நாளை மறுநாள் 'நீட்' தேர்வு, 'ரிசல்ட்'

Added : ஜூன் 02, 2019 23:03

சென்னை: நாடு முழுவதும், 14 லட்சம் பேர் எழுதிய, 'நீட்' தேர்வு முடிவுகள், நாளை மறுநாள் வெளியாகின்றன.

பிளஸ் 2 முடிக்கும் மாணவர்கள், எம்.பி.பி.எஸ்., - பி.டி.எஸ்., மற்றும் ஆயுஷ் படிப்புகளில் சேர, மத்திய அரசின், 'நீட்' நுழைவு தேர்வில், தேர்ச்சி பெற வேண்டும்.இந்த கல்வி ஆண்டு மாணவர் சேர்க்கைக்கு, மே, 5ல், நீட் தேர்வு நடத்தப்பட்டது. நாடு முழுவதும், 2,000க்கும் மேற்பட்ட மையங்களில் தேர்வு நடந்தது.இந்த தேர்வில், 14 லட்சம் பேர் பங்கேற்றனர். அவர்களின் கணினி வழி விடைத்தாளுக்கான மதிப்பீடு முடிந்துள்ளது. விடை குறிப்பு மற்றும் மாணவர்களின் விடைத்தாள் நகல்கள், மே, 23ல் வெளியிடப்பட்டன. இது தொடர்பான ஆட்சேபனைகள் தெரிவிக்க, நேற்று வரை அவகாசம் அளிக்கப்பட்டது.

இந்த கருத்துகளின் அடிப்படையில், விடை திருத்த பட்டியல் இறுதி செய்யப்படுகிறது.தேர்வை நடத்திய தேசிய தேர்வு முகமை, நாளை மறுநாள், நீட் தேர்வு முடிவுகளை வெளியிட உள்ளது. மறுநாள் முதல், தமிழகத்தில் மருத்துவ படிப்புகளுக்கான விண்ணப்பங்கள் வழங்கப்பட உள்ளன.இம்மாதம் இறுதி வாரத்தில், மருத்துவ படிப்புக்கான மாணவர் சேர்க்கை கவுன்சிலிங் துவங்க உள்ளது.

Manufacturer told to pay Rs 35,999 for defective handset
Despite several notices, the company failed to file their written arguments and were set ex-parte from the forum.

Published: 03rd June 2019 05:35 AM |

By Express News Service

CHENNAI: A consumer forum directed the manufacturer Lenovo India to provide a compensation of Rs 35,999 for failing to replace a damaged smartphone in 2016. C Vadivel, a resident of Perambur, submitted at the forum that there was a defect in the motherboard, resulting in the phone going dead.


C Vadivel purchased a Lenovo brand X3 mobile online on March 2, 2016, by paying a sum of Rs 20,999. However, on the next day, the phone began to develop problems with the screen going blank. Unable to attend calls with the fingerprint scanner also failing, Vadivel sought the help of a service centre and found that the motherboard was faulty. With no reply from the mobile company, he issued legal notices to the company and also submitted a petition at the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chennai (North), seeking compensation of Rs 5 lakh.

Despite several notices, the company failed to file their written arguments and were set ex-parte from the forum. The forum presided by K Lakshmikantham and member PV Jeyanthi observed that it was found that the software installed at the time of purchase was changed from Android Lollipop 5.1 to Marshmallow 6.0.1, utilising most of the space in the phone, thus causing problems.

With 32 Grads, 36 Post Grads, 4 doctorates 16th Odisha Assembly is House of professionals
101 MLAs in the 147-member House are graduates or more qualified

Published: 02nd June 2019 10:58 AM |

Pro-tem Speaker Amar Prasad Satpathy waiting for newly-elected MLAs to administer oath at Odisha Assembly in Bhubaneswar on Friday | irfana

By Hemant Kumar Rout

Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: Politics is no longer a murky world for professionals in Odisha. Contrary to the common belief that the white-collared men have a disdain for politics, 2019 elections witnessed a record participation of professionals in the State. According to the statistics released by Odisha Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), as many as 29 graduate professionals, including one IITian and an NITian have been elected to the 16th Legislative Assembly.

This apart, 32 graduates, 36 postgraduates and four with doctorate degree have become lawmakers. This is for the first time that 101 legislators in the 147-member House are graduates or have more academic qualification. IIT-Kharagpur alumnus Tusharkanti Behera, who won from Kakatpur Assembly segment to become the Minister for Electronics and Information Technology as well as Sports and Youth Services, said it is a healthy indication that more professionals or qualified persons are joining politics.

“More professionals with skills and qualifications must come into politics even if they lack political background. If you are concerned about the future of the State, get involved in politics and serve people,” he said. This time, several political parties had roped in professionals from different backgrounds for campaign strategy and data analytics, a trend which was hardly seen before. Some professionals were also made spokespersons of parties for their debating skills and distinct narration.


Retired political science professor Santosh Sarangi said the educated taxpaying professionals are normally the ones who can bring values and convictions to politics. They have the most direct stake in questioning the power. “2019 polls prove that the professionals are no more staying aloof from the political process. The times are changing and it is for the good,” opined Sarangi.

The 16th Assembly is a blend of both the old hands and new faces. Two MLAs are aged between 25 and 30 years while 13 are between 31 and 40 years of age. There are 123 MLAs who have declared their age in the bracket of 41 to 70 years and eight are above 70.

While BJD MLA from Choudwar-Cuttack Souvic Biswal is the youngest MLA at 27, Congress MLA from Balangir Narasingha Mishra and BJD MLA from Bhograi Ananta Das are the most experienced at 78. 

Meanwhile, as many as 60 MLAs have been re-elected in this election and their average assets have doubled. While the average asset of re-elected MLAs in 2014 was Rs 2.20 crore, it was Rs 4.90 crore this time.

The average assets of MLAs have witnessed a rise over the last two elections. While the average of assets per MLA was Rs 1.71 crore in 2009 and Rs 3.22 crore in 2014, it was Rs 4.41 crore in 2019 elections.

While 28 MLAs own assets worth Rs 5 crore and above, 50 have property in a range between Rs 50 lakh and Rs 2 crore and 37 legislators have assets between Rs 2 crore to Rs 5 crore.The average asset of Congress MLAs was more than that of BJD and BJP legisltors. While the average asset per MLA for nine Congress legislators was Rs 5.67 crore, it was Rs 5.08 crore for 112 BJD MLAs and Rs 1.01 crore for 23 BJP MLAs. Of 146 MLAs this time, 13 are women. The number of women lawmakers was 11 in 2014.

Casuals out of Tamil Nadu Secretariat staff wardrobes
Male employees told to wear formal trousers or veshti to office; saree or salwar kameez with dupatta for women

Published: 02nd June 2019 06:17 AM
By Express News Service

CHENNAI: The State government has instructed its employees at the Secretariat to avoid “casual attire” while in office and asked them to wear “neat, clean, formal attire that is appropriate to the workplace setting so as to maintain the decorum of the office”. The dress code issued to the employees also said male employees should come in formal trousers or veshti (dhoti) reflecting Tamil culture or any Indian traditional dress while female staff should wear saree or salwar kameez or churidhar with dupatta.

In an order, Chief Secretary Girija Vaidyanathan, brought amendments to the Dress Code prescribed in Tamil Nadu Secretariat Office Manual. Hitherto, the relevant portion of the dress code in office manual said: “Government servants are not bound by any restrictions in the matter of dress and are at perfect liberty to wear, while on duty, whatever dress they like, provided it is in conformity with the ideas of decency current in society.”

This was replaced with the following directive on May 28: “Government servants are required to wear neat, clean, formal attire that is appropriate to the workplace setting so as to maintain the decorum of the office, while on duty, like saree or salwar kameez or churidhar with dupatta of sober colour in the case of female government servants and formal shirts with formal pants in the case of male servants. Casual attire shall be avoided.” However, on Saturday, the chief secretary issued another order further amending the above directive by including the words : “...formal pants or veshti (dhoti) reflecting Tamil culture or any Indian traditional dress.”

The order also said : “In case of appearance before a court of tribunal or any other judicial forums, a male officer should wear a short buttoned-up coat with full sleeves worn with trousers and if the officer prefers an open coat, he should invariably put on a tie as well as that the dress should be sober and subdued in colour and design. As for a female officer, she should wear a saree or salwar kameez or churidhar with dupatta of a sober colour.”

Ilaiyaraaja enthralls fans at live concert

Isai Kondaadum Isai, held in Chennai to mark Ilaiyaraaja’s 76th birthday on Sunday, was a true celebration of the maestro’s genius and eccentricities.

Published: 03rd June 2019 06:40 AM 

Ilaiyaraaja and KJ Yesudas performing at concert to mark Ilaiyaraaja’s 76th birthday, in the city on Sunday 

R SATISH BABU

By Express News Service

CHENNAI: Isai Kondaadum Isai, held in Chennai to mark Ilaiyaraaja’s 76th birthday on Sunday, was a true celebration of the maestro’s genius and eccentricities. The live-in concert, held in association with Mercuri and print partner The New Indian Express, kept the eager audience on its toes as the composer mixed it up with popular hits alongside some of his less-known compositions.

Raja, as the musician is fondly referred to by fans, was greeted by loud cheers and started the concert with devotional songs such as Janani Janani (Thaai Moogambigai) and Om Shivoham (Naan Kadavul). Singer Mano sang the first Mani Ratnam song of the evening, Oh Priya Priya, till Raja stopped the performance owing to some disturbance from a security guard. “You’re all living with my music,” he said. “Why then do you disturb when it’s being played?” The song then resumed from where it had stopped.

The reunion of Ilayaraaja and singer S P Balasubrahmanyam was a major talking point ahead of the concert and their performance was a highlight of the evening. The duo broke into an impromptu song Enge Pirandhaai Isaye. The arrival of Yesudas was another major highlight, the three legends sharing a stage after a decade. SPB and Yesudas’ rendition of Kaatu Kuyilu (Thalapathy) was an unforgettable moment for fans. Amongst the less-known numbers, were Oru Ooru (Jhansi) rendered by an energetic Usha Uthup who said it was a song Raja himself had forgotten.

An interesting moment that captured the genius of Raja was when visuals of films such Hey Ram, Mouna Raagam and Sethu were played with and without his music to show the difference made by the score.

While the audience thought the concert was ending when Raja announced proceeds would go towards construction of a building for the Cine Musicians’ Union, the show went on for another hour – reminding all of Raja’s earlier challenge that he could stand for at least five hours. Having given fans more than what they’d hoped for, Raja, ever the eccentric, walked away before the concert’s end without a public farewell. As actor Vivek said at the concert, “The moon has dark spots too.”

Rs. 25 lakh damages for medical negligence

Soibam Rocky Singh

NEW DELHI, JUNE 03, 2019 00:00 IST

Woman with TB wrongly advised to plan pregnancy

The Delhi State Consumer Forum has awarded a sum of Rs. 25 lakh to a woman, who lost her unborn baby, after a local hospital wrongly advised her to plan their first baby simultaneously with tuberculosis medicines.

The 28-year-old Swapnil Mishra’s ordeal did not end at the first hospital, as another hospital in Delhi left a portion of the dead foetus in the womb, following an operation, forcing her to undergo re-surgery resulting in further medical complications.

Initial stage

It all began at Pushpanjali Healthcare in Vaishali, Ghaziabad in November 2011 when the woman went for a medical check-up after she suffered heavy pain during her menstrual cycles.

She was referred to Dr. Sharda Jain in the hospital, who advised her to undergo a battery of tests including Pathogen Assisted Molecular Pattern (PAMP).

The result of the tests shocked her as Dr. Jain declared her to be suffering from edometrium TB.

Dr. Jain further advised her to immediately plan their first baby, even while taking medication for TB, as otherwise it would be “too late” for them.

After becoming pregnant, the woman ran some tests with other doctors and found that the growth of her baby was not proper.

She then went to Fortis Le Femme Centre for Women at Greater Kailash, where she was referred to Dr. Neena Singh.

Dr. Singh advised her to wait for 15 days.After 15 days, the ultrasound report declared the baby was lost. The doctor advised her to go for D&C (Dilation and curettage). On April 10, 2012 Dr. Singh did the procedure, leading to the further complications. The woman then moved the consumer forum for compensation. The consumer court held the hospitals and doctors “guilty of medical negligence and deficiency in service” and awarded compensation. However, it declined the plea to initiate penal action against them.

MORE RECHARGE WELLS NEEDED

Don’t close old open wells, borewells, says hydrogeologist

Oppili.P@timesgroup.com   03.06.2019

Chennai:

Don’t fill in your old open wells and borewells that have run dry is the advice a hydrogeologist has for people in the city. A spell of rain is all it takes to recharge the city’s shallow aquifer, which is what these wells tap into.

Water consultant J Saravanan says that in many parts of the city, old open wells have gone dry as have borewells with a depth of up to 100ft after the last monsoon failed. He also blames it on poor maintenance and improper implementation of rainwater harvesting. One solution was to dig more recharge wells to trap rainwater. These wells should be 3 to 4 feet across and 10 to 15 feet deep. They should be kept empty, covered with a cement lid that has holes to allow the water to flow in.

Another point to remember is that the pipes in the bore wells should be slotted (they must have openings) for the first 100 feet so that water from the shallow aquifer can percolate into them after the rains.

Citing the example of Nungambakkam, Saravanan said in this area the soil was alluvial for the first 90 feet. Below that deeper aquifers were located in rocky patches. In this area people were drilling up to 300ft to tap water from the deeper aquifers. While sinking the pipes, they used plain casing in the first 100ft, which was a mistake.

Similarly, places south of Alandur are a hard rock region. The borewells companies provide plain casing from 0ft to 40ft. Whereas, the plain casing has to be given for the first 20ft and the remaining 20ft slotted casing has to be done. Only then the water from the shallow aquifer can be tapped, Saravanan added.