திருவாரூர் அரசு மருத்துவமனையில் பெண் சாவு, செவிலியர்கள் உள்பட 5 பேர் பணியிடை நீக்கம் - டாக்டர் மீது விசாரணை நடத்த உத்தரவு

திருவாரூர் அரசு மருத்துவமனையில் பெண் இறந்தது தொடர்பாக செவிலியர்கள் உள்பட 5 பேர் பணியிடை நீக்கம் செய்யப்பட்டு உள்ளனர். மேலும் டாக்டர் மீது விசாரணை நடத்தவும் மருத்துவக்கல்லூரி முதல்வர் விஜயகுமார் உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளார்.

பதிவு: ஆகஸ்ட் 03, 2019 04:30 AM
திருவாரூர்,

திருவாரூர் மாவட்டம் திருக்களம்பூர் கிராமத்தை சேர்ந்தவர் மகாதேவன். இவருடைய மனைவி பவிதா(வயது 30). இவர்களுக்கு 2 வயதில் ஒரு ஆண் குழந்தை உள்ள நிலையில் கடந்த 24-ந் தேதி பவிதாவுக்கு குடவாசல் அரசு மருத்துவமனையில் இரண்டாவதாக பெண் குழந்தை பிறந்தது.

பிரசவத்தின்போது உடல் நலம் பாதிக்கப்பட்டதால் மேல்சிகிச்சைக்காக திருவாரூர் அரசு மருத்துவக்கல்லூரி மருத்துவமனையில் பவிதாவை சேர்த்தனர். இந்த நிலையில் நேற்று முன்தினம் மதியம் சிகிச்சை பலனின்றி பவிதா மருத்துவமனையிலேயே பரிதாபமாக உயிரிழந்தார்.

தவறான சிகிச்சை காரணமாக பவிதா உயிரிழந்ததாக குற்றம் சாட்டி அவரது உறவினர்கள் மருத்துவமனையை முற்றுகையிட்டு ஆர்ப்பாட்டத்தில் ஈடுபட்டனர். பெண் உயிரிழந்தது தொடர்பாக திருவாரூர் அரசு மருத்துவக்கல்லூரி முதல்வர் விஜயகுமார் விசாரணை நடத்தினார்.

இதைத்தொடர்ந்து அன்று பணியில் இருந்த செவிலியர்கள் உதயகுமாரி, பாரதி, திவ்யா மற்றும் தற்காலிக ஊழியர்கள் ரவிக்குமார், சுந்தர்ராஜன் ஆகிய 5 பேரை பணியிடை நீக்கம் செய்து உத்தரவிட்டார். மேலும் அன்று பணியில் இருந்த டாக்டர் மீது விசாரணை நடத்தவும் உத்தரவிட்டார்.

‘Mittai’ and ‘Halwa’ add colour to last day of campaigning in Vellore
Leaders have heated exchanges; AIADMK keeps ally BJP out of electoral scene

Published: 04th August 2019 04:20 AM

 By R Sivakumar

Express News Service

VELLORE: A bitter battle fought on the streets of Vellore Lok Sabha constituency has come to an end with the political parties winding up the election campaign, on Saturday. The electioneering saw political leaders, particularly Dravidian majors, firing from all cylinders to attack each other, and sometimes stooping to new low in political polemics. Two prominent figures —Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and DMK president MK Stalin — stole the show with their campaigns, darting arrows tinged with personal attack at times.


Palaniswami characterised the DMK’s historic win in April general elections as a victory by luring the innocent people with ‘mittai’ (sweet candy), inviting a sharp retort from Stalin who questioned whether the AIADMK won Theni seat by giving ‘halwa’.
Supporters of AIADMK & alliance parties
taking out a rally at Thorappadi;

Calling himself a farmer who rose to the throne step by step, the Chief Minister said Stalin could not bear him occupying the citadel of power because he was a farmer. Taking on him, the DMK leader said one could not become a farmer by merely uttering the word. He even went to the extent of reciting a few lines of a song from late leader MGR’s film ‘Vivasayi’.

The Opposition leader questioned the Chief Minister’s ‘keenness’ to implement Salem-Chennai eight-lane expressway that would deprive hundreds of farmers of their land despite claiming that he was a farmer. Stalin also said it was only for pecuniary benefits. This evoked a sharp reaction from the Chief Minister who said it was DMK that had mastered the art or corruption.

The electoral scene was dominated by local issues than national issues. The ruling party deliberately left out their ally BJP from the electoral scene in Vellore considering the minority vote bank. Top party leaders did not utter the term Modi unlike in the April polls. State BJP leaders avoided appearing on the stages in the constituency.

Extremely heavy rainfall warning for Mumbai, holiday for schools and colleges

The IMD cautioned people, saying heavy rainfall warning on a "very-high-tide day" (Saturday) is "not a good combination".

Published: 03rd August 2019 03:53 PM 

Suburban trains chug on water-logged tracks during heavy rains in Mumbai (File | PTI)

By PTI

MUMBAI/THANE: Incessant rains lashed Mumbai and its surrounding areas on Saturday and the India Meteorological Department said more heavy rainfall is expected in the metropolis during the next 24 hours, prompting authorities to declare a holiday in schools and colleges.

The IMD cautioned people, saying heavy rainfall warning on a "very-high-tide day" (Saturday) is "not a good combination".

In neighbouring Thane and Palghar districts, heavy rains disrupted normal life.

One person was electrocuted in Thane city while another suffered serious injuries after the roof of a bakery collapsed in Mumbra in the district, officials said.

The unceasing downpour in Palghar district prompted authorities to declare a holiday for educational institutions on Saturday.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation issued an advisory asking Mumbai residents to not venture into the sea or in water-logged areas in view of the IMD warning.

"The IMD gave a warning of extremely heavy rainfall for the next 24 hours from 1 pm on August 3. Citizens should avoid venturing around sea also at water-logged areas," the civic body said in a statement.

BMC said in a tweet that a holiday has been declared for schools and colleges in the city.

Deputy Director-General of Meteorology (IMD Mumbai) KS Hosalikar tweeted intense rainfall is expected in Mumbai, Thane and Navy Mumbai in 24-36 hours.

"The highest high tide of the four monsoon months is also today of 4.90 metres at afternoon, exactly during the period when IMD has forecast intense rains for the city. Heavy rainfall warnings on very high tide day in Mumbai is not a good combination. Please avoid outing, beaches," he said in another tweet.

Overnight rains in Mumbai and its suburbs led to water-logging in several areas.

Water-logging on tracks disrupted the suburban train services, as locals of the Central and Harbour routes were running behind schedule by 15 minutes.

In the afternoon, the services between Kurla and Sion were suspended due to a rise in water level and high tide.

However, flight operations at the Mumbai airport were not impacted, an airport official said.

"Overnight heavy rains in Mumbai and its adjoining areas has led to water-logging at some paces, which has affected the flow of traffic, especially in parts of Malad, Andheri and Dahisar," a senior official of the BMC said.

Chief spokesperson of the Central Railway, Sunil Udasi, said suburban trains were running with "cautious speed".

"Due to high tide and water level increase, suburban services between Kurla-Sion and between Kurla-Chunabhatti on the Harbour line have been suspended," he said.

Mumbai police advised people to take precautions.

"As per the weather forecast, intense spells of rain likely to continue in the next 4 hrs and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next 24 hrs. We request Mumbaikars to take adequate precautions & ensure safety. Dial 100 in case of any emergency. Take care Mumbai," it tweeted.

Due to overnight rainfall in Thane district, roads and nullahs in some area were flooded.

The rainwater entered a few housing societies and swept away vehicles, officials said.

Low-lying areas in Thane city were affected the most and parking areas were flooded.

Schools in Thane declared a holiday due to heavy rains.

Buses and autos were not plying due to flooding, the officials said.

In Palghar district, several villages were marooned as the roads connecting them were flooded.

A video showed some cattle getting swept away in the water.

Palghar District Collector Kailas Shinde said the weather department has forecast heavy rains on Saturday and Sunday.

He said a holiday was declared for all the educational institutions in the district.

Heavy rainfall has caused water logging in several areas of Mumbai, including Sion, Nagpada, Nala Sopara, Santa Cruz, Andheri, and Chembur.Read more

Railways approves officials’ request to fly for trips
‘Airfares are cheaper than AC-1, AC-2 train fares’

05/08/2019, PRESS TRUST OF INDIA,NEW DELHI

Contending that airfares to Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata from their centres are “cheaper” than AC-1 and AC-2 train fares, the Hubballi -headquartered South Western Railway (SWR) has approved its officials’ request to fly to these destinations instead.

The General Manager, South Western Railway, has approved the proposal, which states that it would “increase productivity” as the travel time between any location in the railway zone to these tier 1 cities is “more than 12 hours”.

“It can be seen that flight fares of private airlines on mostly travelled routes are cheaper than that of 1AC/2AC train fares,” the Deputy General Manager of the zone proposed in a letter to the General Manager, seeking his approval for air-travel for senior officials on July 31.

It also said that meetings at the Railway Board are arranged at short notice and permitting air travel will enable officers for “quick movement” from headquarters or division to Delhi. The General Manager approved the same on August 1.

HC clears U.S. citizen’s admission to medical college
She will have to obtain Indian citizenship in 12 weeks

05/08/2019, LEGAL CORRESPONDENT,CHENNAI

The Madras High Court on Friday permitted an 18-year-old U.S. citizen (by birth) to be admitted for the MBBS course in the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Medical College in Chennai on the condition that she obtain an Indian citizenship within 12 weeks or end up discontinuing the course after compensating the monetary loss of ₹10 lakh to the State government.

Justice G. Jayachandran passed the order on a writ petition filed by the student after her counsel P.V.S. Giridhar claimed that it would be impossible for the petitioner, who had been allotted a seat in ESIC college on Wednesday, to produce Indian citizenship certificate before August 8 as directed by the selection committee in the Directorate of Medical Education (DME).

According to the petitioner, she had become a U.S. citizen by birth, though her parents were Indian citizens.

After her birth, the family moved to India and she pursued her entire school education over here.

Pending request

Her request for Indian citizenship is pending at the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. In the meantime, she obtained an allotment in the counselling held on Wednesday.

However, the insistence of the DME to produce the citizenship certificate before the next round of counselling on August 8 forced her to file the present writ petition.

When the case was listed for hearing, the standing counsel for Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University Abdul Saleem informed the court that the petitioner could not be granted longer time since admissions to medical courses should be completed before September 30, as per a Supreme Court directive, and that seats unfilled before that date would go waste.

However, the judge went through the prospectus issued for admissions and found that students who discontinue studies after being allotted a seat in a government college should pay ₹10 lakh towards discontinuation fees.

The judge ordered that the petitioner be admitted in accordance with the clause.

Vellore parliamentary election today

05/08/2019, STAFF REPORTER ,VELLORE

The election to the Vellore Lok Sabha constituency will be held on Monday. It was rescinded in April based on the recommendation of the Election Commission following a report on the use of money power to influence voters.

On Sunday, a CCTV camera, 11 computers, a photocopy and printing machine and a scanner went missing from a polling booth in Gudiyatham.

Election department sources said the staff went to the Block Primary School in Gandhi Nagar on Sunday to shift the polling machines. When they reached the location, they found that the locks of the Smart Classrooms were broken.

The intruders were said to have stolen 11 computers, a printer-photocopier and a scanner stored in the room. They also removed the CCTV camera fixed in front of the room.

On receiving a complaint, the Gudiyatham town police reached the spot and conducted preliminary inquiries.

In Christianpet near Katpadi, a static surveillance team, deployed to curb poll code violations, seized ₹11 lakh while the amount was being transported in a car.

Heavy rain hits life in Mumbai again
Over 800 evacuated to safety
05/08/2019, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT,MUMBAI

Closed line: The tracks at the Chunabhatti station in Mumbai went under water on Sunday. PTIPTI

Heavy rain in and adjoining regions disrupted life for the second consecutive day on Sunday, throwing train services off the track, disrupting air traffic and causing power outages in neighbouring Thane and Palghar districts.

Mumbai received 204 mm until Sunday morning, less than its neighbouring towns of Thane and Virar, but the third highest 24-hour August rainfall in a decade. This also marked the completion of total ‘normal’ rainfall for the season, with 2374.2 mm above the average seasonal rainfall of 2317.1 mm received between June and September.

Two electrocuted

Two persons died of electrocution in Santacruz and one was reported missing, feared drowned in Dharavi. A man in his mid-thirties was also feared to have drowned in the Phoolpada dam in Palghar district.

Over 400 people residing along Mithi river were moved to safety, while another 400 people were evacuated in Palghar district. Power supply was cut off in many areas of Thane and Palghar districts, besides many areas in Mumbai, as substations went under water.

Earlier in the day, teams of the Navy, the Air Force and the Army were requisitioned by the State government to rescue those stranded in Thane and Palghar. An IAF Mi-7 helicopter evacuated 58 people, including 16 children, and brought them to the Air Force Station at Thane. Two columns of the Army, consisting of 120 personnel, were sent to Thane district.