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Movie Shooting in Salem

A movie titled PAARI shooting is currently going on in Salem.  It’s being filmed with all new faces  including the crew. Rahul is doing the lead role and it is growing as a low Budget Film. So far they have shot this movie  in location’s like, Dadagapatti Uzhavar Santhai, Periyar Colony and Oothumalai. The whole [...]

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Book Release in Salem

Salem Arts and Literary Society published a book of writer Arumugan at its function held here recently. President of National Social Literary Peravai Tarai A. Kumaravel released the book, which was received by N. Sotheeshwari. Dr. Padmini Chezhian welcomed. The function also felicitated Tamil scholars. Source: THE HINDU

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Competition winners

Youth Red Cross Society of Salem Periyar University conducted essay and elocution competitions to mark the Geneva Declaration. Students from 23 colleges took part. The winners are: Tamil Elocution: 1. Sri Divya (Sri Sakthi Kailaash College for Women), 2. Rajkumar (Rajajai Polytechnic College), 3. Chitra (Sri Saradha College for Women). English Elocution: 1. Arun Royappa [...]

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Government exhibition inaugurated in Salem

It showcases the schemes of various departments Photo: E. Lakshmi Narayanan Grand function:Agriculture Minister Veerapandi S. Arumugam (second left) inaugurating the government exhibition in Salem on Monday. Information and Publicity Minister Parithi Ilamvazhuthi (left) is also in the picture. The government exhibition was inaugurated at Bose Maidan here on Monday by Agriculture Minister Veerapandi S. [...]

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Salem ISKCON’s ‘Rath Yatra’

— Photo: P. Goutham The ISKCON organised Lord Jagannath’s Ratha Yatra in Salem on Tuesday. The Salem unit of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) organised a ‘Rath Yatra’ of Puri’s Lord Jagannath here for the first time on Tuesday. The colourfully decorated car carrying Lord Jagannath with Lord Baldeva and goddess Subhadra was [...]

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Treasure Trove of Sculptures and Paintings – Salem Ayodhyapattinam Temple

A view of Sri Kothanda Ramasamy temple in Ayothiapattinam near Salem. Photo: E. Lakshmi Narayanan The architecturally-rich temple of Sri Kothandaramaswamy at Ayothiapattinam, near Salem has been taken up for renovation. The temple, built during the Nayak dynasty and maintained by the Hindu and Religious and Charitable Endowment (HR and CE) Board of the Tamil [...]

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Entrepreneurship development programme

The Regional Office of Indian Overseas Bank here will conduct a two-week intensive entrepreneurship development programme for women from July 12 to July 24 under the aegis of Sakthi IOB Chidambaram Chettiyar Memorial Trust. Women in the age group of 25 to 35 with degree or diploma certificates are eligible to apply. No course fee [...]

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Sorkkapal! A Review Event on Tamil Novel’s- In Salem

Sorkappal(Ship of Words) a review/criticism on Tamil Novel is an event which take place every month. This time the event is taking place in Salem. The Salem event is jointly organized by Thakai Group Salem and Sorkappal Event Management. This forum was formed by 1.Ajayan Bala (Writer & Poet) 2.Vaasudhevan (Editor, Akanazikai) 3, Mugunth & [...]

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