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Time of India
4 days ago
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- Time of India
Over 1,000 women apply for monthly dole at Ungaludan Stalin camp in Coimbatore
Coimbatore: District collector Pavankumar G Griyappanavar inaugurated the 'Ungaludan Stalin' camp at Vadavalli in the city on Tuesday. More than 1,000 women applied for the monthly Rs 1,000 dole under the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam at the camp. Petitions were also submitted by the public. Addressing the media, the collector said that 336 camps would be conducted in Coimbatore district. In the first phase, 25 camps were held in the corporation area, 35 in municipalities, 20 in town panchayats, 36 in village panchayats, and four in remote areas on Tuesday. The camps will continue until August 14. Women eligible for the monthly dole scheme can apply at the camps. Applications will be processed within 45 days, the collector said. Priya, 25, from Sathya Colony on Thondamuthur Road at Vadavalli, waited in line with her baby to apply for the scheme. She said her name was not included in the scheme when she applied a few months ago. She expressed hope that this time her application would be accepted. Karthik, 35, from New Thillari Nagar at PN Pudur, was also standing in the queue to apply for his 70-year-old mother Vaijayanthi, who is undergoing treatment for a spinal cord injury. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like An engineer reveals: One simple trick to get internet without a subscription Techno Mag Learn More Undo R Lakshmi, 63, from Sundapalayam, who visited the camp, said that she has been receiving old age pension (OAP) for many years. Having lived in a rental house for more than four decades, she came to the camp to apply for a free patta. Interestingly, KV Muruganantham, 79, a retired bank manager from Vadavalli, came to the camp seeking help at the police desk. He reported losing 52.25 sovereigns of gold ornaments while traveling on a bus from Dindigul to Karur in 2003. Though he filed a complaint with Karur police and received an acknowledgment, he has been approaching the police for the last 22 years without eliciting any proper response.
Time of India
10-06-2025
- Time of India
400 sanitary workers arrested for holding road blockade protest in Coimbatore
COIMBATORE: The city police on Tuesday arrested more than 400 contract sanitary workers of the Coimbatore corporation for blocking the State Bank Road while conducting a sit-in protest in front of the district collectorate. It was the second consecutive day of the protest. Garbage was not collected in many areas of the city in the last two days due to their protest. More than 3,700 sanitary workers, vehicle drivers and other cadres are working in the city municipal corporation on a contract basis. The corporation was paying their salaries through private contractors. The district administration has fixed a daily wage of Rs 770 for the temporary sanitary workers and other cadres, but the contractors allegedly failed to provide the amount to the sanitary workers. Sanitary workers boycotted work and staged a sit-in protest in front of the district collectorate on Monday morning. They demanded that district collector Pavankumar G Griyappanavar intervene in the issue immediately. On Tuesday morning, more than 400 sanitary workers gathered in front of the district collectorate and sat on the busy State Bank Road. They staged a road roko, and traffic was badly affected. The police held talks with them, but the protesters refused to disperse from the place. The police arrested more than 400 sanitary workers and taken them away from the protest venue in vehicles. The sanitary workers said they would intensify their protest if their demands were not met.
