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Wednesday, Oct 13, 2004

Tamil Nadu

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`Shift it to spacious campus'

`Shift it to spacious campus'

Sir, — The SHNV High School, SHNV Matriculation Higher Secondary School and SHNV Middle School have been functioning from the same campus. The student strength of these schools is 5,000-odd. Though they have good infrastructure, the playground is not spacious enough, and toilets and cycle stands are inadequate. Hence, the SHNV Higher Secondary School should be shifted to a spacious campus.

T. Nagarajan,

Sivakasi.

It is so loud

Sir, — Passengers of government and private buses are put to hardship, what with FM programmes played at high volume. Some of them could not take their cell phone calls. Will the Transport Department look into this problem?

S.S. Ram,

Dindigul.

Train timings

Sir, — The timings of the Pearl City Express (6704) have been changed since September 1. Now it leaves Tuticorin at 7.15 p.m. and reaches Chennai Egmore at 8.15 a.m., as against the departure earlier at 6.40 p.m. and arrival at 7.30 a.m. Passengers who want to get the Coromandal Express, which leaves Chennai Central at 9.05 a.m., are in trouble. Hence, I request the railways to restore the original timings.

Vijay Kumar Singh,

Tuticorin.

Exam pattern

Sir, — The schedule of the school quarterly examinations, which were held recently, was improper. Higher secondary students had to write two papers (Tamil I and II) on the same day, with three hours each for a paper. Same was the case with English I and II. A similar schedule was followed for Standard VIII and IX. So, I request the Education Department to schedule one paper a day.

M.V. Nagadevan,

Suchindrum.

Cradle in theatre

Sir, — This is with reference to the report, `Cradle of comfort', published in the Talk of the Town column ( The Hindu , October 8). The other place, which is in need of cradles, is cinema theatre.

The Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, has recently announced that theatre owners may levy maintenance charges at 50 paise for non-air-conditioned theatres and Re. 1 for AC theatres. Hence, the finance will not be a constraint for the theatres to install cradles.

G. Purushothaman,

Tirunelveli.

Reservation fare

Sir, — Under the Reservation Against Cancellation (RAC), the fare is the same as that of the confirmed tickets. On many occasions, the RAC passengers are not given sleeper berths. The railways should change the rules to help such passengers get back the difference in fare between the sitting accommodation and sleeper berths.

R. Balaji,

Madurai.

`Ban protests'

Sir, — No day passes without a protest being staged by trade unions and other organisations in front of the Tallakulam Post Office, between the Central Telephone Exchange and the Telegraph Office. Thousands of people, who visit these offices every day, are inconvenienced by these protests. The employees could not do their work peacefully.

Moreover, autorickshaws are forced to move their stand down westward. Passengers, who usually board buses opposite the autorickshaw stand, are to move 100 metres westward. Many banks and colleges are located there.

Hence, the police should not allow any kind of agitation in the area.

They may be allowed on the western side of the Tamukkam Grounds.

M. Ratnasabapathi,

Madurai.

Unwarranted measures

Sir, — Thevar Jayanthi is a solemn occasion to be celebrated with piety and reverence. But every year, the State Government is making elaborate security arrangements, fearing trouble caused by various factions. Such precautionary measures will only add to the divide in the community. Instead, the police may ban engaging of vehicles for transporting cadres. Those in inebriated condition should not be allowed to participate in the function.

V. S. Sankaran,

Madurai.

Poor English

Sir, — It is painful to learn that the cases filed in the High Court Bench are drafted in poor English. The fall in the standard of English is due to our erroneous educational policy. The previous two-year law degree was better than the present five-year course. In our days, up to under-graduation, importance was given to English (both prose and poetry). Now English is being neglected. Further in the five-year course, subjects are taught in Tamil, most of them poorly translated.

Hence, the system of legal education should be changed, in view of the fact that English is language used in the High Court.

S. Vellaichamy,

Tirumangalam.

Sivakasi.

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