Object Oriented Programming with C++

Unit – I

Principles of object oriented programming :

Software evaluation – A look at procedure Oriented programming – Object oriented programming paradigm – Basic concepts of object oriented programming – Benefits of OOP’s – Object oriented languages – Application of OOP’s.

Unit – II

Beginning with C++:

What is C++ - Application of C++ - Structure of C++ program – A simple C++ program – More C++ statements – An example with class

Tokens, Expressions and control structures :

Introduction – Tokens – Keywords – Identifiers and constants – Basic data types – User defined data types – Derived data types – Symbolic constants – Type compatibility – Declaration of variables – Dynamic initialization of variable – Reference variables – Operator in C++ - Scope resolution operator – Member differencing operators – Memory management

Programming Language 'C'

UNIT – IV

Pointers:-

Introduction – Understanding pointers – Accessing the address of the variable – Declaring pointer variable – Initialization of pointers variable – Accessing a variable its pointers – Chain of pointers – Pointer expression – Pointer increments and scale factor – Pointers and arrays increments and scale factor – Pointers and arrays – Pointers and character strings – Arrays of pointers – Pointers as function arguments – functions returning pointers – Pointers to functions – Pointers and structure.

File Management:-

Introduction – Depending and opening file – closing a file – Input/Output operation on files – Error handling during I/O operations - Random command lines of argument.

Programming Language 'C'

UNIT-III

Character arrays and strings:-

Introduction – Declaring and string variables – Reading string from determinant – writing strings to screen – string handling functions – table of strings.

User-defined functions:-

Introduction – need for used defined function – a multifunction program – elements of user defined function – return values and there types – functions called – function declaration.

Categories of function:-

Functions with no argument and no return values – functions with argument and no return value – functions with no argument and one return value – functions with argument and one return value – functions with no argument but return value – functions that return multiple values – nesting of value – recursion – passing arrays functions – passing strings to function – the scope – visibility and life time of variables.

Structure and unions:-

Introduction – defining a structure – declaring structure variable – accessing structure members – structure copying and comparing – structure variable – operation on members arrays of structures – arrays with in structure - structure with in structure – structure and function – unions – size of structure bit fields.

Programming Language 'C' - Unit - II

Programming Language 'C'
Unit - II

Decision making and branching:-

Simple IF, IF-Else, Nesting of If-else, else - Switch statements, Go To statements.

Decision making and looping:-

While statement - Do statement - For statement - Jumps in loops.

Arrays:-

Definition - One dimensional array - Declaration of one dimensional of array - Dimensional arrays - Two dimensional arrays - Multi dimensional arrays - The dynamic arrays.

B.Sc Computer Science Unit I syllabus

Periyar University Syallabus for Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Programming Language 'C'

Unit - I

Overview of 'C' :-

History of 'C' - Importance of 'C' - basic structure of C programmes.

Constant variable and data types:-

Character set - 'C' tokens - Keywords and identifiers - Constants - Variables - Data types - Declaration of variables - Declaration of storage classes - Assigning values to variable definite symbolic constants.

Operators and Expressions:-

Arithmetic operators - relational operators - Logical operators - Assignment operators - Increment and decrement operators - Conditional operators - bitwise operators - Special operators - Arithmetic expressions - Evaluation of expression - Precidence of arithmetic operators type conversions in expression - Operators precidence and associtivity - Mathametical functions.

Managing input and output operations:-

Reading and writting a character formated input and output.

கடன் வழங்க தாமதம்: வங்கிகள் மீது குவியும் புகார் இந்தியன் வங்கி அதிகாரி தகவல்

சேலம்: ""வங்கிகளில் கடனுதவி வழங்குவதில் அதிக காலதாமதம் செய்யப்படுகிறது என்பது தொடர்பான புகார் அதிகம் வருகின்றன,'' என, இந்தியன் வங்கி தலைமை கண்காணிப்பு பொதுமேலாளர் தாமோதர் காமத் சேலத்தில் தெரிவித்தார்.சேலம் இந்தியன் வங்கி வட்டார அலுவலகத்தில், கண்காணிப்பு விழிப்புணர்வு வார விழா நடந்தது. இந்தியன் வங்கி சேலம் வட்டார துணை பொதுமேலாளர் மகாதேவன் தலைமை வகித்தார். இந்தியன் வங்கி தலைமை கண்காணிப்பு பொது மேலாளர் தாமோதர் காமத், இந்தியன் வங்கி ஊழியர்களிடம் பேசுகையில், கண்காணிப்பு விழிப்புணர்வு வாரத்தின் முக்கியத்துவம், பணியில் முன்னெச்சரிக்கையாக நடந்து கொள்வது, பணிபுரியும் இடத்தில் தவறுகள் நேராமல் கவனிப்பது போன்றவை குறித்து விளக்கினார். பல்லவன் கிராம வங்கி தலைவர் ஜெயபால், இந்தியன் வங்கி உதவி பொது மேலாளர் வள்ளியப்பன், முன்னோடி வங்கி மேலாளர் நடராஜன், சேலம் வட்டாரத்தில் பணிபுரியும் இந்தியன் வங்கியின் அனைத்து ஊழியர்கள் கலந்து கொண்டனர். விழிப்புணர்வு வார விழா குறித்து இந்தியன் வங்கி தலைமை கண்காணிப்பு பொது மேலாளர் தாமோதர் காமத் கூறுகையில், ""பொதுத்துறை நிறுவனங்கள், வங்கிகளில் முறைகேடு, லஞ்சம், ஊழல் போன்றவை நடக்காமல் தடுக்க, ஆண்டுதோறும் நவம்பரில் கண்காணிப்பு விழிப்புணர்வு வாரவிழா நடத்தப்படுகிறது. வங்கிகளில் முறைகேடுகள் நடக்காமல் தடுக்க வெளிப்படையான நிர்வாகம், துரித சேவை மேற்கொள்ளப்படுகிறது. ""வங்கிகளில் கடனுதவிக்கு விண்ணப்பித்தால், குறிப்பிட்ட கால அவகாசத்தில் வங்கிக்கடன் வழங்கப்படுகிறது. கடன் விண்ணப்பம் மீதான நடவடிக்கை எந்த நிலையில் உள்ளது, கடன் மறுக்கப்பட்டால் எதனால் மறுக்கப்படுகிறது என்பது போன்ற தகவல்களை மக்கள் அறிந்து கொள்ள வழி செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது. வங்கிகளில் கம்ப்யூட்டர் மற்றும் "ஆன்-லைன்' சேவைகள் அதிகமாக வழங்கப்படுகின்றன.

அதனால், "சைபர் க்ரைம்' குற்றங்கள் நடக்காமல் தடுக்க உரிய நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. ""வாடிக்கையாளர்களும் பண பரிவர்த்தனையில், உரிய கவனம், விழிப்புணர்வுடன் செயலாற்றினால், "சைபர் க்ரைம்' குற்றங்கள் தடுக்கப்படும். கடனுதவி வழங்குவதில் லஞ்சம் கேட்பது, இடைத்தரகர்களின் தலையீடு, கடன் வழங்குவதில் காலதாமதம் போன்ற புகார்கள் வருகின்றன. ஆனால், கடன் வழங்குவதில் காலதாமதம் செய்யப்படுகிறது என்ற புகார்களே மிக அதிகமாக வருகின்றன. கடன் வழங்குவதில் முறைகேடு, லஞ்சம் கேட்பது போன்ற புகார்கள் வந்தால், உடனடியாக விசாரித்து மிகக்கடுமையான நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கிறோம்,'' என்றார்.

-From Dinamalar

சம்பளம் உயர்த்தி வழங்க பட்டு வளர்ச்சி அலுவலர் சங்கம் கோரிக்கை

சேலம்: "வேளாண் துறை அலுவலர்களுக்கு நிகரான சம்பளம் வழங்க வேண்டும்' என்று கோரி, பட்டு வளர்ச்சித்துறை அலுவலர் சங்க மாநில செயற்குழுக் கூட்டத்தில் வலியுறுத்தப்பட்டது. தமிழ்நாடு பட்டு வளர்ச்சித்துறை அலுவலர் சங்கத்தின் மாநில செயற்குழுக் கூட்டம் சேலம் கோட்டை மாநகராட்சி மேல்நிலைப்பள்ளியில் நடந்தது. மாநில தலைவர் பெரியசாமி தலைமை வகித்தார். மாநில செயலாளர் ஞானசேகரன், பொருளாளர் விஜயன், துணைத்தலைவர் சங்கர்ராஜ் ஆகியோர் முன்னிலை வகித்தனர். மாநில தலைவர் பெரியசாமி பேசியதாவது: இந்தியாவில் வெண்பட்டு உற்பத்தியில் தமிழகம் முதலிடத்தில் உள்ளது. பட்டுக்கூடு உற்பத்தி செய்யும் விவசாயிகளுக்கு தவையான திட்ட மேம்பாட்டுப் பணிகளை செய்து கொடுக்க வேண்டும். 50 செண்ட் நிலம் கொண்ட விவசாயிகளுக்கு மானிய உதவி வழங்க வேண்டும்.
ஓய்வு பெறும் நிலையில் 25 ஆண்டுக்கும் மேலாக 520 தினக்கூலி பணியாளர்கள் பணியாற்றி வருகின்றனர். அவர்களை நிரந்தரப்படுத்தி காலமுறை ஊதியம் வழங்க வேண்டும். பட்டுக்கூடு உற்பத்தியில் தொழில் நுட்ப பணியாளர்கள் நியமனம் வேண்டும். வேளாண் துறை, தோட்டக்கலைத்துறை பணியாளர்களுக்கு இணையான சம்பளத்தை, பட்டு வளர்ச்சித்துறை பணியாளர்களுக்கும் வழங்க வேண்டும். இது தொடர்பாக ஒரு நபர் குழு அரசுக்கு பரிந்துரை செய்துள்ளது. அதை தமிழக அரசு உடனடியாக நிறைவேற்ற வேண்டும். செயல்முறை பட்டு பராமரிப்பாளர் தகுதியுள்ள தினக்கூலி பணியாளருக்கு இளநிலை ஆய்வாளர் பணி மேம்படுத்தி வழங்க வேண்டும்.இவ்வாறு அவர் பேசினார். கூட்டத்தில் பல்வேறு மாவட்ட நிர்வாகிகள் கலந்து கொண்டனர்.

-From Dinamalar

வாகனங்களின் முகப்பு விளக்கில் கறுப்பு ஸ்டிக்கர்

சேலம்: சேலத்தில் சாலை பாதுகாப்பை வலியுறுத்தி பாரத் ஸ்கவுட் அண்டு கைட்ஸ் அமைப்பைச் சேர்ந்த மாணவியர் வாகனங்களின் முகப்பு விளக்குகளில் கறுப்பு ஸ்டிக்கர் ஒட்டினர். சேலம் மாநகரில் அரசு மற்றும் தனியார் பள்ளிகளில் பாரத் ஸ்கவுட் அண்டு கைட்ஸ் அமைப்பு இயங்கி வருகிறது. பொதுச்சேவையில் மாணவ, மாணவியரை ஈடுபடுத்தும் இந்த அமைப்பு சார்பில் நேற்று சாலை பாதுகாப்பை வலியுறுத்தி நேற்று ஐந்து ரோடு பகுதியில் வாகன ஓட்டிகளிடம் விழிப்புணர்வு ஏற்படுத்தப்பட்டது. அதன் ஒரு அங்கமாக தனியார் பள்ளி மாணவியர் 20க்கும் மேற்பட்டோர் பஸ், லாரி மற்றும் டூ வீலர்களின் முகப்பு விளக்குகளில் கறுப்பு ஸ்டிக்கர் ஒட்டினர். மேலும், விபத்து இல்லாமல் தங்களை பாதுகாக்கும் வழிமுறைகள் குறித்தும் விளக்கினர்

Net users in south Asia get less value for money

Chennai: The broadband experience in India is like to zooming on a highway for a short while before hitting a slow-moving queue at a toll plaza, according to the findings of a study by LIRNEasia, a think tank on Information and Communication Technologies, and the IIT-Madras.

It found that while internet users connected to the Internet Service Provider (ISP) server in no time, significant milli-seconds were lost in the onward journey through different operator routers. The broadband quality survey was conducted across five metros in India, along with Colombo in Sri Lanka and Dhaka in Bangladesh.

Mapped in terms of Round Trip Time (RTT), or the time taken for data packets to leave user, reach destination server and return to base, the speed of broadband suffered most while accessing an international server.

“The implication for consumers is that though a user may get close to the speeds advertised by the operator while accessing servers within India, the download speeds from an international server for even a supposedly fast broadband connection would only be in the 200 kbps range,” said Timothy Gonsalves, Head of Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT-M, and co-founder of the Telecommunications and Computer Networks Group (TeNeT) — research partner for the study.

The International Network Latency (or the round trip time to the first overseas entry point) was much higher than the minimum requirement of 300 ms (which is the standard in Singapore) for peak hours. In other words, while the national download speed was well above the minimum of a broadband plan, the international equivalent barely reached the minimum in most cases.

The solutions lay in tuning operator gateways, expanding international bandwidth and encouraging more caching or hosting of content in India. The study found that a south Asian received far less value for money than counterparts in, say, North America.

Apart from infrastructure limitations, an important reason is that unlike users in Japan and China, internet users in the South Asian region habitually accessed content hosted on servers in U.S. and Europe, leading to clogging of international bandwidth. “Though speed is an important determinant, a good broadband connection must satisfy other metrics,” Chanuka Wattegama, senior research manager at LIRNEasia told The Hindu.

This is why the research group applied six parameters for its broadband quality of service study using the Attester software developed at IIT-M.

The parameters included throughput (download speed), RTT, Jitter (variation in RTT) and midway packet loss. Broadband connections were evaluated over multiple tests at different periods of the day and the week.

According to Mr. Wattegama, the study recommendations that have been accepted by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India include directing ISPs to maintain a contention ratio of 1:30 for business users and 1:50 for residential users (to denote the number of users who can simultaneously access a link).

-From The Hindu

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AIEEE model exam on November 15

CHENNAI: The AIEEE Model Exam, hosted every year by The Hindu Education Plus and AIMS Education, will be held this year on November 15 all over Tamil Nadu. This will benefit students of Standard 12 aspiring for admission to the NITs and other colleges offering B.E./B.Tech programmes.

The Model Exam will be followed by a discussion session on November 29. Both the parts of the event are offered free. While AIEEE is mandatory for admission into the NITs, many other important state-level and central institutions admit students based on AIEEE marks and ranks. Many deemed universities, including some in Tamil Nadu, have been filling up 30 per cent or more seats using AIEEE marks. This year, the number of NIT’s has gone up to 29.

A discussion session will be held on November 29 at Vani Mahal, T.Nagar, Chennai, for the toppers.

Teachers from the participating schools can also attend. The toppers will be felicitated and the top three rankers will be awarded with cash prizes and certificates of merit.

Subject experts D.P.Sankaran, Srinivasa Rao, and Dhirendra will discuss the Model AIEEE questions, efficient methods of preparing, time management and maintenance of psychological poise.

To register for this free model exam call 044-24359822 or visit www.aimseducation.com. The event is sponsored by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University.

-From The Hindu

“Super 100” scholarships for 103 students - SmartLearnWebTV

CHENNAI: SmartLearnWebTV, in association with The Hindu Education Plus, has selected 103 students from across the State as the first recipients of its “Super 100” scholarships.

Inspired by the original “Super 30” programme in Bihar, the scheme aims to increase Tamil Nadu’s share of students in the IITs and NITs by providing training, mentoring and guidance from senior professors and IIT alumni through SmartLearn’s online video platform.

“The thinking behind the programme is sound,” said N. Ram, Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu, who distributed the scholarships to 30 of the Chennai students. He outlined the dilemma of Indian education.

“The pursuit of excellence is important, but that’s not enough if the benefits are only going to a small elite group, of a certain socio-economic class…We need to open the gates wide and increase access,” he said, adding that it was time for the IITs to increase their intake.

In the meanwhile, schemes such as SmartLearn’s Super 100 could help expand IIT dreams and training to students outside the large cities and major coaching centres. In its debut year, 61 of the selected students hail from Chennai. However, SmartLearn’s chief executive K. Swaminathan says that in the future, more scholarships would be awarded in the hinterlands of the State. Already, of the 2,000-odd applicants, several came from small towns. SmartLearn has announced that all applicants will now be offered a 50 per cent discount if they still want to participate in the programme.

Students need a computer with broadband access to make full use of the scholarship scheme, which has an overall value of Rs. 25 lakh. The online delivery method would help “make learning comfortable, convenient and comprehensive”, said Sheela Rajendra, correspondent of the PSBB Group of Schools. “You are fortunate to have such knowledgeable, experienced professors literally coming to your doorstep,” she told the students.

Mr. Ram noted that India is still lagging behind in the rate of broadband penetration.

“To take programmes like this to every section of society, we must overcome the digital divide…Hopefully, Tamil Nadu will lead the way,” he said.

-From The Hindu

Examination Schedule for MCA/MBA/M.E/M.Tech/M.Sc(2yrs&5yrs)/B.Sc./PTBE-Nov./Dec.-2009

Examination Schedule for B.E/B.Tech./B.Arch.- Nov./Dec. -2009 (Regulations - 2008)
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	B.E /B.Tech./B.Arch. ( I Semester ) Nov./Dec. -2009 (R-2001) B.E /B.Tech./B.Arch. ( VI Semester ) Nov./Dec. -2009 (R-2001)
	B.E /B.Tech./B.Arch. ( II Semester ) Nov./Dec. -2009 (R-2001) B.E /B.Tech./B.Arch. ( VII Semester ) Nov./Dec. -2009 (R-2001)
	B.E /B.Tech./B.Arch.(III Semester) Nov./Dec.-2009 (R-2001) B.E /B.Tech./B.Arch. ( VIII Semester ) Nov./Dec. -2009 (R-2001)
	B.E /B.Tech./B.Arch.(IV Semester) Nov./Dec.-2009 (R-2001) B.Arch. ( IX Semester ) Nov./Dec. -2009 (R-2001)
	B.E /B.Tech./B.Arch. ( V Semester ) Nov./Dec. -2009 (R-2001)

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	B.E /B.Tech.( I Semester ) Nov./Dec. -2009 (R-2004) B.E /B.Tech./B.Arch. (VI Sem.) Nov./Dec. -2009 (R-2004)
	B.E /B.Tech./B.Arch. ( II Semester ) Nov./Dec. -2009 (R-2004) B.E /B.Tech./B.Arch.(VII Sem.) Nov./Dec. -2009 (R-2004)
	B.E /B.Tech./B.Arch. ( III Semester ) Nov./Dec. -2009 (R-2004) B.E /B.Tech./B.Arch. (VIII Sem.) Nov./Dec. -2009 (R-2004)
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பல்கலையில் கலை விழா

கோவை: அவினாசிலிங்கம் கல்வி அறக்கட்டளை நிறுவனங்களின் சார்பில், அவினாசிலிங்கம் மகளிர் பல்கலையில் கலைவிழா நடந்தது.விழாவில், மேலாண்மை துறை பேராசிரியர் சாந்தா க்ரூப் வரவேற்றார். பல் கலை வேந்தர் சண்முகானந் தம் குத்துவிளக்கேற்றி, விழாவை துவக்கி வைத்தார். விழாவில், கோயம்புத் தூர் நிஸ் வின் பிசினஸ் சோர் சஸ் நிர்வாக இயக்குனர் ராம் குட்டி பேசினார். சென்னை அண்ணா பல் கலை பேராசிரியர் லட்சுமிபிரியா, பொம்மை கொலு கண்காட்சியை துவக்கி வைத்தார். கோயம்புத்தூர் பி.எஸ். ஆர்., சன்ஸ் நிறுவன உரிமையாளர் சுப்பிரமணி, ஆடை கண்காட்சியை துவக்கி வைத்தார். தொண் டாமுத்தூர் பஞ்சாயத்து யூனியன் கவுன்சிலர் வெண் ணிலா, மலர் அலங்கார அமைப்பை திறந்து வைத்தார். அவினாசிலிங்கம் மகளிர் பல்கலை முன்னாள் பல்கலை பேராசிரியர்கள் மற்றும் மாணவிகள் பங்கேற்றனர்.

UGC panel pat for SASTRA

THANJAVUR: The Expert Committee, constituted by the University Grants Commission (UGC), in pursuance to the directions of the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development, has commended the SASTRA University here for its transparent admission process.

The Committee visited all the departments at headquarters of the University and its offsite campus at Kumbakonam and had detailed discussion with faculty members, non-teaching staff and students regarding its functioning.

The report of the expert committee was considered by the UGC in its meeting held recently and has decided to accept the report of the Committee and forwarded it to the HRD Ministry. The committee has recorded that “the vision and mission of the University as also the faculties and administration of the university are praiseworthy.

Research works undertaken by the departments are in frontier areas of technology and new disciplines. The output and achievements of the university in about 5 years are commendable.

-From The Hindu

Periyar Maniammai University to continue as a deemed institution

THANJAVUR: Periyar Maniammai University here will continue to enjoy the status of the Deemed University as per a report of a six-member committee constituted by the University Grants Commission as per the direction of the Ministry of Human Resources.

The committee has observed that all the conditions for a Deemed University already laid down have been fully complied with.

The Committee visited the University between August 19 and 21 and examined in detail the infrastructure, class room facilities, hostels, library and sports complex. The Committee has also met the staff and students and held discussions with them. The detailed overview of the report was considered by the UGC meeting held on October 9, 2009 and resolved to recommend continuation of the status of the deemed university for the institution, said a press release issued here on Friday.

In its observation, the committee has noted that the management encouraged the faculty members to undertake research projects in pursuance of the usual academic activities. The supportive role and responsiveness of the University has been greatly appreciated by the UGC. The newly-introduced credit transfer and relative grading (examination and) evaulation technique have been commended by the committee, the release added.

-From The Hindu

IGNOU to offer degree course in law

NAGERCOIL: The Indira Gandhi National Open University would shortly introduce a degree course in law and explore ways to include M.B.B.S. as one of the academic programmes, said the Regional Director of IGNOU, B.Sukumar.

Speaking to presspersons here on Friday, he said that the authorities were holding discussion with the apex body of Bar Council in New Delhi to offer B.L. for the benefit of poor students. Kanyakumari district has come under Thiruvananthapuram region for administrative reasons. So candidates who have applied for various courses should send their application forms to the regional office at Chekkalamukku in Thiruvananthapuram.

There were 43 study centres in this region and more than 5,000 students have registered themselves with IGNOU. The aim of the region was to enrol 2,000 students every year in order to facilitate them to pursue higher education. With inclusion of Kanyakumari district to Thiruvananthapuram region, new courses would be offered in various colleges.When India got independence, candidates pursuing higher education was only two per cent and it has gone up to eight per cent. There were only 25 universities and 200 odd colleges in 1947 but now there are 400 universities and 18,000 colleges. As there was a demand for higher education, the Government had decided to open 200 more universities to achieve 15 per cent growth. Dual degree system had been introduced in various regular study centres and it evoked good response.

-From The Hindu

College, BSNL sign MoU

Coimbatore: The SNR Sons Charitable Trust has signed a service level agreement with the BSNL for 20 Mbps internet connectivity to benefit all its 14 institutions in various locations here.

While R.Venkatesalau, Managing Trustee, represented the trust, P.T.Mathew, Principal General Manager, represented the BSNL, Coimbatore.

According to a college release, so far internet connectivity to all the 14 institutions was established by using different type of internet service providers with different bandwidth.

Reorganisation

However, it is essential that institutions should be reorganised with modern techniques like common data centre\web server, video conferencing facilities, high speed internet connectivity, etc. To meet such requirements 20 Mbps internet connectivity will be established between SNR Sons Charitable Trust institutions and BSNL using Multi Protocol Label Switches Virtual Private Network which speeds up network traffic flow.

Besides, it makes it easier to manage.

Other features

Additional features of this arrangement are converged services (voice, video, data), any to any connectivity without high cost of individual circuits, and advanced facilities like load sharing, policy routing, multi router traffic grapher report, multiple VPN support, etc.

-From The Hindu

Students take message of waste management to the community

COIMBATORE: As an essential part of its Rs. 96-crore Integrated Solid Waste Management Project, the Coimbatore Corporation is trying to generate awareness among the people on the need for a clean city and the segregation of waste and storage in separate bins at home as an essential requirement towards that end.

While the health wing of the Corporation is also involved in the sensitisation exercise, the civic body has enlisted the services of the students to take the message of waste management, especially segregation of waste at source, to the community.

The Corporation is implementing segregation of waste at source (at houses where garbage is generated) in nine model wards: Nos. 3, 6, 16, 23, 24, 25, 43, 49 and 63.

Door-to-door collection as a pilot project has begun in all these wards. In all these, student volunteers of the National Service Scheme from colleges near the wards are being involved in generating awareness among the people.

The Corporation says that awareness creation is made mandatory under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission., under which the waste management and a number of infrastructure development schemes are to be implemented in the city. The Corporation has chosen Green Mother Trust as the consulting agency to create awareness among the public of the nine model wards on solid waste management.

Based on the requirements listed by the Corporation, the trust trains the student volunteers in carrying out the sensitisation programme.

Assistant City Health Officer R. Sumathi says the Corporation wants the message on segregation to reach every section of the community.

The student volunteers will not only give the message in the model wards, but will also take it home, she points out.

Project Head of Green Mother Trust T. Priscilla said her organisation had formed a participatory committee in all the nine model wards with the help of the Corporation’s Sanitary Inspectors who are the Nodal Officers of the committee.

The ward councillor is the head of the committee. It has as members, representatives from the residents’ association, the Corporation’s health wing and educational institutions in the locality.

These members have also been trained by the trust to regularly monitor the waste management system in their wards and submit reports to an apex committee.

Ms. Priscilla says the trust has trained the women Self- Help Groups in the model wards on solid waste management practices.

Training has also been given to sanitary workers and sanitary inspectors of the model wards, headmasters of all the Corporation schools and Corporation health workers. The trust uses methods such as puppet shows, street plays and songs to drive home the message of environment protection, segregation of waste at source waste minimisation.

As door-to-door education is found to be an effective method, NSS volunteers from Avinashilingham University, K.G. College of Nursing and Coimbatore Medical College will play a role in the sensitisation component of the waste management project.

Nearly 500 volunteers from these colleges are being involved, she says.

Students from the medical college fanned out across five model wards in the city on Thursday where the final phase of the door-to-door collection pilot project began.

As many as 140 students from the medical college took the message of segregation to the public, along with the NSS Co-ordinators from the college R. Arun and P. Murugesan.

-From The Hindu

University reverts to dummy number system

CHENNAI: The University of Madras has decided to turn its back on technology and return to a manual process so far as its examination evaluations are concerned.

Two years ago, students were given personalised and digitally encoded answer sheets for University examinations in an effort to prevent malpractice. The optical mark recognition system was intended to replace the manually-assigned dummy numbers method.

On Friday, however, vice-chancellor G. Thiruvasagam announced that following complaints from students and principals, the University would return to the dummy number system. “It is not fair to give confidential matters to outsiders, who take the papers outside,” he said, after a meeting with principals and management representatives of affiliated colleges. “It also involves a long process, and when there are technical mistakes, students are the ones who suffer.”

A “sizable number” of papers had had such problems over the past year, he said, including cases where failed students had been marked as “pass” and vice versa, and cases where candidates had wrongly been marked absent because of a technical hitch. “With strict monitoring, there will be no chance for malpractice in the dummy number system.”

Dr. Thiruvasagam also hopes that the return to the manual process will cut short the amount of time needed and help to declare results early. He had earlier announced that it would be mandatory for all affiliated colleges to send their faculty for evaluation duty. “The argument from the self-financing colleges is that teachers should not be asked to cancel their classes and come to the university [for evaluation]…So I have announced that we will declare a week’s leave for students, so that all teachers are free for evaluation. We will complete all evaluation within a week,” he said.

BA Tamil in decline

Three colleges have asked permission to discontinue their BA Tamil courses as there is not enough demand from students. “Several colleges say they are getting only single-digit students,” he said. The vice-chancellor feels that colleges would do better if they included more job-oriented elements to the BA Tamil syllabus and replaced some of the ancient Tamil literature with some “lighter” pieces.

“I have asked the three colleges to wait while we reform the curriculum,” he said. A committee has been set up to make the University’s BA Tamil course more application-oriented, including computer knowledge, media training and spoken Tamil modules, he said.

-From The Hindu news

PERIYAR UNIVERSITY

JULY - 2009

P.G SUPPLEMENTARY EXAM RESULTS

Rs. 10.5 lakh funding for university researcher

TIRUCHI: Under its Fast Track Young Scientists programme, the Department of Science and Technology in New Delhi has provided Rs. 10.5 lakh to S. Achiraman, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, to carry out an elaborate assessment of pheromones and their carrier proteins in goat urine.

The research is titled ‘Assessment of Estrus specific urinary pheromone(s) and their binding proteins in goat (Capra indicus): A new insight in livestock production’.

According to Dr. Achiraman, artificial insemination system rapidly improves the selection differential of goat population. However, despite relying on high expertise in laparoscopic insemination, a producer may face economic loss due to failure in conception.

Reproduction in animals relies on pheromones, the chemical senses that are released by one organism and induces change in behaviour/social of another organism of the same species.

Some specific pheromones and their carrier proteins are released during ovulatory (estrus) phase of reproductive cycle.

Hence, the assessment of ovulatory specific pheromones and their carrier proteins in urine will help in easy identification of ovulatory stage, and through artificial insemination, live stock population could be increased, said Dr. Achiraman.

-From The Hindu

Promote science and technology

SALEM: The promotion of science and technology education is important for the development of the economy of a country, Deputy Chairman of State Planning Commission M. Naganathan has said.

Participating at the valedictory function of the Scientific Tamil Exhibition organised jointly by the Ariviyal Tamil Mandram and Periyar University here on Tuesday, he called upon the students to take more interest in the science and technology subjects. The innovations in science had led to the development of economy of many countries. India had achieved tremendous progress with the help of science. Later, Mr. Naganathan distributed prizes to the winners of various events held as a part of the exhibition. Over 270 working models on various science concepts were displayed in the exhibition.The exhibition was inaugurated on October 26 by Bharathiyar University Vice-Chancellor C. Swaminathan.

-From The Hindu

Come forward to appear for competitive examinations: TNPSC Chairman

SALEM: Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) Chairman A.M. Kasi Viswanathan appealed to students to come forward to appear for the competitive examinations conducted by various recruitment agencies of the Central and State governments including the TNPSC. Students should prepare for the competitive examinations during their college days and try to appear for the tests immediately after completing their undergraduate programme, he told mediapersons here on Monday.

But a majority of the students coming out the colleges were not showing interest in appearing for the competitive examinations to get the government employment. “There are a number of opportunities available with the government departments,” he said. The Commission, he said, was conducting awareness programmes in different parts of the State to encourage the younger generation to appear for the competitive examinations. Later, addressing a gathering of students at Government Arts College, Mr. Kasi Viswanathan said that perseverance and hard work were vital to emerge successful in the competitive examinations. Students should put in wholehearted efforts during their college days to improve their general knowledge, logical and language skills. A number of candidates coming from the rural areas were found lacking good communication skills. Women candidates were found poor in current affairs. About 30 per cent of the posts were reserved for women. But many educated women were not applying for the government posts. This trend should change.

Mr. Kasi Viswanathan urged the students to develop the habit of reading newspapers. The Commission had ensured greater transparency in the conduct of the competitive examinations.

Joint Director of Collegiate Education Ramamoorthy, College Principal Seetharaman and senior faculty members were present.

-From The Hindu news

Equitable education system in all classes sought

CUDDALORE: The Murpokku Manavar Kazhagam, owing allegiance to the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, has appealed to the State government to introduce equitable education system not only from Class I to IX but also in all classes from the next academic year itself.

In a representation handed over to District Collector P. Seetharaman here on Monday, chairman of Nellikuppam Municipality and also district secretary of the kazhagam, C.V. Gaekwad Babu, made this appeal.

He said that if introduced in phases, it would take at least five years for the benefits to reach the students. Hence, he called for introducing the new system in all classes at one go.

Mr. Babu urged the government to concede the demand of VCK leader Thol.Thirumavalavan to make education free from primary level to research studies. He called for construction of compound wall to provide safety to the Cuddalore government industrial training institute campus.

-From the Hindu news

Initiative to help IIT aspirants

CHENNAI: FIITJEE is taking up a social initiative to help deserving students from economically weaker sections of society get admission to the IITs through FORTUNATE-40, with The Hindu Education Plus as media partners.

The exam will be held on November 15 in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The programme is open to students currently studying in Class VIII and X and who are aiming at taking the IIT-JEE in 2014 and 2012 respectively.

According to a release, the FORTUNATE-40 programme would award 100 per cent scholarship on the course as well as tuition fee.

The following are the test centres:

Sri Aurobindo Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Block No. 19, Neyveli. Contact person Latadevi, Principal - 04142-228053;

Carmel Matriculation School, Carmel Garden, Ramalinga Nagar West Extension, Woriyur, Tiruchi. Pakia Jothi Devadass, Principal - 0431- 2774403;

Atomic Energy Central School No. 2, DAE Township Sadras, Kalpakkam. B.Venkanna, Principal - 044-27481598;

Maharishi International Residential School, Santhavelur, Sunguvarchatram, Sriperumbudur. Premalatha, Principal - 044-27166235;

Maharishi Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Guruswamy Road, Chetpet, Chennai. Sujatha, FIITJEE coordinator - 044-26431047; and Kumararani Meena Muthiah Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai. Gopinath, Branch Manager, FIITJEE - 9677177713.

Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Cotton Hills, Vazhuthacaud, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Krishna Kumari, Principal – 0471-2729591.

There is no registration fee and students need to register before November 12. Eligibility and other rules of the exam are available on www.fiitjee.com

-From The Hindu news

Annamalai University Examination Results

Directorate of Distance Education (DDE) Results Published on 23rd October 2009.
B.A. English
Results Published on 16th October 2009.
B.A. History (E.M. & T.M.)	B.A. History & Heritage Management (E.M. & T.M.)
B.A. Sociology (E.M. & T.M.)	B.A. Economics (E.M. & T.M.)
B.A. Business Economics (E.M. & T.M.)	B.A. Political Science (E.M. & T.M.)
B.A. Public Administration (E.M. & T.M.)	B.A. Police Administration (E.M. & T.M.)
B.A. Social & Civic Studies (E.M. & T.M.)	B.A. English & Communication
B.A. Tamil	B.A. Functional Tamil
B.A. Population Studies (E.M. & T.M.)	B.A. Psychology
B.B.A. (E.M.)	B.B.A. (T.M.)
B.B.A. Computer Applications (E.M.)	B.C.A. (E.M.)
B.Com. (E.M. & T.M.)	B.Com. Accounting & Finance (E.M. & T.M.)
B.Com. Marketing Management (E.M. & T.M.)	B.Com. Computer Applications (E.M.)
B.Lit. (T.M.)	B.M.M.
B.Sc. Mathematics (E.M.)	B.Sc. Psychology (E.M.)
B.Sc. Computer Science (E.M.)	B.Sc. Information Techonology (E.M.)
B.Sc. Visual Communication (E.M.)	B.Sc. Mathematics with Computer Appliacations (E.M.)
Results Published on 9th October 2009.
M.A. Tamil	M.A. English
M.A. Sociology
Results Published on 29th September 2009.
M.A. History	M.A. Political Science
M.Com. Banking & Insurance Management
Results Published on 19th September 2009.
M.A. Economics	M.A. Public Administration
M.Com. Co-op. Management	Diploma in Saiva Siddhanta (E.M. & T.M.)
Diploma in Yoga (E.M. & T.M.)	Diploma in Saiva Siddhanta
Certificate Programme in English Communication Skills
Results Published on 14th September 2009.
M.A. Population Studies

Annamalai University Examination Results

Directorate of Distance Education (DDE) Results Published on 23rd October 2009.
B.A. English
Results Published on 16th October 2009.
B.A. History (E.M. & T.M.)	B.A. History & Heritage Management (E.M. & T.M.)
B.A. Sociology (E.M. & T.M.)	B.A. Economics (E.M. & T.M.)
B.A. Business Economics (E.M. & T.M.)	B.A. Political Science (E.M. & T.M.)
B.A. Public Administration (E.M. & T.M.)	B.A. Police Administration (E.M. & T.M.)
B.A. Social & Civic Studies (E.M. & T.M.)	B.A. English & Communication
B.A. Tamil	B.A. Functional Tamil
B.A. Population Studies (E.M. & T.M.)	B.A. Psychology
B.B.A. (E.M.)	B.B.A. (T.M.)
B.B.A. Computer Applications (E.M.)	B.C.A. (E.M.)
B.Com. (E.M. & T.M.)	B.Com. Accounting & Finance (E.M. & T.M.)
B.Com. Marketing Management (E.M. & T.M.)	B.Com. Computer Applications (E.M.)
B.Lit. (T.M.)	B.M.M.
B.Sc. Mathematics (E.M.)	B.Sc. Psychology (E.M.)
B.Sc. Computer Science (E.M.)	B.Sc. Information Techonology (E.M.)
B.Sc. Visual Communication (E.M.)	B.Sc. Mathematics with Computer Appliacations (E.M.)
Results Published on 9th October 2009.
M.A. Tamil	M.A. English
M.A. Sociology
Results Published on 29th September 2009.
M.A. History	M.A. Political Science
M.Com. Banking & Insurance Management
Results Published on 19th September 2009.
M.A. Economics	M.A. Public Administration
M.Com. Co-op. Management	Diploma in Saiva Siddhanta (E.M. & T.M.)
Diploma in Yoga (E.M. & T.M.)	Diploma in Saiva Siddhanta
Certificate Programme in English Communication Skills
Results Published on 14th September 2009.
M.A. Population Studies

National Youth Day competitions

SALEM: Sri Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama will conduct inter school/ college competitions from November 2 to 7 here to mark the National Youth Day and birthday of Swami Vivekananda.

Competitions including essay writing, elocution, recitation and singing of patriotic sons would be held.

The objectives of the programme were to encourage the younger generation to contribute to the cause of nation building and promote the teachings and message of Swami Vivekananda among the students.

Students who are studying Standard VI to Plus II and those who are in colleges can participate in the competitions.

The prize distribution ceremony would be held at the Ashrama premises on November 27, a press release from Ashrama secretary Swami Yatatmananda said.

-From The Hindu news

Students conduct study of tanks

COIMBATORE: Five students of Class IX of PSGG Kanya Gurukulam Higher Secondary School here have conducted a study of the tanks in and around Coimbatore as part of their project for the National Children Science Congress.

With guidance from experts in the Public Works Department, the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University and the PSG College of Arts and Science, the students took samples from six lakes (Singanallur, Ukkadam, Muthannankulam, Kannampalayam, Sulur Chinnakulam and Periyakulam) and studied various parameters.

In the three-month project, they studied and compared the results for hardness, ph and alkaline levels and calcium and chloride content.

They also initiated several measures at the school-level to bring down waste. In an effort to create awareness among the public on the need to protect these lakes, the students presented their findings in different forums.

At the school-level, they calculated the number of plastic tumblers used annually by the faculty and students and approached the school management to replace these with stainless steel tumblers. They have also banned the use of plastics in the school.

Their efforts focus on water conservation, reduction in the use of plastics and bringing down water pollution.

If the lakes go dry, the climate of the city would be affected. Hence, these measures need to be taken at all levels, they say.

-From The Hindu news

library movement in the State

THURAIYUR: The library movement in the State received a big boost when a record number of 1,254 school students enrolled themselves as members of the Thuraiyur Branch Library in a single day under the ‘Namathu Ulagam Noolagam’ (Our World Library) Scheme recently.

A function in this regard was organised jointly by the Readers Circle of the Thuraiyur Branch Library and the Sowdambika Matriculation Higher Secondary School on the institution premises.

The ‘Our World Library’ Movement was launched in the State following the declaration of 2009-10 as ‘Library Rejuvenation Year.’ It was mainly aimed at improving the performance of public libraries across the State and enrolling more members. The students, all from Sowdambika Matriculation HSS, paid a membership fee of Rs.30 each.

K. Swaminathan, Chief Educational Officer, handed over membership cards to the students in the presence of A.P.Sivakumar, District Library Officer.

Mr. Swaminathan said that libraries played a vital role in shaping a bright future for the younger generation.

Students should cultivate the reading habit and set up library of their own in their homes by buying a book every month. Mr.Sivakumar said Sowdambika Matriculation HSS was the only school in the district to account for such a high library membership.

He sought the cooperation of the School Education Department for the successful implementation of the scheme in the district. “All the 116 libraries in the district — central library 1, branch libraries 60 and rural libraries 55 — are involved in enrolling as many school students as possible as members during the current year, Mr.Sivakumar added.

R.Pugazhendi, Assistant Elementary Education Officer; S.Premalatha, Director of the School; A.Ramasamy, Principal; G.Murali, president of the Rotary Club of Thuraiyur; P.Balasundaram, librarian, and others spoke.

S.Ramamoorthy, chairman of Sowdambika Matriculation HSS, presided over the meeting.

-From The Hindu news

Indian IT industry in the recovery mode S. Ramadorai, Vice-Chairman

THANJAVUR: “The Indian IT industry is very much in the recovery mode and the global indications are positively reinforcing for the IT growth in the years to come,” said S. Ramadorai, Vice-Chairman of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), here on Saturday.

Delivering the ‘Knowledge Leadership Forum Lecture’ at SASTRA University, Mr. Ramadorai shared the reactions of the IT industry during tough and unpredictable times after the sub-prime crisis and related how TCS took this challenge as an opportunity.

Despite the global economic downturn, TCS resorted to various strategic interventions supported by the leadership team and its employees to weather the crisis. Customer focus and retention, absorption of relevant technology, organisational operations, etc., were some of the interventions that TCS made to counter the crisis.

Mr. Ramadorai stressed on the need for trans-industry innovation and how it should extend beyond conventional boundaries and highlighted the need for COIN – CO-Innovation Network. “Affordable healthcare, Tata’s Nano car, Chandrayaan project, which was the cheapest moon mission for the 21st century at a cost of Rs.356 crore, TCS’s fastest supercomputer in Asia, are due to native innovation which needs to be leveraged during times of crisis”, Mr.Ramadorai added. There is a plenty of innovation at the bottom of the pyramid and Mr. Ramadorai advised the students to be visionary and not just illusionary. With signs of upturn, Mr. Ramodorai advised the students to build technological expertise along with domain knowledge to remain competitive.

Earlier, Prof. S. Vaidhyasubramaniam, Dean of SASTRA University, retraced the global financial tsunami and its impact and how companies like TCS, during such times of adversity unlearn a lot, to learn new concepts and successfully experiment new strategies.

He also shared with the audience how 5 Nobel Laureates in Economics could not agree to a common reason for the crisis and hence could not suggest one common solution to this chaotic global economic architecture. Mr. Ramadorai distributed merit scholarships worth Rs.60 lakh to more than 700 students of SASTRA University and congratulated the university for recognising merit not only in its admission but also during the academic pursuit of the students.

-From The Hindu news

Board result in grades from 2010

The board examinations for Class 10 and Class 12 under CBSE will commence from the first working day of March next year. For the first time the results will be announced in grades instead of marks. A circular issued by the CBSE said that the other details pertaining to the examinations will be announced in the last week of December.

-From dc-epaper

Diploma cour se in dance, music

Students from abroad aspiring to get a theoretical knowledge in Carnatic music now have the Madras University to help them, as the institution have teamed up with a leading Internet Service Provider to launch a new six month diploma course in dance and music from January 2009.

"This course is desgined especially for the international students where they can register online through internet", Madras University ViceChancellor N Ramachandran told reporters here on wednesday.

"Once they register with us, we will be sending course materials", he said adding there would be online test at the end of the course session.

Whenever the students come to India, they could attend the practical session. "It is according to their convenience", he said. He said the course fees would be USD 1,500 and the university would soon sign a formal agreement with SkyPe Systems to launch the course.

On the introductions of other new course, the Vice Chancellor said the university would introduce a one-year diploma course in Airhostes and Aviation Hospitality by January next year.

Other new courses such as one year PG Diploma in Enterprising computing would also be launched in January 2009, which would have many components including IBM Main frame application software, IBM Main Frame System Management and IBM Main Frame databse management, he said.

"Apart from this, a one year diploma in Remote Infrastructure and Management would be launched in January 2009, with the help of Maples ESM Technologies, a leading software service provider", he added.

-From timeschennai

Students join in to save city's heritage

Do you love the monuments of Delhi and hate the way they have been defaced?
Now, you can take responsibility and clean them.

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), responsible for preservation of monuments of national importance across the country, has hit upon an idea to harness the potential of students to protect heritage.

"Each school or college can adopt a monument in their neighbourhood," said K K Muhammed, chief of ASI, Delhi circle. "While students can do the general cleaning, the ASI staff will do the technical/chemical cleaning."

The `Adopt a Heritage' movement kicked off in Delhi with volunteers doing some work at Qutub Minar on Friday.

More than 500 student volunteers from various colleges of Delhi came together with 15 international volunteers from six countries to do some cleaning after a day's orientation programme on Thursday.

Kota Nakai, a Japanese volunteer, said, "It has been a great sharing experience right since yesterday's orientation session."

The movement is a joint effort by the Delhi circle of ASI, and Universal Peace Federation (UPF)-Asian Leadership Training (ALT), and the National Service Scheme (NSS).

David Mclackland of the UPF said it was the students who came up with the idea. "During the brainstorming session, students suggested that we can carry out cleaning activity at a heritage monument. We then approached the ASI and here we are," he said.

-From Hindustantimes

Although it is a first of its kind effort in Delhi, the ASI has carried out a similar experiment successfully in Madhya Pradesh in 2005.

"Don't think this is symbolic gesture," said Meyi Jamir, a second-year DU student. "We can always approach people across India and tell them how they can contribute individually to maintain and preserve our heritage."

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College student dismissed

VILLUPURAM: Higher Education Minister K.Ponmudy has said that E. Ramkumar (18), a second-year B.A (Economics) student of the Villupuram Government Arts College, has been dismissed for causing the death of M. Divya (18) of the same college.

-From The Hindu news

University extends last date

SALEM: Periyar University has extended the last date for the submission of working models to be displayed in the Science Exhibition, scheduled to be held on October 26 and 27.

Students could submit their working models till October 16, a press release said.

The university and the Ariviyal Tamil Mandam of Government of Tamil Nadu are jointly organising the exhibition.

-From The Hindu news

Valley celebrates return of Dussehra

WHEN 14-year-old Rishab, dressed as Lord Ram, sporting long hair and carrying a bow and arrows, walked towards the effigy of Ravana, amid cheering crowds, he became the face of a new beginning for the Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley. After a span of two decades, Kashmir Pandits celebrated Dussehra in its traditional form in Srinagar on Monday.

Amid stringent security, the effigies of Ravana, Kumbhkaran and Meghnath were burnt at Srinagar's TRC Ground with over two thousand people, including local Muslims, watching the spectacular display of fireworks.

"Today we burnt all the three effigies," said Sanjay K Tickoo, one of the organisers of the event. "This is for the first time after a gap of 21 years that we organised this event," he added.
In 2007, the community had celebrated the event with only one effigy.

The three effigies were brought to Srinagar from Jammu on Sunday. The effigy of Ravana measured 40 ft while the other two were 35 ft high. The effigies were erected at the TRC ground on Monday, where last Monday, thousands of Muslims had gathered to offer the special Eid prayers.

Rishab, who was witnessing the event for the first time in his life, said he was happy to play the part of Lord Ram. Rishab was accompanied by Shashant, 12, as Lakshman. Nine-yearold Rohan Sreen, sporting a tail, played the role of Hanuman. Sita was played by eight-year-old Sahil, who was dressed in a green sari.

For the generation that was born after the separatist violence erupted in the state in early nineties, it was for the first time they were witnessing such an event. "Today I feel good.
This is for the first time I am seeing this," said 13-yearold Varun Razdan. Varun, a student of standard IX, lives in the Shivpora locality of Srinagar. "I want this event to be organised every year. I want peace in Kashmir," he said. Razdan's father, Ravi Razdan, who represents the community's older generation, said it was a nostalgic moment for him and his friends. "It reminded us of our childhood. We were shouting like children," said the 52-year-old businessman said.

The father-son duo was accompanied by Razdan's friend Upinder Ambardar, 54, who called this event a new start. "I hope it continues and continues for good and prosperity," Ambardar said. "It has brought us back to the early times," he said.

-From IndianExpress

Rain splits India, Australia points, Pak in semis

Rain led to India's Champions Trophy game against Australia being abandoned and points shared. The result sent Pakistan into the semis; for India to go through now, they must beat the Windies, Australia must lose to Pakistan and India must be ahead of Australia in the net run rate.THE Indian players watching the water-logged Centurion field from the dressing room would have had a sinking feeling.
With thundershowers and lightning cutting their match against Australia short, they are no longer masters of their own fate. Australia had scored 234 for four in 42.3 overs when the rain came down, and with the downpour showing no signs of easing up, no further play was possible.

Having lost their opening match to Pakistan, India now need a lot of things to go in their favour on Wednesday if they are to make the semi-final. For starters, they need Pakistan to beat Australia in the first match, and then beat the West Indies by a big margin later in the evening. With an abysmal net run rate of -1.08 at present, Mahendra Singh Dhoni & Co are not in very good shape. And considering their show so far in the tournament, the challenges might prove too big.
Good start AFTER a sloppy bowling performance against Pakistan in their opening match, there was a glimmer of hope that India might take a Uturn on that front as Ashish Nehra dismissed Aussie opener Shane Watson for a duck. But as was the case against Pakistan, two old hands got involved in a stand that took the initiative away from India.

Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey didn't quite do what Mohd Yousuf and Shoaib Malik did, but their92-runstand provedequallyeffective. Both were out soon after completing their half-centuries, but by then Australia had built a platform on which a match-winning score looked practically inevitable.
Harbhajan flat THE Aussie domination with the bat was because of another dismal display by the Indian bowlers, with their spearhead proving blunt for the second successive game. In Zaheer Khan's absence, Harbhajan Singh came in to the Champions Trophy as the only trump card in Indian skipper MS Dhoni's hands. He was the pointman around which most of India's bowling plans were to be made. His five-wicket haul during the tri-series final in Sri Lanka had bailed the team out, but it hadn't managed to hide the inadequacies of the pace attack.

Pacers Ishant Sharma and RP Singh look like shadows of their former selves, and with the dependable part-timer Yuvraj Singh out due to injury, Dhoni had all his eggs in the basket that Harbhajan was holding. India went in with five bowlers, Amit Mishra replacing Yusuf Pathan and Praveen Kumar coming in for RP Singh. And while both the replacements turned out decent spells, the two games in South Africa proved that an offday for Harbhajan means nothing works for India either.

The off-spinner followed his figures of 10-0-71-1 in the loss to Pakistan with a 9-0-54-0 show against Australia, and India seemed all set to face another marathon chase when the match was called off.

-From IndianExpress

This 20-yr-old Kashmiri killed a militant, shot another ARUN SHARMA SHAHDRA SHARIEF (RAJOURI)

J&K With 18-yr-old brother, Rukhsana Kausar chased away militants who entered her house

DISPLAYING rare courage, a 20-year old Kashmiri woman axed to death a armed Lashkar-e-Toiba commande and then, along with her 18-year-ol brother, snatched guns and opened fir on two other militants, wounding on and forcing them to flee. The inciden took place at Shahdra Sharief in the Ra jouridistrictofJammuandKashmirlat Sunday night. Police identified the dead militant as Uzafa Shah, a Pakistani national who had been operating in the Rajouri Poonch area for the last four years. He - was said to be the only Lashkar comn mander in the area who had survived.
r Rajouri SSP Shafqat Watali said pod lice found a blood trail, suggesting that e one of the militants who fled was e wounded. One even left behind his t weapon. The family handed over an - AK-56 and an AK-47 to the police. DIG e SDS Jamwal said the family retaliated when the militants made an attempt to molest the 20-year-old.

Three militants came to the Bhatti Mohalla in Upper Shahdra Sharief around 9.30 pm Sunday and went to the house of one Waqalat Hussain. They asked him to accompany them to the adjoining house of his elder brother, Noor Hussain.

WhenNoorHussaindidnotopenthe door,themilitantsbrokeopenawindow and entered the house. By then, Noor Hussain and his wife Rashida Begum had hidden daughter Rukhsana Kausar

beneath a cot. On not finding Rukhsana, the militants started beating Rashida. Son Aijaz Ahmed tried to pick up a lathi but one of the militants hit him.

It was at this point that Rukhsana emerged from her hidingplacewithanaxeandhit the Lashkar commander on his head. One of the militants opened fire, the bullet striking Waqalat Hussain in the arm.
Other family members jumped in, joining Rukhsana who was battling the militants.

Rukhsana picked up the Lashkar commander's gun, snatched another from one of the militants and tossed it to herbrother.Boththenopened fire, wounding one of the militants and forcing them to flee.

Rukhsana and Aijaz then ledthefamilytothepolicepost at Shahdra Sharief. To ensure that the militants stayed away, Aijaz fired in the air from the two AK rifles at regular intervals till they reached the police post where they handed over the weapons.

Though there have been incidents of civilians resisting militants who forced entry into theirhouses,itisthefirstcaseof a top militant being felled by a young woman. And this happened in an area where militants killed three policemen in an ambush a fortnight ago.

The killing of the Lashkar commander by Rukhsana was the talk of town today.
"Mubarak ho, yahi jehad hai (Congratulations, this is jehad)," said Maulana Amir Mohammad Shamsi, head preacher of Alhuda Jamia Masjid, Rajouri. Shahdra Sharief shrine administrator Inayat Hussain Baba said Rukhsana had sent an example for others to emulate.

A special police post has been set up at Noor Hussain's house to protect the family.
Appreciating the courage shownbyRukhsana and Aijaz, senior police officers have even offered them jobs as Special Police Officers.

-From IndianExpress

NOT A GOOD IDEA: SEEMAN - Chennai International Half Marathon - Chennai gears up to run, for a cause

THE Chennai Marathon gets bigger this year. With professionals and people from different walks of life having already sweated it out to get fit for the event on Sunday morning. One lakh participants are expected to take part. But this year, it also comes with a theme:`To beat Diabetes get to the Road and Run'.

Fr Jegath Gasper of Tamil Maiyam, the organisers of Give life Chennai International Half Marathon, says: "I ask Chennaiites to come out of their homes and join the run. Chennai being the diabetic capital of India, there is no better way to beat it than staying fit. This will go a long way in creating a healthy Chennai."

"The whole idea is to create awareness and make people socially conscious. Participating in a run for a cause is the beginning," he said and added that funds raised through last year's event were used to help 14,800 children from broken homes. This time they plan to help 8,000 more and they hope to achieve the target of reaching out to 25,000 children who do not have the means for education.

Kanimozhi, MP, who is part of the organising committee, said: "People should participate in this marathon because this is the place we can meet old friends and have a great time."

To be flagged off at 6 am for men and 6.30 am for women from the War Memorial -- where it will also end -- the 21.09 km half marathon is open to all above 18 years. The registration fee is Rs 100.
For the 7 km Chennai Marathon, also open to all, the registration fee is Rs 30 and it will be flagged off at 7.30 am. The wheelchair run of 500 meters will start at 8.30 am. d In the half marathon, 10 internations al athletes are expected to participate.

The half marathon has three categories for both men and women: international, o national and State (Tamil Nadu).
o "The first three places in each categoe ry has a prize money . In the internation al category the prize money for the first e place is Rs 5 lakh, followed by Rs 3 lakh e for second and Rs 2 lakh for third. For - the national and State winners for both d genders, the prize money for the first, second and third places are Rs 1 lakh, Rs d 75,000 and Rs 50,000, respectively .

- As a prologue to this marathon, the 9 Tamil Maiyam had few token runs by e joining hands with the students; Neth . rodaya, the organisation for the visually o challenged; SICA (South India Culinary 0 Association); and the IPS officer's Wives e Association.
t For registration, and more details log on to www.givelife-chennaimarathon.com Film director Seeman on Friday demanded that the Chennai half marathon be scrapped as a sponsor to the event, Idea Cellular, has `links' with a Sri Lankan telecommunication operator that was supporting its armed forces Malaysia-based Axiata holds a major stake in Idea Cellular, he claimed. "In fact, KP or Kumaran Pathmanathan of the LTTE was arrested while he was in the guest house of Axiata in Malaysia," he alleged As quid pro quo, Axiata got contracts for its mobile operations in Lanka's Vanni region, Seeman said "Either scrap the marathon or throw out Idea from your list of sponsors. Else, Naam Tamizhar Iyakkam and the PDK will organise protest demonstrations," he warned

-Source From Expressbuzz

G-20 To replace G-8 as top global economic forum

IN a recognition of the growing clout of India, China and other emerging economies, the Group of 20 leaders has agreed to put the G-20 at the centre of efforts to fashion a durable global recovery while avoiding the financial fragilities that led to the current economic crisis.

The G-20 will now replace G-8 (founded in 1975) as the premier world economic grouping.

The change, signifying a shift of the world's balance of economic power, was pushed by US President Barack Obama.

As the G-20 plenary sessions began on Friday on how best to ensure and sustain the economic recovery, the summit's draft communiqué indicated that the member-countries should keep their stimulus packages in place.

Negotiators were also cited as saying that the G-20 was close to an agreement that would require members to subject their economic policies to a peer review of sorts.

For some years now, there has been a view that India and China should be included in an expanded G-8. The decision to make G-20 the top economic forum brings the two Asian giants to the high table along with Brazil, South Korea, Mexico, Australia, Indonesia, Argentina, South Africa, Turkey and Saudi Arabia.

The G-20 accounts for roughly two-thirds of the world economy (60 per cent of world population and 85 per cent of output).

The G-8 would continue to meet on matters important to the developed economies.

-From Expressbuzz