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Thursday, Jun 30, 2005

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Admissions open for TNOU

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Open University has started issuing applications for the academic year 2005.

The university has introduced new courses — MBA in Systems and MBA in Insurance — from this year. Diploma holders in IT can upgrade to a degree within two years by joining BCA Lateral Entry. Those registered for diploma in Computer Science/IT can simultaneously register for BCA, according to a release.

Application forms are available at the TNOU's Learning Resource Centre office at 27, Taylor's Road, Kilpauk, Chennai, for MCA, PGDCA, MBA, M.Com, BBA, B.Com. courses and certificate course in Computer Applications.

Details can be had on phone (26446319/94440 01122) or from www.tnoutnf.org. — Special Correspondent

Coast Guard conference

CHENNAI: The Coast Guard will hold a conference here for its district commanders on July 5 and 6. To be attended by the district commanders of Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal, the meet will discuss tsunami rehabilitation, Sethu project and general security concerns, according to an official release.

Anti-terrorism and anti-piracy operations in Indian waters, enhancement of search and rescue at sea and coordination with the neighbouring countries are other key issues coming up for discussion. — Special Correspondent

Tight security for

President's visit

NAGAPATTINAM: Tight security arrangements have been made for President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's visit to Nagapattinam on Thursday. All places in Nagapattinam town, Velankanni, Nagore and neighbouring areas are being thoroughly checked.

J. Radhakrishnan, Collector, on Wednesday held discussions with officials about the arrangements made at Velankanni, Akkaraipettai and Keechankuppam, Government orphanage, National Higher Secondary School and Silladi Dargah and Nagore.

Mr. Kalam will proceed to Velankanni and pay a visit to the Church, see the tsunami-hit areas, meet local leaders and farmers of South Poigainallur. He will visit Akkaraipettai and Keechankuppam and see reconstruction and rehabilitation activities for tsunami-hit people. — Staff Reporter

Bhoomi pooja for

Construction of houses

NAGAPATTINAM: The Development Promotion Group, a non-Governmental organisation, has performed `bhoomi pooja' on Tuesday for the construction of 460 permanent houses in the tsunami-hit areas of Vizhundamavadi and Vanavanmahadevi in Nagapattinam district.

Bhakthar Solomon, said of the 460 permanent houses, 160 would be built in Vizhundamavadi and 300 in Vanavanmahadevi. — Staff Reporter

Bus burning case adjourned to July 5

SALEM: Three more employees including an officer belonging to the Dharmapuri depot of the State Transport Corporation deposed before the Salem First Additional District Sessions judge D. Krishna Raja in the Dharmapuri bus burning case on Wednesday.

Three girl students of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University were burnt alive when a mob set their university bus on fire at Dharmapuri following the conviction of the AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa in the Kodaikanal Pleasant Stay Hotel case.

The witnesses included the town bus crew, Kamaraj and Subramani and Corporation's senior assistant engineer Elangovan.The court adjourned the case to July 5. — Special Correspondent

Soft drinks seized

KARUR: Officials from the Health Department on Wednesday seized a huge quantity of soft drinks that were about to be sold even after the date of expiry from an agency at Sellandipalayam near here.

The Deputy Director (Health), Sadasivam, and the Food Inspector, K. Veerappan, based on a tip off, conducted a search operation at the agency at Sellandipalayam and seized 1,031 bottles of soda (each 300 ml), 61 mineral water bottles (each 500 ml), 1,200 bottles of soft drink (each 330 ml) of a popular multi-national brand. — Staff Reporter

AIR phone-in

programme

TIRUCHI: The primary channel of the Tiruchi station of All India Radio will broadcast a phone-in programme on `Indraiya kalvi muraiyil maatram thevaiyaa' from 7.00 a.m. to 7.15 a.m. on Thursday.

Listeners could voice their views by dialling 0431-2416888. — Staff Reporter

Left demo against

fuel price hike

KARUR: The CPI and the CPI (M) jointly staged protest demonstrations at seven places in the district on Tuesday against the recent hike in fuel price.The demonstrations were held at the Old Bus Stand in Karur Town, Kulithalai, Velayuthampalayam, Aravakurichi, Thogamalai, Tarangampatti and K. Paramathi. — Staff Reporter

Rs.40 cr. for rural roads improvement

Thanjavur: It has been decided to improve rural roads at a cost of Rs.40 crores through the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) in the district for the year 2005-06, said the Collector, M. Veera Shanmugha Moni, here today.

Under the Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana village roads to a distance of 127.30 kms would be improved under this scheme.

The NABARD and the State Government would fund these projects. — Special Correspondent

Mettur level

Tiruchi: The water level in the Mettur dam stood at 52.59 feet today. The inflow was 139 cusecs and the discharge, 900 cusecs. — Staff Reporter

Abducted girl rescued

TIRUNELVELI: The Thaazhaiyuththu police rescued a girl from the kidnappers, who abducted her for ransom.

Police said Gopi (27) and Ramakrishnan of Suththamalli started a clay company at Koththankulam near Gopalasamudhram some years ago. As the unit suffered losses, it was leased out to some other person last year.

In this context, Gopi asked Mr. Ramakrishnan to pay him Rs. 5 lakh as he had suffered heavy loss in business. When he refused, Gopi and his friend, R. Perumal alias Siva Perumal (31) of Kondaanagaram under Suththamalli police station limits, allegedly kidnapped R. Bhavani (16), daughter of Ramakrishnan's younger brother, late Raman, in a car.

The duo contacted Bhavani's mother, R. Mahalakshmi (38), over phone and demanded Rs. 5 lakh as ransom to release the girl, a standard XI student.

Based on a complaint with Thazhaiyuththu police by Ms. Mahalakshmi, the police was alerted and all check-posts in Tirunelveli and in neighbouring districts were put on alert. When the culprits contacted the mother again, they were asked to come to a particular point to collect the ransom, where they were trapped within three hours of the incident.

Sanitation programme

Nagercoil: The Kanyakumari district is poised to win Nirmal Gram Puruashkar Award for its achievement in implementing total sanitation programme on or before August 15, said the Collector, Sunil Paliwal.

Inaugurating a two-day seminar on Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana here on Tuesday, he said that the entire official machinery had been geared up for successful implementation of the sanitation programme. As of now, the implementation rate in construction of individual, school and anganwadi toilets was 92 per cent.

The Collector said that 25 very poor families would be selected from each of the 99 panchayats in the district and provided with remedial measures including food and medical security, repair and reconstruction of their houses under Tamil Nadu Empowerment and Poverty Reduction Project.

Steps had been taken to expedite distribution of various welfare measures like old age pension and stipend for physically challenged persons. A sum of Rs. 16 crores was being spent for construction of houses, implementation of poverty alleviation programmes, food-for-work schemes and sanitation programmes, said Mr.Paliwal.

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