NEWS AT A GLANCE
MAMTAS GESTURE TO TAMILNADU
Mamta Banerjee the Railway minster has made major announcement, in the Railway Budget, the introduction of new train services, setting up of a sports academy, speeding up of gauge conversion projects and expansion of Integral Coach Factory (ICF) located in Tamilnadu.
Posted On :26/Feb/2010 4:31:18 AM
NUCLEAR SCIENTIST GOES MISSING.
Nuclear scientist, S. Ananthanarayanan working in the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) in Tamil Nadu is missing since last week, police said today."We got a complaint from his wife on Feb 18 and registered a complaint as man missing.
Posted On :26/Feb/2010 1:34:58 AM
MANMOHAN SIGH TO INAUGURATE NEW ASSEMBLY COMPLEX
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the new Tamil Nadu assembly complex in Chennai next month, DMK leader T.K.S. Elangovan said today. . The budget session of the Tamil Nadu assembly is likely to be held in the new complex," the parliamentarian told reporters here.
Posted On :26/Feb/2010 1:19:10 AM
TNEB TO GET POWER FROM ICF.
The Integral Coach Factory, the coach Manufacturer for Railways will supply Electricity to Tamilnadu Electricity Board from April. The ICF generating power using Windmills has surplus power. Three to five million units of surplus power will be supplied to TNEB, said L M Sahore, The Chief Electrical Engineer, ICF
Posted On :24/Feb/2010 4:17:37 AM
USAGE OF �DR� WITHOUT IMA CERTIFICATE MAY INVITE CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
Madras High court has finally asked the authorities to initiate action against those persons who prefix �Dr� to their names without valid medical degree or approval from IMA. Most of the Paramedical Technicians, Physiotherapist prefix �Dr� to their names. Passing orders on a writ petition filed by Indian Medical Association�s
Posted On :24/Feb/2010 3:42:09 AM
SEMINAR ON VEDAS AND SASTRAS IN BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN.
Three day national Sanskrit seminar on �Vedas and Sastras� was inaugurated by Justice B N Srikrishna, a former Judge, Supreme Court. During the course of his he said that �Dharma differentiates Human beings from Animal�. T S Krishnamurthy former Chief Election Commissioner also participated.
Posted On :24/Feb/2010 2:42:07 AM
SCOUTS AND GUIDES MUST BE COMPULSORY: BARNALA
Surjit Singh Barnala, the Governor of Tamilnadu suggested that Scouts and Guides must be made compulsory as they help students develop leadership qualities and nurture discipline and Unity. The Governor was speaking on the occasion of presenting Rajyapurskar awards to more than 7000 Scouts and Guides from all over the state.
Posted On :24/Feb/2010 1:54:12 AM
PAKISTANI PATIENT TREATED FOR PARKINSON IN CHENNAI.
Mohammed Arif a Parkinson patient for last six years has been successfully treated a Apollo Specialty Hospital using �Deep Brain Stimulation� [DBS]. Arif Mohammed hailing from Peshawar was diagnosed with Parkinsonianism around 2003, had developed severe side effects for the last one and half years.
Posted On :24/Feb/2010 1:41:40 AM
JAPANESE ART AND CULTURE SHOW CASED.
�Passage to the future: Art from a New Generation in Japan� a Japanese art exhibition was on show at Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai. The Exhibition was organized by the consulate General of Japan at Chennai, ABK-AOTS Dosakai and Japan Foundation. Works of 11 artists from Japan have been exhibited.
Posted On :24/Feb/2010 1:21:25 AM
DESALINATION PLANT AT NEMMELI
Foundation stone for establishing 100 Million Litres per day desalination plant at Nemmeli has been laid by the Deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday. Announcing on the occasion Stalin said that the plant is scheduled to be operational by December, 2011.
Posted On :24/Feb/2010 12:40:04 AM
