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  Namakkal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Namakkal (Tamil: நாமக்கல்) is a city and a municipality in Namakkal district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Chennai 380km, the capital of the state is 380 km from Namakkal.
Namakkal has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 74%.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Namakkal   (1223 words)

  
 Namakkal, Namakkal Tamilnadu, Tamilnadu Travel, Tourism in Tamilnadu, South India Tour, Travel to Southindia, Tours in ...
Namakkal district is bounded on the north by Salem district, on the east by Attur Taluk (also spelt as Taluka) of Salem district, Perambalur and Tiruchirappalli districts, on the south by Karur district and on the west by Erode district.
Since, Namakkal district was a part of the Salem district, the historical background of Salem and Namakkal remains the same.
The Namakkal Fort is said to have been built by Ramchandra Nayaka, during the Madurai Nayak regime and is famous for the Sri Narasimhamurti temple.
www.indiantravelportal.com /tamil-nadu/namakkal   (499 words)

  
 Namakkal V. Ramalingam Pillai - நாமக்கல் ...
Namakkal Kavingar at freeindia.org "V. Ramalingam Pillai, popularly known as Namakkal Kavignar, was born on 19th October, 1888 at Mohanur, a small hamlet on the banks of Cauvery river in Salem District.
People in different walks of life, endowed with talents in different disciplines were heavily influenced by GAndhiji's idealism and social and moral philosophy; these patriots developed deep convictions about the supreme value of freedom and were willing to make any sacrifice for the sake of achieving freedom for their country.
n^Amakkal Kavignar's work is a nice blend of simple but touching literary style intended to expose social problems which have long been neglected.
www.tamilnation.org /hundredtamils/nammakal.htm   (952 words)

  
 India Report
All of Namakkal church's missions are served by pastors who have attended the Bible school/seminary.
As a result, the entrance to the Namakkal church is only a one car dirt road between two two-story buildings.
It seemed to me that the difference in the Namakkal work and the Kovilpatti work is the consistent long term ministry of Stanley Jones.
members.tripod.com /~JamesEStill/india_report.htm   (3061 words)

  
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Namakkal District was bifurcated from Salem District with Head Quarters as Namakkal with an Order issued by the Government on 25-07-1996.
In Namakkal, Kottai (Fort) area is on the west and the Pettai (Business) area is on the east and at the centre is the rock Namagiri, which is the source for the town’s name.
The fort covers an area of one and a half acres of flat surface and is accessible from the southwest by a flight of narrow steps.
www.madurawelcome.com /contents/districts/Namakkal.htm   (135 words)

  
 Namakkal Related Newslinks on IndianNGOs.com
Sixty-year-old K. Subramanian of Kavakkaranpatti in Erumaptti union in Namakkal district used to till three acres to raise paddy some time ago.
NAMAKKAL: Sixty-year-old K. Subramanian has to walk with a stick and is confined to a coir cot placed under the shade of a tree in his field for the last 15 months.
This one-time progressive farmer of Kavakkaranpatti in Erumapatti union in Namakkal district and father of three children suffers from partial paralysis and has been diagnosed with having "recurrent spells of confusion in association with violent fits." He is seized by bouts of depression and is on antidepressants.
www.indianngos.com /news/namakkal.htm   (276 words)

  
 Solid Waste Management - The Namakkal Experience
Namakkal is a small district HQ town of Tamil Nadu, situated on the main highway from Salem to Dindigul.
By institutionalisation of door-to-door collection with segregation at source, manufacturing of vermi-compost from organic waste and sale of recyclable from inorganic waste, Namakkal has the distinction of becoming the only zero garbage town in the country.
Although Namakkal is a small town, with a population of 60 to 70,000, it is having two major industries – body-building of 60 per cent of CNG tankers in the country and a very large and well-organised poultry industry.
www.devalt.org /newsletter/jun05/lead.htm   (2041 words)

  
 Namakkal, Namakkal District, Namakkal Agriculture, Namakkal Temples, Namakkal Poultry farms
Namakkal district is called as transportation hub, which acts a mediator in connecting the west part of Tamil Nadu with the Chennai.
Namakkal is spoken for transport companies, and includes the trucking facility which transfers the goods from one part of the state to another.
Namakkal is famous for Hanuman temple, Sri Namagiri Thayar’s merciness and Lakshmi Narasimha cave temple.
www.namakkal.com /blog   (308 words)

  
 The Hindu : Tamil Nadu News : Namakkal ryots hope to see better days
Farmers in Pallipalayam region of Namakkal district served by the East Bank Canal, which has not received adequate supplies in the past three years, are hoping that the authorities would release enough water to take up samba paddy cultivation in time this year.
In Namakkal district, on an average 4,410 hectares of East Bank Canal ayacut mostly in the Pallipalayam region comes under samba paddy.
Water was let into the canal, which runs to a length of 18 km in Namakkal district, for drinking water purposes and for Adi festival but farmers did not greatly benefit from it.
www.hindu.com /2004/08/14/stories/2004081401540300.htm   (419 words)

  
 Namakkal - history on stone
Namakkal, a temple devoted to Anjaneya can be attributed to a successor of the Adiaman clan.
Namakkal is a sacred place that contains both charm and history.
The fort of Namakkal is guarded by a giant Anjaneya.
www.chennaionline.com /toursntravel/placesofworship/namakkal.asp   (483 words)

  
 One Hundred Tamils - Namakkal V. Ramalingam Pillai
The need to address the social problems which deplorably persisted in the society for centuries (uplift of women, education of masses, eradication of poverty, untouchability, religious exploitations and superstitions) was felt as urgent as never before.
n^Amakkal rAmalingam PiLLai's literary policy was a bold and courageous bid to bring out these problems to the attention of the Thamizh people.
In an excellent summary of the literary achievement of the Thamizh people over the millenniums, n^Amakkal Kavignar used a simple style in the following poem to inspire them to stand by GAndhiji's nonviolent struggle.
www.geocities.com /tiruneelveli/Pillai/NamakkalVRamalingamPillai.htm   (279 words)

  
 Truck operators moving to multi-axle, at last?
As the truckers in Namakkal claim, around 25 per cent of the vehicles in the transport city are multi-axle compared to less than 10 per cent five years ago.
For some fleet operators in Namakkal, the switch to multi-axle vehicles has been good, not only in terms of revenue generation, but also in the overall efficiency of the vehicles compared to the nine-tonners.
The single-vehicle operators may be from different villages, in and around Namakkal, but share a single office in Namakkal, and share information, unthinkable a few months ago, because of the cut-throat competition.
www.blonnet.com /2001/06/11/stories/091171ra.htm   (1203 words)

  
 Namakkal in Namakkal India
Namakkal, the administrative headquarters of Namakkal District, is a historic town situated 132 km east of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
Main attraction of the town is the 17th century Namakkal Fort.
The city was ruled by the Hoysalas until the 14th century and was under the rule of Vijayanagar kings until 1565.
www.india9.com /i9show/49984.htm   (111 words)

  
 The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Medical cut-off marks favour Namakkal schools Namakkal schools take the lead in ...
The division is not between rural and urban schools, but between exclusive schools, which thrive on heavy and intensive coaching and the rest.
Namakkal with its well-known schools that thrive on specific coaching systems for an elite set of students who are aiming to enter top notch professional colleges, has come on top.
A mechanism to carve out a space for rural students, along with a system that tests a students' analytical/reasoning ability — be it entrance test or any other — can alone produce competent professionals, he adds.
www.hindu.com /2005/07/08/stories/2005070807760400.htm   (666 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation
Chennai, April 18: Over two lakh birds in Tamil Nadu’s poultry belt, extending from Namakkal to Coimbatore, are staring starvation deaths in the face because of the truckers’ strike.
An estimate of the number of birds that have already perished is not available but sources in Namakkal and Coimbatore said there was cause for concern, not alarm.
But in the last two days, trucks were not plying in the Namakkal belt, the heart of the poultry industry.
www.telegraphindia.com /1030419/asp/nation/story_1887459.asp   (522 words)

  
 Toxics Link : News Alert : Namakkal: dustbin free town in TN
Namakkal - the poultry capital of India - has been a zero garbage town for the past four years.
Vermicompost is a good commercial proposition too, a ton of vermicompost fetches upto five thousand rupees “If this could be done in a big way, vermicompost would dispose off most of the garbage and we could create a clean town, clean city and a clean world,” said Senthilkumar of Annamalai Env Protection Trust.
The Supreme Court has applauded Namakkal as a role model and the municipality has also secured ISO 14001 certification for environmental management.
www.toxicslink.org /nalert-view.php?id=60   (489 words)

  
 The Hindu : Tamil Nadu News : AIADMK-DMK direct contest in Namakkal
NAMAKKAL: Namakkal district, known for its poultry and transport industries, has six Assembly constituencies - Rasipuram, Senthamangalam (Reserved), Namakkal (Reserved), Tiruchengode, Sankagiri (Reserved) and Kabilar Malai.
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is contesting from Rasipuram, Senthamangalam, Tiruchengode and Sankagiri, leaving the Kabilarmalai segment to the Pattali Makkal Katchi and Namakkal to the Congress.
The Namakkal poultry industry, which employs lakhs of people, is demanding the establishment of a cold storage facility.
www.hindu.com /2006/04/22/stories/2006042206080400.htm   (488 words)

  
 MSSRF | Biodiversity | Kolli Hills and Namakkal
The case study highlighted the effectiveness of the SHGs in procuring pineapple for export, and pointed out to some of the emerging requirements, like the effective adoption of organic agricultural techniques, documentation, demonstration and internal control mechanisms.
Groups were identified for backyard poultry micro enterprise and a methodology was evolved for sustainable rearing in Kolli Hills, Namakkal and Villupuram.
As a result of these activities, around five thousand acres of land is under maize cultivation in and around Namakkal and Villupuram districts.
www.mssrf.org /bd/301/index.htm   (1111 words)

  
 Namakkal
The Cave Temple The Lord Narashima in the main deity of the cave temple atop the hill which is in the middle of this town Namakkal.
The Lord Narashima is facing west sitting with his right leg placed to the ground, and His left leg is placed on the right thigh.
of the Namakkal district, which is extensively covered with hilly ranges and rocks of the Kollimalai range of hills which runs along the east of Nammakkal.
tamilnadutourism.org /temples/citywise/Namakkal.aspx?...&sm=C2S1S15   (398 words)

  
 Namakkal District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Namakkal district, headquartered at Namakkal is one of the 30 administrative districts of Tamil Nadu state in South India.
The district has 4 taluks (subdivisions) - Tiruchengode, Namakkal, Rasipuram and Paramathi-Velur (in descending order of population).
Namakkal • Perambalur • Pudukkottai • Ramanathapuram • Salem • Sivaganga • Thanjavur • The Nilgiris • Theni • Thoothukudi • Tiruchirapalli • Tirunelveli • Tiruvallur • Tiruvannamalai • Tiruvarur • Vellore • Viluppuram • Virudhunagar
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Namakkal_District   (288 words)

  
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Namakkal IMA consists of allopathic doctors practicing in and around Namakkal.
We conduct regular monthly CME programmes which is useful in upgrading the knowledge of medical practitioners.
If any of the member's name is missed in the directory or any change in phone numbers, kindly email us or call the president or secretary.
www.namakkalima.com   (53 words)

  
 Global Health Council - From Despair to Action
Born to a farmer at Nainamalai Adivaram village, 10 km from Namakkal in Tamil Nadu, India, I have one elder sister and one elder brother.
Thereafter, I returned to my hometown, Namakkal and went to the neighboring district, Salem, where there was another network of people living with HIV/AIDS who were organizing regular support group meetings.
There are many improvements in Namakkal, including a functional antiretroviral therapy (ART) center government hospital, and around 725 people are taking antiretroviral therapy here.
www.globalhealth.org /reports/report.php3?id=218   (1178 words)

  
 Tourist Places
Viewed from plains of Namakkal the mountain appears as a flat-topped mass.
It is the name of rounded mass of gneiss rock (65 meters high and about a mile in circumference) at the center of Namakkal town.
The rock expanse on the eastern base of the hill was where Mahatma Gandhi held a Public meeting in 1933.
www.namakkal.tn.nic.in /tourist_places1.htm   (1519 words)

  
 Clinical Trial: Interventions to Decrease the Risk of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in India
All women registered in the pregnancy clinics at the Namakkal District Hospital or the Rasipuram Government Hospital in the state of Tamil Nadu in India will be offered participation in an educational session on HIV infection and transmission.
In Stage I, all women registered in the antenatal clinics at the Namakkal District Hospital or at the Rasipuram Government Hospital in the state of Tamil Nadu in India will be offered the opportunity to participate in an educational session on HIV infection and transmission.
The secondary objectives of Stage II are: (1) to describe morbidity and mortality rates through 12 months after delivery/birth; and (2) to describe risk factors for mother-to-child transmission of HIV, among HIV-infected women and their infants enrolled in the prospective cohort study.
www.clinicaltrials.gov /ct/show/NCT00341796   (1300 words)

  
 FreeIndia.Org - India Site dedicated to freedom movement, education, culture, - Content   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Ramalingam Pillai, popularly known as Namakkal Kavignar, was born on 19th October, 1888 at Mohanur, a small hamlet on the banks of Cauvery river in Salem District.
His father desired Ramalingam to become a sub-inspector and later forced him into the jobs of a clerk, at the Namakkal Tahsildar's office, and of a school teacher, in an elementary school, both of which Ramalingam disliked.
In 1953 and 1962, Namakkal Kavignar was nominated as MLC by the Madras Government.
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