Dindigul Campus Connect
The Hindu
PTA meeting
Ramco Institute of Technology, Rajapalayam, organised a Parents-Teachers meeting for first- year B.E. / B.Tech students on February 27. T.N .Ramasamy, Rtd. Headmaster, was the chief guest. L.Ganesan, Principal, was present. R. Venkatraj, CEO of Ramco group of institutions, offered the presidential address. Earlier, M. Kaliappan, Academic Coordinator, welcomed the gathering.
S.Rajakarunakaran, Vice Principal and K.S. Selvaraj, General Manager (Admin), interacted with the parents. S.Kannan, HoD/EEE and K.Vijayalakshmi, HoD/CSE spoke about placements and activities carried out on the campus. K. Basari Kodi, first-year coordinator, proposed the vote of thanks.
Outreach programmes
The Departments of Mathematics, Botany, Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Zoology of V.V Vanniaperumal College for Women, Virudhunagar organised various outreach programmes under Star College Scheme of the Central government on March 2. M.Tamilselvi, Associate Professor of Zoology, welcomed the gathering. Talks on ‘Enhancing the ability of teachers in numerical aptitude’; ‘Demonstration of plant tissue culture techniques’; ‘Introduction to Biotechnology’; ‘Mushroom cultivation’; and ‘Preparation of PPT for Biology’ were conducted. There was a demonstration on handling of Compound Microscope, Stereo Microscope, Phase Contrasts Microscope, Digital Haeomoglobinometer, Colorimeter, Flamephotometer and practical identification of blood groups. Around 115 PG Assistants of Government Aided Schools from Virudhunagar, Rajapalayam, Srivilliputtur and Aruppukkottai participated. A. Anitha, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, proposed the vote of thanks.
Meet on sports
Alagappa University College of Physical Education and Sri Murugan International Research Foundation for Higher Education, Karaikudi organised recently a two-day online meet on using “Innovative technology for sustainable development in sports, fitness and healthy life.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.