Now, doctors cannot eat PAAN during duty hours

 Uttar Pradesh: Doctors will not eat paan during duty hours. Yes, This is a latest of the directives issued by the UP government for its medical practitioners. The directive comes after the state health minister, Siddharth Nath Singh was utterly disgusted by one of the chief medical officers, chewing pan and simultaneously talking ...

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Counselling for MBBS completed

STAFF REPORTER

PUDUCHERRY,AUGUST 20, 2017 00:00 IST

DMK, allies stage protest over NEET issue

The Centralised Admission Committee (Centac) on Saturday completed the second round of counselling for the MBBS management quota seats.

In a press statement, Centac official said that the first phase was completed on Friday and 93 seats were allotted to various colleges based on merit, eligibility, choice and availability.

The students who have been allotted seats should join the colleges concerned by August 25. The counselling for candidates belonging to Puducherry and claiming seats under the linguistic minority (Telugu as mother tongue) and religious minority (Christians) quota with merit rank from 1 to 1375 was held from 9 a.m. For candidates under the All India quota, including Puducherry candidates (management quota), the counselling was held from 10 a.m.

Exemption sought

Meanwhile, leaders of the CPI, the CPI(M), the VCK, the DMK, and the Dravidar Kazhagam urged the Centac officials to stop counselling till Puducherry is exempted from the National Entrance Eligibility Test (NEET). They staged a protest here on Friday.

V. Perumal of the CPI(M) said that during an all-party meeting, the government had promised to get exemption from the NEET-based medical admissions for Puducherry.

“They should at least take steps to ensure that seats are reserved for Puducherry students,” he said.

SRU, Shanghai varsity sign MoU

AUGUST 20, 2017 00:00 IST

UPDATED: AUGUST 20, 2017 03:44 IST

Sri Ramachandra University Chennai (SRU) has signed an MoU with Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, to exchange academic and research material and facilitate higher learning in dental sciences.

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Doctor’s association says govt does not need MCI nod to increase seats

TNN | Updated: Aug 19, 2017, 11:42 PM IST

Chennai: Doctors associations in the state said on Saturday that the government medical colleges need not seek permission from the Medical Council of India to increase MBBS seats.

On Friday, TN government proposed to increase at least 2500 MBBS seats after the Supreme Court asked the state and Medical Council of India to come up with a "balanced situation" keeping in mind the interests of high scorers in both NEET and Class XII board examinations for medical admissions.

Quoting a Supreme Court the association general secretary, Dr G R Ravindranath said the state must seek only health ministry's permission to increase the seats. In 2015, while passing judgement on a writ petition filed by the Chennai-based Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital the court has said, "once a medical college is recognised under Section 11 of the Act along with medical qualification, thereafter, for increase in the admission capacity in any course of study or training that is recognised under Section 11 of the Act, only permission from the Central government as per the scheme under Section 10A of the Act is required."

It directed the government to process the institution's request to increase seats for its MBBS course from 150 to 250 for the academic session of 2015-2016 and pass orders within two weeks. "If a private university can increase 100 seats, then several premier institutions of government can also double their capacity. The government must seek ministries approval at the earliest," Dr Ravindranath. Similar judgements have been passed by courts in cases pertaining to two other medical institutions - S P Medical College, Rajasthan and Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, he said.

At present, there are 3050 seats in government colleges and the state surrendered 456 seats to the All India Quota. The directorate of health service returned 58 seats to the state government, leaving the state with 2652 seats for counselling. The state officials say the 2,500 supernumerary seats will be the only way to minimise loss of seats suffered by students from both sides.

School fines students Rs2,500 for skipping Independence Day

TNN | Aug 19, 2017, 11:54 PM IST

Chennai: At least 19 students of a school in Vepery were allegedly fined Rs2,500 and threatened with a 10-day suspension for skipping Independence Daycelebrations in the school.

While students were warned on August 16, they were told to stay out of class on August 17. "Parents were called but we couldn't even meet the authorities immediately. Later that day, a compromise was reached and the students were admitted into classrooms. However, the following day (August 18), these students were sent back. This is extremely unfair on the students," said Elango, a parent.

TOI was unable to reach school authorities for comment.

Union Bank revises savings deposit rates

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Posted on : 19/Aug/2017 11:16:20

State-run Union Bank of India has reduced savings bank interest rates by 0.5 per cent to 3.5 per cent on deposits up to Rs 25 lakh. For deposits above Rs 25 lakh, the rate has been left unchanged at 4 per cent per annum, the bank said in a statement. The new rate will be applicable from August 21, 2017.

Power shutdown areas in Chennai on 21-08-17


Posted on : 19/Aug/2017 16:24:09

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on 21-08-17 between 9.00 A.M. to 2.00 P.M. for maintenance work. Supply will be resumed before 2.00 P.M. if the works are completed.  MANALI AREA: Periyar nagar, MGR nagar, 11kv HT Services.