Women & Child trafficking from Vellore

Many of us have heard of child and women trafficking but when have we heard of it taking place in Vellore? A Teluge daily “Eenadu” published a news article on March 4th (in their Tamilnadu edition) quoting police records. Six bus stands are quoted namely Koyambedu, Vellore, Trichy, Salem, Coimbator and Madurai from where more than 1000 women and children are abducted each year.

Why I think that Vellore will become the next auto hub of India??

If you’re as old as I am (44 to be precise), you know how much Indian automobile sector has changed. As kids, we were used seeing white ambassadors and next came Maruti 800. Gone are those days, there appears to be a new automobile coming out almost on a daily basis.

New direct train for Bengali patients coming to CMC from West Bengal

In the last Railway budget, Railway Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee had announced a new train service called “Aurobindo Express” between Howrah Junction and Pondichery (Puduchery) via Katpadi junction and Vellore Cantonment. This will come as a huge relief to many patients that are coming to Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore for treatment.

Trains at Katpadi station - North bound

Here is a list of trains at Katpadi railway station that are going in the northward direction. There's a large gap between this text and the table containing the train timings which I am unable to close. Simply scroll all the way down and you should see the table of train timings.

Main road of Vellore

A divided road with a four feet high median wall that represents hustle and bustle of Vellore during the day extends from Sepoy Mutiny statue on the north side and to the Vhooreese college campus on the south side.

Pictures of moat around the Vellore Fort

Brand new pictures of the moat around the vellore fort are added here.

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Star of Vellore

I love using Google earth. Recently when I was it to view the city of Vellore, I saw this place which looked like a perfect star. Here it is

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