SALEM

Arulmigu Azhagirinathaswami Temple: Sri Ramanavami urchavam, Tirupathi Venkateswara alankaram for Moolavar Perumal and Padmavathi alankaram for Thaayar, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Salem Corporation: Presentation of Budget and regular meeting, S. Soundappan, Mayor, presides,

11 a.m.

Periyar University: Department of Tamil, Special lecture on ‘Sangam literature’, C. Swaminathan, Vice-Chancellor, inaugurates, T. Periasamy, HoD of Tamil, presides, 10 a.m.; S. Venkatraman, Central Institute of Classical Tamil, speaks, 11 a.m. and Silamboli Sellappan, former Director of Tamil Development Department, speaks, 2 p.m.

Department of Posts : Special camp for the Sukanya Samriddhi Account, Vazhappadi and Kondalampatti post offices,

10 a.m.

District administration: Grievances day meeting, K. Maharabushanam, Collector, presides, Collectorate, 10 a.m.

Dhirajlal Gandhi College of Technology: National conference on “Engineering Applications for developing Smart Cities- NCEADS’15”, Ashok Chandrasekaran, Innovation Consultant, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, Bala. K. Pilani, Director, Engineering and Product Development, Ind-Aussie Solar Ovt Ltd., Australia, and K. P. Cion, General Manager & Head – MEP, L&T Construction, Chennai, speak, R. S. D. Wahida Banu, Principal, GCE, Salem, guest of honour, 9.30 a.m.

The Kavery College of Engineering, Mecheri: Department of Automobile Engineering, national conference on “Recent trends and safety in automobiles”, T. V. Arjunan, Professor, Coimbatore Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, chief guest. S.K. Elangovan, Secretary, presides. 9.30 a.m.

Knowledge Business School : Management development programme, P. Suresh Kumar, Director-research and industrial consultancy, resource person,

10 a.m.

New Century Book House Limited: National book fair, Bose maidan, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Kalanjali Handicrafts Emporium: Crafts festival, exhibition of handicrafts, Deiveegam marriage hall, Fairlands, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Vivekanandha Educational Institutions for Women, Sankagiri: Annual Day and Sports Day, Chandrasekhar Chenniappan, Head-HR, Atmel Corporation, Chennai, chief guest, M.Karunanithi, chairman, presides, 10 a.m.

NAMAKKAL

District administration: Grievances day meeting, V. Dakshinamoorthy, Collector, presides, Collectorate, 10 a.m.

Excel Group of Institutions, Komarapalayam: Founders' Day and distribution of scholarship to the students, T. Stalin Gunasekaran, president, Makkal Sinthanai Peravai, Erode, chief guest, S. P. Balasubramaniam, Rotary district governor and others speak, N. Mathan Karthik, secretary, presides, 10 a.m.

Mahendra Engineering College: Department of IT, workshop on ‘hands on trining in 2D character animation’, Nityanand and Rajkumar from Arena Animation, resource persons, M. G. Bharathkumar, Chairman, presides, 10 a.m.

Mahendra Institute of Engineering and Technology: Department of Mechanical Engineering, national conference on ‘recent invetions in dynamic engineering’, Sanjay Kumar Nair, DGM, SAIL, Salem, chief guest, 10 a.m.

Muthayammal College of Arts and Science, Rasipuram: Community College Induction programme, T. Devakumar, District Project Manager, Puthu Vaazhvu Project, and R. Sureshkumar, Assistant Project Manager, speak, 10.30 a.m.

TIRUCHENGODE

Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation Limited: Handicrafts exhibition, Ayira Vaisiya marriage hall,

10 a.m. to 8 p.m.