Thanjavur City & Region - Projects & Developments [Archive]

isham_9626

January 5th, 2011, 06:29 AM

Rs. 1,731.53 crore PLC planned for Thanjavur

THANJAVUR: The Potential Linked Credit Plan prepared by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for Thanjavur district for 2011-12 envisages a credit flow of Rs. 1,731.53 crore.

"This assessment has been made taking into account the developments last year and the infrastructure created and likely to be created," said S. T. Ravikumar, Assistant General Manager, NABARD, here on Tuesday.

Crop production sector has a major share of the estimate forming 52 per cent at Rs. 900 crore. Term loan under agriculture is assessed at Rs. 287.81 crore accounting for 17 per cent.

Under non farm sector, Rs.193.71 crore has been assessed as potential forming 11 per cent and balance of Rs. 350 crore estimated for other sectors.

"The PLP projection for 2011-12 is higher by Rs. 321.49 crore compared to the PLP for 2010-11 registering an increase of 22.80 per cent,” Mr. Ravi Kumar said.

The PLCP stated that the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) that is now called Rajarajan 1000 method of paddy cultivation, is picking up. With the SRI techniques, yields have shown 40 to 60 per cent improvement over the conventional practice.

The plan suggested encouraging water saving techniques like drip and sprinkler systems among farmers. To overcome labour shortage, awareness of farm equipment should be created among farmers.

There is a need to encourage pisciculture in the district. Fisheries Department should give focus to increase quality fish seed and fish production capacity.

Source : http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/05/stories/2011010551650300.htm

NeilJohn72

January 15th, 2011, 07:23 AM

Improved amenities at Thanjavur junction sought

There is a definite need for improvement in passenger amenities at the Thanjavur Railway Junction. Though there are five platforms, only three platforms – platforms number three, four and five - are used now. Platforms one and two, which had the meter gauge lines have to be improved to accommodate broad gauge (BG) trains.

People feel that the two platforms should also be put to use after upgrading them into BG platforms.

After gauge conversion, nearly 20 express trains would cross Thanjavur up and down. There are umpteen number of passenger trains that cross the junction or start from the junction. Platforms and passenger amenities are inadequate to deal with the number of trains and passengers.

Many trains have to be stopped at the outer of the station before they reach the junction for want of platforms. Even with platforms that are in use roofing is inadequate.

There are not enough benches to sit and people are forced to sit on floors. Padmanabhan, Vice-President of Thanjavur Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said there are three ticket counters in the main building of the station. “Out of this one should be earmarked for aged and handicapped people and for women”, he said.

He also suggested allowing the use of credit cards. He also said berth tickets are not necessary in the day time Cholan express. Seating fare alone should be collected in this train. Battery cars can be used for the benefit of old people in the platforms, he added.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article1082492.ece

NeilJohn72

January 15th, 2011, 07:44 AM

‘Valar Thamizh Vanoli'-Tamil University's FM radio will start its broadcast from January 15.

M.S.Shanmugham, Collector, formally launched the channel during the Pongal and Tamil New Year Celebrations held at the University here on Thursday, in the presence of M.Rajendran, Vice-Chancellor, Tamil University.

The Collector said radio can contribute to the growth of chaste Tamil by its services. While private radios and television channels help in propagating the language, chaste Tamil is not given prominence.

Vijaya Thiruvenkadam, former station director of AIR, Chennai, said Chennai AIR was the first to coin the word ‘Panbalai' in Tamil for Frequency Modulation. Tamil University FM Radio can be heard around a radius of 25 km.

Raja Reddy, General Manager, BSNL, inaugurated the Optical Fibre Connectivity given to the University under the National Knowledge Node which has been created by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development to link various Universities in a network to enable them gain knowledge from each other .

Gopalakrishnan, Regional Manager, Bank of India, distributed education loans to the tune of Rs.21 lakh to students of Tamil University. He said the Bank has introduced a student card called ‘Bingo' for the benefit of students.

Lyricist N.Muthukumar said Tamil students need not worry about their employability as the language will help them throughout their lives. Media proliferation has opened up lot of opportunities for Tamil students. However, those who study Tamil should do it thoroughly and become an expert. S.Sankaravadivelu, former Indian Forest Service Officer, A.Sargunan, film director also spoke.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article1094450.ece

NeilJohn72

January 15th, 2011, 09:33 AM

Fisheries college at Thanjavur soon?

Animal Husbandry and Fisheries department plays an important role in helping the agriculture sector to attain a growth rate of four per cent said R.Prabakaran, Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), here on Wednesday.

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A fisheries college will be started soon in Thanjavur as inland fishing is catching up in Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts.

A proposal to this effect has been sent to the government. The University is also offering new courses like B.Tech in poultry production and M.Tech in food processing.

Pongal would be celebrated as Livestock and Fisheries Celebration week by the University and its various institutes in the State.

B.Murali Manohar, director, Centre for Animal Health Studies, TANUVAS and N.Punniyamurthy, Professor and Head, Veterinary University Training and Research Centre, Thanjavur, were present .

For the complete news, click the following link ...
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article1088747.ece

NeilJohn72

January 15th, 2011, 11:27 AM

Apeal to Union Railway Minister Mamta Banerjee to take up work for new railway line between Thanjavur and Ariyalur.

The Tamil Nadu Consumer Protection Society here has appealed to Union Railway Minister Mamta Banerjee to take up work for new railway line between Thanjavur and Ariyalur.

Cent per cent private participation has been assured by Karaikal port and some cement factories for this project, and the government has to announce this in this railway budget and start work this year, said R. J. B. Ferederick, Chairman of the Society in a memorandum sent to the Union Railway Minister.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article1022270.ece

NeilJohn72

January 15th, 2011, 11:41 AM

A dedicated website for Thanjavur Toursim.

A nice initiative from somebody, to promote thanjavur tourism, by developing a dedicated website for thanjavur region.

http://www.thanjavurtourism.com/

Lot of improvment to be done in the website. However, it is a good effort. Need to appreciate the team involved in this.

srinivas

January 15th, 2011, 01:03 PM

Nice to see a seperate thread for one of the upcoming cities in TN .:cheers:
will a seperate thread be created for thanjavur cityscapes in indian cityscape forum as there is no dearth for photos of in and around thanjavur ?

NeilJohn72

January 15th, 2011, 04:37 PM

Thanjavur will soon get a full ring road.

Though a little old news, still will help us track the development projects in and around the Thanjavur town.

Thanjavur will soon get a full ring road around it connecting all the roads around the town.

The road to be laid at a cost of Rs.14.41 crore will compete the full circle of ring road around Thanjavur, which currently has a semi-circular ring road covering a distance of about 17 km. Soon, the other half will be completed covering a distance of 14 km.

According to M.S. Shanmugham, Collector, land acquisition for completing the other half of the ring road was currently under way. The acquisition will be completed in three months and road laid after that.

The semi-circular road around the town is now connecting Tiruchi, Pattukottai, Mannargudi, Tiruvarur, Kumbakonam and Thiruvaiyaru roads.

The road was laid during the World Tamil conference held in Thanjavur in 1995. Since then there has been a demand from people to complete the other half also. The demand will be fulfilled now.

The second half of the road, for which land acquisition is going on, will start from Pillaiyarpatti and link Neelagiri Thottam, Vannarapettai, Ramanathapuram, Sakkarasamandham, Velur, Rajendhiram and end at Manakarambai.

Meanwhile, work on the four-lane national highway from Tiruchi to Thanjavur is nearing completion. People of Thanjavur have been demanding that the four-lane highway be extended up to Nagapattinam.

There have also been demands for a new railway line between Thanjavur and Ariyalur. As cent per cent private participation for this project has been assured by Karaikal port and cement factories, it should be expedited, local residents say.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article892992.ece

krishnaswamy

January 15th, 2011, 07:49 PM

Recently Alakkudi Railway station (TJ-TPJ) route has been upgraded and can be used for crossings. This will significantly reduce the travel time betw TJ and TPJ.
Most of the times, the trains were stopped at budalur causing inordinate delays. TJ people should aggressively push for doubling TJ-TPJ since this line has the potential to run DEMUs every 15 -30 mins

NeilJohn72

January 23rd, 2011, 06:46 AM

‘Thanjavur - A Cultural History’ - book authored by Pradeep Chakravarthy

Thanjavur has been the cradle of arts for India across several centuries. Be it painting, music, dance, drama, crafts and cuisine, Thanjavur has exemplified the best, and perfected the art of fine living.

‘Thanjavur - A Cultural History’ is a book authored by Pradeep Chakravarthy with photos by Vikram Sathyanathan that deals with the cultural contributions of Thanjavur from the Chola period to the present. The book in 220 pages with 174 photographs (many of them archival and never printed before) and five maps traces not only the cultural history but looks at the treasures of the Sarasvati Mahal Library, one of the world's most unique libraries that has books ranging from subjects such as philosophy, architecture, literature to medicine, floriculture, magic and water divining. The book also has a detailed analysis of the origin of several streets in Thanjavur, its photographers, coins of its rulers and rare recipes from the 18th century.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51jxb-4vUcL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

Published by Niyogi Books (http://www.niyogibooks.com) the book was recently launched in Chennai. Copies can be purchased (Rs.1250/-) from major bookstores and online book dealers. Call Ramu 9884339345 for more information.

http://www.thehindu.com/arts/books/article1089762.ece

ganie006

January 23rd, 2011, 08:14 AM

Thyagaraja fest kicks off with divine music

Thanjavur, Jan. 21: Union forests and environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday inaugurated the five-day Thyagaraja Aradhana festival at Thiruvayaru in Thanjavur district.
Inaugurating the event, Mr Ramesh lauded Thyagaraja for his rich contribution to music. The minister noted that even after two centuries the name of the saint-composer continues to resonate in the world of music. He also lauded Nagarathnamma from Bengaluru, an ardent devotee of Thyagaraja who managed to unify various organisations that were holding the Aradhana festival in Thiruvaiyaru and adjoining villages.
“It was due to Nagarathnamma’s efforts in 1920 that the Thayagaraj Aradhana festival turned into a grand event to pay tribute the saint-composer,” Mr Ramesh said, adding that he was visiting Tiruvayarau as a music lover rather than a politician. He said he enjoyed the concert by noted singer Unni Krishnan organised as part of the inaugural celebrations.
Earlier Union shipping minister G.K. Vasan, who is also chairman of the board of trustees of Thyagabrahma Mahotsava Sabha that now organises the Aradhana festival, opened a newly constructed memorial to Thyagaraja on Thirumanjana Street.
The ancestral house in which the saint lived was maintained by the sabha for several years. Since the house was in a dilapidated condition, the sabha decided to demolish it and reconstruct the building. It now houses a mini-library of books on Thyagaraja and Carnatic music and has facilities for visitors to listen to kritis and meditate in the house.
The entire town of Thiruvayarau wore a festive look as divine music reverberated from the banks of the Cauvery on Friday.

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/thyagaraja-fest-kicks-divine-music-428

ganie006

January 23rd, 2011, 03:15 PM

Graduates, lawyers reluctant to enrol for council elections

CHENNAI: Call it lack of interest coupled with apathy, the graduates and teachers in Tamil Nadu seem reluctant to enrol themselves in the Legislative Council (LC) electoral rolls. Chennai which boasts highly educated residents stands a lowly third after Madurai and Thanjavur in terms of number of enrolments, according to the final figures of the total electorate in graduates constituencies released by the state election office. In teachers constituency, however, Chennai tops the list with 8,561 teachers.

Madurai district tops the list with highest number of over 50,000 graduates enrolled, followed by Thanjavur with more than 43,000 graduates and then Chennai with only 39,144 graduates.

Madurai and Thanjavur again top the list with 20,796 and 18,125 female graduates respectively registering themselves in the LC voter's list. Again, Chennai stands third with a total of 15,510 female voters registered.

"Around two lakh candidates graduate every year in Tamil Nadu", said vice-chairman of Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education Prof A Ramasamy. He said there are about 1,400 colleges across the state which includes arts, science, engineering, medical, B.Ed and physical education.

Chief electoral officer Praveen Kumar further added that as per the 2001 census, there are about 13 lakh graduates in the state. When asked if the EC could have wooed graduate voters with a door-to-door visit for the voter's list, he said such registration could be done only when the percentage of voters is high, like for the assembly polls. "We have given enough advertisements and time in each and every district of the state asking the people to enroll themselves", he said adding perhaps people may not know about the importance of Legislative Council polls. "It is also a lack of awareness among youngsters about this election", he said.

Nilgiris and Ariyalur districts registered the least number of 4146 and 6,864 graduates respectively enrolling themselves in the LC voter's list. In the teachers constituency, Chennai tops the list with 8,561 teachers registered in the voters lists. Out of the total 32 districts in Tamil Nadu, female teachers outnumber men in 17 districts. Here again, Chennai is on the top of the list. In Chennai 5,958 female teachers got enrolled as against 2,603 male teachers in the same area. Least number of teachers were registered in Ariyalur (1,216) and Nagapattinam (1,219)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Graduates-lawyers-reluctant-to-enrol-for-council-elections/articleshow/7337438.cms

ganie006

January 23rd, 2011, 03:19 PM

Thanjavur Air Force base to be a major one soon'

it is a little old news but help us to know development works in Thanjavur

THANJAVUR: Thanjavur Air Force Station may start functioning as a major air base by 2012, said Air Marshal Sumit Mukerji, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Air Command, Indian Air Force here on Tuesday.

“Construction work both technical and infrastructure is currently in progress .

We foresee most of the things to be in place by 2012 and certainly we may have major operations from here,” he told ‘The Hindu'.

The runway is expanded now in the station. The plan is to increase the length of the runway to make it capable for major operations, said Air Marshal Mukerji. The base will be developed to handle not only fighter and transport aircrafts but also refuelling aircrafts. Asked about the type of fighter aircrafts that will be operated from here, Air Marshal Mukerji said it will be decided by Air Force high command. It may be the new Light Combat Aircraft or Mirage aircraft. Final basing of aircrafts will be decided by high command only, he said.

To a query on a domestic airport at Thanjavur, he said that Indian Air Force is working with Airports Authority of India with respect to civil aviation.

Air Marshal Mukerji, accompanied by Mrs. Nandita Mukerji, President, Air Force Wives' Welfare Association (regional), is on a two-day inspection visit to Thanjavur Air Force station. He will be visiting units, sections and important works sites besides reviewing a presentation by the station covering operational tasks, commitments, maintenance activities and administration. He inaugurated the newly constructed officer's mess and senior Non-Commissioned Officers' mess .

Ms. Nandita Mukerji will visit station medicare centre and Air Force school on Wednesday. She will interact with the members of the Air Force Wives Welfare Association (local) and review various welfare measures adopted at Air Force station, Thanjavur.

On his arrival at the Air Force station, Mr. Mukerji was received by Group Captain Sushil Gera, Thanjavur Air Force Station Commander. He was given a guard of honour.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/11/stories/2010081158970200.htm

ganie006

January 23rd, 2011, 03:24 PM

Trees block runway expansion

THANJAVUR: Trees are marring the efforts of officials in expanding the runway at the Thanjavur Air Force station, which is going to become a major air base by 2012.

Air Force officials have sought co-operation from the forest department. “There is a procedure for cutting the trees. The forest department has to number them and then auctioning will take place. If department officials cooperate with us, our work will become easier . Expansion of runway can also be expedited,” said Group Captain Sushil Gera, Thanjavur Air Force Station Commander.

Besides, acquisition of land belonging to villagers around the Air Force Station is putting a spanner in the work. As the air base needs a large tracts of land for planes to take off, fly around and landing, lands around the station need to be attached. Though lands of some villagers have been occupied and compensation given, lands of Inathukanpatti village near the station is yet to be attached .

Air Force officials sought cooperation of Inathukanpatti villagers . “Villagers should co-operate as this is a service to the nation. Thanjavur station will become a major air base and all kinds of aircrafts will be based here and operated. This is for the defence of the nation,” Gera said. Air Marshal Sumit Mukerji, Air Officer, Commanding-in-chief, Indian Air Force, hinted that the station might be a major air base by 2012.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/14/stories/2010081461810300.htm

ganie006

January 23rd, 2011, 03:30 PM

New Collectorate building at Rs. 12 cr.

THANJAVUR: The district will soon get a new Collectorate building in the town. The state government has issued orders for the construction of the building at a cost of Rs. 12 crore, of which a sum of Rs. 6 crore has been released.

The new building will come up on 13.76 acres of land near the Kundavai Nachiyar Government Arts College for Women and Government ITI building.

Union Minister of State for Finance S. S. Palani Manickam, State Commercial Taxes Minister S. N. M. Ubayathullah and Collector M. S. Shanmugham inspected the site on Monday.

Later, Mr. Palani Manickam told presspersons that it has been decided by the government to construct a new building for administrative convenience. Old building has become inadequate to accommodate all departments. The new one will be a modern building with all facilities. Location also will be very convenient to people as it is the heart of the town and as it is near New Bus Stand.

Deputy Chief Minister M. K. Stalin will soon lay the foundation stone for the construction of the building. The Minister also assured those who stay in houses in the site will be given proper replacement.

The present Collectorate building in the town is more than a century old.

The old building may be used for courts after the collectorate is shifted to the new building. “Courts need additional buildings. But the use of the old building after shifting will be decided on the advice of Revenue Department,” the Minister said.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/04/stories/2011010459590100.htm

ganie006

January 23rd, 2011, 03:35 PM

The Government of Tamil Nadu is planning to start B Pharmacy College in Thanjavur from next academic year

ganie006

January 23rd, 2011, 03:43 PM

MMHRC Plans a 250-bed Multi-specialty Hospital in Tanjore

Meenakshi Mission Hospital & Research Centre (MMHRC), the multi-specialty hospital located in Madurai with 650-beds and 25 major specialities, is on an expansion spree. After succeeding in Madurai, MMHRC is about to recreate the same model in the town of the Cholas, Tanjore. The Tanjore facility will be a 250-bed multi-specialty hospital which will cater to the towns of Tanjore, Pudukottai, Ariyalur, Kumbakonam, Nagapattinam and other villages in the vicinity.

“For the Tanjore facility, we have acquired a land and construction work is in full swing. We have also acquired a 100-bed hospital in Tirunelveli district which has started functioning,” said Dr N Sethuraman, Founder Chairman, MMHRC. The hospital has acquired a land in Kottakudi village near Melur (25 kms from Madurai) to start another 350-bed multi-speciality hospital.

The Madurai facility of MMHRC will also add another 150 beds adding its total bed strength up to 800 beds. MMHRC will have a third cathlab and a second cardio-thoracic OT to cater to the increasing flow of cardiac patients. The hospital has recently initiated an obesity clinic which has formulated an innovative way of treating obese patients that includes exercise, yoga, diet and an innovative training programme.

A medical university is also in the offing. This would include a 300-bed hospital to serve the patients under the Chief Minister’s Insurance Scheme and Star Health Insurance packages. “The medical university would be the largest in South India with a nursing college in it,” said Dr Sethuraman.

http://www.expresshealthcare.in/201009/market25.shtml

ganie006

January 25th, 2011, 08:08 AM

Passport Seva Kendras will be set up in Thanjavur

Nine Passport Seva Kendras will be set up in Tamil Nadu between October and December, he added. While Chennai will get three state-of-the-art ones, there will be two in Tiruchi and one each in Madurai, Tirunelveli, Coimbatore and Tanjavur.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Come-Oct-passport-office-will-shift-to-new-premises-on-Mt-Rd/articleshow/6164738.cms

ganie006

January 25th, 2011, 11:18 AM

vikravandi- Thanjavur route

Vikravandi-meensuruti will be 4 laned, meensuruti-Tanjore will be 2 laned. (current 2 lane road will be broadened as per NHAI standards). this project is at 1100 crores. but this is in very beginning stage and tenders are floated

NeilJohn72

January 25th, 2011, 08:37 PM

Periyar Maniammai University students bagged first place in Paper Presentation

G. Ragunath and S.Tamil Selvan of third year B.Tech (Information Technology) of Periyar Maniammai University here bagged the first place and a cash prize of Rs.20,000 for their paper at the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) sponsored National-level technical festival held at GKM College of Engineering and Technology in Chennai recently.

The paper titled ‘Adhoc network support for life saving vehicle and recovery agent' had been accepted for publication in the ISTE Journal, said a university press release here on Monday. The theme of the paper was to develop a routing protocol that would detect and traces human beings during disasters, both man-made and natural.

The robot used Passive Infrared Radiation Sensors to detect wounded people. This project would be useful at the time of earthquakes, landslides, and other disasters.

V.Hamsadhwani, Assistant Professor, Information Technology, guided the students. N. Ramachandran, Vice Chancellor of Periyar Maniammai University; M. Ashok Kumar, Chairman, ISTE, PMU; and G. Jagajothi, Head of the Department of IT, congratulated the students.

Congrats G. Ragunath and S.Tamil Selvan!!

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article1122971.ece

ganie006

January 26th, 2011, 10:10 AM

Congrats G. Ragunath and S.Tamil Selvan!!

ganie006

January 27th, 2011, 03:37 AM

Rotary Club book fair from tomorrow

THANJAVUR: A book exhibition will be held under the auspices of the Rotary Club of Thanjavur Kings, and South Indian Book Publishers and Sellers Association here from January 28 to February 6.

A total of 80 stalls will be put up in the exhibition in which eight English and various Tamil publishers will take part said Asif Ali, Project Director of the Exhibition and chartered president of the Rotary Club .

He told presspersons on Tuesday that the exhibition is organised not with a profit motive but with the aim of inculcating and spreading reading habit among youth. The club organised such an exhibition last year and earned a revenue of Rs.1.5lakh, which was used by the club for erecting Reverse Osmosis drinking water plants at Thanjavur Medical College Hospital, and Big Temple. Proceeds of this year's expo will be used for public benefit.

Ten per cent discount will be given for books purchased.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/27/stories/2011012751060200.htm

ganie006

January 27th, 2011, 03:55 AM

தஞ்சையில்
கலெக்டர் அலுவலக புதிய கட்டட நிலம் ஆய்வு
தஞ்சை, ஜன.27:
தஞ்சையில் கலெக்டர் அலுவலக புதிய கட்டடம் கட்டப்படவுள்ள இடத்தில் மத்திய நிதித்துறை இணை அமைச்சர் எஸ்.எஸ்.பழனிமாணிக்கம் நேரில் பார்வையிட்டு ஆய்வு செய்தார்.
தஞ்சையில் புதிய கலெக்டர் அலுவலகம் கட்டுவதற்கு குந்தவை நாச்சியார் அரசு மகளிர் கலைக்கல்லூரி அருகில் காலியாக உள்ள 13 ஏக்கர் நிலத்தை தேர்வு செய்து கட்டடம் கட்டுவதற்கு சீரமைக்கப்பட்டு தயார் நிலையில் உள்ளது. இந்த இடத்தில் மாவட்ட அளவி லான அனைத்து அரசுத் துறை அலுவலகங்களும், கலெக்டர் அலுவலகத்தில் இடம் பெறும் வகையில் புதிய கட்டடம் கட்டவுள்ள இடத்தின் வசதிகள் குறித்து மத்திய நிதித்துறை இணை அமைச்சர் எஸ்.எஸ்.பழனிமாணிக்கம் நேரில் பார்வையிட்டு ஆய்வு செய்தார். அப் போது அவர் கூறியதாவது:
புதிதாக கட்டப்படும் கலெக்டர் அலுவலக கட்ட டம் மாவட்ட மக்கள் எளி தாக வந்து செல்லும் வகையில் புதிய பேருந்து நிலைய சாலையில் அமைய உள்ளது. புதிய கட்டடத்தில் அரசு அலுவலர்கள் அனைத்து வசதிகளுடன் சிறப்பாக பணி மேற்கொள்ள அலு வலக அறைகள் காற் றோட்ட வசதிகளுடன் அமைக்கப்பட வேண்டும். கட்டடத்தின் வெளிப்புற தோற்றம் சிறந்த கட்டட கலை அமைப்புடன் வடிவமைக்கப்பட வேண்டும். கட்டடத்தின் உள்புறம் அனைத்து நவீன வசதிகளுடன் கட்டப்பட வேண் டும் என்று அமைச்சர் கூறினார்.
கலெக்டர் சண்முகம், பொதுப் பணித்துறை (கட் டடம் கட்டுமான கோட்டம்) கண்காணிப்பு பொறியாளர் பிரிதிவிராஜ், செயற்பொறியாளர் பாஸ்கரன், உதவி செயற்பொறியாளர் அப்துல்சலாம், ஆர்டிஓ முத்துலட்சுமி மற்றும் அலுவலர்கள் உடனிருந்தனர்
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Thanjavur collector office building is going to construct at a cost of 12crore,The new building will come up on 13.76 acres of land near the Kundavai Nachiyar Government Arts College for Women and Government ITI building.Union Minister of State for Finance S. S. Palani Manickam, State and Collector M. S. Shanmugham inspected the site

ganie006

January 27th, 2011, 05:21 AM

Gram sabhas review projects

THANJAVUR: Works pertaining to removal of silt were taken up at a cost of Rs. 16.50 lakh under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in Thanjavur district last year, said M.S.Shanmugham, Collector, at Manayeripatti village near here on Wednesday.

Participating in the gram sabha meeting, the Collector requested the people to cooperate with enumerators who will be taking the census in February. The gram sabha discussed works to be implemented under MGNREGS and under the Anaithu Grama Anna Marumalarchi scheme.

Muruganandam, president of the panchayat, presided over the meeting. Gram sabha meetings were held in all the 589 panchayats in the district.

Tiruvarur

Collector K.Baskaran, participated in the gram sabha meeting held at Pulivalam near Tirvarur where he stressed the importance of social audit . Gram sabha meetings were held in all the 430 panchayats in the district .

Pudukottai

Villagers should take maximum advantage of the rural libraries started under the Anaithu Grama Anna Marumalarchi Thittam, said Collector A. Suganthi, presiding over the gram sabha meet at Madhiyanallur village near Annnavasal.

On the plea by V. Ramasamy, village panchayat president, for upgrading the middle school into a high school, the Collector assured the villagers that steps would be taken in this regard.

N. Subramanian, MLA; Rajam, secretary to district panchayat, and K. Dhanapakiam, Annavasal panchayat union chairperson, spoke.

Ariyalur

Collector T.K.Ponnusamy took part in the grama sabha meeting at Vilangudi village in Ariyalur district. The list of beneficiaries chosen under MGNREGS for 2010-11 was endorsed . Discussion on library maintenance, Anaithu Grama Anna Marumalarchi Thittam, maintenance of playground, enhancing drinking water availability took place.

ganie006

January 28th, 2011, 04:16 AM

AVM launches 175th film -‘Mudhal Idam’

The iconic production house AVM Productions has launched it 175th film titled ‘Mudhal Idam’. After the stupendously successful action movies in recent times, Sivaji and Ayan, M Saravanan and M S Gugan producing the film under the historic banner is rooting for an entertaining drama this time.

The film will be written and directed by debutant R Kumaran. ‘Mynaa’ fame Vidharth and newcomer Kavitha Nair are playing the lead romantic roles. Kishore, Ilavarasu, ‘Kalavani’ Thirumurugan, ‘Venilla Kabadi Kuzhu’ Appu Kutty, Mayilsamy, Kalai Rani, Manobala and Ponnabalam will play key supporting roles.

D Imman is also entering the AVM campus by scoring music for ‘Mudhal Idam’. Chelladurai will be the cameraman. The film will be shot in green areas like Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, Manarkudi and Pattukottai starting by the end of January.

ganie006

January 28th, 2011, 04:42 AM

SR plans to construct Road Under Bridge(RUB) in Thanjavur santhapilai gate level crossing tenders are floted........

http://tenders.indiamart.com/details/602453337/

ganie006

January 28th, 2011, 03:12 PM

little old news but help us to know development works in Thanjavur

cancer hospital and a trauma care hospital would come up at the Thanjavur Medical College at Rs.50 crore

THANJAVUR: A pharmacy college would be started at Thanjavaur Medical College this year to mark the golden jubilee celebrations, said M.R.K.Panneerselvam, Minister for Health, here on Sunday. Speaking at the alumni meet held as part of the celebrations of the college, the Minister said, “Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi announced during the millennium celebrations of the Big Temple that a cancer hospital and a trauma care hospital would come up at the Thanjavur Medical College at Rs.50 crore. Besides, maternity and child care department would be improved at a cost of Rs.8 crore.”

Medical education

Tamil Nadu stood first in the country in medical education and health services. The state boasts of 17 government medical colleges, while three more colleges would come up in Sivaganga, Tiruvannamalai and Perambalur. There were eight self-financing medical colleges in the state, the Minister said.

Ambulance service

Taking into account the growing popularity of the 108 ambulance service, 260 more ambulances would be inducted. Already 385 ambulances are functioning and nearly 7.5 lakh people have benefitted from the service.

About 2,000 babies have been delivered in the ambulances. Now orders have been issued that vehicles can move to adjacent districts during emergencies, the Minister pointed out.

Institutional delivery

Institutional delivery has also increased in Tamil Nadu. Nearly three lakh babies were delivered in 1,539 primary health centres in the state this year compared to 80,000 in 2005.

Insurance scheme

About 2,25,000 people have undergone surgeries to the tune of Rs 590 crore under the Kalaignar's Insurance Scheme for Life Saving Treatment .

In the last four and a half years, Rs. 1,200 crore had been allotted for construction of buildings and Rs 600 crore for purchase of new equipment in the health department. The Minister appealed to the alumni to come forward and donate for the college. He suggested that the college adopt a village and render medical service as is being done by Madras Medical College and Stanley Medical College in Chennai.

S.S.Palani Manickam, Union Minister of State for Finance, urged the alumni to ask their wards, pursuing higher education abroad, to come back to Thanjavur and serve the people.

S.N.M. Ubayathullah, Commercial Taxes Minister, V.K.Subburaj, Health Secretary, said there was a need for seven lakh doctors and 500 government medical colleges in the country. V.Kanagasabai, Director of Medical Education, V.Varadarajan, President, Thanjavur Medical College Alumni Association, P.Ravishankar, Dean, Thanjavur Medical College, G.Ambujam, Medical Superintendent, Thanjavur Medical College Hospital, C.Gunasekaran, organising chairman of the Alumni Meet and K.Mohan, secretary, spoke.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/15/stories/2010111552340300.htm

krishnaswamy

January 28th, 2011, 04:48 PM

SR plans to construct Road Under Bridge(RUB) in Thanjavur santhapilai gate level crossing tenders are floted........

http://tenders.indiamart.com/details/602453337/
This is a great news.. this demand is there for a very long time.

ganie006

January 28th, 2011, 05:04 PM

Proposal to cover Thanjavur under village-wise assessment

THANJAVUR: Speaking at the monthly farmers grievances day meeting here on Friday, the District Collector, M.S.Shanmugham, said that samba has been raised on 1,22,459 hectares of land , and harvest has been completed on 7,721 hectares, with an average yield of 5,296 kilos per hectare.

It had been planned to raise black gram on 50,000 hectares this year, he said.

From October 1, 2010, to January 25th the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) has procured 96,380 tonnes of paddy. A total of 307 Direct Purchase Centres are functioning in the district – Thanjavur taluk 33, Thiruvaiyaru taluk 16, Orathandu 70, Kumbakonam 43, Thiruvidaimaruthur 30, Papanasam 49, Pattukottai 45, and Peravurani 21. Farmers are paid Rs.1, 100 per quintal for grade A paddy and Rs.1, 050 per quintal for the common variety.

Farmers complained that flood relief has not been given to all the affected farmers, and they enquired as to when the village-wise crop insurance scheme will be implemented in the district.

Surya Narayanan, Administrative Officer, Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd, said that at present firca and block-level assessment is being done for payment of compensation under crop insurance scheme, but this is not helping individual farmers.

In Sivaganga, Cuddalore, and Namakkal districts village-wise assessment is being done on experimental basis, and the Collector has sent a proposal to the government to include Thanjavur district under the scheme. It will be done soon, Surya Narayanan said.

A sum of Rs.6.17crore has been received from the government for payment of compensation for the year 2009, and it has been disbursed to farmers through co-operative banks. For the samba season this year, crop cutting experiment is being undertaken in the district. After assessing the yield loss, compensation will be paid to farmers, he said. N.Asokan, Superintendent Engineer, PWD, and C.Suresh Kumar, District Revenue officer, participated.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/29/stories/2011012960360300.htm

ganie006

January 28th, 2011, 05:10 PM

This is a great news.. this demand is there for a very long time.

your correct but people in thanjavur want road over bridge, bcz already one low bridge near maris corner during rainy days it ll filled with water, so RUB is not a good decision

krishnaswamy

January 28th, 2011, 05:19 PM

your correct but people in thanjavur want road over bridge, bcz already one low bridge near maris corner during rainy days it ll filled with water, so RUB is not a good decision
I am from tanjore only and face the difficulties of RUB ;-)

ganie006

January 28th, 2011, 05:32 PM

I am from tanjore only and face the difficulties of RUB ;-)

ohhhhhh:cheers:..........which area?

ganie006

January 29th, 2011, 03:17 AM

Workshop on sanitation policies stresses on public participation

THANJAVUR: The need for people's participation, and a well-planned approach by officials to ensure sanitation in a municipal town was stressed at the Regional Dissemination Workshop on National Urban Sanitation Policy (NUSP) and City Sanitation Plan (CSP) here on Friday.

Inaugurating the workshop, K. Rajasekaran, Regional Engineer, Municipal Administration, Thanjavur region, said that hygiene was once a personal matter. But with population explosion and changing life styles, waste generation is very high in urban areas.

Challenging task

As a result, managing and ensuring sanitation in public places has become a challenging task. While on one hand training officials on efficient waste management is paramount, people should also be sensitised to participate in the process, Mr. Rajasekaran said.

The workshop was organised by Regional Directorate of Municipal Administration, Thanjavur and Exnora International and Water Aid.

T. Vijay Anand, Programme Coordinator, Exnora International, said that the Union Ministry of Urban Development had launched the National Urban Sanitation Policy (NUSP) in October 2008 to accelerate the tempo of establishing sustainable sanitation in cities, municipal towns and town panchayats. The City Sanitation Plan (CSP) envisaged under NUSP will be the basis for all funding by the State governments and the Central government in future. The CSP, that aims at sustainable sanitation services to all sections of society, should be technically feasible and be prepared and finalised in a participatory manner .

Nine municipalities

It has been planned to prepare CSP for nine municipalities in Tamil Nadu in a period of three years.

The plan is already executed at Kulithalai in Karur district, Velankanni in Nagapattinam district and Kotaiyur in Sivaganga district. Six more municipalities can join in the process. They will be included depending upon their proposal to join the scheme, Mr. Vijay Anand said. The workshop is to motivate the officers to send their proposals.

A. Amuthavel, Chairman, Kulithalai Municipality said that Kulithalai has emerged as a model in the State in solid waste management through community participation. Sanitary workers have been given incentives for collecting plastic waste in the town. “We cleaned the places where the wastes are dumped and drew rangolis in those areas, thus making it clean and hygiene. We also took the help of students and school teachers in creating awareness about solid waste management,” Mr. Amuthavel said.

P. Kalimuthu, Commissioner of Thanjavur Municipality, and V. Ganapathy, Liaison Officer, Exnora International, also spoke on the occasion.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/29/stories/2011012959070200.htm

ganie006

January 29th, 2011, 03:18 AM

Choices aplenty at book exhibition

THANJAVUR: Besides inculcating the habit of reading among youth, book exhibitions also kindle creativity of writers, said S.S.Palani Manickam, Union Minister of State for Finance, here on Friday.

Inaugurating the book fair organised by the Rotary Club of Thanjavur Kings and Book Publishers and Sellers Association of South India, he said that intelligence of Indians was the capital resource of our country, which has been proved by statements made by American President Obama recently. Mr. Obama, who had acknowledged that India is spending more on Education and health, said that under the ambit of education, the habit of reading is also included.

Thanjavur has many important libraries like Saraswathi Mahal LIbrary, Tamil University Library which should be popularised to attract more readers. He said that the State government has opened libraries even in villages to enhance the reading habit of rural youth. He offered to purchase the best books from the exhibition for the library being set up at the DMK party office here.

Leading publishers like Bharathy, Annam, New Century Book House lt, Tamil University are taking part in the exhibition. Eight English publishers have put up stalls. Ten per cent discount is given for the books purchased at the exhibition. Asif Ali, Project Director, Rotary Book Fair, C.Gunaseakaran, Assistant Governor, Rotary, S.T.Ramanathan, president of the club participated in the function.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/29/stories/2011012959990200.htm

ganie006

January 29th, 2011, 03:19 AM

1.80-lakh EVMs brought to State

THANJAVUR: Eligible voters whose names are left out in the electoral rolls can get their names included in the rolls until the date of withdrawal of candidates from polls said Praveen Kumar, Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu, here on Friday.

He reviewed the poll preparatory works for the upcoming assembly elections, and visited the Thiruvaiyaru taluk office to inspect the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) kept there.

He told presspersons that 50,000 names from all over the State that were entered twice in the list were deleted. He said that 1,80,000 new Electronic Voting Machines have been brought to the State and have been distributed to districts. These machines will be checked by casting 1000 votes in the presence of representatives from various political parties before they are put to use.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/29/stories/2011012958980200.htm

ganie006

January 29th, 2011, 03:33 AM

Gauge conversion work accelerated

TIRUCHI: The pace of broad gauge (BG) conversion work in the Mayiladuthurai-Tiruvarur section has been accelerated for completion by June.

The project to lay BG track for 38 km, being executed by the Construction Wing of the Southern Railways with an outlay of Rs. 210 crore, commenced in March 2009.

It includes construction of two crossing stations, two halt stations, 19 major bridges, and 193 minor bridges. There will be 22 manned level-crossings and 10 unmanned level-crossings. Designating Peralam and Nannilam as crossing stations will enable the halting and crossing of trains in both directions which will avoid delay. While Peralam is 16 km away, Nannilam is 25 km from Mayiladuthurai. Manganallur and Punthottam will be the halting stations sans signals, where the trains will halt only for entry and exit of passengers. These stations will be manned by the agents.

Over 85 per cent of the work on this project had already been completed, and senior Railway officials were expected to inspect the progress shortly, according to railway sources here.

Once this project is completed, the Railways is likely to operate direct trains from Nagore / Nagapattinam to Chennai on the shortest route via Tiruvarur and Mayiladuthurai. At present the Nagore-Chennai overnight express trains take the circuitous route of Tiruvarur-Thanjavur-Kumbakonam -Mayiladuthurai.

Devotees from Karnataka and the western districts of Tamil Nadu visiting Velankanni, Tirunallar, and Nagore, will get a direct train facility, after many years. The Railway Ministry has already announced the extension of the train number 572 / 571 Bangalore-Salem passenger train to Nagore, once the Mayiladuthurai-Tiruvarur section is thrown open for train traffic.

The Railways has planned to take up gauge conversion work from Tiruvarur to Karaikudi, and between Tiruthuraipoondi and Agasthiampalli, shortly. The works on laying new lines between Nagapattinam and Tiruthuraipoondi via Tirukkuvalai, and from Needamangalam to Mannargudi had begun, the sources added.

Suncity

January 29th, 2011, 11:06 PM

Should this thread be merged with

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1285653

Let us know here

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=612236

krishnaswamy

January 29th, 2011, 11:36 PM

ohhhhhh:cheers:..........which area?
West main street

ganie006

January 30th, 2011, 03:29 AM

West main street

my house is near kamaraj market

ganie006

January 30th, 2011, 03:36 AM

Should this thread be merged with

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1285653

Let us know here

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=612236

mods pls dont merge this thred
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1285653
with http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1217075

becasu it is a separate thread for Thanjavur city and region tat thread is for entire cauvery delta region tat covers TRICHY,THANJAVUR,TIRUVARUR,NAGAI,CUDDALORE,so i requst pls dont merge

ganie006

January 30th, 2011, 03:53 AM

Fractures hit rail traffic

THANJAVUR: Traffic was affected between Thanjavur and Nagore on Saturday following a series of rail fractures on the broad gauge tracks between Saliyamangalam and Needamangalam. The fractures might have occurred owing to change in the weather, railway sources told The Hindu.

An accident relief train was rushed to the spot to rectify the damage caused to the tracks. The work was taken up on the entire stretch from Saliyamangalam and Needamangalam though the damage had occurred at different places on a one-and-half km stretch.

Many trains were terminated at Thanjavur on Saturday morning. The Thanjavur-Nagore passenger was cancelled. The Tiruchi-Nagore passenger, Ernakulam-Nagore and Chennai Egmore-Nagore Express were terminated at Thanjavur. The Nagore-Ernakulam Express was operated from Thanjavur station in the evening.

Railway sources said the track was restored for traffic by evening. P.V.Vaidialingam, Divisional Railway Manager, Tiruchi, supervised the restoration work.

Mr. Vaidialingam said that a committee comprising senior railway officials from various departments had been formed to carry out investigation.

New building

An additional building will be constructed at Thanjavur railway station at a cost of Rs.15 crore, Mr.Vaidialingam told media persons at Thanjavur station. . The work will be completed in 18 months.

ganie006

January 30th, 2011, 04:03 AM

தஞ்சை ரயில் நிலைய விரிவாக்கபணிகளுக்காக கி15 கோடி நிதி ஒதுக்கீடு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளதாகவும் 18 மாதத்தில் பணிகள் அனைத்தும் நிறைவுபெறும் என்றும் மத்திய நிதித்துறை இணை அமைச்சர் எஸ்.எஸ்.பழனிமாணிக்கம் தெரிவித்தார்.
தஞ்சை ரயில் நிலைய 1 மற்றும் 2வது பிளாட்பாரங்களில் அகல பாதை அமைக்கும் பணிகள் தீவிரமாக நடந்துவருகின்றன. இதனை மத்திய நிதித்துறை இணை அமைச்சர் எஸ்.எஸ்.பழனிமாணிக்கம், வணிகவரித்துறை அமைச்சர் உபயதுல்லா ஆகியோர் ரயில்வே அலுவலர்களுடன் சென்று நேற்று பார்வையிட்டு ஆய்வு செய்தனர். அப்போது, அமைச்சர் எஸ்.எஸ்.பழனிமாணிக்கம் அளித்த பேட்டி:
தஞ்சை ரயில் நிலைய 1 மற்றும் 2வது பிளாட்பாரங்களில் அகல பாதை அமைக்கும் பணிகள் ஏற்கெனவே தொடங்கப்பட்டு தீவிரமாக நடந்துவருகிறது. மேலும், தஞ்சை ரயில் நிலையத்தில் நவீன வசதிகளுடன் முகப்பு, அலுவலகம், கார்கள் நிறுத்துமிடம், ரயில் நிலைய உள்பகுதியில் சுரங்கப்பாதை அமைப்பது உள்ளிட்ட அனைத்தும் புதிதாக மாற்றி அமைக்கப்பட்டு விரிவாக்கம் செய்யப்படவுள்ளன.
ரயில் நிலைய விரிவாக்க பணிகளுக்காக ரூ.15 கோடி நிதி ஒதுக்கீடு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது. விரிவாக்கப் பணிகள் அனைத்தும் 18 மாதங்களில் சிறப்பாக முடிக்கப்பட்டு பொதுமக்களின் பயன்பாட்டுக்கு கொண்டுவரப்படும். இப்பணிகளுக்காக மேலும் நிதி தேவைப்பட்டால் போதிய நிதி ஒதுக்கீடு செய்யவும் நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்படும். ஆலக்குடி ரயில் நிலையத்தில் லூப் லைன் அமைக்கப்பட்டு செயல்பாட்டுக்கு கொண்டுவரப்பட்டுள்ளது. அதேபோல், திருவெறும்பூர், பூதலூர், சோழகம்பட்டி ஆகிய ரயில் நிலையங்களிலும் லூப் லைன் அமைக்கப்படவுள்ளது. இப்பணிகள் முடிக்கப்பட்டுவிட்டால் தஞ்சை& திருச்சியிடையே ரயில் பணய நேரம் மேலும் குறைக்கப்படும் என்றார்.
திருச்சி ரயில்வே கோட்ட மேலாளர் வைத்தியலிங்கம், சென்னை (கட்டுமானம்) முதன்மை பொறியாளர் சுதர்சுசர்மா, திருச்சி உதவி முதன்மை பொறியாளர் கஜேந்திரன், முதன்மை மருத்துவ அலுவலர் வேலுச்சாமி, முதன்மை கோட்ட வணிக மேலாளர் முத்துலிங்கம் ஆகியோர் உடனிருந்தனர்.

ganie006

January 30th, 2011, 04:06 AM

^^ 15cr is alloted for expansion of Thanjavur railway station, it includes new office building, car parking , and subway

ganie006

January 30th, 2011, 08:42 AM

Manimandapams are tribute to leaders, says Minister

PATTUKOTTAI: The State government has been constructing Manimandapams for great leaders to perpetuate their memory and to offer younger generation an insight into their history, said Parithi Ilamvazhuthi, State Minister for Information and Public Relations at Pattukottai in Thanjavur District on Saturday.

He laid the foundation for the Manimandapam in memory of Pattukottai Azhagirisamy, a Dravidian leader whose contribution to self- respect movement was noteworthy. The Mandapam would be constructed at Rs.58 lakh on 20 cents of land at Pattukottai, the Minister said. Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said Azhagirisamy was his inspiration and called him his elder brother.

Azhagirisamy was born at Karukkakurichi village near Pattukottai and studied up to 10th standard. He had participated in the First World War. Inspired by Periyar EVR and his rationalist thinking, Azhagiri joined the self-respect movement.

The Minister said a few days ago, foundation was laid for Marshal Nesamani Manimandapam at Nagercoil and Maveeran Ondiveeran Manimandapam at Palayamkottai.

J.Jayakanthan, Director of Information and Public Relations, said 50 Manimandapams, three memorial halls and five memorial pillars had been built in memory of great leaders. At Pattukottai, Manimandapam for poet Pattukottai Kalyanasundaram is there. Manimandapams for Thamizhisai Moovar at Sirkali in Nagapattinam district and Kalaivanar Arangam in Chennai are under construction. Earlier, the Minister visited the site where the Manimandapam is to be constructed. He was welcomed by the family members of Azhagirisamy.

S. S. Palani Manickam, Union Minister of State for Finance, S.N.M.Ubayathullah, State Commercial Taxes Minister, M.S.Shanmugham, Collector, and Durai Rajkumar, Deputy Director (Memorials), Department of Information and Public Relations, spoke.

ganie006

January 31st, 2011, 03:48 AM

Marathons test endurance of youth

THANJAVUR: The marathon organised by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) on Sunday saw nearly 350 persons - 250 male and 100 female – strived to beat each others to the draw and walk away with prizes.

K.A.Senthil Velan, Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur, flagged off the race held in three categories from Annai Sathya Stadium. It was 15 km for men while women had to cover a distance of 10 km. For boys and girls, below 16 years of age, the race was five km. In the men category, Mathivanan of Manali Ramakrishna Polytechnic finished first while Vignesh Kumar of Bharath College of Science and Management second, and Karthik Raja of SDAT third. Maheswari, Hema and Arulnidhi, all students of P.V. Selvaraj Higher Secondary, grabbed the three spots in the women side.

Anand of Government Higher Secondary School at Punavasal near Peravurani came first in the boys' category. Muthukrishnan of Srinivasa Rao Higher Secondary school, Thiruvaiyaru, and Mukhil of Nava Bharath Higher Secondary School secured second and third positions. Manimekalai, Sangeetha and Ilavarasi, all students of Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Papanadu, sealed the top three slots.

Mangaleswaran, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur, gave away prizes to the winners. T.Selvakumar, District Sports Officer, said winners of the district level marathon would participate in the state-level marathon to be held soon.

Tiruvarur

A total of 475 persons participated in the marathon held in Tiruvarur on Saturday. Among men, P.Kumaran, S.Subash Chandra Bose and Manikandan came first, second and third. In the women category, Aiswarya, Yamuna and Abhinaya secured the top three. In the under-16 girls category, Gunamanali came first while S.Akilandeswari and Babitha finished second and third. In the boys side, Sibi Chakravarthy came first, David second and Manimaran third. R.Shankar, vice chairman, Tiruvarur Municipality, distributed prizes to the winners at the municipal office. P.Gandhi, District Sports Officer, was present.

Pudukottai

Over 500 persons participated in the marathon held on Sunday. It was flagged off from the district stadium by M.S. Muthusamy, Superintendent of Police, in the presence of S. Vanchinathan, District Sports Officer. J. Jonathan, senior principal, Mount Zion Matriculation HSS, gave away the prizes to the winners.

Winners

21-km: Men: 1. P. Loganathan (Kavinadu Youth Sports Club), 2. K. Dakshinamoorthy (Janani Sports Club), 3. S. Prabhakaran (Apex Sports Club); Women: 1. S. Renuka (Kavinadu SC), 2. V. Nirosha (Janani SC), 3. R. Abirami (Apex SC).

10-km: Men: 1. K. Anandaraj (Janani SC), 2. M. Muthukumar (H.H. The Rajah's College), 3. R. Manikandan (Kavinadu Youth SC); Women: 1. L. Suriya (Kavinadu Youth SC), 2. P. Rani (Janani SC), 3. S. Vijayalakshmi (Janani SC).

5-km: Boys: 1. V. Arangamuthu (Janani), 2. A. Mohammed Shajin (Kavinadu Youth SC), 3. A. Vignesh (Kavinadu Youth SC); Girls: 1. C. Suseela (Kavinadu Youth SC), 2. G. Vinothini (St. Anne's High School), 3. K. Ananthi (Kavinadu Youth SC).

5-km: Veteran: 1. D. Paul, 2. S. Kuberadoss, 3. M. Periyasamy.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/31/stories/2011013151920200.htm

ganie006

January 31st, 2011, 03:50 AM

Work within framework of law: ADGP

THANJAVUR: Police officials should discharge their duties strictly while adhering to the law, said T.K.Rajendran, Additional Director General of Police, (Administration), here on Sunday.

He inaugurated the air-conditioner unit of the Dheerga Sumangali Kalyana Mandapam (marriage hall), built by the police department.

The Mandapam is being given on concessional rent to police personnel for conducting marriages of their wards and also for public at a reasonable price.

Mr.Rajendran said deviation from the law would invite problems.

Instead if they worked within the framework of the law, they would earn laurels from the people and the government.

The ADGP said the Kalyana Mandapam is properly maintained.

"This type of Mandapam is not there for the police department anywhere in the state," he said.

M.S.Shanmugham, Collector, emphasised the need for police personnel to ease their tension through family get-together.

K.A.Senthil Velan, Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur, said Rs.5000 was collected as rent from police personnel while for public the Mandapam is rented out for Rs.25,000.

He said police personnel in the district have contributed their three-day salary for the construction of the Mandapam.

Indian Overseas Bank has given a loan of Rs 28 lakh while Shanmugha Arts Science Technology and Research Academy University has contributed Rs.21 lakh. The university has provided generators for the air-conditioner.

The ADGP honoured Damodaran, retired inspector, who contributed his services for the Mandapam; Indrajith, Additional Superintendent of Police; Krishnamurthy, Inspector, Special branch; Krishna Prasad, Chief Regional Manager of Indian Overseas Bank; and Swaminathan, Deputy Registrar of SASTRA; on the occasion.

R.Thirugnanam, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Thanjavur range, P.Moorthy, Superintendent of Police, Tiruvarur District, and Anil Kumar Giri, Assistant Superintendent of police, Papanasam, spoke on the occasion.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/31/stories/2011013152490300.htm

ganie006

January 31st, 2011, 03:51 AM

Thanjavur wins State-level swimming competition

THANJAVUR: Collector M.S.Shanmugham has called upon the youth to take part in various sports activities such as swimming to improve their health.

Distributing prizes to the winners at the State-level Balamurugan Memorial Swimming competition organised by the Anjalai Ammal Mahalingam Engineering College and Thanjavur Balamurugan Trust on Sunday, he said children were indulging in very little physical activity these days. He appreciated the college and Balamurugan Trust for conducting the event for the last 15 years. Overall championship was bagged by the Thanjavur district team. B.Sathish, Salem got the best male swimmer award and S.Kannammal, Salem got the best female swimmer prize.

The meet that was held at Kunthavai Swimming Pool at Annai Sathya Stadium here was inaugurated by S.R.J.Indrajith, Additional SP . S.Thamizharasan, Administrative Officer of the college and secretary of the trust said students from 11 districts, including Salem, Tirunelveli, Erode, Thanjavur, Tiruchi, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Pudukottai participated. T.Selvakumar, District Sports Officer and P.Srinivasan, Balamurugan Trust member, participated
http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/31/stories/2011013152210200.htm

ganie006

January 31st, 2011, 03:55 AM

Expedite release of funds for flood relief, Karunanidhi tells Pawar

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Sunday urged Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar to help the State by releasing funds at the earliest to speed up relief works in the flood- affected areas.

Mr. Karunanidhi requested Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi to expedite the Rs. 2,015-crore Chennai airport expansion work, being carried out by the Airports Authority of India (AAI).

Minister of State for Finance S.S. Palanimanickam, who was present at the meeting, reminded the Minister about taking up renovation of the Thanjavur airport, for which Mr. Ravi agreed and sought a detailed request.

Mr. Pawar and Mr. Ravi met Mr. Karunanidhi here after the Chief Minister arrived to participate in the meeting on internal security scheduled for Tuesday.

Mr. Pawar told The Hindu that the Chief Minister explained to him the damage caused by floods to lives, crops, cattle and infrastructure in nine districts during the October-December northeast monsoon, which claimed over 120 lives.

A Central team had assessed the damage and submitted its report to the Home Ministry.

The Agriculture Minister told Mr. Karunanidhi that the report of the Central team was with the government and soon a committee, headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and having as members himself (Mr. Pawar), Home Minister P. Chidambaram and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia would meet and finalise the amount to be released to the State.

“I told Mr. Karunanidhi that I will do my level best to take up the issue for the speedy release of funds,” he said.

Tamil Nadu had received 1,169 mm of rainfall in 2010 during the northeast monsoon against the normal average of 945 mm.

Coastal districts were hit by floods and the State had sought a Central assistance of Rs.1,832 crore.

Airport expansion

Mr. Ravi told The Hindu that he would discuss the progress of the Chennai airport expansion works with officials and direct them to speed it up.

After modernisation, the airport will be able to handle 40 aircraft movements an hour, up from 30, with the number of aircraft parking bays going up to 84 from the current 70.

Traffic projections for the airport show that while it handled 1.05 crore passengers in 2009-10, this figure is expected to touch 1.19 crore in 2011-12 and reach about 1.30 crore in 2012-13.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/31/stories/2011013162831600.htm

thillai_selvan

January 31st, 2011, 04:03 AM

I have read in news paper that Tanjore is going to get airport soon....
Source : Daily Thanthi (Chennai Edition) Page Number : 3

ganie006

January 31st, 2011, 04:32 AM

I have read in news paper that Tanjore is going to get airport soon....
Source : Daily Thanthi (Chennai Edition) Page Number : 3
:banana:

krishnaswamy

January 31st, 2011, 04:26 PM

:banana:
Tanjore's airport belongs to AirForce. Airforce is going to expand this airport and modernise it for their needs.

As of now tanjore, does not need a commercial airport, since trichy airport is nearby and 4 laning of trichy-tanjore makes it much more easier.

msk_2009

February 1st, 2011, 07:48 AM

Tanjore's airport belongs to AirForce. Airforce is going to expand this airport and modernise it for their needs.

As of now tanjore, does not need a commercial airport, since trichy airport is nearby and 4 laning of trichy-tanjore makes it much more easier.

I understand that Thanjavur air force station authorities have expressed no objection to share the existing facility for civil avaiation purposes. Proposal to expand this air force station is under active consideration of concerned authorities. LA to extend the runway is initiated but met with some protest by affected.

Thanjavur was air connected to Madras by erstwhile "Vayoodhoot" services in the eighties.

krishnaswamy

February 1st, 2011, 05:28 PM

Thanjavur was air connected to Madras by erstwhile "Vayoodhoot" services in the eighties.
true.. i know and later on it is withdrawn citing poor response..
sir, let us get enough roads/railways for delta which will be great...
with respect to current situation, AAI can focus on TPJ, expand it...
the money for TJ Airport can be used for some other better infrastructure projects.. After 5-10 yrs, we can look ahead for TJ Airport.

ganie006

February 1st, 2011, 07:46 PM

Poor roads: municipality draws flak

THANJAVUR: Pathetic condition of roads in many wards within Thanjavur Municipal limit came up for discussion at the Municipal Council meeting here on Monday.

Rajeswaran, AIADMK councillor, said many roads have not been laid anew though they have been taken up in the project for relaying at the time of millennium celebrations of the Big Temple in September.

The government had allotted Rs 25 crore for this purpose.

In some wards, roads have been dug up and left without being re-laid.

In other instances, while one road has been selected for relaying, work has been done in another one.

He wanted to know when all the roads taken in the project be completed.

Chairperson of Thanjavur Municipality Thenmozhi Jayabal said sand was in a big demand and hence works were delayed.

Mr.Rajeswaran said price of sand has gone up and hence contractors are reluctant to execute the work.

Swaminathan, another AIADMK councillor, joined Rajeswaran and said there is no demand for sand in Cauvery delta.

Sand mining has been banned at Palar and Thamiravaruni, and not at Kollidam and Cauvery. Sand is available but the Municipality is not carrying out its work properly.

Chitra, AIADMK councillor, complained that manholes created during underground drainage work, are yet to be plugged in her ward.

Mr.Rajeswaran wanted to know whether the amount of Rs 25 crore announced by the Central Government at the time of millennium celebrations for Thanjavur has been released.

To this the chairperson said the amount was given for renovation and improvement of the Big Temple and it will be handed over to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and not to the Municipality. Savithri Gopal said mosquito menace is haunting the people of Thanjavur.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/01/stories/2011020150330300.htm

ganie006

February 1st, 2011, 08:27 PM

Tamilnadu highway minister Vellakoil Swaminathan lay foundation stone for Thanjavur Palliagragaaram Vennar bridge and Pattukotai bypass on feb 02

ganie006

February 2nd, 2011, 03:50 AM

Committee to recommend for more teachers at music college

THANJAVUR: The Public Accounts Committee of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly would recommend to the government to appoint adequate teachers for the Tamil Nadu Government Music College at Thiruvaiyaru, said N. R. Rangarajan, Pattukottai MLA, who led the committee during its visit to Thanjavur on Tuesday. Mr. Rangarajan told presspersons here that the committee visited the music college and inspected the construction of a building at Rs. 21 lakh.

"The music college is functioning well, but more teachers need to be appointed," Mr. Rangarajan said. He said the committee with its members - Anbil Periyasamy, S.K.Vedhachalam, Sekaran, Sviapunniyam - all MLAs belonging to various parties visited the Thanjavur Medical College Hospital. "We saw the newly constructed 300-beded hospital and the new equipment used for taking angiogram and ECG. More technicians have to be appointed for operating these equipment,” Mr. Rangarajan said. People from eight districts depend on this hospital.

The committee visited the Vallam road that is being widened at Rs. 1.5 crore and Koothu Kalari complex coming up at Rs. 1 crore provided by Kanimozhi, MP, from the MP's local area development fund at Tamil University.

Later, a meeting was convened with officials at the Pangal Building. M. S. Shanmugham, Collector, Mahesh Krishnaswamy, MLA, G .Ambujam, Medical Superintendent of Thanjavur Medical College Hospital and Umamaheswari, Principal of Government Music College, Thiruvaiyaru, accompanied the members during their visits.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/02/stories/2011020253740300.htm

bonoslack7

February 2nd, 2011, 09:38 PM

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/03/stories/2011020352610300.htm

Road and bridge works to the tune of Rs. 478 crore have been taken up in the last five years in the district, said M.P.Saminathan, State Minister for Highways, here on Wednesday.

He told presspersons that most of the projects planned so far have been completed and the remaining would be finished on time. Works, including renovating, widening, and strengthening of roads covering a distance of 1,513 kms and 84 bridge works were taken up.

The Minister said that the construction of the road over bridge on Thanjavur-Pattukottai road near here, whose work was delayed due to land acquisition issues, would be completed before March end. In the stretch where railways have to chip in to complete the project, pillars have been raised and the structure on top is yet to be completed. The project that has been taken up at a cost of Rs. 18.55 crore envisages the construction of a road that is 850 mts and 12 mts wide.

Eighteen pillars have been erected so far.

With respect to Anaikarai bridge across Kollidam near Kumbakonam, the proposal has been sent for the approval of the Central government. As an alternative, a bridge that is being constructed between Neerathanallur in Thanjavur district and Madanathur Ariyalur district, will be finished soon.

Later, Mr. Saminathan laid the foundation stone for the bridge across Vennar at Palli Agraharam near Thanjavur to be constructed at a cost of Rs. six crore and by pass road around Pattukottai to be laid at a cost of Rs. ten crore.

Earlier, he conducted a review of works in progress in the district wherein S.S.Palani Manickam, Union Minister of State for Finance, S. N. M. Ubayathullah, State Commercial Taxes Minister, N. R. Rangarajan, MLA, M. S. Shanmugham, District Collector, G. Santhanam, Secretary to Government, Highways department, R. Balaji, Chief Engineer, Highways Department, participated in the function.

ganie006

February 3rd, 2011, 03:26 AM

Gunning for the first place

THANJAVUR: For close to a fortnight, the ‘Mudhal Idam' crew have made their presence felt in Thanjavur town, shooting scenes at various locations. The team has a packed schedule here for the next 45 days or so.

Vidharth of ‘Mynaa' fame plays the lead and is paired up with newcomer Kavitha Nair in this 175th film of AVM Productions which is directed by debutant Kumaran.

“Since the story is set in Thanjavur, we thought it was appropriate to shoot the entire film in and around here. The movie will be an entertainer laced with realism,” said Kumaran, after okaying a scene which was shot near Sourashtra Street here on Monday.

The hero's introductory song in the film ‘Enga Ooru Thanjavooru, Raja Rajan Aanda Ooru' was filmed at Big Temple and other places. Vidharth and Keerthi Chawla (who performs only for this song in the film) danced to choreographer Dinesh's steps.

“All the five songs composed by Imaan for the movie have come out very well and I am sure they will top the charts,” said the director, also making a special mention of Chelladurai's camera work.

According to the director, ‘Mudhal Idam' was planned to be completed in 60 days and the shooting was progressing as per schedule. “It is a big honour to direct my first film for AVM Productions. I am giving my best to live up to the expectations,” said Kumaran, who has apprenticed under directors Sundar .C, Boopathy Pandian, and Suraaj.

Hero Vidharth said he readily accepted the offer once the director narrated the script to him. “Acting in a movie produced by a prestigious banner such as AVM is a great opportunity,” he added.

The cast in the film also includes Kishore, Mylsamy, Ilavarasu, Kalairani, and Appukutty.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/03/stories/2011020368440200.htm

ganie006

February 3rd, 2011, 04:12 AM

S.S.Palanimanikam said "THANJAVUR-PERAMBALUR ROAD TO BE IMPROVED SOON"

S.N.M UBAYADULLA SAID "THANJAVUR BYPASS (PHASE 2)ROAD TO BE LAID AT A COST OF 70CR"

SOURCE -DINATHANTHI

ganie006

February 4th, 2011, 04:36 AM

சரபோஜி கல்லூரியில் 12ம் தேதி
வேலைவாய்ப்பு நேர்காணல் முகாம்
தஞ்சை, பிப்.4:
தஞ்சை சரபோஜி கல்லூரியில் வரும் 12ம் தேதி வேலை வாய்ப்புக்கான நேர்காணல் முகாம் நடைபெறுகிறது.
இதுகுறித்து கலெக்டர் சண்முகம் வெளியிட்டுள்ள செய்திக்குறிப்பு:
தமிழ்நாடு மகளிர் நல மேம்பாட்டு நிறுவனம் மற்றும் இதர அரசு துறைகள் சார்பில் 2008&09ம் ஆண்டு முதல் வறுமை கோட்டிற்குகீழ் உள்ள படித்த இளைஞர்களுக்கு வேலை வாய்ப்புடன் கூடிய தொழிற்பயிற்சி அளித்து வருகிறது. தமிழ்நாடு மகளிர் நல மேம்பாட்டு நிறுவன இயக்குநரின் ஆணைப்படி பயிற்சி முடித்தவர்களுக்கு வேலை வாய்ப்பு அளிக்க நேர்காணல் முகாம் நடத்தப்படுகிறது.
பல்வேறு தொழிற் பயிற்சி நிறுவனங்கள் மூலம் டெய்லரிங் மற்றும் ரெடிமேட் கார்மென்ட்ஸ், பி.பி.ஓ. கால் சென்டர், கம்யூட்டர் பேசிக் மற்றும் டி.டி.பி, கம்யூட்டர் டேலி மற்றும் இன்டர்நெட், எஆர்சி மற்றும் கேஸ் வெல்டிங், எலெக்ட்ரிக்கல் மற்றும் மெயின்டெனன்ஸ் பணி, உணவு தயாரித்தல் போன்ற பல்வேறு தொழிற்பாட பிரிவுகளில் பயிற்சி முடித்தவர்கள் இம்மாதம் 12ம் தேதி தஞ்சை புதிய பஸ் நிலையம் அருகிலுள்ள மன்னர் சரபோஜி அரசு கலைக்கல்லூரியில் நடைபெறவுள்ள வேலை வாய்ப்பு நேர்காணல் முகாமில் கலந்துகொண்டு பயன்பெறலாம்.
பங்கேற்பாளர்கள் தங்களின் கல்வித்தகுதி சான்றிதழ் ஜாதி சான்றிதழ், வருமான சான்றிதழ் போன்ற அனைத்து சான்றிதழ்களின் அசல் மற்றும் நகல்களை கொண்டு வர வேண்டும்.
இவ்வாறு கலெக்டர் சண்முகம் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.
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bonoslack7

February 4th, 2011, 02:38 PM

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article1156279.ece

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As a prelude to the Mahakumbhabhishekam likely to be performed in June this year, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has taken up chemical cleaning of the Big Temple here.

The Kumbhabhishekam is performed every twelve years and is due this year. The event assumes importance as the year June 2010 to June 2011 is the millenium year of the construction of the Big temple by King Raja Raja Cholan.

The millennium celebrations were held in September, 2010. Experts from the Chemical department of the ASI are in the process of cleaning the 212 ft vimana. “We are removing dirt, biological growth like moss and lichens on the all-stone vimana. The cleaning of the eighty tonne cupbolic doom around the kalasam at the top is underway. Following this, all the other structures in the temple will be cleaned well before the Kumbhabhishekam”, ASI sources said.

Sound and light show

Meanwhile, the ASI has given its approval for starting a sound and light programme by the Tamil Nadu Tourism department in the temple. “The ASI has given its approval for starting the programme. Now it [ASI] is in the process of deciding on the location where the programme has to be performed”, said A.C. Mohandoss, Commissioner of Tourism. The script has been prepared by the tourism department and it has also been approved by the ASI. Related equipment such as the cable necessary for the programme have already been sent to Thanjavur by the concerned contractor. The sound and light programme to be held on the lines of the one at the Thirumalai Nayak Mahal and other tourist places is approximately a Rs. Two crore project.

The ASI has also given its approval for installing surveillance cameras in the temple to monitor the crowd and detect crimes. This project worth Rs. One crore, will be borne by the ASI.

Meanwhile, the Thanjavur Municipal Councillors have appealed to the central government to release the sum of Rs. 25 crore it announced at the time of the millennium celebrations for the cost of improvements in the temple. The Union Minister of State for Culture V. Narayananswamy announced the amount when he visited the temple during the celebrations. He said the amount would be handed over to the ASI from the Union Culture Department.

ganie006

February 4th, 2011, 03:39 PM

ganie006

February 5th, 2011, 03:45 AM

Minister attributes high budgetary allotment to low mortality average

Opens renovated children's ward of Rajah Mirasudhar Government Hospital

tried and tested:S.S.Palani Manickam (second from right), Union Minister of State for Finance, looking at the equipment at the renovated child ward in the Rajah Mirasudhar Government Hospital in Thanjavur on Friday. M.S. Shanmugham, Collector is in the picture.
THANJAVUR: Union Minister of State for Finance S. S. Palani Manickam has called for steps to bring down the infant mortality rate in the State.

Speaking after inaugurating the renovated children's ward at the paediatrics department of the Thanjavur Medical College at Rajah Mirasudhar Government Hospital, the Minister said compared to Tamil Nadu the rate is less in Kerala because of the high level of literacy. Tamil Nadu's infant mortality average is better than the national one.

India's average is 31 out of 1,000 children born. Earlier, the country's average was 60. But it has been reduced drastically to 31. This has become possible because of increased budget allotment for health. He said life expectancy of Indians has increased from 52 years in 1969-70 to 70 years now. The minister offered Rs. 1 crore from his MP's local area development fund for the improvement of the paediatrics department. The renovated ward has infants and neonatal intensive care unit with warmer, incubator and ventilator.

V. Ambujam, Medical Superintendent of Rajah Mirasudhar Government Hospital, said 50 infants could be treated at a time in the unit. The ward has been renovated at a cost of Rs. 15 lakh and equipment have been purchased at a cost of Rs. 35 lakh.

Raja Rajeswari, former head of the Department of Paediatrics donated Rs. 1 lakh for improvement in the ward.

M. Singaravelu, Professor, Paediatrics Department, said children from five districts - Ariyalur, Perambalur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Pudukottai - are brought to the department. Five to 10 children with serious condition come to the hospital every day out of which two to three need intensive care.

The ward was renovated under the state health society scheme and nine trained nurses have been appointed.

M. S. Shanmugham, Collector, C. Gunasekaran, Professor, Paediatrics Department, Thenmozhi Jayabl, Municipal Chairperson, and Selvi Sivagnanam, Chairperson, Thanjavur District Panchayat Council, participated.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/05/stories/2011020556120300.htm

ganie006

February 5th, 2011, 03:45 AM

Parasitoids to control mealy bug infesting cocoa released

Mass production done at research institute at Kattuthottam
Mealy bug attacks cocoa, tapioca, pigeonpea, cotton, okra, tomato and brinjal

THANJAVUR: Exotic parasitoids were released to biologically control papaya mealy bug infesting cocoa inter-cropped in coconut garden at Kondikulam and Alivalam villages of Pattukottai taluk in Thanjavur district recently.

Mass production of parasitoids was done at Soil and Water Management Research Institute (SWMRI) at Kattuthottam near Thanjavur for supply to farmers to control papaya mealybug disease on crops. Dr.B.Chandrasekaran, Professor and Head of SWMRI, inaugurated the first release programme of Acerophagous papayae, a parasitioid, for control of mealybugs in cocoa.

M.Selvaraj, Assistant Director of Agriculture, Pattukottai, M.Ganesan and R.Joseph, Assistant Managers of Cadburys India Ltd which propagates cocoa cultivation among farmers on contract basis also released the prasitioids on mealybugs on the occassion. M.Chandrasekaran, Assistant Director of Horticulture, Pattukottai participated in the programme.

Chandrasekaran said that mealybug is polyphagus attacking several agricultureal and horticultural crops like cocoa, tapioca, pigeonpea, cotton, okra, tomato, brinjal, tak, silk, cotton, jatropha and Mulberry. As such it is having a host range of 70 crop plants and 40 weed plants.

Three parasitoids ie Acerophagous papayae, Pseudleptomastrixz mexicana and Anagyrus loecki imported from Puerto Rico, Mexico by National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Insects (NBAII) Bangalore and Tamil Nadu Agriculture University (TNAU) Coimbatore through United States Department of Agriculture-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (USDA-APHIS) during September 2010 are mass produced by entomologists working in nine colleeg campuas, 36 research stations and 14 Krishi Vigyan Kendras of TNAU across the state. Theya re supplied to farmers free of cost for eradication of this nototious pest, said a press release issued here by SWMRI.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/05/stories/2011020555960300.htm

ganie006

February 6th, 2011, 05:05 AM

Online monitoring ensures proper paddy procurement

THANJAVUR: Online monitoring of Direct Purchase Centres (DPCs) of the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) in the State is being done to ensure smooth functioning and proper procurement of paddy from farmers, said .Veera Shanmugha Moni, Managing Director of the Corporation, here on Saturday.

He told presspersons that details like ground stock, quantity of paddy procured, cash , gunnies available are monitored on a day-to-day basis by the Corporation headquarters in Chennai, and from the offices of the Senior Regional Managers at the district-level.

Bills are generated at the DPCs using Global Placement Tracing System, which will give details of bill number, sort of variety purchased, number of bags, net weight, purchase rate per quintal, bonus rate per quintal, total value, moisture content, and net amount paid to farmers.

Mr.Shanmugha Moni also said the Corporation had planned to procure 16-lakh tonnes of paddy in the State during this Kharif season and 4.5-lakh tonnes had been procured.

By February end, the Corporation expects to procure ten lakh tonnes of paddy. A total of 1300 DPCs are functioning in the State. In Thanjavur district 353 DPCs are functioning and procurement till Saturday was 1,50,971 tonnes. From the three districts of Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, and Nagapattinam, till Saturday, 1,10,000 tonnes of paddy had been moved to other districts.

When asked about allegations of bribe being sought at the DPCs, the MD said that a team of officials from Chennai had inspected various DPCs, and employees against whom allegations have been proved were terminated and some were given show cause notices.

A sum of Rs.1700 crore would be spent by the corporation to purchase 16-lakh tonnes of paddy, he said.

Corporation's mobile procurement centre will go to the doorsteps of farmers having 300 bags of paddy and procure them. Accordingly, 1000 tonnes of paddy had been procured so far.

Mr.Shanmugha Moni later held discussions with farmers of Thanjavur district regarding procurement. Farmers said that traders from other districts sell the paddy at the DPCs in delta .

This should not be allowed and only paddy brought by farmers should be purchased as marketing by the Corporation is to help genuine farmers. They also demanded opening of centres during Sundays.

The MD also held discussions with corporation officials. M.S.Shanmugham, Collector, participated in the discussion.

Later Mr.Shanmugha Moni inspected some DPCs in Thanjavur and Tiruvarur districts.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/06/stories/2011020657940200.htm

ganie006

February 6th, 2011, 05:07 AM

“Where hundred million suns rise…”

ZERIN ANKLESARIA
Recording the grandeur of one of South India's greatest monuments, the book is a pictorial tribute to the 1000-year-old Brihadishvara temple in Thanjavur.
Photos: N. Thyagarajan; Bharath Ramamrutham

1000 years and counting: Painted ceiling panels in the Nandi pavilion;
In the last week of September, Thanjavur was the place to be in for very special events to mark the consecration of the Brihadishvara Temple a millennium ago by the founder of the Chola dynasty, Rajaraja 1, King of Kings. The grandeur of the Temple, the greatest of Hindu South Indian monuments and a World Heritage site, was matched by the scale and exuberance of the celebrations.

Finer details

Seventy six superb Chola bronzes were on display and, judging by photographs, they alone were worth the trip to Thanjavur. The Nataraj, though shorn of his flying hair, was a stunner, with arched eyebrows, a half-smile, and his perfectly proportioned torso subtly suggesting the twists and turns of the divine dance. A chorus of 108 traditional singers rendered hymns in praise of Lord Shiva and at the spectacular climax, 1000 dancers played out the rhythms of the Bharatanatyam in the space around the Nandi shrine with the magnificent 216-ft. tall Vimana as a backdrop.

This aesthetic recall of a glorious era was a fitting tribute. As we know from the Marg book brought out to honour the occasion, the Chola monarch was a munificent patron, and the performing arts were an essential part of the life of the Temple. One can imagine it in its heyday with drumbeats reverberating as 48 singers, as opposed to 2 in the smaller shrines, chanted, 'How marvellous, how beautiful the form, bright as a hundred million rising suns…of the Lord…whose matted locks are crowned by the moon…'.

Golden trumpets gifted to the Temple accompanied the deities when they were taken out in procession, and 400 dancers, as against 216 prescribed in the agamas, performed on special days, ‘lovely as young peahens, …their brows crinkled like flashes of lightning'.

Thanjavur was the Chola capital from 850 A.D. onwards but grew in importance after 985A.D. when Rajakesari became the king. Over 19 years he expanded his domain into an empire stretching from Kerala to Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Then, assuming the title of Rajaraja, he raised the Great Temple as a triumphalist monument in thanksgiving to Lord Shiva.

When his son and successor moved to his own new capital Thanjavur sank into obscurity, and was ruled in succession by the Pandyas and the Vijayanagara kings. Only when the Nayakas took over did it become once again the capital of Chola Nadu and a centre for literature and the arts.

From its inception the Temple was never a purely religious centre. It employed 850 people, ranging from high-ranking civil and military officers, to accountants and jewellers, all the way down the social scale to cooks, washermen, tailors, metal workers, artisans and so on. Its complex economy was supported by a meticulously planned network of goods and services sourced from 369 places in the Chola Empire.

To give random examples, villages endowed by the King provided watchmen for the Temple, and Brahmins invested its monetary assets to bring in a return of 12.5%. Further, selected herdsmen were given cattle to ensure that ghee was always available for the burning of sacred lamps, and a particular Sri Lankan village was singled out to provide the special iluppai oil required for religious rituals.

The Nayakas commissioned The Brihadishvara Mahatmya, a Sanskrit purana text, perpetuating the glory of the Temple and its great Chola builders in mythic rather than historic terms. Apart from 16 kings it told of Somavarma and his clairvoyant son who overcame innumerable obstacles to create the monumental structure. A poor old woman, a stock character in folk tales, did her bit by providing the enormous granite block that crowns the tower, and the Nandi is said to have kept growing larger and larger until a sculptor broke his thigh and released a toad trapped therein. Even today the local tourist guides tell these stories with gusto.

Speculation centres on how the granite block weighing several tons was hauled up to such a height. Was this an engineering marvel of which we know nothing, or was wet sand tamped down to form a long ramp up which elephants dragged the block with the help of ropes? The truth, alas, is more prosaic: no elephants, no ramp, no engineering marvel, and not even a granite block, but smaller stones suitably shaped and plastered together to form a single unit!

The Marathas who seized Thanjavur in 1647 undertook major restoration. The gilded kalash at the summit of the tower was replaced and the superb tableau covering its east face showing Shiva on Mount Kailash was probably added by them.

Shiva and Parvati, plaster panel over the outermost arched gateway to the complex;
During the 18th and 19th centuries the armies of Arcot, the French, the East India Company and Hyder Ali came and went, leaving their mark on the Temple. Walled all around it was used as a fort and an arsenal, and the British garrisoned their troops inside while they fought off Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan. Like the Acropolis at Athens during the Turkish occupation when bombs were made in the Parthenon, it suffered extensive damage.

The nadir was reached in 1808 when the Survey of South India, in order to map the area, grossly insulted the deity by hoisting a half-ton theodolite to the top of the tower. It came crashing down causing extensive breakage, but the locals saw it as a just punishment for hubris.

Serfoji 11, the best known of the Bhosles, was a gifted polymath. Educated by a German missionary he was as interested in European art and architecture as in Hindu rituals, Puranas, and mythic and historical narratives. After the Cholas he was the first monarch to promote the Temple as a royal place of worship. The beautiful Subrahmanya shrine got a makeover, and the one to Ganapati was rebuilt. His gifts to the Temple exceeded the bounds of generosity and his lifelong dedication to it was legendary, yet in local lore he is reviled for surrendering much of his territory to the Company which confined him to the Tanjore Fort as they called it, creating a small kingdom within a larger one rather like the Vatican today.

The Big Temple.
This book is a work of solid scholarship with an impressive range of references. The appendices consist of a chronology of rulers, a brief constructional history, notes on conservation and the inscriptions, and translations of songs sung in the Temple over the ages. 100 pages are devoted to describing its physical features. Diagrams and superb photographs show that the complex was geometrically planned and executed with mathematical accuracy, what materials were used, and each detail of the architecture, statuary and painting.

Royal engravings

The huge murals in the main temple dating back to its inception are sadly defaced, but the grandeur of conception is still visible, particularly in the scene of angry Shiva with glaring eyes and open mouth, one arm upraised and body poised to slay the Tripura demons. The smaller murals in the Subrahmanya shrine are portraits of Maratha royalty, almost intact.

You cannot absorb this wealth of detail by reading about it. Better to take the genial advice proffered in the Foreword by Babaji Rajah Bhonsle, direct descendant of the Maratha rulers and hereditary trustee of the Temple: ‘Dear reader, if you have not visited the Temple…this volume will surely impel you….Even if you have already visited…,this volume will cause you to return…”. So, arm yourself with it and open your mind to envision the glorious past, and you will hear once again the drumbeats, and the chanting, and the ghungroos jingling as the dancers stamp and sway while you bow down to pay obeisance to Brihadishvara, Lord of the Great Temple that was also a little kingdom.

The Great Temple at Thanjavur: 1000 years; 1010-2010, George Michell and Indira Vishwanathan Peterson, Photographs by Bharath Ramamrutham, Marg Foundation, Rs. 2,500.

http://www.hindu.com/mag/2011/02/06/stories/2011020650250800.htm

ganie006

February 7th, 2011, 03:23 AM

Students display 180 models at university exhibition

THANJAVUR: An exhibition to showcase the skills of students was held at Periyar Maniammai University here on February 1 and 2 in which 270 students displayed 180 models.

Of them 82 models belonged to multimedia presentation category and 48 belonged to the mini projects. Twenty members were under language excellence and 30 for technical review.

In the technological review Richa Singh, a second year student of CSE, bagged the first prize for mobile hacking. Second prize went to K.T.Abdul Wajid, a third year CSE student for migration of virtual machine.

In the language excellence, first prize went to K.Venkatalakshmi, a third year student of CSE for Java desktop elements.

Second prize was shared by two students - J.Irfana Parvin, a second year CSE student for calculation and software and Tamil Ponni, a second year CSE student for all using Java script applications.

In the mini project category, S.Preethi, a third year CSE student won the first prize for mobile and computing. S.T.Poonkuhali, a final year student won the second prize for resume tracking system.

In the multimedia, three students shared the first prize - G.Manikandan, a third year student of CSE for movie mash and A.Vikash Kannan, a third year CSE student and P.Suganya of second year CSE for agri-tech.

Second prize was shared by M.Arunkumar, D.Sangeetha and G.Ramesh, all third year students.

N.Ramachandran, Vice Chancellor of the Periyar Maniammai University, R.Kandasamy, Dean, Academics, M.Ayyavoo, Registrar and D.Kumar, Dean, Research, felicitated the winners.

ganie006

February 8th, 2011, 05:40 AM

Mexican researcher examines conservation agriculture trial

Special Correspondent

Visits soil and water management research institute at Kattuthottam

optimal use:Thomas A. Lumpkin (with cap), Director General of CIMMYT (Centro International de Mejuvamiento de Maizy Trigo), Mexico, looking at the conservation agriculture trial in Thanjavur on Monday.

THANJAVUR: Thomas A. Lumpkin, Director General of CIMMYT (Centro International de Mejuvamiento de Maizy Trigo), a non profit research and training centre in Mexico, visited a few villages around Thanjavur and saw conservation agriculture trials in the fields coming under the Cereal System Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) hub in the Cauvery delta, here on Monday .

Lumpkin saw conservation agriculture trials at Uzhumancholai, Thalavaipatti, Vaindyariruppu and Kalimedu villages.

He also visited the CSISA hub set up at Soil and Water Management Research Institute (SWMRI) at Kattuthottam near here.

Conservation agriculture is a collaborative project and is titled ‘Farmers participatory large scale roll-out and adaptive trials on conservation agriculture in Tamil Nadu'.

It is undertaken at Tamil Nadu Agriculture University as partner institution in collaboration with CIMMYT, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the CSISA. A hub has been established at SWMRI, to implement the collaborative project in the Cauvery basin for the betterment of farmers.

This is in collaboration with operating centres at the National Pulses Research Centre (NPRC) at Vamban, Department of Farm Management, TNAU, Coimbatore Maize Research Station at Vaigarai, and Krishi Vigyan Kendras at Neeamangalam, Sikkal, Karur and Kundrakudi. A release issued by the SWMRI said the world's population of 6.3 billion is projected to grow to 7.5 billion by 2020 and nine billion by 2050.

By 2050, food consumption must double to meet the needs. Production systems are expected to become increasingly dependent on inputs of fertilisers, pesticides, and water.

Conservation agriculture is practised on 100 million hectares in the world and in two million hectares in India.

Conservation agriculture refers to the soil management practices that minimises the effects on composition, structure and natural biodiversity, and reduce erosion and degradation.

Based on three principles of minimum soil disturbance, permanent soil cover and crop rotation, conservation agriculture has shown improving use of natural resources through integrated management of available soil, water and biological resources.

It is now recognised as a viable concept for sustainable agriculture because of its comprehensive benefits in economic, environmental and social terms.

At SWNRI, Dr.B.Chandrasekaran, Regional Project Leader, and Professor and Head, explained to Lumpkin the adaptive conservation agriculture trials in Tamil Nadu Agriculture University Farms and CSISA research platform in the farmers fields.

M.Srinivasa Rao, Chief Executive Officer, CIMMYT, S.Jayaraman, Nodal Officer of the CSISA project, and T.Jayaraj, Director, Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute, Aduthurai, accompanied Lumpkin during his visit.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/08/stories/2011020860180300.htm

ganie006

February 8th, 2011, 08:45 AM

கும்பகோணத்தில் 10 கோடியில் குடிநீர் மேம்பாட்டு பணிகள்
கும்பகோணம், பிப். 8:
கும்பகோணம் நகர¢மன்ற அவசரக்கூட்டம் நேற்று நடைபெற்றது. தலைவர் சு.ப. தமிழழகன் தலைமை தாங்கினார். துணைத்தலைவர் தர்மபாலன், நகராட்சி பொறி யாளர் கனகசுப்புரத்தினம், மேலாளர் லட்சுமிநாராயணன் மற்றும் நகர¢மன்ற உறுப்பினர்கள் கலந்து கொண்டனர்.
கூட்டத்தில் கும்பகோணம் நகராட்சியில் குடிநீர் விநியோக திட்டப்பணிகளை ஆய்வு செய்து மேம்பாடு செய்தல், பகிர்மான குழாய்கள் புதுப்பித்தல், உந்து நிலையம் சீரமைத்தல் உள்ளிட்ட குடிநீர் மேம் பாட்டு பணிகளை
கி
10 கோடியில் மேற்கொள்வது. கும்பகோணம் நகராட்சி ஒருங்கிணைந்த குடியிருப்பு மற்றும்குடிசை மேம்பாடு திட்டத்தின் கீழ் பாலக்கரை பகுதியில் பொதுக்கழிவறை அமைக்கும் பணி, பெருமாண்டியில் அங்கன்வாடி கட்டும் பணி, மூப்பக்கோவில் ஏரகரம் வழிநடப்பில் அங்கன்வாடி கட்டடம் பணி களை
கி
16 லட்சத்தில் மேற்கொள்வது உள்ளிட்ட தீர்மானங்கள் நிறைவேற்றப்பட்டன.
பின்ன நடைபெற்ற விவாதம் வருமாறு:
வாசுதேவன்(திமுக) பேசுகையில், வலையப்பேட்டை நீரேற்று உந்து நிலையத்திலிருந்து மேட்டுத்தெரு வரை குடிநீர் குழாய்களில் கசிவு ஏற்படுகிறது. அதை சீர் செய்யவேண்டும்.
தலைவர் பதிலளிக்கையில், ஆய்வு செய்த உடன் சரி செய்து தரப்படும் என் றார். காமேஷ்(திமுக) பேசுகையில், குடிநீர் இணைப்பு வழங்கியபோது விடுபட்டவர்களுக்கு எப்போது குடிநீர் இணைப்பு வழங்கப்படும்
தலைவர் பதிலளிக்கையில், விரைவில் வழங்குவதற்கு நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்படும் என்றார்.
துளசிராமன்(அதிமுக) பேசுகையில், கடந்த ஆண்டு கோடையை முன்னிட்டு 2 வேலை வழங்கப்பட்டு வந்த குடிநீர் விநியோகம் ஒரு வேளையாக குறைக்கப்பட்டது. தற்போது போதுமான தண்ணீர் இருக்கும்போது இரண்டு வேலையும் வழங்கவேண்டும். தலைவர் பதிலளிக்கையில், அதற்கான நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்பட்டு வருகிறது என்றார். இவ்வாறு விவாதம் நடைபெற்றது.

Madurai gilli

February 8th, 2011, 04:05 PM

Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) has sent a proposal to the State Government for its approval for starting one veterinary science college at Tirunelveli and one fisheries college, either at Thanjavur or Tiruvarur, according to Prof R Prabakaran, Vice-Chancellor of the University.

Addressing a press conference here yesterday, he pointed out that they had permitted the Madras Veterinary College to start two new courses - B Tech (Poultry protection technology) and M Tech (Food processing technology) with an initial intake of 20 and five students respectively from the academic year 2011-12

http://www.newkerala.com/news/world/...ws-123127.html

ganie006

February 9th, 2011, 05:00 AM

Four government schools approved as exam centres

Special Correspondent

THANJAVUR: Four Government Higher Secondary schools in the district have been approved by the Directorate of School Education as new examination centres for conducting Plus Two and SSLC public examinations this year, said M. S. Shanmugham, Collector, here on Monday.

He held discussions with officials regarding preparations for conducting higher secondary, matriculation and tenth examinations in the district in March and April this year.

The Collector said Government Higher Secondary Schools at Vettuvakottai, Thamarankottai, Swami Malai and Thirunageswaram have been approved as new examination centres from this year.

In Thanjavur Plus Two examinations will be held in 63 centres and matriculation and SSLC examinations in 90 centres.

A total of 24,493 students will write Plus Two examinations in the district, out of which 10,683 are boys .

With respect to tenth standard examinations, a total of 29,690 students will write the examinations in the district, out of which13,876 are boys .

In the Matriculation category, a total of 3,703 students will write the examinations. Out of them 2,081 are boys . A total of 166 students will write the Oriental school examinations. Out of them 97 are boys . Revenue Divisional Officers Muthulakshmi (Thanjavur), Meyyalagan (Pattukottai) and Ashok Kumar (Kumbakonam), R. Balasubramanian, Chief Education Officer, participated in the meeting.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/09/stories/2011020954510300.htm

ganie006

February 10th, 2011, 04:24 AM

Census work commences

Tiruchi Bureau

People asked to furnish correct information to 29 questions

THANJAVUR: The census began in the district on Wednesday with enumerators collecting the details of Collector M.S.Shanmugham and his family at the camp office. They filled in the details and got the signature of the Collector.

The Collector said 3,671 enumerators and 627 supervisors have been appointed for the work which would conclude on February 28. Teachers have been advised to go before 9 a.m. and after 6 p.m. for census work to ensure that their work in schools is not affected. "This is a major exercise and will form basis for the country's development," he said. Muthulakshmi, Revenue Divisional Officer, Thanjavur, and Kalimuthu, Municipal Commissioner, were present.

Tiruvarur

Enumerators gathered details from DRO M.Thangavel at his camp office and filled in the forms. The DRO affixed his signature after giving details of his family. He said 1,952 enumerators and 332 supervisors would be involved in the exercise.

Nagapattinam

Collector C.Munianathan launched the enumeration at the Collectorate. The district has been divided into 3,138 segments, and 2,572 enumerators and 420 overseers have been entrusted with the task. Municipal Commissioners and Tahsildars are designated officers-cum-in-charge in municipalities and rural areas.

Pudukottai

Every family needs to furnish information in the questionnaire carrying 29 questions, said A. Suganthi, Collector. She said people should not desist from furnishing details about the differently abled persons, infants and girls. She said 2,891 officials would be involved in the exercise. A special control room with an extension 231 for 04322-221625 had been set up at the Collectorate. The details gathered during the census would be kept confidential, she said.

Perambalur

Collector M.Vijayakumar said 973 enumerators and 155 supervisors were engaged in the census. He said if any place was left out by the enumerators, public can pass on the information to the tahsildars of Perambalur (phone 04328-277201 or mobile 9445000610), Veppanthattai (phone 04328-264201 or mobile 9445000611) and Kunnam (phone 04328-258370 or mobile 9445000612) and Municipal Commissioner, Perambalur (phone 04328-277185 and 277885 or mobile 9750966205).

Ariyalur

Collector T.K.Ponnusamy said 1,241 enumerators and 211 supervisors were entrusted with the task. The enumerators commenced the work at the residence of Collector T.K.Ponnusamy. R.Pichai, District Revenue Officer, was present.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/10/stories/2011021052590500.htm

ganie006

February 10th, 2011, 11:02 AM

Transfer of lease of 9.68 acres of Defence land to Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan at Air Force Station Thanjavur

The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of Ministry of Defence for lease of 9.68 acres of Defence land to Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) for construction of Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) School building and staff quarters at Air Force Station, Thanjavur.

The land is to be transferred on lease basis at a nominal rent of Re. 1.00 (Rupee one only) per annum (without any premium) and in terms of existing Govt. policy on the subject.

The formalities relating to transfer of land to KVS would be completed within a period of 3 months. KVS will thereupon construct school buildings, etc. on the leased land as per their own specifications.

The transfer of land would facilitate creation of permanent school building and other related infrastructure like staff quarters, play ground, etc. at the KV school in AF Station, Thanjavur. This would provide a conducive environment for effective teaching and learning and also increased educational opportunities for the children of both defence personnel and civilians in the area.

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http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=69722

ganie006

February 12th, 2011, 07:06 AM

Senior citizens forum seeks night express

Special Correspondent

THANJAVUR: Thanjavur District Senior Citizens Council has appealed to the Southern Railway to operate a night express from Thanjavur to Chennai via Mayiladuthurai and Villupuram.

A resolution to this effect was adopted at the monthly meeting of the council presided over by Thangarajan, president of the council held here recently.

The council asked the government to open Siddha clinics in Thanjavur Municipal and Thanjavur Panchayat Union areas.

It appealed to the Thanjavur Municipality to fix the fee to be collected per month from consumers from the date of getting underground drainage connection at Rs. 50 instead of Rs. 75.

Renovation

Seventy two house owners of Sri Nagar cooperative colony (ward number 38) have paid the deposit of Rs. 5,000 each for getting drainage connection, but are yet to get. The council urged Collector M. S. Shanmugham to complete the renovation of museum on the underground floor of Rajarajan Manimandapam quickly.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/12/stories/2011021251200200.htm

ganie006

February 12th, 2011, 07:09 AM

PWD body to study anicut system

G.Srinivasan

THANJAVUR: Public Works Department (PWD) has formed a separate technical and investigation division to study the Grand Anicut Canal System in Thanjavur district and suggest measures to improve the same.

The new division comprising of engineers, technical staff will make proposals for repair, renovation of shutters, masonry works, desilting and other improvement works wherever required in the Grand Anicut Canal division, said Sambandam, Executive Engineer, Grand Anicut Canal Division, while speaking at the District Planning Committee meeting held here on Friday.

Mr. Sambandam also said that National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development's (NABARD) fund from its rural infrastructure development scheme has been sought for desilting of lakes and canals in Thanjavur district.

Once funds are received, all works will be taken up right earnestly for execution.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/12/stories/2011021250850100.htm

ganie006

February 13th, 2011, 08:52 AM

St. Joseph's emerges winner at cultural fest

Special Correspondent

Pushpamala 2011 showcases myriad talents

— Photo: M.Srinath

Traditional jig: Students dancing at Sri AVVM Pushpam College in Thanjavur on Saturday.

THANJAVUR: Pushpamala 2011, an inter-college cultural festival, held on Saturday at the A. V. V. M. Sri Pushpam College at Poondi near here, showcased the talents of college students in fine arts.

Besides entertainment, many of the programmes had a message indicating the social awareness of students. In the guest performance, students of Pushpam college staged a drama titled ‘Bridegrooms for sale'. It highlighted the problems faced by young girls because of dowry and exhorted boys to desist from the practice.

Yet another beautiful performance was the oriental dance by Pushpam college students for the film song ‘Anru Vanthathum Athe Nila'. With their elegant performance, two girl students (one in the garb of a boy) enthralled the audience. Students of Bharath College of Science and Management performed folk dance. Thiru.Vi.Ka.Government College students from Tiruvarur performed a dance for a Hindi song.

K.Thulasiah Vandayar, Secretary and Correspondent, speaking on the occasion said music brought calm and peace to the mind. Wealth is not important in life but good qualities. Quoting Sri Thyagaraja's kriti ‘Nidhi sala Sugama' , Vandayar said the saint composer shunned wealth and got comfort at the lotus feet of Lord Rama. An orchestra by kids who sang ‘Kuriyondrum illai Marai Moorthy Kanna', ‘Sittukuruvi Muthankoduthu', ‘Oh Rasikkum Seemane' and mimicry by Film actor Siva Karuppu were the highlights at the programme. Murali Abbas, Cine Director and Thirumurugan, Actor and Director, distributed prizes.

St. Joseph's college, Tiruchi, got the first prize, Dharurmapuram Adheenam College, second prize and Thiru.Vi. Ka. College, Tiruvarur, got the third prize.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/13/stories/2011021354720600.htm

ganie006

February 13th, 2011, 08:53 AM

Self-help groups' savings touch Rs. 132 crore

Special Correspondent

THANJAVUR: Women self-help groups (SHG) in the district have a savings of Rs. 132 crore, said M. S. Shanmugham, Collector, here on Saturday. At a function organised by Mahalir Thittam to distribute Manimehalai awards to the best SHGs, Shanmugham said there are 18,795 such SHGs in the district with 3,03,499 members.

There are 38 special groups for artisans involved in handicrafts and art works, 350 special groups for youth, three groups for commercial sex workers, seven groups for transsexuals and 66 for differently abled persons. The Collector presented the Manimekalai awards to Vanavil women SHG of Valayapettai village, Sevanthi women SHG of Kumbakonam and Thamarai SHG of Madukkur.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/13/stories/2011021360541400.htm

ganie006

February 13th, 2011, 08:54 AM

Night train sought

Special Correspondent

THANJAVUR: Thanjavur District Senior Citizens Council has appealed to the Southern Railway to operate a night express from Thanjavur to Chennai via Mayiladuthurai and Villupuram.

A resolution to this effect was adopted at the monthly meeting of the council presided over by Thangarajan, president of the council held here recently.

It appealed to the Thanjavur Municipality to fix the fee to be collected per month from consumers from the date of getting underground drainage connection at Rs. 50 instead of Rs. 75.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/13/stories/2011021362790600.htm

ganie006

February 14th, 2011, 02:59 AM

1கோடியில் வளர்ச்சி பணி
பட்டுக்கோட்டை பிப்.13:
பட்டுக்கோட்டை நகராட்சி கூட்டம் தலைவர் பிரியா இளங்கோ தலைமையில் நடைபெற்றது. கூட்டத்தில் நடந்த விவாதங்கள் பின்வருமாறு:
வீரையன் (தி.மு.க.) பேசுகையில், பட்டுக்கோட்டை நகரம் முழுவதும் கொசுத்தொல்லை தாங்கமுடியவில்லை. வாரம் ஒரு முறை தெருக்களில் சக்தி வாய்ந்த கொசுமருந்து அடிக்க வேண்டும்.
செல்லநாகராஜன் (அ.தி.மு.க) பேசுகையில், தடைசெய்யப்பட்ட பகுதிகளில் விளம்பர தட்டிகள் வைக்க தடைவிதிப்பதில் ஆட்சேபனை இல்லை. ஆனால் எதிர்க்கட்சியினர் வைத்தால் நெருக்கடி கொடுத்து எடுக்க செய்கிறார்கள். ஆளுங்கட்சியினர் வைத்தால் யாரும் கேட்பதில்லை. சட்டம் என்பது எல்லாருக்கும் பொதுவானது. கட்சிப்பாகுபாடு காட்டுவதை கண்டி த்து வெளிநடப்பு செய்கின் றேன். இதைத்தொடர்ந்து அதிமுக, ம.தி.மு.க உறுப்பினர்கள் வெளிநடப்பு செய்து விட்டு சிறிது நேரத்தில் மீண்டும் உள்ளே வந்தனர்.
துணைத்தலைவர் கண்ணன் (காங்) பேசுகையில், வெளிநடப்பு செய்வதை வன்மையாக கண்டிக்கிறேன் என்றார்.
ஸ்ரீதர் (தி.மு.க) பேசுகையில், பிளாஸ்டிக் பொருட்களை ஒழிக்க தீவிர நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும் என்றார்.
ஜோதிமணி (அ.தி.மு.க) பேசுகையில், வெள்ள நிவாரண நிதி வழங்காததை கண்டித்து வெளிநடப்பு செய்கிறேன் என்றார்.
செல்லநாகராஜன் (அ.தி.மு.க) பேசுகையில், அரசு மருத்துவமனை வளாகத்தில் இரவு 7 மணிக்கு மேல் விளக்குகள் எரிவதில்லை. மருத்துவமனை நல்லமுறையில் செயல்பட நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும் என்றார். இவ்வாறு விவாதம் நடந்தது.
கூட்டத்தில்
கி1
கோடியே 3 லட்சத்தில் பல்வேறு வளர்ச்சிப்பணிகள் செய்வது உள்ளிட்ட தீர்மானங்கள் நிறைவேற்றப்பட் டன.

ganie006

February 15th, 2011, 03:34 AM

Surgeries performed on 3,928: Minister

Special Correspondent
Health camp inaugurated in Thanjavur
THANJAVUR: A total of 3,928 persons have undergone surgeries under Kalaignar's Insurance Scheme for Life Saving Treatment in Thanjavur, said S. S. Palani Manickam, Union Minister of State for Finance, at Adhirampattinam on Monday.

Inaugurating a health camp organised under the MP's local area development fund (provided by him as MP of Thanjavur), the Minister said the surgeries have been done using the insurance amount to the tune of Rs. 22.82 crore under the scheme.

Nine health camps have been conducted in the district using MP's local area development fund benefitting 39,444 persons.

From the camps 698 persons were selected for surgeries.

Development works opened

The Minister inaugurated Rs. 39 lakh worth of new works and laid foundation for Rs. 52 lakh worth of works including a new bus stand.

M.S.Shanmugham, Collector, said nearly 3,000 persons attended the camp which started at 8 a.m. at Khadir Mohideen Boys Higher Secondary School.

N. R. Rangarajan, MLA, Abdul Wahab, President of Adhirampattinam Panchayat, and A. V. Subramanian, Chairman of Madukkur Panchayat Union, participated in the function.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/15/stories/2011021559840300.htm

ganie006

February 15th, 2011, 03:49 AM

Work to strengthen banks of Collidam at cost of Rs 608 cr

Kumbakonam, Feb 12 (Pti): Works under the flood managementprogramme to strengthen the banks of the river Collidam wouldbe carried out in four districts at a cost of Rs 608 crore,PWD Secretary Dhanavel said here today.

Speaking to reporters after inspecting the banks of theCollidam river, along with Cuddalore District CollectorSeetharaman and other top officials,he said sand from Veeranamand Ponneri lakes would be used to strengthen the banks.Roadswould also be laid along the banks. As water from Mettur damwould be released in five months,officials had been instructedto carry out the works swiftly, he said, adding the entirework would be completed march 31.

He said Rs 6.25 crore had been allocated for repair workon shutters at Collidam.

Thanjavur, Nagapattinam, Cuddalore and Villupuramdistricts would be covered under the project, he said

http://news.oneindia.in/2011/02/12/workto-strengthen-banks-of-collidam-at-cost-of-rs-608cr-aid0126.html

ganie006

February 15th, 2011, 03:51 AM

City Union Bank posts Q3 net profit of Rs 57.70 cr

Private sector lender City Union Bank today reported a 41 per cent increase in net profit for the quarter ended December 31, 2010, to Rs 57.70 crore, compared to Rs 49.65 crore in the year-ago period.

For the nine-month period ending December 31, 2010, the net profit of the Kumbakonam-based bank rose to Rs 163.65 crore from Rs 117.95 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year.

City Union Bank's total income for the October-December quarter stood at Rs 349.28 crore, compared to Rs 278.58 crore in the same period last fiscal.

For the nine-month period ending December 31, 2010, total income of the bank rose to Rs 721.10 crore from Rs 635.58 crore in April-December, 2009, it said.

http://www.mydigitalfc.com/companies/city-union-bank-posts-q3-net-profit-rs-5770-cr-216

ganie006

February 15th, 2011, 03:59 AM

Rs. 3.5 crore for two anicuts in Pudukottai

M. Balaganessin
PUDUKOTTAI: The State government has sanctioned Rs.3.50 crore for construction of two anicuts for diverting surplus water for irrigation in Pudukottai district.

The anicuts will be constructed at Mumbaalai and Mudiyanar in the downstream of Kallanai canal. While Rs.2.5 crore has been sanctioned for the anicut at Mumbaalai, Rs.1 crore would be utilised for the Mudiyanar facility.

The anicuts will be utilised for diverting surplus water for irrigating paddy and horticultural crops. Till now, surplus water is being let into the sea. An estimated 826 acres — 476 acres in the Mumbalai anicut, and 350 acres in the Athathani anicut — will get assured irrigational facility.

Earthen drainage channels will be constructed to the left and right of the Mumbaalai anicut. On the left side, the channel will be constructed to a length of 1,500 metres up to Manalmelkudi while on its right side, the length of the channel will be about 750 metres. “This will stabilise the irrigation without any hitch,” say official sources.

The Mudiyanar anicut will be constructed on the border of Thanjavur and Pudukottai districts. Though the anicut is to come up in Thanjavur district, the beneficiary ayacutdars are in Pudukottai district. The length of the anicut will be 47 metres, and surplus water from the anicut would be taken to fill the Athathani tank. The proposed anicut will irrigate about 350 acres, including an additional extent of 95 acres.

Work on constructing the anicuts will be taken up after finalising the tenders in February. Officials are confident of completing the work in one year.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/05/stories/2011020558440100.htm

ganie006

February 16th, 2011, 02:03 AM

Banana farmers undergo training

Special Correspondent
‘Only 10 per cent of trees are processed to make stem fibre, edible items'
THANJAVUR: Periyar Technology Business Incubator (Periyar TBI) at Periyar Maniammai University here organised a free training for the banana farmers of Varatharajapuram village near Thottiam in Tiruchi district at Varatharajapuram recently.

The training was on making products out of banana stem and flower. Andal Manoharan of Andal crafts and services from Tiruchi, a successful entrepreneur in banana fibre products, provided machinery and technical support during the four-week training. Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society, Varatharajapuram and Tiruchi District Central Cooperative Bank extended their support.

Speakers said India is the largest producer of banana with 110 million tonnes a year.

Tamil Nadu is the highest producer in the country harvesting 19 per cent of the national share. Tiruchi district tops the list within Tamil Nadu.

To reach a target of 110 million tonnes of banana, six billion trees are cultivated a year.

After growing the trees for about 10 to 13 months, a farmer gets price only for the bunch of banana and the maximum biomass is left in the field as manure.

Only 10 per cent of these banana trees are processed to make some products like stem fibre and edible items.

Comparing the income through these products and market value of fruit bunches, a person who makes a value addition to the left over biomass earns more than the farmer who grows banana in acres of land.

Jayaprakash of Home Immpex Enterprises, Tiruchi, imparted training to farmers in making pickle like product from banana flowers, a technology developed by the National Research Centre of Banana. Entrepreneurship training was also given to the farmers by the Periyar TBI.

Ramaswamy Desai, Project Director of Periyar TBI handled the training. He explained about the services rendered by Periyar TBI in preparing project reports, market tie up and implementation of various business projects.

Rama Jayam Pandiyan, Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Tiruchi, K. Mathivanan, Special Officer of Primary Agriculture Co-operative Credit Society, Varatharajapuram and Saravanan secretary spoke.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/16/stories/2011021650190300.htm

ganie006

February 16th, 2011, 03:13 AM

RESIDENTS OF R.R. NAGAR IN THANJAVUR STAGED A ROAD BLOCKADE AT R.R NAGAR,THEY DEMANDED MUNICIPALITY TO PUT ROAD IN R.R.NAGAR

சாலை வசதி கேட்டு மக்கள் சாலை மறியல்
தஞ்சை, பிப்.16:
தஞ்சை ஆர் ஆர் நகர் பகுதியில் சாலை அமைக்கக்கோரி அப்பகுதி பொதுமக்கள் கடையடை ப்பு செய்து நேற்று சாலை மறியலில் ஈடுபட்டனர்.
தஞ்சை புதிய பஸ் நிலையம் அருகே ஆர்.ஆர்.நகரிலுள்ள சாலை மிகவும் பழுதடைந்துள்ளது. தஞ்சை நகரிலிருந்து புதிய பஸ் நிலையம் செல்லும் அனைத்து கனரக வாகனங்களும் இச்சாலையை கடந்தே செல்ல வேண்டும். மழையால் மிகவும் சேதமடைந்த இச்சாலையை சீரமைப்பதாக நகராட்சி அறிவித்திருந்தது.
ஆனால், அப்பகுதியில் கிராவல் மட்டுமே போடப்பட்டு அப்படியே பணிகள் நிறுத்தப்பட்டுவிட்டன. பல மாதங்களாக சாலை சீரமைக்கப்படாததால் வாகன ஓட்டிகள் மிகவும் சிரமப்படுகின்றனர். மேலும், அப்பகுதி முழுவதும் தூசி படலமாக காட்சியளிக்கிறது. இந்நிலையில் உடனடியாக இப்பகுதியில் தார்ச்சாலை அமைக்கக்கோரி ஆர்ஆர் நகர், குறிஞ்சிநகர் பகுதியில் நேற்று கடைகள் அடைக்கப்பட்டிருந்தன.
மேலும் ஆர்ஆர் நகர் சாலையில் அப்பகுதி மக்கள் மறியலில் ஈடுபட்டனர். இதனால், போக்குவரத்து பாதிக்கப்பட்டது. தகவலறிந்த மருத்துவக்கல்லூரி இன்ஸ்பெக்டர் சோமசுந்தரம் மற்றும் போலீசார் மறியலில் ஈடுபட்ட பொதுமக்களிடம் பேச்சுவார்த்தை நடத்தினர். விரைவில் தார்ச்சாலை அமைப்பதாக நகராட்சி அலுவலர்கள் தெரிவித்ததன் பேரில் மறியல் கைவிடப்பட்டது

ganie006

February 16th, 2011, 03:33 AM

Tiruchchirappalli – Chennai Egmore Weekly Special and Chennai Egmore – Tiruchchirappalli Weekly Superfast Special (via.Mayiladuthurai): T.No.06802 Tiruchchirappalli – Chennai Egmore Weekly Special will leave Tiruchchirappalli at 20.00 hrs. on Wednesdays from 6.4.2011 to 29.6.2011 and arrive Chennai Egmore at 04.25 hrs. the next day.T.No.06801 Chennai Egmore – Tiruchchirappalli Superfast Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 22.45 hrs. on Thursdays from 7.4.2011 to 30.6.2011 and arrive Tiruchchirappalli at 06.00 hrs. the next day.The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 11 Sleeper Class, 2 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, Mayiladuthurai, Sirkazhi, Chidambaram, Tiruppadiripuliyur, Villupuram, Chengalpattu and Tambaram.T.No.06802 will stop at Mambalam also.

Chennai Central – Rameswaram – Chennai Central Weekly Specials (via. Chennai Egmore, Mayiladuthurai, Tiruchchirappalli, Pudukkottai, Karaikkudi): T.No.06019 Chennai Central – Rameswaram Weekly Special will leave Chennai Central at 17.40 hrs. on Mondays from 11.4.2011 to 27.6.2011 and arrive Rameswaram at 08.00 hrs. the next day.T.No.06020 Rameswaram – Chennai Central Weekly Special will leave Rameswaram at 22.40 hrs. on Tuesdays from 12.4.2011 to 28.6.2011 and arrive Chennai Central at 13.30 hrs. the next day.The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 3-tier, 5 Sleeper Class, 6 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches.The trains will stop at Chennai Egmore, Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Tiruppadiripuliyur, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Tiruchchirappalli, Pudukkottai, Chettinad, Karaikkudi, Devakottai Road, Sivaganga, Manamadurai, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram and Mandapam. T.No.06020 will stop at Mambalam also.
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Chennai Egmore – Tiruchendur – Chennai Egmore Weekly Specials (via. Mayiladuthurai, Tiruchchirappalli, Madurai, Tirunelveli): T.No.06037 Chennai Egmore –Tiruchendur Weekly Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 22.45 hrs. on Mondays from 4.4.2011 to 20.6.2011 and arrive Tiruchendur at 14.15 hrs. the next day. T.No.06038 Tiruchendur – Chennai Egmore Weekly Special will leave Tiruchendur at 19.15 hrs. on Tuesdays from 5.4.2011 to 21.6.2011 and arrive Chennai Egmore at 10.50 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier, 10 Sleeper Class,4 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches.The trains will stop at Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Tiruppadiripuliyur, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Tiruchchirappalli, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudunagar, Sattur, Kovilpatti, Vanchi Maniyachchi, Tirunelveli, Seydunganallur, Srivaikuntam, Nazareth, Kurumbur, Arumuganeri and Kayalpattinam. T.No.06038 will stop at Mambalam also.

ganie006

February 17th, 2011, 06:34 PM

காரைக்கால் - நாகூர் ரயில் பாதை பணி "சுறு சுறு': மார்ச் மாதம் சோதனை ஓட்டம் நடத்த திட்டம்

காரைக்கால்: காரைக்கால் - நாகூர் புதிய அகல ரயில் பாதையில் வரும் மார்ச் மாதம் ரயில் சோதனை ஓட்டம் நடத்த திட்டமிடப்பட்டுள்ளதால் ரயில் பாதை அமைக்கும் பணி இரவு பகலாக நடந்து வருகிறது.

காரைக்கால் - நாகூர் இடையே புதிய அகல ரயில்பாதை அமைக்க 2007ம் ஆண்டு திட்டம் உருவாக்கப்பட்டது. மத்திய அரசு 97 கோடி ரூபாய் ஒதுக்கீடு செய்து பணிகள் துவங்கியது. காரைக்கால் - நாகூர் இடையே உள்ள 10.66 கிலோ மீட்டர் தொலைவுக்கு புதிய ரயில்பாதை, ரயில் நிலையம், பாலங்கள் கட்ட பணிகள் துவங்கியது. இப்பாதையில் 30 சிறிய பாலங்களும், ஏழு பெரிய பாலங்களும் கட்டப்பட்டுள்ளன. நாகூர் - காரைக்கால் ரயில்பாதை இடையே, தனியார் கப்பல் துறைமுகத்தில் இருந்து நாகூர் வரை பாதை அமைக்கப்பட்டு, சரக்கு ரயில் போக்குவரத்து, கடந்த ஆண்டு ஜனவரி மாதம் துவக்கப்பட்டது. ரயில் பாதையில், சாலை குறுக்கிடும் 11 இடங்களில் லெவல் கிராசிங், இரண்டு இடங்களில் சுரங்கப் பாதை அமைக்கும் பணி நடந்து வருகிறது. வரும் 18ம் தேதி தெற்கு ரயில்வே பொதுமேலாளர் தீபக் கிருஷன், திருச்சி, திருவாரூர், தஞ்சாவூர், நாகை, நாகூர் ரயில் நிலையங்களை பார்வையிட வருகிறார். அப்போது காரைக்கால் - நாகூர் இடையே அமைக்கும் பணியையும் ஆய்வு மேற்கொள்வார் என அதிகாரிகள் தெரிவித்தனர். இதனால் ரயில் பாதை அமைக்கும் பணி மேலும் சுறுசுறுப்பு அடைந்துள்ளது.

Translation
1) Work is going in full swing
2) The inspection would be in mid-week of March
3) SR GM has plans to visit THANJAVUR,TRICHY,THIRUVARUR,NAGAI,NAGOOR railway stations on feb 18

http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=188890

ganie006

February 18th, 2011, 03:32 AM

Thanjavur-Chennai train in day sought

Special Correspondent
THANJAVUR: The Thanjavur Chamber of Commerce and Industries has appealed to P.V.Vaidialingam, Divisional Railway Manager, Tiruchy, to operate an exclusive superfast express from Thanjavur to Chennai during day time.

PL.A.Chidambaram, president of the chamber, C. Anandhan, secretary, K. Padmanabhan, vice president, and V.S.Vasan, executive committee member, met the DRM in Tiruchi on Thursday and submitted a memorandum to him.

The chamber said all express trains going via Thanjavur such as Mysore Express, Janasathapthi, Ernakulam, Rameswaram-Varanasi, Rameswaram-Bhuvaneswar, Chennai-Rameswaram and Nagore-Chennai should have two or more reserved compartments with Thanjavur allotment.

It also demanded starting of railway line work between Thanjavur and Ariyalur.

The DRM told the representatives that work going on in platforms one and two at Thanjavur junction would be completed in six months, said a press release here on Thursday.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/18/stories/2011021852310500.htm

ganie006

February 18th, 2011, 06:24 PM

திறப்பு விழா
தஞ்சாவூர், பிப். 17: திருவையாறில் புதிய அரசு பஜாஜ் ஷோரூமை தியாகப் பிரம்ம மகோத்சவ சபா டிரஸ்டி பஞ்சநாதம் திறந்துவைத்தார்.
திருவையாறு காவல் கண்காணிப்பாளர் விஜயகுமார், நகர வர்த்தக சங்கத் தலைவர் திலகர், அரசு நிறுவனங்கள் பொது மேலாளர் பாலகிருஷ்ணன், நிர்வாக இயக்குநர் திருநாவுக்கரசு, துணைத் தலைவர் முருகன் உள்ளிட்டோர் பங்கேற்றனர்.

http://www.dinamani.com/edition/Story.aspx?SectionName=Edition-Trichy&artid=378373&SectionID=138&MainSectionID=138&SEO=&Title=%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9E%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9E%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%20%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%20%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%88

ganie006

February 19th, 2011, 03:42 AM

More trains in pipeline for delta districts, says Southern Railway GM

Special Correspondent
TIRUVARUR: Broad gauge conversion between Tiruvarur and Mayiladuthurai will be completed by the end of the year, said Deepak Krishan, General Manager, Southern Railway, at Tiruvarur on Friday.

He told reporters that more trains would be available for people from Tiruvaur, Nagapattinam, Nagore Velankanni to Chennai once the work was completed.

The General Manager, along with P.V. Vaidialingam, Divisional Railway Manager Tiruchi, Narayanan, Chief Engineer, M. Mohan, Chief Safety Officer, Patnaik, Chief Manager (operations), inspected the railway track, level crossings, and stations on the Thanjavur-Tiruvarur-Nagapattinam route on Friday.

The officials inspected Saliyamangalam, Needamangalam and Tiruvarur railway stations and the General Manager appreciated authorities for the excellent maintenance of Tiruvarur station.

Broad gauge section

He said that Thanjavur-Tiruvarur broad gauge section was opened to traffic in 2006 and Tiruvarur-Nagore section in 2010.

On the possibility of attaching coaches from Tiruvarur to the Chennai-bound Cholan Express, Mr. Krishan said that it was not possible as trains were being operated end-to-end. However, he promised to look into the matter.

Our Nagapattinam staff reporter adds:

Conducting a day-long inspection along the BG line from Thanjavur to Nagore Mr. Krishan, said that the annual inspection carried jointly with various department heads was necessary gauge infrastructural and service deficiencies, if any, and find means to address them.

In Nagapattinam, the sharp curve near the railway gate, ten meters from Nagapattinam railway station, was the site of inspection. The team ascertained the possibility for a smoothened turn in place of the existing sharp curve that restricted the speed of trains.

“We wanted to work out some method to reduce the sharpness of the curve, so that speed of the trains remain unhindered at this point,” Mr. Krishan said.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/19/stories/2011021965740900.htm

ganie006

February 20th, 2011, 04:05 AM

Slum Clearance Board houses opened

Special Correspondent
—Photo: M. Srinath

New facility:A view of the houses inaugurated in Pillaiyarpatti on Saturday.
THANJAVUR: The Union Minister of State for Finance, S. S. Palani Manickam, inaugurated the 300 houses constructed by the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board at Pillaiyarpatti near here at a cost of Rs. 7.71 crore on Saturday.

While distributing allotment letters to 20 beneficiaries, the Minister added that the rest would soon get their letters.

Mr. Palani Manickam said that each house spread over an area of 270 sq.ft costs Rs. 2.57 lakh.

Repayment of the amount by the beneficiaries is at the rate of Rs. 250 per month for twenty long years.

M. S. Shanmugham, District Collector, Mahesh Krishnaswamy, MLA, R. Jayabal, Superintendent Engineer, Slum Clearance Board, participated in the function.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/20/stories/2011022050830200.htm

ganie006

February 21st, 2011, 04:40 AM

Rulers play important role in growth of art forms: Kanimozhi

Special Correspondent
Buildings for the Centre for Performing Arts at Tamil University inaugurated
— Photo: M.Srinath

unveiling vision:Kanimozhi, MP, unveiling the plaque to mark the inauguration of the ‘Kuthu Kalari' -Centre for Performing Arts at Tamil University in Thanjavur on Sunday.
THANJAVUR: The “Kuthu Kalari”- Centre for Performing Arts at Tamil University here would help preserve our ancient arts and hand them over to posterity, said K.Manimozhi, MP, here on Saturday. She inaugurated the buildings for the centre for which she had contributed Rs.1 crore from her MP's local area development fund.

Ms. Kanimozhi said art, linked mostly with the Tamil Language was nearly 2000 years old. She hoped that Kuthu Kalari would blossom into a centre for preserving and teaching all art forms of India.

Regimes that ruled a country or land played an important role in the growth of arts. Different regimes and invasions had their impact on art forms, for example, Kalari refers to martial art forms. British rulers wanted some changes in the art form. Thus there were some modifications in it. However, it flourished in its original form in certain parts of Kerala. Dravidian rule certainly had helped in flourishing our art forms.

M.Rajendran, Vice Chancellor, said the aim of Kuthu Kalari or for that matter Chennai Sangamam organised by Ms.Kanimozhi in Chennai was to make the art forms as people's art forms instead of keeping confined to a particular caste or religion.

M.S.Shanmugham, Collector, said performance of arts and appreciation of art forms differentiated human beings from animals. Art forms helped in fine-tuning people shunning their crude mentalities. People should enjoy and appreciate various art forms instead of gluing to televisions and cinemas.

Anna M.T.Bruine, a native of the Netherlands who learnt Tamil and doing research in folk arts, said she chose Tamil to learn because she loved Tamil. Tamil has Iyal, Isai and Natakam. Isai (music) is very important. In European countries dramas have dialogues whereas in Tamil Iyal Isai Natakam is seen.

S.N.M.Ubayathullah, Commercial Taxes Minister, distributed prizes of Rs 1.5 lakh to Manonmani, Editor of Pudu Ezhuthu in the small journal category, Rs.1 lakh to Erode Thamizhanban (on behalf of Thamizhanban, Prof.V.Jayadevan received the cheque) Editor of Arima Nokku, a journal and Rs.50,000 to Kurinji Velan, Editor of Thisai Ettum, a journal.

Mr.Rajendran said these journals contributed a lot to the Tamil language.

V.P.Dhananjeyan, dance teacher, and M.Ramasamy, professor of Tamil University, Sakthi Murugan, architect of the Kuthu Kalari, and S.P.Saravanan, Registrar participated. Drama department students staged Socrates written by Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/21/stories/2011022161830600.htm

ganie006

February 21st, 2011, 04:51 AM

ரயில்வே பட்ஜெட்டில் தமிழகத்திற்கு 12 புதி
வரும் 25ம் தேதி தாக்கல் செய்யப்படும், ரயில்வே பட்ஜெட்டில், சென்னையிலிருந்து மும்பை மற்றும் ஹவுராவுக்கு துரந்தோ ரயில்களும், தமிழகத்தின் முக்கிய நகரங்கள் இடையே 12 புதிய ரயில்கள் இயக்குவதற்கான அறிவிப்புகளை வெளியிட பரிசீலிக்கப்படுவதாக டில்லி ரயில்வே வட்டாரத்தில் பேசப்படுகிறது.

வரும் 2011 - 2012ம்ஆண்டுக்கான ரயில்வே பட்ஜெட், இம்மாதம் 25ம் தேதி பார்லிமென்ட்டில் தாக்கல் செய்யப்படுகிறது. ரயில்வே அமைச்சர் மம்தா பானர்ஜி பட்ஜெட் தயாரிப்பு பணிகளில் ஈடுபட்டுள்ளார்.தமிழக ரயில்வே திட்டங்களுக்கு போதிய நிதி ஒதுக்கீடு செய்ய தமிழக அரசின் சார்பிலும், தமிழகத்தை சேர்ந்த மத்திய அமைச்சர்கள் சிலரின் சார்பிலும் வலியுறுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளன. தமிழக எம்.பி.,க்கள், தங்கள் தொகுதிகளில் ரயில்வே மேம்பாட்டு பணிகளுக்கு போதிய நிதி ஒதுக்கீடு செய்யவும் ரயில்வே அமைச்சகத்திற்கு கோரிக்கை விடுத்துள்ளனர்.

தமிழக ரயில்வே திட்டங்களில், விழுப்புரம் - திண்டுக்கல் இரண்டாவது பாதை மற்றும் திருவாரூர் - காரைக்குடி மீட்டர் கேஜ் பாதையை அகல ரயில் பாதையாக மாற்றவும், வரும் ரயில்வே பட்ஜெட்டில் போதுமான நிதி ஒதுக்கீடு செய்ய, தமிழக அரசு சார்பிலும், மத்திய அமைச்சர்கள், எம்.பி..க்கள்,பொது நலச் சங்கங்கள் மற்றும் திருச்சி, தஞ்சை, திருவாரூர், சிவகங்கை மாவட்ட வர்த்தக சங்கங்களின் சார்பிலும் ரயில்வே அமைச்சகத்திற்கு கோரிக்கை வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.
தமிழகத்தில் மே மாதம் நடக்கவுள்ள சட்டசபை தேர்தலை கவனத்தில் கொண்டு, தமிழக ரயில்வே திட்டங்களுக்கு நிதி ஒதுக்கீடும் மற்றும் புதிய ரயில்கள் அறிவிக்கப்படுவதிலும் மத்திய அரசின் மூலம் கூடுதல் கவனம் செலுத்தப்படலாம் என்ற எதிர்பார்ப்பும் உள்ளது. ரயில்வே பட்ஜெட்டில் இந்தியாவில் முக்கிய நகரங்கள் இடையே 75 புதிய எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் ரயில்கள் இயக்கப்படவும், தமிழகத்தின் முக்கிய நகரங்கள் இடையே 12 புதிய ரயில்கள் அறிமுகம் செய்யப்படவும் வாய்ப்புள்ளதாவும் ரயில்வே வட்டாரத்தில் பேசப்படுகின்றன.

இவ்வகையில், சென்னை சென்ட்ரல் - மும்பை சி.எஸ்.டி., (மகராஷ்டிரா) இடையே துரந்தோ வாராந்திர ரயில், சென்னை சென்ட்ரல் - ஹவுரா (மேற்குவங்கம்) இடையே (வாரத்தில் மூன்று நாட்கள்) துரந்தோ ரயில் இயக்கப்படவும், கோவை - ஜல்பைக்குரி (மேற்கு வங்கம்), சேலம் - மிராஜ் (மகராஷ்டிரா) இடையே (வழி-ஹூப்ளி) இயக்கவும், திருநெல்வேலி - திகா (மேற்குவங்கம்), திருநெல்வேலி - புனே (மகராஷ்டிரா), தஞ்சை-அமிர்தசரஸ் (பஞ்சாப்), வேளாங்கண்ணி-கொல்லம் (கேரளா) இடையே வாராந்திர சிறப்பு ரயில் இயக்கப்படவும் திட்டமிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.சென்னை சென்ட்ரல்-ஆமதாபாத் (குஜராத்) இடையே வாரத்தில் மூன்று நாட்கள் "ஏசி' எக்ஸ்பிரஸ், மதுரை-ஹவுரா (மேற்குவங்கம்) இடையே வாரத்தில் மூன்று நாட்கள் எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் ரயில் இயக்கவும், திருநெல்வேலி - சேலம் இடையே பாசஞ்சர் ரயில் இயக்கப்படவும், நாகர்கோவில்- கோவை இடையே இயக்கப்படும் எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் ரயிலுக்கு தூத்துக்குடி - மணியாச்சிக்கு இணைப்பு இணைப்பு ரயில் இயக்கவும், திருப்பதி - கோவை இடையே வாரத்தில் மூன்று நாட்கள் இயக்கப்பட்டு வரும் எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் ரயில், வாரத்தில் ஐந்து நாட்கள் இயக்கவும், பரிசீலனை செய்யப்பட்டு வருவதாக ரயில்வே வட்டாரத்தில் கூறப்படுகிறது.

http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=191994
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Railway budget- 12 new trains possible for TN, Thanjavur may get two trains Thanjavur-Amirthasaras,Velankanni-Kollam

ganie006

February 21st, 2011, 06:15 PM

River project to be completed by March 2012

Nagapattinam,Feb 21 (PTI) The strengthening work alongthe left and right banks of Kollidam river at a cost of Rs 375crore as part of the flood control project, is expected to becompleted by March 2012, a top official said today.

A sum of Rs 108 crore had been allotted for strengtheningthe left bank and Rs 267 crore for the right,K Dhanavel, PWDSecretary, Tamil Nadu, told reporters after inspecting theworks at Kattur near Kollidam in Nagapattinam district.

Dhanavel said the project had been taken up with theassistance of central government as a permanent floodcontrol measure. Flooding in Kollidam river affects over 150villages. The completion of this project will enable thepeople of these villages to lead a panic-free life during themonsoon time, he said.

The left bank strengthening covers the area betweenAnaikarai (Thanjavur District) and Kodiyampalayam(Nagapattinam Dist) and the right bank strengthening coversthe area between Anaikarai (Thanjavur Dist) and Kattur(Nagapattinam Dist).

Dhanavel said the works will be completed before Mar,2012.

The Kollidam river could carry a maximum of 4.5 lakhcusecs during rainy season.Due to heavy silt formation in theriver bed, the banks used to breach during floods, affectingover 150 villages causing huge loss to crops, habitations andkilling cattle.

During the past five years, the region suffered damagethrice and the government has now initiated the permanentflood control project, which commenced during November lastyear.

http://news.oneindia.in/2011/02/21/riverproject-to-be-completed-by-march2012-aid0126.html

ganie006

February 23rd, 2011, 11:56 AM

Demand for restoration, operation of trains

Special Correspondent

Photo: M.Srinath

up in arms:Members of several associations staging a demonstration in front of the railway station in Thanjavur on Tuesday.

THANJAVUR: Members of Thanjavur-Tiruchi Rail Users' Association, Thanjavur Senior Citizens Forum and Thanjavur Division LIC Employees Association staged a demonstration in front of the railway station here on Wednesday demanding operation and restoration of various trains for the benefit of passengers of the district.

They demanded restoration of Tiruchi-Chingleput fast passenger, Madurai-Chennai day time passenger, Thanjavur-Chennai fast passenger and Tuticorin-Chennai Janata express, which were run prior to the commencement of the BG conversion works on the mainline.

Ayyanapuram K.Nadarajan, president and V. Jeevakumar, legal adviser of Thanjavur-Tiruchi Rail Users' Association, R. Thangarajan, president of Senior Citizens Forum, and R. Punniyamurthy, president of Thanjavur Division LIC Employees Association led the agitation.

They sought only chair car facility in Cholan Express, operation of a night express to Chennai from Thanjavur, inauguration of work on Ariyalur-Thanjavur-Pattukottai new railway line, and expedition of works on platform number one and two at the Thanjavur junction.

Their other demands included improving passenger amenities on platform number four and five, operation of additional trains from Thanjavur to Kumbakonam and Thanjavur to Nagore, opening of ticket counter on Mary's corner side round the clock, stopping of Ernakulam-Nagore and Mayiladuthurai–Tiruchi expresses at Budalur, extension of passenger shed at Budalur station, operation of weekly once Tiruchi -Thanjavur passenger on all days, UTS reservation facility at Budalur station, and installation of signal gate at Ayyanapuram railway station.

ganie006

February 23rd, 2011, 11:57 AM

Farmers block traffic over 20-hour electricity supply

Special Correspondent

Pulses, ground nut and sugarcane raised in district need water

going berserk:A policewoman trying to prevent the farmers from staging a road blockade in front of the TNEB Office in Thanjavur.

THANJAVUR: A total of 390 farmers were arrested after they tried to lay siege to office of the Superintending Engineer of Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) here on Wednesday in support of their various demands. They sat before the office and blocked traffic.

The farmers demanded supply of three-phase electricity for 20 hours a day for the agriculture pump sets and connections immediately for those who have been waiting for years.

S. Ramanathan, president of Sugarcane Farmers' Association, R. Sukumar, district president of Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam, Sami Natarajan, district secretary of Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam, led the agitation.

Mr. Ramanathan said summer cultivation started in the district and pulses, ground nut and sugarcane crops raised in the district are starving for water.

There is an order of the government that power should be supplied for 20 hours.

At present only three-hour supply is being provided in night and one to two hours day.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/23/stories/2011022351740500.htm

ganie006

February 24th, 2011, 03:01 AM

Madhucon Projects bags project from NHAI

Capital Market / 16:43 , Feb 23, 2011

Madhucon Projects has received a letter of award from National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) worth Rs. 73.98 crore for 4-laning of Barsasat- Krishnagar section of NH 34 from Km 31 to Km 115 in the State of West Bengal under National Highway development programme (NHDP-III) on design, build, finance, operate and transfer basis (DBFOT) on annuity basis. The concession period is 17 years including construction period of 910 days.

The company is having 6 BOT toll and annuity projects under its BOT portfolio. The two toll road projects namely Madhucon Agra- Jaipur Expressways and TN (DK) Expressways are operational and two BOT toll road projects namely Trichy- Thanjavur Expressways and Madurai- Tuticorin Expressways are expected to commence toll before the end of February 2011.

The company made this announcement during the trading hours today, 23 February 2011.

http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/Madhucon-Projects-bags-project-from-NHAI/3575779053

ganie006

February 24th, 2011, 03:55 AM

தென்னக ரயில்வே பொது மேலாளர் தீபக்கிசனிடம் ரயில்வே தொழிற்சங்க பிரதிநிதிகள் கொடுத்த கோரிக்கை மனு:
தஞ்சையில் இருந்து மயிலாடுதுறை வழியாக சென்னைக்கு ராஜராஜன் விரைவு ரயில் இயக்க வேண்டும். தஞ்சையில் இருந்து விழுப்புரம் வரை பயணிகள் ரயில் இயக்க வேண்டும். தஞ்சையில் இருந்து நாகூருக்கு காலை 11 மணியிலிருந்து 6 மணிவரை ரயில் போக்கு வரத்து இல்லாத நிலை உள்ளது. இந்த இடை வெளியில் ஒரு பயணிகள் ரயில் இயக்க நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும். தஞ்சை ரயில் நிலையத்தில் உள்ள நடைமேடைகளில் கட்டமைப்பு பணிகளை மேம்படுத்த வேண்டும்.
பாதுகாக்கப்பட்ட குடிநீர் வழங்கும் எந்திரம் 4 வது நடைமேடையில் பழுதடைந்திருப்பதை சரிசெய்ய வேண் டும். இரண்டாம் நுழைவு வாயிலில் உள்ள டிக்கெட் கவுன்டர் 24 மணிநேரமும் இயங்க வேண்டும். குடந்தை ரயில் நிலையத்தில் கழிவுநீரை வெளியேற்ற போதிய வசதி இல்லாத நிலை உள்ளது.
இந்த பிரச் னையை தீர்க்க நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும் என தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டிருந்தது.
மாவட்ட செயலாளர் மனோகரன், தஞ்சை கிளை செயலாளர் நாகராஜன், பொருளாளர் டேனியல், ஒப்பந்த சங்க செயலாளர் வடுகநாதன், முருகேசன், ரமேஷ், ராமசாமி உள்ளிட்டோர் உடனிருந்தனர்.

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railway workers union has appealed to southern railway GM,
1. operate a Rajarajan Express from Thanjavur to Chennai
2. operate a passenger trian from Thanjavur to Vilupuram
3.operate more trains to Nagure
4.opening of ticket counter on Mary's corner side round the clock
5.improve amenities in platforms

ganie006

February 24th, 2011, 04:17 AM

இனாத்துக்கான்பட்டி மக்களுக்கு மாற்று இடம் அளிப்பது குறித்து ஆலோசனை

First Published : 22 Feb 2011 11:50:46 AM IST

Last Updated :

தஞ்சாவூர், பிப். 21: தஞ்சாவூர் விமானப் படைத் தளத்துக்கு இடம் அளித்த இனாத்துக்கான்பட்டி கிராம மக்களுக்கு மாற்று இடம் அளிப்பது குறித்து, அந்தப் பகுதி மக்களிடம் கோட்டாட்சியர் எச். முத்துலட்சுமி திங்கள்கிழமை கருத்து கேட்டார்.

1991-ம் ஆண்டில் விமானப் படைத் தளம் அமைப்பதற்காக தஞ்சாவூர் வட்டம், இனாத்துக்கான்பட்டி கிராமம் உள்பட நான்கு கிராமங்களில் நில எடுப்புப் பணிகள் நடைபெற்றன. தற்போது இனாத்துக்கான்பட்டி கிராம மக்கள் செல்லும் பாதையில் விமான ஓடுதளம் விஸ்தரிப்பு பணிகளுக்காக வேலைகள் நடைபெற்று வருகின்றன.

இதனால், இனாத்துக்கான்பட்டி மக்கள் தங்களது கிராமங்களுக்குச் செல்வதில் சிரமம் ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது. விமானப் படை வீரர்களின் கண்காணிப்பு, சோதனை நடவடிக்கைகளும் இந்தப் பகுதி மக்களின் இயல்பு வாழ்க்கைக்கு இடையூறாக இருப்பதாகக் கூறப்படுகிறது.

எனவே, இந்தப் பகுதி மக்களுக்காக மாற்று இடத்தைத் தேர்வு செய்து, அங்கு அவர்களைக் குடியமர்த்த நடவடிக்கைகள் எடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.

புதிதாக தேர்வு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ள இடத்தில் நிலத்தைக் கையகப்படுத்தவும் நடவடிக்கைகள் எடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.

இதையடுத்து, அந்தக் கிராம மக்களின் கருத்துகளை அறிந்து கொள்ளும் வகையில், கோட்டாட்சியர் எச். முத்துலெட்சுமி தலைமையில் திங்கள்கிழமை ஆலோசனைக் கூட்டம் நடைபெற்றது.

அதில், அரசின் சட்டத் திட்டங்களுக்கு உள்பட்டும், மக்களின் நலனைக் கருதியும் இந்தப் பணிகளை விரைவாக முடிக்க அதிகாரிகள் உரிய நடவடிக்கைகள் எடுப்பார்கள் என்று கோட்டாட்சியர் உறுதியளித்தா

ganie006

February 24th, 2011, 02:26 PM

வெண்ணாற்று பாலத்தில் போக்குவரத்து நிறுத்தம்

First Published : 24 Feb 2011 10:59:42 AM IST

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தஞ்சாவூர், பிப். 23: தஞ்சாவூர் வெண்ணாற்று பாலத்தில் புதன்கிழமை முதல் போக்குவரத்து நிறுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது என்று நெடுஞ்சாலைத் துறை கோட்டப் பொறியாளர் க. பாலசுப்பிரமணியன் தெரிவித்தார்.

இதுகுறித்து அவர் வெளியிட்ட செய்திக் குறிப்பு:

தஞ்சாவூர் பள்ளியக்ரஹாரத்தில் வெண்ணாற்றின் குறுக்கே வலுவிழந்த நிலையில் உள்ள குறுகிய பாலத்தை இடித்துவிட்டு, அந்த இடத்தில் புதிய பாலம் கட்டும் பணிகள் நடைபெற உள்ளது. இதனால், வெண்ணாற்று பாலத்தில் போக்குவரத்து நிறுத்தப்படுகிறது.

எனவே, அனைத்து வாகனங்களும் கோடியம்மன் கோயில் அருகில் உள்ள சுங்கன் திடல் சாலை வழியாக மாற்றுப் பாதையில் செல்ல வேண்டும் என்றார் அவர்.

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ganie006

February 24th, 2011, 02:28 PM

ganie006

February 25th, 2011, 03:50 AM

Sea bass harvested from fresh water tanks at Saliyamangalam

G. Srinivasan

Marine Products Export Development Authority rears a tonne of marine fish

Photo: M.Srinath

fishing in fresh water:M.S. Shanmugham, third from left, Collector, looking at the sea bass harvested from fresh water tanks at Saliyamangalam village in Thanjavur district on Thursday. S. Kandan, Assistant Director (aquaculture) is in the picture.

THANJAVUR: Heard of marine fish culture in fresh water? The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) has achieved this.

A tonne of sea bass, purely a marine species, was harvested from fresh water tanks at Aqua Nova farm at Saliyamangalam village near Thanjavur on Thursday.

M.S.Shanmugham, District Collector, saw the harvest and appreciated MPEDA for achieving this.

According to S.Kandan, Assistant Director (Aquaculture) MPEDA, two hectares of fresh water pond belonging to G.S.Samarasam was selected at Saliyamangalam for the purpose.

Around 4000 seabass fingerlings (6 c.m x 3.2 gram weight) produced at Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture at Sirkazhi in Nagapattinam were stocked in the 2x2x3.2 meter cages put up in the pond and cultured by giving imported pellet feed. Within eleven months the fingerlings grew to 38 cms size fish with an average weight of 750 grams. "The growth is better than in sea water and there is no disease attack", Mr.Kandan said.

The result of this demonstration indicated clearly that even marine fish seabass can be cultured very easily in fresh water especially in lakes, reservoirs, canals, and community ponds.

Fish farmers, who raise fresh water species like catla, rohu and mirgal, saw the harvest and said that they will try seabass culture in their ponds.

"Being an export variety, seabass fish cultured in fresh water can help farmers to get a good income through exports" Kandan said.

The price of a kilo of seabass in domestic market is Rs.220 per kilo. Twenty three cages were put in Saliyamangalam pond and one tonne of fish was harvested from them.

Nearly 150 fish farmers saw the harvest and learnt from MPEDA officials about the method of culturing seabass in fresh water on Thursday.

C.J.Sampathkumar, Deputy Director, MPEDA, Meenakshi Sundareswari Annadurai, president of Saliyamngalam Panchayat, Razak Ali, Assistant Director MPEDA, participated.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/25/stories/2011022552670500.htm

ganie006

February 25th, 2011, 11:27 AM

Chennai-Tiruchendur Express becoming a daily service (16735/16736),
new weekly express b/w Velankanni-vasco

ganie006

February 26th, 2011, 03:11 AM

Techno-management event begins

Special Correspondent

THANJAVUR: DAKSH – SASTRA University's Techno-Management Festival began on the university campus here on Thursday. Over 7,000 students from 200 colleges from across the country and abroad are participating in the festival, which will go on till February 27.

More than 40 events were conducted in various clusters – Chromoxone (Biotech), Robotricks (Robots), Compsense (IT), ElectronIQ, (EEE), Nirman (Civil), Shunyakaal (Management), Envisage (Mechanical).

Workshops on robotics, ethical hacking, bio-cognition and sustainable leadership organised in association with Technophilia, IBI Biosolutions (Canada based) and Green ADD are highlights of the festival. A Model Conference of Parties with Climate Change as the theme is an addition to this year's edition of DAKSH.

A special workshop on Forensic Sciences would be handled by P. Chandrasekhar, said a release here on Thursday.

The robot racing track used in the all-terrain robot race at DAKSH is the longest in India for an event of this genre. Other events are robot soccer, robot water polo, fun events like cyber-gaming, online programming contest and czar of the bazaar.

Every year DAKSH takes up a social initiative and this year it is the Eco Brigade - a forum that discusses environmental concerns. Another initiative is the Plasma Compendium - an online blood archive that emphasises on the importance of blood donation.

“Such events encourage students to think beyond their lab walls and come out with innovative solutions for various issues,” said S. Vaidhya Subramanian, Dean of SASTRA.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/26/stories/2011022661550500.htm

ganie006

February 26th, 2011, 03:12 AM

Alumni donate water purifiers

Special Correspondent

THANJAVUR: The 1984 batch students of Thanjavur Medical College have donated five reverse osmosis water purifiers to Thanjavur Medical College Hospital to commemorate the golden jubilee of the college celebrated in 2010-11.

The RO plants costing Rs. 2.5 lakh have been put up at the 300-beded hospital building and intensive care unit building. G. Ambujam, Medical Superintendent of Thanjavur Medical College Hospital, inaugurated the purifiers on Thursday. Dr. Ambujam appealed to the patients to the hospital to make use of the new facility properly. D. Kannan, president of the TMC 1984 Charity, M. Balamurugan, secretary, and A. Khaja Mohideen, treasurer, were present.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/26/stories/2011022663800200.htm

ganie006

February 27th, 2011, 03:56 AM

BSNL's sixth customer service centre opened

Special Correspondent

Centres to be opened at Tiruvarur and Athikadai in March

— Photo: M. Srinath

customer-friendly:Customers paying the bill at the new BSNL customer service centre at the Medical College road exchange on Saturday. J.V.Raja Reddy, right, general manager, BSNL, Thanjavur, is in the picture.

THANJAVUR: The General Manager of Bharath Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) Thanjavur, J. V. Raja Reddy, inaugurated the sixth Customer Service Centre at the Medical College Road exchange at Easwari Nagar Bus stop on Saturday.

Mr. Reddy told presspersons here that there are six service centres in Thanjavur town, including the one inaugurated.

Other centres are functioning at Mary's corner, Central Telegraph Office, Karanthai, Rajappa Nagar, and Vallam. The centres at CTO and Mary's corner are functioning from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day throughout the year without any holiday.

The new centre will function from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. People can pay their bills through the land line, cellular phones, and also online . People can also purchase recharge coupons. Cash will be collected up to 3.30 p.m. every day.

Sunday is a holiday. Customer service centres will be opened at Tiruvarur and Athikadai in Tiruvarur district in March, Raja Reddy said. People can give applications for getting phone and broadband connections at the customer service centres.

Ramachandra Iyer, Deputy General Manager, Landline and Irudayaraj, DGM, Cellular phones, participated in the function.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/27/stories/2011022755940500.htm

ganie006

February 27th, 2011, 03:56 AM

Natyanjali from March 2

Special Correspondent

THANJAVUR: Brahan Natyanjali, a dance obeisance to Lord Brihadisvara, would be held at the Big Temple here from March 2 to 8.

V. Varadarajan, president of the Brahan Natyanjali Foundation, told reporters on Saturday that over 500 artistes from all over the country and abroad would participate. All forms of Indian dances such as Kathak, Mohiniyattam, Odissi, Chathriya, Kathakali and Bhrathanatyam would be performed. Some of the prominent artistes like Vempatti Chinnasathyan, Sridevi Rajan, Pdma Murali, Sandhya Brocha, Ambali Braharaj, K.V.Satyanatrayana , Swarnamalya and Rukmini Vijayakumar would participate.

“Natyanjali assumes importance as this is the millennium year of the temple. Brahan Natyanjali Foundation was instrumental in organising the millennium celebration in which 1,000 artistes performed,” he said .

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/27/stories/2011022750560200.htm

ganie006

February 27th, 2011, 03:57 AM

Flood control works begin

Special Correspondent

Rs. 24.65 crore allotted for permanent measure in three districts

Photo: M.Srinath

long-term strategy:S.Asokan, left, superintending engineer, PWD, discussing the flood relief work with K. Nehru, second from left, executive engineer, PWD and Venugopal, third from left, sub-divisional officer, PWD, at Melattur Surplus Regulator across Melattur channel near Thittai village in Thanjavur district on Saturday.

THANJAVUR: The Public Works Department has started flood control works at various places in the District.

S.Asokan, superintending engineer, PWD, inspected the project taken up at Rs 25 lakh at Melattur Surplus Regulator across Melattur channel at Thittai village on Saturday.

Asokan said Melattur channel branches out from Vettar at Nedar Regulator and runs to a distance of 13 km. It has an ayacut of 6,185 hectares. Later, he saw the Rs. 20-lakh work undertaken on the left bank of Vadavar near Thanjavur.

Mr. Asokan told reporters that the State government has allotted a sum of Rs. 24.65 crore for taking up permanent flood control works in Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts. Out of this Rs. 10 crore had been allotted for Thanjavur, which would be utilised for 65 masonry and regulator works.

Asokan saw the construction of a bed dam-cum-regulator at Rs 1 crore across Mudiyanar at Avidaiyani village at Peravurani taluk. The fund has been provided by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). Nehru, executive engineer, PWD, and Venugopal and Vivendran, sub-divisional officers, accompanied him.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/27/stories/2011022756020500.htm

bonoslack7

February 27th, 2011, 11:08 PM

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/28/stories/2011022854680500.htm

CM inaugurates coconut complex at Ponnvarayankottai near Pattukottai

A genetic garden for ‘Marudham', one of the five types of lands classified in Sangam literature, will come up on 22.48 acres of land at a cost of Rs.4 crore at Marudanallur near Kumbakonam.

The garden will have small spring, lotus and lily ponds, coconut groves, mango and banana orchards, children's park, wooden bridges, pathways, birds and animals as per the references to the Marudham Nilam in the Sangam literature.

Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi laid the foundation for the garden and inaugurated a coconut complex at Ponnvarayankottai near Pattukottai, through video conferencing from Chennai on Sunday. Ko.Si.Mani, Cooperation Minister, S.N.M.Ubayathullah, Commercial Taxes Minister, M.S.Shanmugham, Collector, N.R.Rangarajan, Pattukottai MLA, and T.Selvam, Chairman of Thanjavur Marketing Committee participated in the video conferencing from the Pattukottai side. The Collector said coconut is cultivated on 30,000 hectares at Pattdukottai and Peravurani in Thanjavur district.

Responding to the demand made by the coconut farmers to ensure reasonable price for their nut and help them produce copra with less expenditure, the government has decided to set up the coconut complex . The complex is located three km from Pattukottai and is easily accessible to farmers of Pattukottai and Peravurani.

The complex has been constructed at a cost of Rs.4 crore and it would have sections for trading, grading coconuts and separating copra, drying yard, shops for traders, restrooms, information centre and parking lots. It would be expanded in future depending upon the needs of farmers. The Chief Minister also laid the foundation for an agriculture college at Keel Velur in Nagapattinam district and "Kurinji" genetic garden at Yercaud. Selvi Sivagnanam, Chairperson, Thanjavur District Panchayat Council, Priya Ilangovan, Chairman, Pattukottai Municipality, N.Selvaraj, Deputy Director of Horticulture, and Marimuthu, former MLA, participated.

ganie006

February 28th, 2011, 03:19 AM

Genetic garden at Rs 4 crore to come up near Kumbakonam

Special Correspondent

CM inaugurates coconut complex at Ponnvarayankottai near Pattukottai

face-to-face: (From left) State Ministers S. N. M. Ubayathullah, and Ko.Si.Mani, and M.S. Shanmugam, Collector at the video conferencing with Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi during the foundation laying ceremony for the genetic garden and inauguration of the coconut complex at Ponnavarayankottai near Pattukottai on Sunday. Photo: M.Srinath

PATTUKOTTAI: A genetic garden for ‘Marudham', one of the five types of lands classified in Sangam literature, will come up on 22.48 acres of land at a cost of Rs.4 crore at Marudanallur near Kumbakonam.

The garden will have small spring, lotus and lily ponds, coconut groves, mango and banana orchards, children's park, wooden bridges, pathways, birds and animals as per the references to the Marudham Nilam in the Sangam literature.

Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi laid the foundation for the garden and inaugurated a coconut complex at Ponnvarayankottai near Pattukottai, through video conferencing from Chennai on Sunday. Ko.Si.Mani, Cooperation Minister, S.N.M.Ubayathullah, Commercial Taxes Minister, M.S.Shanmugham, Collector, N.R.Rangarajan, Pattukottai MLA, and T.Selvam, Chairman of Thanjavur Marketing Committee participated in the video conferencing from the Pattukottai side. The Collector said coconut is cultivated on 30,000 hectares at Pattdukottai and Peravurani in Thanjavur district.

Responding to the demand made by the coconut farmers to ensure reasonable price for their nut and help them produce copra with less expenditure, the government has decided to set up the coconut complex . The complex is located three km from Pattukottai and is easily accessible to farmers of Pattukottai and Peravurani.

The complex has been constructed at a cost of Rs.4 crore and it would have sections for trading, grading coconuts and separating copra, drying yard, shops for traders, restrooms, information centre and parking lots. It would be expanded in future depending upon the needs of farmers. The Chief Minister also laid the foundation for an agriculture college at Keel Velur in Nagapattinam district and "Kurinji" genetic garden at Yercaud. Selvi Sivagnanam, Chairperson, Thanjavur District Panchayat Council, Priya Ilangovan, Chairman, Pattukottai Municipality, N.Selvaraj, Deputy Director of Horticulture, and Marimuthu, former MLA, participated.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/28/stories/2011022854680500.htm

ganie006

February 28th, 2011, 03:21 AM

Promotion of hybrid chilli

Special Correspondent

Photo: M.Srinath

for better yield:Hybrid variety of US341 chilli displayed at the grievances meeting in Thanjavur.

THANJAVUR: The horticulture department is popularising cultivation of hybrid variety of chilli in the district.

According to N.Selvaraj, Deputy Director of Horticulture, hybrid variety of US341 chilli gives more yield. While an ordinary chilli plant gives half a kg of yield after 210 days, hybrid variety of US 341 gives three kg.

"By planting 10,000 seedlings of hybrid chilli on an acre, a farmer can get 30,000 kg of green chillies and 3000 kg of dry chillies.”

The department is giving hybrid variety seedlings in trays for the benefit of farmers.

The seedlings were displayed at the grievances day meeting held in Thanjavur on Friday. Under National Horticulture Mission, the department supplies chilli seeds and bio-fertilisers for free.

It has also been planned to raise Areca nut on 500 acres in the district under the mission, Selvaraj said.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/28/stories/2011022854490500.htm

ganie006

March 1st, 2011, 06:26 AM

Municipality estimates to net Rs. 6 crore property tax

Special Correspondent

Industrial tax income projected at Rs. 1.20 crore for 2011-12

development talk:Councilor speaking at the Municipal meeting in Thanjavur on Monday.

THANJAVUR: Thanjavur Municipality has estimated the property tax income to the tune of Rs. 6 crore for the year 2011-12.

Presenting the budget for 2011-12 at the Municipal Council meeting here on Monday, Thenmozhi Jayabal, Chairperson said during 2010-11, the property tax income was Rs. 5.70 crore.

Industrial tax income has been estimated at Rs. 1.20 crore for 2011-12. The Municipality had collected Rs. 1.20 crore as industrial tax for 2010-11.

Entertainment tax

On entertainment tax and registration fees, the council expects an income of Rs. 3.15 crore for 2011-12. During 2010-11, the income was Rs. 3.05 crore.

The council has put the capital expenditure for 2011-12 at Rs. 19.05 crore.

The council expects Rs. 12.50 crore from the State Finance Commission for payment of salary, pension for employees, electricity charges and other expenditures. The budget was approved by the council.

When the meeting began, Chitra (AIADMK) said there is drinking water scarcity in many areas in the town.

"The problem may become acute in March and April. The Municipality should maintain supply of drinking water during summer," she said. Swaminathan (AIADMK) said mosquito menace is a major problem in the town. To this, officials said mosquito control gas is sprayed using auto rickshaws.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/01/stories/2011030159970500.htm

ganie006

March 2nd, 2011, 12:08 PM

Genetic garden to come up by July

Special Correspondent

Levelling of land completed: Collector

THANJAVUR: Marudham, genetic garden, representing one of the five types of lands classified in Sangam literature, will be ready at Marudanallur near Kumbakonam by July.

In a release here on Tuesday, M. S. Shanmugham, Collector said work on establishing the garden had started at the site, which is four km from Kumbakonam. Levelling of land had been completed and planting of coconut seedlings for the coconut grove had started.

The feature of this garden will be the plants and animals which will represent the Sangam age. As Marudham is near to a place where paddy is cultivated, Vellai samba, Sivappu samba, Neikichadi and Ottadai will be cultivated in the garden. Twenty-seven types of flowers, including Malligai, Mullai, Parijatham, Mahilam, Panimullai, Iruvatchi, Pavalamalli and Manoranjitham will also be cultivated in the garden which is coming up at a cost of Rs 4 crore on a sprawling 27 acres.

Following his announcement that five genetic gardens representing five types of lands mentioned in Sangam literature will be set up in the State at the world classical Tamil conference in Coimbatore, Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi laid the foundation for the Marudham genetic garden at Marudanallur through video conferencing from Chennai on Sunday.

Poet Kambar describes Marudham as a place where peacock and peahen will dance, lotus flowers will hang like lamps, clouds will make sounds like beating of drums, Kuvalai flower will blossom, and honey bees will hum.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/02/stories/2011030253480500.htm

ganie006

March 4th, 2011, 03:26 AM

Tissue culture banana cultivation gets a push

G.Srinivasan

Photo: M.Srinath

soil and toil:Farm women planting the plantain seedlings near Papanasam in Thanjavur on Thursday.

THANJAVUR: Officials of Horticulture Department are promoting the tissue culture banana cultivation in the district under National Horticulture Mission. Farmers are provided tissue culture banana seedlings and inputs such as fertilisers free of cost. Subsidy is being given to them for starting drip irrigation to raise the seedlings.

"The seedlings have come from Hassan and we are now planting them. We are going to raise tissue culture teak plantation, tissue culture thornless bamboo, tissue culture mango, amla and jack fruits in five acres of land," said Parthasarathy, a farmer of Malapuram village near Papanasam who has taken up the tissue culture banana cultivation in 15 acres at Natham village.

According to department officials, grand nine variety of tissue culture banana is raised at Natham village. The objective is to popularise horticulture crop cultivation in place of paddy at Papanasam block."

Our department is promoting cocoa and pepper cultivation as an inter crop in coconut groves," the officials said.

Advantages of the tissue culture banana are uniform growth and maturity at the same time. They start bearing bunches in 15 months. A farmer can produce 40 to 50 tonnes of banana per hectare in tissue culture banana plants. Other high-yield horticulture crops are thornless bamboo, brinjal, hybrid chilli and ladies finger.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/04/stories/2011030452010500.htm

ganie006

March 4th, 2011, 03:41 AM

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கி
22.65 லட்சம் மதிப்பில் வேளாண் வணிக மையம் கட்டுவதற்கு பூமி பூஜை கடந்த 1ம் தேதி நடந்தது.
நிகழ்ச்சியில் தஞ்சாவூர் மாவட்ட வேளாண் வணிக துணை இயக்குநர் சம்பத்குமார், வேளாண் அலுவலர் மாலதி, உதவி வேளாண் அலுவலர்கள் ஜெயக்குமார், சவுந்தர்ராஜன், பள்ளத்தூர் ஊராட்சி தலைவர் மாரியம்மாள் சாமிநாதன், உறுப்பினர் மீனாகூத்தலிங்கம், பள்ளத்தூர் நீர்ப்பாசன சங்க தலைவர் முருகையன் உட்பட கிராம விவசாயிகள் பலர் கலந்து கொண்ட னர்.
நிகழ்ச்சியில் வேளாண் வணிக துணை இயக்குநர் சம்பத்குமார் பேசுகையில், வேளாண் வணிக மைய மானது அக்னியாறு மூலம் பாசன வசதி பெறும் கிராமங்களான பள்ளத்தூர், பண்ணவயல், கார்காவயல், சொக்காநாதபுரம், பூவாணம், கூடலிவயல் ஆகிய கிராம விவசாயிகள் பயன் பெறும் வகையில் சேமிப்புக் கிடங்கு, உலர்களம், இடுபொருள் விற்பனை மையங்கள், வேளாண் அறிவக மையம் ஆகிய வசதிகளுடன் கட்டப்படவிருக்கிறது.
விவசாயிகள் தங்கள் அறுவடை செய்யும் விளை பொருளை இங்கு சேமித்து வைத்து நல்ல விலை கிடை க்கும் போது விற்பனை செய்ய அனைத்து வசதிகளும் செய்து தரப்படும் என்றார்.

ganie006

March 5th, 2011, 05:23 PM

summer special train Chennai Central - Madurai - Chennai Central (via Thanjavur)

CHENNAI: The railway will run additional summer special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers. Chennai Central - Madurai - Chennai Central Weekly Day Time Specials (via Chennai Egmore, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai): T,No 06013 Chennai Central - Madurai Weekly Special will leave Chennai Central at 8.30am on Mondays from 11.4.2011 to 27.6.2011 and arrive Madurai at 8pm the same day. T.No.06014 Madurai - Chennai Central Weekly Day Time Special will leave Madurai at 8.30am on Tuesdays from 12.4.2011 to 28.4.2011 and arrive Chennai Central at 7.30pm on the same day.

The trains would stop at Egmore, Tambaram, Chengalpet, Tindivanam, Villupuram, Tiruppadiripuiyur, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Tiruchchirappalli, Dindigul and Koadikkanal Road.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Special-trains-to-clear-rush/articleshow/7631963.cms

ganie006

March 5th, 2011, 05:24 PM

CHENNAI: The railway will run additional summer special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers. Chennai Central - Madurai - Chennai Central Weekly Day Time Specials (via Chennai Egmore, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai): T,No 06013 Chennai Central - Madurai Weekly Special will leave Chennai Central at 8.30am on Mondays from 11.4.2011 to 27.6.2011 and arrive Madurai at 8pm the same day. T.No.06014 Madurai - Chennai Central Weekly Day Time Special will leave Madurai at 8.30am on Tuesdays from 12.4.2011 to 28.4.2011 and arrive Chennai Central at 7.30pm on the same day.

The trains would stop at Egmore, Tambaram, Chengalpet, Tindivanam, Villupuram, Tiruppadiripuiyur, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Tiruchchirappalli, Dindigul and Koadikkanal Road.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Special-trains-to-clear-rush/articleshow/7631963.cms

ganie006

March 7th, 2011, 02:38 AM

3.72 lakh tonnes of paddy procured

Special Correspondent
Five-lakh tonnes target by September
THANJAVUR: The Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) has procured 3.72 lakh tonnes of paddy in the district during this Kharif season.

M.S.Shanmugham, Collector, said procurement was going on smoothly and expressed hope to achieve the target of five lakh tonnes before September 30, 2011 when the Kharif season ends. Last year the procurement was 4.53 lakh tonnes.

A total of 364 direct purchase centres (DPCs) are functioning in the district. "Adequate gunnies and cash had been provided to all the DPCs and the paddy procured is quickly moved from the DPCs to cap storages and other districts to avoid glut," said Mr. Shanmugham.

The Corporation is paying Rs 1,050 per quintal for common variety of paddy and Rs 1,100 per quintal for fine variety of paddy.

Meanwhile, Agriculture Department is selling Kuruvai paddy seeds for the Kuruvai season beginning June. While Kuruvai will be raised early in pumpset irrigated areas in the district, it will be taken up after the Mettur dam is opened in canal irrigated areas.

Farmers have raised summer paddy crop in the district. Horticulture Department is popularising cultivation of chillies, brinjals, ladies finger, banana, cocoa and pepper under the National Horticulture Mission.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/07/stories/2011030752450500.htm

ganie006

March 7th, 2011, 02:58 AM

தஞ்சை தந்தூரி அடுப்பு தயாரிப்பு பணி தீவிரம்
தஞ்சை, மார்ச் 7:
வெளி மாநிலங்கள் மற்றும் வெளி நாடுகளுக்கு ஏற்றுமதியாகும் தஞ்சை தந்துரி அடுப்புகள் தயாரிப்பு பணிகள் மும்மரமாக நடைபெற்று வருகின்றன.
தமிழகத்தில் உள்ள பெருநகரங்கள், வெளி மாநிலங்கள் மற்றும் வெளிநாடுகளிலுள்ள பெரிய ஓட்டல்களில் தந்துரி அடுப்புகள் அதிக அளவில் தற்போது பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது. நவீன முறையில் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் இத்ததந்தூரி அடுப்பு தயாரிப்பு பணிகள் தஞ்சை குயவர் தெருவில் தீவிரமாக நடைபெற்று வருகிறது.
தந்துரி அடுப்பின் மூலப்பகுதி களிமண், நெல் பதர் (கருக்கா), வைக்கோல் துகள்கள் போன்றவற்றால் ஆனது. இவை மூலம் சுமார் மூன்றரை அடி உயரத்திற்கு தந்துரி அடுப்பின் உள்பகுதி செய்யப்படுகிறது. இது ரூ.2,500 வரை விற்பனை செய்யப்படுகிறது.
தந்தூரி அடுப்பின் இந்த மூலப்பகுதியை சென்னையிலுள்ள பல தனியார் நிறுவனங்கள் வாங்கிச்சென்று களிமண்ணால் செய்யப்பட்ட மூலப் பகுதியை சுற்றிலும் வெப்பம் வெளியேறாத வகையிலான உலோகத்தால் அடைத்தும், கீழ் பகுதியில் சக்கரங்கள் பொறுத்தியும் நவீன முறையில் தந்தூரி அடுப்பை தயாரிக்கின்றன. முழுமையாக தயாரிக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு தந்தூரி அடுப்பு சுமார் ரூ.25 ஆயிரம் முதல் ரூ.35 ஆயிரம் வரை விற் பனை செய்யப்படுகிறது.
நீண்ட நாள் உழைக்கும் வகையில் தஞ்சையில் தயாராகும் இத்தந்தூரி அடுப்புகளுக்கு வெளி மாநிலங்கள் மற்றும் வெளி நாடுகளில் நல்ல வரவேற்பு உள்ளதால் சென்னையிலுள்ள மிகப்பெரிய தந்தூரி அடுப்பு தயாரிக்கும் நிறுவனங்கள் ஆர்டர் கொடுத்து வாங்கி செல்கின்றன.
இதுகுறித்து தந்தூரி அடுப்பு தயாரிக்கும் செந்தில் கூறுகையில், இங்கு தயா ராகும் தந்தூரி அடுப்புகளை சென்னையிலுள்ள தனியார் நிறுவனங்கள் வாங்கிச்சென்று விற்கின்றன.
நாங்கள் தயாரிக்கும் மண் குடுவை போன்ற அடுப்பு ரூ.2,500க்கு விற்பனையாகும். முழுமையாக செய்து முடிக்கப்பட்ட நவீன தந்தூரி அடுப்பு ரூ.35 ஆயிரம் வரை விற்கப்படுகிறது. தற்போது கோடை காலம் தொடங்கியுள்ளதால் அடுப்பு தயாரிக்கும் பணி மும்மரமாக நடந்து வருகிறது. ஒரு நாளைக்கு 3 முதல் 4 அடுப்புகள் வரை தயார் செய் வோம் என்றார்

ganie006

March 7th, 2011, 03:21 AM

ganie006

March 7th, 2011, 02:08 PM

Thanjavur Passport Seva Kendras is expected to become functional by May.

Stepped up vigil to detect submission of fake documents
PTI | 02:03 PM,Mar 07,2011
Tiruchirappalli, Mar 7 (PTI): The Regional Passport Office here has stepped up vigil following increase in submission of fake documents in the last few months to obtain passports under the Tatkal scheme through touts and unauthorised agents. Officials said such cases had been detected in recent months when cross checked with issuing authorities. The Tiruchi office receives about 60 applications daily under Tatkal Scheme. Applicants under TS have to submit three of any of 14 supporting documents and at least one of three should be a photo identity. Fifteen persons had been arrested in the last few months in this regard and some of them were innocent and illiterates, who were misled by touts or unauthorised agents, who provided them fake documents, including birth certificates, R Balamurugan, Regional Passport Officer, said. The RPO Cautioned applicants against approaching such persons and said submission of fake documents was a criminal offence. Passports are a vital document and if the offence was detected later, they could land in jails abroad. Their passports would then be revoked and impounded. Applicants could however, enlist the help of authorised agents or ex-servicemen posted at the Passport Office campus to assist them, he said. Officials said more checks would be in place soon once the Passport Seva Kendras became functional. Two such kendras are coming up here and in Thanjavur and are expected to become functional by May.

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/stepped-up-vigil-to-detect-submission-of-fake-documents/600186.html

ganie006

March 7th, 2011, 02:13 PM

Tiruchi Passport office steps up vigil against fake documents

S.Ganesan
TIRUCHI: The Regional Passport Office, Tiruchi, has stepped up vigil to check rising instances of submission of fake supporting documents for obtaining passports under the Tatkal scheme, apparently at the behest of a group of touts and unauthorised agents. Officials at the Passport Office have detected a series of such cases in recent months after referring suspicious documents to the issuing authority to verify their authenticity. Most of the cases related to documents submitted by persons applying for passports under the Tatkal scheme, under which passports are issued out of turn, subject to “post-police verification.”

The Tiruchi office receives on an average 50 to 70 applications every day under the tatkal scheme. Persons applying for passports under tatkal scheme were required to submit three of the 14 supporting documents prescribed and at least one of the three should be a photo identity.

“We have referred such cases to the police and nearly 15 persons have been arrested over the last few months,” R. Balamurugan, Regional Passport Officer, told ‘The Hindu.' In almost all the cases it was found that the semi-literate and illiterate applicants were misled and supplied with the fake documents by touts or unauthorised agents. In some cases, fake bank passbooks and birth certificates were submitted.

In the latest incident, two persons were taken into custody by the police after a fake bank passbook was submitted by a Nagapattinam-based applicant last week. The document was referred to the bank from which it was purportedly obtained. The bank promptly responded by saying that there was no such account number, following which the case was referred to the city police. A few months ago, the Thanjavur police had arrested a few touts engaged in such offences.

Cautioning applicants against approaching touts or unauthorised agents, Mr.Balamurugan said submission of fake documents was a criminal offence. Passport was a vital document and if the offence were to be detected later, they could land in jails abroad. The passport in such cases would be revoked and impounded. People could use the services of authorised agents or the ex-servicemen posted at the Passport Office campus to assist them in submission of applications, he said.

Officials said more checks would be in place soon once the Passport Seva Kendras became functional. Two such kendras are coming up, one at Thillai Nagar in Tiruchi and the other in Thanjavur. The kendras are expected to become functional by May.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/07/stor...0758500100.htm

ganie006

March 8th, 2011, 03:25 AM

auditorium construct at a cost of 1cr near Thanjavur old bus stand, construction works has started, it ll completed in 9 months source:dinathanthi

ganie006

March 10th, 2011, 03:39 AM

Rs. 11.67 lakh sanctioned for research project

Special Correspondent
THANJAVUR: Department of Science and Technology, Government of India has granted Rs. 11.67 lakh to K. Ramesh Kumar, Assistant Professor of Zoology, Rajah Serfoji Government College here to carry out a novel research in pheromone identification of bovine urine.

The grant has been given under Fast Track Young Scientist programme of the department, said a press release issued here by the College on Wednesday.

The research is entitled as "Chemical characterisation of bovine (Bos Indicus) urine: A new insight in mammalian pheromones". The aim of the present work is to identify the estrus period very accurately, which paves the way for the successful artificial insemination.

Technology has been developed to identify pheromones and duplicate them on a more consistent basis than in the past. Effective pheromones are available for a variety of insect, pests. But only few scientists in India are concentrating on identifying the mammalian pheromones as applied for live stock production and its improvement. The basic research on pheromones in mammals is a beginning approach in India, to result in some practical applications particularly in rearing and breeding of farm animals. By identifying urinary pheromones and proteins, it is possible to develop a biomarker for estrus detection.

Urine is an accurate indicator of the physiological status of an animal because of its function as the major means by which metabolic waste is eliminated from an animal. Mammals secrete pheromones within their urine and deposit these signals as scent marks throughout their home ranges, the press release added.

To date, no chemical investigation has been performed in Indian Cow, (Bos Indicus) urine. The objective of this study is to examine the profiles of urinary volatile compounds in estrus females at various reproductive stages so as to clarify whether urine contains information potentially useful in chemical communication. The findings of the present work have the possibility to yield new information related to olfactory communication and chemical characterisation of urinary pheromones, the press release said.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/10/stories/2011031062160500.htm

ganie006

March 10th, 2011, 03:45 AM

Beautification of Grand Anicut canal on

G. Srinivasan
— Photo: M. Srinath.

APACE:Renovation of Grand Anicut canal in progress in Thanjavur.
THANJAVUR: Rivers add to the beauty of a town. Grand Anicut canal, branching out from Grand Anicut and running up to Pattukottai and Peravurani, cuts across Thanjavaur.

As it meanders by the side of the Big Temple and goes right at the centre of the town, its beautification will certainly add to the look of the town which is already attracting a large number of foreign and domestic tourists every year.

Public Works Department (PWD) has taken up the beautification of the canal at a cost of Rs.2.35 crores.

S. Asokan, Superintending Engineer, PWD,Cauvery basin, Thanjavur circle told The Hindu that to start with, pedestrian walking pathways are laid on either side of the canal from Irwin bridge on Gandhiji Road up to the bridge on Nagapattinam Road across the river for a distance of 1.6 km.

The pathway will have handrails and will be one ft higher than the existing road on the bank of the canal. Toilet facilities will also be provided at necessary places alongside the pathways. Works have already been started.

Old structures on the northern side bank of the river have been dismantled and construction of retaining walls has been taken up. Grass turfs will be created on either side of the pathway.

“When once completed the pathway will provide the most beautiful walking stretch for Tanjoreans both in the morning and evening” Mr. Asokan said.

Private participation will be taken up for maintaining the pathway after completion.

Yet another major work taken up by the PWD is the permanent flood relief work on the Kollidam river.

Left bank of the river is strengthened and made motorable from Grand Anicut to Anaikarai (Lower Anicut) near Kumbakonam. .

http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/10/stories/2011031057860100.htm

ganie006

March 12th, 2011, 04:16 AM

புன்னைநல்லூர் மாரியம்மன்கோயிலில் 7 இடத்தில் கண்காணிப்பு கேமரா
தஞ்சை, மார்ச் 12:
தஞ்சை அடுத்த புன்னைநல்லூர் மாரியம்மன் கோயிலில் உபயதாரர்கள் மூலம் ரூ.2 லட்சத்தில் 7 இடங்களில் கண்காணிப்பு கேமராக்கள் பொருத்தப்பட்டது.
பஸ் நிலையங்கள், ரயில் நிலையங்கள் மற்றும் முக்கிய வழிபாட்டு தலங்களில் திருட்டு, கொள்ளை, வழிப்பறி உள்ளிட்ட குற்ற சம்பவங்களில் ஈடுபடுவோரை கண்காணிக்கவும், அவர்களை அடையாளம் கண்டு கைது செய்யவும் கண்காணிப்பு கேமராக்கள் பொருத்தப்பட்டு வருகின் றன. இதேபோல் தஞ்சை அடுத்த புன்னைநல்லூர் மாரியம்மன் கோயிலிலும் கண்காணிப்பு கேமராக்கள் பொருத்தப்பட்டுள்ளன.
மூலவர் சன்னதி, உற்சவர் சன்னதி, கல்யாண மண்டபம், கொடி மர மண்டபம், விநாயகர் மண்டபம் மற்றும் கோயிலின் உள் பிரகாரத்தின் இரு இடங்கள் என 7 இடங்களில் நவீன கண்காணிப்பு கேமராக்கள் நேற்று பொருத்தப்பட்டன. கோயில் அலுவலகத்தில் கட்டுப்பாட்டு அறை அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
கேமராவில் பதிவாகும் அனைத்தும் கணினியில் பதிவு செய்யப்படும். இன்னும் ஓரிரு நாட்களில் உலகம் முழுவதும் உள்ள பக்தர்கள் தங்களது இருப்பிடத்தில் இருந்தபடியே மாரியம்மன் கோயிலையும், அம்மனையும் தரிசிக்கும் வகையில் இண்டர்நெட் மூலம் இக்கண்காணிப்பு கேமராக்கள் அனைத்தும் இணைக்கப்படுகிறது.

CCTV HAS BEEN INSTALLED AT 7 PLACES IN PUNNAI NALLUR MARIAMMAN KOIL

ganie006

March 12th, 2011, 04:33 AM

Work on new bridge across Vennar begins

G. Srinivasan
It will replace the existing brick arch bridge constructed in 1837 during the British period
THANJAVUR: The Highways Department has taken up construction of a bridge across Vennar near here on the Perambalur-Manamadurai highway at a cost of Rs.6 crore.

The new bridge would replace the existing brick arch bridge, constructed in 1837 during the British period, which has outlived its utility. To facilitate construction of the new bridge, traffic from Thanjavur has been diverted through Sungan Thidal road to connect the ring road around Thanjavur. The old bridge had five vents and the width of each vent was 17.70 metres. The old bridge, which was hundred metres long, has lost its strength.

Moreover, the narrow width of the bridge, at 5.50 metres, does not permit easy flow of traffic and hence traffic congestion took place often.

The new bridge would help overcome the problem and ensure smooth traffic flow. According to Highways Department engineers, the bridge will have a length of 102 metres and a width of 12 metres, including the pathways on either side.

The height of the bridge will be 5.70 metres, and there will be seven vents now. The width of the vent will be 5.50 metres. The work will be completed in 24 months.

Thanjavur being a place of tourist importance, a better connectivity is expected to enhance tourist flow.

Besides, it will also help in transportation of agricultural produce, marine and petroleum products from the district.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/12/stories/2011031260280100.htm

bonoslack7

March 13th, 2011, 09:52 PM

http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/14/stories/2011031456180100.htm

Land acquisition for laying a bypass road in Pattukottai has been completed. About 20 acres have been acquired from in and around 10 villages. The Highways Department has received approval from the State government for this project.

The road will be laid between Anaikadu and Aladikkumulai for a distance of 7.40 km. In the first phase, a distance of 4.20 km from Anaikadu to Athikottai will be completed at a cost of Rs. 10 crore. Later, the remaining 3.20-km stretch will be laid, according to official sources.

ganie006

March 14th, 2011, 04:36 AM

Many towns to get bypass roads soon with State nod

Tiruchi Bureau
THANJAVUR: Land acquisition for laying a bypass road in Pattukottai has been completed. About 20 acres have been acquired from in and around 10 villages. The Highways Department has received approval from the State government for this project.

The road will be laid between Anaikadu and Aladikkumulai for a distance of 7.40 km. In the first phase, a distance of 4.20 km from Anaikadu to Athikottai will be completed at a cost of Rs. 10 crore. Later, the remaining 3.20-km stretch will be laid, according to official sources.

Tiruvarur

Tiruvarur is also getting a bypass road facility for a length of 9.98 km on an outlay of Rs. 58.7 crore. It will be laid from Thandali on the Nagapattinam-Mysore National Highway and will pass through Kattur, Perumangalam, Vandampalayam, Pallivaramangalam to join the highway again at Kidarankondan.

Perambalur

Foundation stone was laid for a bypass road in Perambalur last month. It would run for a total distance of 9 km from the outskirts of the town between the Tiruchi-Chennai National Highway and Thuraiyur Road.

The project would be executed in two phases and the State government has sanctioned Rs.11.50 crore for the first phase, a stretch of 5.2 km. About 56 hectares have been acquired for this project.

krishnaswamy

March 14th, 2011, 04:57 PM

This will be an excellent project if proper walkways, cycle lane built on both sides of the river... people can walk from all the way near Shivaji nagar, to periyakoil, athupalam, hotel parisutham.. it goes on..
Beautification of Grand Anicut canal on

G. Srinivasan
— Photo: M. Srinath.

APACE:Renovation of Grand Anicut canal in progress in Thanjavur.
THANJAVUR: Rivers add to the beauty of a town. Grand Anicut canal, branching out from Grand Anicut and running up to Pattukottai and Peravurani, cuts across Thanjavaur.

As it meanders by the side of the Big Temple and goes right at the centre of the town, its beautification will certainly add to the look of the town which is already attracting a large number of foreign and domestic tourists every year.

Public Works Department (PWD) has taken up the beautification of the canal at a cost of Rs.2.35 crores.

S. Asokan, Superintending Engineer, PWD,Cauvery basin, Thanjavur circle told The Hindu that to start with, pedestrian walking pathways are laid on either side of the canal from Irwin bridge on Gandhiji Road up to the bridge on Nagapattinam Road across the river for a distance of 1.6 km.

The pathway will have handrails and will be one ft higher than the existing road on the bank of the canal. Toilet facilities will also be provided at necessary places alongside the pathways. Works have already been started.

Old structures on the northern side bank of the river have been dismantled and construction of retaining walls has been taken up. Grass turfs will be created on either side of the pathway.

“When once completed the pathway will provide the most beautiful walking stretch for Tanjoreans both in the morning and evening” Mr. Asokan said.

Private participation will be taken up for maintaining the pathway after completion.

Yet another major work taken up by the PWD is the permanent flood relief work on the Kollidam river.

Left bank of the river is strengthened and made motorable from Grand Anicut to Anaikarai (Lower Anicut) near Kumbakonam. .

http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/10/stories/2011031057860100.htm

ganie006

March 18th, 2011, 03:21 AM

Population of Thanjavur Municipality and near by town panchayat

Thanjavur (M)--310052
Vallam (TP) --21335
Pudupattinam (CT)--8786
Nanjikottai (CT)-- 31586
Neelagiri (CT)--15904
Vilar (CT)--6810
Pillaiyarpatti--7634

ganie006

March 19th, 2011, 04:46 AM

Financial position of Tamil University improved: V-C

Special Correspondent
The balance during 2010-11 was Rs. 12.72 crore
Thirteen new endowments have been created

14,328 books have been added to the library

THANJAVUR: Financial position of Tamil University has improved over a period of years and the present year (2010-11) was Rs 12.72 crore, said M.Rajendran, Vice Chancellor, here on Friday.

He told presspersons that the final balance during 2007-08 was Rs 9.71 crore, Rs. 10.18 crore during 2008-09 and Rs.11.24 crores during 2009-10. The university has got Rs 31.92 crore grant this year.

Mr.Rajendran, whose term comes to an end in June this year, is proceeding on three months leave from March 21. Briefing presspersons on the activities of the University in the past 33 months, during which period he was Vice-chancellor, said that two important achievements are the creation of Koothukalari, Centre for Performing arts and Kalaignar's Centre of Research for Classical Languages (all the eight classical languages).

Thirteen new endowments have been created. 101 books have been published. A total of 14,328 new books have been added to the library. Eighty seven research projects have been completed.

Setting a precedent, the Vice-chancellor also released in a press release the value of property he owned. Accordingly he owns a 970 sq.ft flat H58, F4 at Marutham, Thiruvalluvar Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur in Chennai 41.

The price of the flat then was rs 9,73,000. It was purchased on Government loan and paid back in instalments. Other than this flat, he said that he did not have any house or house site in his name or his wife's or mother's name. There is no two wheeler or four wheeler in his possession. Income got as salary for Vice-chancellor from July 19, 2008 was Rs. 8,27,804 during 2008-2009, Rs. 10,95,100 during 2009-10 and Rs. 14,56,600 during 2010-11. Income tax paid was Rs. 1,10,438 during 2008-09, Rs. 2,00,820 during 2009-10 and Rs. 2,68,232 during 2010-11.

"I submitted my property value to you to set a precedent for other Vice-chancellors to follow" he said.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/19/stories/2011031955650600.htm

ganie006

March 19th, 2011, 04:47 AM

Three new faces in DMK for Thanjavur district

Special Correspondent
Minister Ubayathullah to contest for the fifth time in a row
THANJAVUR: The DMK has fielded two sitting MLAs and three new faces for the five Assembly segments out of the eight in Thanjavur district. Three seats have been allotted to the Congress in the district.

The two sitting MLAs are S.N.M.Ubayathullah, State Commercial Taxes Minister and Mahesh Krishnaswamy. While Mr.Ubayathullah will be contesting from the Thanjavur Assembly constituency, Mahesh Krishnaswamy, who is currently the Thiruvonam MLA, has been fielded as candidate for the Orathanadu Assembly constituency. Thiruvonam segment has been abolished in the delimitation process and its areas have been attached to Orathanadu and Thanjavur Assembly constituencies.

Fifth time

Mr.Ubayalthullah is contesting from Thanjavur for the fifth time consecutively. He contested in 1989 and won the elections.

He lost in 2001 to S.D.Somasundaram, former minister and AIADMK candidate. Again in 1996 he won and continued his winning spree in the subsequent elections held in 2001, 2006. Mahesh Krishnaswamy contested from the now defunct Thiruvonam Assembly constituency in 2006 and won the elections defeating his nearest AIADMK rival K.Thangamuthu.

New candidates

For the other three Assembly constituencies of Kumbakonam, Thiruvaiyaru and Thiruvidaimaruthur, DMK has fielded new candidates.

Kumbakonam was represented for a long time by Ko.Si.Mani, the Minister for Co-operation in the present government. K.Anbalagan, one of his followers has been given the ticket.

K.Sellakannu, a youth has been fielded as candidate for the Thiruvaiyaru Assembly segment and Sezhiyan, (another new face) has been fielded from Thiruvidaimaruthur Assembly (reserve) constituency.

Pattukottai,Peravurani and Papanasam constituencies have been given to the Congress party by DMK.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/19/stories/2011031955380500.htm

ganie006

March 19th, 2011, 03:51 PM

Tamilnadu Top 10

Rank City Population
2001 2011
1. Chennai (M Corp.) 4169899 6254849
2. Coimbatore (M.Corp.) 893646 1340470
3. Madurai (M Corp.) 891714 1337572
4. Tiruchirappalli (M Corp.) 721983 1082975
5. Salem (M Corp.) 668890 1003334
6. Tirunelveli (M.Corp.) 395358 593036
7. Tiruppur (M.Corp) 330762 496142
8. Thoothukkudi (M.Corp.) 220227 330341
9. Thanjavur (M) 206702 310052
10. Nagercoil (M) 199852 299778

Tanjavur and Nagercoil are bigger than Vellore(255211) and Erode(216779)both are M. Corpns.

ganie006

March 20th, 2011, 05:25 AM

பிரிஸ்ட் பல்கலை.யில் நவீன தொழில்நுட்ப இணையதள சேவை

First Published : 19 Mar 2011 12:34:22 PM IST

தஞ்சாவூர், மார்ச் 18: தஞ்சாவூர் பிரிஸ்ட் பல்கலைக்கழகம் பி.எஸ்.என்.எல். நிறுவனத்துடன் இணைந்து நவீன தொழில்நுட்பத்துடன் கூடிய இணையதள சேவையை விரைவில் தொடங்க உள்ளது.
இதற்காக பல்கலைக்கழக வேந்தர் பி. முருகேசன் ரூ. 45 லட்சத்திற்கான காசோலையை பி.எஸ்.என்.எல். பொது மேலாளர் ஜெ.வி. ராஜாரெட்டியிடம் வெள்ளிக்கிழமை நடைபெற்ற பொன்னையா ராமஜெயம் கல்வி நிறுவன நாள் விழாவில் அளித்தார். அதைத்தொடர்ந்து, ஜெ.வி. ராஜாரெட்டி பேசியது:
இன்று கணினியின் இணையதள சேவையால் உலக விவரங்களை உடனுக்குடன் அறிந்துகொள்ள முடிகிறது. இப்போது பிரிஸ்ட் பல்கலைக்கழகத்திற்கு 1-ஜிபி அலைக்கற்றை சேவை அளிக்கப்பட உள்ளது. இதன்மூலம், மகாபாரத புத்தகத்தையே ஒரு வினாடியில் பதிவிறக்கம் செய்து நகலெடுக்க முடியும். கணினியின் இணையதள சேவை மூலம் அனைத்து விவரங்களையும் பெறலாம். எனினும், நம்பகமான மற்றும் ஆதாரங்களுடன் கூடிய நிறுவனங்களின் தகவல்களை அறிந்து கொள்வதே நல்லது. படிப்பிற்கும், எதிர்கால வாழ்க்கைக்கும் தேவையானதை மட்டும் மாணவர்கள் இணையதளத்தில் அறிந்து கொள்ள வேண்டும். தகவல் பரிமாற்றத் திறனை மாணவர்கள் வளர்த்துக் கொண்டால் வாழ்க்கையில் எளிதில் வெற்றி பெறலாம். அதற்கான பயிற்சிகளை மாணவர்கள் இன்றே தொடங்க வேண்டும் என்றார் ராஜாரெட்டி.
கல்வி மற்றும் விளையாட்டுகளில் சிறப்பிடம் பெற்ற 180 மாணவர்களுக்கு அவர் பரிசுகளை அளித்தார்.
பல்கலைக்கழகத் துணைவேந்தர் என். எத்திராஜுலு, இணைவேந்தர் சி. நாகராஜன், வி. கண்ணன், பொறியியல் கல்லூரி முதல்வர் எஸ். நித்தியானந்தம், தொழில்நுட்பக் கல்லூரி முதல்வர் அப்துல் கனிகான், பாலிடெக்னிக் கல்லூரி முதல்வர் ஏ. லட்சுமணன், பதிவாளர் கே.வி. பாலசுப்பிரமணியன் உள்ளிட்டோர் பேசினர்.

PRIST University chancellor murukesan gives 45 laks cheque to BSNL GM for 1gp broadband sevice

ganie006

March 23rd, 2011, 04:13 AM

Science Express to arrive in Thanjavur on May 3

Special Correspondent
THANJAVUR: “Science Express”, an innovative science exhibition mounted on a specially designed train, will arrive in Thanjavur on May 3, according to a press release issued here on Tuesday.

The sixteen-coach air conditioned train, showcases more than 300 large format visual images, over 150 video clips and multimedia exhibits, which deals extensively with cutting edge research in science and technology.

The rake was specially fabricated for the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India by the Rail coach factory of Kapurthala. Majority of the exhibits have been designed and developed by Max Plank Society (MPS), Germany, a Nobel Laureate Powerhouse.

One of the major objectives of this unique classroom-on-wheels venture is to nurture curiosity amongst the youth and encourage them to pursue higher studies and careers in science.

This flagship venture of National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC), DST also attempts to develop scientific temper among the masses. It strives to take modern research out of the lab and reveal the relevance of the subject. The exhibits relate to big bang theory, nanocosmos, building blocks of life, from gene to organism, architecture of the mind, world of senses, technologies of future, climate change, global challenges, space ship earth, our home in the cosmos, the Universe, science and technology in India and the joy of science.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/23/stories/2011032351470400.htm

senthilsindia

March 23rd, 2011, 04:44 AM

[B]Tamilnadu Top 10

Rank City Population
Tanjavur and Nagercoil are bigger than Vellore(255211) and Erode(216779)both are M. Corpns.

The case of Erode is entirely different from others.

The area covered by Erode City Corp. was much smaller, while the city has extended to a larger extent.

The limits of Erode municipal starts exactly from the central BS and ends near entrance of Junction, which finishes within 2kms. It covers only the heart of the city(about 20%) only.

The other major areas like Sampath Nagar, Collectorate, Kollampalayam, Moolapalayam, KK Nagar, surampatti, Veerapan Chatram, Mamarathupalayam and Thindal are covered under various administrations like Surampatti, Kasipalayam, Veerapan Chatram, Periya semur, Thindal, BP Agraharam, Lakkapuram.....

But in Tanjore municipal is covering almost all of the areas.. Starting from newBS(8km outer)....

So, think of the city populations.... Erode will get increased pop once census is taken upon the newer extended(integrated) corporation limits... Also Pallipalayam and other areas of Erode which are on the other banks of cauvery are also not included with the city limits even in newer corp limits.

The case of Vellore is also partially lik this... But if new census is taken for Vellore corp limits pop will be much more. Bcos it covers arcot, ranipet, walajapet towns(abt 35kms away)!!!!

The surrounding areas of maximum conjestion in Erode Municipality includes Surampatti(35,000), Veerappan Chatram(75,000), Kasipalayam(55,000), Periya semur(35,000), BP Agraharam(30,000), and the not even included municipality comes under Erode agglomeration:Pallipalayam(37,000).......

Other than this Erode is having lot of local administered areas which comes under Erode agglomeration.. So definitely, the pop of Erode city(with newer Corp limit) will be exceeding 7 lakhs in 2011 census....

ganie006

March 23rd, 2011, 06:57 AM

The case of Erode is entirely different from others.

The area covered by Erode City Corp. was much smaller, while the city has extended to a larger extent.

The limits of Erode municipal starts exactly from the central BS and ends near entrance of Junction, which finishes within 2kms. It covers only the heart of the city(about 20%) only.

The other major areas like Sampath Nagar, Collectorate, Kollampalayam, Moolapalayam, KK Nagar, surampatti, Veerapan Chatram, Mamarathupalayam and Thindal are covered under various administrations like Surampatti, Kasipalayam, Veerapan Chatram, Periya semur, Thindal, BP Agraharam, Lakkapuram.....

But in Tanjore municipal is covering almost all of the areas.. Starting from newBS(8km outer)....

So, think of the city populations.... Erode will get increased pop once census is taken upon the newer extended(integrated) corporation limits... Also Pallipalayam and other areas of Erode which are on the other banks of cauvery are also not included with the city limits even in newer corp limits.

The case of Vellore is also partially lik this... But if new census is taken for Vellore corp limits pop will be much more. Bcos it covers arcot, ranipet, walajapet towns(abt 35kms away)!!!!

The surrounding areas of maximum conjestion in Erode Municipality includes Surampatti(35,000), Veerappan Chatram(75,000), Kasipalayam(55,000), Periya semur(35,000), BP Agraharam(30,000), and the not even included municipality comes under Erode agglomeration:Pallipalayam(37,000).......

Other than this Erode is having lot of local administered areas which comes under Erode agglomeration.. So definitely, the pop of Erode city(with newer Corp limit) will be exceeding 7 lakhs in 2011 census....

yes i agree with u, we will wait for official announcement of population

ganie006

March 24th, 2011, 04:23 AM

Ubayathullah files nomination

Tiruchi Bureau
Five nominations filed for three Assembly seats in Pudukottai
Minister owns Rs. 1.96 crore worth property, a Qualis car, 1,112 grams of gold

Kaduvetti Guru (PMK) files nominations for Jayamkondam

THANJAVUR: The State Commercial Taxes Minister, S.N.M.Ubayathullah (DMK) filed his nomination for Thanjavur Assembly constituency here on Wednesday. He filed his papers with Muthulakshmi, Revenue Divisional Officer, Thanjavur, who is the Returning Officer for Thanjavur Assembly constituency.

The Minister came in a procession with his followers to file the papers. As per the accounts given by him, he possessed a property valued at Rs. 1.96 crore, a Qualis car and 1,112 grams of gold. Mr.Ubayathullah is contesting from Thanjavur for the sixth-time.

Pudukottai

Five nominations were filed for the three Assembly seats of Pudukottai, Tirumayam and Aranthangi in Pudukottai district on Wednesday. Three nominations were filed by Periyannan Arasu (DMK), Sujatha Arasu (DMK-dummy) and Pazha. Selvam (BJP) for Pudukottai seat, P.Vadamalai (BJP) for Tirumayam and M.Asayamalai (Independent) for Aranthangi.

Ariyalur

Two persons – Kaduvetti Guru (PMK) and R.Balasubramanian (PMK dummy) – have filed their nominations papers for the Jayamkondam Assembly seat in Ariyalur district.

Nagapattinam

Four nominations including three independents filed nominations for three of the six Assembly constituencies in the district on Tuesday.

The nominations were filed by S. Mathiazhagan as an independent for Mayiladuthurai; A.Anthonisamy as an independent for Mayiladuthurai; R.Balasubramanian as the BJP candidate for Poompuhar; and S.Taj Mohmed as an independent for Nagapattinam.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/24/stories/2011032462960900.htm

ganie006

March 24th, 2011, 04:29 AM

முதல்வர் வருகை தஞ்சையில் இன்று போக்குவரத்து மாற்றம்

தஞ்சை, மார்ச் 24:
தமிழக முதல்வர் வருகையையொட்டி தஞ்சையில் இன்று போக்குவரத்தில் மாற்றம் செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது.
இதுகுறித்து போக்குவரத்து காவல்துறை வெளியிட்டுள்ள செய்திக்குறிப்பு:
திருவையாறு மற்றும் கும்பகோணம் மார்க்கத்திலிருந்து தஞ்சை வரும் நகர பஸ்ககள் சுங்காந்திடல் ரோடு, கரந்தை, சிஆர்சி டெப்போ, டவுன் காவல் நிலைய ரோடு, வல்லபை விநாயகர் ரவுண்டானா வழியாக பழைய பஸ் நிலையத்தில் பயணிகளை இறக்கி, தென்கீழ் அலங்கம், கொடிமரத்து மூலை வழியாக வெ ளியே செல்ல வேண்டும்.
நாஞ்சிக்கோட்டை, ஒரத்தநாடு, பட்டுக்கோட்டை மார்க்கத்திலிருந்து தஞ்சை வரும் நகர பஸ்கள் நாஞ்சிக்கோட்டை ரவுண்டானா, ஈபி காலனி, அண்ணா நகர், மேரீஸ் கார்னர், சாந்தம்பிள்ளை கேட், வண்டிக்காரத்தெரு, தொல்காப்பியர் சதுக்கம், சின்ன ஆஸ்பத்திரி, கொள்ளுப்பேட்டை தெரு, பழைய மீன்மார்க்கெட், வல்லபை விநாயகர் கோயில் ரவுண்ட £வா வழியாக வந்து பயணி களை இறக்கி, ஏற்றி அதே வழியில் திரும்பிச் செல்ல வேண்டும்.
புதிய பஸ் நிலையத்திலிருந்து தஞ்சை நகருக்குள் வரும் பஸ்கள் ஆர்.ஆர்.நகர், புதிய மற்றும் பழைய வீட்டு வசதி வாரியக் குடியிருப்பு, ரோகிணி மருத்துவமனை நாஞ்சிக்கோட்டை சாலை, மேரீஸ் கார்னர், சாந்தம்பிள்ளை கேட், ரயில்வே கிராசிங், வண்டிக்காரத்தெரு, தொல்காப்பியர் சதுக்கம், கொள்ளுப்பேட்டை தெரு, பழைய மீன் மார்க்கெட், வல்லபை விநாயகர் கோயில் ரவுண்டானா வழியாக திரு வையாறு நகர பஸ் நிலையத்திற்கு வந்து பயணி களை இறக்கி, ஏற்றி அதே வழியில் செல்ல வேண்டும்.
மருத்துவக் கல்லூரி மார்க்கத்திலிருந்து தஞ்சை நகருக்குள் வரும் பஸ்கள் ஈஸ்வரிநகர், மங்களபுரம், ரோகிணி மருத்துவமனை, மேரீஸ் கார்னர், சாந்தம்பிள்ளை கேட், தொல்காப்பியர் சதுக்கம், கொள்ளுப்பேட்டை தெரு, பழைய மீன்மார்க்கெட், வல்லபை விநாயகர் கோயில் ரவு ண்டானா வழியாக வந்து செல்ல வேண்டும். நாகை மற்றும் திருவாரூர் மார்க்கத்திலிருந்து தஞ்சை நகருக்குள் வரும் பஸ்கள் மாரியம்மன் கோயில் ரவுண்டானா, தொல்காப்பியர் சதுக்கம், கொள்ளுப்பேட்டை தெரு, வள்ளபை விநாயகர் கோயில் ரவுண்டானா வழியாக பழைய மீன்மார்க்கெட், ஆடக்காரத் தெரு வழியாகச் செல்ல வேண்டும்.
திருவாரூர், நாகை மார்க்கத்திலிருந்து வரும் புறநகர் பஸ்கள் மாரியம்மன்கோயில் பைபாஸ் ரவுண்டானா, பட்டுக்கோட்டை பைபாஸ் ரவு ண்டானா, விளார் பைபாஸ் ரவுண்டானா, நாஞ்சிக்கோ ட்டை பைபாஸ் ரவுண் டானா, மாதாகோட்டை பைபாஸ் ரவுண்டானா, டான்டெக்ஸ் ரவுண்டானா வழியாக புதிய பஸ் நிலையத்திற்கு வந்து அதே வழியில் திரும்ப செல்ல வேண்டும். பட்டுக்கோட்டை மார்க்கத்திலிருந்து வரும் புறகர் பஸ் கள் விளார் பைபாஸ் ரவுண் டா னா வழியாக டான் டெக்ஸ் ரவுண்டானா வந்து புதிய பஸ்நிலையம் வந்து அதே வழியில் செல்ல வேண் டும். கும்பகோணம் மற்றும் திருவையாறு மார்க்கத்திலிருந்து வரும் புறநகர் பஸ்கள் பட்டுக்கோட்டை பைபாஸ் ரவுண்டானா, டான்டெக்ஸ் ரவுண்டானா வழியாக புதி ய பஸ் நிலையம் வந்து அதே வழியில் செல்ல வேண்டும்.
இவ்வாறு போக்குவரத்து காவல்துறை வெளியிட்டுள்ள செய்திக்குறிப்பில் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

ganie006

March 25th, 2011, 05:17 AM

Soon, autopsy in private medical college hospitals

CHENNAI: From the next academic year, the state government would consider allowing private medical college hospitals do post-mortem examinations, senior health department officials said.

Presently, post-mortems are done by the government medical college hospitals and district headquarters hospitals across the state. The only private hospitals authorised to do post-mortem examination is Sri Ramachandra University.

However, the announcement is being withheld as the election commission has enforced the model code of conduct. "When private hospitals can treat victims of road accidents, assault or murder, they should be able to handle post-mortems as well. This will also help the students in the medical colleges as forensic science is part of MBBS syllabus in the second and the third year," the official said. The private colleges willing to do post-mortems have to apply and permission will be granted after inspection, the official said.

The department had so far rejected applications from private colleges. But with shortage of forensic experts in the government sector, it has decided to reconsider the decision. The Karnataka government has already permitted private hospitals to conduct post-mortems.

Presently, for the 17 government medical colleges, there are just 20 qualified forensic surgeons. Eight of them are in the city colleges and hospitals. Madras Medical College has five, Stanley Medical College has two and Royapettah Government Hospital has one. There are two forensic surgeons each in Madurai, Thoothukudi and Theni, and one each in Chengalpet, Coimbatore, Kanyakumari and Vellore. In the government medical colleges in Tiruchi, Thanjavur and Dharmapuri, there are no qualified persons.

In the government hospitals, a MBBS or post-graduate doctor with any specialty is deputed to the forensic department for conducting post-mortems. A forensic expert is given only cases where the cause of death is a mystery or suspected murder. Doctors deputed to the department mostly handle accident cases. They will hand over the case to forensic experts if they think it deserves expert opinion. "Private hospitals can also do this," the official said.

Forensic experts at the government hospitals feel that this will bring down the work load in government hospitals and also offer medical students in private colleges a better learning environment. "Most students in private colleges do get to see a real-time post-mortem," he said.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Soon-autopsy-in-private-medical-college-hospitals/articleshow/7783682.cms

ganie006

March 25th, 2011, 05:32 AM

SPECIAL TRAINS

Southern Railway will run the following Special Trains to clear the extra rush of passengers.

Chennai Central – Madurai – Chennai Central Specials (via. Chennai Egmore, Mayiladuthurai,Thanjavur): T. No. 06053 Chennai Central – Madurai Special will leave Chennai Central at 21.50 hrs. on 26.03.2011 (Saturday) & 28.03.2011 (Monday) and arrive Madurai at 08.50 hrs. the next day.T. No. 06054 Madurai – Chennai Central Special will leave Madurai at 21.10 hrs. on 27.03.2011 (Sunday) & 29.03.2011 (Tuesday) and arrive Chennai Central at 08.10 hrs. the next day.The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier, 10 Sleeper Class, 3 General Second Class and 2 Luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Chennai Egmore, Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Tiruppadiripuliyur, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Tiruchchirappalli and Dindigul.T. No. 06054 will stop at Mambalam also.

Advance reservations for above special trains will commence on 24.03.2011.

http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=153&did=1300882384907DA43CAF3F78148B5C1C309EA4D1F367F.web103

ganie006

March 27th, 2011, 04:53 AM

Retail shopping clicks in Tier II towns

The common perception is that big departmental stores more easily gel with urban landscape than with smaller towns with rural flavour.

But the experience of a major retail chain, which has a pan-India presence with about a million sq.ft in retail shopping space, seems to show that people living in smaller towns in States such as Tamil Nadu are no less savvy in shopping in big format stores compared with their counterparts in big urban centres. The Spencer's Retail chain has found that growth comes not only from metros and big towns, but also from smaller towns justifying its faith that in the retail business MNCs, big corporates and the kirana stores or ‘Namma Annachi stores' could all co-exist!

According to Mr Jagannathan, General Manager, Spencer's Retail Ltd, Chennai, the company in the last one decade had developed about 30 hyper stores and 180-200 smaller stores. After stabilising its operations, it is now focussed on expanding the bigger format stores in 12-14 clusters in the country, with the South being a focus area for business development.

He said though Spencer's has been present in Tamil Nadu for nearly a decade, its activity was focussed highly on Chennai. It has around 60-65 stores in Tamil Nadu with bigger stores only in Tiruchi and in Coimbatore, where a new big store was opened on March 24.

The rest of the stores, known as ‘daily format stores' are 2500 sq-3000 sq.ft in size. The hyper format stores are in 35,000-50000 sq.ft in area but in Tier II towns, these hyper stores could be 15,000-20,000 sq.ft in size.

EXPANDING PRESENCE

He said Spencer's has now expanded its presence to 12-14 towns in Tamil Nadu reaching out to Salem, Erode, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Nagercoil, Madurai, Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, Pudukottai, apart from Tiruchi and Coimbatore.

He said Spencer's Retail was ‘doing extremely well' in the southern districts. The idea was to scale up to a shopping area of 40,000-50,000 sq ft. in each town with either single location stores or smaller stores in multiple locations.

By market standards, the business growth in the secondary towns was very high and in some of them, Spencer's was the only major brand.

Mr Jagannathan said after weathering recession and consolidating its operations, Spencer's Retail was on an expansion mode and is on a ‘property hunt' to expand in places such as Salem and Madurai. The goal was to add close of 1 lakh sq.ft in retail space in the next 18 months in Tamil Nadu.

BETTER VALUE PROPOSITION

Mr Jagannathan said with aspiration levels growing even in smaller towns, the idea of modern stores has clicked even in these towns where people see the value of such stores over typical grocery stores as the former provided them with the ‘touch and feel' experience with a wider range of products on display. He felt that the neighbourhood stores, large format retail stores and the FDI-funded retail stores, if allowed, could co-exist. He did not expect any negative impact from any MNC entry into retail space and felt that the market would only expand by their entry and benefit from the growth in modern stores format

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/investment-world/personal-finance/article1574041.ece

ganie006

March 29th, 2011, 04:17 AM

AIADMK will establish State's rights on Cauvery: Jayalalithaa

G. Srinivasan
“DMK regime has not done anything good for farmers, weavers, fishermen”
— Photo: M. Srinath

Reaching out:AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa campaigning in support of the party candidates in Kumbakonam, Papanasam and Thiruvidaimarudur seats, in Kumbakonam on Monday.
THANJAVUR: The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, if voted to power in this elections, will take steps to solve the Cauvery water issue and establish the rights of Tamil Nadu on the river, said AIADMK general secretaryJayalalithaa here on Monday.

Addressing an election meeting at Thilakar Thidal, Jayalalithaa said that the minority DMK government had failed to solve the issue. Despite being a partner at the Centre, it had not solved the Cauvery water issue or for that matter any water dispute with neighbouring states.

Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi had not taken steps to gazette the Cauvery River Water Disputes Tribunal's final award, she said.

She said that, if voted to power, her party would help farmers by fixing a fair procurement price for paddy and pulses.

The DMK government had failed to contain price rise. Huge amounts were being looted through illegal sand quarrying and granite quarrying by DMK activists.

Jayalalithaa also alleged that Karunanidhi had betrayed Sri Lankan Tamils and bartered away Katchatheevu. Mr. Karunanidhi had not taken steps to put an end to killings of Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lanka Navy. “DMK regime has not done anything good for farmers, weavers and fishermen,” she alleged.

Speaking about 2G spectrum issue she said that the scam had brought disrepute to Tamil people.

With respect to Thanjavur Assembly constituency, she said that a dental college at Thanjavur Medical College would be started if the AIADMK was voted to power. The railway low bridge near the station would be converted into an overbridge. Vennar drinking water pumping station would be modernised and protected drinking water supplied to people of Thanjavur. The Ring Road around Thanjavur would be completed.

She listed schemes announced in the AIADMK manifesto such as distribution of free grinder, mixie and fan, 20 kg of rice free of cost to card holders, distribution of laptops to school and college students, distribution of four grams of gold to women for marriage, distribution of cow and goats to people, construction of green houses, provision of uninterrupted power supply etc.

Women lustily cheered when Ms. Jayalalithaa mentioned four grams of gold for marriage. They responded positively when she asked them to dislodge the DMK regime in this election.

She appealed to people to exercise their franchise without fail in the elections.

She introduced AIADMK candidates R. Vaidyalingam (Orathanadu), Rathnaswamy (Thiruvaiyaru), Rangaswamy (Thanjavur) and urged the people to vote for two leaves symbol to elect them.

She also introduced Arun Pandiyan, DMDK candidate for Peravurani and Senthil Kumar, DMDK candidate for Pattukottai, and appealed to the people to vote for them in drum symbol.

Earlier she addressed a meeting in Kumbakonam. She said that a ring road would be completed around Kumbakonam. She introduced AIADMK candidates R. Ramanathan (Kumbakonam), Duraikannan (Papanasam) and Pandiyarajan (Thiruvidaimaruthur).

http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/29/23hdline.htm

ganie006

March 30th, 2011, 02:57 PM

தஞ்சையிலிருந்து பிரதான வழித் தடத்தில் மும்பைக்கு ரயில் இயக்கக் கோரிக்கை

First Published : 30 Mar 2011 01:14:16 PM IST

கும்பகோணம், மார்ச் 29: தஞ்சையிலிருந்து பிரதான அகல ரயில்பாதையில் மும்பைக்கும், புதுதில்லிக்கும் ரயிலை இயக்க வேண்டுமென அனைத்து ரயில் உபயோகிப்பாளர் சங்கம் கோரிக்கை விடுத்துள்ளது.
இதுகுறித்து அச்சங்கத்தின் அகில இந்திய தலைவர் எஸ். அன்பழகன் கர்நாடகத்தில் சுற்றுப்பயணம் மேற்கொண்ட ரயில்வே துறை இணை அமைச்சர் முனியப்பாவை நேரில் சந்தித்து அளித்துள்ள கோரிக்கை மனு:
டிக்கெட் விலை உயர்வு இல்லாத பட்ஜெட்டை சமர்ப்பித்த ரயில்வே துறை நிர்வாகத்திற்கு நன்றியையும், பாராட்டையும் தெரிவித்து கொள்கிறது.
மீட்டர் கேஜ் பாதையில் இயங்கிய அனைத்து ரயில்களையும் மீண்டும், அகல ரயில் பாதையில் இயக்க வேண்டும். மதுரை -திருச்சி -கும்பகோணம்- சிதம்பரம் வழியாக அறிவிக்கப்பட்ட திருப்பதி விரைவு ரயிலை இயக்க உரிய நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்பட வேண்டும்.
2016-ல் மகாமக திருவிழா நடைபெறவுள்ளதால் பக்தர்கள் இந்த விழாவுக்கு வந்து செல்ல ஏதுவாக கும்பகோணம் -விருத்தாசலம், பட்டுக்கோட்டை, மன்னார்குடி, நீடாமங்கலம், வலங்கைமான், கும்பகோணம் வழித்தடத்தில் புதிய ரயில் பாதை அமைக்கப்பட வேண்டும்.
திருவிழா மற்றும் அலுவலக வேலை நாள்களில் பொதுமக்கள் பயணம் செய்ய பயணிகள் ரயிலில் கூடுதல் பெட்டிகளை வாரத்தில் திங்கள் முதல் வெள்ளி வரை இணைக்க வேண்டும், சென்னை கன்னியாகுமரி வழித்தடத்தில் இரு வழி பாதையை ஏற்படுத்தி தர வேண்டும், தமிழகத்தில் 603 கிலோ மீட்டர் இருவழி பாதையை மாற்ற திட்டமிட்டு இதுவரை 18 கிலோ மீட்டர் மட்டுமே மாற்றப்பட்டுள்ளது. எனவே, மீதமுள்ள பாதையை இருவழிப்பாதையாக மாற்ற உரிய நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும்.
ரயில் நிலையங்களில் விற்பனை செய்யப்படும் உணவுப் பொருள்கள் எடை குறைவாகவும், தரமற்றதாகவும் இருப்பதால் ரயில்வே துறையின் சுகாதாரப் பிரிவினர் திடீர் சோதனை நடத்தி உணவு பொருள்களின் தரம் குறித்து பயணிகளிடம் கேட்டறிந்து ஆய்வு செய்ய வேண்டும்.
ரயில் பெட்டிகளில் பெண்கள், வயதானவர்கள், குழந்தைகள், ஊனமுற்றோர் பயணம் செய்வதால் அவர்களுக்கு உதவுவதற்காக ஒரு மருத்துவரும், செவியலிரும் ரயிலில் பயணம் செய்து சேவை செய்ய வேண்டும்.
ரயிலில் பயணம் செய்ய முன்பதிவு செய்யும் போது மருத்துவர்கள், வழக்குரைஞர்கள், ஆசிரியர்கள், பத்திரிகையாளர்களுக்கு முன்னுரிமை தரப்பட வேண்டும் என்பன உள்பட பல்வேறு கோரிக்கைகள் அந்த மனுவில் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டிருந்தது.

ganie006

April 1st, 2011, 03:54 AM

மன்னை&நீடாமங்கலம் அகல பாதையில் தண்டவாளம் திடீரென உடைந்ததால்
சோதனை ஓட்டம் பாதியில் நிறுத்தம்
நீடாமங்கலம், ஏப். 1:
மன்னார்குடி& நீடாமங்கலம் அகல பாதையில் நேற்று நடைபெற்ற ரயில் இன்ஜின் சோதனை ஓட்டம், தண்டவாளம் உடைந்ததால் பாதியில் நிறுத்தப்பட்டது.
திருவாரூர் மாவட்டம் மன்னார்குடி& நீடாமங்கலம் இடையே ரூ.115 கோடியில் அகல ரயில்பாதை பணிகள் நடந்து வருகிறது. தண்டவாளங்கள் அமைக்கும் பணி முடிவடையும் தருவாயில் உள்ளது. இதையொட்டி முதல் கட்ட சோதனை ஓட்டம் நேற்று நடைபெற்றது.
இதுவரை நடைபெற்றுள்ள சிறு பாலங்களின் கட்டுமான பணி, பதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ள தண்டவாளங்களின் உறுதி தன்மை ஆகியவற்றை சோதிக்க முதல் கட்ட சோதனை ஓட்டம் நடத்தப்படுவதாக ரயில்வே துறை துணைத்தலைமை பொறியாளர் கஜேந்திரன் தெரிவித்தார்.
நேற்று மதியம் 1.20க்கு நீடாமங்கலத்திற்கு சோதனை ஓட்டத்திற்கான ரயில் இன்ஜின் வந்தது. நீடாமங்கலம்& மன்னார்குடி பிரிவு சாலையில் புதிய ரயில் பாதை அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ள இடத்தில் பூஜை செய்யப்பட்டு சோதனை ஓட்டம் தொடங்கியது.
ரயில் இன்ஜின் மெதுவாக சென்று கொண்டிருந்தபோது, புறப்பட்ட இடத்தில் இருந்து 400 மீட்டர் தூரத்தில் திடீரென சத்தம் கேட்டது. உடனே ரயில் இன்ஜினில் சென்ற பொறியாளர்கள் கீழே இறங்கி பார்த்தபோது, தண்டவாளம் உடைந்திருந்ததும், முன்சக்கரங்கள் இரண்டும் தண்டவாளத்தை விட்டு கீழே இறங்கியிருந்ததும் தெரிந்தது. இதையடுத்து சோதனை ஓட்டம் நிறுத்தப்பட்டது.
இதுபற்றி அதிகாரிகள் கூறுகையில், திருவாரூரில் இருந்து ஹைட்ராலிக் ஜாக்கி வரவழைக்கப்பட்டு இன்ஜினை நகர்த்திவிட்டு தண்டவாளத்தை இணைக்கும் பணி நடைபெறும். இதையடுத்து 6 கி.மீ தூரத்திற்கு சோதனை ஓட்டம் நடத்தப்படும்.
தண்டவாளம் அமைக்கும் பணி முழுமையாக முடிந்ததும் மன்னார்குடி வரை சோதனை ஓட்டம் நடத்தப்படும். ஜூன் இறுதியில் பணிகள் முடியும் என்றனர். ரயில்வே துறை துணைத்தலைமை பொறியாளர் கஜேந்திரன், உதவி பொறியாளர்கள் பெருநம்பி, சேகர், பகுதி பொறியாளர்கள் பரசுராமன், சண்முகவேல், தமிழரசன் மற்றும் பணியாளர்கள் கலந்துகொண்டனர்.

ganie006

April 1st, 2011, 04:44 AM

ganie006

April 1st, 2011, 05:07 AM

Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:41 pm Post subject: மதுரை திருப்பதி எக்ஸ்�
http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=216316

மதுரை: மதுரை திருப்பதி இடையே வாரம் இருமுறை இயங்கும் எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் ரயில் சேவை இன்று(31/3) முதல் துவங்கியது. மதுரையிலிருந்து வியாழன் மற்றும் சனிக்கிழமைகளில் மாலை 6. 45 க்கு புறப்படும் இந்த ரயில், திருச்சி, மயிலாடுதுறை, விழுப்புரம், திருவண்ணாமலை, வேலூர், காட்பாடி வழியாக மறுநாள் காலை 7.50க்கு திருப்பதி சென்றடையும். மறுமார்க்கத்தில் திருப்பதியிலிருந்து பகல் 1.35 மணிக்கு புறப்பட்டு, மறுநாள் காலை 10. 20க்கு மதுரை சென்றடையும். இத்தகவலை தென்னக ரயில்வே வெளியிட்டுள்ளது

Madurai Tirupati Bi-Weekly Express via Thanjavur&Vellore has commence its services from yesterday.booking starts from today

ganie006

April 2nd, 2011, 12:26 PM

First passenger train starts plying on newly laid BG track

Special Correspondent
Bi-weekly reaches Vellore Cantonment

The Madurai-Tirupati Express which arrived at the Vellore Cantonment Station on Friday.
VELLORE: The first passenger train-16780 Madurai-Tirupati Express (a bi-weekly train to run on Thursdays and Saturdays) - was run on the newly laid broad gauge track between Villupuram and Vellore Cantonment stations on Thursday. The Commissioner of Railway Safety, Southern Circle, Bangalore, recently cleared the track for operation of passenger trains.

The train, which left Madurai at 6.45 p.m. on Thursday reached Vellore Cantonment at 5.40 a.m. on Friday. It left for Tirupati at 7.40 a.m.

According to railway sources, Train No.16780 Madurai-Tirupati Express would leave Madurai on Thursdays and Saturdays at 6.45 p.m. and reach Tirupati at 10.20 a.m. the next day after stopping en route at Dindigul, Tiruchi, Thanjavur, Thiruppapuliyur, Villupuram, Vellore Cantonment, Katpadi and Pakala. It would arrive at Vellore Cantonment at 7.38 a.m. and leave at 7.40 a.m. on the specified days.

In the return direction, the service would run as Train No.16779 Tirupati-Madurai Express as a bi-weekly train leaving Tirupati at 1.35 p.m. on Fridays and Sundays, and arriving at Madurai at 7.50 a.m. on the next day, via Katpadi, Arakkonam, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu and Villupuram. But it would not stop at any station between Katpadi and Villupuram.

But the above timings are different from those given at the Southern Railway time table valid from July 2010. This, it is stated, was due to the fact that a lot of residual work has to be done on the new track before the train is operated as a regular service by halting in all stations in which the original metre gauge train (erstwhile Meenakshi Express) operated. The track between Vellore Cantonment and Villupuram stations has 29 level crossings, and 75 per cent of the crossings have to be manned since new gatemen were yet to be appointed in place of the retired gatemen. It is expected that it will take about two months for the new gatemen to be recruited and for the Madurai-Tirupati Express to be operated in the original route as a regular bi-weekly service.

The operation of passenger trains on the Vellore Cantonment-Villupuram metre gauge section was stopped on June 1, 2007 to facilitate the commencement of BG conversion. The conversion work was completed in January 2010, and the first goods trains on the newly laid BG track were operated on June 25, 2010. The operation of passenger trains on the track, which was eagerly expected by the public of Vellore district, would greatly benefit the people of Vellore district who travel to the southern districts frequently, and vice-versa. The 150-km Vellore Cantonment-Villupuram BG track has 20 major railway bridges and 386 minor railway bridges.

ganie006

April 2nd, 2011, 07:52 PM

Thanjavur district

Total Population - 2402781

- Number of Males -1183112

- No of Female - 1219669

Population Density-668(from 616)

- Literacy rate has increased to 82.7 % (from 75.5%)

- 1031women for every 1000 men

http://www.census.tn.nic.in/whatsnew/ppt_total2011.pdf

ganie006

April 3rd, 2011, 04:06 AM

Madurai-Tirupathi train on main line

Special Correspondent
No stop at Kumbakonam, Mayiladuthurai, Chidambaram and Cuddalore stations

TIRUCHI: Introduction of the bi-weekly overnight Madurai–Tirupathi express on the main line from March 31 has been widely welcomed by the travelling public of the delta districts. The introduction of this train follows the completion of the broad gauge conversion works between Villupuram and Vellore Cantonment stations.

Train No. 16780 Madurai–Tirupathi express will leave Madurai junction on Thursdays and Saturdays at 6.45 p.m. and will reach Tirupathi at 10.20 a.m. on Fridays and Sundays. Train No. 16779 Tirupathi–Madurai express will leave Tirupathi at 1.35 p.m. on Fridays and Sundays and will reach Madurai at 7.50 a.m. on Saturdays and Mondays.

According to railway sources, the Madurai–Tirupathi express will arrive at Tiruchi at 9.10 p.m. and will depart at 9.15 p.m.

It will depart from Thanjavur at 10 p.m.; Tiruppadirippuliyur at 12.35 a.m.; Villupuram 2.05 a.m.; Vellore Cantonment 7.40 a.m.; Katpadi 8.15 a.m.; and Pakala 9.15 a.m. The Tirupathi–Madurai express will leave Pakala at 2.15 p.m.; Katpadi 4.05 p.m.; Villupuram 9.50 p.m.; Tiruppadirippuliyur 10.40 p.m.; Thanjavur 2.02 a.m. to arrive Tiruchi at 3.15 a.m. The train will leave Tiruchi junction at 3.25 a.m., Dindigul at 5.50 a.m. to reach Madurai at 7.50 a.m. These trains will not stop at Kumbakonam, Mayiladuthurai, Chidambaram, Cuddalore stations in the mainline.

The Madurai – Tirupathi train will proceed via Vellore Cantonment. In the return direction, the Tirupathi – Madurai train will take another route from Katpadi to proceed via Arakkonam, Kanchipuram and Chengalpattu to reach Villupuram. After Katpadi, the train will stop only at Villupuram and will not halt at Arakkonam, Kanchipuram and Chengalpattu.

The above timings will be in force for only two months. After the completion of the residual works as per the direction of K.J.S. Naidu, Commissioner for Railway Safety, in the newly laid BG track between Villupuram and Vellore Cantonment stations, the timings will be revised.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/03/stories/2011040358970500.htm

ganie006

April 4th, 2011, 11:14 AM

Widening of bridge near Big temple across Grand Anicut canal at a cost of Rs.1 crore,

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/1615/putharu.jpg

premkumar219

April 4th, 2011, 11:40 AM

Hi Ganie,

This is Premkumar from Trichy. I really appreciate ur interest towards chola city.

I also update about tanjore as and when i get.

Good work ganie.. keep updating. i'll also contribute for this thread.

isham_9626

April 4th, 2011, 12:04 PM

^^^^

+1

ganie006

April 4th, 2011, 12:05 PM

ganie006

April 4th, 2011, 12:06 PM

^^^^

+1

thanks isham

isham_9626

April 4th, 2011, 12:09 PM

thanks isham

You are most welcome Mr. Ganie

ganie006

April 6th, 2011, 04:49 AM

சயின்ஸ் எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் வருகை தஞ்சைக்கு மே 3ம் தேதி

தஞ்சை, ஏப்.6:
அறிவியல் கண்டுபிடிப்புகளை அறியச்செய்யும் சயின்ஸ் எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் மே 3ம் தேதி தஞ்சை வருகிறது. அறிவியல் கண்டுபிடிப்புகளை விளக்கும் வகையில் சிறப்பாக வடிவமைக்கப்பட்டது இந்த அறிவியல் எக்ஸ்பிரஸ். 16 பெட்டிகளைக்கொண்ட இந்த ரயில் முற்றிலும் குளிரூட்டப்பட்டது. இந்திய அரசின் அறிவியல் மற்றும் தொழிற்நுட்பத்துறை உதவியுடன் இந்த ரயில் வடிவமைக்கப்பட்டது. மாணவர்களும், இளைஞர்களும் அறிவியல் தொடர்பான உயர் படிப்புகளிலும், ஆராய்ச்சிகளிலும் ஈடுபட ஊக்கம் ஊட்டுவற்காகவே இந்த ரயில் இயக்கப்படுகிறது. மனிதனின் அன்றாட வாழ்வில் அறிவியல் கண்டுபிடிப்புகள் நமக்கு எந்தெந்த வகையில் பயன்படுகிறது என்பதை விளக்கும் வகையிலும் இக்கண்காட்சி ரயிலில் இடம்பெற்றுள்ள பொருட்கள் வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.
இந்த ரயில் கடந்த 2007 அக்டோபர் 30ம் தேதி டெல்லியில் பிரதமரால் கொடியசைத்து தொடங்கிவைக்கப்பட்டது. 51 லட்சம் மக்கள் இச்சிறப்பு ரயிலை பார்வையிட்டுள்ளனர். கடந்த 2010 டிசம்பர் 4ம் தேதி இந்த ரயில் தனது 2ம் கட்ட சுற்றுப் பயணத்தை தொடங்கியது. 55 இடங்களுக்கு இச்சிறப்பு ரயில் செல்லவுள்ளது. சுமார் 18 ஆயிரம் கி.மீட்டர் சுற்றுப்பயணம் மேற்கொள்ளத் திட்டமிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.
இந்த அறிவியல் எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் ரயிலில் பெரிய அளவிலான 300 அறிவியல் விளக்கப்படங்கள், 150 வீடியோ படங்கள், நானோ தொழில்நுட்பம், மரபணுக்கள், மனதை வலுப்படுத்தும் வழிமுறைகள், உலக அறிவியல் கண்டுபிடிப்புகள், எதிர்காலத்தில் வரவுள்ள அறிவியல் கண்டுபிடிப்புகளின் மாதிரிகளின், பருவநிலை மாற்றம் குறித்த தகவல்கள், இந்தியா அறிவியல் தொழில்நுட்ப முறைகள், அறிவியல் கண்டுபிடிப்புகளின் விந்தைகள் குறித்த பல தகவல்கள் இடம்பெற்றுள்ளன. இச்சிறப்பு ரயில் மே 3ம் தேதி தஞ்சை ரயில் நிலையம் வருகிறது. மாணவ, மாணவிகள் மற்றும் பொதுமக்கள் வந்து பார்த்துச்செல்லலாம்.

ganie006

April 6th, 2011, 04:50 AM

ganie006

April 7th, 2011, 04:18 AM

Wresting Thanjavur seat not a cakewalk for DMK

G.Srinivasan

S.N.M. Ubayathullah
THANJAVUR: The coast is not clear for the DMK in Thanjavur Assembly constituency, where State Commercial Taxes Minister S.N.M. Ubayathullah is taking on the AIADMK's M. Rangaswamy, Thanjavur north district secretary of the party. This is despite Mr. Ubayathullah being the MLA of Thanjavur consecutively for three times - 1996, 2001 and 2006. He was an MLA from 1989 to 91 too.

There is a perception among people that he has done nothing concrete for Thanjavur. Many term him a stumbling block for development. Besides, craving for change, concern over price rise and power cut are likely to give the leeway to the AIADMK man.

Mr. Ubayathullah earns respect from the people as an individual and his margins have been reasonably good.

Mr. Rangaswamy along with K.Thangamuthu, former MLA, harped on the developments brought in by the AIADMK to the Thanjavur town at the time of eighth World Tamil Conference. They pointed out that the DMK has not done anything for Thanjavur after the conference.

"Ring road around Thanjavur for a distance of 17 km was laid during the conference. An overbridge was constructed and drinking water pipelines were laid. Three star hotels came up in the town and thousands of houses were constructed. Memorials such as Rajarajan Mandimandapam were erected," Mr. Rangaswamy says.

With Vijaykanth's DMDK and the left parties on his side, the AIADMK candidate hopes to turn the tables on Mr.Ubayathullah. He also says that a dental college will be established in Thanjavur promised by the party general secretary Jayalaithaa during her campaign recently. Another overbridge will be constructed at Mary's Corner.

isham_9626

April 7th, 2011, 03:14 PM

Some of the universities in Thanjavur

IICPT - Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology
Tamil University
Sastra University
Peryiar Maniammai University
PRIST University

isham_9626

April 7th, 2011, 03:39 PM

Old Student of Periyar Maniammai University has secured 1st rank in Tamilnadu and 12th rank in India in the recent UPSC examination

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Congratz.......

ganie006

April 8th, 2011, 11:37 AM

Old Student of Periyar Maniammai University has secured 1st rank in Tamilnadu and 12th rank in India in the recent UPSC examination

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/8479/adfh.png

Congratz.......:applause:

youngking4

April 9th, 2011, 10:27 AM

KALYAN JEWELLERS opened its 23 rd showroom in Thanjavur on April 03,2011. Actor Prabhu inaguarated the showroom.

Prominent players like Jos Alukkas, Gold Plus and Francis Alukkas had already made their presence in Thanjavur.

JOY ALUKKAS already announced that they will open a showroom in Thanjavur within 2012.

ganie006

April 9th, 2011, 11:28 AM

JOY ALUKKAS already announced that they will open a showroom in Thanjavur within 2012.[/QUOTE]

source?????

ganie006

April 10th, 2011, 04:23 AM

Museum showcasing South Indian heritage
Aruna Chandaraju

A magnifying glass! Ah, what a difference it would have made. We would have given anything for that.

We sighed collectively, as we peered at the manuscripts and miniature art works arranged under glass cases in the museum at the Thanjavur Maharaja Serfoji’s Saraswati Mahal Library. We tried to decipher the tiny script — in Sanskrit, Telugu, Marathi — and view the details on the miniature paintings and artefacts.

The museum offers a glimpse of the vast variety you might see in the library. So there were books and palm-leaf manuscripts, paper paintings, glass paintings, physiognomy charts, astrology scrolls, exquisitely inlaid ivory art, atlases, wooden paintings, etc. Some manuscripts showed only printed matter while the rest were richly illustrated.

We went around checking out the displays, as a stately and benign-looking Serfoji looked down at us from large portraits installed in the corners. The Thanjavur-style paintings, miniature Ramayana, and the Ashva and Gaja Shastra depictions were fascinating. There were also explicit pictures of Chinese torture — including one for bad translation! Less likely to induce nightmares were the displays on their left — music books with musical notations clearly visible — saa, ri, ga, maa, dha...

Actually, the displays here are only a small fraction of the library’s treasures. There is a total of about 60,000 volumes in the famed Library — including those on palm-leaf and paper. They are on subjects like music, dance, geography, history, science including medicine (like Vaidyarathnavali), philosophy, literature including prose and poetry, cuisine (like Sarbhendra Paka Sastra), and lexicons too.

The books and palm-leaf manuscripts are in English, Sanskrit (some of them written in different scripts like Grantha, Telugu, Devanagari, etc), Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and a few in Persian and Urdu. One of Asia’s oldest libraries, it is located within the Thanjavur Nayak Palace complex in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur, and was built by contributions of successive dynasties of Nayaks and Marathas of Thanjavur. It is now certified as an Institution of National Importance and has an interesting history.

In ancient and medieval India, rare manuscripts and artifacts were in the possession of individuals like scholars, priests, and nobles, and also in organisations like temples and mutts. And virtually every king had his private library generally referred to as the Saraswati Bhandar.

This Saraswati Mahal Library was one such private collection of the Nayak kings of Thanjavur (1535 to 1675). This region was later captured by the Marathas and they also contributed greatly to its store (1676-1855). After the death of the last Maratha queen followed by much litigation, the library finally came under the Tamil Nadu government.

Initially known as the Royal Palace Library, it was later rechristened as the Thanjavur Maharaja Serfoji’s Saraswati Mahal Library as a tribute to Serfoji’s contribution to making it such a treasure trove. Serfoji (1798-1832) was a man of great learning, a great art lover, avid reader and an international traveller for someone of his time. Besides engaging pandits to gather valuable books, he personally picked up valuable books and artifacts from his worldwide travels.

The library has also been enriched in the past few decades by persons who have donated ancient palm leaf manuscript or rare books in their possession, which they are unable to care for anymore. Some individuals have donated their entire and substantial private collection, while a few persons have given just one or two dusty manuscripts lying with their family for generations, without them having a clear idea of its exact history or value.

The Sanskrit works are a remarkable part of the library collection and cover both art and science. There are also many manuscripts in the Modi script which was used for official correspondence from the 12th century. When Marathi became the court language, the court’s scribes had to record court orders in the language. Necessity, therefore, became the mother of the invention of a ‘short-hand Marathi’ i.e. Modi. These Modi records — nearly 3,000 — include those about land grants, legal rulings, chathrams (wayside resthouses) and routine communication.

There are compositions by Shahaji (1684—1712) who was a prolific padam-composer and who also wrote a Marathi dance-drama. The Tamil works include medical books; commentaries on Sangam works; besides Saiva, Vaishnava and Jain works. Telugu works contain prabandhas, dwipada kavyas and pada kavyas besides those on classical music.
Of great use to researchers is the Library’s Reprography Section with its microfilming unit installed in 1980.

In the first phase, about 5,000 of the rarest manuscripts were chosen for microfilming. However, it would be wonderful if the entire library collection could be digitised and made available online in a comprehensive website. The library is actually a designated Manuscript Conservation Centre under the National Mission for Manuscripts.

However, it’s only a reference library — books and documents are not lent. Bonafide scholars can receive copies of books and benefits of other services rendered by the library — like transcription, transliteration, and consultation.

The library is part of the Thanjavur Palace Complex and next door is a fabulous art collection. A large tower at this art gallery allows visitors to go up and get a bird’s eye view of the entire town.

The Raja Serfoji Memorial Hall and adjoining rooms were fascinating — a large impression of the king himself on an elevation and a fabulous collection of (mostly) bronze statues, besides ancient coins dating from the second century. And they were all well displayed with clear name plates and arrayed with enough space between them — not crowded together as at some other Indian museums.

The paintings of the great Carnatic music trinity — Thyagaraja, Shyama Shastri and Mutthuswami Dikshitar — were in a room with fewer displays. The last time I came to this palace was, several years ago, during a break from the Thiruvayyaru Thyagaraja Aradhana and the entrance has been renovated and the rooms have been spruced up a great deal, I noticed.

youngking4

April 10th, 2011, 04:45 AM

JOY ALUKKAS already announced that they will open a showroom in Thanjavur within 2012.

source?????[/QUOTE]

Ganie,This is the mail I got from Chairman's desk of Joy Alukkas :

On Sat, 4/12/10, Joy Alukkas <chairman@joyalukkas.com> wrote:

From: Joy Alukkas <chairman@joyalukkas.com>
Subject: Re: New Showroom
To: "ilayaraja" <mailyoungking@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Saturday, 4 December, 2010, 12:35 PM

Dear Ilayaraja

Seasonal Greetings.

Thank you so much for your concern and support.

We do have plan to start a showroom in Thanjavur within couple of years.

From

The Desk of Chairman

On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 7:17 AM, ilayaraja <mailyoungking@yahoo.co.in> wrote:

Dear Sir,

Good morning. Do you have any plans to open new showroom at Thanjavur,Tamilnadu?. Just curious to know as your competitors Jos and Francis had already made their presence in the city. Tanjoreans are eargerly waiting for your esteemed showroom.Thank you.

Regards
Ilayaraja
Tanjore.

Also giving the Business Line Link for your reference:

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-marketing/article993268.ece

In news, it was said as 'within couple of months' but When I contacted Chairman's desk, I got a response that they have plans to start within 2 years

ganie006

April 10th, 2011, 05:12 AM

Ganie,This is the mail I got from Chairman's desk of Joy Alukkas :

On Sat, 4/12/10, Joy Alukkas <chairman@joyalukkas.com> wrote:

From: Joy Alukkas <chairman@joyalukkas.com>
Subject: Re: New Showroom
To: "ilayaraja" <mailyoungking@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Saturday, 4 December, 2010, 12:35 PM

Dear Ilayaraja

Seasonal Greetings.

Thank you so much for your concern and support.

We do have plan to start a showroom in Thanjavur within couple of years.

From

The Desk of Chairman

On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 7:17 AM, ilayaraja <mailyoungking@yahoo.co.in> wrote:

Dear Sir,

Good morning. Do you have any plans to open new showroom at Thanjavur,Tamilnadu?. Just curious to know as your competitors Jos and Francis had already made their presence in the city. Tanjoreans are eargerly waiting for your esteemed showroom.Thank you.

Regards
Ilayaraja
Tanjore.

Also giving the Business Line Link for your reference:

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-marketing/article993268.ece

In news, it was said as 'within couple of months' but When I contacted Chairman's desk, I got a response that they have plans to start within 2 years

thanks for sharing frend

ganie006

April 12th, 2011, 07:04 AM

பட்டுக்கோட்டை& தஞ்சை சந்திப்பு குழு கூட்டம்

திருச்சி, ஏப். 12:
பட்டுக்கோட்டை&தஞ்சாவூர் சந்திப்பு கோரிக்கை செயல் நடவடிக்கை குழு கூட்டம் நேற்று முன்தினம் தஞ்சையில் நடைபெற்றது. வானதி முன்னிலை வகித்தார். தஞ்சை & பட்டுக்கோட்டை இடையே சுமார் ரூ.100 கோடியில் ரயில்பாதை அமைக்க கடந்த 2000ம் ஆண்டிலேயே திட்டம் கொண்டு வரப்பட்டது. ஆனால் அந்த திட்டம் கிடப்பில் உள்ளது. இதனை வலியுறுத்தி சமூகசேவகர் ஆனந்தராஜ் மற்றும் என்கான்ஸ் சுற்றுச்சூழல் அமைப்பு கல்யாணசுந்தரம் ஆகியோர் தலைமையில் பல்வேறு போராட்டங்கள் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டு வருகின்றன. மத்திய அரசுக்கு ஆயிரக்கணக்கான தந்திகள் அனுப்பப்பட்டன. மேலும், தினசரி தஞ்சை சென்று வரும் மாணவ, மாணவியரை திரட்டி பிளாட் பார்ம் டிக்கட் எடுத்து தஞ்சை 2வது பிளாட்பாரத்தில் உள்ள ஆலோசனை புத்தகத்தில் அனைவரும் பதிவு செய்தனர்.
ஆனாலும் இதனை அரசியல் வாதிகள் கண்டுகொள்ளவில்லை. வாக்குகள் கேட்கும்போது மட்டும் நிறைவேற்றுவதாக கூறி வருகின்றனர். அறவழியில் போராடி அன்னா ஹசாரே சாதித்தது போல இதில் அக்கறையுள்ள அனைவரும் அறவழியில் போராடி தங்கள் எதிர்ப்பை காட்ட வேண்டும். எனவே இந்த முறையும் மக்கள் ஏமாறாமல் தங்களது எதிர்ப்பை 49 ஓ மூலம் பதிவு செய்ய வேண்டும் என தீர்மானிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. கூட்டத்தில் நிர்வாகிகள் செந்தமிழ் சுந்தரம், சுந்தரவல்லி, நிர்மலாசெல்வி, சசிகலா அகிலன், செந்தில்குமார், மோகன் உள்ளிட்ட பலர் கலந்துகொண்டனர்.
^^^^
Pattukotai&Thanjavur junction organisation meeting held, they demand Pattukotai-Thanjavur new line,they send 1000 telegrams to central goverment regarding this issue

thillai_selvan

April 12th, 2011, 07:39 AM

Dear frnz,
This thread is becoming like a news thread.... Kindly post the subjected information here.
Thanks!

ganie006

April 12th, 2011, 03:00 PM

PEOPLE OF THANJAVUR WANT FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENTS

1.THANJAVUR RING ROAD WORKS PHASE II (from Pillaiyarpatti and link Neelagiri Thottam, Vannarapettai, Ramanathapuram, Sakkarasamandham, Velur, Rajendhiram and end at Manakarambai.) SHOULD BE LAID
2.NEW ROB AT THANJAVUR MARIS CORNER AND MARIAMMAN KOIL ROAD
3.TO EASE THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION KUMBAKONAM,NAGAPATNAM,THIRUVAIYARU ROAD SHOULD BE WIDENED
4.OLD AND NEW BUS STAND SHOULD BE MAINTAINED CLEAN
5.DUE TO INCREASE IN NUMBER OF BUSES IN THANJAVUR OLD BUS STAND, GOVERNMENT SHOULD CONSTRUCT A NEW BUS STAND IN KARANTHAI FOR ARIYALUR AND KUMBAKONAM BUSES
6.DUE TO LACK OF FACILITY IN THANJAVUR KAMARAJ MARKET, NEW MARKET SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED
7.ANNAI SATHYA STADIUM SHOULD BE IMPROVED
8.SHOULD CONSTRUCT SUBWAY NEAR OLD BUS STAND AND THANJAVUR BIG TEMPLE
9.REMOVE ENCROACHMENT IN PLATFORM AND OLD BUS STAND
10.FISHERY AND DENTAL COLLEGE SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED
11.THANJAVUR MUNICIPALITY SHOULD BE UPGRADED AS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
12. GOVERNMENT SHOULD START AGRO BASED INDUSTRIES
13.TAMILNADU GOVERNMENT SHOULD SHOW INTERST IN TAKING PART IN THE ARIYALUR-THANJAVUR-PATTKOTAI NEW RAILWAY LINE PROJECT.

ganie006

April 14th, 2011, 07:48 PM

கூடுதல் ரயில் நிலையங்கள் திறக்க வலியுறுத்தல்

First Published : 14 Apr 2011 10:32:29 AM IST

தஞ்சாவூர், ஏப். 13: தஞ்சாவூர் சுற்றுப்பகுதிகளில் கூடுதல் ரயில் நிலையங்கள் திறக்க வேண்டும் என்று வலியுறுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது.
தஞ்சாவூரில் அண்மையில் நடைபெற்ற மூத்த குடிமக்கள் பேரவையின் மாதாந்திரக் கூட்டத்தில் இதற்கான தீர்மானம் நிறைவேற்றப்பட்டது.
தஞ்சாவூர் - திருச்சி வழித்தடத்தில் ரெட்டிப்பாளையத்திலும், கும்பகோணம் வழித்தடத்தில் வடவாற்றிலும், திருவாரூர் மாவட்டத்தில் தளவாய்ப்பாளையத்திலும் புதிய ரயில் நிலையங்கள் அமைக்க வேண்டும். கும்பகோணம் வழித்தடத்தில் உள்ள வடவாறு பகுதிக்கு ரயில்வே சரக்கு முனையத்தை மாற்ற வேண்டும் என்பன உள்ளிட்ட தீர்மானங்கள் கூட்டத்தில் நிறைவேற்றப்பட்டன.
மூத்த குடிமக்கள் பேரவைத் தலைவர் அர. தங்கராசன் தலைமை வகித்தார். முதியோர் வாழ்வு என்ற தலைப்பில் டாக்டர் நா. மோகன்தாஸ் பேசினார். பொதுச் செயலர் பெரியசாமி அறிக்கை வாசித்தார்.
பேரவைத் துணைத் தலைவர் பெ. நமசிவாயம் வரவேற்றார். பொருளாளர் கோ. கலியமூர்த்தி நன்றி கூறினார்.
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senior citizen association demand more railway stations near Thanjavur and goods station near vadavaru

ganie006

April 16th, 2011, 05:08 AM

தஞ்சையில் நாளை கார்த்திக் பாத்திர மாளிகை புதிய ஷோரூம் திறப்பு விழா
தஞ்சை,ஏப்.16:
தஞ்சை கீழவாசல் கார்த்திக் பாத்திர மாளிகை கடந்த 22 ஆண்டுகளாக மக்களிடம் நன்மதிப்பை பெற்றுள்ளது. இத்துடன் தற்போது வீட்டு உபயோக பொருட்களுக்கான ஷோரூம் அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதன் திறப்பு விழா நாளை (17ம்தேதி) காலை 8.30 மணிக்கு நடைபெறுகிறது. நடிகை சினேகா குத்துவிளக்கேற்றுகிறார். வணிக வரித்துறை அமைச்சர் உபயதுல்லா ஷோரூமை திறந்து வைக்கிறார்.
வீட்டுஉபயோக பொருட்கள் பிரிவை முன்னாள் அமைச்சர் அய்யாறு வாண்டையார் , பர்னிச்சர் பிரிவை நகர்மன்ற தலைவர் தேன்மொழி ஜெயபால் திறந்து வைக்கின்றனர்.
திறப்பு விழா சலுகையாக நாளை முதல் மே 16 வரை ரூ.1000க்கு மேல் பொருட்கள் வாங்கும் அனைவருக்கும் கூப்பன் வழங்கி பம்பர் பரிசாக டிவிஎஸ் ஸ்போர்ட்ஸ், முதல்பரிசு ப்ரிட்ஜ், 2ம் பரிசாக வாஷிங்மி‘ஷின், 3ம் பரிசாக டேபிள் டாப் கிரைண்டர் மற்றும் 50 பேருக்கு எவர்சில்வர் பாத்திரங்கள் வழங்கப்பட உள்ளது.
பொருட்கள் வாங்கும் அனைவருக்கும் 10 சதவீதம் சிறப்பு தள்ளுபடி வழங்கப்படுகிறது. இத்தகவலை உரிமையாளர் சுப. அண்ணாமலை, கலையரசி அண்ணாமலை தெரிவித்தனர்.
ஏற்பாடுகளை மகன் பிரகதீஸ், என்ஜினியர் சுப்ரமணியன், முன்னாள் நகர்மன்ற உறுப்பினர் பாலசுப்ரமணியன், எல்ஐசி ராஜா, மேலாளர் சரவணன், நிறுவன நிர்வாகத்தினர், ஊழியர்கள் செய்து வருகின்றனர்.
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KARTHICK PATHIRA MAALIGAI NEW SHOWROOM WILL OPEN TOMORROW, SNEHA INAUGURATING THE SHOWROOM

ganie006

April 18th, 2011, 06:08 AM

Chemical cleaning of temple to be over by September

G. Srinivasan
— Photo: M. Srinath

cleaning work on:The Big Temple in Thanjavur.
THANJAVUR: Chemical cleaning of the granite ‘vimana' of the Big Temple will be completed by September this year, according to Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) sources.

Using last year's budget allotment, the Chemical unit of the ASI undertook cleaning of the ‘vimana.'. “Only one fourth of the ‘vimana' has been cleaned. We are expecting this year's budget allotment by the ASI to complete the work,” said experts cleaning the ‘vimana.'

Cleaning is to be done from top to bottom of the 212-feet ‘vimana' . As the base is broad, it will take more time to clean that portion. At present, the work has come to a standstill and will resume when once funds are allotted.

Besides the ‘vimana,' Amman Sannidhi, Murugan Sannidhi, Keralandhagan Gopuram and Rajarajan Gopuram will also be cleaned by September. Kumbabishekam is also due for the temple this year. However date has not been finalised.

Meanwhile, the ASI has given its approval for staging sound-and-light programme on the temple and King Raja Raja Cholan within the premises of the temple. The State Tourism department has to install the equipment to stage the show.

The script for the show has been approved. The ASI is yet to receive Rs. 25 crore announced by Union Minister of State for Culture Narayanasamy for improving the temple at the time of millennium celebration of the Big temple in September last year. When that money is received, further improvements could be taken up.

Besides, work on constructing a new bridge in the place of the existing one across Grand Anicut canal near the temple and beautification of the vicinity of the water body have started.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/18/stories/2011041856470100.htm

ganie006

April 21st, 2011, 04:18 AM

Bridge across Grand Anicut canal soon

G.Srinivasan
THANJAVUR: Infrastructure in Thanjavur town is getting its due attention, thanks to the fund allotted by the State government during the millennium celebrations of the Big Temple, held in September last year.

The government allotted Rs.25 crore for improving infrastructure in the town. Some road works were completed before the festival while others were kept pending due to paucity of time and were taken up after the festival.

Accordingly, a new bridge is coming up across the Grand Anicut canal near the Big Temple to ease traffic congestion.

The bridge to be constructed at a cost of Rs.1crore will start from Millennium Park, cross the river and end at the entrance of the temple.

The existing bridge will be retained and the new bridge will run parallel to the old one. According to M.S.Shanmugham, Thanjavur Collector, the new bridge will help in introducing one-way traffic and ease congestion.

Yet another major work is the construction of a new bridge across Vennar on the Thanjavur-Kumbakonam road. The East Main Street road has been re-laid with concrete.

When people appreciate these works, they also expect the municipality and district administration to re-lay the roads in many wards that were dug for underground drainage works five years back.

"All the dug roads should be re-laid using the millennium celebrations fund" they said. The central median lighting on Medical College road has been installed.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/21/stories/2011042151290200.htm

ganie006

April 21st, 2011, 06:56 AM

100 ஆண்டு பழமையான வெண்ணாற்று பாலம்
வெடி வைத்து தகர்ப்பு

தஞ்சை, ஏப்.21:
தஞ்சை அருகே பள்ளி அக்ரகாரம் வெண்ணாற்றின் குறுக்கே பழமையான பாலம் உள் ளது. சென்னை, பெரம்பலூர் போன்ற ஊர்களுக்கு செல்லும் வாகனங்களுக்கு முக்கிய பாலமாக இது அமைந்திருந்தது.
இந்நிலையில் 100 ஆண்டு களை கடந்த இப்பாலம் வலுவிழந்தது. மேலும் பாலம் அகலம் குறைவாக இருந்ததால் வாகனங்கள் எளிதில் செல்ல முடியாமல் அடிக்கடி நெரிசலில் சிக்கி வந்தன. தமிழக நெடுஞ்சாலைத்துறை மூலம் இப்பாலத்தை முற்றிலும் இடித்துவிட்டு ரூ.6 கோடி மதிப்பில் புதிய பாலம் கட்ட முடிவு செய்யப்பட்டு கடந்த ஜன வரி மாதம் அடிக்கல் நாட்டப்பட்டு பணிகள் நடை பெற்று வருகிறது. பாலத்தின் மேல்புறம் பொக்ளைன் மூலம் சுரண்டி எடுக்கப்பட் டது. அடித்தளம் கடினமாக இருந்ததால் பொக்ளைன் மூலம் இடிக்க முடியவில்லை. வெடிவைத்து தகர் க்க முடிவு செய்யப்பட்டது. கடந்த சில நாட்களாக பாலத்தின் மேல் பகுதியில் டிரில்லர் இயந்திரம் கொண்டு ஆங்காங்கு துளையிடப்பட்டு வெடிவைக்கப்பட்டது. நேற்று மாலை ஒயர்கள் மூலம் இணைக்கப்பட்ட வெடிகள் வெடிக்கப்பட்டு பாலம் தகர்க்கப்பட்டது. பலத்த சத்தத்துடன் பாலத்தின் ஒரு பகுதி இடி ந்து விழுந்தது. பிறகு இடிந்த இடிபாடுகள் பொக்ளைன் இயந்திரம் மற்றும் லாரிகள் மூலம் அகற்றப்பட்டது. ஒரு சில நாட்களில் மற்ற பகுதியும் வெடி வைத்து தகர்க்கப்படும் என ஊழியர்கள் தெரிவித்தனர்.
பாலப்பணிகளை பார்வையிட்ட கலெக்டர் சண்மு கம் இருசக்கர வாகனங்கள் செல்ல ஆற்றின் கிழக்குபுறம் தரைப்பாலம் அமைத்தபிறகு பாலத்தை முழுவதுமாக இடிக்க உத்தரவிட்டார். மேற்குபுறம் இருசக்கர வாகனங்கள் செல்ல வசதியாக 4 அடிக்கு பாலம் இடிக்கப்படாமல் விடப்பட்டது. இந்நிலையில் நேற்று பாலம் வெடி வைத்து தகர்க்கப்பட்டதால் இருசக்கர வாகனங்களில் செல்ல முடியாமல் பைபாஸ் சாலையை சுற்றிச் சென்றனர்.

SOURCE: DINAKRAN
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100 YEARS OLD VENNAR BRIDGE DEMOLISHED,NEW BRIDGE CONSTRUCTED AT A COST OF 6CRORE

ganie006

April 22nd, 2011, 03:59 AM

‘Fast track court aims at quick disposal of cases'

Special Correspondent
High Court Judge urges advocates to stay away from strikes

all for justice:Justice K.Suguna, Judge, Madras High Court, inaugurating the fast track court at the magisterial level inThanjavur on Thursday. B.Ramalingam, third from right, Principal District and Sessions Judge, Thanjavur, is in the picture.
THANJAVUR: The objective behind starting fast track courts is to dispose of cases quickly without stagnation. Advocates should appear in courts without fail, argue the cases and help in rendering speedy justice, said Justice K.Suguna, Judge, Madras High Court, here on Thursday. She inaugurated the fast track court at the magisterial level in Thanjavur.

Instead of going on strike, advocates can meet the District Principal Judge and Judges of the High Court to air their grievances. "We judges will explore the possibility of addressing their concerns. If they struck work, cases would get dragged on." Besides, the advocates should have to take into consideration the interest of litigants.

She said that she was told by senior advocates that the present Principal District and Sessions Judge of Thanjavur was very considerate to the demands of the advocates. "If this is the situation, then what is the need for resorting to strike?” she asked.

Earlier after offering felicitations, Thanjai Ramamurthy, senior advocate, regretted that advocates sought more time for cases. Judges give them time with warning. Instead, advocates and Judges should strive for immediate delivery of justice. On the other hand, the government should provide infrastructure and other facilities to courts.

Perumal, senior advocate, said there are no adequate buildings for courts and the government should help in providing buildings for proper functioning.

In a message, Justice S. Nagamuthu, Judge, Madras High Court, said courts in Thanjavur are much older than the ones in other districts. Thanjavur district judiciary has already celebrated the bicentenary.

"The need for a fast track court at magisterial level and a court of Additional District Munsiff has been the wish of the people. I express my gratitude to the High Court and the State government for setting up a fast track court at the magisterial level," he said.

B. Ramalingam, Principal District and Sessions Judge, Thanjavur; K.Selvaraj, president, bar association, Thanjavur; Raja. Anbalagan, secretary, bar association; and M. P. Subramanian, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thanjavur at Kumbakonam were present

ganie006

April 23rd, 2011, 05:38 AM

Bus stuck on low bridge

Special Correspondent

trapped: Tourist bus that got stuck under the railway low bridge in Thanjavur on Friday.
THANJAVUR: Traffic was affected for more than an hour on Friday morning when a tourist bus got stuck under the railway low bridge near Mary's corner in Thanjavur.

The bus carrying luggage on its roof top hit the iron barricade of the low bridge. As the bus could not move, flow of traffic was affected on various roads leading to the bridge. Later the bus was removed from the place.

Low bridge at Thanjavur remains a precipitator of traffic trouble than a facilitator of easy movement. People have been demanding construction of an over bridge in its place to avoid traffic congestion.

Yet another problem faced by people at the low bridge is stagnation of water even at the slightest rain. During rainy days water stagnates below the bridge like a pond forcing police to divert traffic.

Vehicle owners who were caught in the traffic snarl on Friday said "It is high time the low bridge is replaced with an over bridge".

The low bridge remained a one-way route till 1995, when the Eighth World Tamil Conference was held in the town. At the time of the conference it was made a two-way bridge.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/23/stories/2011042352600200.htm

murugandam

April 29th, 2011, 05:22 AM

The case of Erode is entirely different from others.

The area covered by Erode City Corp. was much smaller, while the city has extended to a larger extent.

The limits of Erode municipal starts exactly from the central BS and ends near entrance of Junction, which finishes within 2kms. It covers only the heart of the city(about 20%) only.

The other major areas like Sampath Nagar, Collectorate, Kollampalayam, Moolapalayam, KK Nagar, surampatti, Veerapan Chatram, Mamarathupalayam and Thindal are covered under various administrations like Surampatti, Kasipalayam, Veerapan Chatram, Periya semur, Thindal, BP Agraharam, Lakkapuram.....

But in Tanjore municipal is covering almost all of the areas.. Starting from newBS(8km outer)....

So, think of the city populations.... Erode will get increased pop once census is taken upon the newer extended(integrated) corporation limits... Also Pallipalayam and other areas of Erode which are on the other banks of cauvery are also not included with the city limits even in newer corp limits.

The case of Vellore is also partially lik this... But if new census is taken for Vellore corp limits pop will be much more. Bcos it covers arcot, ranipet, walajapet towns(abt 35kms away)!!!!

The surrounding areas of maximum conjestion in Erode Municipality includes Surampatti(35,000), Veerappan Chatram(75,000), Kasipalayam(55,000), Periya semur(35,000), BP Agraharam(30,000), and the not even included municipality comes under Erode agglomeration:Pallipalayam(37,000).......

Other than this Erode is having lot of local administered areas which comes under Erode agglomeration.. So definitely, the pop of Erode city(with newer Corp limit) will be exceeding 7 lakhs in 2011 census....

thanjavur new busstand is situate on nilagiri town panchayat area. so thanjavur total population is 409652 in 2011 census

senthilsindia

April 29th, 2011, 12:43 PM

thanjavur new busstand is situate on nilagiri town panchayat area. so thanjavur total population is 409652 in 2011 census

Thanjavur Population above 4lakhs????? !!!!!!! :nuts::nuts::nuts:

May I know based on which logic you r saying this???? :ohno::ohno::ohno:

Wait till the official announcements of census 2011........ :)

ganie006

April 30th, 2011, 05:44 AM

ASI halts construction of bridge near Big Temple

G.Srinivasan

THANJAVUR: Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has temporarily stopped the construction of a bridge near the Big Temple adjacent to the existing bridge across Grand Anicut Canal in Thanjavur.

The bridge is to be constructed at a cost of Rs.1 crore from the Rs. 25 crore allotted by the State Government for taking up improvement works in Thanjavur in connection with the millennium celebrations of the Big Temple.

The bridge is to run from the Millennium Park to the entrance of the temple.

Moat area

As moat area of the temple comes within the construction site, ASI has insisted that a “no objection” certificate should be obtained from the Director General of ASI.

Any construction within 100 metres from the moat or temple premises is not permitted under the ASI rules.

As Thanjavur Municipality has not got the ‘no objection' certificate from ASI, it has temporarily stopped the work.

However, municipal sources said that a letter has now been sent to ASI seeking its permission and a no objection certificate after the ASI temporarily stopped the work.

Once the NOC was got, work would be resumed .

Opinion

In all likelihood, ASI may suggest an alternate place, other side of the bridge instead of the present place as it poses threat to the moat wall and the temple structure. Municipal authorities say ASI should give its opinion as early as possible as the construction has to be completed quickly.

ganie006

April 30th, 2011, 05:50 AM

thanjavur new busstand is situate on nilagiri town panchayat area. so thanjavur total population is 409652 in 2011 census

murugandam i agree with u, thanjavur population above 4laks becase thanjavur municipal limit is around 3lak ,neelagiri and naanjikotai are 50k respectively. but where did u cn this fig "409652 in 2011" can u post d source????

ganie006

April 30th, 2011, 05:55 AM

Explore world of science at Thanjavur station on May 3

Special Correspondent

Science Express to display exhibits on cutting edge research

Exhibition spread over 12 coaches will showcase 300 large images, 150 video clips and multimedia presentations

THANJAVUR: Students aspiring to make a maiden voyage into the world of science and explore its role in our day-to-day life should drop in at the Thanjavur railway station on May 3 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

The arrival of Science Express, an air-conditioned train operated by the Vikaram Sarabhai Community Science Centre here is a one-stop solution to the quest of many.

This is a venture of National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC), Department of Science and Technology.

This exhibition spread over 12 coaches will showcase 300 large images, 150 video clips and multimedia exhibits, which deal exclusively with cutting edge research. Most of the exhibits have been developed by Max Planck Society, Germany.

Exhibits

The coaches will have exhibits on "On the way to the big bang", Nanocosmos, building blocks of life, from 'gene to organism', architecture of the mind, the world of senses, technologies of future, climate change, global challenges, spaceship earth, our home in the cosmos, the universe, science and technology in India and the joy of science.

The objective is to kindle the temper among the youth and encourage them to pursue higher studies and build up bright careers in science. The train was flagged off jointly by the Prime Minister of India and Chancellor of Germany from New Delhi on October 30, 2007. Since then it has traversed over 195 locations across India. Currently the train is in its fourth phase, which will continue till June 16, 2011.

Free entry

There is no entry fee for the exhibition, which is primarily targeted at the students of standard IX and above. Mobile phones, cameras, bags, match boxes and tobacco products are prohibited on board.

In Tamil Nadu, the train will halt at two stations - Thanjavur and Jolarpettai

http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/28/stories/2011042857790500.htm

ganie006

April 30th, 2011, 06:41 AM

ஏஜிஎஸ்-ன் இரண்டாவது மல்டிப்ளக்ஸ் திரையரங்கம் ஓஎம்ஆர்-ல்(OMR) துவங்கப்பட்டது

திரைப்படங்களை தயாரிப்பதை தொடர்ந்து தமிழகம் முழுவதும் 'ஏஜிஎஸ் சினிமாஸ்' என்ற பெயரில் புதிய மல்டிப்ளக்ஸ் (Multiplex) திரையரங்குகளையும் அமைத்து வருகின்றனர்.

சென்னை வில்லிவாக்கத்தில் தனது முதல் மல்டிப்ளக்ஸ் திரையரங்கத்தை உருவாக்கிய ஏஜிஎஸ் நிறுவனம், சென்னையை அடுத்துள்ள பழைய மாஹாபலிபுரம் சாலையில் (OMR) உள்ள நாவலூரில் தனது இரண்டாவது மல்டிப்ளக்ஸ் திரையரங்கத்தை உருவாக்கியிருக்கிறது. ஐந்து அடுக்குகளை கொண்ட இந்த மல்டிப்ளக்ஸ் கட்டிடத்தின் ஐந்தாவது தளத்தில் ஏஜிஎஸ் சினிமாஸின் நான்கு திரையரங்குகள் அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

மொத்தம் 3000 இருக்கை வசதிகளை கொண்ட இந்த திரையரங்குகள் அனைத்திலும் 3D திரைவசதியும், டால்பி டிஜிட்டல் சரவுண்ட் சவுண்ட்ம் அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

இன்னும் சில தினங்களில் அனைத்து பணிகளையும் முடித்து பயன்பாட்டிற்கு வரவுள்ள இந்த மல்டிப்ளக்ஸ் திரையரங்கத்தின் திறப்பு விழா இன்று (ஏப்ரல் 27) நடைபெற்றது. இந்த திறப்பு விழாவில் நடிகர்கள் ஜெயம் ரவி, நந்தா, சன் பிக்சர் சக்சேனா உள்ளிட்ட பல திரையுலகத்தினரும், பல்வேறு அனாதை இல்லத்தைச் சேர்ந்த சிறுவர்களும் கலந்துகொண்டார்கள். வந்திருந்த சிறுவர்களுக்கு சிறப்பு காட்சியாக இன்னும் வெளிவராத குழந்தைகளுக்கான படம் ஒன்று திரையிடப்பட்டது.

சென்னையை தொடர்ந்து கோவை, திருச்சி, தஞ்சாவூர், காஞ்சிபுரம் மற்றும் பாண்டிச்சேரி என தமிழகம் மற்றும் இந்தியா முழுவதும் இதேபோன்று மல்டிப்ளக்ஸ் திரையரங்குகளை உருவாக்க ஏஜிஎஸ் நிறுவனம் திட்டமிட்டிருக்கிறது. இதை பற்றிய கூறிய ஏஜிஎஸ் சினிமாஸின் தலைமை செயல் அதிகாரி அர்ச்சனா கல்பாத்தி, "ஏஜிஎஸ் நிறுவனத்தை பொறுத்தவரையில் சினிமா என்பது தொழில் கிடையாது. எங்களுடைய சினிமா ஆர்வத்தின் பேரிலே நாங்கள் இந்த துறைக்கு வந்தோம். சென்னையில் ஆரம்பித்ததுபோல இன்னும் பல மல்டிப்ளக்ஸ் திரையரங்குகளை உருவாக்க இருக்கிறோம். படம் பார்க்க வரும் மக்களுக்கு நல்ல வசதிகளுடன் கூடிய சூழ்நிலையை உருவாக்குவதே எங்களுடைய நோக்கம்." என்றார்.

ganie006

May 3rd, 2011, 06:35 AM

GSB registers cent per cent placement

Special Correspondent

THANJAVUR: Gnanam School of Business (GSB) here has achieved cent per cent placement for its first batch of students (2009-2011) which has strength of 52, Fr.Casimir Raj, chairman, governing council of the GSB, told presspersons here on Saturday.

S.P.S.Arul Doss, Chief Executive Officer of the school, said the students have been employed in some of the industry majors.

The highest salary offered to a student was Rs 7.5 lakh per annum and the highest domestic salary Rs 4.75 lakh per annum while the average pay was Rs.3 lakh per annum.

S.P.Selvaraj, chairman of GSB and R.Sankaranarayanan, director, said the Centre for Industry Interaction (CII) at GSB organises workshops for students.

Other programmes conducted by the school are power talk, an weekly event where industry and academic experts interact with the students, and cerebral connect, the monthly venue where CEOs and MDs of organisations interact with the students. The AICTE has granted approval for 120 seats for 2011-13.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/01/stories/2011050154550500.htm

ganie006

May 3rd, 2011, 06:38 AM

Cleaning of Big Temple resumes

G.Srinivasan

Growth of moss and lichens removed by ASI's chemical experts

Restoring glory: Chemical cleaning in progress at the Big Temple in Thanjavur on Friday

THANJAVUR: Experts from the chemical department of the Archaeological Survey of India have re-started the chemical cleaning of Big Temple after a gap of one month. Nearly 25 workers are cleaning the base portion of the 212-ft high all stone ‘vimana' standing tall on the sanctum sanctorum of the temple.

Being an all stone temple, ASI is cleaning the structure using chemicals periodically. Growth of moss and lichens are removed through the exercise.

"We use ammonia with water to first clean the moss and lichens. Then we apply soap powder and clean the structure" the workers explained.

Cleaning of the temple is likely to be completed in September this year.

After cleaning the vimana, experts will clean the Amman temple, Murugan temple, Rajarajan gopuram and Kerlandhagan gopuram at the entrance.

Once the cleaning is completed, the temple will be ready for Kumbabishekam, which is due for this year.

ASI is planning to complete the flooring of the temple in this year's budget. Bricks have to be laid in the western prahara. "It will be done this year" ASI sources said.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/01/stories/2011050152011700.htm

ganie006

May 3rd, 2011, 06:39 AM

murugandam

May 4th, 2011, 09:31 AM

isham_9626

May 4th, 2011, 10:10 AM

First and Second platform of Thanjavur railway junction is under Gauge conversion.

Now the BG is only in 3,4 and 5th platforms.

Once the work gets over in 1st and 2nd platform it will be very helpful to operate full fledged trains in Main line.

Thanjavur junction has separate BG for Goods stoppage. This is an added advantage.

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isham_9626

May 4th, 2011, 10:14 AM

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isham_9626

May 4th, 2011, 10:16 AM

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ganie006

May 6th, 2011, 06:08 PM

good work isham keep rocking

ganie006

May 6th, 2011, 06:09 PM

BHEL small industries body plans to put up 14-MW mini-thermal station at Pudukudi

Tiruchirappalli, May 3:

The Bharat Heavy Electricals Small Industries Association plans to put up a 14-MW mini-thermal power station at Pudukudi, about 40 km from here, to facilitate uninterrupted supply to its units.

The station would help the 300 units of the association, involved in supplying components and doing fabrication works for Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, Tiruchi complex, to get uninterrupted power supply and prevent “job works” going to other states, BHELSIA President Mr Rajappa Rajkumar told PTI. The association has 480 units in the Pudukottai, Tiruchirappalli and Thanjavur districts.

“Tiruchi is the hub for fabrication work in the country and we don’t want the district to lose its standing,” he said.

He said the association was concerned about the fabrication works being given by BHEL to the units in Karnataka or Bihar to maintain the schedule of installing thermal power stations there.

The quantum of fabrication work came down from 2.32 lakh tonnes in 2009-10 to 2.15 lakh tonnes in 2010-11, he said.

The association members had committed to do fabrication work to the quantum of three lakh tonnes this year for BHEL, which had got fat orders, he said.

BHELSIA members required 7 MW of power per day for their units. “We have identified 250 acres to put up a 14-MW unit at Pudukudi.”

He urged the state government to allow the sale of power generated in captive units to third parties like in other states.

According to Mr Rajkumar, BHEL has agreed to give technical support for running the power plant, which would be imported from Korea or China. If approval is given, the plant would give employment to 100 persons in the state, he claimed.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/article1987875.ece

ganie006

May 8th, 2011, 04:08 AM

Beautification works of Grand Anicut canal pick up speed

G.Srinivasan
Project taken up by the Public Works Department at a cost of Rs. 2 crore
Photo: M.Srinath

In full swing:Work on clearing of silt in progress at Grand Anicut canal near Irwin Bridge in Thanjavur on Saturday.
THANJAVUR: Beautification works of Grand Anicut canal here has speeded up, with the Public Works Department completing construction of sidewalls and taking up bed work in the structure.

The PWD has taken up the project at a cost of Rs. 2 crore. Embankment walls have been constructed covering a distance of a kilo metre from Irwin bridge on Gandhiji road to another bridge on Nagapattinam road. A pedestrian pathway and parks are slated to be established on the bank.

Currently, bed work has been taken up, at a cost of Rs. 30 lakh, with the intention of laying cement slabs on it covering a distance of one kilo metre. As a prelude to the laying of cement slabs, the ground is now being levelled using bulldozers which will help in the easy flow of water into the river, PWD engineers have said.

The levelling work is expected to get over before June 12 as water from the Mettur dam should be released for Kuruvai cultivation in the delta districts on that date.

The water that is released from the Mettur dam will be directed to the Grand Anicut from where it will be released into Grand Anicut canal, Cauvery and Vennar divisions.

Besides irrigating Thanjavur and Pudukottai districts, the canal has hundreds of system tanks linked to it.

The renovation of the entire canal was taken up at a cost of Rs. 240 crore recently which was funded by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) from its Rural Infrastructure Development Fund with the help of efforts taken by S.S.Palani Manickam, Union Minister of State for Finance.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/08/stories/2011050862620200.htm

youngking4

May 8th, 2011, 09:43 AM

FORD Car Showroom At Thanjavur:

Thanjavur will get a new car showroom soon. Laskhmi Seeval group is going to start LAKSHMI FORD , a Ford car dealer at Thanjavur.

At present Thanjavur has following car dealerships:

MARUTI : Pillai & Sons
TATA: SSB Motors
HYUNDAI: Arasu Hyundai
CHEVROLET: Jayaraj Karz

ganie006

May 9th, 2011, 04:03 AM

Two Passport Seva Kendras in Tiruchi, Thanjavur by June-end

TIRUCHI: Two Passport Seva Kendras, one at Thillai Nagar in Tiruchi and the other in Thanjavur, would be opened by the end of June. These facilities are part of the Centre's initiative to deliver passport services to citizens in a timely, transparent and reliable manner.

Work is under way on establishing the two kendras. “They will be citizen-oriented and paperless offices, offering speedy passport services in a comfortable ambience,” K. Balamurugan, Regional Passport Officer, Tiruchi, told The Hindu.

Tata Consultancy Services would handle the front-end services such as receiving the applications, photographing and collecting the biometric details of the applicants at the kendras. However, all decision making processes would be carried out by passport office employees and officers. About 20 to 25 staff of the Regional Passport Office would be deputed to each of the kendras.

A training programme for the employees was under way at the Regional Passport Office. Employees were being trained by a TCS team on the use of new software and other processes.

Mr. Balamurugan clarified that all data collected through the kendras, such as personal particulars of applicants, would remain secure with the Ministry. The help desk at the kendras would have two-way monitors so that applicants could verify their personal particulars and make corrections if any.

Requests for police verifications would be sent online, to the offices of the Superintendents of Police to start with. The police could also upload the verification certificates online and forward the hard copy later. In a phased manner, the online system of police verification would be extended to the level of Inspectors of Police.

Applicants would continue to register their applications online. On registration, an application reference number would be generated. Currently, they were asked to appear on a particular date for payment of fees and submission of documents at the passport office. Under the new system, the applicants could choose the date and time slot for their appearance, depending on the availability. There would be no jurisdictional limits and applicants could choose to appear in any of the kendras.

The kendras would offer all passport-related services including issue of passports, renewal and other miscellaneous services. Toll-free lines for offering assistance to the public were also on the anvil.

Answering a query, Mr.Balamurugan said that the district passport centres (DPCs) at the district headquarters would continue to function in order to avoid overcrowding at the kendras. They could be phased out gradually, he indicated. Once the system was in place, the Regional Passport Office could become more of a back office handling only complicated cases.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/09/stories/2011050958240100.htm

ganie006

May 13th, 2011, 08:37 PM

மாபெரும் கல்வி கண்காட்சி தஞ்சையில் நாளை துவக்கம்
தஞ்சை, மே. 13:
தஞ்சையில் முதன்முதலாக தினகரன் நாளிதழ் நடத்தும் மாபெரும் கல்வி கண்காட்சி நாளை துவங்குகிறது.
தமிழகம் முழுவதும் தினகரன் நாளிதழ் பல முக்கிய நகரங்களில் பிரமாண்டமான முறையில் கல்வி கண்காட்சியை நடத்தி வருகிறது. இதன் மூலம் எந்த கல்லூரியில் எந்த படிப்பு படிக்கலாம் என்ற விவரங்களை மாணவர்களுக்கு ஒரே இடத்தில் கிடைக்க வழி ஏற்படுகிறது. இதில் முதன்முதலாக தஞ்சையில் தினகரன் நாளிதழ் மாபெரும் கல்வி கண்காட்சியை நடத்துகிறது.
தஞ்சை மணிமண்டபம் எதிரேயுள்ள தமிழரசி திருமண மண்டபத்தில் நடைபெறும் இக் கல்விக் கண்காட்சி நாளை (14ம் தேதி) துவங்கி 3 நாட்கள் நடைபெறுகிறது. பரிசுத்தம் பொறியியல் கல்லூரி, பேராவூரணி அருகே சோமநாதபட்டினத்திலுள்ள எஸ்எம்ஆர் ஈஸ்ட் கோஸ்ட் பொறியியல் கல்லூரி, திருச்சி மாத்தூரிலுள்ள பாவேந்தர் பாரதிதாசன் கல்வி நிறுவனங்கள் மற்றும் தஞ்சை செயின்ட் ஜோசப் பொறியியல் கல்லூரி ஆகியவை இணைந்து கண்காட்சியை நடத்துகின்றன. சூரியன் பண்பலை மற்றும் கரன் டிவியும் இந்நிகழ்ச்சியில் பங்கெடுத்துள்ளன.
மருத்துவக்கல்லூரிகள், பொறியியல் கல்லூரிகள், கலை மற்றும் அறிவியல் கல்லூரிகள், செவிலியர் கல்லூரிகள், கல்வியியல் கல்லூரிகள், அயல்நாட்டு பல்கலைக்கழக தொடர்பு மையங்கள், பாலிடெக்னிக் கல்லூரிகள் உள்ளிட்ட பல்வேறு முன்னணி கல்வி நிறுவனங்கள் சார்பில் சுமார் 60 அரங்குகள் அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. உயர் கல்வி தொடர்பாக மாணவர்கள் மற்றும் பெற்றோருக்கு ஏற்படும் சந்தேகங்களுக்கு விளக்கமளிக்கும் வகையில் கல்வி ஆலோசகர்களும் இக்கல்வி கண்காட்சியில் பங்குபெறுகின்றனர்.
இம்மாபெரும் கல்வி கண்காட்சி 14, 15 மற்றும் 16ம் தேதிகளில் காலை 10 மணி முதல் இரவு 8 மணிவரை நடைபெறுகிறது. கண்காட்சியின் இடையே மாணவர்களிடம் அறிவுப்பூர்வமான கேள்விகள் அவ்வப்போது கேட்கப்படும். அதில் சிறப்பாக பதில் அளிப்போருக்கு அப்போதே சிறப்பு பரிசுகளும் வழங்கப்படும். மேலும், உயர்கல்வி வகைகள் குறித்து சிறந்த கல்வியாளர்களின் சொற்பொழிவு நடைபெறும். மாலை 5 முதல் 7 மணி வரை கல்லூரி மாணவ, மாணவிகளின் பங்கேற்கும் பல்வேறு கலை நிகழ்ச்சிகளும் நடைபெறும். அனைவருக்கும் அனுமதி இலவசம்.
கண்காட்சியின் தொடக்க விழா நாளை காலை 10 மணிக்கு நடைபெறுகிறது. வல்லம் பெரியார் மணியம்மை பல்கலைக்கழக துணைவேந்தர் ராமச்சந்திரன் சிறப்பு விருந்தினராக கலந்து கொள்கி றார். கண்காட்சியை பரிசுத்தம் பொறியியல் கல்லூரித் தலைவர் எஸ்.பி.அந்தோணிசாமி தொடங்கி வைக்கிறார். தஞ்சை செயின்ட் ஜோசப் பொறியியல் கல்லூரி தாளாளர் சசிகலா, கல்லூரி முதல்வர் ரவிக்குமார் ஆகியோர் குத்துவிளக்கேற்றுகின்றனர். திருச்சி தினகரன் நாளிதழ் பொது மேலாளர் ஸ்ரீதரன் நன்றி கூறுகிறார்.

EDUCATIONAL expo begins tomorow

ganie006

May 13th, 2011, 08:38 PM

Ubayathullah fails to retain Thanjavur constituency

AIADMK wrested the Thanjavur Assembly seat from DMK when its candidate M.Rangaswamy was declared elected on Friday. Rangaswamy defeated his nearest DMK rival S.N.M.Ubayathullah, State Commercial Taxes Minister, by a margin of 7329 votes. Rangaswamy polled 75,415 votes while Ubayalthullah polled 68,086 votes.

It is a prestigious win for the AIADMK as Thanjavur is a traditional stronghold of the DMK and Ubayathullah has won from Thanjavur four times in the past. His winning spree has been broken by the AIADMK. Rangaswamy had maintained a steady lead from the beginning. Muthulakshmi, Returning officer gave the certificate to Rangaswamy in the presence of poll observer Mahajan. Total votes polled was 1,49,130. AIADMK also retained Papanasam and Orathanadu Assembly seats and wrested Thiruvaiyaru from DMK in Thanjavaur district.

At Papanasam, Duraikannu, AIADMK candidate (sitting MLA) was declared elected. He defeated his nearest Congress rival M.Ramkumar by a margin of 18,007 votes. Duraikannu polled 85,635 votes while Ramkumar polled 67,628 votes. R.Vaidyalingam, sitting AIADMK MLA and former Minister, won the Orathanadu seat. He polled 91,724 votes and defeated his nearest DMK rival K.T.Mahesh Krishnaswamy by a margin of 32,644 votes. Vaidyalingam polled 91724 votes while Mahesh Krishnaswamy polled 59,080 votes. Total votes polled was 1,58,772.

M.Rathnaswamy, AIADMK candidate was declared elected from Thiruvaiyaru Assembly . He polled 88,784 votes defeating his nearest DMK rival K.Aranganathan by a margin of 12,962 votes. Aranganathan polled 75,822 votes.

DMDK candidate Arun Pandiyan was declared elected from Peravurani constituency. He polled 50,692 votes and defeated his Congress rival Mahendran by a margin of 7955 votes. Mahendran polled 43,737 votes. The DMDK contested from two constituencies - Pattukottai and Peravurani. Ravi Kumar, Returning Officer, handed over the certificate to Arun Pandiyan in the presence of observer Kumar Raj.

The DMK won two seats in Thanjavur district out of eight Assembly constituencies. Its candidate Anbalagan won the Kumbakonam seat defeating his nearest AIADMK rival R.Ramanathan by a margin of 1272 votes. Anbalagan polled 78642 votes while Ramanathan polled 77370 votes. DMK candidate Sezhiyan won the Thiruvidaimaruthur Assembly seat. He polled 77175 votes while his nearest AIADMK rival Pandiyarajan polled 76781 votes. The margin of victory was 394 votes. Congress retained Pattukottai Assembly seat when its candidate N.R.Rangarajan, sitting MLA was declared elected from Pattukottai. Rangarajan defeated his nearest DMDK rival Senthilkumar by 8779 votes. Rangarajan polled 55,482 votes while Senthilkumar polled 46,703 votes.

ganie006

May 17th, 2011, 05:23 AM

youngking4

May 19th, 2011, 03:26 AM

FIAT : SSB Motors

Yes. Originally SSB was started as TATA dealer. After TATA Motors forming a joint venture with FIAT, SSB became a dealer for both TATA and FIAT.

ganie006

May 20th, 2011, 05:01 AM

Aavin unit in Thanjavur soon

G.Srinivasan
THANJAVUR: Thanjavur District Milk Producers Co-Operative Union (Aavin) here procures 40,000 litres of milk per day from 110 milk co-operative societies in composite Thanjavur district. This milk is supplied in bulk to Chennai. For supply within the district, it procures 9,000 litres of milk from Tiruchi and 9,900 litres from Madurai.

As the union does not have a processing unit, it supplies raw milk to Chennai and takes processed milk from Tiruchi and Madurai to supply to its customers. “A processing and homogenisation plant is under installation. Soon it will start functioning,” sources from the union said.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/20/stories/2011052059070500.htm

ganie006

May 20th, 2011, 09:01 PM

பட்டுக்கோட்டை&தஞ்சாவூர் ரயில்பாதை திட்டத்தை
செயல்படுத்த வேண்டும்
பட்டுக்கோட்டை,மே 20:
பட்டுக்கோட்டை நாடி முத்து நகரில் பட்டுக்கோட்டை தஞ்சாவூர் ரயில்பாதை கோரிக்கைக் குழு கூட்டம் நடைபெற் றது. கூட்டத்திற்கு அகிலன் தலைமை வகித்தார்.
செயலாளர் சுந்தரவல்லி புகழேந்தி முன்னிலை வகித்தார். கூட்டத்தில் சிறப்பு அழைப்பாளர்களாக செல்வராஜ், புகழேந்தி, நெப்போலியன் ஆகியோர் கலந்து கொண் டனர். கூட்டத்தில், பட்டுக்கோட்டை& தஞ்சாவூர் ரயில்பாதை அமைக்க வேண்டும் என கடந்த 30 ஆண்டுகளாக பல்வேறு அமைப்புகள் கோரிக்கை விடுத்து வருகின்றன. ஆனால் இதுவரை மத்திய, மாநில அரசுகள் எவ்வித நடவடிக்கையும் எடுக்க முன்வரவில்லை.
உடனே இந்த திட்டதை செயல்படுத்த வேண்டும். தற்போதைய 2011&12 ம் ஆண்டு ரயில்வே நிதிநிலைக்கு பிந்தைய ஒதுக்கீடாக ரயில்வே அமைச்சர் மம்தா பானர்ஜியால் அறிவிக்கப்பட்ட தமிழக ரயில்பாதை திட்டத்திற்கான கூடுதல் நிதியினை பெற்று நீடாமங்கலத்திலிருந்து மன்னார்குடி வழியாக பட்டுக்கோட்டை வரை அமைக்கப்படும் ரயில்பாதையை தஞ்சாவூர் சந்திப்புக்கு நீட்டிப்பு செய்ய வேண்டும் என்பது உள்ளிட்ட பல்வேறு தீர்மானங்கள் நிறைவேற்றப்பட்டது.

ganie006

May 20th, 2011, 09:17 PM

சித்த மருத்துவப் பல்கலைக்கழகம் தொடங்கக் கோரிக்கை

தஞ்சாவூர், மே 19: தமிழகத்தில் சித்த மருத்துவப் பல்கலைக்கழகம் தொடங்க வேண்டும் என்று வலியுறுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது.
இதுதொடர்பாக தஞ்சாவூர் மாவட்ட ஓய்வு பெற்ற சித்த மருத்துவ அலுவலர் ச. அரங்கராசன், தமிழக முதல்வர் ஜெயலலிதாவுக்கு வியாழக்கிழமை அனுப்பிய கோரிக்கை மனு:
இந்திய முறை மருத்துவத்துக்கு தனிப் பல்கலைக்கழகம் தொடங்க இருப்பதாக தமிழக அரசு அறிவித்திருப்பது வரவேற்கத்தக்கது. இந்திய முறை மருத்துவம் என்பதற்குப் பதிலாக சித்த மருத்துவப் பல்கலைக்கழகம் அமைப்பதே சிறப்புக்குரியதாக இருக்கும்.
குஜராத் மாநிலம், ஜாம் நகரிலும், ராஜஸ்தான் மாநிலம், ஜெய்ப்பூரிலும் ஆயுர்வேத மருத்துவத்துக்கென தனிப் பல்கலைக்கழகங்கள் உள்ளன. புதுதில்லியில் யுனானி மருத்துவத்துக்குப் பல்கலைக்கழகம் உள்ளது. எனவே, தமிழகத்திலும் சித்த மருத்துவப் பல்கலைக்கழகம் அமைப்பது அவசியமாகிறது. அதை தஞ்சாவூர் அல்லது திருச்சியில் தொடங்க வேண்டும்.
சித்த மருத்துவக் கல்லூரிகளில் சித்தர் இலக்கியம், சித்த மருத்துவச் சுவடிக் காப்பகம், நூல் பதிப்பு ஆகியவற்றுக்காக தனித் தனி துறைகளை ஏற்படுத்த வேண்டும். சித்த மருத்துவ வரலாறு, சித்த மருத்துவக் கலைக் களஞ்சியம் போன்றவையும் உருவாக்க வேண்டும்.
சித்த மருத்துவ நூலாசிரியர்கள், உரையாசிரியர்கள், பதிப்பாசிரியர்கள் ஆகியோரின் பணிகள் குறித்த விவரங்களை களப் பணி மேற்கொண்டு திரட்டுவது அவசியம். சித்த மருத்துவம் குறித்த அரிய நூல்களை மறுபதிப்பு செய்ய வேண்டும். சித்த மருத்துவத்தில் புதிய பாடத் திட்டங்களை அறிமுகப்படுத்த வேண்டும் என்றார் அவர்.

RETD siddha doctor demad govt to start sidda university in Thanjavur

ganie006

May 22nd, 2011, 03:26 AM

Collector inspects work at Samanthan Kulam

Special Correspondent
THANJAVUR: Collector M.S.Shanmugham on Saturday inspected the development works taken up at a cost of Rs. 50 lakh at Samanthan Kulam, a heritage tank at the centre of Thanjavur town.

The work is being carried out by the Grand Anicut Canal division of the Public Works Department.

Construction works will be carried out at a cost of Rs. 44 lakh while the illumination around the tank will be done at a cost of Rs. 6 lakh.

Work on providing concrete flooring is currently being taken up around the tank. An ornamental pillar at the centre of the tank will be tastefully illuminated.

The Collector has appealed to the people to help in the maintenance of the tank so as to retain its originality.

Sambandam, Executive Engineer of GA canal division of PWD; Iqbal, Assistant Executive Engineer; Rajeswaran, Municipal Councillor, were among those present during the inspection of the development works.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/22/stories/2011052251480300.htm

ganie006

May 26th, 2011, 07:30 PM

Jayalalithaa govt to revive Arasu Cable TV network soon

K Ramanujam, May 25, 2011, 12.37am IST

CHENNAI: Signaling a move to break the monopoly in the cable network business, chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday said her government planned to revive the state-run Arasu Cable TV Corporation started in July 2008 by the previous DMK government. "We will revive the Arasu Cable Corporation soon," she told reporters. Her remarks were not unexpected as several private TV channels had made representations to her before the elections seeking her assistance to end the "dominance" of some cable companies.

A senior IT official told TOI that the government has appointed a committee to review the status of the Arasu cable, started by then chief minister M Karunanidhi to counter the Maran brothers in the wake of a family feud. The committee will look at the financial health of the corporation and formulate a plan to infuse fresh life into the company. Arasu cable TV operators association president N Yuvaraj alleged that though the government had set up digital control rooms in Thanjavur, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli and Vellore, operations came to a near stand-still in recent times, resulting in a loss of about Rs 100 crore per annum.

ganie006

May 26th, 2011, 07:37 PM

தஞ்சையில் மே 28-ல் அண்ணா பல்கலை. நுழைவுத் தேர்வுகள்

First Published : 26 May 2011 12:54:31 PM IST

தஞ்சாவூர், மே 25: அண்ணா பல்கலைக்கழக நுழைவுத் தேர்வுகள் தஞ்சையில் வரும் 28-ம் தேதி நடைபெறவுள்ளன.
இதுகுறித்து மன்னர் சரபோஜி கல்லூரி முதல்வர் ஆர். அம்பிகாபதி (பொ) புதன்கிழமை வெளியிட்ட செய்திக் குறிப்பு:
தஞ்சாவூர் மன்னர் சரபோஜி கல்லூரி, ராவுசாப்பட்டி தூய வளனார் பொறியியல் கல்லூரி, வல்லம் பெரியார் நூற்றாண்டு பாலிடெக்னிக் மற்றும் அடைக்கல மாதா கல்லூரியில் மே 28 ஆம் தேதி காலையும், 29 ஆம் தேதி மாலையும் அண்ணா பல்கலைக்கழக எம்பிஏ, எம்சிஏ, எம்இ ஆகியவற்றுக்கான நுழைவுத் தேர்வுகள் நடைபெறவுள்ளன.
தேர்வுக்கு மாணவர்கள் சென்று வரும் வகையில் புதிய, பழைய பேருந்து நிலையங்களிலிருந்து அரசுப் போக்குவரத்துக் கழகப் பேருந்துகள் ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளன என்றார் அவர்.

Anna university MBA/MCA/M.TECH/ME entrance exam will be conducted on may 28 at Periyar Maniammai University,Sarafoji college,St josoph engg collge Thanjavur.

ganie006

May 27th, 2011, 06:09 AM

Wheelchairs given to Big Temple

Special Correspondent
Photo: M.Srinath

The Big Temple in Thanjavur.
THANJAVUR: Collector M. S. Shanmugham handed over two wheelchairs to benefit differently abled persons and old persons who visit the Big Temple, to the temple authorities on Thursday.

Heritage monument

Babaji Rajah Bhonsle, senior prince and hereditary trustee of palace devasthanam, Lakshmanan, joint commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department, Sivaji, assistant commissioner, HR and CE department, received the wheelchairs from the Collector.

Praising the Big Temple to be a 1000-year old marvel, he said that thousands of local and foreign tourists visit this world heritage monument everyday.

Easing movement

Among them, differently abled persons and old persons find it difficult to go around the sprawling temple.

The wheelchairs will help them move about with ease, he said.

Kaliyamurthy, district rehabilitation officer, was also present on the occasion.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/27/stories/2011052766070800.htm

ganie006

May 27th, 2011, 06:11 AM

TN to host meet on career & research trends in food processing on June 24, 25
Friday, May 27, 2011 08:00 IST
Archana Aroor, Mumbai

In a bid to help the food processing industry and farmers in the country, a two-day
national conference on career and research trends in food processing, which will also cover the aspect of food wastage, will be held at the Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT), under Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, on June 24 and 25, 2011.

“We are going to focus on all aspects of food processing and food wastage and discuss technological innovations in the sector,” Dr Singara Vadivel K, principal scientist, IICPT, informed FnB News.

Besides food processing, the event would also focus on the workshop on bulk storage systems and HACCP food safety in food industries.

Dr Vadivel explained that there was a huge food loss of about 30 to 40 per cent in the country due to lack of technology and skilled labour in the food industry whereby he clearly indicated that there was a need to focus on food processing and storage facility today.

Moreover the event would highlight various aspects of meat processing such as hygienic ways of cutting meat for butchers.

Dr Vadivel said that food processing would also help minimise fluctuation in prices of agro-products citing an example of tomato, which could be sold as value-added product even in off-season with the help of food processing.

The event is likely to witness 1,500-2,000 visitors this year with many guest speakers covering various aspects of food processing, technological innovations and food storages. Farmers will also benefit from such a platform whereby they will be given an opportunity to form a farmers group whereby they can sell their products seeking government aid.

Dr Vadivel further said that the event would basically involve only national speakers unlike last year wherein about 30 foreign speakers participated.

http://www.fnbnews.com/article/detnews.asp?articleid=29899&sectionid=1

praveenkumar

May 27th, 2011, 10:52 AM

Vellore Corporation – Extension – Merger of Local Bodies – Orders Issued
http://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/gorders/

Vellore City Population May Cross 600000....

The above new G.O. of Vellore Corporation limit clearly shows the total population of Vellore City is 423425 as of 2001 census..
Ranipet, Arcot, Walaja, Melvisharam municipalities and other panchayats are not included because these towns and villages are located far away from the Principle City..
So the new G.O. shows the areas comes under the clear vicinity of the City agglomeration of Vellore within 5 to 10 km radius. After excluding the above mentioned areas also the population of Vellore is 423425 as of 2001 census.
And the City Populuation as of 2011 census will be more than 600000.. Wait and see the 2011 census data.
The areas mentioned in the g.o. comes under city agglomeration and part of the city...

Same case in Erode city also... So Vellore and Erode are much bigger cities than Tanjore or Nagercoil..

ganie006

May 27th, 2011, 12:37 PM

ganie006

June 3rd, 2011, 05:11 PM

Thanjavur passport seva kendra to be inaugurated on june 15

source:dinathanthi

ganie006

June 5th, 2011, 04:45 AM

Arasu TV control room gearing up for action

G.Srinivasan
It was inaugurated by the then CM M.Karunanidhi in 2008
The control room had a jurisdiction of eight districts

D-Coder, En-Coder imported from foreign countries

— Photo:M.Srinath

Awaiting signal: A view of the dish antennas of the Arasu Cable TV in Thanjavur
THANJAVUR: The Arasu Cable TV control room on the premises of Thanjavur Cauvery Wholesale Co-operative Super Market (TCWS), may become vibrant soon with the announcement by the Tamil Nadu government to revive the network. It was with much fanfare that the control room was inaugurated through video-conferencing by the then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi on July 15 2008, at a function in which Collectors from Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam participated.

The control room which had a jurisdiction of eight districts provided feeds to hundreds of cable TV operators which were its members. The districts covered included Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Pudukottai, Tiruchi and Dindigul. In Thanjavur district, 40 cable TV operators were members.

Equipments, including eight dish antennas, D-Coder, En-Coder which were imported from foreign countries, were installed at a cost of Rs.10 crore.

However, the operations of the Arasu cable TV network became defunct on January 15, 2010. “We have all the equipments here. We are just waiting for the government's orders to restore activity,” a control room staff said. Thanjavur was the first centre from where Arasu Cable TV corporation activities were launched by the previous government.

As of now, Sumangali Cable Vision is providing the feeds to the local TV channels and cable operators. With the resumption of the Arasu Cable TV Corporation, the feeds might be got at a lesser rate. Private TV channel owners and local cable TV operators welcomed the move of the State government.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/05/stories/2011060564260500.htm

ganie006

June 6th, 2011, 06:21 PM

Will Thanjavur get a new collectorate building?

Will Thanjavur get a new collectorate building? People of Thanjavur are eagerly awaiting an answer to this question from the new Government.

A proposal for constructing a new collectorate complex was sent to the previous Government and approval was given for the same. Land was selected opposite to the Rajarajan Mani Mandapam and adjacent to Revenue Divisional Office (RDO). There was also a plan to lay the foundation but could not be done as elections were announced.

With the change of guard now, people are eagerly awaiting construction of a new Collectorate building for Thanjavur district.

However, different views prevail over the location of the collectorate. Many are not happy with the location selected by the previous Government. They feel that the area was not enough to house the collectorate and moreover it will lead to heavy traffic congestion on Collector Camp Office Road, New Housing Unit Road, Ramanathan Hospital Junction and Temple Tower Road. The place will become too cramped to have a collectorate.

People say that the collectorate building should be located on the outskirts of the town. This will give a free working atmosphere and prevent congestion in the town. People can depend on town buses to reach the collectorate.

They cite the examples of Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts where the collectorate complex is away from the town.

They feel that it is high time Thanjavur got a new collectorate. At present, the collectorate is functioning from more than 100-year-old building on Court Road. The building has space problem and different sections are cramped in the building. District Rural Development Agency has a separate building and many panchayat, education and rural development departments are functioning from another building called Panagal building near Sri Besant Lodge. Public Relations Office is functioning from old nurse quarters on Court Road while central Government offices like National Informatics Centre (NIC) are located in the main building in a small portion.

New collectorate complex can house all the department buildings related to Collector in one place, people say.

Almost all districts have new collectorate buildings including the latest one inaugurated at Tiruchi during previous regime. Thanjavur district is yet to get its new collectorate. “AIADMK Government during 1991-96 organised the eighth World Tamil Conference in Thanjavur and developed the town at that time. It can now help in constructing the new collectorate building,” people say

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article2082198.ece

satishanu

June 7th, 2011, 01:01 AM

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dineshderick

June 7th, 2011, 09:37 AM

^^Nice pictures.:)

ganie006

June 18th, 2011, 02:55 AM

‘Use excess fund for roads'

Special Correspondent
THANJAVUR: Municipal Councillors on Tuesday appealed to the municipal authorities to spend Rs.1.5 crore which was remaining from the Rs.25 crore allotted for the millennium celebrations of the Big Temple for laying roads in Thanjavur town.

Municipal Engineer Kamaraj, answering a question from Councillor Sadasivam, said Rs.1.5crore left over after incurring development expenditures. The Councillors said the amount could be utilised for laying tar roads. Mr.Kamaraj said a resolution should be adopted for the purpose and the Councillors decided to pass a resolution.

The Council adopted resolutions congratulating the Chief Minister on assuming office for the third time in the State and DMK president M.Karunanidhi for being elected from Tiruvarur as an MLA and entering the Assembly for the 12th time.

Rajeswaran, AIADMK Councillor, wanted to know when the road laying work in south alankam will be completed. "The road has remained dug up and work has not been completed. Traffic could not move smoothly and people face pollution and traffic congestion. It should be completed immediately," he said. The municipal engineer assured to complete the work in 30 days. Work on Thiruvaiyaru bus stand in the town will be completed in 20 days.

Thenmozhi Jayabal, Chairperson, presided over the meeting. Kalimuthu, Commissioner, participated in the meeting.

ganie006

June 18th, 2011, 02:59 AM

Meenakshi Mission to tap medical tourism
By R Srividhya Jun 14 2011 , Chennai
Tags: Madurai, Medical tourism, Meenakshi Mission hospital, Thanjavur, Opportunities
In an attempt to redirect medical tourism opportunities from Chennai to smaller cities like Madurai and Thanjavur, which are popular tourist destinations for foreigners, Meenakshi Mission Hospital is planning to set up two hospitals, in Madurai and Thanjavur, with a combined investment of Rs 370 crore. The promoters are also looking at tapping private equity funding for the new projects.

Meenakshi Mission Hospital & Research Centre in Madurai is a 750-bed hospital with multiple specialties. The hospital clocked revenues of Rs 150 crore in 2010-11 with net profit of Rs 15 crore.

“The hospital is run by a non-profit trust, which means that we do not have much liberty on the pricing front and are also not in a position to tap the full potential of the medical tou-rism business. So, instead of expanding the existing hospital, we have planned to set up one corporate hospital each in Madurai and Thanjavur, aimed at the medical tourism sector,” Dr N Sethuraman, founder chairman of the hospital, told Financial Chronicle.

Medical tourism is expected to become a $2 billion business by 2012, according to an IBEF research report. Chennai is at the forefront here with corporate and specialty hospitals like Apollo, Sankara Neth-ralaya, Madras Medical Mission and Christian Medical College of Vellore.

The 350-bed Madurai hospital will be built with an investment of around Rs 300 crore. It would have all major specialties like cardio, orthopedic, gastroenterology and nephrology, among others. “We have already signed a Rs 150-crore loan agreement with HDFC Bank for the project,” Dr Sethuraman said. The hospital in Thanjavur would be smaller with 200 beds and entail an investment of Rs 70 crore, of which Rs 50 crore would be loan component and the promoters would fund the rest through equity investment.

ganie006

June 22nd, 2011, 04:33 AM

Needamangalam-Mannargudi BG line awaits green light from CRS

G Srinivasan
Rs. 216 crore sanctioned for extending the line to Pattukottai
Photo: M.srinath

Poised for welcome:The new Mannargudi railway station.

THANJAVUR: The passengers from Thanjavur and Tiruvarur districts too have their share of comfort of the cheap and convenient mode of transport. As the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) is likely to flash green light to the broad gauge line between Needamangalam and Mannargudi next month their expectation to hear the noise of wagon is on the home stretch.

The Mannargudi railway station that was completed recently has been equipped with adequate amenities for passengers. The station has three platforms, one foot over-bridge, a multi-purpose utility hall and an approach road.

Besides, 50 granite benches and five drinking water taps have been provided. A satellite passenger ticket centre has been inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Finance S. S. Palani Manickam.

While the trial run of an engine on the 14-km track had been completed, all eyes are on the inspection by the CRS and subsequent award of certificate on the safety aspect, which lead to the regular operation of trains.

T.R.Baalu, former Union Minister was instrumental in getting the railway line from Needamangalam to Mannargudi. His son T.R.B.Raja, the Mannargudi MLA, said it would be a proud moment for the people of Mannargudi once trains started pounding the line. "It is only a matter of time since all works have been completed by the Railways.”

The Rs. 79-crore project was commenced on April 2, 2010. There are no stations between Mannargudi and Needamangalam. There are 66 minor bridges, five manned level crossings and five unmanned level crossings.

The Railway Board had sanctioned Rs. 216 crore for extending the BG line to Pattukottai, according to P. V. Vaidialingam, Divisional Railway Manager, Tiruchi.

People demand a link to Tharangampadi, where a Danish fort existed on the shores of Bay of Bengal. This apart, the Railways has planned to run a direct service from Mannargudi to Chennai.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/22/stories/2011062250970200.htm

Mr.Nellai

June 29th, 2011, 04:37 AM

Tanjore Big Temple Part 1 taken in 2008

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ganie006

June 29th, 2011, 06:17 PM

Mobile food processing unit set to add value to lives of farmers

Special Correspondent
The Rs. 21-lakh unit opened at IICPT will be used for making tomato puree
Photo: M.Srinath

ready and waiting:Ashok Sinha, secretary, and Ajit Kumar, left, joint secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries at the mobile food processing unit in Thanjavur on Friday. K.Alagusundaram, extreme right, Director, IICPT, is in the picture.
THANJAVUR: A mobile processing unit was inaugurated by Ashok Sinha, secretary, Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries, at Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT), here on Friday.

The Rs. 21-lakh unit has been equipped with modern equipment to process fruits and vegetables. Farmers producing fruits like tomatoes can take the help of the unit to process tomato into pulp and preserve.

Mr. Sinha said during harvest season, due to sudden drop in market price, farmers either throw tomatoes in the streets or crush them in the field. Processing and value addition would fetch the farmers a better income and ensure more tomatoes available for consumption.

The unit set up by the IICPT can be brought to the farms and rented out to farmers for making tomato purees. These purees are in demand among tomato product manufacturing companies. The unit has equipment such as a washer to clean up the tomatoes, blancher for de-activating enzymes, pulper for converting the fruits into pulp, steam kettle and autoclave.

Mr. Sinha said farmers could know what kind of tomatoes could be preserved with the help of the unit.

"We do not want only the multi-national companies to go for value addition. Small farmers too can make use of it. Each village can have a unit of this kind," Mr. Sinha said.

Earlier, he inaugurated a national conference on career and research trends in food processing. He said modern technologies like imaging and nanotechnology should be utilised by the IICPT for research purpose.

The institute should provide leadership in food processing research to the whole country. It should ensure that farmers take to market oriented agriculture. It should have links with all institutes under Indian Council for Agricultural Research. He released a souvenir on the occasion. He also released benchmark of food processing technology manual and CD. Ajit Kumar, Joint Secretary, Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries, received the first copy of the manual and CD.

T. Jayaraj, Director, Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute (TRRI), Aduthurai; and A. Alagusundaram, Director, IICPT participated in the function.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/25/stories/2011062562440200.htm

ganie006

June 29th, 2011, 06:17 PM

Apheresis unit in Thanjavur sought

G.Srinivasan
. —Photo: M.Srinath.

each unit values:Dr. Radhika Michael, blood bank officer, Thanjavur Medical College Hospital, storing the donated blood in the blood bank in Thanjavur

THANJAVUR: The blood banks at Thanjavur Medical College and Rajah Mirasudhar Government College here play a vital role in helping needy patients.

The centres are equipped with latest technology to maintain the collected units in a clean and safe environment. According to Dr. Radhika Michael, blood bank officer, the bank at the Medical College Hospital collected 5,523 units of blood in the year 2010-11 of which 5,499 units were given to patients.

The Medical College Hospital blood bank has facilities for supplying blood components, that are separated from blood and stored individually.

A proposal has been made to establish an apheresis unit, a blood component separation equipment, to make the functioning of its blood bank more effective.

“The equipment will cost Rs. 20 to Rs. 30 lakh. We are planning to approach the government for setting up this unit at Thanjavur Medical College Hospital", said Ms.Michael.

According to her, awareness of blood donation has increased among people as recent times has witnessed many voluntary donors.

“Conducting camps also help in securing blood during times of need. Last year, we organised 75 camps. Besides these camps, members of political parties donate blood to celebrate birthday of their leaders,” she added. The blood bank at Thanjavur Medical College hospital is open between 9.30 a.m. and 2 p.m..

The blood bank also supplies blood to private hospitals. While core blood is given at Rs. 850 per unit, components are provided at Rs. 400 per unit.

The blood bank is equipped with blood component separator, Fresh Frozen Plasma storage, blood transportation vehicles. Rajah Miraasudhar Government Hospital at Thanjavur also has a blood bank.

It collects 3,500 to 4,000 units of blood per year and supplies to hospital. Apart from these blood banks, there are lot of private blood banks in Thanjavur.

Government hospitals at Kumbakonam and Pattukottai also have blood banks.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/24/stories/2011062450560200.htm

ganie006

June 29th, 2011, 06:18 PM

SKs in Thanjavur, Tiruchi to begin operations tomorrow

Staff Reporter
Thanjavur branch will cater to applicants from five districts
photo:M.Moorthy

wait for turn:Applicants at the Passport Seva Kendra at the Sasthri Road in Tiruchi on Monday..
TIRUCHI: Joint Secretary and Chief Passport Officer, Ministry of External Affairs, Muktesh Kumar Pardeshi, will launch operations at the new Passport Seva Kendras (PSK) in Tiruchi and Thanjavur on June 29.

The Tiruchi PSK equipped to service 250 to 300 applicants every day will serve Tiruchi, Karur and Perambalur districts while the one at Thanjavur with a capacity to handle 300 to 350 applicants a day will cater to applicants in Thanjavur, Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur, Pudukkottai and Ariyalur districts, K. Balamurugan, Regional Passport Officer, told presspersons on Monday. The two PSKs, each headed by an Assistant Passport Officer, will function under the jurisdiction of Regional Passport Office, Tiruchi.

Tata Consultancy Services would handle front-end services that would include receiving and streamlining applications, photographing and collecting biometric data of applicants at the Kendras. The PSKs will eliminate the problem of touts, Mr. Balamurugan said, adding that the role of travel agents will be confined to rendering service for filling in applications.

The Regional Passport Office will have one counter to handle limited number of applications of all types in emergency situations.

Likewise, the District Passport Cells, where applications for fresh passports alone will be received, will continue to function until the PSKs are able to take the load.

The duration of police verification could be reduced by seven to ten days under the new online procedure approved by the Director General of Police for the offices of Superintendents of Police to convey acceptance or refusal.

Only applications with prior appointment will be processed at PSK, and the applicants after obtaining the Application Reference Number can choose their time to get the formalities fulfilled by producing all original documents and photocopies as required till 4.00 p.m.

Status of applications under the new system could be tracked by calling the call centre at 1800-258-1800 or by logging on to www.passportindia.gov.in, Mr. Balamurugan said.

The two PSKs under the jurisdiction of Regional Passport Office, Tiruchi, are among 77 PSKs planned across the country as a mission mode program under the National e-governance plan. Seven PSKs – two in Bangalore, and one each in Mangalore, Hubli, Chandigarh, Ludhiana and Ambala – are already open to citizens, processing 3,500 applications on a daily basis

ganie006

June 29th, 2011, 06:23 PM

Hotel Radha to set up four luxury resorts
BS Reporter / Chennai June 29, 2011, 0:57 IST
Chennai-based Hotel Radha Pvt Ltd, which owns Chariot Beach Resort at Mahabalipuram near Chennai, is planning to set up four high-end luxury resorts in various tourist destinations in Tamil Nadu with an investment of around Rs 65 crore.

It has identified land in Pondicherry and is finalising location close to Madurai, Coimbatore and Thanjavur for setting up resorts with 35-40 rooms each. The resort in Pondicherry would be ready for operation in a year's time while the rest of the three resorts are expected to come up in next two years, said R Ravi, director, Chariot Beach Resort.

With the setting up of new resorts, the company is planning to bring up Chariot as a brand of leisure group of hotels catering to tourists and corporate houses. Investment for the future projects would be generated internally, he added.
The company expects 50 per cent growth in operations by next year, with setting up of the Pondicherry project and plans are to augment the growth to 130 per cent in 2012-13. Its first resort in Mahabalipuram has a turnover of Rs 18 crore, at present.

It has announced the launch of an activity centre, an additional facility in the existing beach resort in Mahabalipuram, to attract corporate clients. With an investment of Rs 2.5 crore, excluding the land cost, the new centre would promote outdoor activities like kabaddi, kho-kho, baseball, basket ball, cricket, tennis along with several indoor activities.

The new addition is with a focus on the corporate clients, who could use the facility for enhancing human resource output through team building, said Ravi. The company expects 40 per cent more business from this segment in first year of operation.

ganie006

June 30th, 2011, 05:56 AM

nice pictures isham TFS

ganie006

June 30th, 2011, 05:58 AM

70 more Passport Seva Kendras to start functioning by January

S.Ganesan
Tata Consultancy Services to provide front-end operations at the centres
— Photo: M.Moorthy

Printing presence:Collector Jayashree Muralidharan's finger prints being screened at the newly established Passport Seva Kendra in Tiruchi on Wednesday. (From right) Inspector General of Police, Central Zone, K.C.Mahali, Regional Passport Officer K.Balamurugan and Commissioner of Police E.Ma.Masanamuthu, are in the picture.
TIRUCHI: All the 77 Passport Seva Kendras (PSK) planned to be set up across the country under public-private partnership mode by the Ministry of External Affairs would be functional by January 2012, according to Anil K.Sobti, Project Director, Passport Seva Project, Ministry of External Affairs. “Seven PSKs were opened on a pilot basis. We are in the process of rolling out the remaining 70 PSKs across the country. We will do it in the next seven to eight months; two or three PSKs would be opened every month,” Mr.Sobti told reporters on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the Tiruchi and Thanjavur PSKs here on Wednesday.

The PSKs are being opened in partnership with the Tata Consultancy Services, which would provide the front-end operations at the kendras such as collection of applications, recording of bio-metric details and photograph of the applicants. The project aims at providing passport services to the public in a comfortable, efficient and secure ambience.

Six PSKs

Mr.Sobti said six PSKs, including three in Chennai, one each in New Delhi, Vishakapatnam and Coimbatore would be opened in July. The Madurai and Tirunelveli PSKs are slated for opening on Thursday. Once the PSKs in Chennai and Coimbatore are opened, Tamil Nadu would be fully covered.

The Ministry has also planned to open 15 mini PSKs and five of them would be located in the North-Eastern States.

Answering a query, Mr.Sobti said all sovereign and critical functions at the PSKs would be handled by officers and employees of the Regional Passport Offices under the Ministry. “There is no threat of unauthorised access to application details or data. Without our permission nobody will have access to the data or application details,” he maintained when asked about the security of the data collected at the PSKs.

Steps have been taken to overcome certain initial problems faced in the PSK at Bangalore and capacity of the Kendra, in terms of the number of applications processed, has been enhanced, he said in reply to a query.

ganie006

June 30th, 2011, 06:01 AM

Relax: art gallery offers more now

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Rest:Visitors relaxing on chairs kept for the comfort of visitors in Thanjavur art gallery on Wednesday.
THANJAVUR: Art Gallery, at the palace complex, in Thanjavur attracts large number of tourists every day. To provide them comfort and make their visit a pleasant experience, the art gallery authorities have created some facilities.

As it takes lot of time to see the entire gallery, which houses 241 Chola bronzes, 103 stone sculptures, 600 coins and medals, cane chairs and sofas have now been provided inside the gallery for visitors to sit and relax. Most of the visitors to the gallery are foreigners. To keep them cool, additional fans have been fitted. A Reverse Osmosis plant provides bacteria-free cool pure drinking water to the visitors. While these have been done inside the gallery, shelters have been provided with multicolour roofing for visitors to sit and relax outside at the entrance also. As the gallery closes for lunch time, tourists who come at that time can sit in the benches provided at these shelters and relax. They can enter the gallery once it is opened after the lunch break.

“The shelters have been provided to shelter the visitors from sun and rain. We have also constructed toilets at a cost of Rs. 10 lakh at the entrance,” said S. Sivakumar, Curator, Art Gallery.

Sridhar, a doctor from Bangalore who visited the gallery on Wednesday said, “The Chola period bronzes are astonishing. They are preserved well.” Dr. Sridhar's family was able to relax on the sofas after looking at the sculptures. Tourists coming to the gallery is increasing every year. According to Mr. Sivakumar, in the year 2009, 2,11,469 tourists visited the gallery. Out of them 1,70,090 were Indians and 23,298 were foreigners. In the year 2010, a total of 2,35,880 tourists visited the gallery and of them 24,411 were foreigners.

In 2011, till May, a total of 1,20,745 people had visited the gallery. Out of them 1,07,128 are Indians and 13,617 foreigners.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/30/stories/2011063062690500.htm

isham_9626

July 2nd, 2011, 06:37 PM

hi ganie i have sent u a personal message. pls call me

vivasayee

July 4th, 2011, 08:20 AM

Hi ganie, you have posted all photos again just to write "nice pictures TFS " below. Please use quick reply to write instead of QUOTING previous post.This quoting makes the page to open slower increasing data usage.

ganie006

July 5th, 2011, 12:27 PM

ok vivasayee here after i wont do like this

ganie006

July 5th, 2011, 01:02 PM

Tanjore and Sulur air bases will become fully operational soon

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Piracy activities in the Indian Ocean were getting closer to Indian territory, Air Marshal Sumit Mukerji, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Air Command (SAC), said on Thursday.
Addressing a farewell press conference at the SAC, Mukerji retired on Thursday after a career spanning nearly four decades - he said that pirates were ‘reasonably close’ to the Lakshadweep Islands.
“They are still in International waters. Now, the Indian Navy is engaged in anti-piracy measures. At the moment it is felt adequate,” he said. While pirates are believed to be upgrading their weaponry and mode of transportation, pre-empting a pirate attack is still a difficult proposition, he said.
“For one, the Indian Ocean is so vast. Identifying a pirate ship is a problem. They are quite fearless and mix and merge with other ships. Only when an attack is attempted, we know,” he said.
With the Indian Ocean region gaining in strategic importance, the SAC is adding more teeth to its Air Defence capabilities. Air Marshal Mukerji said that the Command would be getting new assets to ‘reach out into the Indian Ocean.’ The Tanjore and Sulur air bases will become fully operational soon. By 2016, Tanjore will have a Sukhoi-30 fighter squadron and Sulur, a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) squadron by 2012-2013, he said.
“Tanjore is going to see a lot of activity. “The Su-30 fighters aside, it will also have an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) squadron and also a transport aircraft squadron in addition to a radar unit,” he said. The Su-30s can cover the Indian Ocean from the Malacca Straits to the Straits of Hormuz. “We are also getting a lot of radars. Our radars are also integrated with that of the Navy and the Airport Authority of India,” Mukerji said.
The IAF proposal to revive the World War II airfield at Kayathar in southern Tamil Nadu was being actively pursued by the Ministry of Defence, he said.

geico2000

July 6th, 2011, 04:06 PM

DEAR SENTHIL

I KNOW THE POPULATION STRENGTH OF ERODE & VELLORE CITIES.THESE CITIES ARE NOT QUALIFIED THE CORPORATION RANGE. THANJAVUR, NAGERCOIL & DINDIGUL ARE ONLY THE MOST POPULATE CITIES AFTER CHENNAI,COIMBATORE,MADURAI,TRICHY,SALEM,TIRUNELVELI,TIRUPUR & TUTICORIN.

Any reference please, for your quotes? If you have any questions about 2001 population fell free to visit http://www.censusindia.gov.in/towns/tn_towns.pdf to get a view of the population of cities in Tamilnadu. I think vellore and Erode population will be more than Tirunelvali in the 2011 Census. The new order may be CHENNAI,COIMBATORE,MADURAI,TRICHY,SALEM, TIRUPUR/VELLORE/ERODE, TIRUNELVELI AND TUTICORIN.

Regarding Tuticorin, this is the true story

Sources said that to get the status of Corporation, the population should be more than five lakh and annual revenue from taxes like professional, property taxes, rentals and license fees, should exceed Rs.30 crore.

Presently, the population in the Tuticorin town (municipal limits) stands at 2,16,058 as per 2001 census and the income is just Rs.18 crore.

Accordingly, the proposal has suggested merger of a total of 28 village panchayats extending from Swaminatham situated North West, Tharuvaikulam situated North East, Mudivaithanenthal at South East to Pazhayakayal village panchayat situated south, all spreading over an area of 353.07 sq km.

The amalgamation will take the population to 4,36,094, close to the stipulated benchmark.

“This will not be a hindrance from getting the Corporation status considering that the figures were based on census taken about six years ago and the population will surely have crossed five lakh mark by now,” sources said.

Similarly, the proposed merger will peg the revenue at about Rs.26 crore. “It is okay since there is a considerable increment in the revenue of municipality and the village panchayats that are to be merged,” sources pointed out.

http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/04/stories/2007110453720300.htm

Same case with TIRUNELVELI, still struggling to acheive the 5 Lakh population limit even after a decade of creation. I hope it crosses that threshold in 2011 census.

ganie006

July 10th, 2011, 08:08 PM

Indoor shuttle cock ground construction works completed by this month end at sathya stadium

Indoor stadium will constructed at a cost of 11.5crs at annai sathya stadium

A shopping complex will be constructed near youth hostel at annai sathya stadium

source : dinathanthi

ganie006

July 11th, 2011, 05:21 AM

Run Madurai-Tirupathi train daily: traders

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The Hindu Meeting point: Mayiladuthurai MP O.S.Manian speaking at a meeting of All Traders Association in Kumbakonam on Friday
The All Traders Association of Kumbakonam has appealed to O.S.Manian, MP, Mayiladuthurai, to take steps to run the bi-weekly Madurai-Tirupathi Express daily.

Making this appeal at a meeting held here on Friday, they asked him to take steps to declare the Kumbakonam-Neelathanallur-Jayamkondam and Vridhachalam road as a national highway.

Other demands included operation of Varanasi-Rameswaram and Bhuvaneswar -Rameswaram express daily and laying of a railway line from Kumbakonam to Jayamkondam.

Assurance

Mr.O.S.Manian assured to do the needful. The members also said that Mahamaham festival that would come up in 2016 should be celebrated in a grand manner.

M.Rangaswamy, Thanjavur MLA, A.M.S.Adiyan Chettiar, President of the association, V.Satyanarayana, secretary of the association, participated in the meeting said a press release issued here by the association on Saturday.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article2216010.ece

ganie006

July 12th, 2011, 05:29 AM

Walkers plant and nourishidea of a green Thanjavur
Getting hands dirty:Plants being watered at Annai Satya Stadium in Thanjavur on Thursday.

THANJAVUR : Walkers of Annai Sathya Stadium here have shown the way by not only planting saplings but by nurturing them. Some of the walkers took pains to plant the saplings, guard them with tree guards and water them daily, so that the saplings would be in good health during the arrival of the monsoon. Watering the plants during summer is a herculean task but some of the walkers are steadfast in this.
Amirtha Pandiyan, a morning walker, waters the plants planted by him using water pipes. "I planted nearly 100 plants and every one of them is good,” he said. Jayakar Pandiyan, ophthalmologist, brings water in cans in his car and waters his plants. Latha Kailasam and Hansa Jamal, two women walkers were the pioneers of this service. They were the first to plant saplings, protect them with tree guards and water them daily. They hired labourers to water the saplings. The saplings planted by them have now blossomed into trees and are adding colour to the stadium.
P.Gandhi, District Sports Officer, said "These examples are worthy of emulation by those who talk of tree planting and a green Thanjavur. Nurturing the plants and helping them grow into trees must be the aim, instead of planting them and leaving them to wither" he said.
Mr.Gandhi also said that the stadium, which is used in the morning by hundreds of walkers will have a walkers path soon. The Union Minister of State for Finance S.S.Palani Manickam has allotted amount for laying the pathway around the stadium from his MP's local area development fund which will be used. Another indoor stadium for playing shuttle is nearing completion at a cost of Rs 20 lakh. Proposal for yet another indoor stadium at a cost of Rs 1.5 crore will also come up soon, Mr.Gandhi said. A ‘cow catch' will be put up at the entrance of the stadium to ward off animals. There is a plan to construct a shopping complex at the entrance.
The sprawling stadium is located at the heart of Thanjavur. It has all facilities like a swimming pool, foot ball, hockey, basketball and volley ball courts. A squash court and a gymnasium are also available inside the stadium. Besides sports activities it is used for army and police recruitment, important meetings of Government and for many schools to conduct their sports day.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2209767.ece

ganie006

July 12th, 2011, 05:40 AM

Proposal submitted for palace renovation

THANJAVUR : The Department of Tourism has submitted a proposal for restoration, renovation and conservation of the 400-year-old palace complex in the district at a cost of Rs.17.19 crore to the Union Ministry of Tourism under mega tourism project.
The proposal envisages conservation and restoration of the North Hajara at the palace entrance at a cost of Rs.313 lakh, the Rama temple and Open Nayak tank at a cost of Rs.275 lakh, Saraswathi Mahal Library at a cost of Rs.186 lakh and Sangeetha Mahal at a cost of Rs.169 lakh. Renovation of the Maratta Durbar hall and Nayak durbar hall will also be taken up.
Once the proposal is approved, the entire complex will be renovated, official sources here said.
The complex that starts with the “Sarja Madi”, a seven-floor-structure, houses the famous Saraswathi Mahal Library, one of the biggest manuscript libraries in Asia; Sangeetha Mahal, an auditorium; Bell tower and Arsenal tower.
The art gallery that houses the precious Chola bronze and stone sculptures is located below the Arsenal tower.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2209776.ece

ganie006

July 12th, 2011, 05:45 AM

NABARD funded works at GAcanal usher in sweet tidings
THANJAVUR : Irrigation facilities have improved this year in the Grand Anicut canal, thanks to the modernisation of the canal taken up at a cost of Rs. 145 crore provided by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) from its Rural Infrastructure Development Fund. With the water reaching tail-end areas quickly, the main GA canal and its branches such as the Kalyana Odai canal near Orathanadu are filled to the brim.
“Due to the embankment and bed lining work taken up at various places in the canal, fast flow of water is facilitated,” PWD engineers said.
The other modernisation works included strengthening of bunds, improvement of sluice gates and repair of shutters.
The efforts made by the Union Minister of State for Finance S.S.Palani Manickam, who is also the Thanjavur MP, has led to the NABARD releasing Rs. 269 crore for the entire Tiruchi region for various works out of which Rs. 145 crore was allotted for GA canal renovation.
Another proposal for Rs 251 crore had also been submitted to the NABARD for consideration.
The Grand Anicut canal irrigates 2.25 lakh acres of land in Orathanadu, Pattukottai, Thanjavur and Peravurani taluks in Thanjavur district and Manamelkudi, and Alankudi in Pudukottai district. A total of 674 system tanks are also linked to the canal. From Grand Anicut, 2,000 cusecs of water is released daily into the canal.
While the farmers of the area have already started Kuruvai cultivation, PWD engineers have appealed to the agriculturists to complete transplantation between July 15 and 20 to facilitate harvest well before the onset of North East monsoon.
At the old delta region which is irrigated by the Cauvery and Vennar, turn system of irrigation is followed.
The turn for Vennar will end on July 6, after which Cauvery will get its turn. During the turn for Cauvery, 7,500 cusecs will be released into the river while Vennar will get 1,500 cusecs. With the Vennar open to the turn system now, the river gets 7,500 cusecs daily due to which water had reached tail-end areas in Vennar system. The plan is to raise Kuruvai on 42,500 hectares in Thanjavur district this year and on 38,000 hectares in Tiruvarur district.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2160126.ece

ganie006

July 13th, 2011, 03:31 AM

Modernisation of GA canal system proposed

THANJAVUR : Public Works Department (PWD) has submitted a proposal to National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to the tune of Rs.272.12 crore for modernising various branch channels in Grand Anicut canal system.

The proposal sent in March this year, has sought the assistance from NABARD's Rural Infrastructure Development Fund.
Already NABARD has released Rs. 147 crore, using which, phase one modernisation has been completed in the GA canal system. The works like lining the bed, banks, strengthening of river banks, repair of shutters were completed in three years. Now PWD has sought further more assistance to the tune of Rs. 272.12 crore for phase two modernisation programme.
The works for which fund has been sought include rehabilitation of Vadakku branch canal at a cost of Rs. 49.55 crore, Olavayal channel at a cost of Rs. 28 crore, Vattachery canal at a cost of Rs. 21.40 crore, Pudupattinam canal and Sethubavachathiram no 5 channel at a cost of Rs. 12.50 crore, Kulamangalam channel at a cost of Rs. 26.50 crore, Thirumangalakottai channel at a cost of Rs. 14.25 crore, Melavannipattu channel at a cost of Rs.14 crores, Paruthikottai channel at a cost of Rs. 7 crore, G.A.C.Branch no four and five channel at a cost of Rs. 2.10 crore, Ettipulikadu channel at a cost of Rs. 9.62 crore, Kalyanavodai branch channel and Regu Main channel at a cost of Rs. 26.20 crore, Kalanivasal channel at a cost of Rs. 9 crore, Pinnavasal Thenpathy channel at a cost of Rs. 9.70 crore, Ammanichathiram channel at a cost of Rs. 12.80 crore, Mahaganapathipuram channel at a cost of Rs. 9.70 crore and Ottankadu and Pudupattinam no 2 channel at a cost of Rs. 10.50 crore.
"NABARD, in all likelihood, will approve the proposal and release the fund as it gives thrust to developing rural infrastructure. Because of the phase one modernisation, irrigation has improved tremendously in the GA canal system and water is reaching tail end areas without any hitch. Modernisation of the above said channels in phase two programme will improve irrigation in the respective areas", said PWD engineers.
GA canal has an ayacut of 2.25 lakh acres in Thanjaavur and Pudukottai districts. Nearly 675 system tanks are also linked to it.

ganie006

July 14th, 2011, 05:31 AM

Women entrepreneur programme proposed

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Two-day event to be organised in Thanjavur, Tiruchi
The State Bank of Travancore and Periyar Technology Business Incubator (Periyar TBI) of the Periyar Maniammai University will jointly organise Women Entrepreneur Development Programme (WEDP) for two days, one at Thanjavur and another at Tiruchi.

Sanjay Kumar Singh, General Manager of State Bank of Travancore, Tiruvananthapuram, will inaugurate the first programme at Periyar TBI at Vallam on July 18.The programme will be held on July 18 and 19. Officials of District Industries Centre, Khadi and Village Industries Board, will talk on various subjects. They will elaborate on how to write project reports as per bank requirements, appraisal of project proposals and how to write winning business plans. SBT, Tiruverambur branch will coordinate the programme.

Selection of the participants will be based on the interviews to be conducted at Periyar TBI, Vallam. Only 50 women candidates will be allowed to attend the programme. After the training, on the basis of eligibility for loans, candidates can avail the same from SBT. Periyar TBI will offer hand-holding services through the Rajiv Gandhi Udayami Mitra Yojana and the cost for the service will be met by the scheme itself. During the programme, successful entrepreneurs will be invited to share their experiences. Periyar TBI is ready to allot space in the Incubator at Vallam for deserving candidates. Interested women who want to participate in the programme can register their names in person or through telephone with State Bank of Travancore, Tiruverambur brqanch, Tiruchi (0431-2554750) or with Periyar TBI (04362-264520) said a release.

Officials of District Industries Centre, Khadi and Village Industries Board, will deliver talks

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2225658.ece

ganie006

July 14th, 2011, 06:37 AM

FROM JULY 24 EVERY SUNDAY LUXURY BUS FROM KUMBAKONAM TO NAVAGRAGA TEMPLE

ஜூலை 24 முதல் ஞாயிறு தோறும் கும்பகோணத்திலிருந்து நவகிரக தலங்களுக்கு சொகுசுப் பேருந்து

First Published : 13 Jul 2011 08:32:42 AM IST

கும்பகோணம், ஜூலை 12: பக்தர்களின் வசதிக்காக கும்பகோணத்திலிருந்து நவகிரக தலங்களுக்கு ஒவ்வொரு ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமையும் சிறப்பு சொகுசுப் பேருந்து இயக்கப்பட உள்ளது.
இதுகுறித்து தமிழ்நாடு அரசு போக்குவரத்துக் கழகத்தின் கும்பகோணம் கோட்ட பொது மேலாளர் சந்திரசேகரன் வெளியிட்ட செய்திக் குறிப்பு:
கும்பகோணத்திலிருந்து சிறப்பு சொகுசுப் பேருந்து ஒவ்வொரு ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமையும் காலை 5 மணிக்கு கும்பகோணம் பேருந்து நிலையத்திலிருந்து புறப்பட்டு, திருநள்ளாறு (சனி தலம்), கீழ பெரும்பள்ளம் (கேது தலம்), திருவெண்காடு (புதன் தலம்), வைத்தீஸ்வரன் கோயில் (செவ்வாய் தலம்), கஞ்சனூர் (சுக்கிரன் தலம்), சூரியனார் கோயில் (சூரியன் ஸ்தலம்), திருநாகேசுவரம் (ராகு தலம்), ஆலங்குடி (குரு தலம்), திங்களூர் (சந்திரன் தலம்) ஆகிய தலங்களுக்கு சென்று, இரவு 10 மணிக்கு கும்பகோணம் பேருந்து நிலையத்துக்கு வரும்.
இந்த சொகுசுப் பேருந்தில் பயணம் செய்ய விரும்புவோர் கும்பகோணம், தஞ்சாவூர் பழைய பேருந்து நிலையம், மயிலாடுதுறை, மன்னார்குடி, திருவாரூர், நாகப்பட்டினம், பட்டுக்கோட்டை ஆகிய பேருந்து நிலையங்களில் உள்ள முன்பதிவு மையங்களில் முன்பதிவு செய்யலாம் என்றார் அவர்.

ganie006

July 14th, 2011, 06:40 AM

ENCROACHMENT REMOVED NEAR RAJA MIRASUDHAR HOSPITAL

தஞ்சையில் ஆக்கிரமிப்புகள் அகற்றம்

First Published : 13 Jul 2011 07:12:43 AM IST

தஞ்சாவூர், ஜூலை 12: தஞ்சாவூர் ராஜாமிராசுதார் அரசு மருத்துவமனைப் பகுதியில் இருந்த ஆக்கிரமிப்புகளை நகராட்சி அதிகாரிகள் செவ்வாய்க்கிழமை அகற்றினர்.
தஞ்சாவூர் பழைய பேருந்து நிலையம் அருகே ராஜாமிராசுதார் அரசு மருத்துவமனை உள்ளது. இங்கு தினமும் ஆயிரக்கணக்கான மக்கள் வந்து செல்கின்றனர்.
இந்நிலையில், மருத்துவமனையின் அருகிலுள்ள சாலையில் ஆக்கிரமிப்புகள் இருந்ததாலும், சாலையின் ஓரத்தில் வாடகை வாகனங்கள் நிறுத்தப்பட்டிருந்ததாலும் மருத்துவமனைக்கு வரும் நோயாளிகள் சிரமத்திற்குள்ளாயினர்.
இதுகுறித்து நகராட்சி நிர்வாகத்துக்கு வந்த புகார்களின் அடிப்படையில், நகராட்சி ஆணையர் காளிமுத்து, நகரப் பொறியாளர் காமராஜ் மற்றும் அதிகாரிகள் தலைமையிலான நகராட்சி ஊழியர்கள் மருத்துவமனைப் பகுதியிலிருந்த ஆக்கிரமிப்புகளை செவ்வாய்க்கிழமை அகற்றினர்.
இதேபோல, மருத்துவமனைக்கு எதிரே வாடகை வாகனங்களை நிறுத்தக் கூடாது என தெரிவித்த நகராட்சி அதிகாரிகள், அந்தப் பகுதியில் நிறுத்தப்பட்டிருந்த வாடகை வாகனங்களையும் அப்புறப்படுத்தினர்.

ganie006

July 14th, 2011, 06:45 AM

POOMBUKAR SHOWROOM TARGETS 2CR FOR 2011-2012,

பூம்புகார் விற்பனை இலக்கு ரூ. 2 கோடி

First Published : 09 Jul 2011 01:01:13 PM IST

தஞ்சாவூர், ஜூலை 8: தஞ்சாவூரிலுள்ள பூம்புகார் விற்பனை நிலையத்தின் 2011- 2012 ஆம் ஆண்டிற்கான விற்பனை இலக்காக ரூ. 2 கோடி நிர்ணயிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது என்றார் அதன் மேலாளர் க. சிதம்பரநாதன்.
தஞ்சாவூர் பூம்புகார் விற்பனை நிலையத்தில் மொராதாபாத் பித்தளை கைவினைப் பொருள்கள் கண்காட்சியை வெள்ளிக்கிழமை தொடங்கிவைத்து அவர் கூறியது:
இந்தியாவில் 18 இடங்களில் பூம்புகார் விற்பனை நிலையங்கள் உள்ளன. தமிழ்நாடு கைத்திறன் தொழில்கள் வளர்ச்சிக் கழகத்தின் மூலம் கைவினைஞர்களின் உற்பத்திப் பொருள்களை விற்பனை செய்து, அவர்களது வாழ்க்கை தரத்தை உயர்த்த விற்பனை நிலையங்கள் முயன்று வருகின்றன.
தஞ்சாவூர் விற்பனை நிலையத்தின் கடந்த 2010-11 ஆம் ஆண்டிற்கான விற்பனை இலக்காக ரூ. 1.50 கோடி நிர்ணயிக்கப்பட்டு, அந்த இலக்கு எட்டப்பட்டது. சென்னை, தில்லி விற்பனை நிலையங்களுக்கு அடுத்தப்படியாக தஞ்சாவூர் நிலையம் விற்பனையில் சிறப்பிடத்தில் உள்ளது.
மொராதாபாத் பித்தளை கைவினைப் பொருள்கள் கண்காட்சி மூலம் ரூ. 2 கோடிக்கு பொருள்கள் விற்பனை செய்ய இலக்கு நிர்ணயிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
ரூ. 5 கோடி மதிப்புள்ள பொருள்கள் இந்தக் கண்காட்சிக்காக வரவழைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. கண்காட்சி ஜூலை 19-ம் தேதி வரை நடைபெறும் என்றார் சிதம்பரநாதன்.
உத்தரபிரதேச மாநிலம், மொராதாபாத்தில் இருந்து பல புதிய வடிவமைப்புகளில் பித்தளை கைவினைப் பொருள்கள் வரவழைக்கப்பட்டு, முதல் முறையாக இந்தக் கண்காட்சி நடத்தப்படுகிறது. மொராதாபாத் பித்தளை சாமி சிலைகள், மெழுகுவர்த்தி ஸ்டேன்டுகள், பூச்சாடிகள், அகர்பத்தி ஸ்டேன்டுகள், காமாட்சி விளக்கு, மாட்டு வண்டி மாடல், பரிசுப் பொருள்கள் உள்ளிட்ட பலவிதமான பொருள்கள் இங்கு விற்பனைக்கு வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.

krishnaswamy

July 14th, 2011, 02:54 PM

ganie006

July 15th, 2011, 07:44 AM

Train No 06040 Sengottai-Chennai Egmore(VIA THANJAVUR) Special will leave Sengottai at 1425 hrs on Sundays from July 17 to August 9 and arrive at Chennai Egmore at 0415 hrs on Mondays. Train no 06041 Chennai Egmore-Sengottai Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 2245 hrs on Mondays from July 18 to August 3 and arrive at Sengottai at 1230 hrs on Tuesdays.

Train no 06042 Sengottai-Chennai Egmore(VIA THANJAVUR) Superfast Special will leave Sengottai at 1800 hrs on Tuesdays from July 19 to August 4 and arrive at Chennai Egmore at 0715 hrs on Wednesdays. Train no 06037 Chennai Egmore-Tirunelveli Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 2020 hrs on Thursdays from July 21 to August 13 and arrive at Tirunelveli at 0935 hrs on Fridays.

Advance reservation commence on July 16

Arul Murugan

July 16th, 2011, 05:44 AM

New temple near Kumbakonam

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2011/07/16/20110716a_006104013.jpg

dkn

Mr.Nellai

July 16th, 2011, 05:46 AM

^^^^I suppose this is near aduthurai.

ganie006

July 16th, 2011, 06:38 AM

FARMER CONGRATULATED FOR GROWING 170 BLACK GRAM IN A SINGLE PLANT

பூதலூர் அருகே ஒரு செடியில் 170 உளுந்துகாய்கள்: விவசாயிக்கு பாராட்டு

First Published : 15 Jul 2011 11:11:18 AM IST

திருக்காட்டுப்பள்ளி, ஜூலை 14: தஞ்சாவூர் மாவட்டம், பூதலூர் அருகே ஒரு உளுந்து செடியில் 170 காய்கள் விளைந்துள்ளதை அடுத்து, அதை பயிரிட்ட விவசாயிக்கு வியாழக்கிழமை பாராட்டு தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டது.
ஆண்டுதோறும் உளுந்து சாகுபடியில் அதிக மகசூல் பெறும் விவசாயிகள் தமிழக அரசு வேளாண் விரிவாக்க மையங்கள் மூலமாக மாவட்ட, மாநில அளவில் தேர்வு செய்யப்பட்டு, ரொக்கப் பரிசு, சான்றிதழ் வழங்கப்படுகிறது.
மாநில அளவில் தேர்வு செய்யப்படும் விவசாயிக்கு முதல் பரிசாக ரூ. 25,000, 2-வது பரிசாக ரூ. 15,000, மாவட்ட அளவில் முதல் பரிசாக ரூ. 15,000, 2-வது பரிசாக ரூ. 10,000 வழங்கப்படுகிறது.
நிகழாண்டு, பூதலூர் ஒன்றிய வேளாண் விரிவாக்க மையத்துக்கு உள்பட்ட திருக்காட்டுப்பள்ளி, புதுச்சத்திரம், திருச்செணம்பூண்டி, கோவிலடி, பாதிரகுடி, இளங்காடு, முல்லைக்குடி, ஓமக்குலம், விஷ்ணம்பேட்டை, பவனமங்கலம், கூத்தூர் மைக்கேல்பட்டி உள்ளிட்ட பகுதிகளில் சுமார் 2,100 ஹெக்டேரில் உளுந்து சாகுபடி செய்யப்பட்டு, தற்போது அறுவடை நடைபெற்று வருகிறது. இந்த சாகுபடி கடந்த ஆண்டைவிட 10 சதம் அதிகம் என்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.
உளுந்து அறுவடை செய்யும் விவசாயிகள் அதுகுறித்து வேளாண் விரிவாக்க மையத்தில் தெரிவித்தவுடன், மாநில, மாவட்ட உளுந்து மகசூலை ஆய்வு செய்யும் குழுவினர் அறுவடையை ஆய்வு செய்து அதிக மகசூல் பெற்ற விவசாயியை தேர்வு செய்வர்.
மாநிலத் தேர்வுக் குழு உறுப்பினராக திருச்சி மாவட்டம், முசிறியைச் சேர்ந்த வேளாண் அலுவலர் பி.எம். அல்லா பாகாஷ், மாவட்ட அளவிலான குழுவில் திருக்காட்டுப்பள்ளியை அடுத்த ஆற்காடு விவசாயி சுந்தர், சித்திரக்குடி பகுதியின் சிறப்பு விவசாயி சந்திரசேகரன், பூதலூர் வேளாண் விரிவாக்க மைய அலுவலர்கள் காமராஜ், பெரியராஜ், கோபிநாதன் உள்ளிட்டோர் இடம்பெற்றுள்ளனர்.
இந்தக் குழுவினர் பூதலூரை அடுத்த முல்லைக்குடி ஓமக்குலத்தைச் சேர்ந்த விவசாயி ம. ராஜேந்திரனின் வயலில் தங்களுடைய கண்காணிப்பில் உளுந்து பயிர் அறுவடையை ஆய்வு செய்தனர்.
இந்த வயலில் பயிர் செய்யப்பட்ட உளுந்து பயிர்களில் சுமார் 40 சதம் செடிகளில் 150 முதல் 170 உளுந்து காய்கள் காய்த்திருந்ததைக் கண்டு ஆய்வுக் குழுவினர் ராஜேந்திரனைப் பாராட்டினர்.
இதுகுறித்து பூதலூர் வேளாண் விரிவாக்க மைய உதவி வேளாண் அலுவலர் கோபிநாதன் கூறியது:
பூதலூர் ஒன்றியத்தில் உளுந்து பயிரில் பெறப்படும் மகசூல் குறித்து கடந்த 10 நாள்களாக ஆய்வு செய்து வருகிறோம். பூதலூர் ஒன்றியத்தில் தேர்வு செய்யப்படும் விவசாயிகள் பிறகு மாவட்ட அளவில் தேர்வு செய்யப்பட்டு மாவட்ட ஆட்சியரிடமிருந்து பரிசு பெறுவார்கள்.
பரிசு பெற விரும்பும் உளுந்து சாகுபடி செய்த விவசாயிகள் தமிழக அரசு வேளாண் விரிவாக்க மையங்களில் நேரிலோ அல்லது தொலைபேசி மூலமாகவோ அறுவடை குறித்து தெரிவித்தால், தேர்வுக் குழுவினர் அறுவடையை ஆய்வு செய்து பரிசுக்கான விவசாயியை தேர்வு செய்வார்கள்.
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