NEWS AT A GLANCE
REVISED TRAIN TIMINGS
Southern Railway has revised arrival and departure timings of certain trains and changed numbers of some trains with effect from July 1.
Posted On :03/Jul/2010 8:27:04 AM
PHYSICIANS, SURGEONS HONOURED
Former judge of the Madras High Court S. Jagadeesan honoured neurologist Prithika Chary, ophthalmologist Aravind Venkatraman,
Posted On :03/Jul/2010 8:19:56 AM
INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH TO BECOME AUTONOMOUS SOON
V.K. Subburaj Principal Secretary to Government of Tamilnadu,, Health was speaking on a national seminar on ‘Perspectives of Mental Illness in India organised by The Banyan Academy of Leadership in Mental Health (BALM).
Posted On :03/Jul/2010 8:15:38 AM
AICTE NORMS SHOULD RULE:COURT
The Madras high court has ruled that AICTE regulation 2006 should be applied for extension of approval, additional intakes and introduction new courses.
Posted On :03/Jul/2010 7:50:29 AM
TEMPLES ON THE ROADS BEING REMOVED
Chennai Municipal Corporation armed with Supreme court order have started to remove the temples on the road that obstruct traffic.
Posted On :03/Jul/2010 7:42:04 AM
SERVICE ENTERPRISES ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR SUBSIDIES GIVEN TO MSMES
P.Selvam, Additional Chief Secretary, MSME Department announced that Companies providing services would also be eligible to receive the subsidies given in the State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME),
Posted On :30/Jun/2010 1:34:32 AM
UNIVERSITY COMES STRONG ON ERRING ENGINEERING COLLEGES
Reduces intake of 3 engineering colleges. Anna University has wielded stick on The Arulmigu Meenakshi Amman College of Engineering and Oxford Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai and The J.A. Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chennai have been issued show cause notices and restricted from admitting students in the ensuing batch.
Posted On :30/Jun/2010 1:17:45 AM
CORPORATION SCHOOL NEEDS MORE TEACHERS
The Chennai Higher Secondary School, Kalyanapuram, Vysarpadi seems like not given proper attention by the Municipal administration
Posted On :30/Jun/2010 12:45:00 AM
SSA NORMS REVISED TO BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH RTE ACT: MHRD SECRETARY
Anshu Vaish, Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development announced that the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)
Posted On :29/Jun/2010 7:30:42 AM
WEBSITE FOR NURSERIES PRODUCED BY SHGS
The District Supply and Marketing Society (DSMS), Pudukottai is planning to launch a comprehensive website on ten specified products, with a focus on ornamental nurseries being produced by the SHGs of Kallukudiruppu village near Arimalam.
Posted On :28/Jun/2010 7:06:45 AM
EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE TO MAXIMIZE BENEFITS OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES: M.S. SWAMINATHAN
M.S. Swaminathan, Agriculture scientist urged young scientists to harness science and technology to shape the ecological, economic and social future of the country on Saturday
Posted On :28/Jun/2010 6:57:45 AM
WORLD DRUG DAY LAUNCHED
World drug campaign is scheduled to be launched on International Day against Drug abuse and illicit trafficking on the next Saturday.
Posted On :25/Jun/2010 5:46:29 AM
THE WORLD CLASSICAL TAMIL CONFERENCE INAUGURATED BY THE PRESIDENT.
President Pratibha Devisingh Patil inaugurated the five day event one of the grandest to happen in Coimbatore, hailed Tamil, which has the oldest literature among the living languages of the world.
Posted On :24/Jun/2010 2:32:52 AM
FOUNDRY MAN WRITES TAMIL LITERARTURE ON 8064 PAGES
P.Sakthivel has produced 8000-page Tamil literary work The 32 year old foundry man has written important Tamil works on 8,064 pages to highlight the importance and richness of literature.
Posted On :23/Jun/2010 4:39:51 AM
ANOTHER ONE WEEK COIMBATORE WILL DO NOTHING BUT TAMIL CONFERENCE.
Everything is ready now to get set for the launch of the World Classical Tamil Conference-2010, Coimbatore on 23rd.
Posted On :23/Jun/2010 3:31:55 AM
New areas under Corporation limits
Kathivakkam, Tiruvottiyur, Manali, Madhavaram, Ambattur, Maduravoyal, Valasaravakkam, Alandur and Ullagaram-Puzhudhivakkam Municipalities are likely to come under Chennai Corporation as part of expansion, are being covered under digital mapping initiative.
Posted On :23/Jun/2010 3:09:50 AM
Blending Dance and Music with Mathematics
A programme was organized to mark fifth year of remembering PKS, as the versatile genius was popularly known, by PKS Math Education and Research at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences here on Saturday.
Posted On :23/Jun/2010 2:57:53 AM
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT LAUNCHED
Jairam Ramesh, the Minister for Environment and Forests announced the launch of The National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Zone Management (NCSCZM) on Monday at Anna University-Chennai.
Posted On :22/Jun/2010 3:14:21 AM
COIMBATORE AIRPORT EXPANSION WORK IS ABOUT TO BE COMPLETED.
The newly constructed building expanded terminal building and new facilities will be ready to receive delegates for the World Classical Tamil Conference which is scheduled to be held in Coimbatore from 23rd June to 27th June, 2010.
Posted On :16/Jun/2010 4:22:56 AM
HELPLINE FOR TAMIL MEET LAUNCHED
Parithi Ellamvazhuthi, Information Minister, launched the Aircel helpline number for the World Classical Tamil Conference, in Chennai on Tuesday.
Posted On :16/Jun/2010 4:16:18 AM
