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First anniversary of its “Wealth out of Waste” programme
Posted by ganesh in Coimbatore, Departments, Health, Other, Public, government, programme on December 18th, 2009
On the first anniversary of its “Wealth out of Waste” programme on Wednesday, the Residents’ Awareness Association of Coimbatore launched yet another scheme – “Donate your Waste” — to prevent littering of roads and public places.
A disposal unit containing three bins will be provided to residents to segregate their dry waste. One bin is for newspapers and magazines, one for plastics and another for papers and cartons.
RAAC had begun a year ago the Wealth out of Waste project in association with ITC. Under this project, educational institutions, commercial and industrial establishments could store paper waste and plastic bags in separate bags and hand these over to the ITC for a price. In his special address at the inauguration, Commissioner of Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax C. Rajendiran said wisdom lay in finding a solution to poor waste management through waste segregation and waste reduction.
“RAAC is only asking you to donate waste and not money and this is only with a view to creating clean environs,” he said.
“People wonder why Singapore is such a clean city. It is because the country cut down waste generation from 7,700 tonnes a day in 2001 to 7,000 tonnes in 2005,” he said. Presiding over the launch, Unit Head of ITC C.A. Nair said the Waste-to-Wealth programme yielded 60 tonnes to 70 tonnes of paper waste a month. “It should increase to 2,000 tonnes a month; we have a long way to go,”
89th Founder’s Day celebrates the Tamilnad Mercantile Bank
Collector G. Prakash (second from left), cutting the cake on the 89 th Founder’s Day of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank in Tuticorin
Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited (TMB) celebrated its 89th Founders Day here on Wednesday.
Collector G. Prakash, Superintendent of Police T. Senthil Kumar and Member of Parliament S. S. Rama Subbu (Tirunelveli Constituency) commended the services being rendered by the bank.
G. Nagamal Reddy, Managing Director and CEO of TMB, who presided over the programme, thanked the customers for extending their support.
He also expressed gratitude to the founders, share holders, directors and regulators along with the dedicated workforce for having made significant contributions to a greater development.
Bank’s customers, who had received State and Central Government awards in recognition of business performance, were also honoured on the occasion.
The staff members, with over 25 years of service in the bank were honoured.
SHG products
In a bid to encourage the self help group members, the officials of the bank had invited the SHG members to display their products on the premises.
Blood donation camp
Earlier in the day a blood donation camp was organised in association with Thoothukudi Government Medical College Hospital.
Staff and their family members donated blood.
S. Selvan Rajadurai, General Manager (Business Development), A. Manickam, General Manager (Accounts), former Directors were present.
‘Meet the Scientist’ programme on Saturday
Posted by ganesh in Education, Salem, competition, function on November 13th, 2009
The CSI Polytechnic College will conduct a Meet the Scientist programme at 10 a.m. on November 14 in the college premises.
Chandrayaan I and II Project Director M. Annadurai would participate in the programme and interact with the students, a press release from College Principal Samson Ravindran said.
Mr. Annadurai would also participate in another function to be held in London Ortho Speciality Hospital.
Nearly 1,000 students come with 700 exhibits at science exhibition
Posted by ganesh in Education, competition, function on November 10th, 2009
At the zonal-level competitions for Children’s Day, Visaka Kundu of Standard XI of Alpha Matric Higher Secondary School won the first prize in elocution at the higher secondary school level.
She is eligible to participate in the regional-level competitions to be held at Annai Sivagami Government Girls Higher Secondary School.
The competitions, organised by the Puducherry government, were held at Savarayulu Nayakar Government Girls Primary School on November 5. Nearly 15 students of Alpha Matric Higher Secondary School took part in various competitions. Director of the school Dhanathiyagou congratulated the student.
Students from LKG to Standard XI organised a science exhibition on October 31. Chairman of Alpha Educational Institution V. Bashingam, vice-chairman B. Dhanalakshmi and the director inaugurated the programme.
Nearly 1,000 students from all levels — pre-primary, primary, high school and higher secondary school — participated. About 700 exhibits were displayed. Students of the higher secondary level exhibited many working models on topics such as satellite, principles of aviation, wind mill, rain water harvesting, propagation of light, traffic rules, conservation of forest, volcanoes, drip irrigation, hover craft, earthquake, climate change and causes and vermi-culture.
A team of science experts judged the best models at various levels.
Students of Blessed Mother Teresa Model Higher Secondary School took part in the quiz-cum-GK awareness competition — Aruna Memorial Pinnacle 2009 — organised by Rotary Club of Pondicherry. They have been selected for the Puducherry regional-level finals.
They are Payal Y. Sharma and A. N. Subasree (higher secondary level), C. Priya Sharma and A. Fathima Nafeeza Zahira (high school level) and K. Janani and J. Prajisha.
A food competition was conducted at the school and the following students won prizes — I. Sathyawan Sharma of Standard V and S. Vigvesh of Standard VI won the first prize. M. Sridevi of Standard V and A. Varghese Ninan of Standard VI bagged the second prize, while B. Vishva Priya of Standard V and A. Arpit Kumar Tiwari of Standard VI came third.
Certificates for participation were awarded for the following students — Caroline, C. Abdoul Rahman and K.H. Ramya of Standard V, M. Sajith, M. Kaarthick Arjun and C. Dhanushree Sharma of Standard VI.
Students of St. Joseph of Cluny Higher Secondary School participated in the Zone II Basket Ball Inter-school Tournament held at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Uppalam, from October 27 to 28. The students won the first place.
S. Swarna Jananni and V. Riddi Varshitaa of Standard VIII participated in the Rotary Pinnacle Quiz conducted by Rotary Cosmos of Puducherry on October 30 and 31 and won the second prize in the middle school category at the State level. A. J. Oviya of Standard IX and R. Hemalatha of Standard X also participated in the quiz competition and won the third prize in the State level.
Safety of senior citizens is our primary concern: Commissioner of Police
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, Departments on November 7th, 2009
Senior citizens speaking about their problems at a meeting with the Chennai City Police Commissioner and other officers at a programme.
A majority of senior citizens who spoke at an interactive session organized by the Chennai Police here on Friday accused autorickshaw drivers of charging excess fare and not using meters. Listing out various difficulties faced by them on the road and living locality, the participants urged the police to intervene and take appropriate action to make their life easy and secure.
Elaborating some of the problems faced by senior citizens, K. Radhakrishnan, Director, Dignity Foundation, said some parents were forced by their children to sign documents transferring property into their names. “A common problem is that children do not allow parents or elders to sit in the living room in the evening…they are often confined to their rooms. Some are not given food on time.” Mr. Radhakrishnan said.
Referring a case where an aged woman was locked up in a room by her son-in-law at Abiramapuram recently, Mr. Radhakrishnan said the woman’s son who came from Mumbai was not allowed to see her. “We took the assistance of the police to rescue the 85-year-old woman who was lying on the floor crying unstoppably. He (the accused) was demanding Rs. 5 lakh ransom for her release. Police helped in taking prompt action.” he added.
He said pedestrian platforms were often encroached upon by vendors and shopkeepers forcing people to walk on the roads. “It is difficult to travel in buses. The only alternative is to take an autorickshaw and they (the drivers) charge us exorbitantly,” he said.
Probus Club president, S. Krishnaram Davey said wrong parking made it difficult for senior citizens to move their cars in many residential areas particularly T. Nagar. There should be a forum for the senior citizens to air their grievances.
Retired Professor of History, Balammal said traffic should be managed taking into consideration the requirements of elders. Urging the Police Commissioner to form a Senior Citizens’ Coordination Committee, she beneficiaries faced problems in getting Old Age Pension.
Another speaker alleged that motorcyclists were indulging in racing in the Besant Nagar area. Traffic congestion was caused in residential pockets due to shooting of films and television serials. Chain-snatching incidents were occurring almost daily and it had become unsafe for women to go out for shopping or temples after 7 p.m, she said.
Bhajan Lal of Dignity Foundation appealed to the police to take it up with the insurance companies for extending health coverage for senior citizens, particularly those above 70 years of age.
Winding up the session, Commissioner of Police, T. Rajendran said, the Chennai Police had been trying to reach out various sections of the people in the recent weeks. Separate meetings were held with academicians, IT professionals, industrialists and others. “When it comes to senior citizens, our concern is primarily confined to physical safety. Many parents are lodging complaints that their children deserted them after taking over the property. They seek asylum…we feel helpless sometimes but it makes us feels good that they have confidence in the police.” Mr. Rajendran said.
Mr. Rajendran said complaints of autorickshaw drivers playing without meters and charging excess fare would be specifically looked into. A police official would be nominated as nodal officer to work with voluntary organisations serving the needs of senior citizens.
“We will depute a policeman at the Probus Club to receive complaints/suggestions from senior citizens. It would be open for all elderly persons in Chennai to avail the service. Steps would be taken to extend the facilities of Child Helpline ‘1098’ extended to senior citizens as well,” he said.
On parking of vehicles, Mr. Rajendran said about 32 lakh vehicles were playing in the city and they had to be parked in some place. “An average of 200 new vehicles is registered each day. We need some mechanism to stop the increasing number of vehicles on the roads.” he added.
Explaining the various modus operandi of criminals, he asked senior citizens not to entertain strangers who might come in some guise. “I would request you to keep in touch with your local police Inspector or Sub-Inspector. Instructions have been given to display the contact numbers of officers, including the jurisdiction Deputy Commissioner of Police.” he added.
Additional Commissioner of Police (Headquarters), M. Ravi, Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic), M. Shakeel Akhter were among others who spoke.
CET for MBA programme in Coimbatore
Posted by sugan in Coimbatore on August 29th, 2009
COIMBATORE:
Candidates who have applied for admission to the MBA programme of the Anna University, Coimbatore, under ‘other category’ should appear for the Anna Common Entrance Test on August 29.
According to a release from the university, they should report to the School of Management Studies at 10 a.m. for the test. Part-time MBA core and full-time MBA in airport and airline management, banking and insurance management, retail and supply chain management and international business management are being offered
Training programme under way in fisheries management in Cuddalore
CUDDALORE:
The Fisheries Staff Training Institute, Chennai, has launched a training programme on ‘Reservoir fisheries management’ to initiate inland fishermen in the State into modern fish breeding and fishing technologies, according to V. Tamilmani, Assistant Director.
Mr. Tamilmani told The Hindu on Wednesday that the programme was intended to augment the fish wealth in select reservoirs in the State and to improve the revenue-generation capacity of inland fishermen. With this objective, the training programme was organised for fishermen whose livelihood depended on the four major water sources in the State: Veeranam, Kolavai, Poondi and Mettur.
In the Veeranam area, about 800 inland fishermen families would benefit from the programme. There were six inland fishermen’s societies here and their members depended solely on the fish catch for their sustenance.
They continued the traditional way of fishing, that is, whenever there was storage they would spread the nets and get some fish catch that were brought by the currents. Since the fish species would be of various sizes, they could not get assured income. Hence, it was not a sustainable proposition for them. Therefore, particularly during summer and whenever the monsoon failed they used to lead a hand-to-mouth existence. When the tank got fully dried up, it would also drain their meagre resources. The training was designed to impart the technical aspects of breeding the fingerlings in a scientific manner so they could attain a reasonable size and fetch good returns, which in turn would see them through hard times. Mr. Tamilmani said that already two batches of fishermen, each comprising 40 members, had undergone training at the Lalpet Hatchery Unit of the Fisheries Department. The third batch was now being trained.
During the three-day training, they were being taught to set up “cages of nylon nets,” measuring 50 to 100 m, in the water sources to breed stocks till they attain the fingerling stage. Six species, such as rogu, katla, mrigal, commom cart, grass cart and silver cart were recommended for the purpose.
After training, the fishermen would be provided financial assistance from the National Fisheries Development Board, under whose aegis the programme was being conducted.
Training programme in Madurai
MADURAI:
The next batch of free training in agri business will begin at the Voluntary Association for People Service in the city the last week of August. all graduates of agricultural and animal sciences and veterinary graduates in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands are eligible to participate. For more details, contact Agri Clinics and Agri Business Training Centre, 39 Besant Road, Chokkikulam, Madurai . Phone: 2538642/4361903. e-mail: vaps_india@
rediffmail. com. Website: www.vapsindia.org.
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