NEWS AT A GLANCE
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
THIRD NANO TECH INITIATIVE THROUGH A SCHOOL IN CHENNAI.
Third Nano Technologyintiative has been launched by a trilateral- India, Brazil, SouthAfrica initiative. Dr Baldev Raj, Director of Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic research and National Co-coordinator of India for the IBSA Nano Technology Initiative said that the third school on advanced materials would focus on advanced aspects of Nanomaterials with specific emphasis on sensor applications.
Posted On :23/Feb/2010 5:43:49 AM
TRAINS RESCHEDULED DUE TO MAINTAINCE ON WEDNESDAY
Southern Railway announced the rescheduling of the following trains on Wednesday as rebuilding of a bridge between Ottakovil and Ariyalur on Villupuram- Trichy section is taken up on Wednesday. Chennai, Egmore- Madurai- Vaigai Express � 2635 - will leave Egmore at 2 PM.
Posted On :23/Feb/2010 5:19:51 AM
FLY OVER IN PORUR FINALLY
The state highways department has finally decided to build fly over at Arcot Road � Mount Poonamellee highway junction at Porur. The work is expected to start this week. A Four lane project at a cost of Rs 35 Crores is launched by ground breaking ceremony on Thursday.
Posted On :23/Feb/2010 5:06:47 AM
NEW TWO RUPEE COIN IN CHENNAI
The new Two Rupee coin in Ferritic Stainless steel would have the face of Louis Braille and his name written in Braille on one side and the other side would have as usual the value of the coin.. Louis Braille is the inventor of language developed for the visually impaired persons.
Posted On :23/Feb/2010 4:47:59 AM
BIO-SAFETY OF GM MOSQUITO IS NOT CONFIRMED YET
S Elango, the Director of Public Health said bio-safety of Genetically Modified mosquitoes being developed by the researches worldwide to fight diseases like Malaria, Chikungunya, Dengue and vector- borne diseases need clarification. Unless the concerned bodies clarify and directorate becomes sure, they will not recommend GM Mosquitoes to Government for application.
Posted On :23/Feb/2010 4:38:20 AM
