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Around Town 3 THURSDAY 31 AUGUST 2017 CHENNAI NT Bureau Chennai, Aug 31: As oral cancer accounts for highest percentage of cancer in men and a third among women, Rajan Oral Cancer Centre (ROCC) was launched here on Wednesday to address the issue, including early detection of the disease. To spread awareness about the disease, Prince of Arcot, Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali, released ‘Mouth Cancer Self Examination’ animated video designed by ROCC. ROCC is named after Dr B P Rajan, founder, Rajan Dental Hospital, who was an eminent dental surgeon in the State. ‘Our primary idea is to educate the public on self-evaluating periodically for early signs of oral cancer, and to approach their dentists as soon as possibly when needed,’ said ROCC medical director Dr Gunaseelan Rajan. Oral cancer is largely due to use of tobacco in different forms such as pan products and gutkha. It accounts for more than 35 per cent of all cancers among men in India. The bigger concern is the alarming increase in the younger population, he said. ROCC consists of a team of doctors to treat and prevent oral cancer, said head and neck oncologist Dr Mathan Mohan. ‘Oral cancer is the most common cause of cancer death in India,’ he added. ROCC has comprehensive oral cancer management which includes diagnostics, surgical/radition/medical oncology, pain and palliative care and psycho-oncology. Speaking on the occasion, Neerja Malika, a cancer survivor elaborated on DOCE (Dectect Oral Cancer Early) which provides simple steps for self examination of oneself and to identify the presence of any early signs of cancer. ‘There is a need for more awareness of the disease,’ she said. ROCC is located at Dr Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore. A Whatsapp number +91-97897 22033 is available for enquiry about oral cancer. ‘Oral cancer alarming among youngsters’ Rajan Oral Cancer Centre launched Self-examination animated video released for public Prince of Arcot, Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali, releasing ‘Mouth Cancer Self Examination’ animated video designed by ROCC in Chennai on Wednesday. ROCC medical director Dr Gunaseelan Rajan, oncologist Dr Mathan Mohan, cancer survivor Neerja Malika are among those present. Do you know who Vijay Narayan is ? State govt appoints new Advocate General NT Bureau Chennai, Aug 31: Senior advocate Vijay Narayan has been appointed as Tamilnadu’s Advocate General following the resignation of R Muthukumaraswamy. Who is he? Vijay Narayan graduated from Loyola College and joined the Government Law College of Madras. He finished his LLB in 1982. Narayan joined the chambers of advocate and former Finance Minister, P Chidambaram and worked with him till he became a MP. In 2004, Narayan was designated as a senior advocate and in 2012, he was appointed by the Chief Justice of India as a member of the Executive Committee of the Indian Law Institute (Chennai Chapter). In February this year, the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court appointed Narayan as a member of the General Council of the Tamilnadu National Law School, Tiruchi. In April this year, he was elected as the president of The Madras Bar Association. As an advocate, Narayan has an experience of handling a wide variety of cases including service law, labour law, constitutional law, administrative law and commercial law. His background Vijay Narayan comes from a family of eminent barristers and jurists in India. His paternal grandfather M K Nambiar was a doyen in the Indian Bar circle and an expert in constitutional law. Nambiar played an important role in the development of the Indian Constitution. Many of the principles related to fundamental rights and Constitutional construction which he argued in the 1930s and 1940s are still used as a base and cited in the court of law even to today. His maternal grandfather, K M Panikkar was also a member of the Constituent Assembly. Vijay Narayan’s uncle, Padma Vibhushan K K Venugopal is the current Attorney General of India. Venugopal was appointed by the Royal Government of Bhutan to serve as the Constitutional adviser for drafting of the Constitution of Bhutan. He has also appeared for BJP leader, L K Advani in the Babri Masjid case. Narayan’s predecessor Vijay Narayan replaces R Muthukumaraswamy (2016-2017), who was also a former president of Madras Bar Association. He resigned from his post on Monday due to ill- health. Muthukumaraswamy had served as Additional Advocate General of the State during the previous AIADMK regime in 2001-06. Role of an AG An Advocate-General represents the State in civil or criminal cases including appeals and other proceedings filed in the High Courts, Supreme Court and various other courts. NT Bureau Chennai, Aug 31: To commemorate the #RallyForRivers initiative from Isha, a car rally is to be held this Sunday (3 September) supporting the need to save the city’s water bodies. More than 100 cars are expected to turn up with four people in each. The rally will be flagged off at 9 am and will touch two water bodies that are under crisis in the city. The proceeds from the rally will be contributed to the Kotturpuram Tree Park. The Kalyanmayee, an association of women employees and the spouses of employees of AAI, Southern Region, today organised a walkathon for all employees of AAI to create awareness on the theme ‘Make India Better Place for Girls’. The walkathon commenced from AAI Operational Offices premises and ended at Kendriya Vidyalaya school in Meenambakkam. Close to 500 participants, including 300 women, participated. BACKING GIRLS Vijay Narayan On water trail Chennai car rally supports #RallyForRivers from Isha Format: TDS rally The time, speed and distance rally was devised by motoring logistics partner Madras Motor Sports Club. Covering a distance of 50 km, the route will touch upon water bodies of the city. Participants will cross multiple touch points and complete tasks as per the instructions given to them in a chart. What the organisers said Proprietress of Wanderlust, Shylaja Chetlur, speaking to News Today, said, ‘The event is organised to show support from the Chennai community for saving our rivers. By formulating different tasks that embark upon water related issues, we aim to create awareness among people to revive our dying water bodies. It is to be flagged off at the same time as the national rally.’ How it will start To be flagged off by 9 am with local folk performances, hundred plus cars are expected to participate. The rally briefing will be held on Saturday at 4 pm at Savera. NAOMI N Chennai, Aug 31: School students located in the rural areas are going all out to ensure quality education and activity-based learning for themselves, be it raising funds for a smart classroom, a post- Vardah cyclone tree plantation drive or even planting palm trees to bring more rain and avoid soil erosion. With two projects, students of Panchayat Union Middle School, Mamandur, Kanchipuram, are becoming protectors of environment. The school which has a strength of 130 has begun making ‘seed bags’ and planting palm trees. Secondary Grade Teacher, V Kavitha, who initiated the project, said, ‘We have introduced the concept of seed bags. If a student on way to school or while going back home finds a dying plant or tree, he can bring it to school. We use plastic packets that once contained oil, salt and dal. These are washed and holes at the bottom of the cover using nails. The cover is then filled with organic waste, cow dung and red soil.’ These seed bags are available at the school for free. The dying plants or tree saplings are re- planted and nurtured. ‘After this, we give it free of cost to those interested in taking care of it,’ adds Kavitha. Another project that is being implemented is to grow palm tress near water bodies. ‘We have begun planting palm trees on the banks of water sources like a lake, pool and river. This will strengthen the banks and prevent soil erosion. It will help increase rainfall and maintain the water level. I have purchased 1,700 seeds from Tiruvannamalai district, each costing Re 1. The local body has come forward to help in the project as well. We began the tree planting drive from Monday and, our target is to plant 3,000 palm trees.’ Principal of the school, Jestin Anthoniyammal, said, ‘This is activity-based learning: students are responding and cooperating with the projects. Through this we are creating an awareness and teaching students to protect the environment.’ Event A family event, where children participating will see a motoring adventure, an observational questionnaire revolving around the waters of our city and other tasks that the organising team has kept a secret. STUDENTS SHOW OFF GREEN THUMB Mamandur panchayat school kids get eco-friendly Have two projects: seed bags and palm plantation drive The The rally will rally will be flagged off at be flagged off at 9 am and will touch 9 am and will touch two water bodies. two water bodies. The proceeds The proceeds will be given to will be given to Kotturpuram Kotturpuram Tree Park Tree Park SMART WORK PUM School in Kadamnathur Block, Tiruvallur, has also done something rarely done by students.In a video uploaded on YouTube, the students are seen figuring out what a smart classroom is and decide to raise funds from Parents Teachers Association and others in the locality to help the school have one. To set up a smart classroom, around Rs 2 lakh is needed. The students managed to rustle up the money and are now glued to their smart classroom. CLEANLINESS PAYS A government school in a tsunami-hit village in Nagapattinam was chosen for National Award for excellence in sanitation and hygiene practices 2017 by the Union Human Resource Ministry. Representatives of the Panchayat Union Middle School at Keechankuppam village, Nagapattinam, will receive the ‘Swachh Vidyala Puraskar’ from the President tomorrow. The school was among 100 government schools in the country chosen for the award, which carries a citation and Rs 50,000 cash prize. The school was evaluated by an expert panel for facilities like safe drinking water, clean toilets, hand washing practices among others. Eighty students of the school were killed along with 570 other people in the village in the tsunami on 26 December 2004. The school building was washed away completely. Students of Panchayat Union Middle School, Mamandur, Kanchipuram with the handmade seed bags at the school campus. Applications invited from musicians NT Bureau Chennai, Aug 31: Sri Bhuvaneswari Charitable Trust is conducting Saradha Navarathiri Nadhopasana music festival from 21 September to 30 September. Artistes who want to participate can submit their application to www. [email protected] or WhatsApp at 98407 87957 on or before 3 September. Sri Bhuvaneswari Charitable Trust is located at 19 A, Subha Colony, Munusamy Salai, K K Nagar. For more details, contact: 91766 51942. The rally is to be held at the same time the national rally commences from Coimbatore. The national rally will reach Kanyakumari first and head on to Kashmir. Youngsters, women and families from a cross section of urban Chennai, representing several organizations, all sharing a deep concern for the cause, are expected to participate in the event. The partners Lanson Toyota, the primary sponsor will see its customers participate. Savera Hotel takes care of the hospitality and event logistics, travel lounge Wanderlust and The Duchess Club will work on other organizational aspects.
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Around Town 3THURSDAY31 AUGUST 2017CHENNAI
NT BureauChennai, Aug 31:
As oral cancer accounts for highest percentage of cancer in men and a third among women, Rajan Oral Cancer Centre (ROCC) was launched here on Wednesday to address the issue, including early detection of the disease.To spread awareness about the
disease, Prince of Arcot, Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali, released ‘Mouth Cancer Self Examination’ animated video designed by ROCC.ROCC is named after Dr B P Rajan,
founder, Rajan Dental Hospital, who was an eminent dental surgeon in the State.‘Our primary idea is to educate the
public on self-evaluating periodically for early signs of oral cancer, and to approach their dentists as soon as possibly when needed,’ said ROCC
medical director Dr Gunaseelan Rajan.Oral cancer is largely due to use
of tobacco in different forms such as pan products and gutkha. It
accounts for more than 35 per cent of all cancers among men in India. The bigger concern is the alarming increase in the younger population, he said. ROCC consists of a team
of doctors to treat and prevent oral cancer, said head and neck oncologist Dr Mathan Mohan. ‘Oral cancer is the most common cause of cancer death in India,’ he added.ROCC has comprehensive oral
cancer management which includes diagnostics, surgical/radition/medical oncology, pain and palliative care and psycho-oncology.Speaking on the occasion, Neerja
Malika, a cancer survivor elaborated on DOCE (Dectect Oral Cancer Early) which provides simple steps for self examination of oneself and to identify the presence of any early signs of cancer. ‘There is a need for more awareness of the disease,’ she said. ROCC is located at Dr Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore. A Whatsapp number +91-97897 22033 is available for enquiry about oral cancer.
‘Oral cancer alarming among youngsters’
� Rajan Oral Cancer Centre launched � Self-examination animated video released for public
Prince of Arcot, Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali, releasing ‘Mouth Cancer Self Examination’ animated video designed by ROCC in Chennai on Wednesday. ROCC medical director Dr Gunaseelan Rajan, oncologist Dr Mathan Mohan, cancer survivor Neerja Malika are among those present.
Do you know who Vijay Narayan is ? � State govt appoints new
Advocate GeneralNT Bureau
Chennai, Aug 31:Senior advocate Vijay Narayan
h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d a s Tamilnadu’s Advocate General following the resignation of R Muthukumaraswamy.
Who is he?Vijay Narayan graduated from
Loyola College and joined the Government Law College of Madras. He fi nished his LLB in 1982. Narayan joined the chambers of advocate and former Finance Minister, P Chidambaram and worked with him till he became a MP.In 2004, Narayan was designated
as a senior advocate and in 2012, he was appointed by the Chief Justice of India as a member of the Executive Committee of the Indian Law Institute (Chennai Chapter).In February this year, the Chief
Justice of the Madras High Court appointed Narayan as a member of the General Council of the Tamilnadu National Law School, Tiruchi. In April this year, he was elected as the president of The Madras Bar Association. As an advocate, Narayan has
an experience of handling a wide variety of cases including service law, labour law, constitutional law, administrative law and commercial law.
His backgroundVijay Narayan comes
from a family of eminent barristers and jurists in India. His paternal grandfather M K Namb ia r w a s a
doyen in the Indian Bar circle and an expert in constitutional law. Nambiar played an important role in the development of the Indian Constitution. Many of the principles related to fundamental rights and Constitutional construction which he argued in the 1930s and 1940s are still used as a base and cited in the court of law even to today.His maternal grandfather, K M
Panikkar was also a member of the Constituent Assembly.Vijay Narayan’s uncle, Padma Vibhushan K K Venugopal is the current Attorney General of India. Venugopal was appointed by the Royal Government of Bhutan to serve as the Constitutional adviser for drafting of the Constitution of Bhutan. He has also appeared for BJP leader, L K Advani in the Babri Masjid case.
Narayan’s predecessorVi jay Narayan rep laces R
Muthukumaraswamy (2016-2017), who was also a former president of Madras Bar Association. He resigned from his post on Monday due to ill-health. Muthukumaraswamy had served as Additional Advocate
General of the State during the previous AIADMK
regime in 2001-06.
Role of an AGAn Advocate-General
represents the State in civil or criminal cases
including appeals and other proceedings filed
in the High Courts, S u p r e m e C o u r t a n d various other courts.
NT BureauChennai, Aug 31:
To commemorate the #RallyForRivers initiative from Isha, a car rally is to be held this Sunday (3 September) supporting the need to save the city’s water bodies. More than 100 cars are expected to turn up with four people in each. The rally will be fl agged off at 9 am and will touch two water bodies that are under crisis in the city. The proceeds from the rally will be contributed to the Kotturpuram Tree Park.
The Kalyanmayee, an association of women employees and the spouses of employees of AAI, Southern Region, today organised a walkathon for all employees of AAI to create awareness on the theme ‘Make India Better Place for Girls’. The walkathon commenced from AAI Operational Offi ces premises and ended at Kendriya Vidyalaya school in Meenambakkam. Close to 500 participants, including 300 women, participated.
BACKING GIRLS
Vijay Narayan
On water trail� Chennai car rally supports
#RallyForRivers from Isha
Format: TDS rallyThe time, speed and distance
rally was devised by motoring logist ics partner Madras Motor Sports Club. Covering a distance of 50 km, the route will touch upon water bodies of the city. Participants will cross multiple touch points and complete tasks as per the instructions given to them in a chart.
What the organisers saidProprietress of Wanderlust,
Shylaja Chetlur, speaking to News Today, said, ‘The event is organised to show support from the Chennai community for saving our rivers. By formulating different tasks that embark upon water related issues, we aim to create awareness among people to revive our dying water bodies. It is to be fl agged off at the same time as the national rally.’
How it will startTo be flagged off by 9 am
with local folk performances, hundred plus cars are expected to participate.
The rally briefi ng will be held on Saturday at 4 pm at Savera.
NAOMI NChennai, Aug 31:
School students located in the rural areas are going all out to ensure quality education and activity-based learning for themselves, be it raising funds for a smart classroom, a post-Vardah cyclone tree plantation drive or even planting palm trees to bring more rain and avoid soil erosion.With two projects, students of
Panchayat Union Middle School, Mamandur, Kanchipuram, are becoming protectors of environment.The school which has a strength of
130 has begun making ‘seed bags’ and planting palm trees. Secondary Grade Teacher, V Kavitha, who
initiated the project, said, ‘We have introduced the concept of seed bags. If a student on way to school or while going back home fi nds a dying plant
or tree, he can bring it to school. We use plastic packets that once contained oil, salt and dal. These are washed and holes at the bottom of the
cover using nails. The cover is then fi lled with organic waste, cow dung and red soil.’ These seed bags are available at the school for free. The dying plants or tree saplings are re-planted and nurtured. ‘After this, we give it free of cost to those interested in taking care of it,’ adds Kavitha.Another project that is being
implemented is to grow palm tress near water bodies. ‘We have begun planting palm trees on the banks of water sources like a lake, pool and river. This will strengthen the banks and prevent soil erosion. It will help increase rainfall and maintain the water level. I have purchased 1,700 seeds from Tiruvannamalai district, each costing Re 1. The local body has come forward to help in the project as well. We began the tree planting drive from Monday and, our target is to plant 3,000 palm trees.’Principal of the school, Jestin
Anthoniyammal, said, ‘This is activity-based learning: students are responding and cooperating with the projects. Through this we are creating an awareness and teaching students to protect the environment.’
EventA family event,
where chi ldren participating will see a motoring adventure, an observational questionnaire revolving around the waters of our city and other tasks that the organising team has kept a secret.
STUDENTS SHOW OFF GREEN THUMB
� Mamandur panchayat school kids get eco-friendly� Have two projects: seed bags and palm plantation drive
The The rally will rally will
be fl agged off at be fl agged off at 9 am and will touch 9 am and will touch
two water bodies. two water bodies. The proceeds The proceeds
will be given to will be given to Kotturpuram Kotturpuram
Tree ParkTree Park
SMART WORKPUM School in Kadamnathur Block,
Tiruvallur, has also done something rarely done by students.In a video uploaded on YouTube, the students are seen fi guring out what a smart classroom is and decide to raise funds from Parents Teachers Association and others in the locality to help the school have one. To set up a smart classroom, around Rs 2 lakh is needed. The students managed to rustle up the money and are now glued to their smart classroom.
CLEANLINESS PAYSA government school in a tsunami-hit village in Nagapattinam was chosen
for National Award for excellence in sanitation and hygiene practices 2017 by the Union Human Resource Ministry. Representatives of the Panchayat Union Middle School at Keechankuppam village, Nagapattinam, will receive the ‘Swachh Vidyala Puraskar’ from the President tomorrow. The school was among 100 government schools in the country chosen for the award, which carries a citation and Rs 50,000 cash prize. The school was evaluated by an expert panel for facilities like safe drinking water, clean toilets, hand washing practices among others. Eighty students of the school were killed along with 570 other people in the village in the tsunami on 26 December 2004. The school building was washed away completely.
Students of Panchayat Union Middle School, Mamandur, Kanchipuram with the handmade seed bags at the school campus.
Applications invited from
musiciansNT Bureau
Chennai, Aug 31:Sri Bhuvaneswari Charitable Trust
is conducting Saradha Navarathiri Nadhopasana music festival from 21 September to 30 September.Artistes who want to participate
can submit their application to [email protected] or WhatsApp at 98407 87957 on or before 3 September. Sri Bhuvaneswari Charitable Trust
is located at 19 A, Subha Colony, Munusamy Salai, K K Nagar.For more details, contact: 91766
51942.
The rally is to be held at the same time the national rally commences
from Coimbatore. The national rally will reach Kanyakumari
fi rst and head on to Kashmir. Youngsters, women and families from a cross section
o f u r b a n C h e n n a i , representing several
organizations, all sharing a deep concern for the cause, are expected to participate in the event.
The partnersLanson Toyota, the primary
sponsor will see its customers participate. Savera Hotel takes care of the hospitality and event logistics, travel lounge Wanderlust and The Duchess Club will work on other organizational aspects.
