweep is likely to bring heavy rains to Coimbatore and Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu, the Met office said today.

The city-bound Air Arabia flight from Sharjah with 100 passengers on board was grounded at the Coimbatore International Airport today after it was hit by a bird while landing, police said.

Five major airports - Chennai and Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, Patna in Bihar, Vadodara in Gujarat, and Jaipur in Rajasthan - were among 41 that received bomb warning e-mails Tuesday in a worrying uptick of similar threats to schools and hospitals.

The country's largest airline IndiGo and state-owned Coimbatore airport are among the 20 most punctual airlines and airports globally, according to a report.

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials have seized 12 kg of foreign origin gold valued at Rs 6.5 crore from 18 passengers who arrived from Sharjah at the airport.

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Coimbatore intercepted seven passengers on Monday who brought gold in concealment from Sharjah, weighing 3.5 kgs and valued at Rs 1.83 crores. One person was arrested in connection with the matter.

A Go First flight, flying from Bengaluru to Male in Maldives, made an emergency landing in Coimbatore while a pilot noticed a smoke warning while flying over the Tamil Nadu city.

The COASTT High-Performance Centre in Coimbatore involves top names from Indian motorsport including Narain Karthikeyan and Mumbai Falcons. The race track will be around 4 km long and aims to meet FIA Grade 2 standards.

Customs officials have seized about 600 grams of gold in paste form from two people who arrived by an Air Arabia flight, sources said on Tuesday.

Over 5 kg gold of foreign origin valued at Rs 2.85 crore has been seized from the Coimbatore airport, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) said on Thursday.

An Indigo aircraft from Coimbatore carrying 168 passengers made an emergency landing in Chennai following detection of a smoke alarm today, airport officials said.

Tamil Nadu is on high alert following intelligence reports that six Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists have infiltrated the state. Police in neighbouring Kerala have also been put on alert, with districts adjoining Tamil Nadu ordered to carry out extra inspections

A taxi catches fire at Coimbatore airport today noon but no casualty was reported.

A Tamil Nadu BJP functionary today created a flutter by carrying a bullet in his bag to the airport in Coimbatore to board a flight to Chennai.

Gold bars and foreign brand cigarettes valued at over Rs.27 lakh were seized from two persons on Sunday at the city airport, officials said.

A low pressure area over Lakshadweep is likely to bring heavy rains to Coimbatore and Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu, the Met office said today.

The city-bound Air Arabia flight from Sharjah with 100 passengers on board was grounded at the Coimbatore International Airport today after it was hit by a bird while landing, police said.