Two-wheeler national meet at Coimbatore

The second leg of the UCAL-Rolon National Road Racing Championship 2006 for two-wheelers will be held this weekend at the Kari Motor Speedway at Chettipalayam in Coimbatore.

The first round held last weekend saw over 80 competitors in the fray, a press release here said. Ashwin Sundar, who won both the races in the first round will face stiff competition from Emmanuel Clarke, Karthik and Harry Sylvester to maintain his championship points lead in the Group 'D' 4-stroke 80 to 110 cc category. The 111 to 160 cc class of the same category will see three contenders Ashwin Sunder, Emmanuel Jebaraj and K Rajini battling it out for the top slot.

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Lucky draw at TN 'uzhavar sandhais'

Coimbatore, June 25 (PTI): In a bid to boost sales at local farmers' markets, the district administration has come out with a novel prize scheme.

As part of attracting customers, the collector, Neeraj Mittal, has introduced the prize scheme by draw of lots at 'uzhavar sandhais' in Kurichi and Pollachi, official sources said.

A pot with empty lots and five prize lots would be kept at the entrance of the two markets and the buyer could pick up one lot, on entering them.

If the customer gets the lot with official sandhai seal, he could be the lucky winner of one kg of vegetable, they said.

There would be five lucky winners each day.

With the change of guard, the incumbent DMK government has started reviving the sandhais, which were on the verge of closure across the state.

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Coimbatore IT park gets SEZ status

The Union government on Saturday granted the special economic zone (SEZ) status for the proposed information technology (IT) park in Coimbatore, according to C Umashankar, managing director, Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (Elcot).

Addressing a press conference, he said that the IT park, pending for a long time, would come up soon with the government starting the clearance process.

“Elcot has taken over nearly 11.65 hectares (29 acres) of land near the Coimbatore Medical College campus and floated a special purpose vehicle (SPV) – Elcot IT Parks Limited. Only the issue of identifying a partner remains,” he added.


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Amaron ropes in Karthikeyan for racing academy

Leading battery maker Amara Raja Batteries has roped in Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan for setting up a racing academy in Tamil Nadu.

Named Amaron-NK Racing Academy, it aims to identify, nurture and promote young talent and groom future fast track racing drivers for India, the promoters said here Monday.

A part of the Amaron Pro Racing initiative, this academy will leverage existing racing infrastructure in the country. Amaron is a leading brand of Amara Raja Batteries. The academy will be an independent institution.

As one of the first few initiatives of the academy, racing workshops will be conducted at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore.

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