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MBBS students of deemed varsities to come under lens

Court directs CB-CID, forensic officials to obtain their fingerprints

25/10/2019, MOHAMED IMRANULLAH S., CHENNAI

After ordering cross-verification of fingerprints of 4,250 MBBS students who got admitted in government as well as private medical colleges in the State this year with the fingerprints obtained by National Testing Agency (NTA) at the time of conducting National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), the Madras High Court on Thursday ordered a similar exercise to be carried out for those who had been admitted in deemed universities, to rule out impersonation.

Justices N. Kirubakaran and P. Velmurugan recorded the submission of Abdul Saleem, standing counsel for the Selection Committee in Directorate of Medical Education (DME), that it received fingerprints of all 4,250 candidates from NTA and issued instructions to deans of government as well as private medical colleges in the State to obtain thumb impressions of 4,250 students and forward them to the selection committee.

The court was told that after the receipt of the details, information would be shared with the Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department, which found six students in the State having indulged in impersonation to clear NEET, for verification. Since sufficient number of fingerprint experts would be needed to carry out the exercise, the judges suo motu included the Director of Finger Print Bureau as a respondent to a case pending before them.

Special Government Pleader J. Pothiraj was directed to take notice on behalf of the Director, who was ordered to depute the required number of experts for comparison of thumbprints.

When it was brought to the notice of the judges that the 4,250 students do not include those who had been admitted to deemed to be universities in the State, they did not want to spare them. The Division Bench directed the CB-CID and forensic officials to visit every deemed university and obtain the thumb impression of MBBS students who got admitted there this year. The exercise has to be carried out in the presence of dean or principal and the entire process should be recorded on video.

Med News

Police to look into MMC plaint against student

DME officials suspect another case of NEET impersonation

25/10/2019, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, CHENNAI

According to the dean of MMC, an internal inquiry is also under way and it is only suspicion at this point.File Photo

The police have launched an inquiry into a complaint lodged by the Madras Medical College (MMC) seeking investigation into a suspected case of impersonation involving one of its second-year MBBS students.

A senior police officer said the college approached them to conduct an inquiry into the case. He claimed that they are yet to get the student’s complete records. However, college authorities said a formal complaint was lodged on Wednesday.

“Only after we receive the documents can we begin the inquiry. Once we have all the details, we will conduct a thorough background check of the student including his education and where he attended coaching classes for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). If he turns out to be an offender, we will hand the case over to the CB-CID,” he said.

Officials said the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) received information that a second-year student of MMC was involved in impersonation. Officials, while verifying the complaint, found that the photograph of the student in the NEET admit card did not match that on the MMC records.

Old photograph?

“We come across instances in which students have submitted old photographs such as those from class X. So, we told the MMC dean to lodge a police complaint. Now, the police will have to verify,” R. Narayana Babu, Director of Medical Education, said.

R. Jayanthi, dean of Madras Medical College, said they lodged a formal complaint with the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Flower Bazaar, on Wednesday. “We had also conducted an internal inquiry. This is only a case of suspicion as of now,” she said.

Complaints of impersonation in NEET surfaced in the State after a student gained admission for MBBS at the Government Theni Medical College by engaging an impersonator to appear for the exam. The CB-CID, conducting an inquiry into the case, have arrested five students.

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NEET scam: Univs ordered to get students’ fingerprints

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Chennai:

In the NEET impersonation case, the Madras high court has directed all deemed universities in Tamil Nadu to obtain fingerprints of students and videograph the process in the presence of CB-CID personnel and the dean/principal.

A direction to this effect was issued by a division bench of Justice N Kirubakaran and Justice P Velmurugan on Thursday. The CB-CID personnel, accompanied by forensic experts, will visit the deemed universities and get thumb impressions, said the bench, adding that the universities are directed to cooperate with the CB-CID.

As the experts are needed to compare the thumb impressions, the court suo motu impleaded director of fingerprint bureau, Chennai and directed it to provide experts for the process.

On Thursday, when the case came up before the bench, the National Testing Agency informed the bench that copies of thumb impressions of all 4,250 students admitted to MBBS courses in Tamil Nadu in 2019-20 had been forwarded to the CBCID Only those admitted to deemed to be universities in Tamil Nadu are yet to be received by the CB-CID, the court was informed.

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24 மணி நேரமும் இணைப்பு பஸ்

பதிவு செய்த நாள்: அக் 24,2019 06:24

சென்னை: தீபாவளி பண்டிகையை கொண்டாட, வெளியூர் செல்வோருக்கு வசதியாக, 24 மணி நேரமும், மாநகர பஸ்கள் இயக்கப்பட உள்ளன

தீபாவளி பண்டிகையை, தங்களின் சொந்த ஊர்களில் கொண்டாட உள்ளோருக்காக, இன்று முதல், மூன்று நாட்களுக்கு, சிறப்பு பஸ்கள் இயக்கப்படுகின்றன. சென்னையில் இருந்து வெளியூர் செல்வோருக்கு வசதியாக, கோயம்பேடு, மாதவரம், பூந்தமல்லி, கே.கே.நகர், தாம்பரம் ஆகிய இடங்களில், சிறப்பு பஸ் நிலையங்கள் அமைக்கப்பட்டு, வெவ்வேறு பகுதிகளுக்கான பஸ்கள், பிரித்து அனுப்பப்படுகின்றன.அந்த பஸ்களுக்கு செல்ல வசதியாக, சென்னையின் பல்வேறு பகுதிகளில் இருந்து, ஐந்து சிறப்பு பஸ் நிலையங்களுக்கு, இன்று முதல், நாளை மறுநாள் வரை, 310 மாநகர பஸ்களை, இணைப்பு பஸ்களாக மாநகர போக்குவரத்துக் கழகம் இயக்குகிறது.

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ரூ.2,000 நோட்டு செல்லாதா?

பதிவு செய்த நாள்: அக் 24,2019 07:04

சென்னை: 'ஜனவரி 1 முதல் 2,000 ரூபாய் நோட்டு திரும்ப பெறப்படும் என சமூக வலைதளங்களில் பரவும் தகவல் போலியானது' என வங்கி அதிகாரிகள் தெரிவித்துள்ளனர்.

'ரிசர்வ் வங்கி ஜனவரி 1 முதல் 1,000 ரூபாய் நோட்டுக்களை வெளியிட உள்ளது. இதனால் 2,000 ரூபாய் நோட்டுக்கள் திரும்ப பெறப்படும். எனவே ஒவ்வொருவரும் தங்களிடமுள்ள 2,000 ரூபாய் நோட்டுகளை உடனடியாக மாற்றி விட வேண்டும்' என சமூக வலை தளங்களில் ஆடிட்டர் ஒருவர் பெயரில் தகவல் பரவி வருகிறது.

இதுகுறித்து வங்கி அதிகாரிகள் கூறியதாவது: சமூக வலைதளங்களில் பரவும் தகவல் தவறானது. அதுபோல 1,000 ரூபாய் நோட்டு வெளியிடுதல் 2,000 ரூபாய் நோட்டை திரும்ப பெறுதல் போன்ற எந்த அறிவிப்பையும் ரிசர்வ் வங்கியோ மத்திய அரசோ வெளியிடவில்லை. மக்களை குழப்பவே இது போன்ற தகவல்கள் சமூக வலைதளங்களில் பரப்பப் படுகின்றன.

சமீபத்தில் புதிய 1,000 ரூபாய் நோட்டு புகைப்படம் உலா வந்தது. தற்போது இது போன்ற தகவல்கள் பரவுகின்றன. இவற்றை பொது மக்கள் நம்ப வேண்டாம். மத்திய அரசும் போலீசாரும் இது போன்ற போலி தகவல்களை வெளியிடுவோர் மீது நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும். இவ்வாறு அவர்கள் கூறினர்.

NEET 2019

NEET: Bail pleas of 8 accused dismissed

24/10/2019, STAFF REPORTER, THENI

The bail pleas of four students and their parents, accused in NEET impersonation case, were dismissed by the Judicial Magistrate Court here on Wednesday.

Three students were arrested by the CB-CID for allegedly using proxies to clear NEET. Their fathers were also arrested. A woman student of the Saveetha Medical College and her mother were also held.

Other universities

Course in public health journalism introduced

Eight candidates will be admitted

24/10/2019, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, CHENNAI

The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University has introduced a one-year postgraduate diploma in public health journalism. Eight candidates will be admitted to the course.

The last date for receipt of applications is November 6 and the list of selected candidates will be published in the second week of November on the university website.

Entrance examination

An entrance examination may be held based on the shortlisting of candidates. Application forms can be downloaded from the universitwebsite (www.tnmgrmu.ac.in).

The course includes introduction to health journalism and laws governing health, news reporting and writing, human anatomy and diseases of public health importance.

Candidates will also do a project work.

The course fee is fixed at ₹7,100. The candidates must have 85% attendance and also surrender their original certificates during admission.