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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Tamil Nadu</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Tamil Nadu women participate in an idli making competition</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tamil-nadu-women-participate-in-an-idli-making-competition-240379/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THANJORE - Hundreds of housewives participated here in an idli making competition organised by a crop processing technology unit for their research purpose.

&#8216;Idli&#8217; is a savory cake popular throughout South India, usually two to three inches in diameter and is made by steaming a batter consisting of fermented black lentils, rice and fenugreek.
The aim of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tamil-nadu-women-participate-in-an-idli-making-competition-240379/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Tamil Nadu women participate in an idli making competition</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tamil Nadu: 10 dead as school-van falls into pond</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tamil-nadu-10-dead-as-school-van-falls-into-pond-239241/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NAGAPATTINAM - Nine school students and a  teacher got drowned here today morning, when their school  van fell into a pond near Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam district.

Two teachers and twenty-five students were inside the school van, when the mishap took place.
The  State  Government  has announced  a  compensation  of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tamil-nadu-10-dead-as-school-van-falls-into-pond-239241/">Read more : Tamil Nadu: 10 dead as school-van falls into pond</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Body of an Indian victim of UK attack arrives home</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/body-of-an-indian-victim-of-uk-attack-arrives-home-239069/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/body-of-an-indian-victim-of-uk-attack-arrives-home-239069/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COIMBATORE - The body of an Indian attacked in Britain arrived home on Wednesday, after 45 days after the incident.

Twenty-three-year-old Saravana Kumar Sellappan, who hailed from a small village in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu, went to UK as a student two years ago and took up part time job in a private petrol bunk.
A ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/body-of-an-indian-victim-of-uk-attack-arrives-home-239069/" title="Body of an Indian victim of UK attack arrives home">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>19th  century  Tamil Nadu breeding centre one  of  South  Asia&#8217;s largest animal farm</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/19th-century-tamil-nadu-breeding-centre-one-of-south-asias-largest-animal-farm-238703/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KRISHNAGIRI - A 19th  century  breeding centre  in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu has become  one  of the largest animal farm in South Asia.

The  cattle-breeding station was handed over to  the  Agriculture department of Madras on September 1, 1924.
It was later reformed as a livestock research station ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/19th-century-tamil-nadu-breeding-centre-one-of-south-asias-largest-animal-farm-238703/">19th  century  Tamil Nadu breeding centre one  of  South  Asia&#8217;s largest animal farm</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tamils protest for a separate state for Sri Lankan Tamils</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tamils-protest-for-a-separate-state-for-sri-lankan-tamils-236845/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COIMBATORE - The Police here on Friday arrested more than 20 Tamil activists, who were protesting for a separate state for the Tamilians displaced by the war in Sri Lanka.

Holding photographs and banners of slain LTTE chief V. Prabhakaran, scores of protestors from various Tamil organizations gathered in Coimbatore city and staged a protest against .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tamils-protest-for-a-separate-state-for-sri-lankan-tamils-236845/">Original source &nbsp;: Tamils protest for a separate state for Sri Lankan Tamils</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Flood alert issued, people on Vaigai river banks asked to shift</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/flood-alert-issued-people-on-vaigai-river-banks-asked-to-shift-230522/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHENNAI - A flood  alert  has  been issued  and  people have been asked to be vigilant  and  move  to safer locations here, after the Vaigal dam reached its full level due to continuous rains.

The Vaigai flows through five districts.
The level of the Vaigai Dam today was 69.19 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/flood-alert-issued-people-on-vaigai-river-banks-asked-to-shift-230522/" title="Flood alert issued, people on Vaigai river banks asked to shift">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>First in India, university offers scuba diving course</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/first-in-india-university-offers-scuba-diving-course-224081/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richa Sharma</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TUTICORIN - Scuba diving is much more than an adventure water sport. Realising this,  a university is offering, for the first time in India, a certificate course in scuba diving for marine biologists and researchers to study the impact of global warming on marine life.

The 15-day course offered by the Suganthi Devadason Marine Research .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/first-in-india-university-offers-scuba-diving-course-224081/" title="First in India, university offers scuba diving course">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tamil  parties  protest against proposed  dam  on  Mullaiperiyar River by Kerala Govt.</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tamil-parties-protest-against-proposed-dam-on-mullaiperiyar-river-by-kerala-govt-211181/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COIMBATORE - Activists of Tamil  Nadu&#8217;s regional  political parties, Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (PDK)  and Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK), staged a demonstration on Thursday  to protest  against  Kerala  Government&#8217;s plans to build  a  dam  on Mullaiperiyar River.

The  activists also protested against Union Environment  Minister .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tamil-parties-protest-against-proposed-dam-on-mullaiperiyar-river-by-kerala-govt-211181/">Tamil  parties  protest against proposed  dam  on  Mullaiperiyar River by Kerala Govt.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tamil Nadu village children row boats to go to school</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tamil-nadu-village-children-row-boats-to-go-to-school-196837/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tamil-nadu-village-children-row-boats-to-go-to-school-196837/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALAMBADI - Lack of  schools  in  the vicinity  forced  the  children to  undertake  risky  boat  rides through  the Hogenakkal river to go to their school  in  Alambadi village in Tamil Nadu&#8217;s Dharmapuri District.

The boats have no safety equipment.
Hogenakkal  is  frequently  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tamil-nadu-village-children-row-boats-to-go-to-school-196837/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sivakasi creates new varieties of fireworks for Diwali</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sivakasi-creates-new-varieties-of-fireworks-for-diwali-193530/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sivakasi-creates-new-varieties-of-fireworks-for-diwali-193530/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIVAKASI -  The Firecracker units  in Tamil Nadu&#8217;s Sivakasi town, the hub of fireworks industry in  the country have created different variants of dazzling fireworks for the forthcoming festival &#8216;Diwali&#8217;.

&#8220;This year we have introduced new firecrackers for youngsters and elders.  One of our new firecracker is &#8216;Blinkers&#8217; that  when  .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sivakasi-creates-new-varieties-of-fireworks-for-diwali-193530/">Sivakasi creates new varieties of fireworks for Diwali</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vocational training for youths to keep them away from Maoists</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/vocational-training-for-youths-to-keep-them-away-from-maoists-191841/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/vocational-training-for-youths-to-keep-them-away-from-maoists-191841/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KRISHNAGIRI - To wean them away  from the   Maoists&#8217;   influence,  Tamil  Nadu  Police   and   district administration are imparting vocational training to the youth.

Bordering Karnataka in the west and Andhra Pradesh in the  north, Krishnagiri  district  is  an active base ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vocational-training-for-youths-to-keep-them-away-from-maoists-191841/" title="Vocational training for youths to keep them away from Maoists">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tamil Nadu Atomic Research Centre conducts off-site mock drill</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tamil-nadu-atomic-research-centre-conducts-off-site-mock-drill-190358/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tamil-nadu-atomic-research-centre-conducts-off-site-mock-drill-190358/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KALPAKKAM - The Madras  Atomic  Power Station  conducted  a mock drill at Kalpakkam in  Tamil  Nadu  to prepare  villagers  around  the  site in  case  of  any  possible radiation leakage.

The drill was organised by the power station officials along with Kancheepuram .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tamil-nadu-atomic-research-centre-conducts-off-site-mock-drill-190358/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Tamil Nadu Atomic Research Centre conducts off-site mock drill</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fossilised  eggs found in Tamil Nadu belonged to large  dinosaur species</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fossilised-eggs-found-in-tamil-nadu-belonged-to-large-dinosaur-species-185024/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SALEM - Geologists have said that  the hundreds  of  dinosaur  egg clusters  discovered  in  Tamil  Nadu belonged to one of the largest dinosaur species that ever lived.

There are about seven to eight eggs in each cluster and there are hundreds of such clusters strewn all over a .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fossilised-eggs-found-in-tamil-nadu-belonged-to-large-dinosaur-species-185024/">Fossilised  eggs found in Tamil Nadu belonged to large  dinosaur species</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dinosaur eggs discovered in Tamil Nadu</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dinosaur-eggs-discovered-in-tamil-nadu-183920/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SALEM - Research scholars, archaeologists and geologists of the Periyar University in Salem, Tamil Nadu have found 20 fossilised eggs at a nesting site of dinosaurs.

This is probably the first nesting site in South India that has been traced in the River Cauvery basin region near Ariyalur.
&#8220;We conducted a research, backed by the Research Grand ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dinosaur-eggs-discovered-in-tamil-nadu-183920/">Dinosaur eggs discovered in Tamil Nadu</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Exim Bank to fund branding of Indian organic tea</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/exim-bank-to-fund-branding-of-indian-organic-tea-171006/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/exim-bank-to-fund-branding-of-indian-organic-tea-171006/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fakir Balaji</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COONOOR - State-run Export-Import (Exim) Bank will finance planters up to 50 percent for branding Indian organic tea in overseas markets, a top bank official said here.

&#8220;We will lend planters by way of grant up to 50 percent to promote organic teas as Indian brands in international markets by getting geographical indication (GI) certification,&#8221; Exim ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/exim-bank-to-fund-branding-of-indian-organic-tea-171006/">Read more : Exim Bank to fund branding of Indian organic tea</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Plantation labour law amendment bill in Parliament: official</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/plantation-labour-law-amendment-bill-in-parliament-official-169039/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fakir Balaji</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COONOOR - A bill to amend the Plantation Labour Act, 1951 has been introduced in Parliament, a senior official said Tuesday.

&#8220;The proposed amendments relate to change in the definition of employer, family and worker,&#8221; Tea Board deputy chairperson Roshini Sen said at the 116th annual conference of the United Planters&#8217; Association of Southern India (UPASI) .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/plantation-labour-law-amendment-bill-in-parliament-official-169039/">Plantation labour law amendment bill in Parliament: official</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Labour minister Kharge, top officials skip planters&#8217; meet</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/labour-minister-kharge-top-officials-skip-planters-meet-168949/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fakir Balaji</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COONOOR - The absence of chief guest, Union Labour and Employment Minister Mallikarjun Kharge, and top commerce ministry officials has dampened spirits of participants at the 116th annual conference of coffee, tea, spices and rubber planters here. 

&#8220;The minister could not come as his flight from Bangalore to Coimbatore (about 75 km from here) got ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/labour-minister-kharge-top-officials-skip-planters-meet-168949/" title="Labour minister Kharge, top officials skip planters&#8217; meet">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Central minister Kharge, top officials skip planters&#8217; meet</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/central-minister-kharge-top-officials-skip-planters-meet-168902/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fakir Balaji</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COONOOR - The 116th annual conference of coffee, tea, spices and rubber planters here Tuesday got short shrift when chief guest Union Labour and Employment Minister Mallikarjun Kharge failed to turn up, disappointing the participants.

&#8220;The minister could not come as his flight from Bangalore to Coimbatore (about 75 km from here) got delayed by over ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/central-minister-kharge-top-officials-skip-planters-meet-168902/">Central minister Kharge, top officials skip planters&#8217; meet</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Planters seek level-playing field to be globally competitive</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/planters-seek-level-playing-field-to-be-globally-competitive-168615/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/planters-seek-level-playing-field-to-be-globally-competitive-168615/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fakir Balaji</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COONOOR - Tea, coffee, rubber and spice planters in South India Tuesday called for drastic amendments to the various acts pertaining to land, labour and wages so that they could be globally competitive.

&#8220;There is an urgent need to overhaul the Plantations Act, the Land Reforms Act and the Minimum Wages Act to become competitive in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/planters-seek-level-playing-field-to-be-globally-competitive-168615/">Read : Planters seek level-playing field to be globally competitive</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indian coffee planters profit from higher global prices</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-coffee-planters-profit-from-higher-global-prices-168522/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-coffee-planters-profit-from-higher-global-prices-168522/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fakir Balaji</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COONOOR - Indian coffee planters have never had it so good as their aromatic beans continue to fetch higher prices, with the global meltdown having marginal impact on the consumption of the brew.

&#8220;Indian coffee prices will remain high in international markets as its consumption is growing at five percent per annum and global stocks remain ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-coffee-planters-profit-from-higher-global-prices-168522/">Indian coffee planters profit from higher global prices</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Exim Bank to fund overseas plantation acquisitions</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/exim-bank-to-fund-overseas-plantation-acquisitions-167767/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/exim-bank-to-fund-overseas-plantation-acquisitions-167767/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fakir Balaji</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COONOOR - State-run Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) will fund Indian firms to acquire plantation estates in African and South American countries, a top official said here Monday.

&#8220;As these countries allow ownership to overseas investors, we will fund acquisition of farmlands, especially plantation estates by credit-worthy investors and financially-strong plantation firms,&#8221; Exim Bank chairman ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/exim-bank-to-fund-overseas-plantation-acquisitions-167767/">Exim Bank to fund overseas plantation acquisitions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Planters seek relief from free trade pact with ASEAN</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/planters-seek-relief-from-free-trade-pact-with-asean-167717/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/planters-seek-relief-from-free-trade-pact-with-asean-167717/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fakir Balaji</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COONOOR - Planters of tea, coffee and spices in southern India are seeking financial support from the government to counter cheaper imports under the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) India signed Aug 13 with the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Under the pact that comes into force Jan 1, import tariff on tea and coffee will ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/planters-seek-relief-from-free-trade-pact-with-asean-167717/" title="Planters seek relief from free trade pact with ASEAN">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Recessionary impact, lower exports loom over planters meet</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/recessionary-impact-lower-exports-loom-over-planters-meet-167109/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/recessionary-impact-lower-exports-loom-over-planters-meet-167109/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fakir Balaji</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COONOOR - Plantation owners from south India will deliberate on the effects of global recession on the exports of tea, coffee and spices among other issues during their annual jamboree beginning Monday in this small town atop the Nilgiri hills.

Organised by the United Planters&#8217; Association of Southern India (UPASI), the two-day conference will also discuss .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/recessionary-impact-lower-exports-loom-over-planters-meet-167109/">Recessionary impact, lower exports loom over planters meet</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CPI-M leader Brinda Karat released on bail</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cpi-m-leader-brinda-karat-released-on-bail-166843/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cpi-m-leader-brinda-karat-released-on-bail-166843/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MADURAI - Communist Party  of  India-Marxist  (CPI-M)  leader  Brinda Karat was released  on  bail  on Saturday.

On  Saturday morning, she was taken into custody along with  some All India Democratic Women&#8217;s Association (AIDWA) activists at the Tirupuragundram  police  station when they were on their ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cpi-m-leader-brinda-karat-released-on-bail-166843/">CPI-M leader Brinda Karat released on bail</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rahul   holds  meeting  with  Congress  activists,  farmers   in Thanjavur</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/rahul-holds-meeting-with-congress-activists-farmers-in-thanjavur-163716/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[THANJAVUR -  All  India   Congress Committee  (AICC)  General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, who  is  on  a three-day visit to Tamil Nadu, visited Thanjavur on Wednesday and held meetings with Youth Congress activists and farmers.

Gandhi was welcomed by thousand of Congress supporters, who stood outside the venue, Kandha .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rahul-holds-meeting-with-congress-activists-farmers-in-thanjavur-163716/">Rahul   holds  meeting  with  Congress  activists,  farmers   in Thanjavur</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Museum in Tamil Nadu showcases tribal lifestyle</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/museum-in-tamil-nadu-showcases-tribal-lifestyle-158850/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PALADA - A museum  in  Tamil  Nadu&#8217;s Palada  district  provides  an insight into the  life  of  tribal communities  living in Nilgiri Hills as it  displays  traditional tribal  weapons,  utensils, musical  instruments,  jewellery  and costumes.

The  museum,  established ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/museum-in-tamil-nadu-showcases-tribal-lifestyle-158850/" title="Museum in Tamil Nadu showcases tribal lifestyle">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Students gift house to teacher as mark of respect</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/students-gift-house-to-teacher-as-mark-of-respect-155030/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NAMAKKAL - In a  unique  and  loving gesture,  students presented a house to their former  teacher  at Gurusamypalayam village in Tamil Nadu.

Eighty-three-year-old  Soballapuram V Venkataraman, who has  been living  in  a rented run-down house at the  village  in  Namakkal district even after .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/students-gift-house-to-teacher-as-mark-of-respect-155030/">Original article &nbsp;: Students gift house to teacher as mark of respect</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Elephants worship Lord Ganesha in Mudumalai</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MUDUMALAI - A group of  elephants  on Monday  worshipped Lord Ganesha at a temple in Mudumalai  on  the occasion of the ongoing 10-day Ganesha festival.

The  unique  annual ceremony is being conducted by  elephants  in Mudumalai Tiger sanctuary for last 25 years.
On  this special day, more ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/elephants-worship-lord-ganesha-in-mudumalai-148373/" title="Elephants worship Lord Ganesha in Mudumalai">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indian Army inducts first indigenous T-90 tanks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE
AVADI - The first batch T-90 tanks manufactured in India under license from Russia were Monday handed over to the Indian Army.

After a delay of one year, the first batch rolled out of the Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) here. The batch of 10 tanks was inducted into the army at a function in .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-army-inducts-first-indigenous-t-90-tanks-148343/">Indian Army inducts first indigenous T-90 tanks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bharat Heavy Electricals to invest Rs.485 crore in boiler division</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRUCHIRAPALLI - Power equipment major Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) will invest Rs.485 crore ($100 million) to expand its boiler division that makes thermal and nuclear plant boilers, a senior official said here Saturday.

&#8220;The expansion will be completed by 2011 and the division&#8217;s capacity will go up to 15,000 MW per annum,&#8221; BHEL executive director .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bharat-heavy-electricals-to-invest-rs485-crore-in-boiler-division-140572/">Bharat Heavy Electricals to invest Rs.485 crore in boiler division</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bharat Heavy Electricals to expand boiler division</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRUCHIRAPALLI - Power equipment major Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) will invest Rs.485 crore ($100 million) to expand its boiler division, a senior official said here Saturday.   

&#8220;The expansion will be completed by 2011 and the division&#8217;s capacity will go up to 15,000 MW per annum,&#8221; BHEL executive director A.V. Krishnan said here .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bharat-heavy-electricals-to-expand-boiler-division-140492/">Bharat Heavy Electricals to expand boiler division</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Five-year-old elephant calf captured in Coonoor</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/five-year-old-elephant-calf-captured-in-coonoor-139398/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COONOOR - A five-year-old elephant calf was captured by forest officials in Coonoor in Tamil Nadu.

The elephant had strayed towards a human habitation after separating from its herd.
The officials tranquillized the elephant that had been creating problems for inhabitants of the tea estate in the town, and later released it in the Burliar forest area.
&#8220;Fifteen .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/five-year-old-elephant-calf-captured-in-coonoor-139398/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Five-year-old elephant calf captured in Coonoor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tamil Nadu granny is 120-year-young!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KALAMPALAYAM - A  120-year-old  woman refuses  to  age, living on her own literally. As  young  as  her granddaughters,   she  gives  credit  to  traditional  food   and conscious aversion to fast food.

Defying  average life expectancy of 70 to 80 years, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tamil-nadu-granny-is-120-year-young-133245/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Tamil Nadu granny is 120-year-young!</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;N-submarines with missiles offer best second-strike chance&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/n-submarines-with-missiles-offer-best-second-strike-chance-128311/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KALPAKKAM - Nuclear-powered submarines with capacity to launch ballistic missiles offer the best second-strike capability for a nation, an Indian naval officer said here Sunday.

&#8220;It is the only system that offers safe second-strike capability. The normal range of submarine-launched ballistic missiles will be 8,000 km. Compared to land-based missile launch pads, submarines are difficult to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/n-submarines-with-missiles-offer-best-second-strike-chance-128311/">Original article on  : &#8216;N-submarines with missiles offer best second-strike chance&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Submarine reactor was built from land-based prototype</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/submarine-reactor-was-built-from-land-based-prototype-128288/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KALPAKKAM - INS Arihant, India&#8217;s first indigenously designed and built nuclear powered submarine launched a week ago, is energised by a power pack that was developed from a land-based prototype version, a nuclear scientist revealed here Sunday.

The scientists&#8217; team was given the mandate to develop a land-based prototype power pack for a submarine and development .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/submarine-reactor-was-built-from-land-based-prototype-128288/">Submarine reactor was built from land-based prototype</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>India&#8217;s uranium shortage woes to end: Kakodkar</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/indias-uranium-shortage-woes-to-end-kakodkar-128243/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KALPAKKAM - Uranium shortage faced by Indian atomic power plants is expected to end by 2012-13 with the expansion of existing uranium mines and mills and development of new ones, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chairman Anil Kakodkar said here Sunday.

&#8220;The availability of uranium is improving as we have expanded the capacity of a mill at ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indias-uranium-shortage-woes-to-end-kakodkar-128243/" title="India&#8217;s uranium shortage woes to end: Kakodkar">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Eight dead in explosion in fireworks unit in Tamil Nadu</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eight-dead-in-explosion-in-fireworks-unit-in-tamil-nadu-115627/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NAMASKARICHANPATTI/SIVAKASI - Eight workers were killed and 45 others injured in an explosion at a fireworks manufacturing unit in Namaskarichanpatti in Tamil Nadu.

The explosion took place on Monday at Shri Krishna Fireworks factory, when a worker carrying chemicals in a bucket slipped and fell.
The chemicals caught fire due to friction, the sparks of which fell .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eight-dead-in-explosion-in-fireworks-unit-in-tamil-nadu-115627/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tamil Nadu transport workers use shrouds in unique protest</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tamil-nadu-transport-workers-use-shrouds-in-unique-protest-102647/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TRICHY - In a unique protest, scores of temporary employees of the State Road Transport Corporation at Trichy in Tamil Nadu have draped themselves in shrouds demanding permanent jobs.

The agitating employees said that over 1500 employees including drivers and conductors, who have been working as temporary employees in the corporation for many years, have not .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tamil-nadu-transport-workers-use-shrouds-in-unique-protest-102647/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Tamil Nadu transport workers use shrouds in unique protest</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chennai forest officials rescue rare pangolin</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chennai-forest-officials-rescue-rare-pangolin-99893/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KRISHNAGIRI - Forest officials in Chennai have rescued an Indian pangolin after the rare anteater strayed outside the forest area.

Residents of Natrampalayam village in Krishnagiri district of the state informed the forest officials after they saw a pangolin moving around near the forest area.
The officials released the pangolin later deep into the forest.
&#8220;The life is ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chennai-forest-officials-rescue-rare-pangolin-99893/">Read : Chennai forest officials rescue rare pangolin</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Eco-friendly bamboo resort set up at Mahabalipuram</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eco-friendly-bamboo-resort-set-up-at-mahabalipuram-95817/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MAHABALIPURAM -  An  unique  eco-friendly   bamboo  resort  has  been  set  up  at  Tamil   Nadu&#8217;s Mahabalipuram district to promote medical tourism.

Tamil  Nadu Tourism Development Corporation has built the  resort along  with  some private partners in order  to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eco-friendly-bamboo-resort-set-up-at-mahabalipuram-95817/">Source &nbsp;: Eco-friendly bamboo resort set up at Mahabalipuram</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chidambaram criticizes Mayawati for installing statues</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chidambaram-criticizes-mayawati-for-installing-statues-94522/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIVAGANGA - Union Home Minister P. Chidamabaram has severely criticized Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for constructing and inaugurating statues of her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) symbol - the elephant-of herself and of Dalit leaders of yore.

Speaking at a thanksgiving function organized here to felicitate him on his election to parliament and to thank voters .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chidambaram-criticizes-mayawati-for-installing-statues-94522/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Chidambaram criticizes Mayawati for installing statues</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands of girls take to streets protesting against abortions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COIMABATORE -  Thousands  of  girls Girls  of various schools and colleges along with  volunteers  of different    anti-abortion    from    different     international organisations  took  out  a rally holding  placards  and  raising slogans .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thousands-of-girls-take-to-streets-protesting-against-abortions-91931/">Thousands of girls take to streets protesting against abortions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tamil Nadu mango pulp industry is second largest in the country</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KRISHNAGIRI -  The mango pulp industry in  Krishnagiri  district  of Tamil Nadu is  the  second  largest exporter  of pulp in the country, generate between rupees 400  to 500 crores of foreign exchange annually.

Krishnagiri  district  is  also the  second  largest  mango .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tamil-nadu-mango-pulp-industry-is-second-largest-in-the-country-72813/">Tamil Nadu mango pulp industry is second largest in the country</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Self-help group prepares incense stick in Tamil Nadu</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HOSUR - A group of women in Hosur of Tamil Nadu have formed a Self-Help Group (SGH) and are preparing incense sticks to earn their livelihood.

The women&#8217;s SHG started preparing these sticks after obtaining a bank loan of rupees hundred and fifty thousand under the Central Government&#8217;s rural employment scheme initiated for development of rural .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/self-help-group-prepares-incense-stick-in-tamil-nadu-68550/">Self-help group prepares incense stick in Tamil Nadu</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Over 100,000 offer worship at Muslim shrine in Tamil Nadu</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 23:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NAGORE - Over 100,000 devotees - both Hindus and Muslims - from the country and nine other nations Monday began the 14-day &#8220;Kandoori&#8221; festival marking the death anniversary of a 16th century Muslim Sufi saint here.

Pilgrims from all over India, the Middle East, Myanmar, Singapore, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka began elaborate rituals of tonsuring their .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/over-100000-offer-worship-at-muslim-shrine-in-tamil-nadu-65905/">Over 100,000 offer worship at Muslim shrine in Tamil Nadu</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ooty&#8217;s flower show &#8216;a hit&#8217; among tourists</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 22:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OOTY - The 113th flower show  at  the Botanical  garden  in Tamil Nadu is attracting  large  number  of tourists and flower lovers from all over the country.

An estimated one million flowers including roses, daisies, lilies and orchids are on display in the hill resort of Ooty.
The three-day flower .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ootys-flower-show-a-hit-among-tourists-65522/">Ooty&#8217;s flower show &#8216;a hit&#8217; among tourists</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Candidate held for bribing voters in Tamil Nadu</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 22:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ERODE - Three people, including an independent candidate contesting the Lok Sabha polls, were arrested for allegedly bribing voters with free computers in Tamil Nadu, police said Tuesday.



The candidate, Karthikeyan, contesting from Tirupur constituency, was caught while soliciting votes with three computers being offered free in the outskirts of Gobichettipalayam in Erode, some 350 km .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/candidate-held-for-bribing-voters-in-tamil-nadu-3-60461/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Candidate held for bribing voters in Tamil Nadu</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/candidate-held-for-bribing-voters-in-tamil-nadu-2-60460/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 22:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ERODE - Three people, including an independent candidate contesting the Lok Sabha polls, were arrested for allegedly bribing voters with free computers in Tamil Nadu, police said Tuesday.



The candidate, Karthikeyan, contesting from Tirupur constituency, was caught while soliciting votes with three computers being offered free in the outskirts of Gobichettipalayam in Erode, some 350 km ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/candidate-held-for-bribing-voters-in-tamil-nadu-2-60460/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Candidate held for bribing voters in Tamil Nadu</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Candidate held for bribing voters in Tamil Nadu</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/candidate-held-for-bribing-voters-in-tamil-nadu-60459/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 22:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ERODE - Three people, including an independent candidate contesting the Lok Sabha polls, were arrested for allegedly bribing voters with free computers in Tamil Nadu, police said Tuesday.



The candidate, Karthikeyan, contesting from Tirupur constituency, was caught while soliciting votes with three computers being offered free in the outskirts of Gobichettipalayam in Erode, some 350 km .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/candidate-held-for-bribing-voters-in-tamil-nadu-60459/">Source article &nbsp;: Candidate held for bribing voters in Tamil Nadu</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New sub-regional party creates flutter in Coimbatore poll battle</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-sub-regional-party-creates-flutter-in-coimbatore-poll-battle-2-60434/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 22:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fakir Balaji</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COIMBATORE - It is just four months old, but the Kongu Nadu Muneetra Kazhagam (KNMK) is giving the mainstream political parties anxious moments in the fight for the high-profile Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu.



The new sub-regional political party claims to represent the interests of the people dwelling in the north-west region of the .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-sub-regional-party-creates-flutter-in-coimbatore-poll-battle-2-60434/">New sub-regional party creates flutter in Coimbatore poll battle</a>.]]></description>
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