The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Madurai News : Reporter's Diary

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Monday, Jul 12, 2004

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Tamil Nadu - Madurai

Reporter's Diary

Of course, driving on one side of the road is imperative for a traffic system to function effectively. Equally important is to regulate traffic whenever there is a snarl.

Any attempt to regulate should not complicate the problem. But that is what happens, if not at all places, on Anna Nagar 80 Feet Road.

Traffic jam in the city is a never-ending problem. Hence, the medians are constructed to ensure smooth traffic. But they have not yielded the desired result, as those who constructed the medians have failed to consider bus stops and parking places along the roads.

For instance, the median built along the 80 Feet Road at Anna Nagar is two-foot wide.

The structure has cramped the already busy road. At the Suguna stores stop, whenever a bus halts, there is a heavy traffic with a long trail of vehicles waiting for the bus to move. Either the width of the median should be reduced, or new bays should be created to ease the traffic.

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Ageing is a natural phenomenon.

The older one becomes, he may feel diffident or morose because he is ageing. But, the older an institution or association gets, the more it is sought after.

And the more an organisation ages gracefully, it becomes more vibrant. It seems to be the case of the Madurai Jewellers and Bullion Merchants' Association.

Established in 1944, the association is now celebrating its diamond jubilee. Recalling the period when the association came into being, the president, M. Balasubramanian, said it underwent many transformations. He thanked the past office-bearers for having nurtured it.

The diamond jubilee function was held at the Raja Muthaiah Mandram in Madurai on Sunday. The highlight was an entertaining debate chaired by Solomon Pappaiah. The Madurai MP, P. Mohan, and the association general secretary, K. K. R Mohansundaram, spoke.

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Two headmasters for a school is a dilemma for teachers. More so, if it is a government school where nothing can be predicted about transfers.

The Usilampatti Government Higher Secondary School is facing a piquant situation after a transferred headmistress went to the High Court and obtained a stay.

The new headmaster took charge. For the past 15 days, both of them have been coming to the school as HM in their own right.

This put the teachers in a spot. Whom will they consider the present headmaster?

The transferred or the new one? Safely, they are maintaining a good rapport with both. For they are not sure whether the stay will be vacated and she will be transferred or the new headmaster will move out.

An official in the Education Department says the teachers are not taking any chance.

If they ignore the transferred headmistress, who knows she may win the case. And, if they ignore the new headmaster and the court upholds the transfer, the situation will be difficult.

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Contributions from T. Saravanan, J.V. Siva Prasanna Kumar and Shastry V. Mallady.

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