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Training in Fast Food Preparation on April 7 and 8
Posted by ganesh in Agriculture, Coimbatore, College, Departments, Education, Entertainment, Information, Other, student on April 5th, 2010
A training in fast food preparation will be held at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University on April 7 and 8.
According to a university release, participants will be trained in the preparation of pizza, burger bun, pav bajji, cutlet, samosa, gobi manchurian, chilli mushroom, fried rice, vegetable noodles, pani poori, peas masala poori, bhel poori, and channa masala.
Fee
Those interested can send in a fee of Rs. 1,000 by demand draft drawn in favour of Dean (Agricultural Engineering), and address it to Head, Post Harvest Technology Centre, TNAU, Coimbatore – 641003. Registration should be done before April 7.
For details, contact 0422-6611340 / 6611268.
TN stands first among other States in the country by allotting huge sum for education.
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Education, Information, competition, government, programme, tamilnadu on February 23rd, 2010
Knowing the significance and importance of education, Chief Minister M Karunanidhi has allotted nearly Rs 10, 000 crore for educational sector, State Labour Minister T M Anbarasan said.
According to a press release, the Minister while inaugurating the 10th free Personality Development course of MTS Academy here recently, said Tamilnadu stands first among other States in the country by allotting huge sum for education.
The Minister appreciated the continuous welfare activities rendered by Mylai Thiruvalluvar Tamil Sangam for more than 25 years which has developed as Rainbow Human Resource Development, a NGO developing six more institutions like MTS Academy, Thirukkural Higher Studies and Research Centre, Arivukklanjiyam Development Centre, National Research Institute, Ariviyal Poonga – Quarterly Science Journal and Yogam – Youth Organization for general awareness motivation.
Anbarasan also appreciated MTS Academy for extending yeomen services to the society especially the younger society by conducting free personality development course for more than a decade.
Later, the Minster released a book on Personality Development written by Cheyon, honorary secretary, MTS Academy. The first copy was received by E Karunanithi, Chairman, Pallavaram Municipality.
Delivering the presidential address G Gajendran, District Governor, Lions Clubs International, Chennai, insisted that communication skill, goal setting, leadership qualities, positive thinking, creative ability, promotion of Indian culture and social values are the important ingredients of personality development,
Steady growth in population of wild elephants in the State
Posted by ganesh in Animal, Chennai, Communication, Health, Information, Others, government, tamilnadu on February 10th, 2010
Herd of wild elephants seen at Hanumanthapuram village near Uthanapalli in Krishnagiri
There is a steady growth in population of wild elephants in the State. This was revealed at a recent meeting of the steering committee of Project Elephant of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, in New Delhi.
The population of wild elephants in Tamil Nadu was 2,307 in 1993, which touched 2,971 in 1997 and 3,052 in 2002.
Two years ago, the population was estimated to be 3,867. In Kerala and Karnataka their population is on the decline.
Block and dung counting methods were adopted to arrive at the numbers, said a source in the Ministry.
KEY DECISIONS
Two important decisions were taken at the meeting – form an Elephant Task Force on the lines of Tiger Task Force; set up a rescue and rehabilitation centre for straying elephants, similar to the one functioning near the Vandalur zoo for tigers and lions rescued from circuses.
The committee expressed concern over the upkeep and maintenance of elephants in captivity.
The Ministry had issued guidelines for care and management of elephants in captivity nearly seven years ago.
It reiterated that State governments should conduct a survey and report the exact number of captive elephants in temples and other establishments. States should ensure that no illegal acquisition of pachyderms could be made.
Another complaint was on elephants being employed for begging in urban areas. In an attempt to end to this, the Maharashtra government had issued orders banning the entry of elephants within the corporation limits.
The Union Ministry requested other States to issue similar orders.
The Ministry requested State Governments not to issue any fresh ownership certificate for calves of captive elephants without DNA testing to prevent poaching.
SUGGESTIONS MADE
S. Vincent, Member, steering committee, Project Elephant, from Tamil Nadu, who attended the meeting, said he made a few suggestions to the Ministry, including construction of underpasses/flyovers to facilitate free movement of pachyderms across railway track/national highways; erecting bio-fences using chilly powder and other natural products to keep elephants away instead of electric fencing; identifying high risk zones of crop damage and man-animal conflict using GPRS facility; forming a conflict management committee with local communities, NGOs and volunteers; and streamlining the procedure for paying compensation to farmers for winning over local support.
State was on its way to bankruptcy because of the wrong fiscal policy of the DMK govt:JAYA
Posted by ganesh in Assembly, Chennai, Communication, Politics, competition, government on January 12th, 2010
Leader of Opposition J Jayalalithaa on Monday charged that the State was on its way to bankruptcy because of the wrong fiscal policy of the DMK government.
She said the State had a debt burden of Rs 90,000 crore and the government was paying Rs 20 crore as interest per day. Moreover, every newborn child in the State carries a debt burden of Rs 15,000.
Winding up the discussion on the motion of thanks to the Governor’s address, Jayalalithaa said the DMK regime between 1996- 2001 left the State to the AIADMK government with dual economic burden – budget deficit and debt trap. However, due to prudent fiscal management, the AIADMK regime created surplus revenue of Rs 1,951 crore in 2005-06 and the budget deficit stood at just Rs 2,251 crore.
In contrast, now the revenue deficit stood at Rs 1,024 crore while the budget deficit had shot up to Rs 11,824 crore, Jayalalithaa said and added that the DMK government was spending the huge borrowings on non-value creating commodities instead of investing them on increasing infrastructure facilities.
Further, the State had been spending the amounts received through loans on non-performing items instead of spending them on items, which would pay more dividends than the interest rate due on the market borrowings.
“While the income of the State is being wasted, the tax revenue collection has come down and the deficit has burgeoned manifold,’’ Jayalalithaa charged.
Passenger train reservation on pongal festivel
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Festivals, Information, Railway, Transport, cultural, government, programme, tamilnadu on January 9th, 2010
Computerised passenger reservation centres of Southern Railway will function only one shift, similar to the Sunday pattern of working (8 a.m. to 2 p.m.) on Pongal day (January 14), according to a Southern Railway release. — Special Correspondent
2.56 lakh children below oral polio vaccine in this district during the polio campaign to Jan 10
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Departments, Health, Public, disease, government, programme, tamilnadu on January 8th, 2010
An estimated 2.56 lakh children below the age of five would be administered oral polio vaccine in this district during the polio immunisation campaign to be held on January 10, according to District Collector T Soundiah.
In a press release here today, he said the vaccine would be administered to the children through 1,519 centres in the district from 0700 hrs to 1700 hrs on the day.
Fifty-three mobile teams would also be deployed to administer the vaccine in villages and remote places, he added.
About 1.66 lakh children in rural areas and 90,450 children in urban areas would be covered.
Besides, special teams would administer the vaccine in public places like airport and railway stations for three consecutive days from January ten, he added.
Special teams would be deployed on trains running on the Tiruchirapalli-Manapparai, Karur, Ariyalur and Tiruchirapalli-Thanjavur -Nagore Sections and also on the Tiruchirapalli-Chennai Pallavan Express to administer the drops to children travelling on them, he added.
Already children of migrant parents were administered the drops during a special campaign held on November 15 and December 13 last year,
CM announced festival bonus for government employees for the coming Pongal Festival
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, Departments, Entertainment, Festivals, Information, Public, government, tamilnadu on January 2nd, 2010
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today announced festival bonus for government employees for the coming Pongal Festival.
The Chief Minister announced an enhanced Pongal Bonus of Rs 3,000 for Group C and D Employees against Rs 2,500 given last year, an official release here said.
While Group A and B officials would be given a special bonus of Rs 1,000, pensioners and family pensioners would be given Rs 500, the release said Noon-Meal workers, Anganwadi and Mini Anganwadi, Village Assistants, special time pay scale workers, Panchayat Assistants, Contract and Temporary Contract Workers and daily wage workers would be given Rs 1,000 as Bonus for the festival.
This bonus would also be given to those employed in the Local Bodies, teaching and non-teaching staff of government-aided educational institutions, University Grants Commission and All India Technical Education Committee, it said.
The payment of Pongal Bonus would cost the exchequer Rs 272 crore,
Union Minister M.K.Alagiri today slammed the EC for cancelling the bye-election
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, Communication, Dharmapuri, Politics, competition, election, government on January 2nd, 2010
Union Chemicals and Fertilizer Minister M.K.Alagiri today slammed the Election Commission for cancelling the bye-election to Pennagaram Assembly constituency ‘?s per the wishes of the opposition AIADMK’ without consulting the State Government.
Criticising the Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Naresh Gupta for cancelling the bye-election, he said: “I doubt whether Naresh Gupta is an AIADMK Party Member.’
‘Congress and DMK started the election work.But the AIADMK pressed for postponing the election.’ The EC also has cancelled its notification, Alagiri, South Zone DMK organiser and son of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, told reporters here.
Usually bye-elections would be announced after consulting the state Home Secretary, Chief secretary and the government and getting their views.But without consulting anyone the Election commission had announced the date.
AIADMK and other opposition parties sought postponement of the bypoll which was scheduled to be held on Jan 20 as it coincided with Pongal festival.DMK and Congress, however, wanted election to be held as scheduled. The EC cancelled its notification and announced that a fresh one would be issued.
On AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa’s comment that DMK’s success in the recent assembly bye-elections was not natural but artificial, he said “she has been babbling like that every time.She complained against electronic voting machines.She should have got it rectified and then contested.”
He claimed that in next the Assembly polls, DMK would win 200 seats (out of the total 234 seats in the state).
Fun, fervour and festivity marked the celebrations as Chennaiittes celebrated the birth of 2010
Fun, fervour and festivity marked the celebrations as Chennaiittes celebrated the birth of 2010 at the stroke of 12 midnight with gusto.
As usual revellers had fun at pubs and star hotels, while the sands of Marina and Besant Nagar were filled with human sea.
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The lunar eclipse last night meant all temples were closed disappointing the spiritual ones, who otherwise thronged the holy places across the city this morning.
The celebrations passed off peacefully except for protests by the ‘moral police’ of the BJP and Hanuman Sena cadres, who staged a dharna against ‘party culture’ in front of star hotels at Coimbatore and a couple of mishaps at East Coast Road and Pursawalkkam in which two persons were killed.
Various residential associations organised grand celebrations which went past midnight. Bursting of crackers and youths vrooming on motorcycles shouting ‘happy new year’ were the scene at many roads in Chennai.
As the day dawned, devotees thronged the major temples such as the Parthasarathy, Kapaleeswarar and Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam temples. Midnight masses were held in various churches including those at Mylapore and Besant Nagar in Chennai, with scores of followers offering prayers for a peaceful 2010.
Police exercised strict vigil and checked the vehicles passing through important roads. Those who violated road rules and drove rash were let off with a severe warning. Public address systems was installed at Marina and Besant Nagar beaches. A couple of years ago three persons were killed during a New Year party at one of the star hotels here when a makeshift stage erected over a swimming pool collapsed.
In a tragic mishap, a couple were crushed to death on the spot when the motorcycle in which they were travelling hit a lorry at Rajiv Gandhi Road near Madhya Kailash.
They were heading to a resort at East Coast Road to celebrate the new year eve. The deceased were identified as Balasundaram and Karthik, who reside in Vadapalani.
In a hit and run case at Vepery, a reveller who was speeding on his car knocked down an old man and his daughter. Search is on for the vehicle. The injured have been rushed to a private hospital.
BJP today unanimously elected Pon Radhakrishnan as new State president
The Executive Committee of the Tamilnadu unit of the BJP today unanimously elected Pon Radhakrishnan as the new State president of the party. BJP National secretary Balbir Punj formally announced the election of Radhakrishnan at the party’s State council meeting at Chrompet.
Radhakrishnan was greeted by the party’s former State president L Ganesan, who later handed over the responsibilities to him. Hindu Munani organiser Ramagopalan, senior BJP leaders H Raja, C P Radhakrishnan, Lalitha Kumaramangalam, M S Ramalingam, K Narayanan and K N Lakhshmanan greeted Radhakrishnan.
The executive committee comprising 275 members would also elect three vice presidents and four general secretaries of the party.
Meanwhile, the BJP State council has come out with several resolutions including a demand to scrap Marine Fisheries (Regulation) Act, urging the government to take steps to improve law and order situation, implement uniform education, control the rise in the price of yarn and reject the recommendations of Justice Ranganath Mishra committee. The party also urged the Union government to make voting compulsory as in Gujarat.
Earlier, the party’s former president L Ganesan refuted a statement made by Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on according the classical language status to Tamil. He said his party (BJP) had first tried to announce Tamil as a classical language during the primeministership of A B Vajpayee.
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