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The Hindu
6 days ago
- Science
- The Hindu
Muttam govt. school gets smart classroom to promote fisheries education
A smart classroom equipped with a smart TV and projector was inaugurated on Thursday at the Government Higher Secondary School at Muttam in Nagapattinam district. The installation was carried out under the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Technology Customization Scheme as part of a project 'Development of Online Learning Tools at Government Higher Secondary School, Muttam Village for Imparting Fisheries Education.' D. Kesavan, Principal Investigator of the project, outlined its goals and emphasised the relevance of fisheries education to students in coastal regions. Shanthi, headmistress of the school, was present. The smart classroom is intended to facilitate both online and offline learning with a focus on general education, fisheries science and engineering, and related career pathways.
New Indian Express
10-06-2025
- General
- New Indian Express
Tree felling at TN's Srirangam aided school sparks outcry amid Environment day observance
Chief Educational Officer K Krishnapriya responded, 'For aided schools, the school secretary or correspondent is responsible. We provide aid and ensure quality education.' Her remarks have raised questions about the department's monitoring and accountability mechanisms, as local officials had failed to notice the removal of the trees. Defending the decision, headmistress S. Shanthi said the trees posed safety risks: 'Some trees were large and leaning towards the compound wall of a nearby apartment. We feared they might fall during strong winds. With the management's approval, we removed them. As part of World Environment Day, students planted new saplings in the same area.' A member of the school management added that the decision was not premeditated: 'It wasn't intentional. The trees hadn't been properly maintained. It was a lapse on our part. We've now planted saplings and plan to take better care of them.' However, environmentalists argue that the damage is already done and worry about the message being sent to children. 'You cannot preach conservation while axing trees in your own backyard,' said S.N. Mohan Ram of the Srirangam People's Welfare Association.
Time of India
07-06-2025
- Time of India
Two arrested near Salem for determining gender of fetuses
SALEM: Two people were arrested near Thalaivasal in Salem district on Saturday on charges of conducting scans for determining the gender of fetuses. There were reports that pregnant women from Dharmapuri district were being taken to a residence in Mani Vilundhan Puthur near Thalaivasal for the purpose of determining the gender of the fetuses. Officials led joint director of Dharmapuri district health services Dr Shanthi monitored the house. "Two men were caught in the act while attempting to perform the scan in a room on the terrace of the house," Dr Shanthi told reporters. The suspects have been identified as Manivannan, 36, of Arasakalathur in Kallakurichi district and Prasad of Panamarathupatty in Salem district. The team confiscated scanning equipment and Rs 20,000 in cash from them. The health department team handed over the suspects to the Thalaivasal police, who arrested them after registering a case.
The Hindu
20-05-2025
- The Hindu
Menstruating Dalit schoolgirl forced to sit outside classroom: Principal, Correspondent surrender before Coimbatore court
Over a month after a Dalit student of a private school near Pollachi was made to write her annual examination outside the classroom when she was on her menstrual cycle, the three persons booked by the police for the offence surrendered before a court in Coimbatore on Monday (May 19, 2025). Principal of the matriculation school at Senguttaipalayam near Pollachi M. Anandhi, office assistant Shanthi and Correspondent Thangavelpandian surrendered before the Special Court for the trial of cases registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Coimbatore. The Negamam police had booked the three accused for offences under Sections 3(1) (r) and 3(1) (za) (D) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. A source said that the accused approached the Madras High Court with anticipatory bail pleas. However, they were instructed to surrender before the SC/ST Act Cases Court in Coimbatore and pray for bail. Judge K. Vivekananthan granted them conditional bail and ordered them to put signatures at Negamam police station daily.
The Hindu
19-05-2025
- The Hindu
Menstruating girl forced to sit outside classroom for exam: Three surrender before SC/ST Court in Coimbatore
Over a month after a Dalit student of a private school near Pollachi was made to write her annual examination outside the classroom when she was on her menstrual cycle, the three persons booked by the police for the offence surrendered before a court in Coimbatore on Monday. Principal of the matriculation school at Senguttaipalayam near Pollachi M. Anandhi, office assistant Shanthi and Correspondent Thangavelpandian surrendered before the Special Court for the trial of cases registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Coimbatore. The Negamam police had booked the three accused for offences under Sections 3(1) (r) and 3(1) (za) (D) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. A source said that the accused approached the Madras High Court with anticipatory bail pleas. However, they were instructed to surrender before the SC/ST Act Cases Court in Coimbatore and pray for bail. Judge K. Vivekananthan granted them conditional bail and ordered them to put signatures at Negamam police station daily.
