A sea change at technical education’s helm in Kerala
The Hindu
GO reverses promotion of many government engg. college principals, promotes 43 others with retrospective effect
With the promotions of several government engineering college principals and joint directors revoked following a court directive, the top echelons of technical education in the State will wear a new look.
The extraordinary move comes on the basis of a Kerala High Court directive that requires the government to comply with the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) norms for promotion to the posts of principals in government engineering colleges. The government order (GO) reversing the promotions was issued on November 11.
As many as 18 faculty members, including A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technological University Vice Chancellor Rajasree M.S.; Director of Technical Education Byjubai T.P.; and Kerala Public Service Commission member M.R. Baiju; are among those whose temporary promotions as principals have been reversed.
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi founder and Chidambaram M.P., Thol. Thirumavalavan, on Friday recalled the arduous journey of steering the party through the transition from being a radical organisation whose slogan was ‘Adanga Maru, Aththu Meeru, Thimiri Ezhu, Thiruppi Adi’ (Don’t bow down, disobey, rise up and hit back) to become an important cog in the wheel of electoral politics in Tamil Nadu today as VCK, with four MLAs and two MPs, is set to be recognised by the Election Commission of India as a ‘state party’.
Amid strike by some Loco Pilots, Railways is trying to ensure undisrupted service: Palakkad Division
The Palakkad Division of Southern Railway on Friday, said it was making all efforts to keep trains running in time amid a section of Loco Pilots continuing to strike from work with a demand for a 46-hour periodical rest.
After completing her Class XII a few years ago, Lakshmi Priya from Sivakasi faced financial constraints that prevented her from pursuing higher education. Despite her circumstances, she persevered by folding matchboxes to earn a meagre income. “I have always done this work – folding matchboxes. Many families in Sivakasi and surrounding areas do this work, from home,” said Ms.Priya who is now 19 years old. “I always wanted to learn something related to Computer Science. We did not have a proper teacher for this particular subject at school. But I managed to score 95%,” she said.
Ahead of the southwest monsoon, the officials from multiple departments were directed to carry out the standard operating procedure and ensure that all the parameters were adhered to as per the guidelines issued by the Disaster Management Plan of the Tamil Nadu government, said Theni Collector R.V. Shajeevana here on Friday.