Election Commission colluded with AIADMK, says Karunanidhi

Edit The Hindu 28 May 2016
In the run-up to the Assembly elections, DMK president M. Karunanidhi appeared confident that he would become Chief Minister for a sixth time. But the AIADMK scored a dramatic victory ... Excerpts from the interview.. Most opinion polls had indicated a victory for the DMK. But it lost the election ... Similar cases were found in Avadi, Kolathur, Tiruporur, Palacode, Vannur, Tirupur (South), Palladam, Udumalpet, Kunnam. The list is endless ... ....

Resignation yet to be accepted

Edit The Hindu 23 May 2016
... in charge of party’s campaign in Tirupur North, Tirupur South, Avinashi and Palladam Assembly constituencies....

What holds the key to the appeal of Kongunadu food?

Edit Indian Express 22 May 2016
Kongunadu food offers the perfect counterpoint to the fieriness of Chettiar dishes. In western Tamil Nadu, the region known as Kongunadu — it includes Ooty, Coimbatore, Pollachi, Udumalpet, Avinashi, Palladam, Karur, Erode, Athur, Salem, Palani, Metthur and Dharmapuram — stands apart for its tight-knit culinary traditions and cornucopia of fine ingredients ... Its chef Balaji Natarajan is a native of Erode and knows the region intimately....

Former MLA passes away

Edit The Hindu 19 May 2016
S ... Mr. Palanisamy, a resident and native of M ... The last rituals were planned to be performed near Palladam on Thursday ... Mr ... Mr ... ....

Tight security cover for counting of votes

Edit The Hindu 19 May 2016
Amidst tight security, counting for the 10 assembly segments will begin at the Government College of Technology (GCT) on Thadagam Road at 8 a.m. on Thursday ... Security will be stepped up at all sensitive places in the city and district ... Diversions ... Separate blocks of buildings were provided at the venue for counting votes in Tirupur North, Tirupur South, Palladam, Avinashi, Dharapuram, Kangayam, Udumalpet and Madathukulam constituencies. ....

AIADMK will find it tough to hold on to its MLAs

Edit The Hindu 19 May 2016
In the run-up to the Assembly elections, DMK president M. Karunanidhi appeared confident that he would become Chief Minister for a sixth time. But the AIADMK scored a dramatic victory. Reflecting on the elections, in an excusive interview with B ... Excerpts from the interview. ... But it lost the election ... Similar cases were found in Avadi, Kolathur, Tiruporur, Palacode, Vannur, Tirupur (South), Palladam, Udumalpet, Kunnam. The list is endless ... ....

Kangayem records highest poll percentage

Edit The Hindu 17 May 2016
A total of 72.68 per cent of the 21,04,765 electorate exercised their franchise in the district when the polling ended by and large peacefully on Monday. In 2011 Assembly elections, the polling percentage in the district was 78.02 per cent ... The polling per cent in other constituencies. Dharapuram- 76.12; Avinashi- 77.31; Tirupur North- 66.44; Palladam-71.46; Udumalpet- 73.10 and Madathukulam-75.79 ... Amusements ... ....

Exceed And Excel bags feature

Edit The Hindu 15 May 2016
Mr. K. Muthu Vellaiyan’s Exceed And Excel (Tanveer Alam up) won the Madras Regimental Centre Challenge Trophy, the feature event of the races held here on Sunday (May 15). B. Suresh trains the winner. 1. STILL WATERS PLATE (1,300m), 6-y-o & over, rated 20 to 45. August Rush (Brisson) 1, Green Teak (Farhan Alam) 2, Regal Groom (Ayaz Ahmed) 3 and Dazzler (C. Umesh) 4. 1-1/4, 7-3/4 and 2 ... Rs ... Rs ... 2 ... PALLADAM PLATE (1,400m), rated 60 to 85....

Queen’s Turf may make amends

Edit The Hindu 15 May 2016
Queen’s Turf, a failed favourite, may make amends in the Madras Regimental Centre Challenge Trophy (1,300m), the chief event of the races to be held here on Sunday (May 15). STILL WATERS PLATE (1,300m), 6-y-o & over, rated 20 to 45 (jockeys are not permitted to carry whips), 10-00 a.m.. 1. August Rush (3) Brisson 60, 2. Green Teak (4) Farhan Alam 60, 3. Dazzler (2) C ... 1 ... 1 ... 1 ... 1 ... 1 ... PALLADAM PLATE (1,400m), rated 60 to 85, 12-30 p.m.....

T.N. needs a coalition government: CPI(M)

Edit The Hindu 13 May 2016
Padmanabhan. Advantage ... If one party is going in a wrong direction, the others can immediately correct the mistakes unlike in the case of single party rule”, he told The Hindu while on a campaign in Tirupur North, Tirupur South and Palladam Assembly constituencies on Thursday ... “These manoeuvres always make the people think that something wrong has happened”. PWF ... ....

Farmers to decide winner

Edit The Hindu 10 May 2016
Irrigation ... Industry. The town that exports Rs ... Speedy completion of the Pollachi – Podanurbroad gauge conversion works and four-lane connectivity between the two places to decongest and make the roads safe, rail connectivity from Pollachi to Chennai and various parts of Kerala, ring road that will free Pollachi town from vehicles heading to Coimbatore (from Palladam, Udumalpet and Kerala) are other important demands of Pollachi ... ....

Two States: Vocation here, vote there

Edit The Hindu 05 May 2016
“About 50 per cent of the Malayalam-speaking people in Tirupur, Avinashi and Palladam areas who are eligible to vote, still have their names in the electoral rolls in Kerala,” says N. Balakrishnan, president, Tirupur Kerala Club. But even if the major parties are aware of this, they still think their time wooing this population is well spent, because the population that remains - 35,000 - is substantial ... ....

IT-based solutions for farmers

Edit The Hindu 04 May 2016
A group of five computer professionals coming from different parts of Tamil Nadu is now on a mission to garner support of stakeholders to provide Information Technology-based comprehensive farming solution, which they have implemented successfully in Andhra Pradesh, in Tamil Nadu ... During a visit to Palladam to meet farmers’ groups/forums, the ‘Mission IT-Rural’ team leader R ... ....
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