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தமிழ்நாடு முழுவதும் இப்போது பொள்ளாச்சியில் ஒரு கல்லூரி மாணவிக்கு இழைக்கப்பட்ட கொடிய பாலியல் கொடுமை விவகாரம் விசுவரூபம் எடுத்துள்ளது.

மார்ச் 14 2019, 04:00

பொள்ளாச்சியில் ஒரு தனியார் கல்லூரியில் இரண்டாம் ஆண்டு பட்டப்படிப்பு படித்து வந்த 19 வயது மாணவி ஒருவர் பேஸ்புக்கில் சபரிராஜன் என்கிற ரிஷ்வந்த் என்ற சிவில் என்ஜினீயருடன் நட்பு கொண்டு இருக்கிறார். ஒருநாள் கல்லூரி மதிய இடைவேளையின்போது அந்த மாணவிக்கு, சபரிராஜன் போன் செய்து அருகில் உள்ள ஊஞ்சலாம்பட்டிக்கு வருமாறு அழைத்தார். தன் பேஸ்புக் நண்பர்தானே அழைக்கிறார் என்று நம்பி, அந்த பெண் ஊஞ்சலாம்பட்டிக்கு சென்றிருக்கிறார். அங்கு காரில் தன் நண்பர்கள் திருநாவுக்கரசு, சதீஷ், வசந்தகுமார் ஆகியோருடன் நின்று கொண்டிருந்த சபரிராஜன், அந்த பெண்ணை காருக்குள் இழுத்துப்போட்டு சென்றார். சமூகவலைதளங்களில் வெளிவந்த காட்சிகளைப் பார்த்தால், ‘நெஞ்சு பொறுக்குதில்லையே, இந்த நிலைகெட்ட மாந்தரை நினைந்துவிட்டால்’ என்று பாரதியார் பாடிய பாடலை கோபத்தின் உச்சிக்குச்சென்று கதற வைக்கிறது. ‘டேய் உன்னை நம்பித்தானே வந்தேன் என்று கூறுவதில் இருந்து .... ஒரு பெண் கதறி அழுதுகொண்டு கூறும் வார்த்தைகளெல்லாம் இதயத்தை கசக்கிப்பிழிகிறது.

இதில் சம்பந்தப்பட்ட 4 பேரை போலீசார் கைது செய்திருக்கிறார்கள். அந்த 4 பேரிடமும் உள்ள செல்போன்களை போலீசார் பறிமுதல் செய்து பார்த்தபோது, அதில் ஏராளமான பெண்களிடம் இதுபோல மிரட்டி பாலியல் தொல்லை கொடுத்துள்ள காட்சிகள் பதிவு செய்யப்பட்டிருந்ததாக தகவல்கள் வெளிவந்துள்ளது. 50–க்கும் மேற்பட்ட கல்லூரி மாணவிகள், குடும்ப பெண்களை பேஸ்புக் மூலம் தங்கள் காதல் வலையில் விழவைத்து அச்சுறுத்தி பணமும் பறித்து, கற்பையும் சூறையாடியதாக தெரிகிறது. கல்லூரி மாணவி சம்பவத்தில் 4 பேர் கைதுக்குப்பிறகு, மேலும் 5 பேர் பாதிக்கப்பட்ட பெண்ணின் அண்ணனை புகாரை வாபஸ் வாங்கு என்று மிரட்டியதாக 4 பேர் கைது செய்யப்பட்டனர். ஒருவர் தலைமறைவாக இருக்கிறார்.

கடந்த 2 ஆண்டுகளில் அந்த பகுதியில் இளம் பெண்கள் தற்கொலை செய்த விவகாரங்களை எல்லாம் மீண்டும் மறுவிசாரணைக்கு எடுத்து போலீசார் விசாரிக்க வேண்டும் என்று கோரிக்கை எழுந்து வருகிறது. குற்றவாளிகள் 4 பேர் மீதும் இப்போது குண்டர் சட்டம் பாய்ந்துள்ளது. முதலில் பொள்ளாச்சி காவல் நிலையத்தில் வழக்குப்பதிவு செய்யப்பட்டது. பின்பு நேற்று முன்தினம் பெண் போலீஸ் சூப்பிரண்டு நிஷா பார்த்திபன் தலைமையிலான சி.பி.சி.ஐ.டி. போலீசுக்கு மாற்றப்பட்டது. ஒருசில மணி நேரங்களில் இந்த வழக்கை சி.பி.ஐ.க்கு மாற்ற தமிழக அரசு முடிவு செய்தது. இது நல்ல முடிவு. சி.பி.ஐ. உடனடியாக இந்த வழக்கை எடுத்து தன் எல்லையை விரிவாக்கி ஆழமாக விசாரிக்க வேண்டும். இந்த வழக்கில் இன்னும் பலர் சம்பந்தப்பட்டு இருக்கிறார்கள், பாதிக்கப்பட்ட பெண்களின் எண்ணிக்கையும் அதிகமாக இருக்கும். அதையும் விசாரிக்க வேண்டும். இந்த சம்பவம் பொள்ளாச்சியில் மட்டும் நடந்துள்ளதா?, தமிழ்நாட்டில் வேறு எங்கேயாவதும் இதுபோல நடந்துள்ளதா? என்று விசாரிக்க வேண்டும். மற்ற சில வழக்குகளைப்போல இல்லாமல், இந்த வேதனையான செயலைத் தொடர்ந்து தொடரப்பட்டுள்ள இந்த வழக்கு விசாரணைக்கு அதிக காலம் எடுத்துக் கொள்ளாமல், கூடுதல் அதிகாரிகளை சி.பி.ஐ. நியமித்து விரைவில் இந்த சம்பவம் குறித்து தீவிரமாக புலன் விசாரணை செய்து கொடூர குற்றவாளிகளுக்கு உரிய தண்டனை வாங்கி தரவேண்டும்.

Chennai: Confusion over engineering counselling remains

DECCAN CHRONICLE.

PublishedMar 14, 2019, 2:18 am IST

The TNEA was fully prepared to hold the online counselling for B.E., B.Tech. courses around this time last year.

CHENNAI: Even though plus-2 students would finish their exams in another week, the work for online engineering counselling is yet to begin as the confusion over annual engineering counselling remains unresolved.

Anna University Vice-Chancellor M.K. Surappa has resigned from Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) committee as chairman following the differences over reconstitution of the committee by the higher education department.

His resignation put the participation of Anna University in the counselling process under the cloud as sources indicated that the largest technical university may not conduct the counselling this year.

The TNEA was fully prepared to hold the online counselling for B.E., B.Tech. courses around this time last year.

Sources said the DOTE (Directorate of Technical Education) commissioner may head the counselling process this year. But, so far no official announcement has been made in this regard.

Speaking to reporters after the inauguration of annual sports day at Anna University on Wednesday, Vice-Chancellor M.K. Surappa said only higher education department can decide about whether Anna University will conduct engineering counselling this year.

"Last year, the university conducted first ever online counselling without any major technical glitch. But, I resigned from TNEA following the higher education department's interference," he said.

TNEA committee was constituted in November 2017 for a period of three years and it was reconstituted after completing just one year. In the new committee, the DOTE commissioner was appointed as co-chairman of TNEA.

Professors said the state government should resolve the issue for conducting the online counselling smoothly. "If there is any hiccup in the online counselling, thousands of students and their parents will be affected," they warned.

For the past 22 years, Anna University has been conducting engineering admissions through single window counselling in an efficient manner that was appreciated by students, parents and academics.

Serve public after studies: Madras HC to doctors

DECCAN CHRONICLE.

PublishedMar 14, 2019, 2:36 am IST

The situation results in denial of social justice and equal treatment.

Madras high court

Chennai: Madras high court has held that doctors, who acquired specialty degrees and qualifications, at the cost of public and by providing certain undertakings, are bound to serve the public.

Dismissing a petition from Dr. Silamban, which sought a direction to the Madras Medical College to accept his resignation, Justice S.M. Subramaniam gave the above ruling.

The judge said medical profession being commercialized by day, doctors are also neglecting the responsibility to provide quality medical treatment. Medical profession is now commercialized to the larger extent, and privatization is inevitable.

"This court is of an opinion that no one is questioning the decision of a doctor to develop their private practice. However, the doctors have to take a decision before entering into the public services and before undergoing the specialty courses at the cost of the tax payers' money.

When the doctors had undergone the specialty courses or PG courses, at the cost of the taxpayers' money and by providing an undertaking and after gaining experience from GHs they are bound to serve for the public and they have to show devotion to their duty as medical professionals", the judge added.

The judge said contrarily if the doctors were allowed to escape from public duty, then "this court is of an undoubted opinion that, we are not adhering to the constitutional principles and ethos. These doctors must be made to work in the public hospitals in view of the fact that they had not only given undertaking at the time of undergoing the specialty courses and PG courses, at the cost of the public money and gained experience from the government hospitals.

The judge said apart from the corrupt practices in the government hospitals, it was painful to pen down that the doctors themselves were irregular in attending duty, resulting death of patients, who all were not in a position to afford quality treatment from corporate hospitals. The situation results in denial of social justice and equal treatment.

Economic condition of a citizen cannot be a ground for denial of quality treatment.

Thus, the government was duty bound to ensure cleanliness, availability of doctors including special treatment, paramedical staff, supporting staff, which all were imminent and a constitutional mandate, the judge added.

The judge said frequent complaints were noticed across the state that the government doctors were developing their private practice by neglecting the public duty. It was a misconduct both under the government service rules and under the Medical Council of India regulations.

The judge directed the authorities to initiate all appropriate actions against the petitioner under the TN Civil Services (Discipline and appeal) Rules.

Authorities were directed to lodge a complaint with the MCI regarding the misconduct enabling the MCI to institute appropriate proceedings. Health and family welfare secretary was directed to constitute a "monitoring committee" to supervise the attendance and assess the performance of government doctors as well as regarding the maintenance of government medical hospitals as per the prescribed standards.

The authorities were directed to recover adequate compensation from the government doctors, who all were violating the terms of services with reference to the expenditure met out from the public money for acquiring PG degrees and specialty degrees, the judge added.

Tamil Nadu: Death for rape and murder confirmed

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has confirmed the orders of a trial court awarding death sentence to the accused.

Published: 14th March 2019 06:32 AM |

By Express News Service

CHENNAI: Shocked over the brutality and inhuman attitude of a youth in raping a woman and murdering her and her lover, who were an outing in Suruli waterfalls in Theni district, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has confirmed the orders of a trial court awarding death sentence to him.

“The brutality of the attack on the young and hapless girl, after forcibly raping her, would show the inhuman act of the accused. We are shocked by the savagery of the offence,” a bench of Justices R Subbiah and B Pugalendhi said while delivering the judgement at the principal seat in Madras on Wednesday.

A man along with his girlfriend went for an outing to Suruli waterfalls on May 14, 2011. One Diwakar, now 30-year-old, brutally attacked and killed the boy and raped the girl. She was also murdered later. Diwakar cut the private parts of the deceased girl. The dead bodies were recovered only after five days. CB CID, Madurai, took up investigation, arrested Diwakar and filed the charge-sheet before the Principal Sessions Court at Theni, which awarded death sentence in 2018.

The case was referred to Madurai bench for confirmation of death sentence. State Public Prosecutor A Natarajan appeared before the bench at Madurai and argued that the accused who had committed double heinous crimes of rape and two murders, deserved capital punishment as it came under the rarest of rare cases category.

Set up panel to monitor doctors: Madras High Court

Petitioner prayed for a direction to the Dean, Madras Medical College, to consider his letter of resignation dated December 21, 2010.

Published: 14th March 2019 05:06 AM

By Express News Service

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has suggested to the State government to constitute a monitoring committee to supervise the attendance and assess the performance of its doctors as well as the maintenance of its hospitals as per the prescribed standards. Justice S M Subramaniam, who gave the direction while dismissing a writ petition from a doctor, also directed the authorities concerned to recover adequate compensation from the government doctors, who violated terms and conditions of their services, as the expenditure had been incurred by the public exchequer for their PG and specialty degrees.


The judge directed the authorities to lodge complaints with the Medical Council of India regarding the misconduct of the doctors to enable it to institute appropriate proceedings under the statute and the regulations.The authorities shall also initiate all appropriate actions against the writ petitioner, Dr Silamban, under the TN Civil Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, the judge added.

Petitioner prayed for a direction to the Dean, Madras Medical College, to consider his letter of resignation dated December 21, 2010. The Additional Advocate-General claimed misconduct on the part of the petitioner. He had taken long leave without permission and even went abroad. His passport had been seized, the AAG added.

Marriages made in maami’s house

At least 15 pairs of footwear line the entrance to Jaya Natarajan’s house in Velachery.

Published: 11th March 2019 09:23 PM 

At least 50-60 people visit Jaya's house daily  Ashwin Prasath

By Rochana Mohan

Express News Service

CHENNAI : At least 15 pairs of footwear line the entrance to Jaya Natarajan’s house in Velachery. Three people sit outside on a flight of stairs leading to the second floor, pouring over pamphlets. In the living room, a dozen people sit scattered on chairs and the floor, copying details from notebooks.

“Ah, come in. Sorry for the mess — the place is always this busy,” says Jaya. Around nine years ago, Jaya started Sri Datta Matrimony to help people from the Brahmin community find their match free of cost. “In a temple nearby, I used to help people, who weren’t cyber-savvy, find matches on matrimonial sites. Eventually, with the blessings of the pundit, I started this business,” says the 63-year-old.

The world in her diary

A woman’s voice calls for her politely, and Jaya excuses herself. She settles into her armchair, adjusts her glasses, and shuffles through the notebooks on her coffee table. She hands a notebook to the woman, and then shuffles through the pile of books kept behind her curtain on the window ledge. Jaya has around 30 notebooks filled with details of thousands of people looking for a bride or a groom.


“Oh, he’s situated in Bombay? If you’re looking for Iyer Bombay girls, this is all I have. Number 50 onwards are graduates, just note down their details and contact them,” she says, handing a book to an elderly gentleman sitting on the floor. “Also, if they’re already married, inform me of their serial number next to their details — I’ll remove it from the list,” she says. Jaya has the details of Brahmins across communities from all over the world, including Japan, Netherlands and Ireland. Based on age, caste, educational qualifications and country of residence, Jaya keeps people’s details in orderly and accessible fashion.

Before she can gather herself, a rather frazzled-looking gentleman worriedly mumbles about finding a suitable match for his daughter to Jaya. Behind her spectacles, her eyes crinkle gently as she smiles. “You take down at least 25-30 names, maama. You’ll definitely find someone. Here, try List number 5 — those are all graduates,” she says, handing him another book.

For a purpose

In 2012, Jaya’s son passed away in a car accident. Her husband, L Natarajan, explains that they had been looking for an alliance for their son shortly before his death. “It left a hole in my heart. But helping people from the community in such an important way has really filled the hole in my heart. It has made me very happy,” she says.

Jaya’s phone rings incessantly through the day. She answers every call with a business-like ‘Namaskaram, yes this is Jaya, are you looking for a girl or a boy?” After listening to the person on the other line for a while, she says into the phone, “Trump has said, no...none of them can work there. Don’t worry, we’ll find a US girl for him, and they’ll contact you directly. If you want to come here, come with a copy of his jadagam (horoscope), a pen, and a book to note details.” She asks everyone who approaches her to send the age, gender, caste, educational qualifications of the individual, and for men, their salary.

Of hope and horoscopes

At least 50-60 people visit Jaya’s house daily. “I retired in January, and have been spending time at home. I knew that she does this service, but I only realised the full extent of it now,” says her husband, a proud smile on his lips.As soon as Jaya puts down the phone, two ladies tell her that they will be leaving. Jaya reaches for a kumkum box kept on a stand beside her chair and offers it to them. “Travel safely, maami. Don’t say that you’ll just see me again, tell me that you’ll see me again with an invite,” she says.

Madras University to relocate Statistics and Maths departments to Guindy

The University of Madras will soon relocate its Mathematics and Statistics departments from Chepauk to its Guindy campus, said varsity officials.

Published: 13th March 2019 06:41 AM | Last Updated: 

By Binita Jaiswal

Express News Service

CHENNAI: The University of Madras will soon relocate its Mathematics and Statistics departments from Chepauk to its Guindy campus, said varsity officials. The decision has been taken to ensure that all the departments related to Science, are housed in one place. Vice-chancellor of the university, P Duraisamy said they need some time to execute the shifting work.“The old building of Chemical Sciences department at Guindy is vacant. We need to renovate it properly to accommodate the Statistics and Mathematics department in it. The renovation work will take some time,” said P Duraisamy.

He further added that after completion of the renovation work, the two departments will be shifted from Chepauk to Guindy campus. “The relocation of the two departments will help in better co-ordination between the Science departments and will also boost the collaborative research work between the departments,” added the vice-chancellor.

Varsity officials said they don’t have any space left for any expansion work in Chepauk campus so Guindy campus is the option available to carry out extension of the departments. “Bringing all the Science departments in one place will help in streamlining things and will also benefit the students,” said a faculty member. Officials said over 1000 students are pursuing postgraduate, M Phil and PhD courses in different Science subjects in Guindy campus.


Different schools related to Science are functioning from Guindy campus. School of Earth and Atmospheric Science, School of Life Sciences, School of Chemical Sciences, School of Physical Sciences and Nano Science departments are located in Guindy campus.