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Tirupur : AIDS cases in Tamil Nadu have declined from 1.25 per cent to 0.25 per cent, according to Tamil Nadu Health Secretary V K Subburaj.
Addressing a press conference along with National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) here on Thursday in the presence of chairperson Shantha Sinha, Subburaj said while the country’s figure stood at 25 lakh, the State has only 2.5 lakh people who tested HIV positive.
He said due to the various activities taken up by Tamil Nadu State AI
February 1, 2010
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TIRUPUR : The Tamil Nadu Toddy Movement has decided to intensify its protest from Tirupur district on January 21 before spreading it to other districts.
The State coordinator of the movement, S Nallasamy, said, “In order to execute the protest successfully, various levels of preparations and plans would be charted out soon.” He demanded that the State government declare toddy as a value-added product and lift the 22-year ban on toddy tapping to enable its export.
“As toddy has more n
January 19, 2010
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Tirupur : New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The environment ministry has banned the setting up of new factories in 43 critically polluted areas of the country till August, by when the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and state boards will prepare a plan to improve the environment in these areas, a ministry spokesperson said here Friday.
These are the 43 areas that had a score above 70 (on a 100-point scale) when the CPCB carried out a comprehensive environmental assessment of industrial clusters
January 18, 2010
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Tirupur: For Arunthathiyars, the struggle for legitimate rights continues to be an arduous one.Discrimination haunts them not only during their lifetime; even a decent burial after death - at the common burial ground - is denied.
The problem persists across Coimbatore, Tirupur and Erode.
Detailing their plight to Express, M Thangavel, state convenor for Avinashi-based Vizhuthugal, an organisation working for the Arunthathiyars, said more than 90 per cent of the community members were buryi
January 12, 2010
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