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Friday, Apr 23, 2004

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Notice to Adityan

By Our Staff Reporter

Tirunelveli April 22. The District Revenue Officer and Returning Officer of the Tirunelveli Parliamentary constituency, R. Thambidurai, has issued notice to the Congress candidate, R. Dhanushkodi Adityan, asking him to submit an affidavit giving particulars of his assets and cases against him in court, if any, before the nominations are taken up for scrutiny at 11 a.m. on April 24.

According to sources, Mr. Adityan failed to submit the affidavit along with his papers, filed on April 21.

Suspended for `misconduct'

By Our Staff Reporter

MADURAI APRIL 22. The warden of a state-run students' hostel has been placed under suspension for participating in an All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam procession and publishing a newspaper advertisement welcoming the general secretary, Jayalalithaa.

P. Gurusamy, warden of the Adi-Dravidar Students' Hostel at Usilampatti, has also been accused of participating in a Dalit conference at Peraiyur.

As per the directions of the Collector, B. Chandra Mohan, he was placed under suspension on charges of violating the Tamil Nadu Government Employees' conduct rules, according to an official release.

Action against headmaster

By Our Staff Reporter

MADURAI APRIL 22. A government school headmaster who declared a holiday for students for his ``personal convenience,'' citing ``wrong reasons,'' has been placed under suspension.

The elementary school headmaster, Tamizharasan of Panaikulam, about 15 km from here, closed the school on April 12 (Monday) citing a local festival.

Education department authorities, on learning that no `festival' was held that day in the village, have placed him under a six-month suspension from today.

While the students were at home on April 12, the noon meal and anganwadi staff were on duty, not knowing that the headmaster had closed the school on his own, said Pon. Kumar, District Elementary Education Officer.

After the school was closed on Friday for the weekend, the headmaster declared a holiday on Monday. The Tamil New Year fell on Tuesday, an official holiday. The complaint against the headmaster was that ``to have continuous holidays, he closed the school,'' the officials said.

Engine derails, traffic hit

By Our Staff Reporter

Tirunelveli April 22. Rail traffic through Vaanchi Maniyachchi Junction was disrupted after the engine of the Tuticorin-Tirunelveli Passenger derailed this evening.

According to railway sources, the engine derailed when it left for Tirunelveli after a brief halt at Vaanchi Maniyaachchi Junction around 6.40 p.m. Following the disruption of the traffic, the Nellai Express was detained at the junction and the Kanyakumari and Ananthapuri Express Trains were stopped at Thaalayuththu and Tirunelveli stations respectively.

The Pearlcity Express, which was stopped at Thatappaarai station, returned to Tuticorin again as the passengers asked the officials to do so.

``The crane to lift the derailed engine has to come from Madurai and the traffic can be restored only after the crane reached the spot,'' said the sources.

Three struck dead by lightning

By Our Staff Reporter

NAGERCOIL APRIL 22. Three persons were killed and two others injured as lightning struck at two places in interior Kanyakumari district this afternoon.

Sudden sharp showers, accompanied by lightning, were experienced in various parts of the district since the afternoon.

In the first incident, George (51) of Kalankuzhy in the Thiruvattar police station limits died after lightning struck while he was bathing in the rainwater in front of his house.

Another lightning struck at Oliparai when four agricultural labourers were returning home.

While Paelis (48) and Mani (32) died on the spot, Chelladurai and Sundaram have been admitted to the government hospital at Thuckalay with injuries.

Energy theft detected

By Our Special Correspondent

CHENNAI APRIL 22. The enforcement division of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board has detected a case of theft of energy by a low-tension commercial service consumer at Thallaiyattimandu of Nilgiris Electricity Distribution Circle. The extra levy payable by the consumer was Rs. 38,87,447.

A complaint had been lodged with the police.

Prachar Sabha bridge course

By Our Special Correspondent

CHENNAI April 22. The Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (DBHPS) will conduct a two-year B.A (bridge course) for pracharaks/students who have passed HSC/Inter/PUC/Plus-Two and Rashtra Bhasha Praveen of the Prachar Sabha or equivalent examination as approved by the Union Government.

The minimum age for admission is 18. The first bridge course examination will be held in October 2004.

First year students have to study one compulsory paper in English, two papers in Hindi (functional Hindi and socio-linguistic Hindi), besides three subjects out of English, Hindi, Tamil/Telugu/Kannada/Malayalam/Political Science, History and Economics. In the second year, students should select two optional subjects.

The last date for receiving applications is June 30.

Further information can be got from the Registrar, Post-Graduate and Research Institute, DBHPS, Chennai-600 017 (Tel- 044-24332094, 24341824).

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