NEWS AT A GLANCE
DIPLOMA THROUGH POLYTECHNICS IS A GOOD LAUNCH PAD.
It is very good that the students are now well aware of the significance of going to polytechnics after tenth standard.
Posted On :05/Apr/2010 2:38:54 AM
TECHKNOW-2010 – A NATIONAL EXPO STARTED IN ANNA UNIVERSITY.
A two-day ‘Techknow-2010, national expo on student innovation organized by Anna University and All India Manufacturers Organization (AIMO) got under way here on Friday.
Posted On :05/Apr/2010 2:26:27 AM
TNPSC’s exam on April 11
Tamilnadu Public Service Commission has announced that the competitive examination direct recruitment to the posts included in the Combined Subordinate Services Examination–I 2009, is scheduled to be held in 104 centres all over Tamil Nadu on 11th of April, 2010 [Sunday].
Posted On :05/Apr/2010 2:14:34 AM
Make use of Home Grown Institutions: Dr MSS.
Dr.M.S.Swaminathan, Chairman M S S R foundation, Chennai was speaking in a function to unveil a bust of Srinivasa Ramanujam in the campus of IIT, Chennai.
Posted On :05/Apr/2010 1:58:47 AM
Chennai Port Trust Scales down Chennai Ennore Road project.
Chennai Port Trust has scaled down the project cost of Chennai- Ennore Port Road Connectivity Project from Rs 600 Crores to Rs 550 Crores as per an official release.
Posted On :05/Apr/2010 1:39:21 AM
First Three Star General for South.
Lt Gen B K Chengapa has taken over charge as General Officer Commanding, South India – Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Kerala and Karnataka on Thursday from Major General Nitin Kohli, who has officiating as GOC for the last ten months.
Posted On :05/Apr/2010 1:24:13 AM
PUBLIC OPPOSE PROPOSED INCREASE IN POWER TARIFF.
Tamilnadu Electricity regulatory commission held first public hearing on Tuesday here on the petition by the Tamilnadu Electricity Board for increase in the power tariff. Rationalizing the increase, C P Singh, Chairman TNEB, said that cost of production and distribution had increased from Rs 4.20 per Unit
Posted On :31/Mar/2010 6:01:52 AM
BOOK ON SARASWATI RIVER RELEASED.
‘Lost River’ authored by Michel Dannino has been released in a function organized by C P Ram swami Aiyar Foundation.
Posted On :27/Mar/2010 6:45:37 AM
CHENNAI-BORN SHANKAR BALASUBRAMANIAN HONORED IN LONDON.
Shankar Balasubramanian of Cambridge University has been named Innovator of the year by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BBSRC].
Posted On :27/Mar/2010 6:09:54 AM
NUMBER OF SEATS OF PG IN MEDICAL COURSES TO GO UP IN TN.
V. K.Subburaj , Health Secretary , Government of Tamilnadu informed that the Government is planning to increase the number of seats of Post Graduate Medical course from the next academic year.
Posted On :27/Mar/2010 5:23:22 AM
SCHOLARSHIP FOR SOUTH INDIANS TO STUDY IN CAMBRIDGE: AN INITIATIVE BY BELLIAPPA.
Premananda Monappa scholarship a long term endowment has been signed with Cambridge Commonwealth trust to grant scholarships to the students from South India to pursue post-graduate studies in the university of Cambridge in British Council, Chennai.
Posted On :26/Mar/2010 2:07:55 AM
NORTH EAST TRADE EXPO-2010 STARTS ON FRIDAY.
North East Trade Expo-2010 aimed to help the crafts in their quest to improve their lives will be conducted in Kamarajar Arangam in Chennai from 26th March,10.
Posted On :26/Mar/2010 1:54:28 AM
M.S. SWAMINATHAN FELICITATED
The Agri scientist Dr M S Swaminathan has been felicitated with Sadhana Award for Excellence by Samudhaaya Foundation
Posted On :26/Mar/2010 1:32:29 AM
NEW DEVICE TO PREDICT IMMINENT CLIMATE CHANGES
Plans are afoot to provide new system by which climate conditions can be predicted for a short period said YEA Raj, Deputy Director General of Meteorological Center here on Tuesday.
Posted On :25/Mar/2010 2:51:54 AM
Solid Waste processing plant to be set up in Perungudi.
Chennai Corporation is embarking on a plan to set up an Integrated Solid waste Processing plant at the Perungudi dump yard
Posted On :25/Mar/2010 2:44:44 AM
METRO RAIL PROJECT TO BE EXTENDED TO TIRUVOTTIYUR.
The Finance Minister, K Anbazagan announced during his budget speech thatRs 600 crores have been provisioned in the budget as the states share towards Metro-rail project which will include extension of the same to Tiruvottiyur,
Posted On :25/Mar/2010 2:28:52 AM
READING BOOKS IS ESSENTIAL TO DREAMING AND REALIZING IT
Seetha Ravi, Editor of Gokulam was addressing students, teachers and parents in the function organized to celebrate the 30th Annual day of Vidyaniketan Matriculation Higher secondary school, Ashok Nagar.
Posted On :25/Mar/2010 2:13:44 AM
FRONTIER HOSPITAL PERFORMED RARE TWIN HEART TRANSPLANTATION
Dr. K.M. Cherian, Chairman, Frontier hospital lead a team of doctors to perform heart transplantation on two patients simultaneously, both hailing from Chennai on Friday last.
Posted On :25/Mar/2010 1:59:46 AM
GOVERNMENT GETS STRONG ON SELLING OF EXPIRED DRUGS.
A racket on selling expired drug s has been busted with the arrest of Meenakshi Sundaram, Managing Director of Meena Health Care Private limited and four other medicine suppliers.
Posted On :24/Mar/2010 2:14:50 AM
WRD COMES TO THE AID OF CHINNAKUPPAM RESIDENTS.
Water Resources is planning a project to protect the Ennore shoreline from erosion. The project is building Groynes near the hamlets of Chinnakuppam on Ennore Express way.
Posted On :24/Mar/2010 2:05:35 AM
