'டிவி' சானல் விவகாரம் : 'டிராய்' புதிய உத்தரவு

Added : பிப் 24, 2019 23:58

புதுடில்லி: 'குறிப்பிட்ட, 'டிவி' சானல்கள், அதற்கான பிரிவின் கீழ் மட்டுமே இருக்க வேண்டும்; மேலும் ஒரு இடத்தில் மட்டுமே இருக்க வேண்டும்' என, சானல் வினியோகஸ்தர்களுக்கு, 'டிராய்' எனப்படும், தொலை தொடர்பு ஒழுங்குமுறை ஆணையம் உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளது.விரும்பிய சானல்களுக்கு மட்டுமே கட்டணம் செலுத்தும் முறையை, பிப்., 1 முதல் அறிமுகம் செய்வதாக, டிராய் உத்தரவிட்டிருந்தது.நாட்டில் மொத்தமுள்ள, 17 கோடி, 'டிவி' இணைப்புகளில், ஒன்பது கோடி இணைப்புகள் மட்டுமே புதிய நடைமுறைக்கு மாறின. மற்றவர்களுக்கும் வாய்ப்பு அளிக்கும் வகையில், வரும், மார்ச், 31 வரை அவகாசம் நீட்டிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.இந்நிலையில், டிராய், நேற்று வெளியிட்டுள்ள அறிக்கையில் கூறியுள்ளதாவது:'டிவி' சானல்களை கட்டுப்படுத்தும் வகையிலான நடைமுறைகள், 2018 ஜூலை முதல் நடைமுறைக்கு வந்துள்ளன. அதன்படி, ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட, 'டிவி' சானல், எந்தப் பிரிவைச் சேர்ந்தது என்பதை அவர்களே குறிப்பிட வேண்டும். குறிப்பிட்ட பிரிவைச் சேர்ந்த சானல்கள் தொகுப்பாக இருக்க வேண்டும்.மேலும் ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட சானல், ஒரு இடத்தில் மட்டுமே இருக்க வேண்டும்.ஆனால், 'டிவி' சானல்கள் இணைப்புகளைத் தரும் வினியோகஸ்தர்கள் இதை கடைப்பிடிப்ப தில்லை என புகார்கள் எழுந்துள்ளன. ஏற்கனவே அளித்துள்ள உத்தரவை மீறும் வினியோகஸ்தர்கள் மீது, சட்டப்படி நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்படும்.இவ்வாறு அதில் கூறப்பட்டுள்ளது.

நடுவானில் பயணம்; தூங்கி வழிந்த விமானி

Added : பிப் 25, 2019 05:06

தைபே : சீனாவின் கட்டுப்பாட்டில் உள்ள, கிழக்கு ஆசிய நாடான தைவானைச் சேர்ந்த, சீன விமான நிறுவனத்தின் விமானம், நடுவானில் பறந்தபோது, அதன் விமானி தூங்கி வழிந்த வீடியோ, சமூக வலைதளங்களில் வேகமாக பரவி வருகிறது. தூங்கி வழிந்த விமானி, வாங்க் ஜியாகி மீது தகுந்த நடவடிக்கை எடுத்துள்ளதாக, சீன விமான நிறுவனம் தெரிவித்துள்ளது. மேலும், இந்த வீடியோ எடுத்த, சக விமானி மீதும் நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாக, தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. ஆனால், எந்த பயணத்தின்போது, விமானி தூங்கி வழிந்தார் என்ற தகவல் தெரிவிக்கப்படவில்லை.

Government likely to ease medical college norms

Under the Indian Medical Council (MCI) Act, 1956, licences to run a medical college or add seats are denied when institutions do not meet the minimal requirements for infrastructure, faculty and clinical work, among others.

INDIA 

Updated: Feb 24, 2019 10:42 IST

Rhythma Kaul 

New Delhi

Government may ease medical college norms(HT File Photo)

In a move likely to dilute the norms for setting up medical colleges, the Union health ministry is set to notify a regulation giving institutions the licence to function with fewer students if they do not meet the eligibility criteria for clinical work and faculty strength.

Ministry officials privy to the matter said the new norms, expected to be notified within 10 days, propose to grant such medical colleges the approval to function with the condition that the number of students can be increased when the institution meets infrastructure requirements.

Under the Indian Medical Council (MCI) Act, 1956, licences to run a medical college or add seats are denied when institutions do not meet the minimal requirements for infrastructure, faculty and clinical work, among others.

Dr VK Paul, chairman, board of governors, MCI, confirmed the proposed change in norms. “We have modified the rules. It can be called ease of business, as we aren’t flouting norms but only asking colleges falling short at, say, one level to admit students in proportion to their standards. We are allowing them to function the same year, rather than asking them to come back again the next year,” he said.

Several private medical colleges are found to be deficient in clinical requirements, having an inadequate number of patients visiting the out-patient department (OPD) and not enough occupied beds in the associated hospital where students get mandatory hands-on skill training in treatment and care.

“While private colleges struggle to get adequate number of patients, government colleges get rejected mostly because of faculty shortfall. But around 90% of licences rejected are for private colleges because they apply hoping that by the time of inspection, they would have things in place,” said a health ministry official requesting anonymity.

“Last year, only 21 of 80 applications were approved as the others didn’t meet the required criteria of proportion of patients treated in the attached hospital to the number of students they wanted to admit,” said another senior health ministry official not authorised to speak to the media on condition of anonymity.

Once the new norms are notified, colleges with adequate infrastructure to run the first-year undergraduate course will get approval for one year. Approval for the remaining years will come once they have added the required infrastructure.

“What is the point of wasting resources? We have a shortage of colleges, so if a college is functional, we should give it a chance to improve while it’s running. The norms, however, will apply only if the college agrees to it,” said Dr Paul. Reacting to the proposal, Dr KK Talwar, former chairman of the board of governors, MCI, said, “It’s not a bad move as it makes efficient use of the existing system, but the evaluation process has to be thorough and transparent.”

First Published: Feb 24, 2019 09:39 IST

WATCH | Fire breaks out at Chennai parking lot, 176 cars gutted

After two hours of struggle, the fire was completely doused and the dry grass present inside the lot was the reason for the fire to spread through the complex.

Published: 24th February 2019 06:00 PM 

Cars gutted in fire in Chennai. (Photo| P Jawahar/ EPS)
By Express News Service

CHENNAI: As many as 176 cars were gutted in a major fire in the parking lot of a private taxi operator in Porur on Sunday. According to an eyewitness, the fire broke out at 2 pm and was brought under control by 4.15 pm.

Six fire tenders from Poonamallee, Virugambakkam, Maduravoyal, Ashok Nagar, Guindy, and Avadi and a Chennai Corporation Metro Water tanker were used to douse the fire at the 32-acre lot across the Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Hospital.

The entire property was engulfed in flames, making it difficult for the firemen to enter. Further, the Metro Water tanker broke down near the entrance, blocking the entry of the fire tenders.
District Fire Officer P Saravanan said that around 250 cars were parked in the lot owned by C Sivasankaran, who runs the taxi service. “Most of the cars, parked on the lot for more than six months, were in faulty condition. The man in charge should have taken care of the land by cleaning it regularly.”

“The lot is littered with more than three-feet of dry leaves and woods. According to preliminary investigations, the fire began in the dry woods near the last row of cars and spread across other rows,” Saravanan said.

Some locals alleged that the fire engine didn’t enter the yard for nearly 30 minutes and by that time, fire had engulfed the entire yard. Refuting this allegation, Saravanan said that since smoke engulfed the entire area, it was difficult for the firemen to identify the spot and moreover, the Metro Water tanker lorry blocked the way and delayed the process.

Yet the fire service team managed to save 32 cars, he added. According to records, 176 cars were gutted completely while 42 cars had minor burns and 32 had no scratch.
C Sivasankaran, who also happens to be the founder of telecom company Aircel, started the cab service ‘UTOO’ in Chennai in 2016. According to sources, for the past one year, the service has not been doing well, and only 30 cabs were running across the city. The others were kept in the lot for maintenance.

Joint Commissioner of Police (West) B Vijayakumari, who reached the spot, said an enquiry was on to ascertain the reason for the fire. “Only one security guard was present at the entrance and some other men were inside when the incident happened.” The SRMC police have registered a case and are investigating.
“The lot has seen minor fires in the bushes and dry trees more than five times in the past six months,” said A Raja, a resident of Iyyappanthangal.

The police said that they were inquiring with the 50-year-old security guard about the cause of the fire and had summoned Sivasankaran. They suspect if the fire was intentionally set up to claim insurance money since the service was not functioning for a long time.

Silambu express becomes tri-weekly

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

KARAIKUDI, FEBRUARY 25, 2019 00:00 IST

The Karaikudi Chamber of Commerce and Industries has welcomed increasing the frequency of Chennai Egmore - Sengottai – Chennai Egmore Silambu express trains from bi-weekly to tri-weekly with effect from February 25.

Chamber president Samy Thiravidamani thanked Southern Railway and Madurai division of Southern Railway for conceding the long pending demand of the chamber.

‘Great help’

Increasing the frequency would be of great help to passengers and traders who travelled on the train in the stretch, Mr. Thiravidamani said.

The additional service would start on February 25 from Chennai Egmore and the next day from Sengottai, a Southern Railway order said.

Train no. 16181 Chennai Egmore Sengottai Silambu express would be operated thrice in a week on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday and Train no. 16182 Sengottai – Chennai Egmore Silambu express would be operated on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, it said.

There would be no change in the composition, existing timings and stoppages of the trains, the order said.

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NEET 2019 preparation tips

25.02.2019

National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET undergraduate) examination is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for the courses like Bachelors of Dental Surgery (BDS) and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS).

NEET-UG has replaced the All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) and all other medical exams that were conducted by states or colleges solely. Though many colleges and institutes continue to conduct private examinations for admission to their MBBS and BDS courses.

Eligibility Criteria

The minimum eligibility for any student to sit in the NEET entrances is a minimum of 50% in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology from an authorized educational board.

Examination Pattern

The mode of NEET exam is offline which is 3 hours Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) based. It consists of a total of 720 marks with +4 for every correct answer and negative marking of -1 for a wrong one.

Preparation Tips

The NEET examination is scheduled to be held on May 5, 2019. The medical aspirants who have applied for the NEET UG 2019 Examination can follow the preparation tips given below for better results:

Focus largely on the CBSE books (NCERT) of classes XI & XII for the preparation and analyze the topics well.

In the Biology Section, it is easy to make a wrong choice in the answers if the analysis isn’t done well, so learn the diagrams, dates, and names carefully.

In the Physics Section, revise the formulas very well and focus on topics like- thermodynamics, conductors, waves etc s these are scoring places.

If the problem appears to be lengthy do not waste time-solving it and skip to the next question, leaving the former one for later.

Both Conceptual and Factual questions are important and should be focused on.

Fill the OMR sheet simultaneously after every 20 minutes while practicing and even during the exam, rather than marking the answers on question paper first and later filling the OMR sheet later, as it may result in less time left and wrong attempts in hurry.

Yet another important thing is to follow the dress code to prevent any chance from getting disqualified in the exam.