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Karate Championship Seven young achievers’ global stroke
Posted by ganesh in Award, Chennai, Education, Information, competition, student on August 10th, 2010
It was a moment for the city to rejoice as seven young achievers returned home recently with two gold, three silver and four bronze medals in the individual and team karate events that they won at the 3rd World Children, Junior & Cadet Karate Championship.
The event, held at Buenos Aires, Argentina on July 24 and 25, had around 400 participants from 16 countries. It was the first time that Indian juniors participated in a world championship.
S. Sharan and R. Jyothi Krithika bagged the gold medals and were adjudged the World Kata Champions. The other team members were Prasanna Kumar, Ganesh Ram and Mani Shankar who bagged silver and bronze medals in team events.
The coach of the team, S. Kothandan, said the training involved one-and-a-half hours of karate practice every day and also focussed on building mental concentration to regulate breathing and mentally simulate timing during the fight sessions.
S. Sharan, a student of class V in SBOA School & Junior College, said he owed his victory to the support of his parents and his trainer. He has been learning karate for six years now. R. Jyothi Krithika, a class IX student of CSI Jessie Moses Matriculation School, said it was her concentration and training in world class techniques that helped her remain a winner throughout the tournament. “The competition was tough, but the whole experience of going abroad and meeting new people was fun,” she said. The winners of the team were invited to the Indian embassy in Buenos Aires and felicitated by R. Viswanathan, Ambassador to Argentina.
Anniversary celebrations contest ‘GRACEFUL GRANDMOTHER’ Chennai
Posted by ganesh in Award, Chennai, Festivals, Health, Information, competition, programme on August 10th, 2010
Ashok Nagar Progressive Women’s Association, awarded one of the Top 10 Ladies Clubs in the city, is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary on Saturday, the 14th of August 2010 from 2 p.m. onwards at LAKSHMI HALL, Ashok Nagar.
The Highlight of the anniversary celebrations will be the contest ‘GRACEFUL GRANDMOTHER’ happening for the first time in Chennai encouraging and inviting grandmothers of Chennai to take part. Those who intend to take part will have a screening done at 4 p.m. on that day.
Other contests include Eyetex self make up competition, Parry sugar cookery contest and Kuthuvillaku Decoration competition for aadi.
The following medical camps are being conducted as part of the event:
1.Free Arthiritis Camp with Free Bone Mineral Density Test
2. Free ECG and Free Sugar test by Apollo Clinic, Vadapalani and 3. Free Medical Consultation
For further details and registration Call: 9566141764 or 94440 18418
Guinness World Record attempt for 14-year School girl
Posted by ganesh in Award, Coimbatore, Communication, Education, Information, Other, programme, student on April 27th, 2010
Guinness World Record attempt for the “longest drawing by an individual” will be undertaken by C.S. Bala Soundarya Lakshmi here on May 3.
This 14-year-old student from Yuva Bharathi Public School, Coimbatore, will make the attempt for becoming the world’s first individual to create a world record in the longest drawing criteria.
Ms. Lakshmi will begin her attempt on May 3 at 6 a.m. at Sri Sowdambikai Amman Thirumana Mandapam, AKS Nagar Main Road, Gandhipark.
She expects to complete her drawing at 5 p.m. on May 5.
The drawing attempt is also to enter the Limca Book of Records.
39 Retired Railway employees Accident free service award
Posted by ganesh in Award, Coimbatore, Departments, Health, Information, Railway, Transport, function, government on April 27th, 2010
Thirtynine retired Railway employees were given Accident free service award, at a function organised by Southern Railway, Palakkad Division.
The awardees belonged to the categories of Station Master, points man and loco pilot, railway release said today.
The awards carrying cash (total sum of Rs.8.24 lakh) and merit certificate were handed over by S K Raina, Divisional Railway Manager, Palakkad, at the function, organised by the Safety Organisation of Southern Railway,
Black Thunder, a water theme park on awarded IAAPI’s National Award
Posted by ganesh in Award, Communication, Entertainment, Information, Ooty(Udhagamandalam), Public, businesses, games, programme on April 22nd, 2010
Black Thunder, a water theme park on Ooty Main Road, Mettupalayam, has been awarded IAAPI’s National Award for Excellence 2009-2010 for ‘Most Innovative Ride’ and ‘Total Number and Variety of Rides’.
According to a press release, the award was received by the theme park managing director Vincent Adaikalaraj at a function organised by IAAPI in Mumbai.
The theme park is a great attraction for people from the age of 6 to 60. Besides the rides and other activities at the park, what strikes one most is its setting. The park is nestled in the lap of Nilgiris hills.
The park spread over 63-acres has more than 60 variety of games. The major attractions are the wild river, the canon ball and boating.
The park has also received awards such as ‘Environmental Friendly’ and ‘Safety Practices Award’ from IAAPI for the year 2002.
The theme park is located 41 km from Coimbatore and 40 km from Ooty The nearest railway station is Mettupalayalam and the nearest airport is Coimbatore.
11th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) is Colombo from June 3 to 5
Posted by ganesh in Award, Cinema, Communication, Entertainment, Information, competition, function, programme on April 21st, 2010
The 11th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) is going to be held in Colombo from June 3 to 5. The awards, first staged in 2000, are held outside India every year in an effort to increase the international profile of Bollywood films. This year Sri Lanka will host the top Indian movie stars for the annual ritual
Please note in Sri Lanka, Bollywood and Kollywood films are the biggest grosser. Now after the civil war has come to an end, Sri Lanka wants to cash in on the popularity of Indian films.
The glittering IIFA annual awards ceremony will be held in Colombo’s biggest sports stadium, which organisers say will be attended by 500 guests and watched by 600 million TV viewers in 110 nations. The three-day IIFA event will feature premieres, celebrity parties, fashion shows and a T20 cricket match.
Amitabh Bachchan, the brand ambassador for IIFA was in Colombo to kickstart and create a media awareness about the event. Bachchan was given a red carpet reception in Colombo with the Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa himself meeting him at his palatial Presidents House.
Meanwhile invitations have been sent to all top Tamil actors like Rajinikanth, Kamal Hassan and Vijay to take part in IIFA. But due to the sensitivity about the matter and the anti –Rajapaksa sentiments in Tamil Nadu, none of the stars have even bothered to reply.
Now, smaller stars from Kollywood are being wooed in a big way. The Tamil stars with huge following among Sri Lankan Tamils worldwide is unlikely ever to step into Colombo!
There are unconfirmed reports that Mani Ratnam’s Raavan, Hindi version will have its world premiere at the Colombo IIFA awards on June 4. Will Mani Ratnam himself go for the premiere, remains the million dollar question?
Corp Commissioner Rajesh Lakhoni selected for Prime Minister’s award
Posted by ganesh in Award, Chennai, Communication, Departments, Information, function, government, police on April 17th, 2010
Commissioner of Chennai Corporation Rajesh Lakhoni has been selected for the Prime Minister’s award for Excellence in Governance for 2008-09.
According to a press release, he gets the award for the project ‘Cervical Cancer Screening evolving a new methodology – a life saving initiative of Chennai Corporation’.
The award would be presented on Civil Services Day on April 21,
Corporate Social Responsibility Award 2009-10’ on Saint Gobain
Posted by ganesh in Award, Communication, Information, Madurai, Other, function on April 16th, 2010
‘Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an integral part of the corporate agenda and it’s no longer a secondary issue,’ says S N Eisenhower, director – operation of Saint Gobain Glass India (SGGI), a subsidiary of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain of France, which manufactures and markets different types of float-glass products in India.
Talking to News Today on the sidelines of a function which saw the conferring of the ‘Corporate Social Responsibility Award 2009-10’ on Saint Gobain Glass by Rotary Club of Madras in Chennai on Tuesday, Eisenhower said the company contributes two per cent of its total profit on CSR activities every year.
According to him, CSR is an important tool in perception management dynamics, both for the internal environment as also for the external environment. ‘It’s not just a management work, we involve our employees too in our CSR activity’, he added.
When queried on the need for a CSR policy in India, Eisenhower said if the government tries and works out a document it would be really useful and make a difference in the lives of the people.
Saint Gobain received the award for its support and improvement in the field of education, health and hygiene, employability, infrastructure, entrepreneurship, disaster relief and not the least commitment to the natural environment.
The award recognised the contribution of the company to support anganwadis (organisation started by the government to address the problem of hunger and poverty among children) in the form of model facilities for kindergarten and supplement to noon meal schemes, awareness on health and hygiene at the Sriperumbudur Town Panchayat by helping with solid waste removal by sponsoring tricycle and materials, construction of primary school building worth Rs.4.5 crore at Selaiyanur village and other activities.
President of Rotary Club of Madras George Cherian presented the award to S N Eisenhower. Club director- Vocational Service Vivek Harinarain and its secretary Aditya Agarwal were also present.
TN DMK government had launched several welfare measures for the benefit of the poor
Posted by ganesh in Award, Communication, Departments, Health, Information, Public, function, government, hospital, programme, tamilnadu on April 12th, 2010
Tamil Nadu is the leading state in providing quality health care to the poor, Chief Minister M Karunanidhi
Addressing a felicitation function organised to honour Apollo Hospitals Chairman Dr P C Reddy on his being conferred the prestigious Padma Vibhushan award by the Centre, Mr Karunanidhi said the DMK government had launched several welfare measures for the benefit of the poor.
Of the innumerable schemes launched by the government to protect the interests of those living below the poverty line, the ”Kalaignar Health Insurance Scheme ” is the jewel in the crown, as it envisaged providing quality treatment to poor people for various life threatening diseases.
He said so far 1.54 crore poor families have enrolled in this revolutionary scheme and more than 69,000 poor people had received treatment for life threatening diseases at a cost of Rs 200 crore.
The Chief Minister said another notable achievement of his government was the launch of free emergency ‘108 Ambulance scheme’ to save people in critical conditions.
Recalling his long standing association with Dr Reddy, Mr Karunanidhi lauded the services rendered by Apollo in providing quality health care to the people.
”It has brought in several revolutionary technology for treating various ailments and the hospital is one of the pioneers in introducing tele-medicine facility,”
M S Swaminathan has called for ‘coalition of compassion’ which is the need of the hour
Posted by ganesh in Award, Chennai, Communication, Information, Other, function, programme on April 6th, 2010
M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) chairman M S Swaminathan has called for ‘coalition of compassion’ which is the need of the hour.
Presenting the Acharya Hasti Centenary Karuna Ratna Awards here yesterday, he recalled his childhood days where his mother asked him to give away whatever things he had when Mahatma Gandhi visited their house.
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She asked him not to say ‘no’ and as a five-year-old boy, he gave away all that he was wearing to Gandhiji. The items collected were then auctioned by Gandhiji to help harijans. Such was the compassion, the MSSRF chairman said.
The function which was organised by Karuna International and Acharya Hasti Centenary Celebrations Committee honoured four eminent persons.
The awardees were Dr Muzaffer Hussain who delivered Acharya Hasti Centenary commemoration lecture on Islam, Vegetarianism and Compassion, Dr S Chinny Krishna and Dr Nanditha Krishna couple for their service to Blue Cross, Surendra Mehta and Barrister Vipin Bhai Shah for their service to the downtrodden and V Muralidharan and Bhuvaneswari Muralidharan couple for running an orphanage, Sevalaya.
The award carried a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and a citation sponsored by Surana & Surana International Attorneys, Chennai.
Karuna International is engaged in promoting kindness, compassion, values of life, love for ecology, love for animals and vegetarianism, among student community for the last 15 years.
P S Surana, mentor of Surana and Surana International Attorneys, Chennai, spoke on Acharya Hasti who renounced the world at the age of 5 and served for ahimsa for 61 years, preaching love and compassion towards all living beings.
Vinod Surana of Surana and Surana International Attorneys narrated the purpose of instituting the awards and importance of bringing to light the great service of people to humankind and animals.
Madras High Court Judge Elipe Dharma Rao and Kalpataru group chairman Mofatraj P Munot were present.
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