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THE IMMACULATE along with Rotary Club of Madras Silver Beach celebrated its 18th Education Excellence Awards on the 28th December 2022. The Chief for the evening Rtn.R.K.Duraiswamy – Businessman gave a speech on the importance of education & also congratulated the Awardees. The celebration was graced by Rtn.Prem Kumar –Secretary, Rtn.Charlie Jacob - Vocational Services Director & Rtn.Chellam Devadoss – Club Trainer.   Mrs. Debbie Westcott, the foundress honoured Rtn. R.K.Duraiswamy. The Awardees honoured during the celebration were namely, Prof.Jean Ida Gunaseeli – SRM (M.A., M.Phil.,Ph.D. in ELT), Dr.Antonysamy –Loyola College (M.A., M.Phil, M.Ed., Ph.D.), Prof.Uma Ramanathan – SRM (M.Arch., Ph.D.) and   Mr.Aravind.V – AMS (M.Arch.,Ph.D).   The founder of THE IMMACULATE Debie Avilaa Westcott Past President of Rotary Club of Madras Silver Beach honoured  educators, who have striven  to impart quality education & mold responsible citizens, who hav...

R.Manivannan, Head Constable of R1.Mambalam Traffic Enforcement, T.Nagar, Chennai was recognised and appreciated with the Service Excellence Award for his hard work and dedication towards providing the best possible marvelous social service to public. The positive recognition and honour of receiving the award from Retd District Judge P.Ganesan, MA.BL and Dr.S.B.Sabariraj, President of People Rights Organization has filled R.Manivannan with encouragement and motivation to continue giving his best. The award was even more precious to R.Manivannan as it was held by People Rights Organization.

  "The Anglo-Indian Suburban Front”, Chennai held its 20th Annual General Body Meeting and Christmas Celebration in   Chennai on Wednesday, 21st December'2022.The Front's Secretary-Mrs.Petula Pinheiro welcomed the gathering, which was preceded by a Prayer by a member-Mr.Gerard Barnett for the well-being of the Members and the functioning of the Association.  The Founder and President of the Association-Dr.A.Roy Rozario highlighted the various activities undertaken by the Association under his President ship and also presented the Statement of Accounts for the last financial 2021-2022.This was followed by Election of office-bearers during which Mr.Gerard Ronald Barnett was unanimously elected as Vice-President and the others being retained in the same positions. Mr.Colin Reghelini from Tambaram suggested that more Youth should be inducted into the Association and advised to come to the forefront and conduct activities for their upliftment. Around 10 poor members of the c...

  “The news of the COVID situation in China is leading to many rumours and conversations not based on scientific facts about the impact on India and the rest of the world, but we believe there is absolutely no need to panic.  India has a high level of hybrid immunity. As a result of the high vaccination coverage, over 220 crore doses given as on date and infection with the Omicron variant in early 2022. However, it is always advisable to take precautions such as using masks in a crowded place, avoid crowded places, especially for vulnerable groups, maintaining social distance, frequently washing hands and using sanitizers. One should also take the booster dose of the vaccine if not taken yet, across all eligible age groups. In case of symptoms of a respiratory illness, such as a fever and cough, one should contact a doctor or call the COVID helpline for guidance. One should get tested and isolate oneself if the results are positive for COVID. To reiterate, there is no need to ...

Larsen & Toubro, the technology, engineering, manufacturing, construction & services conglomerate, has committed Rs. 11 crores to enhance the standard of education in Tamil Nadu through various Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives that was confirmed to the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Thiru. M K Stalin, at the launch of the ‘Namma School’ event in Chennai on December 19 th 2022.   The funds will benefit 100+ Tamil Nadu government-run schools across 10 districts of Tamil Nadu: Chennai, Kanchipuram, Coimbatore, Salem, Namakkal, Tiruvallur, Sivagangai, Tirunelveli, Chengalpet& Vellore. To be utilized in the current financial year,the funds will help develop and build on a range of on-going activities including providing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education through its flagship CSR program titled ‘Engineering Futures’, nurturing a scientific temper among students, establishing smart classrooms, managing community learning centres for ...

Apollo Hospitals will organize the 9 th edition of the International Patient Safety Conference (IPSC) along with the 10 th International Conference on Transforming Healthcare with Information Technology (THIT) on the 13 and 14th February 2023 at the Taj Palace in New Delhi. The IPSC, a not-for-profit initiative, is the largest patient safety-focused conference in Asia that addresses critical issues in patient safety and provides an excellent opportunity to share views, exchange knowledge and establish research collaborations & networking.   Complementing this is the THIT conference that is the largest healthcare and IT-based international conference and trade show in India  organized by the Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation. The initiative to promote digitization in the healthcare sector will revamp the traditional approach in the sector. New economies, value chains, and business models emerge all the time, with digital as the key driving force. Besides inter...

Public can now update AADHAR at Park Town Head Post office in Chennai. All types of Aadhaar services (new enrolment, mobile updating, correction etc) are now performed at Park Town Head Post Office, Chennai 600003 on all working days from 10 am to 5 pm, except Sundays and holidays. Moreover the Post Office also has a functioning Common Services Center (CSC) facility for electricity bill payment, LIC Premium payment, online Passport application, DTH recharging, mobile recharging, loan, EMI collections, train and air ticket booking. Postpaid mobile and landline bill payments, National Pension Scheme, Fastag, services are also available for the benefit of the public at the Post office counter. Those who need to update AADHAR card and like to avail the Common Services Center facility can visit Park Town Head Post Office, located at Evening Bazaar Road, (opposite to Memorial Hall), Park Town, Chennai 600003.

As per the instructions from Dept of Environment Forest and Climate change, Govt of India national Clean air awareness programs were conducted by Tamilnadu Environment Department in association with Pollution control board and greater Chennai Corporation in 5 different locations by involving around 2000 students belonging to National Green Corps and Eco clubs of 30 schools. Ms.Sowmya ,Asst Conservator of forest and Mr.G.R. Rajasekaran, District Educational officer flagged off the rallies in the presence of Mr.Thangaraj and Mr.Ravikumar District coordinators. The students took pledge to avoid plastic carry bags and to re-use the materials to the maximum possible extent. Awareness pamphlets were distributed to public during the human chain Organised at Saidapet, Tondaiarpet, Vepery, T.Nagar and Koyambedu areas.

Park Town Head Post Office Chennai 600 003 under INDIA POST,   a Central Government Organisation decided to conduct Small Savings cum Aadhaar Camp at Arulmighu   Ekambareswarar Temple on 12.12.2022 Monday with timings from 9 A.M to 6 P.M. New Aadhaar Enrolment and All type of Aadhaar Updating ( Address change,   Mobile change & Name correction etc.) will be done in the Aadhaar Camp at Temple on production of necessary documents. Also all types of Savings Bank Accounts will be opened for Customers in the camp on submission of necessary documents ( Aadhaar, PAN etc with 2 passport size photos).  Also GANGA JAL Bottle (250 ML) will be available for sale   Rs.30/   to all customers M.Muthukrishnan, Postmaster, Park Town HPO, Chennai 600 003, kindly requests the general public to attend the Post Office Camp at Ekambareswaear Temple on 12.12.2022 Monday and make best use of it.  

  National, December 5, 2022: Apollo Research & Innovation, a division of Apollo Hospitals, and the Apollo Hospitals Educational & Research Foundation successfully hosted the “Apollo Clinical Research Conclave”, a two-day virtual conference on December 2 and 3, 2022. This first of its kind Conclave saw the coming together of over 800 stakeholders from across the research community – students, academia, researchers, regulators, pharma, SMOs, CROs, hospitals & research coordinators – onto one common platform.   The Clinical Research Conclave saw participation from more than 50 organizations with over 30 eminent speakers sharing their experiences. The conference saw pertinent questions being raised to address key issues in research activities essential for enhancement of healthcare and well-being of the community. The packed virtual event witnessed 20 expert talks, three panel discussions, a poster competition and an interactive Q&A session with each speaker. ...

Indian Council of Social Welfare, Tamil Nadu State Branch organised a seminar on The Role of ICSW in promoting Social Development through the NGO’s on Saturday 3 rd December 2022 at YWCA, Chennai. The inaugural address was rendered by Sri Bhupesh Babu, ICSW National General Secretary, Mumbai. Sri A.J.Hariharan, Founder-President of ICWO- Indian Community Welfare Organisation rendered his felicitation to the gathering.

Get wonderful attractive gifts at the Christmas Pop-up by The Phoenix Company from 3 rd to 9 th  and 15th to 24th December 2022 at No-40/56, 2 nd Floor, 3 rd Main Road, Kasturba Nagar, Adyar, Chennai form 11.30am to 8pm. Choose from a wide variety of Christmas themed merchandise on display. Explore their beautiful range of apparel, accessories, stationery, home décor and more. For more details contact 9382628919.

  DARUL ANSAR CENTRE FOR APPLIED LEARNING –DACAL , a unit of Anjuman-eHimayath-e-Islam, is a resource centre catering children with Learning Disabilities (such as Dyslexia, Autism, ADHD, ID) had observed on 3 rd Saturday 2022  “World Disabled Day. The International Day of Disabled Persons aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development. Both boys and girls of NIOS and Remedial Classes participated enthusiastically in many events. They presented a wonderful mime, puppet show and sensitisation on inclusion with pluck cards inside the school premises .The entire event was based on the Theme “Inclusion and Equity”. The management of the Anjuman Himayath facilitated the DACAL team which had observed the International Disabled Day successfully. Darul Ansar Centre for Applied Learning ( A unit of Anjuman-E-Himayath-E-Islam) is located at No.16, B.N Reddy Road, Opp to BE WELL hospital, T.Nagar, Chennai 17. For mor...