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Farm workers' plea to Government

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Workers Union on Tuesday urged the State Government to implement the comprehensive social security scheme for farm hands and small and marginal farmers through the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Workers Welfare Board.

State general secretary of the union R. Mutharasan said farm workers were dismayed at the Government's failure in fully accepting the recommendations of the Kolappan Committee, submitted seven years ago. He demanded that the recommendations should be implemented in toto.

Mr. Mutharasan said though the Chief Minister had announced the decision to revise minimum wages for farm workers in the Assembly besides notifying it in the Gazette on July 8, the Government had not taken steps to implement it. He called for convening of tripartite meetings in all districts immediately to ensure that it is implemented.

Claiming that farmers, who had suffered due to unprecedented drought for four years, were not enthused to take up farming despite availability of adequate water for irrigation owing to paucity of funds, he pleaded for total crop loan waiver and issuance of fresh loan at Rs. 8,000 an acre. — Special Correspondent

Assembly panel to visit Tiruvallur

TIRUVALLUR: An Assembly Petitions Committee, headed by Government Chief Whip P.M. Narasimhan will visit Tiruvallur on September 9.

It will review the progress on petitions received from the public and examine the reply given by Government department concerned to these petitions at a meeting to be held at the Collectorate here, says a release. — Staff Reporter

Advocates observe fast

CHENNAI: Members of the Madras High Court Advocates Association (MHAA) observed fast on Tuesday protesting the police "assault" on two advocates and registration of "false cases" against two women advocates.

Association president S. Prabakaran said Murugesan and Muthalagan were assaulted recently. Ms. Arulmozhi of Tiruvottiyur and Ms. Kavitha of Mettur were cited as accused in a case because they had appeared against the police in some cases.

Demanding action against the police personnel concerned, he said they would submit a representation to the Chief Minister next week and contemplate boycott of court if no action was initiated. — Special Correspondent

Special trains

CHENNAI: Southern Railway will operate following special trains to clear rush of passengers.

Train no 0613 Chennai Egmore-Tirunelveli special will leave Egmore at 8 p.m. on September 12 and reach Tirunelveli at 10 a.m. the next day. Train no 0614 will leave Tirunelveli at 3 p.m. on September 13 and arrive at Egmore at 4.30 a.m. the next day.

Train no 0618 Madurai-Chennai Egmore special will leave Madurai at 6.30 p.m. on September 10, 12, 14 and 15 and arrive at Egmore at 4.30 a.m. the next day. Train no 0617 will leave Egmore at 11 p.m. on September 11, 13, 15 and 16 and reach Madurai at 8.45 a.m. the next day.

Train no 0631 Chennai - Thiruvananthapuram special will leave Central at 4 p.m. on September 9 and arrive at Thiruvanathapuram at 7.30 a.m. the next day.

Train no 0632 Thiruvanathapuram- Chennai Egmore special (via Madurai and Tiruchi), will leave Thiruvananthapuram at 1.30 p.m. on September 10 and arrive at Egmore at 7.30 a.m. the next day.

Reservation for the specials will begin on September 7. — Special Correspondent

One killed, two injured in auto-lorry smash

Nagercoil: One person was killed on the spot and two others sustained critical injuries in a road mishap on Tuesday.

Lisi (12), daughter of Vincent of Kattathurai, was going towards Azhagiyamandapam along with her relative Rajamani in an auto-rickshaw, when a lorry from the opposite direction dashed against the vehicle at Kalluvilai. Rajamani succumbed at Aasaripalam Government Medical College Hospital. The auto driver Vincent and Lisi were admitted to Government Hospital at Thuckalay.

Two drug peddlers held

Tuticorin: The police arrested two persons on the charge of possessing ganja, during raids held here on Monday night.

According to police sources, Esther and Yesuraja were picked up from areas falling under the South police station limits and altogether 1.2 kg of ganja were recovered from them. They were remanded to custody. — Staff Reporter

Man electrocuted

NAGERCOIL: A construction worker was electrocuted on Tuesday.

According to police sources, Shankar (21) of Vetturnimadam was involved in conducting wiring works in a house when he accidentally came in contact with a live wire. He died on the spot.

— Staff Reporter

`Release Neyyar water'

Nagercoil: Cadres belonging to Communist Party of India (Marxist) staged a demonstration in front of the collectorate here on Tuesday, urging the Kerala Government to release water from Neyyar dam to Idathukarai channel for the benefit of farmers belonging to Vilavancode taluk in Kanyakumari district.

The Lok Sabha member, A.V. Bellarmine and the district secretary of CPI (M), S.Noor Mohammed, led the agitation. — Staff Reporter

AUT demand

ERODE: As part of a series of programmes of action, as decided by the Joint Action Council (JAC) of College Teachers of Tamil Nadu, teachers belonging to the Association of University Teachers (AUT) observed September 5 as Demands Day. President of Zone IV of AUT V. Ambalavanan said that teachers belonging to AUT working in Chikkiah Naicker College, Sri Vasavi College, Erode Arts College, Vellalar College for Women, Gobi Arts College, J.K.K. Nataraja College of Arts and Science, Kandasamy Kandar's College, Salem Sowdeswari College, Sarada College of Physical Education and Sarada College for Women attended college wearing demand badges.

They demand filling up of all teacher vacancies in aided and Government college, effective implementation of Tamil Nadu Private Colleges Regulation Act (1976) to self financing colleges and courses etc.

They urged the Chief Minister to hold talks with representatives of AUT.

- Staff Reporter

House panel visit on Sept. 8

PUDUKOTTAI: The Estimates Committee of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, led by MLA P.H. Paul Manoj Pandian, will visit the district on September 8. The Committee members will pay a visit to the Anna Sathya Children's Home at Mathur, an old age home at Kulathur besides inspecting the works carried out by the Forest Department at Kottapatti and the works undertaken by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) at Iluppur, an official press release issued here said. Later, the panel members would inspect the cashew grove established by the Forest Department at Pudukottai. — Staff Reporter

Mettur level

Tiruchi: The water level in the Mettur dam stood at 120.70 feet today. The inflow was 27,921 cusecs and the discharge 18,000 cusecs. — Staff Reporter

Medical officer suspended

VIRUDHUNAGAR: A medical officer and three nurses attached to the Government Maternity Hospital, Rajapalayam, were placed under suspension on Monday.

The Joint Director (Health), Nirmala Devi, has issued the orders following certain charges of "irregularities" against them, official sources said.

Water level

MADURAI: The level in the Periyar dam on Tuesday stood at 127.10 feet with an increased inflow of 3130 cusecs and a discharge of 1397 cusecs.

The level in the Vaigai dam was 56.23 feet with an inflow of 1555 cusecs and a discharge of 1800 cusecs. The combined Periyar credit stood at 6449 mcft.

The Periyar dam recorded 63 mm of rainfall followed by Shanmuganadi 20, Tekkadi 19, Manjalar dam 15, Melur 14, Marudanadi 10, Uthamapalayam 7, Kallandiri and Sittampatti 6 mm each, Thaniyamangalam 4, and Gudalur and Kuppanampatti 1.4 mm each.

Chain snatched

Ramanathapuram: An unidentified person snatched 1.5 sovereigns of gold chain from a woman on Tuesday.

Sources said when Meenal (45) wife of Raju of Pattinamkathan was sleeping in her house when the culprit snatched away the chain from her. — Staff Reporter

No power

Pollachi: There will be no power supply in the following areas between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on September 8 owing to maintenance work at the Pollachi sub-station: Pollachi town, Mahalingapuram, rural Pollachi, T. Kottampatty, Pollachi South, Smathur, Kanjampatty, Pollachi East, Kongal Nagaram, Zaminuthukuli, Pollachi West, A.Sangampalayam, Mill Kovilpalayam, Vadakipalayam and Anaimalai town.

- Staff Reporter

Heart camp

Udhagamandalam: A free heart camp was organised here on Sunday by the Ooty chapter of the Jamiyyathu Ahlil Quran Val Hadhes in association with the K.G. Hospital, Coimbatore. According to the president of the Ooty Chapter, M. Ummer, over 200 patients benefited from the camp.

Distribution of sewing machines to poor persons and clothes to students marked the occasion. - Special Correspondent

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