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TN Government has sanctioned Rs.25 crore restoration works in Nilgiris District
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, Departments, Ooty(Udhagamandalam), Railway, government on December 17th, 2009
Donkeys transporting stones to a badly damaged part of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway near Aruvankadu
Tamil Nadu Government has sanctioned Rs.25 crore more for taking up restoration works in Nilgiris District, battered by recent rains.
Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi ordered release of the money from Disaster Relief Fund for repairing damaged highways, electrical installations and various other works by different agencies such as the local bodies and Public Works departments, an official release said on Wednesday.
The hilly district last month bore the brunt of monsoon fury which claimed over 40 lives and caused numerous landslips, damaging houses, roads and rail line.
The release said a team of ministers as advised by the Chief Minister had camped in the district and ensured that relief measures reached the affected people.
Arrested the contractor of the building under-construction
Police today arrested the contractor of the building under-construction at Thanneerpanthal village near here, which collapsed yesterday claiming four lives and causing injuries to nine others.
Police said Tamilselvan was arrested for his negligence and search was on for the owner of the rice mill, who was said to be absconding along with his family members.
Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Forest Minister N Selvaraj visited the place of accident and later called on the injured admitted into Government Headquartered Hospital here.
The minister, accompanied by District Collector T Soundiah, visited the families of the deceased and presented cheques for Rs 50,000 each to them as the solatium announced by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi.
47 Tamil scholars various contries to participate in World Classical Tamil Conference
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, Coimbatore, Communication, Education, cultural, function, government, programme on December 5th, 2009
Forty seven Tamil scholars from various contries have so far given their consent to take part in the World Classical Tamil Conference to be held in Coimbatore from June 23 to 27.
Giving details of the steps being taken to organise the conference in a grand manner, Mr Karunanidhi, in an epistle to partymen, said so far scholars from America, England, Russia, Germany, Australia and Singapore have given their consent to participate.
The Organisers sent call letters to about 500 Tamil scholars, writers and linguists, across the world, seeking their participation in the meet.
The Chief Minister said as part of the meet, a Tamil Net conference would also be held. He regretted that no Tamil conference was held in any part of the world after the 1995 World Tamil Conference, and this conference would fulfill his long felt dream, he said.
He said after the 1999 Tamil Net conference held in the city, thanks to the efforts taken by late Union Minister Murasoli Maran, he got another opportunity to conduct the Tamil Net conference in Coimbatore.
Mr Karunanidhi said his government has already constituted a committee, headed by Chief Secretary K S Sripathy to implement and monitor all preliminary works, needed to be taken for the conference. Senior IAS officer K Alaudhin has been appointed as overall in-charge of the conference, he added.
In commemoration of the Conference, the government proposes to set up a world class Botanical park at a central place in Coimbatore,
The Tamil Nadu Government has finalised common syllabus for Uniform Education to be implemented
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, Education, government on November 27th, 2009
The Tamil Nadu Government has finalised common syllabus for Uniform Education to be implemented in the State from next academic year onwards.
Minister for School Education Thangam Thennarasu presented the copy of the common syllabus to Chief Minister M Karunanidhi at the secretariat this morning.
The Chief Minister had announced that uniform education would be introduced in the State from standard one to six from academic year 2010-11 onwards. To begin with, uniform education is being introduced from class one to six.
An official release here said a team of teachers of schools of all boards in the State and professors was involved in the preparation of the common syllabus.
Initially the draft syllabus was released in the website and after getting the views of cross section of people through workshops at State and district and block levels, it was finalised, the release said.
In the new common syllabus, computer education is being introduced for students from class six to ten. Library periods are included and for the first time, economics subject is added in social science, it said.
Also for the first time, science practicals have been introduced for students of standard nine and ten.
The Chief Minister, who went through the syllabus, suggested that the text books be printed on time and in an attractive manner with good quality.
Finance Minister K Anbazhagan, Deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin, Chief Secretary K S Sripathy, DMK Rajya Sabha Member Kanimozhi, State Planning Commission Chairman Naganathan and officials of school education department were present on the occasion.
Chennai Govt General hospital to be shifted to world class complex
The 175 year-old Madras Medical College, now functioning in the Government General Hospital complex here, would be shifted a new, ‘world class’ eight storeyed complex, to be built near the hospital on a ten acre site where the central prison once stood.
Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, who had allocated the ten acre site for the expansion of General Hospital, after the central prison was shifted to suburban Puzhal, changed his decision and decided to build the Medical College in that site.
The new eight-storeyed building with a space of 41,934 sq.m.
would be built at a cost of Rs 70 crore and tenders would be invited to select the builder by third week of next month, an official press release here said.
The Chief Minister has decided to shift the Medical College to a new multi-storeyed building, taking into consideration the fact that the existing buildings in the college were more than 100 years old and the problems faced by general public and patients, who visited the hospital, the release said.
It said the first four floors of the proposed new building would be alloted to all Medical courses. The fifth floor would have lecture halls for Medical and Para-Medical courses, while the sixth floor would be alloted for para-medical courses, the release said.
The seventh floor would be for nursing courses and the eight floor will have examination hall for all students, it said.
After the Medical college is shifted to the new building, the space would be utilised for expanding the General Hospital, it said.
When expanded, space would be provided to maintain archives and rare photos, the release said.
The 2,722 bed General Hospital, located on a 30 acre site, opposite the Central Railway station, is also 175 year-old and visited by about 12,000 patients a day. The attached Madras Medical College had 2,000 students.
The Madras Medical College was established on February 2, 1835 and is the oldest in India, along with the Medical College in Kolkata.
Jayalalithaa today accused CM of blaming LTTE Prabakaran for the present plight of Lankan Tamils
Opposition AIADMK General Secretary J Jayalalithaa today accused Chief Minister M Karunanidhi of blaming LTTE Supremo V Prabakaran for the present plight of Lankan Tamils to cover up his own ‘misdeeds’ in the issue.
Reacting to Mr Karunanidhi’s remarks that the wrong strategies of Prabakaran led to the fall of LTTE and the present tragic state of Tamils in Lanka, Ms Jayalalithaa, in a statement here, charged that the Chief Minister had betrayed the Tamils.
She said if Mr Karunanidhi was really interested in protecting Lankan Tamils, he should have put pressure on the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre, right from the beginning of last year, when the Lankan army launched an offensive against the Tamils.
Mr Karunanidhi, whose DMK was a constituent of the UPA government, should have pulled out, demanding ceasefire in Lanka.
”If Mr Karunanidhi had withdrawn his support, there would have been ceasefire and Tamils would have been protected,” she claimed.
Having failed to do this, the Chief Minister had betrayed the Lankan Tamils and was now trying to blame the LTTE leader in a bid to cover up his ”misdeeds” on the issue.
The entertainment epicentre of the world and announced setting up of a ‘Cinema Township’ in the state.
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, Cinema, businesses on November 19th, 2009
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today said his vision was to make it the entertainment epicentre of the world and announced setting up of a ‘Cinema Township’ in the state.
Speaking after releasing the FICCI-EY report at the inauguration of the two-day ‘Media and Entertainment Business Conclave’ here, he said the film studios in the state could be compared to the best in the world.
”Professionalism is noticeable everywhere in the industry. Our artistes are committed to their cause,’ he said, adding, Tamil Nadu should become the Centre at the International level and we should put in all our efforts to achieve this goal.” Pointing out that Tamil theatre had a big role in the growth of Dravidian movement which later provided a social base to Tamil cinema, Mr Karunanidhi said cinema was then used as a big tool to reform the society.
Recalling various steps taken by his government for the growth of cinema industry, he said the entertainment tax was reduced from 54 per cent to 40 per cent in 1989, to 30 per cent in 1998 and again to 25 per cent in 2000.
”A Welfare Board for cinema industry has been constituted by the government and it has been proposed to establish a cinema township for which the state government would extend all the assistance”, he added.
He said the West has recognised the power house of talent available in India. ”The Indian media and entertainment industry were one of the fastest growing sectors with a market size of Rs 584 Billion in 2008, registering a growth of 12.4 per cent over last year.” He said the industry was projected to reach Rs 1,052 billion by 2013 at a 12.5 growth rate.
He said in Chennai Sony Pictures announced the opening of its state of the art facility last year. ”Warner Brothers Motion Picture Imaging and the Chennai-based Prasad Corporation had announced a strategic tie up to pool their combined skills in digital post-production and film restoration to clients in Hollywood, India and around the world”.
Sixteen more samathuvapurams will be opened in Tamil Nadu in tanjavur
Posted by ganesh in Public, Thanjavur, government on November 14th, 2009
Sixteen more samathuvapurams will be opened in Tamil Nadu before the end of December, said M. K. Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister, at Tiruvonam near here on Friday.
He inaugurated the Periyar Memorial Samathuvapuram at Thoppuviduthi in Tiruvonam panchayat union. He said 13 samathuvapurams have already been opened in the State this year.
The first samathuvapuram during this year was opened by the Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi at Tiruchi and the second one by the State Finance Minister, Anbazhagan. The remaining 11 samathuvapurams were inaugurated by him.
Mr. Stalin also distributed revolving fund to 1,000 women self-help groups at a meeting held at Tiruvonam.
He said that Tamil Nadu stood first with respect to the activities of women SHGs. That was why out of a total loan amount of Rs. 11,132 crore given by the banks at all India level during 2008-09, Rs. 2,174 crore had come to Tamil Nadu.
This worked out to 20 per cent.
Similarly Indian Bank which gave Rs. 1,864 crore throughout the country, allotted a lion’s share of Rs. 1,150 crore to Tamil Nadu, that worked to 62 per cent. Indian Overseas Bank had given 48 per cent of its total loan to Tamil Nadu.
Recovery rate
This is mainly because of the impressive 99 per cent recovery rate displayed by the State.
Flyover and bridge nearing Road is completion
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, PWD, Public, government on November 14th, 2009
Mayor M.Subramanian inspecting the Jones Road subway in Saidapet
Work on the flyover at the Turnbulls Road-Cenotaph Road junction, high-level bridge on Alandur Road, Saidapet, and a vehicular subway on Jones Road, Saidapet, is nearing completion.
They will soon be inaugurated by Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, Mayor M. Subramanian told reporters after visiting the two upcoming facilities in Saidapet on Friday.
Once the Alandur Road bridge, being constructed at a cost of Rs.9.03 crore, is opened to traffic, it will cut down the travel time for motorists between the Guindy Industrial Estate and Saidapet and help avoid a stretch of the busy Anna Salai. The new facility was proposed as the causeway there often gets submerged during heavy rain. In 2005, it was partially damaged.
The Alandur Road bridge and the Rs.8.89-crore Jones Road vehicular subway are being funded partially under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.
The Alandur Road bridge is 420 m long, 12 m wide and the carriageway is 7.5 m, including 2.25-m-wide footpaths on either side.
The subway on Jones Road is 305.67 m long, 5.5 m wide and has service lanes of 3.5 m each.
Other facilities, including the flyover on Kathivakkam High Road-Cochrane Basin Road and subway on Monegar Chowltry Road, would be inaugurated in March next year, the vehicular subway to replace the level-crossing 2 in Villivakkam in April and the flyover in Rangarajapuram in June next year.
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