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Third generation (3G) mobile services is now available in Erode
Posted by ganesh in BSNL, Communication, Erode, Information, businesses, government, modification, programme, tamilnadu on March 5th, 2010
The much-awaited third generation (3G) mobile services is now available in Erode, with the state-owned telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited launching the service in the town on Thursday. BSNL Tamil Nadu Circle Chief General Manager D. Varadarajan launched the service.
The service is available to all the existing mobile post-paid and prepaid subscribers of BSNL too. The existing 2G prepaid mobile subscribers of BSNL can migrate to the 3G service easily. The BSNL has also planned to sell 3G-enabled mobile handsets to its subscribers shortly. The service is available in all the places coming under the Erode Corporation limits and a few parts located close to it.
The 3G service offers a number of facilities including video calls, faster access to internet and multimedia services such as video on demand and live TV. Subscribers on the 3G network can make STD calls for 50 paise a minute. Local calls, on the other hand, are priced at 30 paise a minute.
A farmer, Kandasamy lodged a complaint against Erode MLA raja
A farmer, Kandasamy, 47, and his wife Padmini lodged a complaint against Erode MLA and former minister N K K P Raja at Veerappanchathram police station here on Sunday.
Kandasamy, who came with some of his neighbours, told news persons waiting outside the police station that he and his father Karupanna Goundar had taken on lease a 9.69- acre land at Pichakattukarai, ward-1 of Periyasemur municipality, from the landowner E K M A Sali Abi of BP Agraharam.
“We have been staying there in a house for the past eight decades. When Raja became a minister in 2006, six of his associates bought the land from the lady. They did allow me to buy 93.6 cents at a cost of Rs 10.5 lakh but nine months back, forced me to sell 43.6 cents to another person. However, I did not get any money for that,” he alleged.
“The area was developed as a housing plot and stones were laid in the name of a real estate firm. Saturday afternoon, Raja, along with 10 persons, came to my house in a car and asked my wife where I had gone. My son Saravanan gave him my cell phone number.
Raja then talked to me through cell phone for six minutes and asked me to meet him with records for his piece of land within two days,” Kandasamy said.
Seven-day training camp at Special Task Force (STF) headquarters in Sathyamangalam
A seven-day training camp for 38 officials recruited for the post of Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF) and Force-one police team from Maharashtra kickstarted at Special Task Force (STF) headquarters in Sathyamangalam.
STF chief C Sylendra Babu would impart necessary training to the officials in jungle warfare and tackling poachers and terrorists in forest areas.
They will also be trained in shooting, rock climbing, stretching, night patrolling, winch, handling Global Positioning System (GPS), search operations in forest and rescue operation during floods, rock climbing and river crossing. The camp will end on 10 January.
Sylendra Babu presided over the inaugural function. Director, Central Academy for State Forest Services, Coimbatore, Jose P Mathew, SP S V Karrupasamy, District Forest Officer S Ramasubramanian, Additional SP R Thirunavukkarasu and DSP N Rajarajan also participated in the inaugural function.
My pick is Ponni Sugars target for the day is Rs 149
Posted by ganesh in Agriculture, Departments, Erode, Information, programme, tamilnadu on January 5th, 2010
Tulsian told CNBC-TV18, “My pick is Ponni Sugars. In fact sugar has been my favourable sector.
My preference goes more for the Tamil Nadu sugar based companies for the simple reason that they have a higher crushing days, they have about more than 200 days in this season, also they have the prospects of raw processing also. In fact if you see all the companies in south, they have been going for raw sugar processing which adds extra sweetener in the time of the shortage. The target for the day is Rs 149.”
He further added, “For FY09, they had an EPS of close to about Rs 14 while in H1 they have already posted an EPS of Rs 17. Going by the improved realization because you have the almost fixed price for the sugarcane, while you keep fetching a higher price for your sugar and we have already seen sugar prices ex-mill in Tamil Nadu going as high as Rs 34-35 per kilogram and I won’t be surprised if in next couple of months it goes to Rs 40. So obviously the profitability of the company is likely to get further improved and in FY10 we can expect the company to post an EPS of Rs 40.”
RSS women’s wing calls for protecting culture
Rashtriya Sevika Samithi, women’s wing of RSS, has appealed to people, especially the women, to protect the ancient culture, heritage and tradition of the country.
The samithi’s three-day state-level conference in connection with the centenary of its former president Saraswati Tai Apte began here on Friday. Over 1,200 representatives from all over the State are taking part in the meet.
The samithi’s state general secretary Gomathi Naveen told reporters that, “Our main aim is to consolidate women power to protect our ancient culture and tradition, as it is at stake due to the invasion of alien culture through the media. We have been campaigning among girls not to wear T-shirts, jeans, other modern dresses and cut their hair according to western style.” She asserted that the samithi’s members will not stage any agitations in this regard but just campaign in a peaceful manner in their respective areas.
To a question on the delay in giving 33 per cent reservation to women in Parliament and state legislatures, she said that women have even a right to claim 50 per cent quota as they form nearly half of the total population.
Noting that women are presently occupying some of the highest positions as President, Lok Sabha Speaker, Leader of the Opposition, etc she pointed out that, “this does not mean that all women have attained progress and got their due share in society. That is why we are trying to empower women by running several vocational training centres and involving them in various social service activities.
Bankers to help noon meal workers open zero balance accounts
Collector R. Sudalaikannan has asked bankers to help noon meal workers open zero balance accounts. In a letter to the Lead Bank Manager, Canara Bank, Erode, he has said that he has received complaints from noon meal workers that bankers are insisting a minimum balance of Rs. 500.
It is not possible to do so for the 4,800 noon meal workers in the district, as they are receiving only between Rs. 1,800 and Rs. 4,000 a month.
Mr. Sudalaikannan also urged banks to speed up transfer of funds to village panchayats. In a letter to the Lead Bank Manager, Canara Bank, Erode, he has said the issue of delay in transfer of State Finance Commission Grant, Twelfth Finance Commission Grant and Pooled Assigned Revenue amount to village panchayats be discussed at the bankers meet.
Calling for bank-wise and branch-wise review of the issue, he has said panchayats operate four accounts 1. Village Panchayat Fund
Account; 2. Village Panchayat Payments to TNEB/TWAD Board or District Collector Account; 3. Village Panchayat Scheme Fund Account; and, 4. Village Panchayat NREGS Account.
The money from aforementioned grants are transferred to Village Panchayat Fund Account and Village Panchayat Payments to TNEB/TWAD or District Collector Account and in the transfer the Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj has cited some instances of delay, he has said.
He has also asked the Lead Bank Manager to ensure that cheques issued for the Village Panchayats of TNEB/TWAD Board Account may be stamped with Village Panchayat payments to TNEB and/or TWAD Board and/or District Collector Account. Issuing similar instruction for the other two accounts, the Collector has asked the Manager to sensitise the nodal bank officials on the issue.
A family pension of Rs 3,000 per month to the widow a family pension of Rs 3,000 per month to the widow a family pension of Rs 3,000 per month to the widow of ex-MLA
Posted by ganesh in Erode, Public, government on November 26th, 2009
Tamil Nadu Government has sanctioned a family pension of Rs 3,000 per month to the widow of M Chinnasamy, who represented Modakurichi assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu assembly from 1967 to 1976.
C Parvatham, widow of the MLA who died in 1979, received Rs 96,000 as arrears.
Ms. Parvatham was granted the pension after Lower Bhavani Ryots Association president C Nallasamy submitted memorandum to authorities as she had lost various documents regarding her husband.
The arrears amount and orders granting pension were handed over to her by District Collector R Sudalikannan on Wednesday.
After laying the foundation, municipality turns a blind eye towards park
Posted by ganesh in Departments, Erode on November 23rd, 2009
Kollampalayam park in Kasipalayam municipality limits has not seen much progress since June last year.
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Foundation for a new park in Kollampalayam, says the tablet outside a plot with compound on the Kollampalayam Road.
It also says the then State Minister for Handlooms and Textiles N.K.K.P. Raja laid the foundation on June 8, 2008 for the facility, which comes under Wards 8 and 9 of Kasipalayam Municipality.
It has been almost a year-and-half since the foundation was laid and in the period nothing much has happened in that the Municipality is yet to develop the park.
All that is there on the piece of land, about 40 cents, are a half-constructed pathway, a few play materials and dismantled gate, which is rusting.
Stagnant rain water in a tank and half-covered well are also to be seen there. The compound serves as a cloth drying facility for people of the locality. There is no greenery or anything that bears semblance to a park. But for the tablet on the compound, there is nothing to declare the area a park.
Residents of the area say they expected the Kasipalayam Municipality to develop the plot as a park once it laid the foundation but nothing much has happened.
They also say that with the foundation nothing much as changed as the area continues to be the way it was prior to the foundation laying ceremony as well.
Ward 9 Councillor Amutha Sakthivel says the civic body did make a beginning but could not proceed because of shortage of funds and rain.
Initially the Council approved development works Rs. 2.5 lakh but they got delayed for various reasons that include rain. The Council has again sanctioned Rs. 4 lakh for completing the park, she says and clarifies that as the park is under development the gate has been removed and the land is undulated.
Chairman M. Subramanian says the civic body proposes to set up fountain, green cover the area, install lights and more play materials for the children.
Pathway around the plot will also be laid and he promises that the works will get over in three months time.
Theme park Wonderla opens office
Posted by ganesh in Entertainment, Erode on November 20th, 2009
Bangalore-based Wonderla Holidays Pvt. Ltd. has opened a marketing office in Erode.
The V-Guard stable company’s representative will be available in Erode to market the park, which a release says, is currently one of “India’s largest and safest” amusement parks. C. Nehru Natarajan will be the marketing coordinator in Erode and he’ll carry out institutional and corporate marketing activities and conduct special package tours to Wonderla.
Mr. Natarajan may be reached at 40/88 Patel Street, Opposite Erode Blood Bank, Erode 1 or over phone at 0424-2431474.
Seized 20 bags of rice meant for public distribution system
Posted by ganesh in Erode, Smugglings, illegal on November 19th, 2009
District police on Wednesday seized 20 bags of rice meant for public distribution system that was about to be smuggled.
According to sources, a team led by Inspector Senthil Kumar intercepted an auto rickshaw that was proceeding to Nanjakavundanpalayam, near Gobichettipalayam.
The team received instruction from Superintendent of Police T. Jayachandran, who received a tip off.
Arrested
Upon searching the auto rickshaw, the team found the rice bags and following enquiries arrested the vehicle owner Sathyaraj and also Ashok Kumar, who was allegedly involved in the smuggling.
The police said the rice bags were on their way to a rice mill near the area. Further investigations are on.
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