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CHENNAI, November 20: The Chennai Corporation Council has passed a
resolution to improve conservancy opreations in the city by the end of the
current fiscal year. Estimated to cost Rs 7.98 crore, some of the measures
relate to improving interior and slum roads and pavements, desilting
stormwater drains and purchasing garbage collecting vehicles. The
corporation would also look into staff shortage.
CHENNAI, November 20: The first Chennai Corporation council meet held at
the Ripon Building in the city was attended by 154 of the 155 members and
six MLAs. Among the 42 resolutions adopted were those for the construction
of a fly-over near Valluvarkottam, upgradation of two schools and
rebuilding of a bridge. Two subjects that sparked heated debate were the
allotment of parking lots and the resolution of NGOs to take up conservancy
operations in certain areas.
CHENNAI, November 18: The TN Government has allotted Rs 21.25 crore to fund
the supply of furniture and construction of buildings and staff quarters
for Courts in Chennai, Udhagamandalam, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Tiruttani and
Nagercoil. A recurring amount of Rs 1 crore annually will be given for the
support of additional staff in the Madras High Court.
BANGALORE, November 19: The Karnataka Speaker Ramesh Kumar announced that
he and the Deputy Speaker would contribute a month's salary towards the
relief fund for cyclone-hit Andhra Pradesh. He said he would also move the
other office bearers of the Secretariat employees' and State Government
employees' unions to contribute to the relief fund.
CHENNAI, November 20: The TN Government Doctors' Association has insisted
that new schemes proposed by the State Health Minister can be implemented
only after providing necessary infrastructure and support staff. According
to Dr Prakasam, State President, the round-the-clock service in Primary
Health Centres (PHCs), night watchmen and outpatient service upto 12 noon
would need at least five doctors, three staff nurses, three male nursing
assistants and three sanitary workers in the 24-hour PHCs.
CHENNAI, November 19: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) destroyed 81,000
ganja plants being cultivated illicitly over 43 acres in Azhagumuthu Theni
District in Tamil Nadu. In another case, 2,530 kgs of heroin worth Rs 5
lakh in the country and Rs 2.5 crore in the global market, was seized from
a house in Tuticorin.
CHENNAI, November 21: The Chief Executive of a of private polymer and
spinning mills group here, N Ramachandran has been arrested for
"clandestine removal" of excisable goods with a duty of Rs 75 lakh. The CEO
had declared lower quantity in the invoices to pay less duty, and had also
prepared two sets of invoices and cleared the manufactured goods without
payment of duty.
VELLORE, November 20: A three-phase state-wide agitation plan by vocational
teachers belonging to the State Higher Secondary School Part Time
Vocational Teachers Association, will commence on December 4, in Chennai,
in support of their 10-point charter of demands. The agitation will
culminate in an indefinte fast from February 5, if their demands are not
met.
COIMBATORE, November 22: Thousands of devotees celebrated the
Mahakumbhabisekham of the Sri Subramaniaswamy Temple in Marudamalai on
November 22. The temple, including the sanctum sanctorum, had been
completely reconstructed during the past three years at a cost of Rs 4.50
crore. The idol was reinstalled by a select group of Sivacharyas headed by
Sri Santhalinga Ramaswamy Adigal of Perur Mutt.
The TN CM, M Karunanidhi, has released Rs 5.06 crore to set up 20 more fire
stations in the State. He has also santioned Rs Two crore towards upgrading
11 police stations in various parts of the State.
BANGALORE, November 19: The Karnataka Government has suspended 18 officials
including two deputy directors for misappropriating funds allotted for
water-shed management schemes, according to Agriculture Minister C Byre
Gowda. He said they had not furnished the reports of fund utilisation
despite several reminders since June last.
TIRUCHI, November 20: At the end of the two-day training programme for
partymen elected to local bodies, Nallakannu, State leader of CPI, stressed
the need for district level coordination among the three-tier set-up of
local bodies comprising village panchayats, panchayat unions and district
panchayat boards. These local bodies, he said, were now functioning as
air-tight compartments and lacked cohesiveness.
CHENNAI, November 21: World Vision of India will hold a 24-hour famine
programme at Anna Auditorium on November 22. The "famine" is to be observed
at the Sacred Heart School, and aims to create awareness of poverty and
hunger. The funds raised will be used to support malnourished children
across the country. About 20,000 people are expected to participate,
including 8000 school children.
DHARMAPURI, November 22: A sum of nearly Rs 16 lakh has been embezzled in a
primary co-operative bank at Adhigarapatty, near Harur, about 40 km from
Dharmapuri. The President of the bank, Jayaraman, has lodged a complaint
with the police. It is suspected that the actual embezzlement amount may be
Rs 25 lakh.
CHENNAI, November 18: Twentynine people including 10 children have been
hospitalised on complaints of nausea and eye irritation following a gas
leak in a container godown near suburban Manali on November 16.
CHENNAI, November 19: Anubha Sanghvi, a 14-year-old schoolgirl of Mumbai,
who was kidnapped on her way home from school escaped from her kidnappers
and arrived at Chennai. She had hopped onto the Chennai Express at the
Dadar Railway station in Mumbai, and bolted herself in the bathroom. With
the help of the Railway Police, Anubha was safely handed over to her
relatives here.
CHENNAI, November 18: A sum of Rs 10.67 crore, from the Rs 28.22 crore
apportioned by the Central Finance Commission, has been assigned by the TN
Government for the implementation of various schemes by local bodies.
According to an official press release, Rs 8.73 crore and Rs 8.82 crore
have been given to the municipalities and the city corporations
respectively.
CHENNAI, November 19: The severed head of Navarasu, a medico and the the
son of Madras University Vice Chancellor, K Ponnusamy, was recovered from a
pond in Chidambaram on November 19. The victim who was reported missing
from the Rajah Muthiah College, was murdered by his college-mate John
David, who severed his head and limbs. John David is now in custody.
CHENNAI, November 18
The Indian Society of Otology will conduct camps in Corporation schools in
the city to check the spread of ear diseases among children. Dr Ravi
Ramalingam, organising secretary of ISO Annual Conference, said the
discharge of puss from the ear, a problem present in 10-15% of children,
might lead to deafness, brain complications and even death.
CHENNAI, November 23: A heart surgery that reduces the size of the left
ventricle, in the case of heart failure, has been successfully performed on
a 28 year-old woman by a team led by Dr K M Cherian, at the Institue of
Cardio-vascular Diseases of Madras Medical Mission in Chennai, on November
22. Named "Betista's surgery", this procedure can substitute heart
transplant.
BANGALORE, November 20: The Tribal Joint Action Committee,
Heggadedevanakote, the Nagarhole Budakattu Hakku Stapana Samithi, voluntary
organisations of rural Kodagu, have petitioned against the construction of
a three-star hotel in the Nagarhole forest area. They contend that the
hotel would disturb both the wildlife and local tribals.
CHENNAI, November 20: The city police have cast a net to nab a gang of six
that kidnapped Kannan (40), a recruitment agent, who allegedly cheated the
six of Rs 1 lakh. Following a demand for ransom, Kannan's wife has lodged a
complaint with the police.
BANGALORE, November 20: The Karnataka Government is planning to set-up a
panel of experts to inspect the infrastructure of colleges before they are
granted affiliation.
NAGERCOIL, November 19: Following reports of duplication of temple jewels,
according to Senguttuvan, Minister for Religious and Charitable Endowments,
the TN Government has ordered the verification of the charges. Apart from
fake jewelry, Governement has also received complaints of encroachment on
temple lands.
CHENNAI, November 21: Enraged by the failure of authorities to suspend two
constables who had ill-treated T Satishkumar, an advocate, lawyers in
Chennai will boycott all courts and tribunals on November 21.
BELGAUM, November 19: The Belgaum Mayor Vijayalakshmi Chopde has decided to
fast in New Delhi from November 20 to press the settling of the 40-year-old
border dispute between Karnataka and Maharashtra.
CHENNAI, November 21: The TN Government has to pay Rs 1 lakh as interim
compensation to N Murugan, a poor agriculturist, whose wife, Shanthi (25),
died owing to negligence of a government surgeon. Following complications
after her tubectomy, she died during a second operation. Murugan has filed
a petition with the Madras High Court, seeking Rs 5 lakh as compensation.
CHIDAMBARAM, November 21: The students and teachers of the Annamalai
University deny that ragging caused the death of Navarasu, the son of the
Madras University Vice-Chancellor. According to the students, John David,
the accused, had a "soft corner" for the victim while ragging other
juniors.
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