Four men rob two women pvt airline staff, held

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:06.10.2019

Two women staff of a private airline were robbed by a four-member gang when they were returning home on their scooter at Thirumudivakkam near Pallavaram early on Saturday. The gang members snatched their scooter, cash and mobile phones and escaped.

The women, employed as ground staff at Chennai airport, had gone to watch a new movie at a mall in Pallavaram. When they were nearing their residence, four men intercepted them, threatened and snatched their bags which had cash and cellphones. They then left the two women in the middle of the road in pitch darkness and fled with their vehicle.

The two women later walked to their rented apartment and informed their friends about the incident. Later, they visited the Sankar Nagar police station and lodged a complaint.

Based on their complaint, police examined CCTV camera footage from the neighbourhood. Sankar Nagar crime wing police inspector Pasupathi and law and order police inspector Mubarak formed two teams and arrested the accused after tracing them with the help of the CCTV camera footage.

The accused were identified as Syan, 23, Prem Kumar, 22, Avinash, 23, and Senthil Kumar, 28, all from Pallavaram. They worked as delivery boys for a mobile food aggregator and were often spotted near a departmental store in Pallavaram. They were remanded in judicial custody and the stolen scooter was seized from them.

The women, employed as ground staff at Chennai airport, had gone to watch a new movie at a mall in Pallavaram. When they were nearing their residence while returning, four men intercepted them and snatched their valuables

Train info

Nellai, Podhigai expresses to run from Tambaram on Oct 10–Dec 7
Move To Help Facilitate Yard Work At Egmore
TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:06.10.2019

Passengers will have to board Nellai Express to Tirunelveli and Podhigai Express to Sengottai at Tambaram instead of from Chennai Egmore as the trains will depart from the suburban station from October 10 to December 7. Railways has also changed the departure station of Egmore-Gaya weekly express from Egmore to MGR Central till December 1. The change is to facilitate yard work at Egmore and also because of a line block for engineering work on the Egmore-Villupuram-Gudur line.

The Tirunelveli-bound Nellai Express will start at 8.20pm at Tambaram and Sengottai-bound Podhigai Express at 9.30pm.

The change may cause inconvenience to passengers who used to board the trains from Egmore as they may have to reach Tambaram on crowded suburban trains during the evening peak hour. In the return direction, Nellai Express and Podhigai Express will be terminated at Tambaram from October 9 to December 7.

The Villupuram-Tambaram passenger will be operated only till Chengalpet from October 10 to December 9.

Railways will also operate a passenger special from Chengalpet to Tambaram, departing from Chengalpet at 9.15am from October 10 to December 8, said a press release. This would help travellers who reach the southern suburb by passenger trains.

K Baskar of the divisional rail uers consultative committee said, “This will be an inconvenience for people who board the train from the city. It may not be easy to travel by suburban trains with baggage. However, the departure cannot be shifted to Central because Tambaram passengers may have to come all the way to Central to board.”

The changes in departure station of the two trains have taken passengers by surprise. People circulated information regarding the change on social media, criticising the move.

Railways has also changed the departure station of Egmore-Gaya weekly express from Egmore to MGR Central till December 1

MCI

MCI BOG preparing guidelines for MBBS, PG Medical fee regulation: Health Ministry Government
October 5, 2019

New Delhi: The issue of fee regulation for MBBS and PG medical courses will see major developments in times to come as the government has requested the Medical Council of India Board of Governors (MCI BOG) to prepare draft guidelines for fee regulation.

The same will form the base document, once the National Medical Commission (NMC) replaces the MCI

The Board of Governors (MCI) has been requested to prepare draft guidelines for fee regulation, so that they can be used as a base document by NMC, confirmed Additional Secretary in the Health Ministry Arun Singhal, while speaking to media persons yesterday.

The confirmation came along with a series of announcements made by the Union Health Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan along with the health ministry officials on the process of complete revamp of the medical education sector with the coming of NMC.

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The steadily rising fees for medical courses, both MBBS and PG has indeed been a matter of concern in the field of Medical Education.

While earlier capitation fee was an issue, with the advent of NEET, the official MBBS fee at most private medical colleges skyrocketed, with the entire course fee even crossing Rs 1 crore in many cases. This is bound to create some financially burdened doctors, the government worried

Both the Roy Choudhury Committee and the Parliamentary Standing Committee expressed concerns regarding the high cost of medical education for students and gave recommendations in favour of capping the fees.

However, given the fact that IMC Act, 1956 has no provision for the regulation of fees the erstwhile MCI refused to interfere with the MBBS fee structures at private medical colleges citing lack of mandate, which further became a bone of contention between the medical council and the government

With the takeover of the Medical Council of India by the Board of Governors, the government directed the BOG to come up with solutions, to tackle this growing problem. The solutions so prepared will now be documented in the form of guidelines and will form the basis on which the future NMC will work, officials informed.

The National Medical Commission will regulate fees and all other charges for 50 per cent seats in private medical colleges and deemed universities.

Court News

NO MCI Permission: Supreme Court dismisses Mulayam Singh Yadav Medical College SLP

Court Decision Medical Education, News, state news 

October 5, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court, in its recent verdict, has dismissed the Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the Mulayam Singh Yadav Medical College against the Medical Council of India’s (MCI) denial to the institute for taking in a fresh batch of 150 MBBS students for the academic year 2019-20.

The refusal of permission by the MCI came in view of the certain deficiencies prevailing at the institute. Earlier, the medical college had approached the Delhi High Court bench which had also dismissed its petition holding that the MCI’s decision cannot be faulted with.

The medical college, set by KSD Charitable trust in Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), had sought quashing of the May 18 order of the MCI by which the request of the medical college for grant of renewal of permission to admit the second batch of 150 students in the MBBS course for the academic year 2019-20 was disapproved.

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The medical institute also sought that the authorities be directed to grant first renewal of permission to it for admitting students.

During an inspection, an MCI team had pointed out various deficiencies including that no faculty or residents have undergone basic course workshop in Medical Education Technology, UG capacity in hostel was 148 as against 180, bed occupancy was 50.33 per cent on day of assessment, no major and minor surgery done on the day of assessment, no CMO available in casualty and cell separation facility was not available in blood bank.

After the first assessment, the authorities sought point-wise compliance from the medical college and compliance verification assessment of the institution was again carried out in which certain deficiencies were found.

The MCI decided not to renew the permission for admission to the medical college and asked it not to admit any student for the academic year 2019-20, though it was free to apply afresh for the next academic year strictly as per the provisions of the Indian Medical Council Act.

During the Delhi HC hearing, the counsel appearing for MCI said that it was clear that the medical college had failed to fulfil the minimum infrastructure, teaching faculty, resident, clinical material and other physical facilities.

They had said the deficiencies pointed out in the inspection reports of December 11-12, 2018 and April 6, 2019 were so grave in nature that the same could not be brushed aside in the larger public interest and also in the interest of residents and students community and that the MCI could not be compelled for the granting renewal permission for admissions.

The college claimed that the MCI’s order was perverse and contrary to the IMC Act and was not a reasoned order. It claimed that it was in full compliance of the provisions and that certain non-existing deficiencies have been artificially generated/ created by the assessment team with an ulterior motive and sole purpose of denying the grant of renewal permission to the college.

The Delhi high court observed that it was apparent that the deficiencies that have been pointed out in the medical college faculty and residents, which were 7.4 per cent and 8.5 per cent respectively, were more than maximum permissible limit of five per cent.

Further, taking into account the verdict of the Supreme Court in relation to the maintainability of standards of medical education, the HC bench had dismissed the petition of the medical college.

Aggrieved by the HC decision, the medical college moved the apex court which has now rejected the appeal of the institute. The SC bench held:

We find no ground to interfere with the impugned order passed by the High Court. The Special Leave Petition is, accordingly, dismissed.

Other universities

Mass cheating alleged in final year MBBS exam: Results of 5 medical colleges held

Medical Education, News, state news

October 4, 2019

KUHS has initiated the necessary procedure to disqualify the 5 MBBS students. The governing council is all set to take a final decision on the matter after a meeting to be held soon.

Thiruvananthapuram: Suspecting mass cheating by 5 MBBS students in the final year examination, Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) has blocked the exam results of five medical colleges in the state.

As per a recent media account, the governing council is likely to take stringent action to curb the practice of unfair means and is taking the necessary procedure to disqualify the suspected MBBS students.

This came following a complaint moved by few medicos against 5 MBBS students associated with Ernakulam Government Medical Colleges; SUT Medical College; Azeezia Medical College, Kollam; MES Medical College, Perinthalmanna and Government T D Medical College, Alappuzha for allegedly cheating in the examination.

Taking cognizance of the subject, the KUHS called for the Deans’ of the medical colleges and the Chief Exam superintendent to its headquarter for an explanation regarding the matter.

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Mathrubhumi reports that the medical colleges initially denied the allegations, however, later, they identified the offenders and handed over the details to the university. The details of SUT and MES medical colleges were not submitted, it added.

As per the norms, the visuals were sent to the university in a CD with the exam answer sheets for verification. However, the visuals submitted was not clear enough to identify the suspected MBBS students. Further, KUHS stated that the medical college authorities have not sent proper visuals in the CDs as the cameras might not be placed properly to capture the footage.

KUHS has initiated the necessary procedure to disqualify the 5 MBBS students. The governing council is all set to take a final decision on the matter after a meeting to be held soon.

More medicos are suspected to be involved in the scam, reports Mathrubhumi.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that 12 second and third-year MBBS students of the Muzaffarnagar medical college, Begrajpur, were caught using electronic devices by the flying squad team of the Meerut university at the Jain Kanya PG College, where 142 students had appeared for their semester examination.

எழும்பூர் ரயில்கள் தாம்பரத்துடன் நிறுத்தம்

Added : அக் 05, 2019 00:05

ஸ்ரீவில்லிபுத்துார் : திருநெல்வேலி மற்றும் செங்கோட்டையிலிருந்து சென்னை எழும்பூர் வரை இயக்கப்படும் பொதிகை, நெல்லை எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் ரயில்கள் அக்., 10 முதல் டிச.7 வரை தாம்பரத்துடன் நிறுத்தப்படுகிறது.

சென்னை எழும்பூர் ரயில் நிலையத்தில் 4 வது நடைமேடையில் பராமரிப்பு பணிகள் நடப்பதால் இந்த இரு ரயில்களும் தாம்பரத்துடன் நிறுத்தப்படும். செங்கோட்டை மற்றும் திருநெல்வேலியிலிருந்து புறப்படும் நேரத்தில் மாற்றமில்லை. அட்டவணைப்படி தாம்பரத்தில் எந்த நேரம் புறப்படுமோ அதே நேரத்தில் அங்கிருந்து புறப்படும் என தெற்கு ரயில்வே அறிவித்துள்ளது.

பாசிட்டிவ் எனர்ஜி' தரும் நவராத்திரி கொலு

Updated : அக் 05, 2019 07:52 | Added : அக் 04, 2019 23:58



'போனவாட்டி உங்க வீட்டு கொலு நல்லா இருந்திச்சு... இந்த வருஷம் என்ன கான்செப்ட் வைக்கப் போறீங்க?''நீங்க மட்டும் என்னவாம்...புதுசா நீங்க வச்சிருந்த அந்த மரப்பாச்சி பொம்மைங்க செமயா இருந்திச்சு'கோவிலில் நான்கைந்து பெண்கள் சந்தித்துக் கொண்டால், இப்படித்தான் பரஸ்பரம் விசாரித்துக் கொள்கின்றனர்.புரட்டாசி மாதம் நவராத்திரி விழாவில், கொலு வைத்தல் என்பது பாரம்பரிய பக்தி நிகழ்ச்சியாகும்.

துர்காதேவி, மகாலட்சுமி, சரஸ்வதி ஆகிய மூவரையும், மேடையில் வைத்து அலங்கரித்து வழிபடுவதுடன், நல்லோரின் நட்பை ஏற்று போற்றுதலும், பக்தியை பெருகச் செய்வதும், கொலுவின் முக்கிய நோக்கமாக இருக்கிறது.தேவியரின் மந்திரங்களை தினமும் சொல்லி பூஜை செய்வதுடன், விரதமிருந்து வழிபடுவதால் கன்னிப் பெண்களுக்கு திருமணம் கைகூடுவது, குடும்பத்தில் நேர்மறை எண்ணங்கள் அதிகரித்து, அன்பும் ஒற்றுமையும் ஓங்குவது, இல்லத்தில் செல்வம் சேருவது, பருவநிலை மாறுதல்களால் அதிகரிக்கும் கொசுக்களை வீட்டுக்குள் வரவிடாமல் செய்து, நோய்களின் தாக்குதல்களில் இருந்து விடுபடுவது... என எண்ணற்ற நன்மைகள் கொலுவின் பிரதிபலிப்பாக உள்ளன.

சிலர் ஒவ்வொரு ஆண்டும் ஏதாவது ஒரு புதிய 'கான்செப்டை', அடிப்படையாக வைத்து கொலு வைக்கின்றனர். கோவையில் இந்தாண்டு கொலு அமைத்துள்ள பலரது வீடுகளில், நடுநாயகமாக படுத்திருக்கிறார், அத்திவரதர்.கடந்த 45 ஆண்டுகளாக கொலு வைத்து வரும், சிவானந்தா காலனியை சேர்ந்த ரமா வெங்கட், ''மகாளய அமாவாசையில் கலசம் வைத்து ஆரம்பிக்கும் கொலுவானது, விஜயதசமியன்று நிறைவடைகிறது.

10 நாட்கள் நடக்கும் கொலு நிகழ்ச்சியில், சிவப்பு சந்தன மரத்தால் உருவாக்கப்பட்ட மரப்பாச்சி பொம்மை முக்கியம். தினமும் காலை பூஜைகள் செய்வது, தேவியருக்கு உகந்த துதிகள் படிப்பது என, பல்வேறு நிகழ்ச்சிகள் இடம்பெறுகின்றன.அம்பாள், மகிசாசுரனை அழித்த விஜயதசமியன்று வடை, பாயசம் வைத்து கொலு நிறைவடைகிறது. கொலுவின் போது, வீடு முழுவதும் 'பாசிட்டிவ் எனர்ஜி' இருக்கும். அனைவரிடமும் சந்தோஷம், குறைகளை மறப்பது, ஆன்மிக சிந்தனை மலர்வது என ஏராளமான நன்மைகள் ஏற்படுகின்றன,'' என்கிறார்.
கன்னிப் பெண்களுக்கு திருமணம் கைகூடுவது, குடும்பத்தில் நேர்மறை எண்ணங்கள் அதிகரித்து, அன்பும் ஒற்றுமையும் ஓங்குவது, இல்லத்தில் செல்வம் சேருவது, பருவநிலை மாறுதல்களால் அதிகரிக்கும் கொசுக்களை வீட்டுக்குளு் வரவிடாமல் செய்து, நோய்களின் தாக்குதல்களில் இருந்து விடுபடுவது... என எண்ணற்ற நன்மைகள் கொலுவின் பிரதிபலிப்பாக உள்ளன.