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Spurious fertiliser and pesticides manufacturing unit sealed
Posted by ganesh in Agriculture, Departments, Erode, Health, Other, arrested, illegal, police on August 30th, 2010
A spurious fertiliser and pesticides manufacturing unit at Kavindapady near here has been sealed by Agriculture department officials.
This followed complaints from farmers that fertiliser purchased from the unit had damaged their turmeric crop. The farmers had also resorted to a road-roko here last week in this regard.
Department officials said a raid on the unit revealed that the ‘fertiliser’ was being packed and put in bags with the labels of popular fertiliser companies. These were then sold in the market.
A search was on for the owner of the unit while his wife and a saleswoman were arrested,
Faction feud may mar DMK meet in Erode
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Erode, Information, Other, Political, government, meeting, programme on May 6th, 2010
Faction feud in the DMK is likely to come to the fore at the cadre meeting to be held here on Saturday with the party wing being divided into two – those supporting expelled former minister N K K P Raja and those opposing him.
After his expulsion last year, his father and former minister N K K Periyasamy, who was appointed as party district in-charge in place of Raja, had held a similar meeting where he warned cadre with drastic action if they support expelled leaders.
In no district, deputy incharge post was created. But, S L T P Sachidanandam’s appointment to that post only brought out the simmering differences within the party.
His supporters were seen erecting banners carrying his picture in big size in the name of World Classical Tamil meet, while ‘playing down’ Periyasamy.
They also invited Sachidanandam and Erode Mayor Kumarmurugesh to attend some functions, including May Day celebration, while their opponents invited Periyasamy and Raja. One step ahead, Radharukmani, a councillor of Veerappanchathram municipality, openly complained to the CM and the Deputy CM against Raja.
According to Periyasamy, the meet will discuss steps to be taken to strengthen party at the grassroot level, world Tamil meet and CM’s birthday celebration on June 3.
But, opponents of him planned to rake up Raja’s presence with dhotis, bordered with party flag in some functions, at the meeting.
Meanwhile, according to some insiders who prefer anonymity, though Periyasamy initially welcomed action against Raja following land grabbing and kidnapping cases, of late, he is advocating the need to forgive.
“The esteem of the party is vital. Assembly poll is also nearing. Hence, we are keen to protect the party’s interest at first,”
Power shutdown on May 7
Posted by ganesh in Departments, Erode, Home, Information, Other, Shutdown, TNEB on May 5th, 2010
Power supply will be suspended between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to the following areas on May 7.
Sivagiri, Vettupalayam, Kagam, Konthalam, Minnappalayam, Pazhamangalam, Veerasangili, Kallapuramkottai, Velangattuvalasu, Valliyampalayam, Nammagoundampalayam, Thandampalayam, Ellakkadai, Kulavilakku, Karakkattuvalasu, Kovilpalayam, Ayaparappu and Perumparappu.
40,000 power looms in different parts of Erode district resumed
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Departments, Erode, Health, Information, Other, Public, businesses, competition, illegal, programme, strike on May 4th, 2010
The production in over 40,000 power looms in different parts of Erode district resumed on Monday as the owners of the units called off their strike.
Powerloom owners in Veerappan Chatram and a few other parts in the district went on an indefinite on April 26 protesting against the raising cotton yarn prices and unannounced power cuts.
A large number of weavers who depend on the powerloom sector for their income were rendered jobless following the strike.
The weaving sector, the second largest employer in the district, was severely affected due to the sharp increase in the cotton yarn prices.
The units were not able to accept new orders as the prices of the yarn continued to rise despite the Government announcing various measures, including the removal of incentive given for cotton yarn exports.
There was an increase of 50 per cent to 60 per cent in the cotton yarn prices since last year.
What added to their woes were the unannounced power cuts.
Instead of the three-hour load shedding the district experiences power cuts from five to six hours in a day.
As many weavers were rendered jobless, their families found it very hard to cope with the situation.
“We have decided to call off the strike considering the difficulties faced by the families of the weavers,” Veerappan Chatram Power Loom Owners Association Secretary M. Annathurai
Rahul Gandhi participate in state-level Youth Cong conference
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Erode, Information, Political, meeting, modification, programme, tamilnadu on May 3rd, 2010
The newly-elected Tamil Nadu Youth Congress committee today requested the state government to provide uniterrupted power supply to domestic and industrial consumers.
The committee, which met here, also sought better support price for sugarcane, All- India Youth Congress President Rajiv Sarvan told reporters briefing about the deliberations.
A special resolution appealed to Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi to participate in the state-level Youth Congress conference, the venue and the date for which would be declared later.
The meeting also urged the Centre and state goverments to take steps to bring down the prices of cotton yarn.
It resolved to start a Placement Cell for the career guidance of youth to obtain job opportunities in public and private sectors and launch a website for it.
Among other demands made by the committee included doubling of the Dindigul-Villupuram railway line, implementation of the long-awaited Avinashi-Athikadavu water scheme to benefit Erode and Tirupur districts, effective steps to discharge of effluents from dyeing units in Erode and Tirupur and provide Cauvery water for drinking to the residents of Erode.
It congratulated Chief Minister M Karunanidhi for conducting a World Tamil Classical conference in Coimbatore in June 23.
State President of Youth Congress M. Yuvaraj also spoke.
Powerloom strike, protesting against the high cotton yarn price
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Departments, Erode, Health, Information, Other, Public, Tirupur, businesses, competition, illegal, strike on April 21st, 2010
Thee powerloom strike, protesting against the high cotton yarn price, entered the sixth day today.
A South India Textile Manufacturers Association representative said SITMA has decided to stop the functioning of powerlooms in Tamilnadu protesting the 60 percent hike in yarn prices.
In response to their plea, more than three lakh powerlooms (out of 4.25 lakh) stopped production and remaining are operating the looms, to fulfill their export orders, the representative said.But from April 10 almost all the powerloom owners have stopped procurement of cotton yarn. The looms are operated with the available stock of yarn.
Both the SITMA and Powerloom Development and Export Promotion Council (PDEXCIL) urged the Union Government to take effective steps to bring down the cotton yarn price. They also wanted a ban on Online Cotton trading,SITMA
Powerloom weavers SITMA will resort to indefinite strike from April 16
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Erode, Information, Other, Public, businesses, illegal, programme, strike, tamilnadu on April 11th, 2010
Powerloom weavers belonging to South India Textile Millers Association (SITMA) have threatened to go on indefinite stir in Tamil Nadu if the spinning mills did not reduce the yarn price before April 15.
‘Powerloom weavers will resort to ?indefinite? strike from April 16 in the state if the spinning millers did not reduce the yarn price before April 15,’ M.S. Mathivanan, Chairman of SITMA, said on Friday night at Erode after a meeting of the Association.
He said after announcement of withdrawal of Duty Entitlement Pass Book (DEPB) scheme and levying tax for export of raw cotton, they expected reduction in yarn price, but the spinning millers did not reduce the yarn price.’If the yarn price is not reduced before April 15, all the 4.25 lakh power looms in Tamilnadu will not function. He also urged the Union Government to bring cotton yarn under essential commodity.
Powerloom weaving is the most important economic activity in Erode
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Erode, Information, Other, Public, businesses, competition, illegal, meeting on April 7th, 2010
We are having enough orders from various places, but could not cater the orders due to the hike in yarn price, which has necessitated the powerloom weavers to increase the price of the product. But the buyers are reluctant to pay more. Under such circumstances we have decided to stop the procurement of yarn from Wednesday,” Chairman of the Tamilnadu Power Loom Owners Federation M.S. Mathivanan said.
The Powerloom weavers have decided to observe fast on April 9 to protest hike in the cotton yarn price.
More than 25,000 powerlooms alone are functioning in Erode district and parts of Namakkal district. Because of the non-purchase of cotton yarn, operation of the looms will be affected and consequently production will be hit heavily.
The Union Textile Ministry has been appraised of the weavers’ plight by the Powerloom Development and Export Promotion Council (PDEXCIL). It wanted the Union Government to take steps to reduce the yarn price and also ban export of cotton yarn.
Prices of all varieties of textile goods registered an increase in the Erode Textile weekly market due to the increase in cotton yarn price, President of Erode Textile Market Merchants Association Noor Sait said.
He said they have decided to participate in the strike called by the Erode Handloom Weavers Association on April 8.
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.
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