Coimbatore Railway Division shows huge earnings and profit for 2008-2009

�The Coimbatore Railway division recorded a total earning of Rs.412 crore in 2008-09 against last year's earnings of Rs.329 crore,�Divisional Railway Manager Anil Singhal said. Isn't it great?

Coimbatore Meenakshi Kumbabishekam Photos 2009 - Chitrai Festival - Buy Gold on Akshaya Tritiya day as well

If you had been looking for Coimbatore Meenakshi Amman Temple Kumbabishekam Photos in the internet, here are some of them -

http://www.coimbatoremeenakshi.org/photo_gallery.php

http://picasaweb.google.com/dhandapani.kb/Meenakshi_Kumbabishekam

http://lovelydeeps.blogspot.com/2009/04/coimbatore-meenakshi-amman-temple.html

By the way - Chitra/Chithra Thiruvizha/Festival in Coimbatore is planned to start on April 26th 2009.

Another thing to note in the background is April 27th 2009 is Akshaya Tritiya! When you come to Chitrai Festival, just drop by the jewellery shops in Coimbatore for your GOLD Shopping and any ICICI bank for Gold Coins:)

Coimbatore four way lane to Trichy - almost completed

The four-lane projects on the Tiruchi-Coimbatore section of National Highway 45 B and the Tiruchi-Tindivanam section of NH 45 are expected to be completed before July, except for a few grade separators and bridges in the urban areas.

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Coimbatore and Uttar Pradesh, Bihar Connection - Mulayam Singh Yadav and Laloo Prasad Yadav

EMG Yadava Women's college seems to have portrait photos of Mulayam Singh Yadav and Laloo Prasadh Yadav. Do you know why?

Looks like sometime back Samajwadi Party supremo and Uttar Pradesh 'politician' Mulayam Singh has good rapport with the college secretary and was impressed with the college and decided to give Rs.10 Lakhs for the college.

Similar story applies to Mr.Laloo Prasad.

I just wanted to let you know the connection between Coimbatore, Mulayam and Laloo. Nothing to interpret here:)

Successful 900th article in Coimbatore Times Blog/Publication - From Editor's Desk

Successful 900th article in Coimbatore Times Blog/Publication - From Editor's Desk

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We are proud to announce that we are able to serve the visitors from all around the world addressing their questions about Coimbatore and get to know the views, culture and new news/updates about Coimbatore. New ideas for improvements of Coimbatore, discuss the problems in Coimbatore and solutions of Coimbatore!

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Though most of our actions today are online, we wish we will reach a stage when we will act offline as well for the improvement of Coimbatore. Please see New Coimbatore Foundation.

We wish Coimbatore Times Blog would soon become Coimbatore Times Publication, to revolutionize much more folks of Coimbatore in the world.

Coimbatore Improvement Thoughts:

Theme of problems:
For detailed problems in Coimbatore, see Problems list 1 and Problems list 2. Read further here...

What is Coimbatore today? Coimbatore is still a historic place, like india it is a developing city - but never developed. Coimbatore is filled with gangsters and survival of the fittest proves physically only. Coimbatore's talents are moving out of Coimbatore for employment and career improvement to other cities, due to under-industrialization and under-IT ecosystem.

Coimbatore's potential relies on Tourism for ages together - but not tapped to the full extent - at least not to my satisfaction. Coimbatore is great for IT and ITeS operations, but not completely used. Coimbatore is great for an export oriented facilities. Coimbatore is under-infrastructured in terms of air and road.

There is a great talent pool which is still connected to Coimbatore, but lives outside Coimbatore. Whoever is living in Coimbatore are speechless and helpless under the clutches of the political and physical powers.

Solution snapshot:

If there is a strong force of NRIs and NRMs coming and settling in Coimbatore, that would change a lot of Coimbatore to Great Coimbatore. Do you understand what I am saying?

If there is a strong self-driven REVERSE-BRAIN-DRAIN happens in Coimbatore, then no one can stop Coimbatore's improvement!

Here is how I am thinking reverse brain drain to Coimbatore will help Coimbatore become GREAT MADURAI.

1) All the NRIs and NRMs(Non-Resident Coimbatoreites - say b'lore/hyd/chennai living) would start businesses.

2) Lot of legal money would pool into Coimbatore.

3) Great Teachers with new(international) perspectives would mould children to a great future.

4) There will be lot of Non-Profit Organizations(Non-Governmental Organizations - NGOs) started, noticing/realizing the unacceptable behaviour of Coimbatore.

5) New employment opportunities would happen, due to new businesses and industries.

6) World class Medical facilities and medical professionals would be available for help in health.

7) There would be a strong need to make Coimbatore like Singapore or any other country.

This would change MADURAI TO GREAT MADURAI AND NEW MADURAI

Would you agree with my thinking? Thank you for listening and visiting Coimbatore Times Blog!!!

- Coimbatore Times Editor!
email:coimbatoretimes@gmail.com

Significance of the photo - MS Subbulakshmi is similar to Coimbatore. She is elderly but a great person. She is a legend from Coimbatore and the photo shows she is lighting us the light to kick-start for Coimbatore's Improvement and road towards Great Coimbatore!!

Famous Joints and Drinks in Coimbatore

Coimbatore is famous for the Jigarthanda and Paruthi Pal, and carumbu (sugarcane) juice. Jigarthanda is a delicious drink made of algae, milk and sugar. Paruthi pal is yet another drink made of cotton seeds, flour of raw rice, coconut and jaggery. There is also a special 'fruit mixture' drink that is sold here, mostly near the Meenakshi amman temple. Some of the famous restaurants in Coimbatore are the Modern Restaurant (since 1956), Arya Bhavan and the latest Coimbatore Meenakshi Bhavan. The Modern Restaurant is the scrumptious chilli parotha(paratha/parotta), which is spicy shredded bits of parotha garnished with green chilies, lemon, and cilantro. Also competing with the new Caf� Coffee Day is the very old Visalam coffee shop in Goripalayam. Another favorite joint is Murugan Idli Shop that serves steaming hot idlis and a variety of chutneys to go with it. One great distinction about Coimbatore's road side food joints is that they are available almost all the time, including nights.

Samanar Hill in Coimbatore - Vadivelkarai

Coimbatore is surrounded by eight hillocks that once served to guard the city from invading forces. Of these hills, three small but prominent hills (Yanaimalai, Pasumalai and Nagamalai -- Elephant, Cow, and Snake Hill respectively) have several interesting legends associated with them.

Samanar Hill which is present opposite to Nagamalai is of historical importance. Samanars (a sects of Jains) were said to have stayed in the hill fearing persecution from the then rules of Coimbatore. Many stone statues and other artifacts are present in Nagamalai.

I used to enjoy my childhood days in this Nagamalai. There is a lotus pond also near this hill. This place has a temple too - Karuppana samy temple. This is my kula deivam in fact.

I have written more about Vadivelkarai in a previous articles one, two and three.