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Sunday, Feb 25, 2007
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Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu - Chennai

Around the City

Power shutdown

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in parts of Ambattur T.I. Cycle area on Monday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for maintenance work.

`Pipe laying will be speeded up'

Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board has said that action is being taken to speed up the pipe laying work in Demellows Road in Choolai. Police department was requested to take suitable action to curtail haphazard parking of vehicles on this road to minimise the hardship faced by the public.

Reunion

The 957 batch of Guindy Engineering College will hold its 50th reunion on March 4 on the college premises. The programme is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. For details call Paulraj: 24900977or 92831-23888.

Medical camp

A free homeopathic medical camp will be held on Monday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for all common and chronic diseases, including vitiligo (skin) and chronic bronchitis at Amara Jeevi Potti Sree Ramulu Memorial Hall, 215, Royapettah High Road, Luz, in Mylapore. The camp is being held by Madras Adiandhra-Adivasi Samkshema Sangham. For details contact: 24465358 or 94443-46846.

Seminar on VAT

The Postgraduate and Research Department of Commerce, New College, will hold a two-day national seminar on value-added tax at the college on March 7 and 8. Register with P.M.S. Abdul Gaffoor, organising secretary, or F.M. Bijli, convener, press and medial liaison committee, before Tuesday. Tel: 94441-11133. E-mail: vatnew_2007@yahoo.co.in.

Award for professor

An award for excellence in aerospace education was presented to Job Kurian of IIT-Madras. The award is in recognition of Professor Kurian's teaching, research and development and research guidance. He has been interacting with space and defence agencies on a number of technical issues and supervised many Ph.D dissertations; has authored about 100 research publications. Kerala Governor R. L. Bhatia presented the award at the 58th annual general body meeting of the Aeronautical Society of India recently, a release said.

Free courses

The Tamil Nadu Industrial Training Centre is providing free courses in DTP, data entry operator, front office operation and PG diploma in Hotel Management in collaboration with Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare department. Candidates may apply with their mark sheet (Plus Two/degree), transfer certificate, community certificate and income certificate with self-addressed envelop affixed with Rs. five stamp or contact 28414736 or 28585230, 98401-16957.

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