நிர்பயா வழக்கு குற்றவாளிகளுக்கு விரைவில் தூக்கு தண்டனை நிறைவேற்றம்? 

புதுடெல்லி 31.10.2019

டெல்லி மருத்துவ மாணவி நிர்பயா கூட்டுப் பலாத்காரம் செய்து கொல்லப்பட்ட வழக்கில் குற்றவாளிகளாக அறிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ள 4 பேருக்கும் விரைவில் தூக்கு தண்டனை நிறைவேற்றப்படலாம் எனத் தகவல்கள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன.

குற்றவாளிகளாக அறிவிக்கப்பட்ட 4 பேரும், அடுத்த 7 நாட்களுக்குள் கருணை மனுவைக் குடியரசுத் தலைவருக்கு அனுப்பி அங்கிருந்து பதில் பெறாத பட்சத்தில் அவர்களுக்கான தண்டனை நிறைவேற்றப்படும் என்று திஹார் சிறை அதிகாரிகள் தெரிவித்தனர்.

கடந்த 2012-ம் ஆண்டு, 23-வயதான மருத்துவக் கல்லூரி மாணவி ஓடும் பேருந்தில் கூட்டுப் பலாத்காரம் செய்யப்பட்டு, பேருந்திலிருந்து கீழே வீசப்பட்டார். அவரின் நண்பரும் கடுமையாகத் தாக்கப்பட்டார். உயிருக்கு ஆபத்தான நிலையில் மீட்கப்பட்ட அந்த மாணவி சிங்கப்பூருக்கு மருத்துவ சிகிச்சைக்குக் கொண்டு செல்லப்பட்டு பலன் அளிக்காமல் 2012, டிசம்பர் 29-ம் தேதி உயிரிழந்தார்.

நாடு முழுவதும் பெரும் அதிர்வலையை ஏற்படுத்திய இந்த மருத்துவ மாணவியின் பெயர் வெளியிடப்படவில்லை, அவரை நிர்பயா என்றே அழைத்தனர். டெல்லி போலீஸார் கொலை மற்றும் கற்பழிப்பு வழக்குப் பதிவு செய்து ராம்சிங், முகேஷ் சிங், வினய் சர்மா, பவன் குப்தா, அக்ஷய் தாக்குர் மற்றும் ஒரு இளம் குற்றவாளி என 6 பேரைக் கைது செய்தனர்.



இவர்களில் ராம்சிங், திஹார் சிறையில் 2013-ம் ஆண்டு, மார்ச் மாதம் 11-ந் தேதி தற்கொலை செய்து கொண்டார்.‘நிர்பயா’ வழக்கை விசாரித்த விசாரணை நீதிமன்றம் இளம் குற்றவாளிக்கு 3 ஆண்டு சிறைத்தண்டனை விதித்தும் முகேஷ் சிங், வினய் சர்மா, பவன் குப்தா, அக்சய் தாக்குர் ஆகிய 4 பேருக்கு மரண தண்டனை விதித்தும் 2013-ம் ஆண்டு செப்டம்பரில் விரைவு நீதிமன்றம் தீர்ப்பு வழங்கியது. இந்தத் தீர்ப்பை உயர் நீதிமன்றமும், உச்ச நீதிமன்றமும் உறுதி செய்தன.

ஆனால், தூக்கு தண்டனை விதிக்கப்பட்ட 4 குற்றவாளிகளுக்கும் இன்னும் தண்டனை நிறைவேற்றப்படாமல் இருந்து வருகிறது. இதில் 3 குற்றவாளிகள் திஹார் சிறையிலும், ஒருவர் மண்டோலி சிறையில் 14-ம் எண் அறையிலும் அடைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளார்.

இந்நிலையில், இன்னும் 7 நாட்களுக்குள் 4 குற்றவாளிகளும் குடியரசுத் தலைவருக்குக் கருணை மனு அளித்து அதற்குப் பதில் வராவிட்டால் தூக்கு தண்டனை நிறைவேற்றப்படும் என திஹார் சிறை அதிகாரிகள் தெரிவித்தனர்.

இதுகுறித்து திஹார் சிறை இயக்குநர் சந்தீப் கோயல் நிருபர்களிடம் கூறுகையில், "நிர்பயா வழக்கில் தூக்கு தண்டனை விதிக்கப்பட்ட 4 குற்றவாளிகளும் இன்னும் 7 நாட்களுக்குள் குடியரசுத் தலைவருக்குக் கருணை மனு அளிக்க வேண்டும். இதுவரை குற்றவாளிகள் 4 பேரும் தண்டனையை மறு ஆய்வு செய்யக்கோரி சீராய்வு மனுக்கள் ஏதும் தாக்கல் செய்யவில்லை. தண்டனையை நிறுத்திவைக்கவும் கோரவில்லை.

குடியரசுத் தலைவருக்குக் கருணை மனு அனுப்பி, தங்களின் தண்டனையை ஆயுள் தண்டனையாகக் குறைக்க வேண்டுகோள் விடுத்து அவர் நிறுத்தினால் மட்டுமே தண்டனையை நிறுத்தி முடியும். குடியரசுத் தலைவருக்கு 7 நாட்களுக்குள் கருணை மனு அனுப்பக் கோரி குற்றவாளிகள் 4 பேருக்கும் கடந்த 28-ம் தேதி முறைப்படி நோட்டீஸ் வழங்கப்பட்டுவிட்டது. இவர்களின் மனுவுக்குக் குடியரசுத் தலைவர் ஏதும் பதில் அளிக்காவிட்டாலோ அல்லது குடியரசுத் தலைவருக்கு மனு அளிக்காவிட்டாலோ தண்டனை நிறைவேற்றப்படும்.




குற்றவாளிகளை விரைவில் தூக்கிலிட வலியுறுத்திவரும் நிர்பயாவின் தாய்

மேலும், 4 குற்றவாளிகளுக்கும் தூக்கு தண்டனை வழங்கிய விசாரணை நீதிமன்றத்திலும் கருணை அளிக்க 7 நாட்கள் அவகாசம் வழங்கியது தொடர்பாகத் தகவல் தெரிவிக்க உள்ளோம். 7 நாட்களில் ஏதேனும் பதில் வராவிட்டால், தண்டனை நிறைவேற்றுவதற்கான சட்டபூர்வ வழிகளைத் தொடங்குவோம். ஒருவேளை குற்றவாளிகள் கருணை மனுத் தாக்கல் செய்யாவிட்டால், நீதிமன்றத்தில் கூறி, குற்றவாளிகள் 4 பேருக்கும் தூக்கு தண்டனை நிறைவேற்றுவதற்கான வாரண்ட் வழங்குவோம்" எனத் தெரிவித்தார்.

இதற்கிடையே கடந்த 28-ம் தேதி சிறை நிர்வாகம் சார்பில் நோட்டீஸ் அளிக்கப்பட்ட பின் 4 குற்றவாளிகளும் அமைதியற்று, பதற்றத்துடன் காணப்படுகிறார்கள் என்று சிறை வட்டாரங்கள் தெரிவித்தன.

ஐஏஎன்எஸ்

Doctors advise adequate sleep at right time, 10,000 steps/day 

DECCAN CHRONICLE. | YAMUNA CHANDRAN

Published Oct 31, 2019, 1:29 am IST

According to the report, Indians get an average of seven hours and one minute of sleep per day, the second-lowest after Japan.

The survey also suggests that India is the second-lowest in the sleep index, just below Japan.

Chennai: A sleep insight data shared by Fitbit has shown that India is the second most sleep-deprived as well as the least active country amongst the 18 countries surveyed.

According to the report, Indians get an average of seven hours and one minute of sleep per day, the second-lowest after Japan. The figures are 48 minutes lesser than the average sleep for users in the UK and 32 minutes lesser than the average night sleep time of Americans.

Speaking about these findings, Dr V. Mohan, chairman and chief diabetologist, Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, says that though he agrees with the findings, it should be noted that the study was conducted amongst Fitbit users, a group generally touted to be fitness motivated. The national aggregate could be much lower, he adds.

"A sedentary person clocks in about 2,000 steps a day. According to science it is widely accepted that walking 10,000 steps a day ideally keeps one healthy, prevents diabetes and aids in weight loss. While 45 minutes of walking amounts to 5,000 steps, it is essential that a person remains active throughout the day to reach the 10,000 mark," says Dr Mohan.

Dr Mohan feels that though Indian Fitbit users have been found the least active walking an average of 6,533 steps per day, it is a decent number, considering the national average which could be at just 3,000- 4,000. Interestingly, a study conducted by Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre found out that pregnant women walk just walk about 2,000 steps during pregnancy. People are also more active in rural areas as compared to urban regions.

"The low physical activity could be attributed to our culture. As a nation, we are more carbohydrate oriented and also have a very low inclination towards fitness, excluding the 10-15 per cent of health-conscious individuals," he reasons.

The survey also suggests that India is the second-lowest in the sleep index, just below Japan. The reason for this could be an increase in screen time as well as the varying work shifts of the office goers, says Dr Mohan." Majority of the young population working in IT firms and BPOs work according to the timings of other countries. This affects their sleep pattern," he says adding that the 'light-dark cycle' and the time by which a person goes to sleep is equally important as the number of sleeping hours.

Not so surprisingly, low physical activity and less sleep can cause severe health implications. Elaborating on this, Dr Pradeep G Nayar, senior consultant, Interventional Cardiology, Fortis Malar hospitals, says " Physical activity keeps the blood vessels, particularly the endothelium(the innermost layer of blood vessels) healthy. An unhealthy lifestyle will damage this layer, resulting in several diseases including diabetes and heart attack. "

"Getting adequate sleep in the right hours is also of prime importance. During sleep, especially REM sleep, hormones are produced to rejuvenate the body. If this is compromised it will lead to the production of stress hormones, which will once again damage the endothelium," says Dr Pradeep.

Aadhaar is a must for these Chennai families to enter their own homes Since their houses are encircled by Indian Army's Officers Training Academy campus, 15 families of ex-servicemen are subjected to the scrutiny every day.

Published: 31st October 2019 11:14 AM 

 

For representational purposes (File Photo | PTI)

By Madhumitha Viswanath

Express News Service

CHENNAI: The necessity of Aadhaar is still a hot debate. But for these 15 families of ex-servicemen, they may not even be able to enter their own houses without producing the Aadhaar card. The reason is that their houses are encircled by the campus of the Indian Army's Officers Training Academy at St Thomas Mount. For last three years, the Army has put an additional outpost which the residents have to clear to reach their homes. Every time Adhaar card has to be produced. Sometimes, the security personnel accept other government identity documents too.

But when Express spoke to the residents, this seems to the one of the lesser problems. The security personnel does not allow anyone else to their houses starting from postman, LPG cylinder deliveryman to even ambulances.

Residents said they are not encroaching or trying to usurp defense property. Their ancestors who worked in the Army and had bought four grounds back in 1911. Their street is called Battery Lane. They have even patta for their property. Over the years this was passed on to their children and grandchildren.

The subsequent establishment of the Officers Training Academy in the area also did not affect them much. But when in 2016 the Army installed an outpost and started checking every person entering the
area, their every lives changed much.

Everytime residents try to go back home after work or after running an errand, they are stopped by defense personnel and asked to show their Aadhaar cards. Since even the electricity board staff are not allowed to reach the houses, the residents are forced to take down electricity meter readings by themselves. They have to fetch the LPG cylinder from the main road from the delivery man. Also, as the postman cannot come inside, letters are delivered to an alternate address neaby.

When Express visited the spot, a live electricity cable was lying in a puddle of water. Residents said after heavy rains on Tuesday night the cable snapped at Battery Lane in St Thomas Mount. Ever after repeated complaints, Tangedco workers hesitated to rectify the problem as they the defense personnel do not allow them to enter.

“We have already submitted photographs of all our family members, photocopy of our Aadhaar cards among other documents. But even after this, we cannot pass the security gate. If they come back late from work after 10 pm, they aren't allowed to enter inside,” said Dinesh Kumar, who shifted his house to Kalaignar Nagar nearby due to the lack of basic amenities here.

Another long-time resident Uma G who is in her early 80s had to walk till the main road in the night when she had a bout of wheezing two months ago. As even ambulances or other civilian vehicles aren’t  llowed inside, she had to walk till Tulasingapuram main road to catch an auto to the hospital.

“After I was discharged from the hospital I was not allowed to go inside by the defense personnel. As they keep changing, new guards did not recognise me and asked for my ID proof which was at home. After waiting for an hour I could finally go in after the old guard came,” she said.

Though residents have sent repeated written complaints to the commandant of the academy, they have received no response or relief so far. “Many people who live here work in the academy. But they don’t  want to provide us with any basic amenities. Our houses are in dilapidated condition. Our roofs have been leaking for years. But they won’t let us bring construction material inside in vans. None of our  friends or relatives can visit us freely. It’s a nightmare living here,” said R Senthilkumari.

An Army official told Express that the academy officials was not aware of any livelihood problems faced by these residents and said they will look into the issue. Though many attempts were made to contact the commandant of the academy, he couldn’t be reached for a comment.

Motor menace beside Chennai's Phoenix Market City mall

Visitors to the Phoenix Market City in Velachery continue to illegally park their vehicles on the roads and footpaths, leading to severe traffic snarls during peak hours. .

 Published: 30th October 2019 06:32 AM 

 
Traffic snarls are common in roads connecting to the mall  Ashwin Prasath

By Express News Service

CHENNAI: Numerous private parking lots dot the areas surrounding Phoenix Market City in Velachery. Despite this provision, visitors to the mall continue to illegally park their vehicles on the roads and footpaths, leading to severe traffic snarls during peak hours.

At any time of the day, the 100 Feet Road, located adjacent to the mall, is encroached on both sides. “It gets worse during weekends and holidays. Sometimes, two-wheelers are parked even in two rows. Initially the police were towing the vehicles daily, but the problem has increased a lot lately. During evenings, traffic comes to a standstill due to this,” said S Mohan, a motorist who regularly plies in the area.

The road connecting Guindy and Velachery also faces a similar plight as it is encroached by cabs and autorickshaws whose drivers find it convenient to wait under the shade of the trees.

On the other hand, the public say exorbitant fares imposed at parking lots are forcing them to do this. “The mall charges at least Rs 50 per hour and we have to spend as much as the movie ticket on parking. Also, on Sundays, the private parking lots run out of space, and they too have increased fares lately,” said Subha, one of the visitors to the mall.

The owners of the shops located on the 100 Feet Road say they are forced to deflate tires some times. “Our security personnel keep warning the motorists to not park illegally. Still, if they park outside our shops, we have no other option but to deflate the tires. Most of them protest and fight outside the shop when they find out about this, but this is the only way to stop them,” said one of the managers of a store on the 100 Feet Road.

However, the police said they have been towing vehicles regularly. “Though we tow the vehicle, the public return to park the next day. We must work on an alternative solution,” said one of the cops.

No more queues for check-in bag screening at Chennai International Airport Under the new plan, travellers can go directly to the airline’s check-in counter and drop baggage on the belt.
 
Published: 30th October 2019 09:04 AM |

Chennai International Airport

By C Shivakumar

Express News Service

CHENNAI: Passengers from Chennai International Airport can heave a sigh of relief as the airport is planning to do away in two weeks the need for them to queue up to scan their luggage at stand-alone X-ray machines before depositing them at the check-in counter.

Under the new plan, travellers can go directly to the airline’s check-in counter and drop baggage on the belt. Scanning will be done in several stages even as each piece of baggage travels on the conveyor belt to the hub from where it will go into the aircraft belly.

Chennai airport director S Sreekumar told Express that the inline baggage scan facility is planned to be introduced at the domestic airport also by this year-end.

New machines have been installed and tested, but the hitch is trained manpower to handle them. Ten to 15 batches have to undergo training, which is being done in Kochi.

He said a total of 80 personnel will be required to monitor baggage. “Since only a few batches were trained, we are relying on staff from other centres so that the system can begin next month,” he said.

He said another 80 personnel are required for domestic airport and the director is positive that it will be done by December. This comes after an MoU had been signed with AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Services Company to supply manpower to screen baggage at the four-level inline screening system.

He said Air India was handling screening of bags at stand-alone machines for all airlines at the international terminal. AAI has taken over the work from September 1.

Air India to connect Amritsar with London

Chennai: Air India is set to connect Amritsar in Punjab, with London Stansted with a thrice-a-week service from Thursday. Commencing from Mumbai, the flight will connect Ram Dass Jee International Airport in Amritsar to Stansted Airport in London. Operated by a 256-seater Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, flight AI165 will fly from Amritsar to London Stansted and return as flight AI 166 to Amritsar on every Monday, Thursday and Saturday.

It will be the first-ever scheduled flight to India from London Stansted Airport and the only direct link between London and Amritsar. This service is the National carrier’s tribute to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Devji.

Doctors

The-Hindu

ESI doctor, 3 others held for job racket

31/10/2019, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, CHENNAI

The CB-CID Metro Wing on Wednesday arrested four persons, including a senior assistant surgeon of ESI Hospital in the city, for forging appointment letters for the posts of Secretariat office assistants

Due to the incorrect address of an applicant, the letter was returned to the Secretariat, and another applicant who received it had approached the Secretariat.

Suspecting foul play, Secretariat officials had lodged a police complaint. The four were arrested by S. Meena, Inspector of Police, CB-CID Metro Wing, Chennai.

Doctors

Health Minister cautions striking doctors

Return to duty today or your posts will be declared vacant: Vijayabaskar

31/10/2019, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, CHENNAI

The Minister says Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital is not a protest venue. 

 If the striking government doctors do not report for duty on Thursday, it will be considered a break in service, and their posts will be declared vacant. The government will not hesitate to make fresh appointments to these posts through the Medical Services Recruitment Board (MRB), Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar cautioned.

With the indefinite strike by doctors affiliated to the Federation of Government Doctors Association (FOGDA) entering its sixth day on Wednesday, the Minister told reporters, “The government has to ensure that patient care is uninterrupted. If the doctors continue to boycott work without any prior notice tomorrow, we will consider it as a break in service. The Health Secretary has already issued orders, and this will reach the deputy directors, joint directors and deans through circulars from the respective directorates.”

“There is time till 2 p.m. on Thursday. After this, a list of doctors, who have not turned up for duty, would be drawn up, and sent to the respective directorates of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Medical Education and Medical and Rural Health Services. The government will immediately declare the posts of these doctors vacant. We will not hesitate to fill these posts,” he added.

Already, 10,017 doctors had applied following a government notification for recruitment of doctors through the MRB, he said, adding: “They had appeared for the exams. Of this, we had issued appointment orders to nearly 1,850 persons. The remaining qualified persons are ready. If needed, new doctors will be appointed.”

Dr. Vijayabaskar said the government was ready to hold talks with the striking doctors after they withdraw their strike with no conditions. “We want the situation to return to normalcy. Our aim is not to take a stand against our doctors,” he added.

He said that FOGDA’s strike continued despite the government recognised association — Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association — withdrawing its their decision to strike work in the interest of patients. “Nearly 90% of doctors are affiliated to the TNGDA,” he said.

He noted that the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital where the doctors are protesting was not a protest venue, and this was causing disturbance to the patients. “Preventing other doctors, who are willing to work, is unacceptable. We are not rejecting their demands. They should not ask that their demands should be fulfilled within a particular time frame,” the Minister said.

Earlier, Health Secretary Beela Rajesh directed the Directors of Medical Education, Medical and Rural Health Services and Public Health and Preventive Medicine to send necessary circulars to instruct medical officers to return to duty immediately. In the letter, she stated that certain government doctors are on strike from October 25. This was a violation of Rule 22 of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants’ Conduct Rules, 1973.

Strike to continue: FOGDA

On its part, FOGDAstated that it has decided to continue the indefinite strike and had sought the Chief Minister's intervention to sort the issue. A. Ramalingam, convenor, FOGDA, said that on August 27, the Health Minister had assured that their demands would be fulfilled in six weeks’ time. “We are asking the government to fulfil what they had assured us. If we are an unrecognised association, why did the government hold talks with us and give their assurance in writing,” he said.