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Articles for Kongu

Warehouse: A Goan Vibe in Coimbatore's Warehouse
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Warehouse: A Goan Vibe in Coimbatore's Warehouse

The Hindu  

Warehouse in Coimbatore offers a unique twist on Goan dishes with its sprawling outdoor space and vibrant atmosphere. Chef Baski's menu features creative and innovative dishes that combine familiar flavours with unexpected twists. From the cilantro chicken to the Pallipalayam fritters, each dish offers a unique and memorable culinary experience. The venue's focus on local flavours and international experience creates …

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A love affair, violence and fight for justice in Dharmapuri
4 months ago

A love affair, violence and fight for justice in Dharmapuri

The Hindu  

A one-man police picket stood guard outside the 350 sq.ft house of Selvam in Keezhmorappur village in Parayapatti post in Morappur on Monday. On the morning of August 14, a group of 15 to 20 men, including the girl’s parents Boopathy and his wife Selvi from the neighbouring Ganapathipatti village landed at the house of Selvam, beat him up asking …

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Man takes Rottweiler to Tasmac bar in Tiruppur, dog bites tipplers as strays upset it
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Man takes Rottweiler to Tasmac bar in Tiruppur, dog bites tipplers as strays upset it

New Indian Express  

TIRUPPUR: The city municipal corporation officials started investigating an incident where two people were allegedly bittenby a Rottweiler outside a Tasmac bar on Monday. Sources said, “A person residing near Kongu main road visits the Tasmac shop regularly allegedly with his pet Rottweiler. When some stray dogs gathered there and started barking at it, the dog allegedly broke loose from …

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How DMK aims to break AIADMK stronghold in Kongu region through development projects and social engineering strategies.
8 months ago

How DMK aims to break AIADMK stronghold in Kongu region through development projects and social engineering strategies.

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 17, 2024 12:03 IST - 12 MINS READ The Kongu region of western Tamil Nadu has long been considered an AIADMK stronghold. In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, however, the DMK alliance had won all but one of the State’s 39 Lok Sabha seats, including the eight in the Kongu belt. The Kongu region’s significance in Tamil …

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Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today

The Hindu  

Lok Sabha polls | DMK allots one seat to MDMK and two seats to VCK Following a slew of seat-sharing talks, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has allotted one seat to Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and two seats to Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi. BJP will win across Kongu region: Annamalai The Bharatiya Janata Party will register a massive victory in Coimbatore and the …

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Lok Sabha polls | BJP will win across Kongu region: Annamalai
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | BJP will win across Kongu region: Annamalai

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party will register a massive victory in Coimbatore and the entire Kongu region, said the party’s State president K. Annamalai in Coimbatore, on Friday, March 8, 2024. The BJP’s second list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls would be released soon, he said. The BJP would register a victory across the Kongu region, Mr. Annamalai …

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Kongu Global Forum seeks re-entry of Air India Express in Coimbatore
10 months ago

Kongu Global Forum seeks re-entry of Air India Express in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

Kongu Global Forum, an association of industrial, business and trade leaders from Tamil Nadu’s western districts, has urged Air India Express to make a re-entry into Coimbatore, citing potential air traffic data. In a letter to Air India Express Managing Director Aloke Singh, KGF vice-chairperson Vanitha Mohan said that Coimbatore airport was one of the airports that could break the …

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Kongu Global Forum seeks Akasa Air to start flights from Coimbatore to Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru
10 months, 1 week ago

Kongu Global Forum seeks Akasa Air to start flights from Coimbatore to Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru

The Hindu  

Kongu Global Forum, an association of industrial, business and trade leaders from the seven western districts, has written to Akasa Air to start flights from Coimbatore International Airport, connecting Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru. In a letter to Akasa Air Chief Executive Officer Vinay Dube, the forum stated that the number of daily flights operated at Coimbatore airport is on the …

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Neervazhi Padooum, a novel on community barbers of Kongu region wins Sahitya Akademi prize
1 year ago

Neervazhi Padooum, a novel on community barbers of Kongu region wins Sahitya Akademi prize

The Hindu  

Tamil writer Devibharathi’s novel Neervazhi Padooum, depicting the life of the Kudi Navithar, the community barbers in the Kongu region of Tamil Nadu, has won the Sahitya Akademi award for 2023. The lines Neervazhi Padooum “punaipol aaruyir muraivazhi padoom” translates to a float that sails on the way of the water, indicating that life travels on the path chalked out …

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T.N. CM Stalin inaugurates women’s college in Tiruppur; underlines DMK’s commitment to Kongu region’s development
1 year ago

T.N. CM Stalin inaugurates women’s college in Tiruppur; underlines DMK’s commitment to Kongu region’s development

The Hindu  

Inaugurating an arts and science college for women in Tiruppur established by the Kongu Vellalar Trust on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. During the erstwhile AIADMK regime, permission could not be obtained despite nine people from this western region being Ministers”, Mr. Stalin said, while virtually addressing the inauguration event. “Not just me, Kalaignar has also …

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Coimbatore’s highways for trade
1 year, 1 month ago

Coimbatore’s highways for trade

The Hindu  

For a district that has the distinction of five national highways crisscrossing it, the history of road development dates back to the era before the Roman Empire. The Madras Gazetteer documents that the region had trade with Egypt and Greece possibly even before the Roman Empire and this is evident from a bronze jug unearthed in Avinashi. “It is believed …

Trade Coimbatore
‘Maamannan’: shedding light on Dalits in Dravidian politics
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Maamannan’: shedding light on Dalits in Dravidian politics

The Hindu  

There has always been a long-lasting conjugal relationship between the Tamil celluloid industry and Dravidian politics. Even though Tamil films dealt with many similar topics related to social reforms, the caste conflict between non-Brahmins and Dalits was yet to be fully explored in depth. The recent movie Maamannan was one such significant attempt in critically evaluating the position of Dalits …

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Power games — the anatomy of an arrest - The Hindu
1 year, 6 months ago

Power games — the anatomy of an arrest - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Corruption cases are not new to Tamil Nadu. Though defections are quite common in Tamil Nadu politics — Mr. Senthilbalaji, who started his career in the MDMK as a student wing leader, joined the AIADMK — what surprised the political circle was the DMK leadership’s decision to admit him to the party despite Mr. Stalin’s prior criticism. Again in May …

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A slice of the Pollachi experience
1 year, 8 months ago

A slice of the Pollachi experience

The Hindu  

There is nothing like lounging around a private pool on a holiday — especially while basking in the sunshine and soaking in the views of coconut groves and mountain peaks. “Though we have a common pool, most guests who started travelling after the pandemic preferred private plunge pools, especially with children in mind,” says P T S Maheswar, executive director …

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Perumal Murugan | Born-again writer
1 year, 9 months ago

Perumal Murugan | Born-again writer

The Hindu  

In a move characteristic of the times we live in, the living author Perumal Murugan announced his death on Facebook on January 2015: “Perumal Murugan the writer is dead. The controversy centred on his novel Madhorubagan, a raw and poignant but fictional record that pointed to certain customs aligned to the Ardhanareeswarar Temple in Tiruchengode, a small dusty town in …

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In Tamil Nadu, BJP touches a raw nerve by making passing reference to Kongu Nadu
3 years, 5 months ago

In Tamil Nadu, BJP touches a raw nerve by making passing reference to Kongu Nadu

Firstpost  

The region identified with the contours of Kongu Nadu is economically important for Tamil Nadu and politically significant for the BJP and its ally AIADMK A passing mention of ‘Kongu Nadu’ in a BJP party document has opened a can of worms among the political circles in Tamil Nadu. Now, reports say that at least one local unit of the …

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Meet K Annamalai, the youngest Tamil Nadu BJP president ever
3 years, 5 months ago

Meet K Annamalai, the youngest Tamil Nadu BJP president ever

Live Mint  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday appointed K Annamalai as its Tamil Nadu state unit president. He became the youngest president of Tamil Nadu BJP ever, replacing L Murugan, who has joined the Modi government as a minister of state on Wednesday. The 37-year-old leader is the first to rise to the position in the Tamil Nadu unit within a …

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Cabinet Reshuffle: Nod to Yediyurappa Opponents of Karnataka, TN Kongu Leader
3 years, 5 months ago

Cabinet Reshuffle: Nod to Yediyurappa Opponents of Karnataka, TN Kongu Leader

The Quint  

Also inducted into the cabinet are Rajeev Chandrasekhar, BJP's Rajya Sabha MP from Bengaluru who was in-charge of Puducherry elections. However, the BJP which is expected to face Legislative Assembly polls in Karnataka in 2023, has done its best to appease its Lingayat vote base. "All the four leaders have hold in their own communities and sends out the message …

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T.N. Assembly polls | In Dharmapuri, DMK forfeits past gains
3 years, 7 months ago

T.N. Assembly polls | In Dharmapuri, DMK forfeits past gains

The Hindu  

By losing to the AIADMK-PMK combine in all five Assembly constituencies in Dharmapuri district, the DMK appeared to have forfeited its past gains in the region. Kongu Vellalars, who constitute 15.50% next only to Vanniyars in Palacodde; 14.5% third only to Vanniyars and Adidravidars in Paapireddipatty and constitute 22.70% next only to Adidravidars in Harur instead reposed their faith in …

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Tamil Nadu ABP C-Voter Exit Poll 2021: Stalin's DMK Likely To Sweep Election With Clear Majority
3 years, 7 months ago

Tamil Nadu ABP C-Voter Exit Poll 2021: Stalin's DMK Likely To Sweep Election With Clear Majority

ABP News  

Tamil Nadu ABP C-Voter Exit Poll 2021: The Tamil Nadu assembly elections witnessed a massive tussle mainly between the ruling AIADMK and MK Stalin-led DMK. While, the results for the 234-member Tamil Nadu legislative assembly will be announced on May 2nd, ABP News along with CVoter conducted an Exit poll to understand the mood of the state. PARTY-WISE PROJECTED RANGE …

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