Tamil Nadu

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Ticket checking drive

CHENNAI: Thanks to sustained ticket checking drives, Southern Railway recorded total penalty earnings of Rs 10.09 crore during April 2005 to January 2006, which is above the Railway Board's target by 4 per cent and 23.2 per cent more than the corresponding period last year. As a result, the booking of window sale earnings increased substantially by 8 per cent over last year, despite disruption of traffic caused by cyclone and floods. Southern Railway achieved an all time high of Rs 1.13 crore in ticket checking earnings in October.

The average growth of ticket checking earning over the last five years is six per cent, according to a railway press release. — Special Correspondent

Elevated

CHENNAI: B. Thandapani, Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories, Madurai, has been promoted and posted as Joint Chief Inspector of Factories, Chennai. He succeeds M.A. Mohammed Farook, who has retired. — Special Correspondent

AIBA seeks CJI intervention

New Delhi: The All India Bar Association (AIBA) has expressed concern over filing of cases against a Madurai advocate for discharging his duties. It sought the interference of the Chief Justice of India, Y.K. Sabharwal, to ensure that lawyers and their families were not harassed for discharging their duties.

In a statement issued here on Saturday, the chairman and the vice-chairman of the AIBA, Adish C. Agarwala and S. Prabhakaran said the legal fraternity in the country were agitated over the action of the Inspector of Police, Anna Nagar, Madurai, in filing a case against V.C. Sankara Narayanan and two others.

It was curious to note that no action was taken by the Director General of Police against the Inspector, despite a direction by the Madras High Court to take action against him in a case of forgery. But Marimuthu registered a case against Mr. Sankara Narayanan. His friend Antony was arrested and one Ashok, cited as a witness, was also arrayed as an accused.

To restore confidence in the rule of law, the AIBA wanted the CJI to prevail on the State administration to take action against the delinquent officer. — Legal Correspondent

CPI's appeal to Government

CHENNAI: State council secretary of the Communist Party of India D. Pandian on Saturday urged the Government to regularise the service of 2394 teachers appointed for teaching computer science in higher secondary schools.

In a statement here, Mr. Pandian said though these teachers had served for five years on contract basis in government schools, they were not given uniform salary. During the last two years, the parents-teachers associations had appointed them.

Against this backdrop, any move to appoint teachers for computer education through new contracts was wrong, he said and added that the service of the already serving experienced teachers should be regularised. — Special Correspondent

MKU non-semester examination results

MADURAI: Results of non-semester examinations of the Directorate of Distance Education, Madurai Kamaraj University, held in December, have been published.

M. Thirumalai, Additional Controller of Examinations, in a press release on Saturday, said the results were available on university website, www.mkudde.org. Results of the following courses have been published: B. Com, BBA, B. Com (CA), M.A. (English), M. A. (Economics), M. A. (Public Administration) and M. A. (Gandhian Thought) and Certificate in Library Science. — Staff Reporter

Complaint cells

set up

KARUR: Information and complaint cells have been set up at the District Collector's office and the RDO offices at Karur and Kulithalai for giving information on the publication of the draft electoral rolls and alterations.

The public can register their complaints upon which action would be taken within 15 days, an official press release said.

The telephone numbers of the complaint cells are 04324-256508 (Collectorate), 04324-274038 (Karur RDO office) and 04323-222395 (Kulithalai RDO office).

Grievances day meet

KARUR: Farmers' grievances day meeting will be held at the Revenue Divisional Officer's office at Kulithalai at 11 a.m. on February 21.

Farmers are requested to submit their grievances and petitions in advance and that they should pertain to agricultural grievances only, according to a press release issued here by the District Collector, A. Karthik.

Mettur level

Tiruchi: The water level at the Mettur dam stood at 112.28 feet on Saturday. The inflow was 1331 cusecs and the outflow, 1000 cusecs.

— Staff Reporter

Two killed in accident

THENI : Two persons were killed when their auto rickshaw collided head-on with a lorry coming from the opposite direction near Kailasapatti on Theni-Periakulam Road on Friday.

The deceased were Senthil Kumar (28), auto driver of Theni and his sister Gowri (34). The accident took place while Senthil Kumar and his sister were returning home after distributing his marriage invitation to his relatives at Periakulam. The police arrested the lorry driver Sakthivel.

Two students drowned

Ramanathapuram : Two students drowned in South Oorani at Thevarkurichi near here on Saturday.

Sources said Murthi Kannan (8) and Ajith (6), both sons of Murugalingam, drowned while they were taking bath in the oorani. It is said that they did not know swimming.

On information, the villagers rescued the bodies and sent them for post mortem.

The Ilanchembur police have registered a case.

Man arrested on rape charge

THENI : The all women police arrested Ilangovan (27) of Mallayagoundenpatti in Andipatti taluk on charges of assaulting and raping a nine-year-old girl on Friday.

The police said Ilangovan went to his relative's house at Kothadaipatti and brought home back his relative's girl. In the absence of his wife and two children at home, he indulged in the crimes.

Acting on a complaint from her parents, a case has been registered against the accused.

Training programme

Karaikudi : The Department of Bank Management, Alagappa University, is organising a three-day training programme for final year graduate and postgraduate students on skill development to make them eligible for jobs in banks and insurance companies.

RM. Chidambaram, Dean, Faculty of Management, said experienced teachers will give training in test of English language, test of general awareness, test on numerical ability, test of reasoning ability and personality development.

The programme will begin on February 20.

Scheme extended

Sivaganga : The Chief Minister Uzhavar Pathukappu Thittam has been extended to the urban farmers also, according to the Collector, Anand Patil.

In a statement, he said farmers living in urban areas could contact special tahsildars for the scheme, revenue inspector and village administrative officer to get identity card under the scheme. He said Rs.1.54 crore had so far been given to 6504 beneficiaries. Identity cards were given to 1,96,652 farmers in the district. — Staff Reporter

Silver jubilee fete

ERODE: The Silver Jubilee celebrations of Sathiyathin Sakthi Nilai Sangam was conducted recently at Komarapalayam.

Bala Muruganandimai Swamigal was the chief guest. - Staff Reporter

Panchayat election

ERODE: The District Collector, D. Karthikeyan said on Saturday that the Vice-President's post in Rajannagar Panchayat in Sathyamangalam taluk was lying vacant.

The State Election Commission had ordered the conduct of Rajannagar Panchayat meeting on February 28 and election of the vice-president. The council meeting would be held on February 28 at 1 p.m. - Staff Reporter

Woman murdered

ERODE: A woman was found murdered in her house and her mother was lying with serious bleeding injuries. According to police, Kalavathy, 35, wife of Kasi Viswanathan of Pallipalayam was found dead, her head smashed with a big stone.

Her mother, Sampoornam, 60, living some distance away from Kalavathy's house was also found lying with bleeding injuries in her house.

The neighbours noticed Sampoornam, admitted her in a private hospital where she is undergoing treatment.

- Staff Reporter

Nominated

ERODE: K. Narasappan, a retired school teacher of Teacher's Colony, Erode took over as Head of the Trustees of Sri Raghavendraswamy Temple, Cauvery River Bank, Erode. - Staff Reporter

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