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The Hindu
22-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
‘PF Near You' on May 27
The Nidhi Aapke Nikat (PF Near You) programme will be held on May 27 in all districts under the jurisdiction of the Tiruchi Regional Office of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). Stakeholders, including employees, employers, and pensioners with grievances relating to Provident Fund or pension can attend the programme. Pensioners can submit their digital life certificates at the venues, Ashish Kumar Tripathi, Regional PF Commissioner-I, said in a press release. The programme would be held at the following places from 9 a.m. to 5.45 p.m. on the day: Urumu Dhanalakshmi College, Tiruchi; Gokilambal International School, Udayarpalayam, Ariyalur; Thanthai Hans Roever College, Perambalur; ESI Corporation Branch Office, Pudukottai; Panchayat Union Primary School, Somur, Karur; Our Lady of Health Hospital, Thanjavur; GHCL Ltd., Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam; Om Sakthi Janakiram Nursery and Primary School, Vepancheri, Tiruvarur; Vivekananda Matric School, Manalmedu, Mayiladuthurai; Hotel Pvt Ltd., Chidambaram, Cuddalore; Ganga Vidyalaya Matric Higher Secondary School, Melmalaiyanur, Villupuram; JS Global Academy, Neelamangalam, Kallakurichi district.
The Hindu
01-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
NHAI seeks 2.5 acres of land from Railways for construction of underpass at G.Corner
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has sought about 2.5 acres of land from the Indian Railways for constructing a vehicular underpass across the Tiruchi-Chennai Bypass at G. Corner in the city. Construction of anunderpass across the bypass, which forms part of the busy Chennai-Tiruchi-Madurai National Highway, has been a long-pending demand from the public. The Tiruchi Member of Parliament Durai Vaiko had given a push for the project by conducting a joint inspection of the site with senior officials of the Railways and NHAI in January. He had subsequently called on the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and urged him to sanction the underpass at the earliest. The Minister, Mr. Durai Vaiko said, had responded positively to the request. Subsequently, the NHAI officials after conducting a survey had sought about 2.5 acres of land from the Railways on either side of the highway for the construction of the underpass. 'We have conveyed the requirement to the Railways. Once the land is allotted, we will take forward the proposal to build the vehicular underpass,' a senior official NHAI told The Hindu. Mr. Durai Vaiko told The Hindu that following the submission of the requirement by the NHAI, he has requested the railway authorities to expedite land transfer. 'The detailed project report for the underpass is likely to be ready by mid-June,' he said. Ever since the widening of the highway into four lanes, residents of Golden Rock and beyond and employees of the Golden Rock Railway Workshop, have been demanding the construction of an underpass to provide direct access to the workshop. With the widening of the road into a four-lane highway, bypass was rendered out of bounds for the residents who have to take a 2-km detour to reach Senthaneerpuram, which is across the road. The two-way service lane, which now serves as the access route for the Golden Rock area from the TVS Tollgate Junction, is narrow and accident-prone. Initially, although the NHAI was willing to build an underpass, the Railways was not willing to provide land. Negotiations between the NHAI and Railways held in 2012 did not lead to any tangible result. The NHAI had then sought 3,000 square metres of railway land and ₹1 crore from the Railways. At one stage, the railway authorities came forward to provide the land, but the issue of sanction of funds was not addressed. However, with the Railways and NHAI officials agreeing to pursue the proposal now, the project is expected to take off once the land alienation is completed.
The Hindu
22-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Announcement of additional stoppages for trains welcomed
Southern Railway's decision to provide additional stoppages for certain trains operated through the mainline from April 22 has been welcomed by rail commuters associations, which have persistently raised the demand for a long time. According to sources, Tambaram-Sengottai Superfast service (20683/4) and Tiruchendur-Chennai Egmore service (20606) have been provided additional stoppages on experimental basis at Chidambaram and Budalur respectively from April 22. Welcoming the announcement, the rail commuters of Papanasam on the mainline section and those in Pattukottai region on the newly laid broad gauge section of Tiruvarur-Karaikudi section say their expectations got rejuvenated with the assurance given by the elected and nominated MPs from delta districts. The MPs, who will be taking part in the Tiruchi Division level MPs Consultative Meeting with Southern Railway officials at Tiruchi this week, have assured the association representatives from Papanasam and Pattukottai region that their demand for stoppages for Tambaram-Nagarcoil-Tambaram Antoyadaya service at Papanasam and stoppages for the Tambaram-Rameswaram-Tambaram and Tambaram-Sengottah-Tambaram services at Peravurani and Adhiramapattinam, will be stressed by them at the meeting. They have also assured the association representatives that their demands for new train services through their respective railway sections with stoppages at important and assured commuter patronage stations would be pressed by them at the meeting, sources added.
