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Government notifies two Acts

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Government on Friday by gazette extraordinary notified the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Act, 2006, and the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982.

The Cooperative Societies Act extends the term of special officers of various cooperative societies by six more months. The other Act will enable the Government to detain any offender with a view to preventing him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order. — Special Correspondent

Anbumani calls on Karunanidhi

CHENNAI: Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss paid a courtesy call on Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi at the latter's residence in Gopalapuram on Saturday.

According to a release from Dr. Anbumani's office, he showed Mr. Karunanidhi the Luter Terry Award he had received in Washington DC in July on behalf of his Ministry. The award was given in the category `Exemplary leadership (in tobacco control) by a Government Ministry' at the 13th World Conference on Tobacco or Health. — Special Correspondent

Elected PMK's youth wing president

CHENNAI: Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss was on Saturday elected Pattali Makkal Katchi's youth wing president.

According to a PMK release, Mr. Anbumani was unanimously elected at an administrative committee meeting presided over by the party president G.K. Mani. — Special Correspondent

Advocates to boycott court on August 8

CHENNAI: The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry has said that advocates have called for a court boycott throughout the State on August 8 in protest against the amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).

A decision to this effect was taken by all advocates associations, which met here under the aegis of the BCT to discuss the impact of the amendments. According to Bar Council sources, a delegation of advocates would meet Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Wednesday and urge him not to give effect to the amendments in the State. Another delegation would meet the Union Law Minister and call for the de-notification of the amendments. — Special Correspondent

ICF to supply nine-car rakes to MRVC

CHENNAI: First shell of AC/DC EMU to be supplied to the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) by Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Perambur, was completed on Friday. ICF General Manager P. Raja Goundan and Managing Director of the Maharashtra Rail Vikas Corporation P.C. Sehgal inspected the first shell on the factory premises.

ICF is to supply 101 nine-car rakes to MRVC and another 57 nine car rakes to Central and Western Railways for Mumbai suburban services, according to an ICF press release. — Special Correspondent

Assumes office

CHENNAI: V.N.Vivekananda Murthy has assumed charge as Member (Distribution) of Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. He was elevated to the post on August 1. — Special Correspondent

New study on industrial pollution

CHENNAI: The Nandini Institute of Chemical Industries, a Chennai-based NGO, will conduct a new study on industrial pollution.

It plans to present its findings in November. — Staff Reporter

College given approval

NAMAKKAL: The All India Council for Technical Education has given its approval for starting the Selvam College of Technology from this academic year.

According to a release from Managing Trustee of the V. Ponnusamy Educational and Charitable Trust P. Selvaraj, approval had been given to offer the following courses: Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering and Information Technology. - Staff Reporter

Schoolgirl dies

ATTUR: A six-year-old schoolgirl was killed in a road accident in Malliyakarai on Friday evening.

The police said Aishwarya of Kandasamy Pudur, studying Class I, was trying to cross the road when an autorickshaw hit her, killing her on the spot.

The police have registered a case. - Staff Reporter

Drowns

sALEM: The body of a Plus II student was found in the Cauvery River here on Saturday.

The police said Prakash of Kalarkadu near Omalur, studying in a school, went missing since August 1.

The police said that he might have gone to the river for bathing and drowned.

- Staff Reporter

Awareness campaign

Nagercoil: The Conservation of Nature Trust, in association with State Bank of India, conducted an awareness campaign on Right to information Act recently.

Town Welfare Council president Ahmed Khan, district panchayat chairman Mano Thangaraj, FEDCOT chairman Peer Mohammed, Assistant General Manager of State Bank of India Joseph Chandran and Conservation of Nature Trust chairman Lal Mohan spoke. The seminar was organised for the benefit of representatives of non-governmental organisations and social workers. — Staff Reporter

Houses handed over to beneficiaries

NAGAPATTINAM: Collector Tenkasi S. Jawahar on Saturday handed over 68 permanent houses to the tsunami-hit families in Thenpathy Neithalvasal coastal village near Poompuhar. The houses were built under the Rural Literacy and Health Programme (RLHP).

Detained under Goondas Act

TIRUCHI: A 26-year old man involved in a double murder casehas been detained under the Goondas Act and lodged in the Central Prison here on Friday on the orders of Commissioner of Police Sunil Kumar Singh. A press release said that Jaggir Hussain and his associates had murdered two persons , put their bodies in a gunny bag and threw it into a well near Palpannai round-tana in Gandhi Market police limits in 2004.

Mettur level

Tiruchi: The water level at the Mettur dam stood at 108.70 feet against its full level of 120 feet on Friday. The inflow was 11,396 cusecs and the outflow 18,000 cusecs. — Staff Reporter

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