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VOL. 5, ISSUE.24
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Diwali around the corner – keep your eyes safe
Special Issue, November 4 - 10, 2018 Rs.3
Awareness Rally on Road Safety
Diwali, the festival of colour and joy is the time of the year when family members get together to celebrate. Sweets and crackers are the main attractions of Diwali. However, all of us need to take some precautions to avoid any untoward incident on the festive occasion while firing crackers. Here are some tips given by Dr. M. Chockalingam (Director of Vignesh Meenu Eye Clinic) to keep you safe while enjoying the Diwali. Children should have elders around them when they burst crackers Avoid bursting crackers in veranda and roof tops. Always, burst fire crackers in the open Do not hold fire crackers in your hands and burst them Keep crackers at safe distance before igniting them Keep a bucket of water or sand nearby just in case of need If a fire cracker fails to burst, do not go close to it or try to burst it again Put all burnt flower pots, chakras and sparkles in a bucket of water or in a corner where nobody ventures If there is injury to the hand or the eyes, then immediately wash with plenty of water, even tap water would do in times of emergency like this Consult a doctor immediately and do not apply any native medications to the eye Do not attempt self medications since cracker injuries in the eye are due to the impact of the burst as well as the chemicals falling in the eye. So, appropriate medications have to be used which the doctor is the best person to prescribe and advice It is prudent to follow these precautions so that all of us enjoy a safe and joyful Diwali this year. Courtesy Dr. M. Chockalingam, Director, Vignesh Meenu Eye Clinic. 4/5, Pillayar Kovil Street, Devi Nagar, Porur (Near Madurai Kannappar Hotel and Thulsi Medicals) Phone: 97900982474,
Inter Millennium creative writing competition
The PSBB Millennium School (Gerugambakkam) hosted the Fourth Edition of Creative writing competition on October 26. 128 participants across 5 branches of the Millennium schools from classes 6 -12 participated in the creative writing competition in Hindi and English. Ananthi, HOD (English) Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology Chennai, and Uday Kumar R .Meghan, Hindi announcer, All India Radio were the chief guests for the day. 14 teachers from various city schools were invited as judges to scrutinize the creative work of the participants. The feedback from the judges was that there are many budding writers in the making. The plot, the story line, sequencing, imagination, novelty and vocabulary displayed in the writing by the participants deserved special mention. The encouraging words of the chief guests kindled the curiosity in the young minds. The day long event with eminent judges and participants had many takeaways. The new addition, the overall championship trophy titled ‘Wordsmith’ was the highlight of the programme. Millennium Miracullum 2018 was a memorable event as young, emerging writers could bridge the gap between academic study and artistic pursuit.
The students of Sri Chaitanya Techno School, (Iyyappanthangal) took out a Road Safety awareness rally recently. It was guided by the AGM Venkata Krishna Reddy and Principal Anuradha Ramakrishnan (Principal) as a part of the Safe India programme. The rally was flagged off by Saravanan, Inspector of Road Safety. Placards highlighting the observance of traffic rules were carried by them, raising slogans to draw the attention of the public towards ‘Road Safety’. Children also distributed pamphlets with Road safety rules. The programme ended in the school premises with a speech by Saravanan, highlighting the importance of wearing helmet while riding two-wheelers and wearing seat belts and adhering to traffic rules.