சர்க்கரை கார்டுக்கு டிசம்பர் முதல் அரிசி

Added : நவ 20, 2019 23:11

சென்னை சர்க்கரை கார்டுகளை அரிசி கார்டுகளாக மாற்றம் செய்வோருக்கு டிச. மாதம் முதல் ரேஷன் கடைகளில் இலவச அரிசி வழங்கப்பட உள்ளது.இதுகுறித்து உணவு வழங்கல் துறை அதிகாரி ஒருவர் கூறியதாவது: சர்க்கரை கார்டு மாற்றம் தொடர்பாக நவ. 26ம் தேதி வரை விண்ணப்பங்களை வாங்க அரசு அவகாசம் வழங்கி உள்ளது. விண்ணப்பங்கள் பெற்ற பின் அந்த கார்டுகளை அரிசி கார்டுகளாக மாற்ற உதவி ஆணையர்கள் வட்ட வழங்கல் அதிகாரிகள் முறைப்படி ஒப்புதல் அளித்து தலைமை அலுவலகத்திற்கு அறிக்கை அனுப்புவர்.ரேஷன் கடைகளுக்கு இம்மாத அரிசி ஒதுக்கீடு முடிந்து விட்டது. இதனால் டிச. மாதம் முதல் அரிசி கார்டுகளாக மாறிய சர்க்கரை கார்டுதாரர்களுக்கும் ரேஷனில் இலவச அரிசி வழங்கப்படும்.இவ்வாறு அவர் கூறினார்.

ஓய்வு பெறும் நாளிலேயே ஓய்வூதிய பயன்கள் கருவூலத்துறை முதன்மை செயலர் ஜவஹர் தகவல்

Added : நவ 20, 2019 22:57 

மதுரை: ''ஒருங்கிணைந்த நிதி மற்றும் மனிதவள மேலாண்மை திட்டத்தின் மூலம் காலையில் பில் சமர்ப்பித்தால் மாலையில் பணம் பட்டுவாடா செய்யப்படும். ஓய்வு பெறும் நாளிலேயே ஓய்வூதிய பயன்கள் வழங்கப்படும்,'' என மதுரையில் கருவூலம் மற்றும் கணக்குத்துறை முதன்மை செயலாளர் ஜவஹர் தெரிவித்தார்.

மண்டல அளவிலான ஆய்வு கூட்டத்தில் பங்கேற்க வந்த அவர் மேலும் கூறியதாவது: மாநிலத்தில் 9.30 லட்சம் அரசு ஊழியர்கள், ஆசிரியர்கள் பணிபுரிகின்றனர். இவர்களுக்கு சம்பளம் உள்ளிட்ட இதர பணப்பயன்கள் 18 ஆயிரம் பணம் பட்டுவாடா அலுவலர்கள் மூலம் வங்கிகளில் செலுத்தப்படுகிறது. இதுதவிர மாநிலத்தில் 7.20 லட்சம் ஓய்வூதியர்கள் உள்ளனர். இவர்களுக்கான ஓய்வூதிய பணப்பலன்களும் இத்துறை மூலம் வங்கிகளில் செலுத்தப்படுகிறது.ஏற்கனவே இருந்த நடைமுறையின்படி சம்பளம் உள்ளிட்ட பில்களை சம்பந்தப்பட்ட அலுவலர்கள் மாவட்ட கருவூலங்களில் சமர்பிப்பர். அதை பரிசீலித்து சரியாக இருக்கிறதா என ஆராய்ந்து கருவூல அலுவலர்கள் வங்கிகளுக்கு அனுப்ப ஐந்து நாட்களாகி விடும்.

ஆனால் ஒருங்கிணைந்த நிதி மற்றும் மனித வள மேலாண்மை திட்டம் செயல்பாட்டிற்கு வந்தால் காலையில் பில் சமர்ப்பித்தால் மாலையில் பணம் பட்டுவாடா செய்யும் வகையில் ஆன்லைன் மூலம் அனைத்து பணிகளும் விரைந்து மேற்கொள்ளப்படும். ஓய்வு பெறும் நாளிலேயே ஓய்வூதியபயன்கள் வழங்கப்படும்.

இதற்காக மண்டல வாரியாக பணம் பட்டுவாடா அலுவலர்கள், கருவல அலுவலர்களுக்கு பயிற்சியளிக்கப்படுகிறது. மதுரை மண்டலத்தில் மட்டும் ஒரு லட்சத்து 52 ஆயிரத்து 743 அரசு ஊழியர்களுக்கு மூவாயிரத்து 167 பணம் பட்டுவாடா அலுவலர்கள் மூலம் பணப்பலன்கள் வழங்கப்படுகின்றன. இந்தாண்டு இறுதிக்குள் ஒருங்கிணைந்த நிதி மற்றும் மனிதவள மேலாண்மை திட்டத்தை செயல்பாட்டிற்கு கொண்டு வர நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்படுகிறது, என்றார்.

NEET impersonation scam: Anticipatory bail pleas of accused adjourned to Nov 28

Appearing before Justice G R Swaminathan on Tuesday, the student claimed that he wrote the exam and that he did not involve in any malpractice.

Published: 20th November 2019 05:25 AM

By Express News Service

MADURAI: Awaiting reports on the verification of thumb impression of a medical student who is apprehending arrest in connection with NEET impersonation scam, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court adjourned the anticipatory bail petitions filed by the student and his father V Ravikumar to November 28.

Appearing before Justice G R Swaminathan on Tuesday, the student claimed that he wrote the exam and that he did not involve in any malpractice. However, he could not explain the reason for the mismatch between the photograph in his hall ticket and his face in person. Since the report on verification of fingerprints and thumb impression of the student is yet to arrive, the judge adjourned the petitions by extending the interim protection (against arrest) granted to the father-son.

Meanwhile, one Saravanan, who was also arrested in connection with the scam, withdrew his bail petition. He is the father of one of the students who got bail. Similarly, V K Venkatesan, father of a Theni medical student who was granted bail, also withdrew his bail application on Monday. The petitions were Saravanan and Venkatesan’s second ones before the High Court Bench as the previous ones were dismissed by the court.

Nurses at Madurai's Government Rajaji Hospital sensitised on ill effects of bribery
During a preliminary inquiry conducted by the dean, the suspected FNA's identity was confirmed by the complainant.

Published: 20th November 2019 10:24 AM

By Express News Service

MADURAI: A day after a departmental inquiry was initiated against a Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) Female Nursing Assistant (FNA) who allegedly demanded and took bribe, all the FNAs at the hospital were sensitised on the ill-effects of bribery on Tuesday.

On Monday, Thanikodi, a retired staff of GRH who previously worked as an Office Assistant, submitted a complaint to GRH Dean Dr J Sangumani stating that his daughter-in-law K Logambikai delivered her second child -- baby boy -- at the Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC) block on Friday.

He alleged that an FNA named Karthika, who was posted at the labour ward in the first floor of the block, demanded and took Rs 1,000 as bribe from Logambikai's mother Saratha for allowing her to enter the ward to see the mother and newborn.

During a preliminary inquiry conducted by the dean, the suspected FNA's identity was confirmed by the complainant.

Sources said the nursing assistant, as instructed by the Dean, returned the Rs 1,000 to Logambika the same evening. On Tuesday, Karthika was shifted from CEmONC block to Superspeciality block.

Later, Dr Sangumani initiated an inquiry into the allegation by forming a panel of doctors, including Resident Medical Officer Dr A Srilatha, Assistant Resident Medical Officer Dr P Muruga Porselvi and Dr P Jothi Sundaram of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

On Tuesday, all the GRH nursing assistants were sensitised on the ill-effects of demanding bribe from patients and their relatives. Dr Sangumani warned of stern action against those who demand and accept bribe.

It may be recalled that in August last year, a vigilance committee was reconstituted by the then dean Dr D Maruthupandian, thus revamping the vigilance system that deals with complaints on bribery and corruption by hospital staff and workers.

Following the promotion of one of its committee members -- Dr R Balaji Nathan -- who is now the Dean of Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital in Salem, Dr Sangumani, on Tuesday, made the Head of Department of Cardiology Dr S R Veeramani as the vigilance committee member, replacing Dr Balaji Nathan. Dr Veeramani has been made as the in-charge of issues arising in the CEmONC block.

Two Nigerian students held for drug peddling

Two Nigerian men studying in a private college in Kattankulathur, have been arrested by the Narcotics Intelligence bureau (NIB) for supplying ganja.

Published: 21st November 2019 06:35 AM 

By Express News Service

CHENNAI: Two Nigerian men studying in a private college in Kattankulathur, have been arrested by the Narcotics Intelligence bureau (NIB) for supplying ganja. Based on a tip-off, a team from NIB conducted a raid at their house in Urapakkam and found seven kilograms of ganja which was later seized.

They have been identified as Ayooluwa David Adebakin, studying third year BBA course, and Olugu Olisaaemeka Emmanuel, studying second year B.Sc. The duo were arrested and were remanded in judicial custody after being produced before a magistrate court in Kancheepuram. During investigation, it was revealed that the two students sold ganja in sachets to their friends in college.”They allegedly sneaked the drug in their backpacks and all their transactions were made online,” said the police officer.

‘Doctors to be trained in advanced treatment protocols’

Health Dept. inks MoU with UK’s King’s College Hospital

21/11/2019, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT,CHENNAI

Tamil Nadu’s Health Department, through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UK’s King’s College Hospital, will impart training to doctors on advanced treatment protocols for neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, Health Secretary Beela Rajesh said.

Shortly after releasing a video to create awareness on Parkinson’s disease on Wednesday, she said the Kings College Hospital, in the first phase, was focussing on neurological disorders.

The MoU was signed during the visit of Chief Minister and Health Minister to the UK.

“The first focus is on bringing in treatment protocols for neurological disorders. There are advanced treatment protocols in many foreign countries. We will be training our doctors and starting the procedures here,” she said. Hands-on training and demonstrations would be organised for doctors, she added.

Rehabilitation unit

As per an announcement in the Assembly, a neurological rehabilitation unit will be established at the Government Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, K.K. Nagar at a cost of ₹64 crore. “When a person is diagnosed with a neuro-degenerative disease and is prescribed medicines, he/she also needs therapy on a long-term basis. This unit will cater to these needs. We are forming an expert committee to establish this unit and the views of survivors and NGOs will be obtained,” she added.

The release of the video, ‘Dancing with a stranger’, was jointly organised by SAAR Foundation (Support Awareness Action Rehabilitate) And IAPG (Indian Alliance of Patient Groups). The video features Shanthipriya Siva, an ophthalmologist who was diagnosed with young onset Parkinson’s eight years ago.

V. Natarajan, retired professor of Neurology, said there was a misconception among people that Parkinson’s was a deadly disease but there was no need for fear.

Lakshmi Narasimhan, head of neurology, Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, said, “It is a treatable disease but not curable. Patients should take medications and follow exercises to lead a normal life,” he added. R. Narayana Babu, director of medical education and Ratna Devi, founder of IAPG also participated

Anna univ, set for IoE tag, has 300 vacancies

Needs 1:12 Faculty-Student Ratio

Ragu.Raman@timesgroup.com

Chennai:21.11.2019

Anna University, set to secure the Institute of Eminence (IoE) tag, has 300 of 900 regular teaching posts vacant, sources said. “To achieve the academic and research goals under the eminence tag, the university needs a 1:12 faculty-student ratio for which it may need at least 1,200 faculty members,” an official said. The faculty members are now burdened with administration and teaching work that is hampering their research output. “Once the institute gets eminence tag, we may need to concentrate more on research in cutting edge areas and ease the academic burden of faculty members,” he added.

Since the last recruitment in 2014, the university has not able to take in new faculty members due to reasons including vacancy in vice-chancellor’s post, higher education department ban on recruitment to redeploy excess Annamalai University staff and the UGC ban citing a pending court case in following reservation in universities.

The university, which has been managing with the help of teaching fellows, recently calculated the vacancy positions to implement reservation in recruitment based on 200-point roster system after the state government directed universities to take department as a unit to implement reservation.

“The governor-chancellor has appointed his nominee and there is a delay in appointing state government nominee. After getting state government’s nominee, we will initiate the recruitment process soon,” said a top university official.

As per All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) norms on recruitment, the selection committee shall consist of chancellor’s nominee, state government nominee and experts.

Education consultant Jayaprakash Gandhi said vacancies in Anna University should immediately be filled. “The university should give preference to faculty members in 30-35 age group who are working in cutting-edge areas and future technologies rather than recruiting people in the 40-45 age group.” E Balagurusamy, former vicechancellor, hoped the government would fill all vacancies. “The state government has agreed to IoE status. They would eventually fulfil all requirements for IoE.”