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Source:  http://dinamani.com/edition_chennai/chennai/2013/04/30/%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%88/article1568051.ece By -முகவை.க.சிவகுமார்-, திருவொற்றியூர் சென்னைத் துறைமுக மருத்துவமனை நிர்வாகச் சீர்கேடுகளில் சிக்கித் தவிப்பதாக பல்வேறு தரப்பினரும் தொடர்ந்து புகார் தெரிவித்து வந்தனர். இந்நிலையில் தகுதிச் சான்று காலாவதியான பிறகும் கடந்த ஓராண்டுக்கும் மேலாக பயன்பாட்டில் இருந்த ஆம்புலன்ஸ் வாகனம் வாகனச் சோதனையில் திருவொற்றியூர் போலீஸரிடம் சிக்கிய சம்பவம் மருத்துவமனை நிர்வாகத்தின் அவல நிலையை வெட்ட வெளிச்சமாக்கியுள்ளது. பழமையும், பெருமையும்வாய்ந்த மருத்துவமனை: 130 ஆண்டுகள் பழமை கொண்ட சென்னைத் துறைமுகத்தில் அமைந்துள்ள மருத்துவமனை 40 ஆண்டுகளுக்கும் மேலாக பல்வேறு சாதனைகளை நிகழ்த்தியுள்ளது. சுமார் 20 ஆயிரம் ஊழியர்கள் நலனுக்காக கட்டப்பட்ட இந்த மருத்துவமனையில் அவசரம், தீவிரம், கண், இதய நோய், மகப்...

Source:  http://www.sagarsandesh.com/interview/voc-port-a-gateway-for-growth-in-south-tn/ V.O. Chidambaranar Port, rated as one of the largest economic engines of Tamil Nadu and  truly a gateway of growth for southern states in the country, continues to tread on the  path laid down by the legendary leader and ‘Kappalottiya Thamizhan. ’ Keeping in line  with the name and fame earned over the years with its sustained growth on cargo  handling, the VOC Port Trust management is now at a crucial juncture from where i t is  poised for a spectacular growth, given the increasing percentage of its captive cargoes  like coal, garments, garnet sand, yarn items and machinery products. In a free-wheeling interview with Sagar Sandesh, Mr. S. Natarajan, Chairman of VOC Port  Trust, explained the past, present and future of the port in crystal clear terms. Excerpts of the interview Question: Tell us about the port, its history? Answer : T he proposa...

Source:  http://www.sagarsandesh.com/news/vasan-dishes-out-more-mega-port-projects/ Union Shipping Minister Mr G K Vasan,  Dr K Rosaiah, Governor of Tamil Nadu and award-winning chairmen of three major ports in Tamil Nadu at the  TCC Exim Achievement Awards Function, organised by the Tamil Chamber of Commerce and Chozha Naachiar Foundation in Chennai, on April 26. Seen (from left) Mr S Natarajan, Chairman of VOC Port Trust, Mr Atulya Misra, Chairman, Chennai Port Trust,  Mr Chozha Naachiar Rajasekar, President, TCC,  Mr SSR Rajkumar, honorary secretary of TCC and Mr. M A Bhaskarachar, Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Ennore Port Ltd (EPL). Ms.Srividhya Priya, MD , Streamline Forwarders - receiving award for securing third place in No. of Shipping Bills Filed - Exports Armed with the success of awarding record number of 32 port projects in 2012-13, Union Shipping Minister G. K. Vasan has announced that his Ministry has finalized an ‘ Action Plan’ for ...

Source:  http://www.sagarsandesh.com/news/paramount-shipping-hits-another-milestone/ It was a day of jubilation for Paramount Shipping Services, Chennai, on April 25 when it crossed another milestone in its forward journey. On this day, Paramount Shipping Services custom-cleared for exports of 1 75 CBUs of HONDA BRIO to South Africa which were flagged off by Mr. M. A. Bhaskarachar, Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Ennore Port Ltd (EPL) , in the presence of top officials from Honda Car India, Ltd. Greater Noida, and various other dignitaries from logistics and shipping industries. This car export event assumes greater importance for the fact that Honda Car India Ltd., a North India-based company, deciding to choose a South India-based port for exporting its vehicles. According to Paramount Shipping Services sources, the export was made possible by the able assistance of Ennore Port management’s proactive approach to get more and more car export through its port transp...

Source: http://www.sagarsandesh.com/logistic/concor-to-link-kongu-region-with-new-mangalore-port-soon/ If the appeal made by the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) Chairman, Dr.  P. Tamilvanan, to Kongo region EXIM players and CONCOR is taken in the  right sprit, the region would get rail connectivity for ferrying  containers soon. Addressing the gathering of exporters and importers during the Logistic  Summit and B2C Connect 2013, organised here on April 20 by the Indian  Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the NMPT Chairman made the fervent  appeal to the regional players to use New Mangalore Port, as the  multi-cargo facility recently launched has a direct service to Dubai . It may be noted here that most of the cargo from the region destined  for Dubai is now exported via Cochin Port due to better connectivity on  road as well as rail (through CONCOR). Quickly reacting to the proposal put forward by the NMPT top brass at  the meet,...

Source: http://tehelka.com/the-war-may-be-over-but-the-idea-lives-on-2/?singlepage=1 By REVATI LAUL Disguised as a tourist, Revati Laul travelled through the country’s most war-ravaged  districts. She spotlights a story that is rarely told -The idea of a separate Tamil nation is not dead in Sri Lanka. There was a time when this was espoused with brutal violence by the dreaded LTTE. That  violence has been leached out now to be replaced by a kind of limitless — and perhaps  more potent — despair. There are reasons why the idea of a separate Tamil nation refuses  to die. The chilling story of the LTTE and its lethal suicide bombers is well-known. T he  horrific retaliatory killing of its cadres and thousands of Tamil civilians by the Sri  Lankan Army towards the end of the war is also now an emerging story . But this is a  report on the silent war that continues till this day against the Tamils, an insidious  and systematic viole...