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6 doctors honoured for distinguished service to society

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Tirunvelveli , TAMIL NADU :

Chennai  :

The Tamil Nadu Medical Council awarded six of the most deserving doctors across the State on the occasion of Doctors Day in the city on Friday.

Governor K. Rosaiah graced the occasion and also gave away the awards who were selected after two months of detailed selection procedure.

One of the oldest doctors to receive the award was 80-year old Lakshminarayanan Janardhanan Poti, a pediatrician from Tiruchy. During the photo session at the end of the event, Poti seemed to have had the most number of supporters in the audience as his large family from babies to the elderly came onto the stage for a picture.

The other awardees were well known laparoscopic surgeon Ramesh Ardhanari from Madurai and  M.A Mohamed Thamby, a pediatrician from Tirunelveli, who  was awarded for his teaching.  V. Alamelu from Chennai was awarded for her work in taluk hospitals. A. Nagarajan, a surgeon from Nagercoil and C.S Palani from Vellore were also awarded for rural services.

Speaking at the event, J. A Jayalal, vice-president of the TNMC and K. Senthil, president of the TNMC, stressed the need for the State government to give these  awards, and not just the TNMC. Jayalal said that this year they had received 67 applicants, who had to fulfil various criteria to be eligible for the award like teaching, rural service, among others.

This award ceremony is usually held at the Raj Bhavan but was held at the TNMC office this year as renovation work was happening at the Raj Bhavan.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Chennai / by Express News Service / July 02nd, 2016

Youth Gives Up Job in West Asia, Takes to Organic Farming

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Tirunelveli, TAMIL NADU :

N Sheik Abdullah at work in his organic farm at Kalakudi village near Manur in Tirunelveli | EXPRESS
N Sheik Abdullah at work in his organic farm at Kalakudi village near Manur in Tirunelveli | EXPRESS

Tirunelveil  :

At a time when agricultural lands are turning into commercial housing plots, a youth has been silently transforming dry land into organic farming plots near Manur in the district.

Giving up his high salary job after working around nine years in West Asia, diploma holder N Sheik Abdullah (34) is busy now turning his integrated organic farm at Kalakudi village near Manur into a farm that grows watermelon, drum sticks and marigold.

“After completing a diploma in mechanical engineering, I worked in production arena in Erode and Coimbatore for around five years. Later, I took up the job of  a design engineer in the West Asia. With the support of my family members, I later purchased dry lands at Kalakudi village,” Abdullah said.

He returned from West Asia in March last year to launch into agricultural activities.

Hailing from Pettai in Tirunelveli city, he travels about 25 km to reach his farmland from his house daily.Step by step, he is turning the dry soil into one that is suitable for organic agriculture farming.

Abdullah said he has  plans to keep local breeds of cows, goats and chicken in the organic farm.

He has also planted local tree species of banyan, neem, pipul, fig, Poovarasu among others.

Abdullah, who considers organic farm expert Nammalvar as his role model, has undergone training at his organic farm ‘Vanagam’ in Karur district. He has cultivated paddy in the farm and plans expand it to more areas in his plot.

His idea is to produce healthy milk, egg and organic agriculture produces, which has no pesticides and chemicals.

Satisfied with the milk yield of local breeds of cattle,  the 34-year-old is also chalking out measures to save them.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Tamil Nadu / by M. Abdul Rabi / March 03rd, 2016