photo:SSLC runing in krishnagiri

Collector V.K. Shanmugam inspecting the SSLC examination centre at the Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Krishnagiri on Tuesday.

photo:SSLC runing in krishnagiri

Collector V.K. Shanmugam inspecting the SSLC examination centre at the Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Krishnagiri on Tuesday.

Archana Institute of Technology 'malpractice' canceled 1st sem Anna Univirsity exams

Anna University-Coimbatore has cancelled first semester examinations held at the Archana Institute of Technology in Krishnagiri.

The decision follows the findings of a committee appointed to inquire into allegations of malpractices that took place in the first semester examinations held in January 2010. Vice-Chancellor (officiate) T. Kannadasan told a press conference here on Tuesday that the university had received information that mass copying had taken place in physics, chemistry and mathematics examinations.

This was confirmed by the committee, which concluded there was “very strong evidence” of such malpractices. Faculty from the PSG Institute of Technology, Coimbatore Institute of Technology and Knowledge Institute of Technology and a Syndicate member were part of the investigation team.

Registrar S. Palaniswami said more than 85 physics answer scripts had similar answers with same mistakes. Further decision, including the date of re-examination, would be taken only after the investigation was complete and the Senate took a decision. Mr. Palaniswami said the committee was yet to talk to invigilators, the university representative who was present during the examinations and others concerned. It would require a few more sittings to arrive at the final decision.

Mr. Kannadasan said the university had sent a notice a couple of days ago to the engineering college seeking an explanation. The college was yet to respond. The university would also issue show-cause notice to disaffiliate the college. In addition to the action against malpractices, the university had also issued a notice to the college seeking explanation for claims it had made in advertisements.

The Vice-Chancellor (officiate) said the college had claimed cent per cent pass while two of the 124 students had failed.

Krishnagiri District Website contain Outdated information

Need for revision: A look at the ‘contact us' page of the Krishnagiri district website, http://krishnagiri.nic.in, reveals several discrepancies. The page still shows S. Nagarajan, who was transferred before May 2009, as the District Revenue Officer. However, another government website correctly shows P. Prabhakaran as the District Revenue Officer.

The websites of the district maintained by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), New Delhi, with inputs provided by NIC officials in the district and state, contain many discrepancies.

Though the district has been a pioneer in e-governance, the information in the website regarding top officials remains outdated. If one follows the link to the district's webpage from the State Government website, www.tn.gov.in, the page reveals several mistakes. Among top officials, only the Collector's name, V.K. Shanmugam, is mentioned correctly.

The content in the ‘contact us' page is also confusing.

Information on other officials has not been updated in the Government Officers page in the website maintained by NIC at Chennai and New Delhi. These officials include the District Revenue Officer P. Prabhakaran, who joined on October 19, 2009; Personal Assistant to the Collector (General) C. Narayanan, who joined on December 16, 2009; Addititional Collector (Development) G. Luxmipriya, who joined on December 12, 2009; Hosur Revenue Divisional Officer M. Selvaraj , who joined on December 12, 2009; and Pochampalli Tahsildhar A.P. Subramaniam.

District Informatics Officer S. Sadiq Ali told The Hindu on Wednesday that the district website http://krishnagiri.nic.in is maintained by NIC in New Delhi with the inputs given by its staff attached to the District NIC office at the Collectorate.

Whereas the website http://www.krishnagiri.tn.nic.in is maintained by the NIC office in Chennai, and the updation of information is carried out by NIC officials at the district by accessing the webpage with the help of the login id and password assigned to them.

Mr. Ali added that whenever top officials are changed, the information should be given to the department by the Personal Assistant to Collector (General), so that it can be updated in the web pages.

According to him, they are developing a new website as per instructions from the Collector with all updated information.

The new website would be available on the Internet shortly, he added.

Official inspects rimary Health Centres (PHCs)

Secretary V.K. Subburaj on Wednesday made a surprise visit to the Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in the district along with the Collector V.K. Shanmugam.

He was here to participate in a review meeting convened by the Health Minister, M.R.K. Panneerselvam, for Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Tiruvannamalai and Vellore districts.

Immediately after the meeting Mr. Subburaj inspected the PHCs at Sindagampalli and Bargur and held discussion with the medical officials to improve the facilities at the PHCs. He asked the in-patients whether they are getting medicines and food properly.

Rain brings relief in Krishnagiri

KRISHNAGIRI: Sudden rain in the evening in Krishnagiri town brought relief from the heat of the past one week.

Though more than a month is left for summer, the district had been witnessing high temperatures during the day for the past few days.

The sudden rain with thunder and lightning was welcomed in the town.

Fire mishap averted

HOSUR: A major fire accident was averted due to the timely intervention of the revenue officials near Hosur on Monday.

R. Muniraj, Tahsildhar, told ‘The Hindu’ that the scrap materials that were kept in a private plastic recycling company on the Bagalur Road caught fire in the afternoon. Fire-tenders were called from Hosur, Krishnagiri and Denkanikottai. The fire was put out with the help of the chemical foam brought from the Ashok Leyland unit.

Soon after the fire was noticed, TNEB officials were asked to shutdown power and a nearby TASMAC shop was also ordered to be closed to avert major accident, Mr. Muniraj said.

Fire mishap averted

HOSUR: A major fire accident was averted due to the timely intervention of the revenue officials near Hosur on Monday.

R. Muniraj, Tahsildhar, told ‘The Hindu’ that the scrap materials that were kept in a private plastic recycling company on the Bagalur Road caught fire in the afternoon. Fire-tenders were called from Hosur, Krishnagiri and Denkanikottai. The fire was put out with the help of the chemical foam brought from the Ashok Leyland unit.

Soon after the fire was noticed, TNEB officials were asked to shutdown power and a nearby TASMAC shop was also ordered to be closed to avert major accident, Mr. Muniraj said.