TECHKNOW-2010 IN CHENNAI IN APRIL
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It was decided in a meeting held in Anna University by the All India Manufacturers Association[AIMO] chaired by P Mannar Jawahar the Vice Chancellor of Ann University that TECHKNOW – 2010 a forum for Engineering students in South India will be held in Chennai during April 2 – 3. It was also decided to reward projects with cash awards of minimum Rs 10000 to Maximum Rs 1 Lakh.
ADAMBAKKAM BRIDGE GETS SPEEDED UP
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Deadline for completing the Adambakkam Bridge is fixed, it’s expected to be completed by March 2011.Its an important one bridging Velacherry, Adambakkam, Ullagaram and St Thomas Mount. The cost of construction of the is Rs 15.5 Crores. The six lane bridge of 350 meters long.
PLUS II PUBLIC EXAMS START TODAY
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Final curtain is up. Drama starts. Its time keep cool and take the examinations. 6, 89 687 plus two students from 5233 schools in Tamilnadu and Puducherry take the examinations. Out of this 3.22 Lakhs are boys and 3.67 lakhs are girls.
CAR RALLY FOR THE VISUALLY CHALLENGED
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Car Rally for the visually challenged was organized by the National Association of for the Blind in association with Madras Motor Sports Club on Sunday. The rally was a part of Goden Jubilee celebration of the Association. More than 80 person with visually disability participated.
CYCLING FOR FUN
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Hercules Roadeos Mountain Biking Challenge was held on Sunday. Out of the 320 Participants Harish Ramkumar won. It was an adventure sport testing rider’s skills, ability to navigate through uncertain terrain with blinders challenging the riders. It I s important that the rider has enjoy the challenge.
Varun Mangamoori, student of IIT Chennai, who hails from Hyderabad has topped in the Common Admission Test [CAT] - 2009. He has scored 100 percentile in the results announced on Sunday
The Chief Minister Karunanidhi announced the payment of Rs 3.5 lakhs to each of the family of the journalists C Nagendrapillai who worked with Dinamalar for 23 years and V Jeeva Prabkaran who worked with Dinamani for 19 years , who died when on service from Journalist Family Welfare Fund.
Bangalore and Chennai would become the first Indian city to avail the facility of mobile number portability this May under which the users change the service providers in spite of changing their number.
Three day expo on Wind Power was inaugurated in International Trade Center at Nandamabakkam to day. The expo is to show case renewable energy products that harness wind power and connecting the buyers and sellers. In the present scenario power generation is much below the required level, renewable energy is a critical source much needed for Wind mill Industry.
Distribution of Hall tickets for the ensuing March examination has commenced from today. The examinations start on first of March and end on 22nd of March. About 7 lakhs 50 thousand student are expected to take the exam.. Government is taking stringent measures to prevent exam malpractices.
Chennai city traffic police [CCTP} are strengthening the flying squad with its scope of operation widened.. Started first to as first response initiative to public’s distress call is now modified. The squad’s operation will now include rushing accident victims to hospital, shifting persons found dead on the road to Morgues
The Employees’ Provident Fund organization is conducting a three day training programme for the employers and members of EPF from 11th March in Chennai.The concerned desire to participate can register their names by phone : 044 26203327/26194016 / 26205622 and by e mail to “ [email protected] / [email protected]
A consignment of 10 AK-47 rifles along with telescopes landed here in a cargo plane three days ago and now security agencies are hot on trail of a man from Uttar Pradesh. Yusuf, a resident of Varanasi and a Customs Clearing agent here, is on the run and the police are looking for him after a person to whom the cargo was addressed claimed he had nothing to do with it.
MAMTAS GESTURE TO TAMILNADU
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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.
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.
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.
TNEB TO GET POWER FROM ICF.
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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
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
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.
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.
