பயணத்தை திடீரென ரத்து செய்த கால்டாக்சி நிறுவனத்துக்கு ரூ.25 ஆயிரம் அபராதம்: நுகர்வோர் நீதிமன்றம் உத்தரவு


2020-01-13@ 00:17:47

சென்னை: பயணத்தை திடீரென ரத்து செய்த கால்டாக்சி நிறுவனத்துக்கு ரூ.25 ஆயிரம் அபராதம் விதித்து நுகர்வோர் நீதிமன்றம் உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளது. சென்னை, பெரம்பூரை சேர்ந்தவர் முத்துகுமார். இவர் திருமணத்துக்கு செல்வதற்காக, கடந்த 2013 ஆண்டு பிரபல கால் டாக்சி நிறுவனத்திடம் அதே ஆண்டு நவம்பவர் 6ம் தேதி திருமணத்துக்கு செல்ல வேண்டி உள்ளது. எனவே, மாலை 5.30 மணிக்கு 13 பேர் பயணம் செய்வதற்காக, டெம்போ டிராவலர் வேன் கேட்டு பதிவு செய்துள்ளார். இதனை உறுதி செய்து கொண்ட நிறுவனம் அதற்காக ரூ.1,670 கட்டணம் தெரிவித்து, சரியான நேரத்துக்கு வருவதாக உறுதியளித்துள்ளனர். ஆனால், பயணத்தை ரத்து செய்துகொள்கிறோம் என்று தெரிவித்துள்ளனர். இதனால், திருமணத்திற்கு தயாராகி இருந்தவர்கள் கடும் மன உளைச்சலுக்கு ஆளாகியுள்ளனர். பின்னர், புதியதாக வேறு ஒரு வாகனத்தை ஏற்பாடு செய்து, இரவு 8 மணிக்கு புறப்பட்டு, சென்றுள்ளனர். அதற்குள் திருமணம் முடிந்துள்ளது.

பின்னர், அங்கிருந்து வீட்டிற்கு வருவதற்கு இரவு 12 மணி ஆகியுள்ளது. இதனால், குழந்தைகள் கடுமையாக பாதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளனர். இதனால், கால் டாக்சி நிறுவனத்திடம் இருந்து உரிய இழப்பீடு வாங்கி தருமாறு மாவட்ட நுகர்வோர் நீதிமன்றத்தில் வழக்கு தொடர்ந்தார். இந்த வழக்கு நீதிபதி மோனி, உறுப்பினர் பாஸ்கர் குமரவேல் முன்பு விசாரணைக்கு வந்தது. அப்போது வழக்கை விசாரித்த நீதிபதி, வாகனத்தை திடீரென ரத்து செய்தும், அதற்கு மாற்று வாகனம் ஏற்பாடு செய்து தராமலும் மன உளைச்சலுக்கு ஆளாக்கி உள்ளது உறுதியாகியுள்ளது. எனவே கால்டாக்சி நிறுவனத்துக்கு ரூ.25 ஆயிரம் அபராதம் விதித்து உத்தரவிட்டார்.

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Added : ஜன 13, 2020 01:05

மதுரை : மதுரையிலிருந்து துபாய் செல்ல நேற்று முன் தினம் மாலை 4.40 மணிக்கு136 பயணிகள் புறப்படத் தயாராக இருந்தனர். ஆனால் துபாயிலிருந்து வரும் ஸ்பைஸ்ஜெட் விமானம் வரவில்லை. பயணிகள் ஸ்பைஸ் ஜெட் நிறுவன அதிகாரிகளுடன் பயணிகள் வாக்குவாதத்தில் ஈடுப்பட்டனர். துபாயிலிருந்து ஸ்பைஸ்ஜெட் விமானம் 17 மணி நேர தாமதத்திற்குப் பின் நேற்று (ஜன., 12) காலை 10:00 மணிக்கு மதுரை வந்தது.

Omni buses and flights cheaper than Suvidha trains this Pongal season

Fares collected by Railways are two and a half to three times higher this Pongal than usual fares during the festival season.

Published: 13th January 2020 05:54 AM

By B Anbuselvan

Express News Service

CHENNAI: Fares collected by Railways are two and a half to three times higher this Pongal than usual fares during the festival season.

Omnibuses already charge Rs 600 to Rs 1700 more per ticket than regular fares from Chennai to Madurai, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi. However, in Suvidha trains, a 3rd AC ticket from Chennai to Tirunelveli on Sunday or Monday cost Rs 3,850.

This is Rs 500 more than a flight fare to Thoothukudi. The usual fare for a 3rd AC ticket is Rs 1,005.

Even, sleeper class fare in a Suvidha train touched a whopping Rs 1,445 against the regular fare of Rs 385.

In March 2016, with a view of increasing revenue, Railways gave up the policy of operating special trains at regular fares. Since then only special fare special trains or Suvidha trains are operated to clear extra rush. While special fare trains charge 30 per cent more than the base fare, Suvidha trains use dynamic pricing.

The first 20 per cent of tickets are charged at base rate + tatkal charge (a minimum of Rs 100 for sleeper class and Rs 200 for AC class) and the next 20 per cent of tickets are priced at 1.5 times of base rate + tatkal charge and so on. For the last 20 per cent of tickets, passengers are charged 300 per cent over the regular fare along with tatkal charge.

This has put passengers to hardship. Of the five special trains operated from Chennai to Tirunelveli/Nagercoil from January 10 to 20, four are Suvidhas. P Edward Jeni, general secretary of Kanniyakumari district railway users’ association, said this was a prelude to handing over high-demand sections to private companies.

Chicken bone removed from boy’s food pipe

13/01/2020 , Staff Reporter, HYDERABAD 


 
The two-cm chicken bone that was removed from a 10-year-old’s food pipe.

A 2-cm chicken bone stuck in the food pipe of a 10-year-old boy was removed by doctors at a corporate hospital here in Telangana.

The boy, who hails from Lingampally, was brought to the hospital a fortnight ago with high temperature, two days after he accidentally swallowed the bone.

A hole had got formed at the site where the bone was stuck. A team of doctors led by Raghuram Kondala, consultant medical gastroenterologist at Continental Hospitals, first removed the bone from the esophagus and did endoscopic clipping to seal the hole.

The boy has been discharged.

Any foreign body in the airway may lead to choking and result in death if not removed in time, say doctors. “Such cases must be attended to immediately as delay could increase the risks like food pipe perforation, leading to infection, long-term complications, and in some cases, death. It is important that utmost care is taken while removing the object and stenting to ensure restoration of functionality of the food pipe,” Dr. Kondala said.

This is the jallikattu wish list for bulls, tamers and spectators 

Adequate water and green fodder must be available for bullsPolice strength must be increased at holding yards to prevent chaosBetter collection points to avoid owners spending days in search of bulls

13/01/2020 , P.A. Narayani, MADURAI 


 
For a ringside view: Makeshift spectators’ gallery being put up at Palamedu. G. Moorthy

On Sunday morning, a large number of workers were seen constructing spectator’s gallery in Palamedu, one of the three main venues in Madurai district where jallikattu, a popular bull taming sport held during Pongal, is set to take place.

Similarly, at Alanganallur and Avaniapuram, the other main venues, preparations have started for the conduct of jallikattu, involving the departments of police, animal husbandry, public works, revenue, district administration, and local organising committees.

Following the popular uprising against the ban on jallikattu in 2017 and the subsequent ruling of judiciary and the intervention of the legislature, there is more emphasis on providing sufficient infrastructure for bulls, players and spectators to make the event safe and largely incident-free.

The first and foremost area of focus is the collection points, where the bulls exit the arena. In the past, a large number of accidents had been reported in the collection points. A majority of these accidents involved spectators and those accompanying the bulls. Every year at least 150 bull owners would search for their bulls that exit the arenas, says C. Murugan, a bull owner from Alanganallur. “Sometimes, it takes up to three days for us to locate our bulls after the jallikattu. Hence, strengthening the collection points to solve these issues is important,” he says.

Superintendent of Police N. Manivannan says around 2,000 police personnel would be deployed at each of these venues during jallikattu. An eight-foot-tall double barricading would be installed in the arenas and collection points for the safety of people. “We have also taken measures to ensure that big wells and pits in the surroundings are sealed to prevent the bulls from falling into them,” he says.

An official from the district administration says the ground had been made into a slope beyond the collection point at Palamedu this year to prevent easy escape of the bulls. Two gates are proposed at the collection point to strengthen the security, says Regional Joint Director of Animal Husbandry D. Suresh Christopher. “This will prevent the possible re-entry of the bulls to the arena from the collection point. Also, the bull owners can easily identify and get hold of their animals,” he says.

To ensure additional safety, president of Jallikattu Padhugappu Peravai P. Rajasekar suggests that a few open cargo vehicles can be deployed at the collection points to transport the bulls to their owners. “This method, which is adopted at jallikattu events conducted in Erode, has been successful,” he says.

The other main area of concern is the holding yard, where the bulls, along with their owners, wait behind ‘vadivasal’ (entry point). “Due to fear that their bulls might lose a chance to participate in the event, the bull owners often tend to jump the queue behind vadivasal. Hence, a lot of accidents are reported here,” says S. Marichamy, a bull owner from Madakulam.

Though police are present at the holding yards, their strength has to be increased to avoid chaos, says S. Rajesh Kannan, a member of the organising committee at Alanganallur.

To address this issue, the number of tokens issued after the registration of bulls is restricted between 700 and 750 for each venue, says Collector T.G. Vinay. “This was a unanimous decision taken after consultation with various stakeholders. Now, the bull owners can bring their animals to the venues during the allotted time and this will avoid chaos at the holding yards,” he says.

While safety measures are in focus, it must be ensured that basic amenities such as drinking water, toilets and parking lots are provided for the thousands of people who watch and take part in the events.

It must be ensured that adequate number of drinking water cans are available near the holding yards and arenas, says M. Raja, a bull tamer.

The players also seek arrangements for having food stalls near government schools, where they usually wait. “A large number of bull tamers come from different districts and reach the schools as early as 2 a.m. and rest there. If there are stalls near the waiting areas, we can buy food,” he says.

P. Veluchamy, a bull owner, says authorities must ensure that adequate water and green fodder are available for the bulls at the collection points and holding yards. “There must be at least one tank of water for 50 bulls,” he says.

There must also be sufficient number of mobile toilets at accessible locations to ensure a hassle-free experience for the spectators, says P. Rukmani, a resident of Alanganallur.

The Collector says steps have been taken to ensure that all basic amenities are available during the events.

Drunk woman threatens to blow up aircraft

13/01/2020 , Kolkata

An AirAsia India flight was forced to return to airport on Sunday after a woman passenger claimed that she had explosives and threatened to blow up the aircraft mid-air. The threat turned out to be a hoax, officials said. Preliminary investigation suggested that the woman, Mohini Mondol, was in an inebriated state, they said. PTI

‘Social media posting is a fundamental right’

Tripura HC quashes case against youth 

 13/01/2020 , Syed Sajjad Ali, Agartala

The High Court of Tripura ordered the police to refrain from prosecuting a man who was earlier arrested over a social media post. Chief Justice Akil Kureshi also barred the police from making any further arrest in connection with the case.

The court passed the order on Friday after lawyers moved the court against the arrest and harassment of a Congress youth activist Arindam Bhattacharjee over his post on a social media platform. Mr. Bhattacharjee had on his Facebook page criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party’s online campaign in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act.

“If you call 8866288662, all your data would go to hackers,” he had commented in his post, prompting the BJP’s IT Cell to respond with a police complaint.

The Chief Justice in his order broadly remarked that posting on social media was tantamount to a “fundamental right” applicable to all citizens, including government employees.

The police then erased Sections 120(B) and 153(A) of the IPC from the First Information Report to quash the case.