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TOON CORNER Greed of realtors robbing Nilgiris of its natural wealth By Udhaya kumar On the hills slopes, several tea estates have been [email protected] sold to newcomers, and since this is not being mon- itored by the administration, it could create prob- The Nilgiris, once described as the Queen of Hills lems, say locals. Many environmental activists are because of its natural greenery, tea estates, beau- pleading with government officials to curtail such tiful scenery, misty mountain peaks and valleys, is encroachments, land deals and arrest industrialisa- now a dwarf of all that. tion. In recent times, the Nilgiris is being robbed of Nest organization Founder V Sivadass said, its natural greenery and resources, mainly because “Nilgiris was never a tourist spot. It is the heart of a ancestral lands for quick profits, giving way to real scores have descended on this hill district to do natural biosphere. It supplies water to nearly three estate operators to take over. It is growing to be a business. They have been buying fertile lands at districts. Only if you take care of the hill regions will situation where future generations of humans and cheap prices and developing them into cottages, concrete jungle. There the plains also flourish. Today what you see as tea animals may not have clean air or clear water, they hotels, resorts and other real estate establishments. are charges that these estates in Nilgiris were once forests with trees and fear. Recent surveys point to dwindling tea estates in buildings are being built grasslands and its slow erosion is creating a deep People allege that the district administration the district, robbing it of its greenery. A 1998 survey violating government ecological recession.” has been irresponsible not inspecting or taking says the Nilgiris had about 17,466 hectares under norms as they are built “If you read the histories of the Pandya, Chera any step to check this plunder. It needs to be more tea cultivation, but this had crippled to 13,320 hect- on landslide-prone areas. Many are multi-storey and Chola dynasties, their rule in the plains was strict and impose fines on offenders lest water re- ares says a recent study. buildings. Unfortunately, they are built with the marked by good agriculture. This was possible be- sources should not dry up. It is not that the PWD, In Coonoor, while the 1998 survey showed 4,522 permission of local bodies and no safety inspec- cause of the regular supply of water from the moun- horticultural, botanical and other departments are hectares under company-owned tea estates, it has tions are undertaken despite complaints. tain streams. So, for Nilgiris, real estate has become not aware of Nilgiris lands losing their fertility, but now dropped to 2,347 hectares. Also several acres of tea gardens are being razed a curse leading to total annihilation of its natural sadly no steps are being taken, say people. Many feel that in five years, going by the hectic to lay roads and mark out building sites and the dis- resources,” he adds. Besides, construction materials are brought up- construction activity, the Nilgiris will turn into a trict administration is simply turning a blind eye. Green activists say many people have sold their hill in vehicles, further depleting soil strength. Razing of Coonoor’s illegal structures, reminder to encroachers and officials 2000 BEDDED MULTISPECIALITY HOSPITAL

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People set up shops and houses and authorities allow them to exist for decades. But Together We can one fine morning, these struc- tures are razed to the ground with no warning. This appears to have be- To create come the order of the day, leaving people helpless. But it is ignorance of rules and regu- Healthier & lations that push these people to such a situation. The rule is that construction taken up on government land Happier community has not designated alterna- without proper documentation tive areas for these decade-old and ownership rules is always businesses and have purpose- dangerous as the land can be ly left out shops with politi - Our Guiding Values: taken back any time. cal backing. All this has been This is exactly what is go- done without prior notice.” Ethics, Science, Quality and Personal care ing on in the Nilgiris, particu- Coonoor Tahsildar H Dinesh larly in Coonoor, where illegal other areas for them to set up Kumar said, “Yes half the shops constructions on government businesses. have been removed, but the property that happened years Some of those affected remaining are under litigation. ago are being pulled down complained that officials had They too will be pulled down by the Highways authorities. allowed some shops to exist as within a month. These shops Happy Shops around Sims Park and have not been paying any tax they had political backing. Coonoor bus stand and 74 to the corporation for the past others constructed on water Social activist A Jahir said, 45 years, so they need not be bodies on TTK Road have to be “ Many shops in Coonoor have pitied. They have also been pulled down based on a High been pulled down as they had sub-letting their premises and court order. Currently 42 shops been built on water bodies. enjoying rent without proper Doctors Day have been brought down, cre- These shops were owned by authorisation. Besides we are ating panic among Coonoor people of lower strata who following a court order to de- residents. Shop owners face a lived on daily income. The dem- molish and not acting on per- bleak future with loss of dai- olition has been done without sonal motives.” ly income that had been their any subsequent plans for road But a good section of people succour for nearly 50 years. expansion or bridge building, 2019 admit that these commercial All this happened in no time. and in a haste at dawn before complexes and houses, built Officials in charge of these the owners could come to terms by encroaching on government Touching more than 10 million lives | Advanced Multi-organ Transplant demolitions have not made al- with the situation. This has property, would naturally be- ternative arrangements for the pained shop owners and the come legal trouble for future Center | Cutting edge technology | Utmost care by Experienced Doctors shopkeepers nor earmarked public. Besides the department generations. Call : 82200 13330, e-mail : [email protected] COVAI POST 02 Sunday, JUNE 30, 2019 www.NILGIRispost.com Nurturing a healthy heart, start early! betes and smoking. In fact, fatty should be taken. Pregnant moth- diet comprising whole grains, Advetorial deposits which cause blocks in ers having diabetes, high BP or fruits, vegetables and nuts. Sat- the blood vessels also start from infections should be followed up urated fat, transfat and refined A 25-year-old youth came to childhood. Unfortunately, Indi- closely. Babies born under/over- sugars seen in snacks, pastries, our hospital with chest pain. ECG ans are more prone when com- weight are more at risk of devel- biscuits and fruit drinks should showed signs of heart attack. His pared to the West. So it is import- oping metabolic syndrome (obe- be avoided. Whole fruits should angiogram showed severe block- ant to start early! sity, diabetes, cholesterol) which be preferred to fruit juice. age in one of the major blood Pregnant mothers should eat could lead to heart attacks in lat- Physical inactivity is now the vessels supplying to the heart. a well balanced diet, achieve er life. Foetal echocardiography fourth leading cause of death. Stenting was done and he recov- (pregnancy heart scan) at 16 – 20 appropriate weight gain and ex- Moderate to vigorous physical ered. He was a smoker. Such a weeks can be done to diagnose ercise right. To lessen the risk of activity (tennis, swimming, bas- scenario of young heart attacks is heart defects before birth. congenital heart defects (holes ketball, jogging) for 30 – 60 min not uncommon nowadays. effects. families) is quite common and in the heart/valve blockages), fo- Exclusive breastfeeding should be encouraged daily. Ex- can cause young heart attacks. Heart attacks are due to prob- lic acid and rubella, vaccination should be practised up to 6 ercise improves good cholester- Screen time should be re- Hence, cholesterol and sugar lev- lems which start in childhood should be taken prenatally. Only months of age. Kids should be en- ol, diabetes, BP and obesity. It duced to less than 2 hours ev- els should be checked beyond 9 like obesity, BP, cholesterol, dia- doctor-prescribed medicines couraged to eat a well balanced also directly keeps the blood ves- eryday preferably for the whole years. Teens should avoid smok- sels healthy, lessening the risk of family. Increasing screen time ing and alcohol. Schools and heart attacks and strokes. There promotes obesity, inactivity and communities play a very import- is a ‘dose response effect’, mean- unhealthy lifestyle. It should be ing more exercise, more benefits. stopped at least 1 hour before ant role in promoting healthy life- Exercise improves mental health, bedtime. 8 – 10 hours of sleep ev- styles in children. thereby indirectly avoiding eryday is important. (The author is a qualified paedi- weight gain. Yoga also improves It is essential to check your atric cardiologist at PSG Super- cardiac and mental health. Exer- kid’s blood pressure and monitor speciality Hospital, Coimbatore, cise and yoga are medicines for weight beyond 3 years. Familial specialising in congenital heart a healthy heart without any side high cholesterol (which runs in defects.)

Anganwadis can come under MHRD to SNAPSHOT OF THE WEEK improve early child education: NEP 2019 draft has recommended. and growth. Vidyashree Dharmaraj [email protected] Currently, Anganwadis which Expressing grave concern also take care of implementa- over the “severe learning crisis The draft New Education tion of integrated child devel- in India”, where children areen- Policy 2019 prepared by the Dr opment including nutritious rolled in primary school but are K Kasturirangan Committee, mean schemes, come under the failing to attain even founda- has recommended the transfer purview of MWCW. “Regardless tional literacy and numeracy. A of responsibility of oversight of which ministry is officially in major part of this crisis appears of Early Childhood Care and charge of running the Angan- to beoccurring well before Education (ECCE) under the wadis(which will be decided children even enter Grade 1. Ministry of Human Resources jointly by the ministries and “Far too many 6+ year olds Development. the joint task force),the Policy areentering Grade 1 with very Right now, a major part of stresses that the responsibility limited ECCE. Furthermore, far the ECCE responsibility lies with for planning and implementa- too many childrenare enrolling Anganwadis which come under tionof all ECCE curriculum and in Grade 1 before the age of 6, pedagogy in Anganwadis and all the Ministry of Women and due to a lack of any suitable pre-schoolslie with the MHRD Child Welfare. pre-primaryoptions.” - just as health services in ICDS “All aspects of early child- While providing a framework for co-locating and creating interconnections among An- ganwadi’s, pre primary schools, primary schools, the draft NEP has also called for leveraging ‘India’s rich tradition” of social learning involving the home, family, relatives and the local community for “extensively” incorporating folk songs, art, music, puzzles, riddles, games, local customs and innovations. A Click by Siraj Deen ECCE experts and child pedagogy specialists note that one major improvement to the lie with the MHFW.This transi- hood education will come un- policy (which is open for public Caught smoking?! tion would greatly help in op- der the purview of the Ministry feedback till June 30) could be timising and smoothly integra- of Human Resource Develop- to recognize the importance of tingthe delivery of quality early ment(MHRD), in order to ensure non-formal and informal learn- childhood and foundational continuity of curriculum and ing approaches at least as an education by then MHRD across pedagogy from pre-primary- equal foil for formal learning sit- Anganwadis, pre-schools, and school to primary school, and to uations. Because, once they get primary schools. ensure due attention nationwi- the freedom to learn through a deto the foundational aspects While making a strong case process of games, discovery and and reasoning for this change, of education,” the draft notes. by extension dramatic inquiry, If you want your articles/column/pictures/ the committee has relied on The Ministries of Child children will see different ways various development and re- advertisement/ to be published, Contact Development, Women and of achieving goals, maybe dif- search reports including by the Child Welfare and the Human ferent but similar approaches. NCERT (1992) that suggested [email protected] Then they will start seeing the Resources Development should that a strong ECCE is an impera- pieces and then link them up to Ph No: 9791038350 form a task force that will work tive for children for sustainable out the financial implications health and brain development form a whole, thus making their of this change of oversight, the learning memorable. FROM THE STATES www.NILGIRispost.com Sunday, JUNE 30, 2019 03 Munnar rail model similar to Ooty, Darjeeling

By Jaya Shankar It was converted to narrow gauge in 1908. Kannur entreprenuer’s suicide sends [email protected] The main aim of the service was to promote tea Kochi: It remains to be seen if the LDF Govern- trading within the country and abroad. The railway was used to carry the consignment to about 40 km shivers across investors in Kerala ment in Kerala will show the will to recreate history by reviving railway service introduced by the British from Munnar to Top Station in the Kannan Devan By Jaya Shankar in the hill station of Munnar over a century ago. Hills. [email protected] The Government has started preliminary work Consignments were unloaded at Top Station Kochi: Kerala is turning to to studying the feasibility of relaying railway lines. from where tea chests were sent by ropeway to be an unsafe destination for Bottom Station at Kottagudi in Tamil Nadu which is investors which has turned The District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) about 5 km from Top Station. favourable to neighbouring and Tata Tea conducted a study under the initiative States. This scary situation of CPM leader S Rajen- turned worse when an NRI dran, MLA. investor Sajan Parayil (48) The plan is to operate recently committed suicide in Kannur after failing to get the service from Munnar sanction from a local body for of the CPI for trivial reasons. VGuard Industries got a favour- to Mattupetty on the his convention centre built on He had worked in the Gulf for able order from the High Court model of those in Ooty an investment of Rs 15 crore, 35 years and spent all his earn- against nokkukooli. ings on the workshop. and Darjeeling. his hard-earned money toiling A Cochin Chamber of Com- A move was made in Nigeria. He had to unsuc- The Left outfits had star- merce office-bearer told The ted its anti-investor attitude during the Congress-led cessfully run from pillar to post Covai Post on conditions of an- to get licence from Anthoor decades back with demands, onymity that the suicide case UDF Government in 2012 municipal authorities for the including better wages had definitely demoralised the under Emerging Kera- building licence to start its op- and perks and minimum industry and the exodus of in- la ‘heritage railway and erations. use of machines, forcing most vestors to Tamil Nadu, Andhra ropeway’ at a cost of Rs of the investors to move out Pradesh and Karnataka would This suicide has shaken to Tamil Nadu and Karna- 500 crore. continue with greater accelera- the confidence of the business taka. But it failed to take community in the State. tion. There are no hassles to do After realising their folly, off due to lack of politi- Sajan’s wife Beena blamed business in those States and the Left parties announced procedures are fast. cal will. municipal chairperson PK Shy- in public that they changed amala of CPM for setting up He said that the govern- In 2009, Railway their attitude and began the hurdle. Incidentally, the ment was working on a single Board Chairman K C inviting investors from across council has 28 members, all of the globe by holding vari- window for making clearances Jena made another attempt which too made little From Kottagudi the goods were carried 15 km to the CPM and Sajan was said to ous conclaves. for investors fast within a clear headway. Bodinaikkanur railway station by carts. time frame and the project was be a CPM sympathiser. But nothing changed in its final stages. This time the attempt is positive and if political The government has not even taken any step to Last February, another ex- and anti-social practic- support is received it would kick off, says Rajendran. protect the remains of the railway line of the British pat Alinkeezhil Sugathan, 64, es like ‘nokkukooli’ (head- Already the Kerala State ended his life in Kollam by Industrial Development Cor- The British set up railway network in Munnar in era. Thanks to the efforts of Tata Tea for preserving load workers getting remu- hanging from the roof of the neration even if their work poration has a single window 1902 for a short distance and later extended it from some parts of the train in its museum in Munnar. The rail lines can still be seen as street lamp posts proposed workshop which is done by machines) thrived system which helps investors Munnar to top station. It remained until 1924 when was prevented from func- until noted industrialist in getting other clearances in the town. a devastating flood washed away the rail network. tioning by the youth wing Ouseph Chittilappilly of quickly. Kerala Rail Development Corporation (KRDC) is The service was there in the hill station about 30 planning to do it on a public-private participation years before the present Thiruvananthapuram cen- mode with the support of Tata Tea, DTPC Idukki tral station was opened on November 4, 1931. secretary P V Jayan told The Covai Post. Fresh factionalism has begun The service in Munnar was operated by a private The motive was to promote tourism and the ini- company Kundala Valley Railway to transport tea tiative had been taken by the Tourism Ministry, he through monorail system which is said to be the brewing in Kerala CPM said. first in the country. The monorail was there until 1908. Under this system a small wheel rolled on the The KRDC would conduct a feasibility study. Covai Post Network track while a large wheel rotated on the road to bal- He said the plan was to lay the railway line ance the carriage which was pulled by bullocks. through the route used by the British. Kochi: Factionalism in the CPM has once again come into the open after the suicide of an NRI in Kannur after he failed to get clearance for his Rs Weekly Horoscope 15-crore convention centre in Kannur. This week may provide You may feel relaxed for This week may not At a time when the party you with mixed results for your personal life during provide you with much your love and relation- this week, whereas there enthusiasm. You may be is basking under the relief of ship. There are chances of are chances of some able to stay mentally and ending the long-lasting rivalry some struggles for you in complications in your pro- physically fit. You have the latter was silent, accepting the Aanthoor municipality conversation or in meeting between VS Achuthanandan fessional and social life. probability of getting back fact he had called up Jaleel. vice-president K Shaju, also of your partner during this pain during this week and and Pinarayi Vijayan, the death week. Your family members feel tired as well. On the other hand, party the CPM through a Facebook would support you amazingly. of NRI Sajan Parayil (48) has post called upon Shyamala to triggered fresh unrest in the state secretary Kodiyeri Bal- akrishnan’s wrath against CPM show the maturity to own up- The first four days of this party. Your productivity may During the first two and firebrand leader P Jayarajan mistakes. week may prove really increase and you may last three days of this Party leader James great for your health. get success in your work. week, your mental and was clear in the meeting. If a mistake committed by You may feel energetic. During the last three days, physical health may Mathew, MLA, has accused one came in public domain, Whereas, during the rest of Kodiyeri took objection to there are chances of issues support you astoundingly. party central committee mem- one should have the courage the three days, you may get related to knees, legs, During the rest of the days, Jayarajan chiding Aanthoor issues related to your eyes, eyes, and blood related you may face some issues ber MV Govindan of unneces- to correct it, he said in a Face- hands, shoulders, nervous municipal chairperson PK Shy- problems. related to your stomach, sarily intervening in the mat- book post which was with- system, and more. liver, blood pressure, etc. amala at a public meeting for ter when attempts were being drawn in an hour. Shaju was made to give permission to the the mess up in the convention actively criticising Shyamala For your life, you are likely This week may provide There are chances of some centre issue. to get new opportunities you with mixed results for small misunderstandings convention centre. through WhatsApp groups. during this week, which your physical health, but in your relationship during The matter assumes seri- may keep you very busy. For you may have to keep your this week, which may get Taking up the matter at the Firebrand PC George, MLA, your personal life, you may mind calm. For your family worse if you don’t take party state committee meet- ous dimensions as Govindan is said the countdown had start- get a little bored. There are and financial matters, you proper care. the husband of Shyamala who chances that you may get may feel like this week is all ing, Mathew said he was trying ed for the end of the Kannur insomnia or feel laziness. about progress. to get sanction through erst- is blamed by Sajan’s widow for lobby in CPM. The party was while Local Self Government harassing her husband and de- finished and was counting its For your health and fitness, You may find this week Except for two days, this Minister KT Jaleel when Gov- nying him permission for the days, he said. the first two and last three quite ordinary; there are no week may prove compli- indan called up Jaleel’s private building. days of this week may fall major changes. Employees cated for your health and George, who is an ardent in your favor. During the may face some ups and fitness. There are chances secretary and intervened in Reportedly Shyamala grew supporter of former Chief Min- rest of the days, you may downs and get more bur- of issues related to the ner- the matter. face issues related to urine den of work. Your financial vous system, stomach liver, furious when Sajan met Ja- ister VS Achuthanandan, said infection, blood, or skin condition would be normal blood, etc. during this time. Mathew asked Govindan yarajan to get clearance for the the party was suffering due to related issues. and there are no major expenses during this time. the purpose of his call, but the centre through other sources. the curse of Achuthanandan.

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COVAI POST 04 Sunday, JUNE 30, 2019 www.NILGIRispost.com The Week Ahead Transgenders Gaining Life Of Dignity • July 1: Jaishree Kannan: Health in your By Umaima Shafiq puram by adjusting my work ayam Government Hospital.” Hands Free Talk, C/O Sangeeta Naresh,Zaveri schedule.” House NO. 23 East Periyaswamy Road, RS [email protected] He adds: “Less educat- Aram Organic Stores ed sangam members get Puram, 5.30 pm to 7 pm ransgenders or owner, Jawahar Subramani- trained in animal husbandry, Thirunangais, once am, has also been employ- July 01: Best Inplant Training and Intern- ostracised for var- cookery, making masala mix- ship for CSE/IT , Meena Art Gallery, Near KCT T ing transgenders as agents es, jewellery making, phenyl ied reasons are succeeding in for his products. “There are Tech Park, Saravanampatti, 7 p.m. many spheres as the respect- production and embroider- many department stores in ed third gender in India. ing jackets and saris. We help Coimbatore, but personal July 04: Parenting with NLP workshop, them get jobs or set up busi- M Sangeetha, a trans- marketing is very important Hotel Heritage Inn , Ramnagar, 12 noon ness. Our sister Priya now gender who owns a catering and will be a good opportu- owns a taxi service in Salem, company in Sai Baba Colo- nity for Thirunangais. They Transgender Welfare Policy about 2100 members. Earlier which we helped to get ve- • July 05: Franchise India Holdings Limited ny , tells The Covai Post, “I are very efficient and now in 2016 granting housing, it was a struggle for trans- hicle loans for. In fact our India: Business Opportunities Show Coim- passed catering course from I plan to start a store in Ga- batore, Hotel Sriram International, 9 a.m to 6 citizenship, sex change, ed- genders to study or get iden- Sangam today employs nor- a college here and start- napathy staffed by Thirunan- p.m ucation and other rights. tity proof. mal people also and we also ed this business by taking gais; maybe this initiative There are 36 Thirunangai- “Now it has changed. Many a loan about 15 years ago. will encourage others. As a donate to society like our gal Nala Sangams across • July 05-06 : Ganga Medical Centre and I employ five helpers and private limited company, we are studying and getting contribution to the Chennai all districts, affiliated to Hospitals Pvt Ltd India: National Conference of they are not transgenders. give them government spec- respectable jobs. Our San- Flood Relief two years ago.” the Academy of Regional Anesthesia of India, Then Indiya Thirunangaigal They have no problems ified monthly salary with gam member Pritika Yashini Transgenders in Tamil Le Meridien Coimbatore, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Kootamaipu headquartered working for me. We have provident fund, dearness al- is the first transgender to Nadu have indeed come a catered for many functions lowance and other perks,” he in Chennai. get a job as sub-inspector long way from living with- July 05-07: Synergy Exposures and and have repeated custom- told The Covai Post. Babu Mohan, member in Chennai last year. Anoth- out identity and income to Events India Private Limited India: Bakers ers. I also attend the annual Tamil Nadu was the of Salem Thirunangaigal er member has got job as becoming respectable mem- Technology Fair, CODOSSIA Trade Fair Com- Koovagam festival in Villu- first state to implement the Nala Sangam says, “We have lab technician in Rajapal- bers of society. plex, Avinashi Road, 11 a.m to 7 p.m.

July 05: Organising Committee: JSFoo Coimbatore 2019 Talk Show, Dr GRD Damoda- Controversy Rife Over Ten-Rupee Coin Validity ran College of Science, 10 a.m.

detractors should be fined. put up in all banks is yet to • July 06 - Jul 07: Organising Committee: Covai Post Network The officer was suspended be followed. C M Jayaraman, Kovai Bookalatta , The Suburban Hr. Sec for abusing his powers. President of Citizen’s Voice school, Ram Nagar, 10 a.m. The ten rupee coin in- A Manoj, a social activist Club and a retired bank- troduced around 2006 has in Coimbatore told The Co- er tells The Covai Post, “All • July 06: Orchid Central School: Kidz Fun been a doubtful currency vai Post, “See coin minting leading banks should take Day, Orchid Nursery Karuvampalayam Tirupur, for the past three years, as is costlier than printing ru- firm action against detrac- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. rumours of its genuineness pee notes. It might take tors and set an example by were aplenty. Media reports about Rs.15 to make a Rs. 10 accepting these coins.” • July 06: Coimbatore Productivity Council: of these coins being reject- coin. So RBI’s purpose is to Manoj says, “Funnily Leadership Quest – 2019, Vyshnav buildings ed by traders, businesses, see more coins in circulation some private banks collect (4th Floor), Opp. K.G. Cinemas, 95-A, Race banks, public transport than notes, as they have lon- service charge for accepting Course, 10 a.m. and other services have in- ger utility and less damage. and counting currency de- creased public apprehen- Initially, many people were posited in ten rupee coins. sion. holding these coins for col- The charge is exempt only Matters came to a head lection due to its attractive ceptance in common trade minted in 14 designs since for large value accounts. Police help sought to bring when N Dhanapal, Region- gold and silver pattern. So fell. Even banks hesitated its inception were legal ten- That is discrimination; one back converted daughter al Officer of Tamil Nadu circulation became limited. to accept them claiming der and those who do not lady even told the bank staff State Transport Corporation Now the RBI should decrea- that they did not have time accept will be fined. Peo- that she would retain her to count, no space to store ple are even comparing the Coimbatore : A 50-year-old woman on (TNTSC) in Tirupur pasted a se or stop printing ten rupee coins until something like notes and increase its coin them and finally having no number of slash symbols the 2016 note ban would be Tuesday sought the district police interven- handwritten notice on gov- ernment buses asking the minting and circulation.” coin counting machines. on the coins as some have announced and then cash tion to restore her daughter, who converted public and bus conductors The first suspicion start- “Imagine, they have coin ten and some have fifteen. them.” into Christianty. not to use Rs.10 coins. This ed when the RBI issued new dispensing machines but Both are valid. Nobody will The controversy may be In her petition to the Superintendent of sparked outrage as it op- coins in 2011 on its 75th an- not coin counting machines mint fake coins, because it is stilled but public confidence Police, Munirathnam of Arasur on the out- posed a recent statement niversary with the new rupee which cost a mere Rs.2000. a costly process, they might in ten rupee coins will rise print fake notes instead,” skirts said her daughter Poongothai had left from the Reserve Bank of symbol. Rumours spread Despite frequent circulars, only with frequent govern- adds Manoj. for Tiruchirapallli, along with her two friends, India (RBI) insisting that the that the pre-symbol old RBI issued a final one in ment reminders, feel activ- coins were legal tender and coins were fake and its ac- 2018 that all ten rupee coins The RBI circular though ists. Coimbatore Passport Office Wins Excellence Award Again By Umaima Shafiq tatkal passport issuance, ap- 750-850 applicants every day [email protected] pointment time for verifica- and the rush is more on Mon- tion of documents and oth- days and Fridays. Sivakumar The Regional Passport Of- er criteria. Then three RPOs advises applicants not to go fice (RPO) in Coimbatore has are selected of which one is to agents for passport ap- the rare honour of winning saying she had got a job in a private firm awarded. And we got it this plication. Instead he asks the best passport office for there. time again.” them to download it online the sixth consecutive year in through apps or websites. Munirathnam was surprised to notice 2019. The award is given by the Ministry of External Affairs “Just fill it up and submit at that her daughter was wearing a chain with G Sivakumar, the Region- headed by Subramanyam the nearest passport office. It a cross when she came last week. When al Passport Officer tells The Jaishankar in New Delhi. will save you time and mon- asked, Poongothai said she had converted to Covai Post,:“There are 13 ey,” insists Sivakumar. Christianity. parameters on which the Sivakumar added, “Our RPO handles six districts- He also advises every- Based on the complaint, police officials 36 RPOs in the country are Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tirupur, body to apply for passport in Sulur station called Poongothai, who said judged at an annual Passport Officers Conference held in Erode, Salem and Namakkal. as it is an important identity she had converted on her own. She being a New Delhi. So this award was Our front office in Avinashi four Passport Seva Kendras to travel to Coimbatore. We proof and can help fulfil busi- major, police closed the case. from March 2018 to April Road has been outsourced in the head post offices of also have a back office here ness and travel needs. Other However, Munirathnam insisted that her 2019. They cover application to Tata Consultancy Services Salem, Coonoor, Erode and facilities of Coimbatore RPO for records.” daughter was forced to convert and sought and issuance period, entry (TCS) but the final seal is giv- Namakkal. So applicants can are a library for those wait- police intervention to get her daughter back. and exit of applicants at the en only by government pass- get all their passport services On an average the Coim- ing, a canteen, a seating area RPO, grievance disposal, port offices. We also have processed. There is no need batore RPO handles about and washrooms. FROM THE STATES www.NILGIRispost.com Sunday, JUNE 30, 2019 09 Honesty not best policy; top Kerala bureaucrat faces Govt wrath

By Jaya Shankar In the meantime the Kerala Govern- since March. [email protected] ment directed him to join his parent According to RTI activist DB Biju, it cadre in Kerala in March this year which Kochi: Whistleblowers are running was an absurd move to consider termi- he refused saying he had not even com- for cover as the LDF Government is nating the services of an efficient offi- pleted a year and the Central norms crushing those bureaucrats like Raju cial and it would not stand in a court. permitted him to continue for at least Narayanswami for taking a tough stand Vigilance DGP Jacob Thomas was two years. against corruption. another official suspended for expos- Narayanswami secured a stay from A civil service topper, Narayanswa- ing alleged corruption of officials at the mi (51) was appointed Chairman of the High Court against the Kerala Gov- Chief Secretary level. Kochi-headquartered Coconut Devel- ernment directive and also moved Cen- Besides penning a book flaying the opment Board (CDB) on deputation in tral Administrative Tribunal. An Addi- government, Thomas had also blasted August 2018. tional Chief Secretary level official, he it for inefficiency. Erstwhile Devikulam told the government that it would be As directed by the CBI, he probed Sub-Collector Sriram Venkatraman was infructuous to revert this as the matter and unearthed corruption worth crores another official punished for removing was before the court. of rupees at the Bengaluru and Kolkata churches set up in encroached land regional centres of the board. It was at this juncture that the com- near Munnar. mittee headed by Kerala Chief Secre- He suspended officials in Bengaluru. The government allegedly tried to One among them issued death threats tary Tom Jose that reviews the perfor- pour water on the report of Alappuzha to the bureaucrat who had earned mance of civil servants found many District Collector Anupama who indict- name for his honesty and straightfor- `follies’ and recommended the Union ed the then Minister Thomas Chandy Munnar Mission in 2007. fight a legal battle to cleanse CDB of wardness. He reported the matter to Government to terminate his services. for reclaiming wetlands to lay a road the Union Government which instead A computer engineer from IIT Ma- He said he had been targeted since all the muck. to his resort in Alappuzha. Chandy was asked him to reinstate a suspended dras, Narayanswami was also a blue the Munnar eviction which was op- Narayanswami told The Covai Post dropped from government as per CPI official, Swami admitted publicly very eyed official of former Chief Minister posed by the then party State Secre- that there was no development in his demand and critical observation of recently. VS Achuthanandan’s three-member tary Pinarayi Vijayan. He said he would case and he had not been paid salary the High Court. Burden of Cross: Saffron brigade on crusade at Panchalimedu ‘Ayyappa garden’ Supply crunch shoots up including a sketch of the area. revived it, he said. Covai Post Network cardamom price to Rs 3,000 a kg Three crosses were removed Prayar agreed that the holy by the Church, following a notice crosses were erected illegally as By Jaya Shankar Kochi: Panchalimedu in Iduk- issued by the revenue depart- there was no one to oppose it. [email protected] ki seems to turning into another ment. There was a concerted move to Kochi: Cardamom prices Ayodhya with some Hindu out- The district administration turn Panchalimedu into a Chris- fits demanding removal of holy have skyrocketed to about Rs has given notice to the church tian pilgrimage centre. crosses erected by the church in 3,000 per kg but to no avail of and others to move out of the Prayar demanded implemen- the area located close to Sabari- poor farmers. land. tation of the Kerala High Court mala. Based on a writ petition seek- order to constitute a devaswom The increase is up by 400 per cent from Rs 700-800 pre- vailing a couple of years ago, farmer scientist Reji Njellani told The Covai Post. The increase was due to heavy shortage in production in Idukki and other areas in the ering production which has said at a function at Nedum- State due to extreme summer kandam in Idukki that the par- experienced this year. fallen by about 50 per cent this year. Last year, production was ty would work towards imple- There was a time a few years about 20,000 tonnes which menting MS Swaminathan’s back when farmers had with has slumped to about 10,000 suggestion to fetch farmers them huge stock of unsold car- tonnes. product cost plus 50 per cent damom and this because the as remuneration at. price was dispropotional to The benefit is going to Raja had said the issue of their cost of production. those controlling the market, setting up a committee to find ing removal of the cross, the High land tribunal to retrieve the 2,800 If production is good, the he says. They call the shots in Leading the movement from out the actual production cost Court had sought a report from acres of devaswom land illegally price is unattractive and when the auctioning centres at Put- the front, Hindu Aikya Vedhi said of cardamom would be taken the Collector. held by others. tady in Idukki and Bodinaikan- it would continue to fight until all the price goes up there is little up with the Government. The 269 acres at Panchali- cardamom for sale, he lament- nur in Tamil Nadu. religious symbols of other com- A picturesque tourist destina- The meeting organised to medu in Peruvanthanam village ed. The condition of small munities are removed. tion near Kuttikkanam in Idukki discuss the problems of the originally belonged to Vanchipu- growers is pathetic as the Vedhi State President KP Sasi- district, Panchalimedu is one of Now it is hard to find small farmers where growers fumed zha Mutt. It was taken over by the government has no policy to kala told The Covai Post that the the viewpoints of Makara Jyothi. farmers with even 1 kg of car- against the government for TDB under Sections 37 and 38 of area was part of the ‘garden of As per mythology, Pandavas damom stock. identify such farmers and help not taking steps to estimate the Travancore Cochin Hindu Re- Lord Ayyappa’ and it was not pos- lived here with Panchali and “Normally, we used to get them tide over the situation. the production cost after 2007. ligious Institutions Act. Later, the sible to allow any religious sym- made a pond Panchalikulam. summer rain which helps in It is important to note that Unfortunately, everything has property became revenue land bols to be set up there. The TDB said the 269 acres nurturing the crop. This time in 2015, Kerala incharge na- remained only in paper, say as part of the proceedings of the She said there was a court rul- was originally owned by it. But there was hardly any rain, low- tional secretary of BJP H Raja growers. Land Reforms Act. ing in connection with Tirumala over a period, the ownership was temple where no other activities lost. The board has approached As many as 14 crosses were were allowed in the seven hills of the Chief Minister to redeem the installed by the church atop the Lord Venkateshwara. land. hill at Panchalimedu in 1954 for 5-kg `space’ stone brought to Coimbatore Collectorate The vedhi had visited the site On the other hand, former conducting the ‘Way of the Cross’ Coimbatore : A person from side. procession on Good Fridays on but was not allowed by police to TDB President Prayar Gopal- the city created a flutter as he He said the stone was lying in go further into the place.. akrishnan of the Congress said around 50 acres of revenue land, arrived at the District Collector- reports said. his house for the last five decades The vedhi was waiting for it was during his stint that over ate with a 5-kg big stone that he and his brother Subramaniam 22 acres was reverted to it by the Meanwhile, sources in St the response of the Travancore claimed fell from the space. had told him that after research it revenue department. Mary’s church said the land was Dewaswom Board (TDB) whose People who assembled in was found that it had fallen from claim of owning 269 acres was re- owned by two families - Kalliva- He said he rebuilt Bhu- large numbers to submit peti- space. jected by Idukki Collector. vaneswari temple and other yalil and Karimbanal - when the tions on grievances day and po- Idukki District Collector H small temples in the areas and crosses were installed in 1954. Since he wanted to donate the lice on security were taken aback Dineshan told The Covai Post brought electricity connection. After the Land Reforms Act in stone to the research students of when they noticed Lakshmina- that over 269 acres belonged to Panchalikulam, made by Pan- 1963, the land was taken over by ISRO and NASA, he had come to the revenue department and had davas for Panchali, was on the the Revenue Department and the rayanan with a huge stone. planation given by Lakshmina- hand it over to the Collectorate in its possession all documents, verge of destruction when it was crosses remained therel. After proper inquiry and ex- rayanan, police allowed him in- and deposited it there. COVAI POST 10 Sunday, JUNE 30, 2019 www.NILGIRispost.com Meenakshi Sai embarking on a more challenging expedition Uncle held after two-year-old girl By Diya dev to 26 and Meenakshi is trying dumped to death in well [email protected] to help as much as possible, and spread the awareness. She Meenakshi Sai Aravind, who reasons that “cervical cancer had driven from India to the is the least talked about can- United Kingdom two years ago cer, although it is the third for raising women’s empower- highest killer of cancer be- ment and literacy awareness tween men and women.” along with two other lady drivers Mookambika Rathinam Meenakshi will be giv- and Priya Rajpal, is now em- ing over 100 talks on cervical barking on a more challenging cancer and its repercussions, across five states in India and road expedition. the world, the Trans-Siberian the vehicles. The Trans Si- along her drive. Her goal is Her earlier all-women mis- Highway (TSH). Her expedition berian Highway is long and to spread awareness about sion had taken 70 days----sig- spans a stunning distance of winding, and in a stretch of pre-emptive vaccines that nifying the 70th anniversary 26,800 kilometers across un- 1024 kilometers there’s no civi- of India’s Independence. A year could save the lives of millions. predictable and unstable ter- lization whatsoever. his hometown, arrived within an hour later, Meenakshi gave a note- rains and conditions. To watch this scan the QR code Covai Post Network of Kanchana informing him. worthy TED X talk on her trip, Through this high profile ex- She’s voyaging this time pedition she intends tospread on how she and her team had On Monday June 24, a two-year- The baby was found in a 100ft persevered through their gru- with seven others in two Tata consciousness about cervical old baby girl’s body was found aban- deep well some 500m from the house. eling 26000 km long overland Hexa vehicles through Nepal cancer, specifically Stage 2. “It’s doned at the bottom of a desolate There was water to around 20 ft drive to London. (Everest Base Camp), Tibet, a cause very close to my heart, and idle well. The girl lived with her height. By the side of the well, police This time around, Meenak- China and the TSH from Vlad- and there is almost zero aware- parents Kangaraj and Kanchana in a found a dhoti and an empty liquor shi has planned to drive from ivostok westwards. ‘Dhanno’, ness about this.” she says. The rented house in Dhanalakshmi Nagar bottle. Based on the angle of the baby Coimbatore to St Petersburg the car Meenakshi used to disease itself can be prevented, close to Vilankurichi on the outskirts girl’s body, it was labeled under Sec- in Russia along one of the drive to London, a gift from with a vaccine that can be ad- of the city. The family had gone to visit tion 174 of CrPC, or suspicious death. most dangerous passages in Tata Motors, will be one of ministered to girls from ages 12 a sick relative at Pechiammal’s (Kan- Early next day, police arrested the chana’s mother) house. maternal uncle Ragunathan, who According to police sources and had given contradictory statements. interviews with the family members, Preliminary inquiry showed that the CHANGE MAKERS Kanchana had fed and bathed the baby was stolen with an attempt to baby around 2:30 am, and then the rape, but when the baby started cry- two fell asleep. Around 3:30, Kan- ing, Ragunathan had allegedly put his chana woke up and found her child hand over her mouth, suffocating it. Passion drove her to quench Coimbatore’s thirst missing. She alerted the rest of her Fearing that the baby was dead, she family members, and they began to was hurled down an abandoned well The adage of little drops been created as part of flood the northern side. The flow of search for her. Kangaraj, who was at where she died. of water making a mighty control by the Chola kings be- water through the river was ocean comes true in the case cause the Noyal was known made smooth. The Noyal Res- of Coimbatore’s NGO Siruthu- as a jungle stream then and toration Centre was formed li (a little drop) as its name it would take a wild course and this now is an epicen- suggests. A dream project of during monsoon. But by the tre of big research. As many a bunch of corporates in the start of this century the situ- as 750 rainwater harvesting town, it has gone a long way ation in the concrete jungle structures were set up. Fil- in recharging the ground wa- of Coimbatore had turned so tered water goes deep down ter levels across Coimbatore. bad with little water in the recharging groundwater. Here the anchor role of jungle stream. There was a Vanitha Mohan, also known desperate situation where This explains why Coim- to the bizworld as the Exec- something had to be done batore has earned a place of utive Chairperson of Pricol, immediately. Thus was born high groundwater level when comes in for much praise and Siruthuli in 2003. other parts of the State have was in the red zone as per her chat with The Covai Post Desilting of the water- gone parched. There is now UNDP estimates. Something is acknowledgement for that. bodies, the lakes and ponds sufficient water for irrigation needed to be done badly. fed by Noyal began and not If today when the whole of The unchecked borewells and agricultural production surprisingly, in three days, all Tamil Nadu remains parched dug across the city was not has been moving north. and Coimbatore is an ex- these tanks turned full. The yielding water all because On how she finds time ception with a high level of borewells started pumping the ground water levels had from a busy schedule as ground water table, those water as groundwater got re- depleted to alarming levels. a leading entrepreneur to in the city owe much to Van- charged. take up such a daunting so- itha Mohan, Siruthuli and There was a time when This was an indication the Noyal river, the lifeline of cial responsibility, Vanitha the bunch of dedicated vol- of what needed to be done. Answer for SUDOKU PUZZLE : JUN 23, 2019 unteers who have part of the Coimbatore, ran perennial- From there, it was no looking response is quick and firm: movement out to save the ly, recounts Vanitha. But the back. Waste from the water- “Passion drives me.” Her pro- waterbodies of this town. river had started going dry. bodies began to be removed. fession is part of her commit- “Yes, it certainly made a The waterbodies, such as The choked channels to the ment to family, stakeholders SUDOKU PUZZLE big change,” says Vanitha. the lakes and canals, had al- ponds were cleaned. and workers. The other side It was out of fear of not hav- ready been turned into waste The Noyal is one river that is devoted to nature and this ing water that the NGO was dumpyards. is fed by 22 streams from the devotion has been paying to founded in 2003. Coimbatore These water bodies had Western Ghats and 12 from the people of Coimbatore. Cobra, python caught and released into forest Coimbatore : Forest offi- gate on Coonoor Road at 1.30 cials on Wednesday captured pm, department sources said. a cobra and a python fighting with each other, from a canal A team of forest department near Mettupalayam and re- officials, led by forest officer, leased them into deep jungles. Selvaraj rushed to the spot and managed to capture the The forest department in Met- reptiles safely around 2.30 pm. tupalayam range received information that a 3.13-me- Since the reptiles were in tre-long cobra was trying to healthy condition, the officials prey a 1.47-metre-long python released them into the Kallar in the canal near a railway reserve forest around 5 pm. COVAI POST www.NILGIRispost.com Sunday, JUNE 30, 2019 11 Love, Caste & Murder In Coimbatore A young couple was hacked by the groom’s elder brother simply because the bride was Dalit n the morning of yar (MBC). That was the problem. mediately. Palanisamy was trans- June 25, Darshini Pri- His brother hacked them,” said ferred to the Reserved Force. ya Chinrasu, 19, and Chinrasu, seemingly unable to O Rising Caste Related Kanagaraj Karuppasamy, 22, got comprehend the violence. Crimes married. They had been in love Darshini Priya is undergoing for four years and they had been treatment at the Coimbatore Tamil Nadu is witnessing a waiting for this moment. Government Hospital. spurt in caste related crimes. The As they were returning to Vinod Kumar surrendered be- Lede had earlier reported on the Darshini’s grandmother’s home fore the Mettupalayam police sta- lage of Sree Rangarayan Odai in Kanagaraj’s family had fought the boy away and dropped the caste clashes across different in Sree Rangarayan Odai in Met- tion on the morning of June 26. Mettupalayam. Scheduled Caste many times with Darshini’s fam- girl back at her grandmother’s parts of the state just as polling tupalayam, Coimbatore, they families live in a separate street ily and even threatened them house. After that I went out of Coimbatore Superintendent ended last month. met with violence. of the village as is the norm in ru- with dire consequences. “They town. I came back when I heard of Police Sujith Kumar paid a field Kanagaraj’s elder broth- As per NCRB (National Crime ral Tamil Nadu. had warned us that if our girl that the brother of the boy had visit on the evening of June 25 er Vinod Kumar, 24, assaulted and also on the morning of June Records Bureau) data of 2016 Ironically though, both fam- continues to speak to Kanaga- killed the boy and hacked my the young couple on Sirumugai 26 concerning this case. (the latest available data), Tamil ilies are similar in terms of eco- raj, then they will hack them,” niece on the side of the head,” he Road on the way. He was carrying nomic status. Kanagaraj’s moth- said Amuthavalli Chinrasu, said. Three days earlier in Periya- Nadu had 1291 cases of crimes with him an ‘arival’ or a machete. er and father are daily wage la- mother of Darshini Priya. Fearing The attack on the couple took naickenpalayam, a couple in love against Scheduled Castes and He hacked at the couple in rage, bourers as is Darshini’s father for their daughter, Amuthavalli place at 5.30 pm on June 25. was talking to each other when Scheduled Tribes registered in killing his younger brother on they were seen by head consta- Chinrasu who loads produce onto and Chinrasu sent her to live with “I was at work when my wife the state. Ranking 15 in India in the spot and grievously injuring ble of the area Suresh. trucks in the Mettupalayam mar- her grandmother. called me and said there is a pro- the young Darshini. these crimes, the state contrib- ket. Darshini’s mother Amutha- But the couple continued to blem,” Chinrasu, Darshini Priya’s Suresh had allegedly threat- The reason for this violence utes to 3.2% of all crimes against valli is a sweeper on contract with meet in secret. father. “So I went there. I found ened the couple and asked for a was caste hatred. Kanagaraj the Mettupalayam municipality. bribe of Rs 10,000. SCs and STs in the country. “Last month I had come to the boy was dead. My girl was was born into a dominant caste Kanagaraj and Darshini’s fam- Mettupalayam,” said Pattees- alive. I picked her up and she was The couple came to the SP’s (Used with permission called Valaiyar, denominated ilies lived a street away from each waran, Darshini Priya’s uncle. “I bleeding. I realised she was badly office and lodged a complaint re- from www. thelede.co.in) as a Most Backward Class (MBC) other. saw them speaking to each other injured. I took her to the Mettupa- garding the same. by the Tamil Nadu government. To read this scan the QR code For the past three months, outside a temple. Then one day layam GH (Government Hospital) SP Sujith Kumar entrusted the Darshini Priya was born into Darshini Priya had been living Darshini was missing by around in an autorickshaw because I task of inquiring into the veracity the Sakkiliyar caste which falls with her grandmother, a stone’s 3 am. Her family went in search could not get an ambulance. of the incident with DSP Mani and under the Arunthathiyar sub- throw from her parents’ house. of her but could not find her. I fi- They told me they cannot do any- it was found that two police per- caste, denoted as Scheduled This was because Kanagaraj’s nally found them both near the thing so I brought her to Coim- sonnel - head constable Suresh Caste by the state. family had found out about the forests. They told me they were batore GH.” and police writer Palanisamy Three Months Ago couple being in love and was not in love. I said being in love is “They were both in love. We were both involved in this. Both Kanagaraj and Darshini happy with their son wanting to fine but talking on the roads and are from the Sakkiliyar communi- The SP called Suresh on the Priya belonged to the same vil- marry a Dalit girl. in the forests is not right. I sent ty (Arunthathiyar). They are Valai- open mic and suspended him im- ‘Son’rise may see the Red Star set in Kerala

By Ajay Menon ised to marry the dancer girl who he their parents. In the Rs 13-crore finan- [email protected] met at the bar he used to frequent. He cial fraud against Binoy last year, the used to shower money on her. What party took the stand that it was for Bi- CPM politburo member and Ker- his source of such big money was still noy to settle it. Someone paid for Binoy ala secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan’s remains unanswered. The relation- which simply logic means it was done son Binoy Kodiyeri getting accused in ship grew and she is a mother of an only for some favours in return which a rape and sexual assault case involv- eight-year-old born out of that. The could be drawn from his father’s polit- ing a former dance bar girl in Dubai has minor’s passport has Binoy’s name as ical clout. rocked the Left in Kerala. But the (mis) its father. The records with the Mumbai Going beyond the party needed deeds of children of political leaders police show that her passport too has to look at how these children landed cannot simply be brushed aside claim- his name. The woman even furnished in plum posts abroad and who their ing, as the CPM has done, that these proof of bank deposits made by Binoy sponsors were, political commentator are personal cases and neither the pol- for their upkeep. Joseph C Mathew told The Covai Post. itician father/mother nor his/her party Suddenly he stopped sending mon- Binoy, like many children of several has anything to do with all that. The ey and around a decade after she re- CPM leaders from Kerala, went abroad children are majors and they should lationship, she came to know that he not like most of the Keralites who have fight it out on their own is what parties was already married. She demanded higher degree and better qualification and leaders have been claiming. Rs 5 crore and received death threats. but land in ordinary and often menial charges of his son’s alleged connection like against VS earlier, Pinarayi fears But the moot question remains on Her mother went to Mumbai for concil- jobs. The moot question is why should with the lottery mafia that VS was fight- Jayarajan, much adored by the party what was the strength of these children iation. But the woman was adamant. these bigwigs, some even earlier ing single-handedly cropped up, VS cadre and much-hated across Kerala to commit crimes. Like in Binoy Kodi- When police came hunting for Binoy booked in scandals like the infamous wrote to the Centre demanding a thor- yeri’s case, it is not any ordinary per- to Kerala from Mumbai, he went into for prompting murder politics in Kan- one that politically rocked Kerala at ough probe into the mafia and also his son who has allegedly committed the hiding. The police went back after a the start of this century, sponsor such nur. But as Jayarajan said in his Face- son’s connections, if any, so that prop- crime. He is the son of a political lead- week of hunting and have now issued a children and place them in top posi- book post that a section was putting er punishment coul be meted out. er who heads a leading party in one of lookout notice. All this in a land where tions when the can get better qualified out photographs of his son carrying its last bastions of Kerala. Are not such Kodiyeri was Home Minister during the hands. Early this week, Pinarayi lashed stones and another working in a hotel. public figures morally responsible for out in the State Assembly against glo- last LDF term and his then predecessor, The Right, Left and Centre are silent This was in comparison to other lead- the deeds of their children is a tricky rifying ‘PJ’ (P Jayarajan, former Kan- Pinarayi Vijayan, is now the Chief Minis- on this issue which speaks volumes. In ers whose children being ‘sponsored’ question that leaders of all political ter and holds the Home portfolio. nur district secretary who intervened contrast, when charges levelled years abroad and taught to live an ‘uncom- hues would want avoid. The party central leadership that for the expat entrepreneur getting the back against the son of the then Chief munist’ life. Incidentally, it is not his first case. exists on the strength of the Kerala unit Minister and CPM veteran VS Achuthan- building licence for his Rs 15-crore con- If the unbridled enthusiasm of the Last year, he was involved in a fraud of as it has lost all its forts in Bengal and andan with the silent support of the vention centre and failing to get com- Rs 13 crore in Dubai. His passport was Tripura too says it’s a personal matter other faction in the CPM, VS demanded mitted suicide) claiming he had spoken children to run riot on the political impounded and very soon the case and has nothing to do with the party. the charges in writing. He then asked against the CPM-led municipal council clout of their parents goes unchecked, was settled. The strength or assets of such chil- the Opposition to name the official for its failure to grant the licence. the Left, like any other party, will soon This time the case is Binoy prom- dren are certainly the political clout of who should probe the matter. When Guns are trained now against PJ wither away. BEEHIVE 12 Sunday, JUNE 30, 2019 www.NILGIRispost.com Green Tea Production on the Rise in Kotagiri

By Udhaya kumar Kattapeetu near Kotagiri. One of these [email protected] units does not use any machinery; in- stead the entire process is manual. It Nilgiris is famous for its tea produc- is managed by seven women only and tion. However in recent years farmers produces about 50 kilos a day . Their have not been able to get good prices tea has a global market. for their teas. So many farmers have Factory owner B Vaidehi said, now switched to green tea production “Green tea has anti-oxidants that con- as the raw green tea leaf fetches Rs. 60 trol body cholesterol. It prevents can- medicinal quality of the product has per kilo in the market. cer, heart problems, kidney failures, increased its sales, she added. Initially only a few tea factories were stabilizes blood pressure and controls This particular brand of Kotagiri producing green tea, but now their body weight. This has been certified green tea sells for Rs.1,200 -1,600 per numbers have grown, particularly at by doctors and medical experts.” The kilo in global markets. Veerappan in America! Typewriting And Shorthand Still in Demand

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Covai Post Network Are typewriting and short- hand important today with computers and paperless re- his title can cords? Yes, say many typewrit- generate ing institutes in Coimbatore. curiosity. For the S Jayakumar, the owner of pastT 22 years I have the 45-year-old JK Typewrit- worked as a reporter ing Institute and Accountan- in the Nilgiris. I have cy Centre at Thadagam Road tells the The Covaipost:“Old reported interesting is gold, typewriting increases events and seen many speed and accuracy because interesting people. our eyes concentrate on a set Among them was Veer- space. Whereas in computers, appan, a tribal leader students use triangular vision and very concerned that is simultaneously seeing person. He took care monitor, keyboard and the pa- of all his community’s there. I was pleasantly surprised. on Town Hall Road agrees: “Yes “If a student practices for extreme patience and that is pers to be typed. It is also phys- basic needs. He said he had been selected to even colleges like PSG Arts send 120 hours he can type 100-150 lacking in the present genera- ically painful.” words per minute. All govern- He would be all there to console be part of a seven-member del- their students to our institute tion. egation of tribal people from the He adds, “Typewriting will ment jobs require typing and them in their grief and help them as typewriting is part of their Senior journalists also use Nilgiris to visit the US for 22 days. make students job proficient shorthand for steady employ- and even notify the district admin- course. We also get office goers shorthand for interviews and The delegation would highlight the as the computer keyboards are ment. Certified typewriting istration about their civic prob- and school students. We teach notes said a reliable source importance of peace in interna- QWERTY keyboards. In those graduates can also teach. lems. He would take them to the from a set of books and course from a leading newspaper. This tional courts, government offices days, the children learnt type- Shorthand is a 200-year-old Collector and that is how I became duration is 3 to 6 months with is because it takes time to mas- and public places. Veerappan said, writing after Class X but now skill and even today all clerical acquainted with him. a government certificate for ter recording skills on smart “Besides the delegation will travel they go to computer classes. government jobs like stenog- higher and lower. Unfortunate- phones and other devices. However, 15 years went by and to Washington, Mississippi, New However, when they graduate rapher, typist and accountants ly we have stopped shorthand, due to circumstances, I did not Orleans, Pennsylvania and other and apply for jobs, typewriting require it. In Tamil Nadu, gov- Most typewriting institutes as demand is less but my late meet him. Some days back, I saw places.” So Veerappan’s represen- becomes an essential skill. So ernment-certified typewriting in Coimbatore have word of his Facebook page and sent him a tation in the US for tribal people they come back to institutes to father-in-law taught it.” and shorthand are available in mouth customers with gov- message asking about him. He im- will certainly have a strong impact learn it.” Jayakumar says that type- Tamil and English,” says Jaya- ernment accreditation and are mediately replied that he was now not only on people there, but also V Banu of the 50-year-old writing and shorthand are twin kumar. easily located through online in the US and sent pictures from back home. Oriental Typewriting Institute arts, he teaches both. He insists that both require search engines. Japanese becoming big hit in Coimbatore

By Umaima Shafiq basic level students are moving [email protected] to Japan for studies. They get

apanese is turning jobs faster there. We also have popular in Coim- short-term student exchange batore. Among the programmes for college stu- many foreign lan- dents. Our teachers are trained in guagesJ taught in the city, stu- Japan,” she adds. dents and professionals have Their school also has college taken to learning the foreign lan- guage. workshops where about 400 stu- The ABK AOTS Japanese dents qualify every year, besides School at Sai Baba Colony was weekend classes for working pro- started in 2009 as there was good fessionals. Tamil have almost similar gram- scripts Hiragana, Katakana and available here. and others. We have conducted demand and students had de- mar, like you can think in Tamil Kanji. The first two have 46 letters cultural festivals in collaboration Indo-Japanese relations be- pended on Chennai for exams Japanese is intertwined with and speak in Japanese. It doesn’t each and are called broken script, with the Japanese foreign minis- gan from the 6th Century with and classes. Japanese culture and many of its work like that in English.” but Kanji is a Chinese script which try and once with the Japanese the introduction of Buddhism words depict the country’s tradi- Director Shamugha Priya has pictorial representation. All consulate. We have 7-8 branches Lia Sujay, a partner of the tional greetings and behaviour. in Japan and has been continu- told The Covai Post, “I learnt but mostly in Tamil Nadu with eight-year-old Sam’s Lingua Cen- three have to be learnt and a pro- ing since. In 2013, late Noboru Japanese because it is similar ficient speaker must know about The ABK AOTS School has a a head office in Chennai for the tre at Tatabad says, “It is hard to Karashima, the Japanese Tamil to South Indian languages and learn. But once you have learnt 1,500 Kanji characters.” manga (Japanese comics) lend- past 45 years,” said Priya. language scholar, was presented is very interesting. Earlier, peo- Japanese, nothing seems diffi- Knowing Japanese helps en- ing library. “We give training on “We also teach traditional ple were learning Japanese for cult. We get about 10-12 students gineers get jobs in companies Japanese customs and hobbies Japanese games. Until 2017, a Padma Shri. Tamil film icons fashion. Now it is for good jobs and the basic level is about six there, though there are also like ikebana, origami, draping people were studying Japanese like Rajnikanth have many Japa- and visiting Japan. Japanese and months. Japanese has three translator and interpreter jobs kimono, tea drinking ceremony to get jobs here, but from 2018, nese fans.