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Subway® opens in Coimbatore

2007-07-29T09:05:00.000-07:00

Subway, a international chain of restaurants and eateries. The first SubWay in India was started in the year 2001 in Delhi and it has taken 6 years for Coimbatore to find a place in the company's website. Recently Narain Karthikeyan, visited Coimbatore to open the first SubWay store in Coimbatore(at present SubWay is located only in Chennai and Coimbatore). The store is located in R.S Puram near the Nilgiris supermarket. A subway store is also under-construction in Race Course Road. Time to get a sub for myself...
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Gulf Dirt Track Championships in Coimbatore

2007-06-18T22:40:00.000-07:00

The second leg of the Gulf Dirt Track National championship for two wheelers will be held besides Jenney’s Club here on July 14 and 15.
Local entries can be had before July 11 from Coimbatore Auto Sports Club, 29, Nehru Stadium, tele-fax: 380065.
For more details visit Sports Craft India
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Coimbatore next stop on IT map

2007-06-18T22:35:00.000-07:00

Coimbatore's real estate market is set to change, with IT parks, hotels and malls being planned. But if you want to invest in property here you just might have missed the bus, reports CNBC-TV18.

Suressh Menda has been in Coimbatore's property market for the past 20 years. This director of Coimbatore-based Presidium Constructions says the market here has never been so excited by hopes of an IT boom.

Menda says, "Housing will go up tremendously, correlated with that activity like mall-building, will also go up. You require hotels for industry to be placed there, so it's a whole cycle that is going to take place linked to the ITES industry here."

Over the next two-and-a-half years, five million to 10-million sq. ft. will be developed for IT. Three dedicated IT special economic zones are expected. Besides, hotels will take up about 10-lakh sq. ft. of land. The Taj, Meridien and Kennilworth are reported to have acquired land for their projects. Coimbatore also looks set to change the way it shops.

He says, "Avanashi Road is at the center of high-street shopping in Coimbatore, but like this city, this road does not have a single shopping mall. All that is going to change over the next two to three years, when four million sq. ft. of retail space will come up on either side of this road."

In anticipation of all this activity, property prices have already increased by 300%, in some cases. Now experts say a correction is expected
Experts say between 25,000 and 30,000 IT workers will come into Coimbatore in the next two or three years. That will keep firm the demand for quality housing.
coimbatore, it, realty

IIT off-campus to be setup in Palakkad

2006-12-09T21:28:00.000-08:00

250 acres of land has been identified in Kanjikode near Palakkad to start an off-campus center of Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. Nearly 300 acres of land is available readily for immediate occupation. The Kanjicode area is very close to Coimbatore.
coimbatore, iit, palakkad

Exclusive pump portal launched in Coimbatore

2006-12-09T21:08:00.000-08:00

Pumpsworldonline.com a portal exclusively for pump manufacturers was launched here in Coimbatore recently. Now manufacturers, raw material suppliers, dealers can meet online in a common place. The website is developed by Trust Multimedia. The developers plan to visit cities like Ahmedabad to promote the portal. This portal will enable the manufacturess to extend their reach to the global market.
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Technical University in Coimbatore

2006-12-09T21:02:00.000-08:00

Anna University, Chennai will set up two regional technical universities in Coimbatore and Trichy. They will be named Anna University, Coimbatore and Anna University, Trichy.
A total of 53 engineering colleges in Coimbatore, Salem, Erode, Dindigul, Karur, Nilgiris, Dharamapuri, Krishnagiri, Namakkal and Theni districts will be affiliated to Anna University, Coimbatore. The new university will be independent and have separate a vice-chancellor.
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Rolon cars and Coimbatore

2006-12-05T22:16:00.000-08:00

Coimbatore is famous for its machinery and textile industries. The composites parts of cars which are manufactured in India are initially manufactured in Coimbatore. Formula LGB is a motorsport held in India. Races for the National Championship are held at Coimbatore's Kari Motor Speedway and also at Chennai's Irrugatukottai track.
The ROLON car is designed and built by Coimbatore based B.Vijaykumar for LG Sports, Coimbatore. Mr.Vijaykumar is a ex-racer himself and managing director of LG Balakrishnan & Bros. LG Sports is planning to introduce the Formula Rolon cars in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Malaysia and other South East Asian countries. Mr.Vijaykumar has tied up with General Motors and GM will supply engines to the ROLON cars. These new cars will run in tracks present in Coimbatore, Chennai, Goa and other cities.
coimbatore, formula, motor speed way

Coimbatore : CAT for the first time

2006-12-05T02:29:00.000-08:00

This year Coimbatore became the newest center for the all India level entrance exam for admissions to the top business schools. Although Coimbatore has more educational institutions than many other major cities in India, the authorities have approved Coimbatore's request to host the exams only this year. Around 3000 students appeared for the test this year and about 10 students from Coimbatore are expected to make it through to the IIM's. Chennai is the only other center in Tamil Nadu besides Coimbatore.
coimbatore, cat, business schools

Coimbatore :Wipro conducts recruitment drive

2006-12-03T18:05:00.000-08:00

In a recruitment drive conducted by software major Wipro Technologies in Coimbatore around 250 students were recruited. The selected students would be trained at the Wipro Acamedy of Software Excellence where the recruited students would be trained by faculty members from Birla Institute of Technology and Science. Coimbatore has immense potential in to supply the manpower to the industry and it is one of the most important destinations for the major recruiting companies like Wipro.
Coimbatore, jobs, wipro

Coimbatore: Consultants to study infrastructure needs

2006-12-02T10:20:00.000-08:00

The Coimbatore Corporation issued on Thursday orders to a New Delhi-based consultancy firm and another in Hyderabad to make a study of infrastructure needs of the city and prepare cost estimates for schemes under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).
The orders were handed over to the representatives of the firms at a meeting where they made a presentation on schemes for waste management, underground drainage and the rehabilitation of the urban poor living in the slums.
Adviser of Infrastructure Professionals Enterprises in New Delhi P.U. Asnani and Director Amit Sardhana made presentations on solid waste management and on providing basic amenities to the urban poor. S.M. Zubani of National Consultant for Planning and Engineering, Hyderabad, spoke on the underground drainage scheme. The presentations were made in the presence of Rural Industries Minister Pongalur N. Palanisamy, Mayor R. Venkatachalam, Deputy Mayor N. Karthik, Corporation Commissioner P. Muthuveeran and office-bearers of voluntary organisations such as Siruthuli and Residents Awareness Association of Coimbatore.
Read More about Coimbatore on the online edition of The Hindu Coimbatore

Big Bazaar in Coimbatore

2006-11-27T09:13:00.000-08:00

Big Bazaar is a chain of shopping malls in India currently with 29 outlets, owned by the Pantaloon Group. It works on same the economy model as Wal-Mart and has had considerable success in many Indian cities and small towns. The idea was pioneered by entrepreneur Kishore Biyani, the head of Pantaloon Retail India Ltd. Its latest stop is Coimbatore.

I personally visited this shopping mall which is located in Oppanakara Street. One the first day there was a huge rush of people such that the organizers had to close the door for new customers and requested all to visit the next day, the organizers simply could not control the flow of people. This simply one again shows the capacity of the Coimbatore people to welcome any enterprise and their interest in shopping.

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A post to claim my blog in technorati

2006-10-27T09:43:00.001-07:00

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This post is to claim my blog about Coimbatore in Technorati.
I will try my best to keep you updated about Coimbatore and surrounding areas.

About Coimbatore

2006-08-05T05:29:00.000-07:00

This article is taken from Wikipedia to know more please visit wikipedia

Coimbatore is known for its industrial hub,is also known as the 'Manchester of South India'. It is also well known for educational institutions, pleasant weather, friendly culture and exceptional hospitality. There is also a significant minority of people of North and West Indian origin in Coimbatore. People here are highly enterprising and industrious, which is one of the reasons cited for its phenomenal industrial growth. A boost for this industrial growth were provided by Naidus who settled here a few centuries before from Andhra Prodesh. This was followed by Gownders who are basically hardworking entrepreneurs. The nearest major cities are Chennai (previously Madras), Bangalore, Cochin-sea port, Salem which are 500 km, 335 km, 210km and 160 km from Coimbatore, respectively. Coimbatore city is well connected by rail, road and air.

Coimbatore has a very good health and medical care facility. There are large corporate hospitals where high quality and treatment for complicated illnesses are provided.

The Tamil language spoken itself has a hospitality and is referred as 'Kongu Tamil'. Other than Tamil, languages spoken in Coimbatore Town include: Telugu,Kannada,Malayalam and of-course English.

Pollachi, a vibrant and expanding town, 40km from Coimbatore, was known to the Romans of Caesar's day for its spices, as is evidenced by numerous Roman coins from that epoch unearthed in Coimbatore district. During Alexander the Great's stay in India, he ordered diamonds from Coimbatore.

Coimbatore district exports Rs.15,000 Crores outside India. A PriceWaterHouseCoopers - CII (Confederate of Indian Industry) study puts its revenue potential from IT/ITES sector at $1.5 billion

Taj Hotels in Coimbatore

2006-08-04T22:58:00.000-07:00

As part of its domestic expansion strategy, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces has announced its plans to develop a new Taj business hotel in Coimbatore, the second biggest city of Tamil Nadu. Taj Hotels has entered into a long-term license agreement with the owners of hotel Surya International, Coimbatore. Situated on a 2.17-acre plot on Race Course Road, an upscale location in Coimbatore, the existing structure of Hotel Surya International will be pulled down to make way for a new Taj Business Hotel.

This 200-room hotel will be unveiled by October 2007, providing guests with all modern facilities and services. Located about 12km from the airport and 3km from the centre of Coimbatore, the hotel will also offer three food and beverage outlets, 15,000 sq ft of banqueting and meeting facilities (indoor and outdoor) and a state-of-the-art fitness centre.

Raymond Bickson, managing director, Indian Hotels Company Limited, said, "Coimbatore has been identified as one of the fast developing metros of India and is on the threshold of becoming the second largest IT centre after Chennai in Tamil Nadu. Given the rapid IT development and the growth in the textile and automobile industry, which will drive the business demand in the years to come, we feel that Coimbatore offers immense potential for the development of a business hotel. Furthermore, this expansion in second tier cities like Coimbatore is in line with our domestic expansion strategy."