Thathaneri
Thathaneri is a neighbourhood in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. Location Located at an altitude of about 162 m above the mean sea level, the geographical coordinates of Thathaneri are 9°56'30.5"N, 78°06'25.6"E (i.e., 9.941800°N, 78.107100°E). Neighbourhoods Madurai, Goripalayam, Vilangudi, Sellur and Arappalayam are some of the important neighbourhoods of Thathaneri. Transport Road transport So many Madurai City Corporation buses ply via. Thathaneri. Periyar Bus Terminus which is one of the key bus terminii in Madurai is located at about 3.5 km from Thathaneri. Thathaneri is also served by another bus stand viz., Arappalayam Bus Terminus which is just a km from it. One more Bus stand namely Anna Bus Terminus is situated at about 4.5 km from Thathaneri. From November 2022, new bus services are operated from MGR Bus Terminus to Fatima College via. Anna Bus Terminus, Sellur and Thathaneri. MGR Bus Terminus is 8&n ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Neighbourhood
A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; American and British English spelling differences, see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction among members. Researchers have not agreed on an exact definition, but the following may serve as a starting point: "Neighbourhood is generally defined spatially as a specific geographic area and functionally as a set of social networks. Neighbourhoods, then, are the Neighbourhood unit, spatial units in which face-to-face social interactions occur—the personal settings and situations where residents seek to realise common values, socialise youth, and maintain effective social control." Preindustrial cities In the words of the urban sch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arappalayam
Arappalayam or Arapalayam () is a neighbourhood in Madurai city of Tamil Nadu State, India. It is on the south bank of the River Vaigai. The PIN Code for Arasaradi-Arappalaym is 625016. Arappalaym was one of the 72 palayams created under Madurai Nayak's rule. In Tamil, ''Aaru'' means river and ''Palayam'' means area. As it is situated on the river bank it got the name ''Arappalayam'' ( aka ''Aatruppalayam''). History Arappalyam has a very long history. Arappalyam is mentioned in one of the 64 Thiruvilayaadalgal of lord Siva. Arappalyam is called . and also it has Ramarpathan which was called Ramanpettai. During Madurai Nayak rule (1530 to 1730), it was a palayam having its own local administrative body. In 1857, British government built the Madurai Junction to connect Madurai and Trichy via Dindigul. Opening Madura coats made it an industrial township . Streets Arappalyam Main Road, Manjal medu, Komas palayam, West Ponnagaram (a total of 10 streets), Ponnagaram Broadway, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mattuthavani Bus Stand, Madurai
M.G.R. Bus Stand, commonly known as Mattuthavani Bus Stand, is an integrated bus terminus in the city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. This is the second-largest bus terminus in Tamil Nadu after Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus in Chennai. It is one of the busiest bus terminus in south Tamil Nadu and one of the most important hubs in the state. In 2003, increased traffic led the Madurai Municipal Corporation to construct a new mofussil bus terminus that would complement the existing Pazhanganatham and Anna bus stations. After completion of the Madurai Ring Road project, the Mattuthavani Integrated Bus Terminus (MIBT) was constructed at a cost of rupees, spread over an area of . The government of Tamil Nadu renamed it ''M.G.R. Bus Stand'' on 31 October 2017 to honor AIADMK founder and former chief minister of Tamil Nadu M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R.). However, the change of name was not well received by the locals. It was also ambiguous since many busstands and r ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arappalayam Bus Terminus
Arappalayam Bus Terminus is an important mofussil bus terminus in Arappalayam in Madurai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Overview It is the one of the old bus terminus in Madurai city to provide the Moffusil bus service for the following cities like Coimbatore, Tirupur, Dindigul, Theni, Karur, Namakkal, Oddanchatram, Erode, Cumbum, Bodinayakanur, Periyakulam, Pollachi, Ooty, Palani and Salem. Services Being located on the outskirts of Madurai city, the terminus has ten bays to handle more number of mofussil buses. The terminus is utilised by TNSTC, SETC, Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, and Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation. Amenities The facilities available in Arappalayam bus stand includes below. * Information center and online ticket booking counters for TNSTC, SETC, KSRTC. * Police outpost * Rest room for the crews * Dispensary health unit * Flower vending stalls (Licensed) * Seating * plastic Watercans shredding Machine * Two wheele ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Periyar Bus Terminus
Periyar Bus Stand is a central bus terminus for local city buses in Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India. The bus stand is one of the key bus terminus in Madurai. It is centrally located in the Madurai city. History The Central bus stand was originally opened in the year 1921 and it was later renamed to Periyar Bus stand (current) in the 1970s. This bus stand has been completely demolished and is being reconstructed since January 17, 2019 with a project budget of 153 crore rupees. Services * Bus bay *Shops *Two wheeler parking *Four wheeler parking Facilities The newly constructed bus stand will have all facilities.It will be opened on 8th December 2021 as a part of the Smart Cities Mission Connections The terminus is well connected to various parts of the city such as: * Meenakshi Amman Temple(Melavasal-West Tower) - 1.4 km * MGR Bus Stand - 8.1km *Arappalayam Bus Terminus - 3.6km *Madurai Junction-0.4km *Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal-1.9km * Thiruparankundram Temple-6.5km *Madura ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Palanivel Thiagarajan
Palanivel Thiagarajan (PTR) is an Indian politician and the current Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election in 2016 and 2021 from Madurai Central. Early life He is the son of the late P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan, who was also a well-known politician in Tamil Nadu. His grandfather, P. T. Rajan, was the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency from 4 April 1936, to 24 August 1936. Following his schooling at The Lawrence School, Lovedale, and Vikaasa School, Madurai, Thiagarajan, he graduated with a degree in chemical engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (formerly, Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli). He obtained a master's degree in operations research and a Ph.D. in human factors engineering/engineering psychology at University at Buffalo. He then completed his MBA in financial management at MIT Sloan School of Management. He is a patent holder of Methods & systems for providing stru ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Member Of Legislative Assembly (India)
A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district (constituency) to the legislature of State government in the Indian system of government. From each constituency, the people elect one representative who then becomes a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). Each state has between seven and nine MLAs for every Member of Parliament (MP) that it has in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India's bicameral parliament. There are also members in three unicameral legislatures in Union Territories: the Delhi Legislative Assembly, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly and the Puducherry Legislative Assembly. Only a Member of the Legislative Assembly can work as a minister for more than 6 months. If a non-Member of the Legislative Assembly becomes a Chief Minister or a minister, he must become an MLA within 6 months to continue in the job. Only a Member of the Legislative Assembly can become a Speaker of the Legislature. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Member Of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members often have a different title. The terms Member of Congress, congressman/congresswoman or Deputy (legislator), deputy are equivalent terms used in other jurisdictions. The term parliamentarian (other), parliamentarian is also sometimes used for members of parliament, but this may also be used to refer to unelected government officials with specific roles in a parliament and other expert advisers on parliamentary procedure such as the Senate Parliamentarian in the United States. The term is also used to the characteristic of performing the duties of a member of a legislature, for example: "The two party leaders often disagreed on issues, but both were excellent parliamentarians and cooperated to get many good things done." ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Madurai Central Assembly Constituency
Madurai Central is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil languag .... It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below. Madras State Tamil Nadu Election results 2021 2016 2011 2006 2001 1996 1991 1989 1984 1980 1977 1971 1967 1962 References * {{coord, 9.923, 78.120, display=title Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu Madurai Politics of Madurai Government of Madurai ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vidhan Sabha
The State Legislative Assembly, or Vidhan Sabha, or also Saasana Sabha, is a legislative body in the states and union territories of India. In the 28 states and 3 union territories with a unicameral state legislature, it is the sole legislative body and in 6 states it is the lower house of their bicameral state legislatures with the upper house being State Legislative Council. 5 union territories are governed directly by the Union Government of India and have no legislative body. Each Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is directly elected to serve 5-year terms by single-member constituencies. The Constitution of India states that a State Legislative Assembly must have no less than 60 and no more than 500 members however an exception may be granted via an Act of Parliament as is the case in the states of Goa, Sikkim, Mizoram and the union territory of Puducherry which have fewer than 60 members. A State Legislative Assembly may be dissolved in a state of emergenc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Madurai Lok Sabha Constituency
Madurai Lok Sabha constituency ( ta, மதுரை மக்களவைத் தொகுதி) is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in South India. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 32. Assembly segments Madurai Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: Before 2009: 1.Thiruparankundram 2. Madurai West 3. Madurai Central 4. Madurai East 5.Samayanallur (SC) 6. Melur Members of the Parliament Election results General Election 2019 General Election 2014 General Election 2009 General Election 2004 See also * Madurai * List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha References Election Commission of India The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a constitutional body. It was established by the Constitution of India to conduct and regulate elections in the country. Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the power of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |