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TN Law college students hold demos, advocates boycott courts
For the second successive day, students of various Law colleges in Tamil Nadu today staged demonstrations and advocates boycotted courts in protest against the alleged torture of a Chennai Law College student by police at Tirukazhukundram near Chengalpattu yesterday.
Reports received at the police headquarters here said more than 30 students of Tiruchirapalli Law College staged a road block agitation and burnt an effigy of a policeman to condemn the incident.
In Coimbatore, 30 Law College students staged a sit in agitation inside the campus. A group of students of Chengalpattu Law College also staged a demonstration.
Advocates in Kancheepuram boycotted courts to condemn the alleged police action. About 100 lawyers also staged a demonstration.
Ashok Kumar, a fourth year student of Thirukazhukundram in Kancheepuram district, was travelling in a bus on the night of August 17 when he created a ruckus in an inebriated condition. The passengers handed him over to police. Kumar also attacked the bus crew.
Villagers block highway protesting lack of bridge across river
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Death, Departments, Dindigul, Health, Information, Other, Public, Transport, disease, government, hospital, illegal, programme, strike on May 6th, 2010
More than 300 persons blocked road traffic on a highway near Thadikombu in this district after three persons died of gastroenteritis at a village because ambulance could not reach the hamlet as there was no bridge across the river, police said.
People of Athupatty village, home to 250 families had called the ambulance service after three persons fainted due to diarrhoea and vomitting. But the vehicle could not reach the hamlet as there was no bridge, they said.
A woman noon meal worker, her relative and another man died and five others have been hospitalised in serious condition, they said.
District officials held talks with the villagers and persuaded them to disperse.
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
Rising food prices evoked mixed response in Tamil Nadu
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, Communication, Health, Information, Other, Political, competition, illegal, programme, strike, tamilnadu on April 27th, 2010
The nationwide strike called by 13 parties to protest rising food prices evoked mixed response in Tamil Nadu Tuesday.
While normal life was largely unaffected, shops in a few districts like Karur, Gobichettipalayam and Mayiladuthurai were closed.
Production in textile units in Karur and Tirupur were affected as workers did not turn up for work.
Buses and trucks to Kerala were stopped at the borders, disrupting supplies of vegetables and other items to that state. However, there were no disruptions in rail services.
The Southern Railway spokesperson told IANS: “There are no disruptions in train services. Everything is normal.”
The state government has deployed over 100,000 policemen to prevent violence. Tuesday’s protests were called by a slew of parties including the Left, AIADMK and Samajwadi Party.
Opposition parties calling for a general strike (hartal)
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Departments, Health, Information, Other, PWD, Public, competition, government, illegal, police, programme, strike, tamilnadu on April 27th, 2010
With the Opposition parties calling for a general strike (hartal) today to express their displeasure against the price rise, Tamil Nadu government is taking all measures for ensuring that normalcy is not affected and essential commodities reached the public without hurdles.
Presiding over a review meeting on the arrangements being made to ensure peace and prevent untoward incidents, Chief Secretary K S Sripathy held discussions with DGP Letika Saran, Transport Secretary Athulya Misra, Dairy Development Secretary Muthukumarasamy, Electricity Department Secretary Davidar, Civil Supplies Department Commissioner Rajaraman and PWD Secretary Devajothi Jegarajan.
He called upon State police to take severe action against those who tried to waylay transport services and forced the shopkeepers and owners of commercial units to down their shutters.
Over one lakh policemen have been deployed across the State. Also, armed personnel will be posted at bus-stand and railway stations while busesand trains would be operated with police protection, said Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) K Radhakrishnan.
Chennai Police Commissioner T Rajendran said legal action would be taken against those forcing people to close down shops. He said security would be provided to all vital installations, polictical party offices, statues and government offices.
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
Madurai Opposition sponsored Bharat Bandh on April 27
Madurai will be exempted from the Opposition sponsored ”Bharat Bandh”, on April 27, in view of the on going ”Chithirai” Festival.
A decision to this effect was taken at a consultative meeting of the opposition parties, led by the AIADMK in which the leaders of Left parties and MDMK also took part here today.
However, to express their protest, the parties have decided to stage a slogan shouting demonstration at ”Mela Masi Veedhi” and ”Vadakku Masi Veedhi” junction on that day.
The opposition has given the call for ”Bharat Bandh” on April 27 to condemn the spiraling prices of essential commodities.
”Chithirai” festival is among the most important annual festivals held at the World-renowned Meenakshi-Sundareswarar temple at Madurai that attracts lakhs of devotees from various parts of the country and abroad. The festival is celebrated for 12 days during the Tamil month of ”Chithirai” during April-May.
Five opposition parties in decided to support the nationwide strike April 27
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Health, Information, Other, Public, illegal, programme, strike, tamilnadu on April 16th, 2010
Five opposition parties in Tamil Nadu led by the AIADMK Friday decided to support the nationwide strike April 27 to protest the government’s economic policies and the spiralling prices of essential commodities.
The decision was taken at a coordination meeting here under the leadership of AIADMK General Secretary J.Jayalalithaa and attended by leaders of the MDMK, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Communist Party of India (CPI) and the All India Forward Bloc, a party leader said.
The leaders also urged traders and trade unions to extend their support to the strike.
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.
45 PDK were arrested today for trying to stage a rail roko
Posted by ganesh in Coimbatore, Communication, Information, Other, Railway, Transport, arrested, government, illegal, police, strike on April 10th, 2010
Forty five Periyar Dravida Kazhakam activists were arrested today for trying to stage a rail roko at Mettupalayam station in protest against non operation of more trains between Coimbatore and Mettupalayam.
PDK General Secratary K Ramakrishnan, who led the demonstration, alleged that the Railway Ministry had shown no interest in conceding the long-felt demand of commuters for more trains.
Only one train operates between the two stations at present.
The PDK agitation was to draw the Centre’s attention to the ‘negligence’ shown to the demands of regular passengers who solely depend on trains, as it is a cheaper mode of transport,
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