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National Book Fair

Jagee — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 06:33:12 +0000

National Book Fair begins at Bose Maidan

The 26th edition of the National Book Fair of the New Century Book House being held in association with National Book Trust of the Union Government began at Bose Maidan on Monday.

Inaugurating the fair, Chief Educational Officer N.K. Raaja Raajan said that book-reading must be cultivated among the youth.

The fair would showcase books on literature, history, cookery, management, medicine, agriculture, computers, internet and electronics. Books on philosophy, social science, astrology, politics, life history and general knowledge would also be displayed.

The works of all popular writers are on sale. The special feature includes novels, short story collections, children’s books, sports and Chinese books in English and Tamil. A special discount of 10 per cent is given on all purchases.

To encourage students to purchase books, special discounts are being extended. Nearly 200 publishers are taking part in the fair.

Regional manager of the New Century Book House A. Ganesan, Manager S. Gunasekar and others participated in the inaugural function. The fair will conclude on April 14.

Source: The Hindu

Faculty Development programme (FDP) Held at Salem

Jagee — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:41:19 +0000

More than 60 faculty from various institutions took part

Fifteen resources persons presented papers

Sona College of Technology’s Department of Master of Computer Applications in association with Anna University, Coimbatore, organised a week-long Faculty Development programme (FDP) on ‘Middleware Technologies’ here recently. Vice-Chancellor of Anna University, Coimbatore, K Karunakaran, who inaugurated the FDP, pointed out the importance of Middleware Technologies and said that it would take much money and time for the teacher to go in search of such new knowledge and training.

Imparting knowledge

“At this juncture, it becomes imperative on the part of the management to support the staff with such facilities. This kind of FDP will help impart the required knowledge on a shared cost and provide great techniques.” “Teaching is the noblest of all the professions, it involves imbibing character, knowledge and attitude to the students who form the vital force of the society,” he added. He advised the teachers to be good role models and let the students follow.

College Principal P.Govindarajan, presided over the inaugural function in which secretary A. Dhirajlal, delivered the special address.

More than 60 faculty from various institutions participated and 15 resource persons from various organisations and institutions presented techniques of Middleware Technologies.

Source: The Hindu

Eminent Scientist Award for Periyar University VC

Jagee — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 05:31:56 +0000

Dr K. Muthuchelian, Vice-Chancellor, Salem Periyar University has been awarded the Eminent Scientist Award for Natural Sciences at the 76 {+t} {+h} Indian Science Congress Endowment programme held at Madurai Kamaraj University (MK), Madurai, recently.

A press release from University says that the award was presented by H.A. Ranganath, Director, NAAC, Bangalore, in which Vice-Chairman, Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (TANSCHE) A. Ramasamy, Chairman S.P. Thiagarajan, Member Secretary S. Baskaran, MK University Vice-Chancellor Karpaga Kumaravel and others took part.

The award carries a citation and Rs. 30,000.

Source: The Hindu

INTACH Chapter Opened in Salem

admin2 — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 04:46:17 +0000

Collector J. Chandrakumar speaking at the INTACH, Salem Chapter’s inaugural meeting in Salem. — Photo: P. Goutham

The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), a UN-associated conservation body, has opened its Chapter here. Collector J. Chandrakumar inaugurated it. Ashis Banerjee, National Advisor of INTACH, inaugurated the Heritage Club for schools and administered the pledge. Golden Gates Matriculation HSS had become the first school in the district to open such a club.

A memorandum seeking to revamp the Salem Government Museum was given along with a request to allot Nattamai building to house museum. The need for a research centre to study the historical importance of Salem was also stressed.

Speakers spoke about the Salem Chapter’s proposed plan, which included restoration of the teppakulam (tank) in Chinna Tirupathy temple and revival of the British-era cemetery opposite the Collectorate. The revival of the Ismail Khan fort and conservation of the Indian Bank building, which has a clock tower, also would be taken up.

Coordinated documentation of the history and the heritage of Salem district would also be taken up along with a detailed documentation of the Taramangalam Sri Kailasanathar Temple and Ayothiapattnam Sri Kothandaramaswamy Temple and the wooden cars. Mahatma Gandhi Philately Museum in Hastampatty post office would be conserved, the action plan pointed out.

Salem Museum and Mahatma Gandhi Philately Museum had been updated in the Directory of Museums 2010 complied by Usha Agarwal. Continuous representations had been made to the Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Museums for the revival of the Salem Museum through the Director General of Indian Council of Conservation Institutes. Representations had been made to the Post Master General to conserve Mahatma Gandhi Philately Museum.

Indian Council of Conservation Institutes, Lucknow, a pioneering institute on conservation of museums in India, had come forward to do the conservation free of cost, said Sharavanan, Salem Chapter’s co-convener.

Satya Prakash Varanasi, a renowned conservation architect and convener of Bangalore chapter, and T. Govindhan, a veteran historian, were among the delegates who took part.

Members of the Salem Historical Society including its general secretary, Barnabas, experts in the fields of history and conservation like V. M. Ramasamy, Mani, Kumarasamy and Sultan also spoke. They were made honorary members of the Chapter. Ms. Meenakshi Sethu was its Convener.

The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendments and Validation) Act, 2010, empowers INTACH to be in consultative status to the National Monument Authority while forming by-laws for conservation.

Source: THE HINDU

Former CBI Director D. R. Kaarthikeyan participated in a function in Salem

Jagee — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:32:44 +0000

‘Youth should develop self-confidence’

Former CBI Director D. R. Kaarthikeyan has urged youth to develop self confidence and chart a course of progress with commitment and conviction.

Distributing higher education assistance to poor students at a function organised by Lions Foundation District 324-B2, here on Sunday, the Advisor to Law – Human Responsibilities – Corporate Affairs, Kaarthikeyan said that the future of the country was in the hands of such committed youths, a majority of our population. Hard work and self confidence would bring laurels to all.

He further asked them to take an oath that they would not support corruption at any cost.

Corruption had permeated into various levels and it played a major role in preventing the benefits of government schemes reaching the poor beneficiaries. Those who could not lead a hunger-free life resorted to violence.

They became rich fodder to terrorism and such a development should be stopped.

He said that police never would support terrorism and had never produced a terrorist. The population itself was an asset for the country and it should be transformed into major source for its development.

In fact senior citizens were also depending on the youths who must have the resources to lead the country, he said.

Salem City Police Commissioner Sunil Kumar Singh presided over the function.

Source: The Hindu

Writers Honoured in Salem

admin2 — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 18:36:47 +0000

K. Chinnappa Bharathi Trust distributed literary awards to writers in Salem on Saturday. – Photo: P. Goutham

Renowned writers in Tamil, Singala and other languages were honoured and given K. Chinnappa Bharathi Trust Awards here on Saturday.

Organised by the K.C.P. Trust in association with Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers Forum, the Trust released the novel of Chinnappa Bharathi ‘Surangam’ (Mines) in Singala translated by Upali Leela Rathna.

K.C.P. Trust Chairman Dr. P. Selvaraj released the first copy and Antony Jeeva received it.

Novelist Chinnappa Bharathi spoke on the soul of the novel which poignantly describes the sufferings of miners.

The first prize for Tamil language was shared by K. P. Aravanan and Zagir Basha.

The principal prize for other language was given to Chitra Mutkal in Hindi.

The awards also carried cash prize of Rs. 50,000 while special prizes in Tamil were given to Ponnelan, S. Venkatesan, Theni Seerudaiyan, Jothirlal Girija and Tamilanban Muthusamy. Sri Lankan writers Tamaraiselvi and N. P. Arulanandam were recognized. Writers who offered felicitations included K. Vai Palanisamy, S. A. Perumal, H. Balasubramanian and R. Sourrajan. Trust Coordinator N. Senthilkumar, District Secretary, Salem, and Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers Forum M. Asokan and others also spoke.

Source: THE HINDU

Salem Steel Plant and Sona College Conducts Garment Technician Training

Jagee — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:52:24 +0000

Under the Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, Salem Steel Plant (SSP) in association with Centre for Non Formal and Vocational Education of Sona College of Technology successfully conducted multi-skilled ‘Garment Technician’ training to village women for whom appointment letters had been issued.

At a function held on Monday, the women were handed over training certificates by Pankaj Gautam, Executive Director, Salem Steel Plant, in the presence of P. Govindarajan, College Principal, CV Koushik, Head, School of Apparel and Fashion Technology and P.Ragupathi, Project Director.

Senior officials including B. Vijayaraghavan, General Manager (Works), T.K. Mazumdar, General Manager (P&A), S.Eswaran, General Manager (F&A), R. Viswanathan, General Manager (Marketing) and A.Bandhopadhyay, General Manager (Project), all SSP, participated.

On the occasion, G.Vaidyanathan, Manager (HR), M/s Sona Vana Textiles Private Limited, Salem, a garment industry, gave the offer letters to 42 women hailing from Sivathapuram, Panangadu, Andipatti, Kattor and Vedukathampatti.

“This will empower rural women for their better livelihood,” he said.

Amutha, a trainee, thanked the Salem Steel Plant for helping her get a job in the garment industry. She said the earning would help her run the family. Another trainee, Baby, said that the employment would help educate her children.

Bagyalakshmi, a trainee from Sivadapuram, thanked both Salem Steel Plant and Sona College for the training, which helped her earn.

Source: The Hindu

Book Release in Salem

admin2 — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:54:56 +0000

Salem Arts and Literary Society published a book of writer Arumugan at its function held here recently. President of National Social Literary Peravai Tarai A. Kumaravel released the book, which was received by N. Sotheeshwari. Dr. Padmini Chezhian welcomed. The function also felicitated Tamil scholars.

Source: THE HINDU

Competition winners

Jagee — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:38:11 +0000

Youth Red Cross Society of Salem Periyar University conducted essay and elocution competitions to mark the Geneva Declaration.

Students from 23 colleges took part. The winners are: Tamil Elocution: 1. Sri Divya (Sri Sakthi Kailaash College for Women), 2. Rajkumar (Rajajai Polytechnic College), 3. Chitra (Sri Saradha College for Women). English Elocution: 1. Arun Royappa (AVS College of Arts and Science), 2. Prithika (Vysya College), 3. Divyadarisini (Sri Saradha College for Women).

Tamil essay: 1. Krithika (Jairam College), 2. Venkatesan (Attur AET College), 3. Sandiya (Sri Saradha College for Women) and Malathi (Sri Sakthi Kailaash College for Women). English essay: 1. Dharani (Sri Saradha College for Women), 2. Sujitha (Bharathiyar Women College), 3. Divya (Sri Saradha College for Women).

In Chennai

The first placed in elocution competitions will take part in State-level competitions to be held at Chennai.

Source: The Hindu

Government exhibition inaugurated in Salem

Jagee — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:56:52 +0000

It showcases the schemes of various departments

Photo: E. Lakshmi Narayanan

Grand function:Agriculture Minister Veerapandi S. Arumugam (second left) inaugurating the government exhibition in Salem on Monday. Information and Publicity Minister Parithi Ilamvazhuthi (left) is also in the picture.

The government exhibition was inaugurated at Bose Maidan here on Monday by Agriculture Minister Veerapandi S. Arumugam.

Minister for Information Parithi Ilamvazhuthi presided over the function in which Mayor J. Rekha Priyadarshini took part.

Mr. Arumugam said that every year the exhibition in Salem had drawn large crowds.

It not only benefitted the traders but also showcased the schemes of various departments. It, in fact, had been serving as a tool for the administration to make general public aware of the welfare schemes of the government, he said.

Collector J. Chandrakumar welcomed the gathering while Director (Information) K. Baskaran explained about the objective behind the exhibition. Salem Public Relations Officer Lingam and G. Manikumar, Deputy Director (Exhibition) proposed a vote of thanks.

The Minister also went around the exhibition and saw various stalls that had been put up by government departments. Twenty-three government stalls, including two from Central Government, have been erected. The rest are private stalls.

SOURCE: The Hindu