Medical mafia dealt a blow, justice won, says Kiran Bedi

Bosco.Dominique@timesgroup.com 19.04.2018

Puducherry: The medical mafias have failed and justice has won, Puducherry lieutenant governor Kiran Bedi said, welcoming the Supreme Court order on ₹10 lakh per annum fee cap for postgraduate medical courses in deemed universities.

“This order is a final nail in the coffin of historical exploitation of a nexus which existed in exploiting the meritorious poor for decades not only in Puducherry but around the country. This order is a culmination of the determined fight against inherited injustice and prevailing mafia then. It remains broken now. The SC order not only does justice to Puducherry but to all other states if they choose to apply,” she said.

Bedi recalled the timely intervention of her secretariat last year when none of the political parties and departments concerned came forward to protect the interests of the hapless but meritorious medical aspirants. She said it was the time when Raj Nivas had to stand on its own.

“Needy students and their parents were seen running from pillar to post. The open house at Raj Nivas brought forth the evidence of apathy. This is when Team Raj Nivas stepped in and take the bulls by the horns. It faced a huge hostile backlash. (Media reports of that period are replete with this),” she said in a WhatsApp message.

She said Raj Nivas brought the issue to the knowledge of the Union government and also to the Prime Minister’s office. “We wrote and went personally and explained the need for intervention to crush the prevailing mafia once and for all times. The MCI too realized it had to step in and supported us. They exposed the lies which were being told,” she said.

She lauded the role played by ‘a missionary and wellplaced lawyer in Chennai V B R Menon’ in the issue.

Guv apologises to journalist for pat on cheek

Chennai: After an outrage over his “pat on cheek” to a woman journalist, Tamil Nadu governor Banwarilal Purohit on Wednesday expressed his regret and apologised to her.

The incident took place at Raj Bhavan on Tuesday when the journalist attending a press meet raised a question as he got up to leave. “I considered that question to be a good one. Therefore, as an act of appreciation for the question that you had posed, I gave a pat on your cheek considering you to be like my granddaughter,” Purohit said in a mail to the journalist, after a complaint was preferred by the latter to him.

“I do understand from your mail that you feel hurt about the incident. I wish to express my regret and my apologies to assuage your sentiments that have been hurt,” Purohit said.

Responding to the apology, the woman journalist tweeted: “Your Excellency, I have with me your letter dated April 18, 2018, expressing regret at what happened at the press conference in Chennai the previous day. I accept your apology, even though I am not convinced about your contention that you did it to appreciate a question I asked.”

Earlier, the Chennai Press Club had sought an apology from Purohit for his “unbecoming conduct” as the governor is expected to set an example by his words and actions. TNN 

I-T warns salaried taxpayers against incorrect returns

TIMES NEWS NETWORK   19.04.2018

New Delhi: The income tax department has cautioned salaried taxpayers against claiming incorrect deductions or under-reporting income after it stumbled upon evidence of such malpractices in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Ludhiana.

The advisory, issued on Monday, said such offences are punishable under various provisions of the Income Tax Act and warned people against using the services of “unscrupulous intermediaries”. It also threatened to refer such cases to other enforcement agencies for further action.

Senior taxmen said the “cautionary advisory” was issued as surveys in the three cities pointed to some salaried employees claiming tax benefits for house property even when they did not own any property. Similarly, the survey threw up instances of some people claiming deductions for donations or contributions to certain institutions when none was made.

The use of technology to crosscheck such claims has been helping the authorities track those evading taxes or making wrong claims.

Taxmen begin raids on hoarders of cash

Tax sleuths have conducted 30 to 35 raids in Bengaluru and parts of Andhra Pradesh as part of a drive to smoke out cash hoarders, even as the government and RBI moved to pump in funds into some of the states facing a currency crunch. While the amount seized in the raids so far is not very large, the operations are expected to gather pace in the coming days. P10

Some employees from leading tech companies made wrong claims

In fact, in Bengaluru alarm bells went off after it was noticed that some employees from leading technology companies had made wrong claims in their tax returns through a man who posed as a chartered accountant.

“We have referred some cases from Bengaluru and Ludhiana to CBI and the advisory has been issued to ensure that young boys and girls do not resort to such malpractices or fall prey to unscrupulous elements,” said a senior officer, who did not wish to be identified.

This year, the government has already asked for details such as allowances that are not exempt from tax, value of perks and profits in lieu of salary in the new return forms.

Pointing to the automated centralised processing centre (CPC) in Bengaluru, the advisory said: “The I-T department has an extensive risk analysis system aimed at identifying persons who are non-compliant and aim to subvert the trust based system envisioned while processing of ITRs (returns) at CPC Bengaluru. In all such cases of high risk, the department may examine and verify the details submitted by taxpayers in their ITR, subsequent to processing of returns in CPC. If the department notices any fraudulent claims in the returns, such taxpayers may be punishable under various provisions of the Income Tax Act. This may also delay issuance of refunds in such cases.”

PG med admission: HC rules out 50% quota for govt docs

Sureshkumar K & Puspha Narayan TNN  19.04.2018

Chennai: In a shocker for government doctors seeking postgraduate medical admission in Tamil Nadu, the Madras high court on Wednesday said 50% reservation cannot be accorded to in-service candidates in the all-India quota.

A plain reading of regulations 9(4) and 9(8) of PG Medical Education Regulation, 2000 makes it clear that 50% of seats under the all-India quota cannot be reserved to in-service candidates, Justice S Vaidyanathan said. The judge also quashed government orders dated March 9 and 23 notifying remote/difficult areas for incentive marks for in-service candidates to PG medical admission.

“Under the guise of rectifying defects with regard to identification of remote/difficult, rural areas and primary health centres the government has not made the declaration on the basis of geographical parameters. The present identification certainly reduces the chances of getting a seat for other candidates (general candidates) who may not be entitled to such weightage marks,” he said.

Dress code for NEET: Half sleeves, no shoes

CBSE has brought out a dress code for students taking the NEET exam, asking them to wear “light clothes with half sleeves, not having big buttons, brooch/badge, flower etc with salwar/ trousers” and “slippers, sandals with low heels and not shoes”. P 11

Judge passed the orders on 2 different pleas

Except urban areas, other areas have been classified as categories A, B and C for awarding additional incentive marks to in-service candidates working in such areas.

The exercise made by the committee based on which the government orders in question are issued are liable to be interfered with and hence both the orders are declared illegal, the judge added.

He passed the orders on two different pleas. One was moved by Dr P Pravin and others seeking to quash the GOs notifying remote/difficult and rural areas.

The petitioners submitted that after several rounds of litigation on the issue last year, the government constituted a committee to identify remote and difficult areas for awarding incentive marks to in-service candidates for PG medical admission courses for 2018-19.

On February 21, the committee submitted its report, considering the availability/ non-availability of doctors in certain districts, locations, institutions and functional domains. Accordingly, apart from earmarking hilly areas as remote/difficult, it classified a number of districts as backward with areas having low density of doctors, high vacancies and poor health indicators. Based on the recommendations, the government said students working category A areas, would get 100% of permissible incentive marks, those in B areas 40%, while those in C area would get no incentive marks.

Noting that classification of such areas should be based on the difficulties/challenges in reaching the health services in the areas as per geographical conditions, the petitioners said vacancies, density of doctors and health indicators cannot be criteria for such identification.

The second petition, moved by Dr C Sudhan and others, wanted the authorities to comply with Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000 in admissions to PG medical courses and award due weightage marks for service rendered in remote/difficult areas, besides providing reservation of 50% of seats for inservice candidates in all-India quota.

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Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Human Resource Development
17-April-2018 16:30 IST

Smt. Sushma Swaraj and Shri Prakash Javadekar to launch  ‘Study in India’ portal of HRD Ministry tomorrow

In another ground-breaking initiative, the ‘Study in India’ portal (www.studyinindia.gov.in) of HRD Ministry will be launched at the India Habitat Centre on Wednesday, 18^th April 2018 by the Minister of External Affairs, Smt. Sushma Swaraj in the presence of Minister of Human Resource Development, Shri Prakash Javadekar. Dr. Satya Pal Singh, Minister of State for HRD, Government of India will also be present on the occasion.

The portal will enable students from 30 countries across South Asia, Africa, CIS and Middle East to select and apply for different courses from 150 select Indian institutions which are high on NAAC and NIRF ranking. The Study in India is aimed at making India a preferred destination for the foreign students to pursue their education.

The Event will also include the launch of Study in India film along with a Cultural event by the foreign students. Ambassadors and representatives from across 80 countries have been invited to remain present at the launch of the event.

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மும்பையில் கான்ஸ்டபிள் வேலையில் சேர ஆயுர்வேத டாக்டர்கள் மூன்று பேர் (BAMS), 423 இன்ஜினீயர்கள், 5 வழக்கறிஞர்கள், 167 எம்.பி.ஏ பட்டதாரிகள் உள்ளிட்ட 2 லட்சம் பேர் போட்டிபோட்டு வருகின்றனர்.

1,137 பணியிடங்களுக்கு 2 லட்சம் பேர் விண்ணப்பித்துள்ளதால் மும்பை போலீஸ் பல கட்டங்களாக தேர்வுகளை நடத்தி வருகிறது. விண்ணப்பித்தவர்களில் 524 எம்.காம் பட்டதாரிகள், 34 எம்.எஸ்.சி கம்ப்யூட்டர் சயின்ஸ், 159 எம்.எஸ்.சி மற்றும் மாஸ் மீடியா படித்தவர்களும் அடக்கம். போலீஸ் கான்ஸ்டபிளுக்கான அடிப்படை தகுதி 12 ம் வகுப்பு மட்டுமே.

மகாராஷ்டிராவில் மட்டுமல்ல குஜராத்தில் 2017-ம் ஆண்டு கான்ஸ்டபிள் பணியில் அதிகளவில் பட்டதாரிகள் சேர்ந்துள்ளனர். இந்த மாநிலத்தில் கடந்த ஆண்டு கான்ஸ்டபிள்களான தேர்வு செய்யப்பட்டவர்களில் பி.இ, பி.டெக் படித்தவர்கள் 341 பேர். பி.சி.ஏ படித்தவர்கள் 458 பேரும் பி.எஸ்.சி, எம்.எஸ்.சி படித்தவர்கள் 49 பேரும் காஸ்டபிள் பணியில் சேர்ந்துள்ளனர். கான்ஸ்டபிள் வேலையில் உள்ள இருவர் எம்.டெக் பட்டதாரிகள்.

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