இரண்டுக்கு மேல் இருந்தால் அசாமில் அரசு வேலை 'கட்'

கவுகாத்தி: அசாமில், இரண்டு குழந்தைகளுக்கு மேல் பெற்றுக் கொள்பவர்கள், அரசு பணிகளில் சேர தடை விதிக்கும் வரைவு கொள்கையை, அம்மாநில அரசு, நேற்று அறிவித்துள்ளது.

அசாம் மாநிலத்தில், பா.ஜ.,வைச் சேர்ந்த, சர்பானந்த சோனவால் முதல்வராக உள்ளார். இந்நிலையில், அசாமில் மக்கள் தொகையை கட்டுப்படுத்தும் நோக்கில், புதிய வரைவு கொள்கை நேற்று அறிவிக்கப்பட்டது.

இது குறித்து அம்மாநில, சுகாதாரத்துறை அமைச்சர் ஹேமானந்த பிஸ்வா கூறியதாவது:

அசாமில் மக்கள் தொகையை கட்டுப்படுத்தும் வகையில், புதிய வரைவு கொள்கை உருவாக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதன்படி, இரண்டு குழந்தைகளுக்கு மேல் பெறுபவர்களுக்கு அரசு வேலை கிடையாது; இதன் பின் அரசு வேலை பெறும் அனைவரும், தங்கள் பணிக்காலம் முழுவதும், இந்த நிபந்தனையை பின்பற்ற வேண்டும்.அரசு நலத்திட்ட உதவிகளை பெறவும், மாநில தேர்தல்
கமிஷன் மூலம் நடக்கும் உள்ளாட்சி தேர்தலில் போட்டியிடவும், இரண்டு குழந்தைகளுக்கு மேல் பெறக்கூடாது என்ற நிபந்தனை பின்பற்றப்படும். அதேசமயம், இரண்டு குழந்தைகள்  மட்டும் வைத்திருப்பவர்களுக்கு இலவச கல்வி உள்ளிட்ட பல சலுகைகளும் வழங்கப்படும்.
இவ்வாறு அவர் கூறினார்.

நூதன வழிகளில் பணப்பட்டுவாடா: தேர்தல் ஆணையம் விளக்கம்

புதுடில்லி: நூதன வழிகளில் பணப்பட்டுவாடா நடந்ததால் ஆர்.கே.நகர் இடைத்தேர்தலை ரத்து செய்வதாக தேர்தல் ஆணையம் அதிகாரப்பூர்வமாக அறிவித்தது.

இதுகுறித்து தேர்தல் ஆணையம் வெளியிட்ட 29 பக்க அறிக்கையில் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ள முக்கிய தகவல்கள்:

நூதன முறையில்...

* நியாயமாகவும், நேர்மையாகவும் தேர்தல் நடைபெறும் சூழல் தற்போது இல்லை.

* பணப்பட்டுவாடா நடந்தது வருமான வரித்துறை நடத்திய ஆய்வில் தெரியவந்தது.

* முறைகேடுகளை தடுக்க மேற்கொண்ட முயற்சிகளை தடுத்து நூதன முறையில் பணப்பட்டுவாடா செய்யப்பட்டது.

தேர்தல் ரத்து:

* மக்கள் பிரதிநிதித்துவ சட்டம் 1951 பிரிவு 21ல் தேர்தலை ரத்து செய்ய அதிகாரம் உள்ளது.

* அரசியல் சட்டம் 324வது பிரிவின் கீழ் ஆர்.கே.நகர் இடைத்தேர்தல் ரத்து செய்யப்படுகிறது.

* இதற்குமுன் அரவக்குறிச்சி, தஞ்சை தொகுதிகளில் இதே நிலை ஏற்பட்டிருந்தது.

* விரைவில் தேர்தல் நடத்த உகந்த சூழல் உருவாகும் போது தேர்தல் நடத்தப்படும்.

விஜயபாஸ்கருக்கு பெரும்பங்கு:

* பணப்பட்டுவாடா செய்ததில் அமைச்சர் விஜய பாஸ்கருக்கு பெரும் பங்கு.

* விஜயபாஸ்கர் வீட்டில் ரூ.89 கோடிக்கு ஆவணங்கள் சிக்கின.

* விஜயபாஸ்கரின் நெருக்கமானவர்களின் வீடுகளில் ரூ.5 கோடி ரொக்கப்பணம் பறிமுதல்.

வார்டு வாரியாக...

* எம்.எல்.ஏ., விடுதியில் வார்டு வாரியாக பணம் விநியோகிக்கப்பட்ட பட்டியல் பறிமுதல் செய்யப்பட்டது.

* யார் யாருக்கு எவ்வளவு பணம் வழங்க வேண்டும் என்ற பட்டியலும் பறிமுதல் செய்யப்பட்டது.

* பணம் விநியோகிக்கப்பட்ட போது எடுக்கப்பட்ட நடவடிக்கைகளில் ரூ.31.91 கோடி பறிமுதல் செய்யப்பட்டது.

பறிமுதல்:

* 7 ம் தேதி வரை 18 லட்சத்து 80 ஆயிரத்து 700 ரூபாய் பறிமுதல் செய்யப்பட்டது.

* வாக்காளர்களுக்கு விநியோகிக்க வைத்திருந்த மொபைல், டிசர்ட், வெள்ளி தட்டு. புடவைகள் பறிமுதல் செய்யப்பட்டன.

* பணப்பட்டுவாடா தொடர்பான புகாரில் பலர் பிடிபட்டு கைது.

Interning doc helps woman deliver baby on train

Snehlata Shrivastav & Soumitra Bose

Nagpur TNN





A 24-year-old final year MBBS student helped a woman give birth to a baby boy on-board the Ahmedabad-Puri express with instructions from his seniors through WhatsApp.

 

Vipin Khadse, who is in his final month of MBBS training at the the Government Medical College and Hospital, performed a complicated delivery when 24 year-old Chitralekha went into labour on the train on Friday . Khadse told TOI that the train was about 30km from Nagpur when Chitralekha's relatives pulled the chain to halt the train near Wardha junction. “The ticket collector and guard were looking for a doctor in the train. Initially, I kept quiet presuming there could be some experienced doctor in the train.But, when they came for a second round of inquiry , I of fered to help,“ he said.

Chitralekha and her husband had boarded the train at Ahmedabad, where they work as labourers. They were heading to Raipur in Chhattisgarh in the general compartment. When Khadse went to attend her, she was bleeding profusely and was in great pain. In a show of humanity , passengers vacated the compartment, giving Khadse the space to supervise the delivery. The women passengers contributed pieces of clothing to cover the berths and floors, converting the compartment into a makeshift delivery room.

“The delivery was complicated because instead of the head, the shoulder of the baby could seen hanging out of the vagina. I uploaded a photo in a WhatsApp group of doctors for help. One senior resident Shikha Malik guided me on the phone to conduct the delivery ,“ Khadse said.





Tension in the air as patients lose confidence in white coats

Ekatha Ann





Rising Medical Costs & Access To Online Med Facts Make Patients Sceptics 

 

D Rajasekaran's most vivid childhood memories were his visits to Dr Rao's clinic on Purasawalkam High Road. Spiders bouncing off cobwebs distracted him when the syringe came out and colourful candies in a cloudy glass jar dulled the bitter taste of syrups. But today it is the physician's toothy grin the 83-year-old misses the most every time he steps into the spartan interiors of a corporate hospital. “I don't trust doctors anymore,“ he says, plaintively . The reason for the retired government employee's cynicism is mirrored in a recent study undertaken by the Indian Medical Association (IMA). Against the backdrop of escalating attacks on doctors -with three instances of violence in Chennai and Mumbai in March alone -the doctors' body undertook a survey of 1,000 patients across the country to gauge the opinion of patients about doctors.

The response of half of the patients raised eyebrows in the association: Doctors, patients said, should say `thank you' more often.

Around 90% of patients said they wished doctors listened to their health woes in detail during the first consultation, and 85% wanted physicians to disclose information related to all treatments, procedures and risks. Four in every five patients said doctors should consider the patient's opinion on the course ahead.

“It proved our hypothesis.Patients, many of whom are armed with `Googled' knowledge, don't trust us anymore,“ said Dr K K Aggarwal, president of IMA, which has more than 2.8 lakh registered members. He said there was a time when patients trusted all doctors. “Then there was an era where patients trusted only their family physicians and no one else. Now, they don't believe anyone who wears a white coat,“ said Dr Aggarwal, adding that the sentiment was ushered in by the “onslaught of digital media“. The association will now submit the findings to the Medical Council of India -the regulatory body responsible for overseeing medical education -to highlight the importance of incorporating soft skills into the medical curriculum.

The reason for the simmering tension may be just impulse or festering trust issues. According to Dr Amar Jesani, editor of the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, attacks on doctors in government hospitals don't really stem from trust deficit as much as frustration over limited resources and longer waiting time.“On the other hand, private practitioners are mostly attacked because patients don't see them as saviours but mercenaries.“

Jesani said rising medical costs have also resulted in increased expectation.
Dr Priya Kannan, gynaecologist and obstetrician who runs two fertility clinics in Kodambakkam and Trichy , has been at the receiving end of this sentiment. In 2012, a patient in labour had developed excessive bleed ing. “We referred the infant to a reputed nenonatal inten sive care unit in the city.
But it died of kidney failure,“ said Dr Kannan, who had to seek police protec tion after the family vandalised the hos pital. Kannan's mother, who is also a gynaecologist, has seen five maternal deaths in 40 years and not once has she seen such vio lence, she said.

It isn't just long er waiting time and the glint of expen sive equipment that are creating an environment of distrust. Aggressive mar keting by corporate hospitals, especially fertility centres, is pushing away patients more than drawing them in. Market analyst Harish Bijoor said certain sectors like healthcare and education already have a certain degree of credibility attached to them without marketing. “They are sacred spaces.When you touch them with the dirty hands of marketing, you don't just sully them but people start doubting them,“ he said.

In the face of growing attacks, in 2008, the state had introduced the Tamil Nadu Medicare Services Personnel and Services Institutions (Prevention of violence and damage or loss of people) Act, more commonly known as the Hospitals Protection Act. This contains provisions for jail terms for violence. However, the legislation is yet to be implemented.

“In the last few years, there have been around 40 arrests, but no convictions,“ said Dr P Balakrishnan, state secretary of Tamil Nadu government doctors' association. He said private doctors, as a result of the attacks, are apprehensive about taking critically ill patients fearing a backlash.
“Government doctors, on the other hand, don't have a choice.We all are trying to work with whatever resources are given to us,“ he said.

Medical leave not extended, tax official commits suicide

Chennai:    TIMES NEWS NETWORK





Depressed after she was unable to extend her medical leave, a 50-year-old deputy commissioner of commercial taxes department committed suicide at her residence in Thirumangalam on Saturday night.

The woman, identified as S Gandhimathi of Rajaji Nagar, Villivakkam, was employed at the commercial tax office located in Greams Road.

The victim's family members said she was undergoing treatment for diabetes and high blood pressure for the past six years and was on medical leave for the past one month. She was living with her son after the death of her husband a couple of years ago.

On Saturday night, Gandhimathi hanged herself when she was alone at home. On returning home, her son Raghavendran tried calling up his mother but in vain.Since repeated knocks failed to elicit any response, he peeped through the window and found her hanging.

Raghavendran alerted police. They arrived at the spot and sent the body for postmortem to Government Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital (KMCH).

Gandhimathi's medical leave was about to get over on Monday . Her request for an extension was refused by officials who said she had already exhausted the leave she was eligible for.
“My mother was struggling with back pain and was unhappy after she heard that she could not extend her medical leave further,“ said Raghavendran.

“Though we consoled her, she was depressed for the past few days and did not mingle with us freely . We had been taking care of all her needs,“ he said.

Raghavendran said that officials at his mother's office told the family that she had availed a lot of medical leave. Gandhimathi did not leave behind any suicide note. Police have registered a case of suicide and are investigating.

Alert bus driver is saviour on the day

TIMES NEWS NETWORK





B Gunaseelan has been driving MTC buses for 27 years but had never seen the road beneath his vehicle come apart. After he pulled up at the Thousand Lights bus stop on Anna Salai near Gemini flyover, the 55-year-old could feel that the bus was sinking.

“I thought the front tyre had gone flat. So I told my conductor that the bus may have an issue and looked out from my seat,“ said Gunaseelan. Just then he saw the asphalt coming apart, and instead of raising an alarm and jumping off the bus, Gunaseelan calmly asked his passengers to leave the vehicle.

“I asked the passengers to exit the bus. I did not tell them that the road was caving in because they would have panicked,“ said Gunaseelan whose presence of mind helped 35 commuters escape unhurt even as the vehicle plunged into a 2-metre-deep crater on the arterial road.

R Pradeep, who was tail ing the bus in a sedan, was not as fortunate as the passengers. The 30-year-old doctor from Mogappair West tried to drive past the bus, which was bound for Vadapalani from Anna Square on route 25G, but the car got stuck and plunged into the crater. The sedan's door was jammed and Pradeep was trapped. “But thankfully a few people came to my help.They opened the door and I was able to get out unhurt,“ said Pradeep.

As news of the cave-in spread, people thronged Anna Salai. Several motorists parked their vehicles nearby and took photographs. The crowd posed a problem for the police personnel who faced a tough time managing the traffic and people.

“I did not expect the road to sink in suddenly,“ said Ramesh, the bus conductor.Before being mobbed by the television crew for a sound byte, Ramesh quipped, “Gunaseelan has become famous now,“ referring to the reporters who had surrounded his veteran colleague by then.

Anna Salai caves in, MTC bus, car plunge into crater

Chennai: TIMES NEWS NETWORK





An MTC bus and a car plunged into a large crater that a dramatic road collapse on Anna Salai left near Gemini Flyover on Sunday afternoon.

 

Passersby and motorists stopped and stared in disbelief as the cave-in took place in slow motion, with a full 15 minutes passing between the time it first started to sink at 2.03pm, under the weight of an MTC bus at the Thousand Lights bus stop, and fell in great heaves, to a depth of 15 feet. By this time, not only had the MTC bus (route 25G, between Anna Square and Vadapalani) been trapped in the 10ft-wide crater after it halted at the bus stop; a sedan, with a Mogappair West resident, R Pradeep, at the wheel, also plunged into the pit as he attempted to drive past the stricken bus.

No one was injured, police said. The quick-thinking bus driver, B Gunaseelan, evacua ted 35 passengers from the vehicle after he felt the front tyre sink and peeked out of his window expecting to see a puncture but found the road caving in instead.

After the passengers hurried to safety from the bus, the vehicle started to sink further. Onlookers jumped into the pit and pulled Pradeep to safety after it became apparent that he was stuck inside the car. The collapse took place due to tunnelling for metro rail on the stretch, Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) sources admitted, at a spot at one end of the underground line where the company building the transit system proposed to take a detour to prevent destabilising the Gemini flyover.

The collapse was the latest in a string of road cave-ins over re cent months (the road crumbled around 50ft from where another bled around 50ft from where another sinkhole, also due to metro tunnelling work, opened up on March 30).

Investigators have variously attributed the cave-ins to loose soil and metro rail tunnelling -or both -but neither of two earlier accidents of the kind, both trapping a vehicle each on Poonamallee High Road, in February 2013 and June 2015, were as large or potentially dangerous as Sunday's cave-in.
After the cave-in, police cordoned off the area and diverted vehicles.There was a traffic jam on Kamarajar Salai as policemen diverted vehicles from Anna Salai to the seafront road.

ACMRL statement said: “The basic cause of today's incident is an ex isting loose soil pocket along the tunnelling alignment where a tunnel boring machine [is operating].CMRL has strict... monitoring of tunnelling work.“ The firm said it installed monitoring points throughout the tunnel alignment at intervals of 10m and took continuous readings every 6hrs.

Finance minister D Jayakumar visited the spot. He said the cave-in could have been due to loose soil.Work is underway to restore traffic to normal by Monday .