SME loan mela

Corporation Bank

SME loan mela

Corporation Bank will organise a SME loan mela

The bank will offer 0.50 per cent rebate on interest rate for all SME credit schemes. Women entrepreneurs will get 0.25 per cent additional rebate and 50 per cent discount on processing charges. Loans would be available to start new businesses, expand the existing business, and purchase of commercial vehicles.

For details, call the SME Cell of the bank (9843512100).

Date: August 4, 2013

Time: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Venue: Padmavathi Ammal Culture Centre,  Coimbatore.

Coimbatore Peace Festival

Shanti Ashram

Coimbatore Peace Festival

Shanti Ashram will conduct Coimbatore Peace Festival 2013, in an effort to engage children and young people in peace building initiatives.

Over 1,500 students from 50 schools and colleges, and 50 leaders of youth organisations will participate in the festival. The objectives of the festival include observing the 68^th year of the bombing of Hiroshima as a day of prayer and commitment for peace, conducting ‘learning to live together’ workshop for 200 children, organising inter-generational conversation on building peace, honouring young volunteers who have led community service initiatives, and presenting thematic presentations by children and youth.

The occasion will also be used to launch Phase II of ‘Poverty Solutions’, an initiative by students in eradicating poverty.

Date: August 6, 2013

Venue: Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore.

Time: 1.30 p.m.

Supper Theatre

Coimbatore Art and Theatrical Society (CATS)

Supper Theatre

Coimbatore Art and Theatrical Society (CATS) presents the second round of Supper Theatre.

They will stage three adaptations of the short stories by Anton Chekov.

The tickets, priced at Rs. 600, are available at The Residency.

Date: August 2, 2013

Time: 8 p.m.

Venue: The Residency, Avanashi Road, Coimbatore.

Telephone: 96552 32532, 98430 71777

Art Workshop

The Art Ztudio

Art Workshop

The Art Ztudio holds art classes for children aged above five.

The participants will be taught the basics of colouring and drawing.

They will also learn techniques of water colour and oil painting, and pencil shading.

Date: August 3 & 4, 2013

Venue: Art Ztudio, Ramnagar, Coimbatore.

Telephone: 0422-2230630

Sports and entertainment quiz

Sports and entertainment quiz

The Coimbatore Quiz Circle meets again. There will be a School Quiz , followed by Main Quiz themed on sports and entertainment.

Venue: PSG Institute of Management, Avanashi Road, Coimbatore.

Date: August 4, 2013.

Time: 3:30 p.m.

Telephone: 97897-20463

Photography Exhibition

Lakshmi Machine Works Limited

Photography Exhibition

Lakshmi Machine Works Limited organises an exhibition of selected photographs from the recently concluded DJ Memorial Photography contest. 

The contest was held under two categories, Indian Rural Life and Nature.

Date: till August 4, 2013

Time: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Venue: Kasthuri Srinivasan Art Gallery, Avanashi Road, Coimbatore.

Adoption camp

Humane Animal Society

Adoption camp

Humane Animal Society holds their eighth adoption camp of the year.

Thirty puppies and five kittens are available for adoption. Free veterinary assistance for life and vaccine will be provided. The vets will be available at site to provide tips on maintenance. Those who want to contribute pets should contact the organisers in advance; they will assist them with transportation. Volunteers are also required.

Venue: Ram apartments

Address: Lakshmi Mills Junction, Puliakulam Road, Coimbatore.

Date: August 4, 2013

Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Telephone: 93661-27215, 97915-32266