Stone laying for new rail line from Dharmapuri to Morappur today

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal will lay the foundation for the 36-km long Dharmapuri-Morappur new railway line, in Dharmapuri on Monday.

Published: 04th March 2019 05:07 AM |

By Express News Service

CHENNAI: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal will lay the foundation for the 36-km long Dharmapuri-Morappur new railway line, in Dharmapuri on Monday.


According to a release, the minister will also participate in a function at Egmore through video-conferencing, where he will announce the extension of Tambaram-Tirunelveli Antyodaya Express to Nagercoil and also flag off train no.16101/16102 Chennai Egmore-Kollam daily express train. As part of the development of 36 km new line, two major bridges, 24 minor bridges, five road over bridges and 15 road under bridges will be built. The section will have two level-crossings at Ranimukkanur and Mukkanur.

The extension of Antyodaya Express to Nagercoil is expected to provide better connectivity between Central districts with Nagercoil, the release said.

Misconduct: 3 lawyers debarred for five years

The Committee, headed by senior advocate R Singaravelan, found that the three lawyers were guilty under various sections of the Advocates Act and that of the Bar Council.

Published: 03rd March 2019 06:19 AM 

By Siva Sekaran

Express News Service

CHENNAI: THE Disciplinary Committee attached to the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry has debarred three advocates from practising for five years for their misconduct and violation of the Bar Council rules.

The charges against the three advocates – A Raveendran, A Jeyakumar and M Murugan –were that they had fraudulently filed three separate affidavits before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal in Chennai, claiming compensation for the one and same accident without the knowledge of the victim, involving a vehicle, involved in some other accident elsewhere on some other date.

The Committee, headed by senior advocate R Singaravelan, found that the three lawyers were guilty under various sections of the Advocates Act and that of the Bar Council. In fact, they all deserved the major punishment of removal from the Bar, Singaravelan said in the order delivered on Feb 27.


However, as the three advocates expressed their willingness to pay `3 lakh each, to the family members of the victims, the committee modified the punishment to six months. They shall submit DDs for the amount in favour of the claimants and hand over the same straight away to the victims, the order said. The committee also suggested involvement of the State Legal Services Authority to curb such frauds.

Tamil Nadu: Mother-daughter land government jobs together

Mother of three girls, N. Santhilakshmi, a BA and B.Ed, started looking for a job to sustain her family after her husband A. Ramachandran's death in 2014.

Published: 02nd March 2019 04:29 PM 

By IANS

CHENNAI: A 47-year old woman and her 28-year-old daughter who attended coaching classes together and took the same examination have got jobs with the Tamil Nadu government.

Mother of three girls, N. Santhilakshmi, a Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Education graduate (B.Ed), started looking for a job to sustain her family after her husband A. Ramachandran's death in 2014.

"I was a homemaker. But after my husband died I decided to take up a job," Santhilakshmi told IANS.

Last year, Sannthilakshmi and her elder daughter R. Thenmozhi started attending the free coaching classes run by G. Senthilkumar, a school teacher, in the Theni district.


"Santhilakshmi had come to the coaching centre for her daughter's admission. But when we told her that she too can write the examination, she decided to join," Senthilkumar said.

For jobs classified Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Group IV, there is no age bar for the candidates having higher qualifications than the prescribed minimum qualification of Class 10, he informed.

"In the class where the other students were in the age group of her daughter, Santhilakshmi never hesitated to raise doubts. When she was not able to attend classes, her daughter would teach her at home," Senthilkumar said.

"I will be posted in the Health Department. I hope my posting will be in Theni. I will still join my duty if that is not possible," Santhilakshmi said.

Her daughter Thenmozhi, a B.A (Tamil Literature) graduate, will be posted in the Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department.

MADRAS VARSITY ASSESSES QUALITY OF 1,400 TEACHERS

04.03.2019  TOI

In a bid to address questions on the quality of education at self-financing colleges affiliated to the University of Madras, as many as 1,400 teachers employed with these colleges were given qualification approval after assessment. They were assessed by subject experts during a ten-day session conducted by the varsity. These qualified teachers are now eligible for answer-sheet evaluation, can be part of committees to set syllabus and also eligible to become members of bodies like academic council. Qualification of around 5,000 teachers associated with these colleges is yet to be scrutinised.

Skills needed for future job market

Karan Gupta lists down five market sectors that will gain prominence in the coming time. It is time students embraced the change

04.03.2019  Times of India 

 
F or India to maintain its stature of being the largest provider of skilled programmers and technologists, we will have to ensure that its populace is skilled accordingly so as to remain competitive in the global arena. What follows are five important skills that will continue to be in high demand in the Indian job market in the years to come.

Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), big data analytics, machine learning (ML) and virtual reality (VR), are set to change the landscape on ease of doing business. Individuals with skills in these areas will be an asset to both new and established corporations

CODING

Coding or programming in languages such as Javascript or Python has consistently been a skill that is in high demand. Many companies in the past few years have produced both hardware and software that feature augmented reality and machine learning. Individuals who possess the skills required to create, design and refine applications that make the most of these technologies and application programming interfaces, will be able to consistently secure rewarding employment.

MACHINE LEARNING

Machine learning (ML) being a branch of Artificial Intelligence (AI), has proved itself to be one of the most important technological developments as it facilitates algorithms and programes to continually learn and improve their efficiency. Individuals possessing a sound understanding of machine learning will ensure that they become integral components of both emerging and established corporations.

MOBILE DEVELOPMENT

Companies are constantly in need of mobile applications that make their product accessible to the target audience. An exciting direction in which mobile applications are currently headed is integrating technologies such as augmented reality like Pokémon Go. Such applications blend elements from the environment around users making the content appearing on screen more engaging.

SEO/SEM

Digital marketing skill is of utmost importance in order to be able to better the presence and visibility across the internet. This skill has an obvious advantage as greater exposure to users across the internet would result in more customers and thus revenue.

CYBER-SECURITY SPECIALISTS

It is no surprise that cybersecurity and information security are one of the highest paying and most wanted skillsets. Ransomware attacks such as WannaCryalong with hardware vulnerabilities that were exhibited inMeltdownandSpectre have become the new norm in modern society. As the world continues its reliance on outsourcing services such as cloud computing providers, coupled with internal networks that are vulnerable, the need for businesses to staff a skilled security team is of utmost importance.

These emerging skillsets will be evolving at an exponential pace and wrapping one’s head around them to stay ahead of the curve is essential. A young population can only become an asset if sufficient job opportunities are created and the youth is skilled enough to meet the aspirations of the populace.

The government has struck the right cords with ‘Skill India’ and ‘Make in India’ as well as providing the policy framework under ‘Ease of Doing Business’. However, a lot more needs to be done if we are to fully utilise youth potential.

With focus on acquiring the required skillsets, the possibilities that lie before a youthful India are unlimited.

(The author is founder of Indian Institute of Digital Education)

Australia bars entry of visitors with domestic violence convictions

Sydney:04.03.2019

Visitors who have been convicted of violence against women and children will be kicked out or barred from entering Australia, immigration minister David Coleman said on Sunday, as Canberra steps up its crackdown on foreign criminals.

The new laws, which came into force on Thursday, build on existing legislation requiring visitor visas to be cancelled if the holder has been sentenced to 12 months or more in jail. “Australia has no tolerance for domestic violence perpetrators,” Coleman said in a statement, adding that no minimum sentence threshold was required.

“If you’ve been convicted of a violent crime against women or children, you are not welcome in this country.” Canberra has in the past denied visas to American R&B singer Chris Brown and boxing star Floyd Mayweather following their domestic violence convictions.

New Zealand has previously expressed frustration with Canberra’s law on deporting convicts, which has seen Kiwi-born criminals sent back home after serving their jail terms even though some have spent most of their lives in Australia. AFP

Jet Airways grounds two more planes
Mumbai:04.03.2019

Beleaguered carrier Jet Airways has grounded two more of its aircraft due to nonpayment of lease rentals, taking the total number of planes on ground to 23. With the grounding of two more planes, almost 20% of aircraft in the airlines fleet are now out of operations.

“An additional two planes have been grounded due to nonpayment of amounts outstanding to lessors under their respective lease agreements,” Jet said in a filing to the stock exchanges on Saturday.

It also said that it is actively “engaged” with all its aircraft lessors and regularly provides them with updates on the efforts undertaken to improve its liquidity. Jet said it was making all efforts to minimise disruption to its network due to the grounding of the planes and was pro-actively informing and re-accommodating its affected guests.

After announcing the grounding of four of its planes on February 7 for non-payment to lessors, the airline took another two aircraft out of operations due to similar reasons on February 23. AGENCIES