Posts Tagged Tirunelveli
TN’s power demand will end in 2 years: Stalin
Posted by ganesh in Political, TNEB, Tirunel veli, Tuticorin, function, government, programme on August 6th, 2010
Tamilnadu Deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin today said that the power demands of the State would be fulfilled within two years. He said this after inspecting an NTPL power station being built here. The power plant project implemented by the National Thermal Power Lmited (NTPL) is coming up at a total cost of Rs 4909.54 crore.The Deputy Chief Minister, who is on a three-day visit to Tirunelveli and Tuticorin districts, will also inaugurate completed projects, lay foundation stone for new schemes and distribute assistance all worth about Rs 202.69 crore today, tomorrow and on Saturday.
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After inaugurating the flyover constructed on an outlay of Rs 18 crore at Vannarpet intersection here tomorrow at 9 am, Stalin will lay foundation stone for an over-bridge to be constructed at a cost of Rs 25 crore at the Kulavanigarpuram manned railway crossing at a function to be held at Ambasamudram around 10 am.
At the function to be held at Ambasamudram, Stalin will inaugurate 354 works, including Vickramasingapuram – Manimuthar Drinking Water Scheme and a 110 KV sub-station at Ambasamudram, executed on an outlay of Rs. 47.89 crore, lay foundation stone for 40 new projects to be implemented at a cost of Rs 55.50 crore and disburse assistance to the tune of Rs 19.98 crore to nearly 2,000 self-help groups.
In a function to be held at Kadayanallur in the evening, he will inaugurate 73 works including additional buildings at Tenkasi and Sengottai Government Hospitals and bio-fertiliser manufacturing unit at Tenkasi, implemented at a cost of Rs 39.22 crore, lay foundation stone for 66 works to be taken up on an outlay of Rs 20.66 crore and hand over assistance to the tune of Rs 90 lakh to 1,654 pregnant women under Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy Maternity Assistance Scheme.
On 7 August, the Deputy Chief Minister will inaugurate a ‘Samathuvapuram’ at North Ariyanayagipuram near Sankarankovil and open the Sankarankovil taluk office building along with 26 other buildings, all constructed at the cost of Rs 10.24 crore.
He will also lay foundation stone for ten works to be executed on an outlay of Rs 2.95 crore while 4,420 beneficiaries will receive assistance to the tune of Rs 5.34 crore.
In Tuticorin district, the local administration is geared up with all preparatory works ahead of the Deputy Chief Minister’s visit for the inauguration of several developmental schemes and projects. Periyar Ninaivu Samathuvapuram at Tharuvaikulam would also be inaugurated.
The Samathuvapuram was built incorporating all facilities including housing for as many as hundred beneficiaries, drinking water, over head tanks, black top roads and a children’s park at an expenditure of Rs. 232.55 lakh.
Besides, he would be laying the foundation stone for a total of 3,197 development works at an estimated cost of Rs 105.07 crore.
Another 1,196 completed development works to the tune of Rs. 53.79 crore would also be inaugurated by the Deputy Chief Minister.
Financial assistance to the tune of Rs 17.8 crore would be extended to as many as 14, 483 individual beneficiaries on the occasion by him. Stalin will give revolving funds to as many as 1,500 women self help groups.
Heavy rain in southern districts including Madurai
Posted by ganesh in Health, Information, Madurai, Other, Rain, Water, dam reports, weather on April 19th, 2010
Many towns in southern districts, including Madurai, Theni and Tirunelveli, received rain on Sunday evening, thus bringing down the mercury level.
The rain was so heavy in Madurai that the inaugural function of the Chithirai exhibition at the Tamakkam Ground had to be hurriedly completed by the dignitaries led by Assembly Speaker R. Avudaiappan and Ministers. Places such as Vadipatti and Nagamalai pudukottai in the outskirts received heavy rain till 7 p.m.
For over an hour, the downpour, accompanied by thunder and lightning, brought in much needed respite from the heat wave.
Power failure was experienced owing to the rain in some parts of the city and its peripheries.
In Tirunelveli, there was a short spell of rain. Paramakudi recorded good rain on Saturday afternoon.
Though there were no rain in Tuticorin, Kanyakumari, Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar and Sivaganga districts, the heat wave had dipped on Sunday evening.
Meanwhile, the Public Works Department officials here said that Uthamapalayam in Theni district recorded 32 mm rainfall during the last 24 hours ending 8.30 a.m. on Sunday, followed by Thekkadi (28), Shanmuganadi (25), Gudalur (20), Periyar (10) and Vaigai dam (1).
According to Tamil Nadu Agricultural Weather Network website, Bodinaickanur in Theni district recorded 32.5 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours, Paramakudi (51) and Mudukalathur (19.5) in Ramanathapuram district, Radhapuram (15.5), Tenkasi (31) and Vasudevanallur recorded 19 mm rainfall in Tirunelveli district.
Tirunelveli district police arrested eight quacks including a woman
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Departments, Information, Other, Raid, Tirunel veli, arrested, illegal, police on April 1st, 2010
After arresting two quacks last week, Tirunelveli district police arrested eight quacks including a woman, in a single day on Wednesday.
According to police, following the arrest of two quacks at Veeravanallur last week, a special team, led by Ambasamudram DSP Gopalan, conducted raids and arrested eight quacks on Wednesday from Ambasamudram, Kallidaikurichi, Alwarkurichi and Vikramasingapuram areas.
Asra Garg, SP, said the quacks had passed only Class X, Class XII and PUC. Some of the quacks were treating patients for 20 to 30 years.
The quacks were arrested under the Indian Medical Council Act. The drive against quacks would continue in other parts of the district, the SP added.
When Express contacted Tirunelveli Range DIG KP Shanmuga Rajeswaran said that medical practitioners were authorised to do practice only in a particular field and if they were found practising in unauthorised fields, they would be booked as per law, he added.
The arrested quacks were Papanasam (69) of Vaigaikulam, Indrani(40) of Bramadesam, Ravindran(37), Ramasami(64) of Kallidaikurichi, Manikavasakam (58) of Kela Earmalpuram, Purusothaman (40) of Kela Ambur, Thangarajan (50) of Alwarkurichi, and Annamalai Nagapan (49) of Vikramasingapuram.
Group of Prisoners went on the rampage damaging bulbs in the cells and clashed
Posted by ganesh in Attack, Court, Information, Other, Tirunel veli, arrested, illegal, police on March 17th, 2010
A group of prisoners went on the rampage damaging bulbs in the cells and clashed with each other leaving eight injured in the high-security Palayamkottai Central Prison, here last night.
Police sources said the prison authorities and the police conducted surprise checks in the cells, housing undertrials and convicts, following complaints that the inmates were using mobile phones stealthily inside the prison complex.
Objecting to the search, notorious gangster D Azhagar (35) alias Valarntha Azhagar, who is undergoing life imprisonment in connection with the sensational murder of former DMK Minister Aladi Aruna, indulged in wordy duel with the officials and at one stage damaged the bulb in his cell and attempted to manhandle the officials.
His associates, lodged in separate cells in the block, also went on rampage attacking the other inmates. Eight prisoners, who suffered minor injuries in the incident, were treated at the prison hospital.
Though the situation was under control, Azhagar and his associates refused to take breakfast this morning as a mark of protest over the search in their cells.
The Principal Sessions Court, Tirunelveli, had awarded death sentence to Azhagar and his associate P Balamurugan (34) on April 18, 2008, for murdering Aladi Aruna and his friend R Ponraj in 2004.
S A Raja, a key accused in the case and Chairman of Rajas Group of Educational Institutions, was acquitted.
However, on August 5, 2009, the Madurai bench of Madras High Court commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence awarded by the trial court on an appeal by Azhagar, who prayed for quashing of the death sentence awarded to him in the case.
Kanimozhi inspects Mega Job Fair registration centre at Tirunelveli.
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, Communication, Departments, Health, Public, Tirunel veli, function, government, programme on January 25th, 2010
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi on Monday said that the next Mega Job Fair will be organised by the party at Tirunelveli.
Ms. Kanimozhi was here to observe the ongoing three-day Mega Job Fair Registration Camp that was organised by the district unit of the DMK as part of Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi’s 86th birthday celebrations in the city and elsewhere in the district.
In a brief chat with reporters after interacting with candidates at the Kalaignar Arivalayam registration centre in the city, Ms. Kanimozhi said similar job fairs had been organised by the party at Kariyapatti, Virudhunagar, Kanyakumari, Vellore and Cuddalore. In the Cuddalore job fair alone, appointment orders had been given to 20,000 candidates, she pointed out.
She said several industries had come up in the State under Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi’s government resulting in creation of more job opportunities. All types of companies had taken part in the job fairs held so far.
Ms. Kanimozhi said an information data centre had been established at Cuddalore to ascertain information regarding job opportunities there adding discussions would be held with the Tiruchi district unit DMK regarding setting up a similar centre at Tiruchi as well as for organising training to students on soft skills.
The State Transport Minister K.N. Nehru, Forest Minister N. Selvaraj, School Education Minister Thangam Thennarasu, Collector T. Soundiah, Corporation Commissioner T.T. Balsamy and other officials accompanied Ms. Kanimozhi.
Later, Ms. Kanimozhi visited the registration centres at Lalgudi, Mannachanallur, Tiruverambur and Manapparai.
A gang attacked kill in the nellai Sub-Inspector (SI)
Posted by ganesh in Departments, Information, Murders, Tirunel veli, government, illegal, police on January 8th, 2010
A gang at Ambur in Tirunelveli district murdered a Sub-Inspector (SI), attached to Alwarkurichi police station, on Thursday.
Police sources said Vetrivel (44) the SI was returning to Alwarkurichi police station on a two-wheeler from Ambasamudram taluk office and was crossing the Gadana river bridge, when the gang hurled country-made bombs on him and attacked him with weapons.
At that time the convoy of Ministers M R K Paneerselvam and T P M Mohideen Khan, who were heading towards Kadayanallur for inspecting the area, reached the place. Seeing the convoy, the gang fled and security personnel who were in the convoy fired at the gang. The injured Vetrivel was rushed to the Ambasamudram Government Hospital in a VIP patrol vehicle.
A senior doctor, who was in the convoy accompanied Vetrivel. After being given first aid at Ambasamudram Government Hospital, he was rushed to Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital where he was declared brought dead.
Medical sources said Vetrivel suffered grievous cut injuries on the left side of his neck. His right leg was grievously injured, when the country- made bombs burst. On information, Tirunelveli Range DIG P Kannappan and Superintendent of Police Asra Garg visited the spot and conducted enquiry.
Police sources said Vetrivel was a native of Uppathoor in Virudhunagar district.
He joined the force in 1988 and was promoted as SI in 2005 and was part of the forest brigand Veerappan operation.
A case of mistaken identity
Vetrivel’s murder was a case of mistaken identity, Kannappan said. He said that the wife of the Kadayam Sub Inspector Sivasubramanian had lodged a complaint of dowry harassment against the SI. It was said that Kadyam SI’s in-laws had planned to murder the SI.
As Kadayam SI and Vetrivel were of the same height and build and since Vetrivel was wearing a helmet, he might have been murdered in a case of mistaken identity.
Investigations are on, the DIG added. The police found 2 two-wheelers parked some distance from the murder spot, and vehicle documents in the name of SI Sivasubramanian’s relatives were recovered from one of the twowheelers.
This led the police to believe that the murdered SI was mistaken for Sivasubramanian,
Tirunelveli and Palayamkottai are witnessing many chikungunya and viral fever cases
Posted by ganesh in Health, Information, Public, Tirunel veli, disease, hospital, illegal on December 29th, 2009
Tirunelveli and Palayamkottai are witnessing many chikungunya and viral fever cases. Every house at Melapalayam has a patient suffering from any one of these fever.
As the overflowing drainage channels, roadside sewage ponds, garbage dunes, uncovered overhead water tanks etc. are providing highly potential breeding ground for the mosquito, the spread of vector-borne diseases in this most backward region of Tirunelveli Corporation has assumed serious proportion after the northeast monsoon started. The spread of jaundice, a water-borne disease, has made the situation still worse.
All hospitals – both private and government hospitals – in and around Melapalayam are overflowing with hundreds of patients suffering from the chikungunya and viral fever for the past one month.
Though it is very much obvious that these types of fever is spreading fast at Melapalayam due to the seriously increased density of mosquito, no concrete measure has been taken so far to destroy the breeding grounds.
“Though we are repeatedly appealing to the corporation officials to start the anti-mosquito and larvicidal activities immediately, the official machinery is yet to act. A health camp was organised recently even as the entire Melapalayam, housing mostly below poverty line families, is badly craving for a comprehensive strategy to completely eradicate mosquito,” said ‘National’ S.M. Shahul, district treasurer of Tamil Nadu Thouheedh Jamaath.
The party recently organised a rally and a demonstration at Melapalayam to highlight the pathetic living conditions of the residents there and demand the civic body to take immediate steps to ensure better living conditions for them.
“Though the conservancy workforce now we have is not enough to deal with the situation prevailing at Melapalayam, we’re doing our level best to improve the sanitary conditions there,
80 old Tamil teacher of Tirunelveli translated the Holy Bible Hebrew to Tamil.
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Culture, Information, Tirunel veli, modification, programme on December 26th, 2009
At the age of 80, a retired Tamil teacher of Tirunelveli, has translated the Old Testament of the Holy Bible from its root language Hebrew to Tamil.
S Jayaraj (80), a graduate of Mathematics and a post-graduate in Tamil, is currently working as a Tamil teacher at the Sankar Higher Secondary School in Sankarnagar.
After retirement he started learning Hebrew under the guidance of Robinson, the then Tirumangalam CSI pastorate chairman, from 2003 to 2005. In 2005, Robinson died and before his death, Robinson asked Jayaraj to translate at least the first five chapters of the Old Testament.
Subsequently, Jayaraj got involved in the translation and in 2008 published the first five chapters Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
Then he did the translation of next five chapters Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and the Songs of Solomon.
Last month when he was involved in the translation, he suffered a stroke. Discharged from hospital on the eve of Christmas, Express caught up with Jayaraj.
He said when he was studying Cardwell’s book “Comparative grammar of Dravidian languages” he learnt that Tamil and Hebrew were related. This struck a cord with him. So he started learning Hebrew. But in India the basic books of the language were not available. After lot of efforts Jayaraj bought the Hebrew books from Israel at a cost of Rs 50,000 in 2000.
According to Jayaraj many translations are being done from English to Tamil but the original meaning can be brought out only when the translation is done from the root language.
According to Tamil scholar Tho Paramasivam, to his knowledge Jayaraj was the only person translating the Old Testament of the Bible from Hebrew to Tamil and he should be recognised for it
8 persons arrested in rectified spirit smuggling booked under the Goondas Act
Posted by ganesh in Smugglings, Tirunel veli, illegal, police on December 1st, 2009
Eight persons, who were arrested recently in connection with the smuggling of 9,695 litres of rectified spirit, have been booked under the provisions of Goondas Act.
Security at Puliyarai check-post on Tirunelveli – Kerala border was tightened on October 22 following information that rectified spirit was being smuggled to the neighbouring State in mini lorries, usually used to transport vegetables. When the police team intercepted a mini lorry with vegetables, it was found that rectified spirit in 102 plastic containers, each having a capacity of 35 litres, were being transported.
During interrogation, driver D. Rathish Kumar of Punalur and cleaner M. Manoj Kumar (26) of Kollam reportedly told the police that they were taking the rectified spirit from a farm at Kazhuneerkulam near Alangulam to Kerala. On conducting surprise check in the farm, the police found the banned commodity kept in 175 plastic cans, which were also seized. The police arrested S. Siva Prasad (21), S. Dinesh Kumar (25), S. Saji (25), S. Sathish (34), M. Sathish Kumar (22), all from Kerala.
Later the police nabbed R. Poolidurai (40) of Ullaar near Vasudevanallur, who was said to have played a pivotal role in the smuggling and stocking of the rectified spirit. Based on the recommendations of Superintendent of Police Asra Garg, District Collector M. Jayaraman ordered the arrest under the Goondas Act.
Collector receives letter warning terror strikes in major cities in Tamil Nadu
Posted by ganesh in Attack, Tirunel veli, illegal on November 26th, 2009
A letter warning terror strikes in major cities in Tamil Nadu on December 6, the Anniversary of Babri Masjid Demolition Day, was received by Tirunelveli District administration, here today.
Police said the letter, addressed to District Collector M Jayaraman was recovered near the media room in the office complex.
The letter, written in the name of ”Jaihind” stated that Pakistan trained terrorists had intruded into the state via Kerala and had trained some youths of Melapalayam in Tirunelveli district to carry out attacks in major cities across the state on December 6. They planned to use boys in the age group of ten for subversive activities. ”Don’t treat the letter as a hoax,” it also warned.
On a complaint from the district administration, police have registered a case and are investigating.
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