Dindigul Campus Connect
The Hindu
Technical meet
The Department of Mechanical Engineering of P.S.R. Engineering College, Sivakasi organised a national-level technical symposium, ‘MECHXTORM.’ u Around 75 students from various colleges participated in various events such as ‘paper presentation,’ ‘technical quiz,’ ‘project expo,’ and various fun events. B.G. Vishnuram, Principal, inaugurated the symposium. Dean P. Marichamy distributed prizes to the winners. He appreciated Head of the department H. Kanagasabapathy, staff coordinators Y. Kumarasamy, R. Senthilkumar and student association secretaries G. Saravanakumar, R. Marisamy and T. Sathyabama for the success of the event. Correspondent R. Solaisamy and Director S.Vigneshwari Arunkumar also appreciated their efforts.
AD-MAD contest
The Department of Commerce of Sri Kaliswari College, Sivakasi, organised AD-MAD (Advertisement Making) competition on March 12 for the students to showcase their creativity in marketing products and services. The purpose of conducting the competition was to familiarise the students with promotional strategies in marketing through advertisements. M.J .Senthil Kumar Head and Associate Professor of Commerce, appreciated the 54 students who presented some unique ideas and well-written scripts for the advertisements. V. Suriya, Assistant Professor, welcomed the gathering. J. Jasmine Bhastina, Assistant Professor of Commerce, facilitated the programme.
Smart Technologies
Ramco Institute of Technology, Rajapalayam, organised a web conference on Smart Technologies and Applications on March 11 and 12. Rajendran Dandapani, Director, ZOHO Corporation and Chandrasekar Chenniappan, Director, Human Resources, Virtusa Consulting Services, Kinga Korniejenko, researcher with Krakow University of Technology in Poland and Kahtan Aziz of Anglia Ruskin University in London spoke at the conference. Out of 244 research papers that were received, 195 papers were shortlisted for presentation and 115 recommended for publication in Scopus-indexed journals.
NSS camp
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.