கடலூர் அண்ணா விளையாட்டரங்கில், விளையாட்டு வீரர்கள் தங்கும் விடுதி : ரூ.60 லட்சம் ஒதுக்கீடு

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          கடலூர் அண்ணா விளையாட்டரங்கில், விளையாட்டு வீரர்கள் தங்கும் விடுதி அமைக்க அதிகாரிகள் இடத்தை ஆய்வு செய்தனர். 

            தமிழக முதல்வர் ஜெயலலிதா அனைத்து மாவட்டங்களிலும் விளையாட்டு பயிற்சி பெறும் மாணவ, மாணவிகள் தங்கும் விடுதி கட்டப்படும் என அறிவித்தார். அதன்படி தமிழ்நாடு விளையாட்டு மேம்பாட்டு ஆணையம் சார்பில் கடலூர் அண்ணா விளையாட்டரங்கில் விடுதி கட்ட 60 லட்சம் ரூபாய் ஒதுக்கீடு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதனைத்தொடர்ந்து கடலூர் அண்ணாவிளையாட்டு அரங்கில் தெற்கு பகுதியில் கூடைப்பந்து அரங்கின் அருகே உள்ள இடத்தை தேர்வு செய்து அளந்தனர். பின்னர் அதிகாரிகள் இது குறித்து ஆலோசனை நடத்தினர். இதில் தமிழ்நாடு விளையாட்டு மேம்பாட்டு ஆணைய பொறியாளர் விஜயகுமார், தலைமை அலுவலக மேலாளர் சாந்தன், மண்டல முதுநிலை மேலாளர் துரைசிங்கம் மற்றும் மாவட்ட விளையாட்டு அலுவலர் திருமுகம் உடனிருந்தனர்.

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Cuddalore S Vimala appointed as a judge in High Court named

       Four new additional judges were appointed to the Madras High Court by the President, last Friday. Of them, one is from the Bar and the remaining three from the subordinate judiciary.

They are (in the order of seniority): 

         Advocate K Ravichandra Babu, Principal Sessions Judge P Devadass, Small Causes Court (Chennai) Chief Judge R Karuppiah and High Court Registrar-General S Vimala. With their appointment, the strength of the Bench has gone up to 53 against the sanctioned strength of 60.

They will be sworn-in by Chief Justice M Y Eqbal at a simple ceremony on the High Court premises at 10.40 am on Tuesday.

R KARUPPIAH

           R Karuppiah was born on April 7, 1953 in Panikkennenthal village in Sivaganga district. After obtaining his Bachelor’s degree in Arts from RDM College in Sivaganga, he did BL at Madurai Law College and later enrolled as an advocate in June 1981. He was appointed as the Principal District Munsif in Cuddalore in May 1986. He became the Registrar (Administration) of the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court in 2005, Chairman of the State Transport Appellate Tribunal in Chennai in 2008 and Chief Judge, Court of Small Causes, Chennai, in March 2010.

K RAVICHANDRA BABU

             Born on October 14, 1958 at Rishivandiyam village in Villupuram district, Ravichandra Babu is a science graduate. He completed his law degree at Madras Law College and enrolled as an advocate in September 1984. Initially, he joined the office of senior advocate R Gandhi. He has 27 years of experience in various fields of law.

P DEVADASS

            Born on May 15, 1955, Devadass is a native of Nathaikulam village in Virudhunagar district. After graduation at city-based Pachaiyappa’s College, he did his BL and ML at the Madras Law College. In ML, he was the university topper. Devadass began his career as District Munsif in May 1986. After holding various posts in the subordinate judiciary in the districts, he became the Principal Sessions Judge, Chennai. He has handled various sensational and important cases.

S VIMALA

           S Vimala was born on January 11, 1957 at Veeranam village in Cuddalore district. She obtained her BSc from the Sithalakshmi Ramaswamy College in Tiruchy, law degree from the Madras Law College and enrolled herself as an advocate in March 1983. She opened her career as Additional District Judge in Tiruchy in 2001. She was the first woman to hold the post of judge of the Mahila Court in Chennai. Vimala became director of Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy during 2006-08. She was appointed as Registrar-General of the Madras High Court on February 16, last year.

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TN Government Setting up of tourist parks in Cuddalore

In a effort to give a filip to tourism in Tamilnadu, Chief Minister of the State J Jayalalithaa today announced setting up of tourist parks in Chennai and Tiruchi at a cost of Rs 50 crore each. Also, she announced the building of pilgrim centres in Kanchipuram, Cuddalore, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari at a cost of Rs 450 crore. In a statement issued here, the Chief Minister said, 'Places in and around Chettinad region, Thanjavur, Tirunelveli, Kaniyakumari and Coimbatore will be developed as tourist centres'.

Jayalalithaa  said, 'Tourism is an indicator of development and  unity. It provides one a lot of knowledge in the younger days and experience in the old age. It refreshes the minds of tourists, helps in economic prosperity'. She said tourism provides direct employment opportunities, which in a way help develop the standard of living of the local residents.         The State government is committed to developing the tourism sector by providing necessary worldclass infrastructure, she said. The Chief Minister ordered drawing up schemes in a such a way to upgrade tourism parks, provide integrated infrastructure and better roadside facilities. She said there was a plan to introduce helicopter tourism, give proper sanitation facilities to tourists and introduce rope car tourism too. The tourist parks, come up in Chennai and Tiruchi would be on the line of Santosa Park in Singapore, she said.         Five of seven villages with heritage of indigenous handicrafts and local art forms would be identified and be converted into an integrated tourist centre. Other places that are to developed are Karaikudi, Pillayarpatti, Kanadukathan and Aathangudi   (Sivaganga district), Kumbakonam, Swamimalai, Dharasuram, Patteswaram, Nachiyarkoil (Thanjavur), Kallidaikurichi, Ambasamudram, Papanasam, Mundanthurai (Tirunelveli), Suchindram, Thirparapu, Thiruvattar, Udhayagiri, Thengaipattinam (Kanyakumari), Azhagar Koil, Pazhamudhirsolai, Melur, Narasingampatti (Madurai), Pollachi, Aanaaimalai, Aazhiyarmalai (Coimbatore), and Kollimalai (Namakkal).             'Under a scheme with assistance from the Asian Development Bank, two important tourism circuits - East Coast Road Circuit (spiritual and heritage tour), Kanchipuram, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur and Thanjavur districts and Southern Tourism Circuit (spiritual and environmental tour) wherein places in Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin would be identified as tourist centres and be developed within 10 years at a cost of Rs 10 crore. In the first phase, the East Coast Road Circuit would be started.            'In a bid to improve individual skill sets, a total of 3,500 youngsters below 28 years of age who had a minimum of eighth standard qualification would be given hands-on training on preparation of food, beverages. Also, 500 youngsters would be given training to drive through driving schools, she added. Efforts would be taken to set up 25 roadside parks on National and State Highways with government and private participation. Also, schemes to combine all the tourist spots through helicopter and luxury ships/cruisers are on. Also, at hill stations, with government and private participation, rope car facilities for tourists would be provided, she added.

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