டாக்டர்களுக்கு, 'நோட்டீஸ்' : தமிழக அரசு முடிவு

Added : பிப் 05, 2019 22:13


சென்னை: ஊதிய உயர்வு கோரி, போராட்டத்தில் ஈடுபட்ட, டாக்டர்கள் மீது நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க, தமிழக அரசு முடிவு செய்துள்ளது.அரசு மருத்துவமனைகளில் பணியாற்றும் டாக்டர்கள், காலமுறை ஊதியம், மத்திய அரசுக்கு இணையான ஊதிய உயர்வு போன்ற கோரிக்கைகளை வலியுறுத்தி, 2018 டிச., 4ல், புறநோயாளிகளுக்கு சிகிச்சை அளிக்க மறுத்து, போராட்டத்தில் ஈடுபட்டனர். இதில், 10 ஆயிரத்துக்கும் மேற்பட்ட டாக்டர்கள் பங்கேற்றனர்.இந்த போராட்டத்தால், சென்னை உட்பட, பல மாவட்டங்களில், நோயாளிகள் பாதிக்கப்பட்டனர். இதையடுத்து, அன்றைய தினம், பணிக்கு வராத டாக்டர்கள் குறித்த விபரங்களை அளிக்கும்படி, மாவட்ட சுகாதார தலைமை அதிகாரிகளுக்கு உத்தரவிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.பணிக்கு வராமல், போராட்டத்தில் ஈடுபட்ட டாக்டர்களிடம், விளக்கம் கேட்டு, 'நோட்டீஸ்' அனுப்பப்பட உள்ளது. அதன்பின், அவர்கள் மீது ஒழுங்கு நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்பட உள்ளது.அதே நேரத்தில், 'மகப்பேறு, உடல்நல குறைவு உள்ளிட்ட காரணங்களால், முன்கூட்டியே அனுமதி பெற்று, விடுப்பில் உள்ளவர்களுக்கு, பாதிப்பு ஏற்படாது' என, தமிழக சுகாதார துறை அதிகாரிகள் தெரிவித்தனர்.

85% attendance must for Visvesvaraya Technological University students

The Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) has made it mandatory for its undergraduate and post-graduate students to have a stringent 85% attendance.

Published: 05th February 2019 05:50 AM 

Visvesvaraya Technological University (File Photo| EPS)

By Rashmi Belur

Express News Service

BENGALURU: The Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) has made it mandatory for its undergraduate and post-graduate students to have a stringent 85% attendance. Considering that most students take advantage of 10% relaxation on health grounds by submitting medical certificates and not taking the 75% attendance seriously, the university has decided to make it to 85%, so that students at least get 75% mandatory attendance.

In a circular issued recently, the VTU asked all affiliated colleges to communicate the same to their respective students. The students are upset with this move. “When the Supreme Court itself says 75% attendance is mandatory, why is the university putting so much pressure on us?” question the students.

“We have many mandatory things to do which includes compulsory internship programme for three months, and also project preparation. When this is the case, university making 85% attendance compulsory is not acceptable,” said an MBA student of VTU.As per the circular, this will apply from the odd semester from September 2018. This applies to all MBA/MCA/M.Tech and M.Arch, and all undergraduate courses for students studying at VTU.


The circular states: “The students should possess 85% of attendance. However, there is a provision for condonation of attendance to the extent of 10% on the specific recommendations of the principals as per regulations. And the candidates who are having shortage of attendance are not allowed to appear for the examinations.”

AICTE has cracked its whip against 487 technical institutions in last three years for not adhering to rules

In addition to this, the apex regulatory body for technical education in the country has also taken penal action against 167 technical institutions for violation of norms and standards.

Published: 05th February 2019 03:00 PM 

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By Express News Service

COIMBATORE: The All India Council for Technical Education has withdrawn its approval for 21 technical education institutions in the country in addition to stopping admission in 299 technical education institutions in the last three years. The action was taken for not adhering to the rules laid down by the AICTE including infrastructure requirement, maintaining faculty-students ratio etc.

In addition to this, the apex regulatory body for technical education in the country has also taken penal action against 167 technical institutions, following complaints received against them for violation of norms and standards during the last three years, he added in the reply.

This information was revealed by the Minister of States for Ministry of Human Resource Development Satya Pal Singh in the Lok Sabha on Monday. In Tamil Nadu, the AICTE has withdrawn approval of two technical education institutions and stopped admission in 32 technical education institutions.

In 2016-17, the AICTE has withdrawn approval of three technical institutions and put 62 institutions under no admission list. In 2017-18, approvals of ten institutions were withdrawn and admission was stopped in 75 institutions and last year (2018-19) approval of eight institutions were withdrawn and admission was stopped in 162 institutions.In the case of Tamil Nadu, approval of one institution each were withdrawn in 2016-17 and 2018-19 and admission was stopped in ten institutions in 2016-17, five institutions in 2017-18 and 17 institutions in 2018-19.


The AICTE has withdrawn its approval for a maximum of 13 technical institutions from the State of Telangana in the last three years. When it comes to stopping the admission, a maximum of 47 technical institutions from Maharashtra faced the AICTE's action.Eom.

Pay Rs 50,000 per month, demand UGC qualified guest lecturers in Tamil Nadu

The UGC has recently hiked the salary of guest lecturers in colleges and universities to Rs 1,500 per lectures subject to a maximum of Rs 50,000 per month.

Published: 05th February 2019 02:55 PM 

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By Express News Service

COIMBATORE: Citing University Grants Commission's recent recommendation on salary for guest lectures, Tamil Nadu All Government Colleges UGC Qualified Guest Lecturers Association has urged the Director of Collegiate Education to provide them the monthly salary of Rs 50,000. The association has also demanded arrear amount of Rs 15 lakh for each UGC qualified guest lecturer working in government and aided arts and science colleges in the State.

In his letter to the Director of Collegiate Education R Sarumathi on Monday, Tamil Nadu All Government Colleges UGC Qualified Guest Lecturers Association President V Thangaraj has said that the UGC has written two letters, one in February 2010 and another in January 2019, to the State higher education secretaries on providing salary to guest faculty.

"Though the State government had accepted the sixth and seventh pay commission recommendations for teachers, it has not implemented the salary hike recommended for guest faculty. Guest lecturers were currently paid only Rs 15,000 per month, that too only for eleven months in a year, which has affected our livelihood," Thangaraj said.

"So, the government should provide Rs 50,000 per month for salary to the guest lecturers and also pay the arrear amount which we are eligible for from January 2010," he demanded.


The UGC has recently hiked the salary of guest lecturers in colleges and universities to Rs 1,500 per lectures subject to a maximum of Rs 50,000 per month. In Tamil Nadu 3,387 guest lecturers, including 1,826 in first shift and 1,661 in second shift, are working in government arts and science colleges. Among them, around 1,700 guest lecturers possess UGC prescribed qualification. In addition to this, 40 guest lecturers are working in government BEd colleges, sources said.Eom.

19-year-old student hacked inside college

A dispute that, allegedly, cropped up during a game of kabaddi took a violent turn days later as a 19-year-old student was assaulted with lethal weapons on the college campus on Tuesday.

Published: 06th February 2019 04:30 AM

SIVAGANGA: A dispute that, allegedly, cropped up during a game of kabaddi took a violent turn days later as a 19-year-old student was assaulted with lethal weapons on the college campus on Tuesday.

The teenager, a resident of Pillur, studying in Raja Doraisingam Government Arts College sustained injuries on the head and was rushed to Government Sivaganga Medical College and Hospital. Sources said that he was referred to the GRH in Madurai. He was later admitted to a private hospital and is said to be out of danger.

Meanwhile, the police have nabbed the suspect. Sources said that a week ago, while the teenager was playing kabaddi with a group of students from his college, an altercation broke out and the teenager was beaten up. Recently, he retaliated by assaulting his attacker.

The issue did not end with this. On Tuesday, the student who was attacked, along with a few others assaulted the teenager on the college campus.


The college authorities said that the injured teenager was pursuing his 2nd year BA History course. The CCTV footage of the incident was handed over to personnel of Sivaganga Town police station.

Superintendent of Police T Jayachandran said that they had nabbed the suspect and had launched an investigation.

Nursing diploma courses to be phased out by 2022

Speaking to Express, a government nurse said, “It might not be practical to execute the system in Tamil Nadu.

Published: 06th February 2019 04:31 AM 

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By Express News Service

CHENNAI: As a step towards standardisation of the nursing qualifications at the entry level, the Union Health Ministry has decided to phase out the General Nursing and Midwifery, a diploma nursing course by 2022, the ministry said in a copy of the discussions of the meeting held in New Delhi last year.

According to official sources, on July 25, members (Health), NITI had discussions on nursing education reforms with nursing experts and professionals from across the country to suggest recommendations for effecting changes in nursing education to provide quality health care. “There is a need for standardisation in nursing qualification at the entry level. As a step towards achieving this, it has been decided that the existing GNM course would be phased out by 2022,” the copy accessed by Express showed.

The experts also stressed the need to change the existing curriculum of the PG Nursing courses. “The curriculum should expand the scope of clinical activities. BSc nursing curriculum set by the Indian Nursing Council should be expedited to address the crisis of inadequate clinical skills,” the experts decided.

“An exit exam for BSc nursing should be introduced as proposed by the Ministry of Health. Information technology (IT) should be used more extensively for nursing education and to facilitate distance learning courses,” the recommendations said.


Speaking to Express, a government nurse said, “It might not be practical to execute the system in Tamil Nadu. There are around 1,800 diploma seats in 22 government medical colleges which have the School of Nursing. Then, all these colleges should be converted into Colleges of Nursing. But, only two or three colleges are offering PG nursing courses,” the nurse added.

However, for further discussions on the recommendations of the NITI Aayog, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Department is holding a meeting to discuss the recommendations of NITI Aayog on February 7 under the chairmanship of deputy secretary (Nursing), at New Delhi in which all State Health department officials will be participating.

Uncommon sight, common problem as pelicans fly with plastic in mouth

The water bodies in and around Chennai attract birds of a wide variety. Nature lovers flock to some these places on weekends.

Published: 06th February 2019 04:38 AM 

A spot-billed pelican flies with a discarded plastic bag stuck inside its mouth 

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By Atreyo Mukhopadhyay

Express News Service

CHENNAI: The water bodies in and around Chennai attract birds of a wide variety. Nature lovers flock to some these places on weekends. They are used to the sight of discarded plastic and liquor bottles piling up. Some have in fact noticed a rise in the volume of these over the last few years and although shocked, they are not totally surprised by the sight of a pelican flying with a piece of plastic stuck in its mouth, near the Sholinganallur lake.

“Not that I have not seen anything like this, but it’s not completely unexpected,” says Venkatesh Viswanath, a registered patent agent based in the city, who has been an avid bird-watcher for several years and a regular to these spots. “That’s because these places are filled with these things. Needless to say, this is harmful for the birds as well as humans. Unless the plastic ban is implemented properly, there is no respite. Even if it comes into effect, we have to see what is done with the plastic which is already out there in these places.”

Not just bird-watchers or nature lovers, those involved with animal rescue operations are also used to the problems posed by discarded plastic bags. Shravan Krishnan, who runs the Besant Memorial Animal Dispensary and also volunteers for the Forest Department, encountered a similar situation about six months ago.


“It was another pelican with a plastic ring stuck in its bill in such a way that it couldn’t open its mouth. This was near the Pallikaranai marshland (not far away from Sholinganallur) and the bird had to be captured before we could remove the object. Such problems are possibly on the rise,” says Shravan.

‘Not at risk’
Shravan feels the distressed pelican photographed near Sholinganallur is not in grave danger. “It’s difficult to capture these birds. So I’m not sure if the object can be removed by us. But going by the photograph, it seems the bag will come off on its own.”