UoH Vice-Chancellor Appa Rao demits office
The Hindu
Prof. Appa Rao Podile demitted office of the University of Hyderabad (UoH) Vice-Chancellor on Monday and handed over charge to Prof. Arun Agarwal, Pro Vice-Chancellor-1, and the senior most Professor
Prof. Appa Rao Podile demitted office of the University of Hyderabad (UoH) Vice-Chancellor on Monday and handed over charge to Prof. Arun Agarwal, Pro Vice-Chancellor-1, and the senior most Professor in the University. During Prof. Podile’s tenure, the University attained the prestigious Institution of Eminence status from the Government of India, the FICCI Best University Award. The University continued to maintain its high position among the education institutions in the country in the key rankings, in the global rankings, and several of the disciplines from the University have moved into the global top ranks. Prof. Arun Agarwal completed his B.Tech (Electrical Engineering) and PhD (Computer Science) both from IIT Delhi. He joined University of Hyderabad in 1984, where at present he is a Senior Professor in the School of Computer and Information Sciences.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.