1st year MBBS students yet to be allotted registration numbers

Even seven months after admission, MBBS students of 2019-20 batch in Tamil Nadu are yet to be allotted registration numbers thanks to the NEET impersonation scam.

Published: 03rd March 2020 06:04 AM |

By Express News Service

CHENNAI: Even seven months after admission, MBBS students of 2019-20 batch in Tamil Nadu are yet to be allotted registration numbers thanks to the NEET impersonation scam. Following the controversy, the administration of Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University has decided to wait for the clearance report from police before assigning permanent register numbers to the newly admitted medical students. Instead, the varsity has decided to allot a ‘provisional registration number’ to each student. 

Speaking to mediapersons on Monday, Dr Sudha Seshayyan, Vice-Chancellor of the university, said, “The registration number will be given based on the outcome of the investigations and court’s verdict. If we allot registration numbers now, it may become a problem since we don’t have clearance from police.”

Almost all medical colleges in the state are affiliated to the university. The V-C said the exams for first year students will take place in August, as per schedule. “After the graduation day (on Thursday), we will start the process of giving provisional registration number to students,” Dr Sudha said.

Tejas to run on Mangaluru - Kozhikode - Coimbatore sector

03/03/2020, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT,KOZHIKODE

A proposal of the Southern Railway to operate the semi high-speed Tejas Express on the Mangaluru - Kozhikode- Coimbatore route is expected to give a fillip to the transportation network in north Kerala.

If introduced, it will be the first Tejas Express, to run in the State. The proposal is to operate the train six days a week, except Mondays. With one commercial stop at Kozhikode, the service will benefit day time passengers in the sector.

Railway sources said that the proposal of this inter-city train service was in its infancy though the mechanical department of the Salem Division and the Palakkad Division had worked out the feasibility of the service.

A final decision on operating the Tejas would be taken only after getting the approval of the Railway Board. One of the reasons for not hastily going ahead with the proposal is that Mangaluru Central Station has to facilitate the primary maintenance for the new train.

Already the existing pit line at the Mangaluru station is experiencing a saturation level. But steps are being taken to set up a new pit line at the station. Another is the issue of the inadequate number of platforms at the Central station.

The non-availability of platforms are forcing the authorities to terminate intra-Karnataka trains at other stations than Mangaluru Central. Besides, a lobby in Mangaluru is against using the Central station for north Kerala commuters.

Tentatively the Tejas Express will depart from Mangaluru at 6 a.m. and arrive at Coimbatore at 12. 10 p.m. It will have halt at Kozhikode at 8. 20 a.m. On its return leg, the train will leave Coimbatore at 2.30 p.m. and reach Mangaluru at 8.40 p.m. It will touch Kozhikode at 4.50 p.m. The train has been proposed primarily for the benefit of the rail commuters of Kozhikode, sources said.

As of now, the fastest train in the Kozhikode- Coimbatore sector is the Mangaluru- Central Coimbatore Intercity Superfast Express covering a distance of 186 km in three hours 55 minutes. However, the fastest train in the Mangaluru - Kozhikode sector is the Hzarat Nizamuddin - Thiruvananthapuram Central Super Fast Express covering 222 km in two hours 57 minutes.

However, the railway authorities have not decided on the fares. The coaches of the Tejas Express will be fully air-conditioned with features such as airplane-like LED lights, fibre reinforced plastic interior panels, GPS-based passenger information system, smart windows, sliding coach doors, modular toilets, CCTV cameras, and sealed vestibules.

Tejas to run on Mangaluru - Kozhikode - Coimbatore sector

03/03/2020, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT,KOZHIKODE

A proposal of the Southern Railway to operate the semi high-speed Tejas Express on the Mangaluru - Kozhikode- Coimbatore route is expected to give a fillip to the transportation network in north Kerala.

If introduced, it will be the first Tejas Express, to run in the State. The proposal is to operate the train six days a week, except Mondays. With one commercial stop at Kozhikode, the service will benefit day time passengers in the sector.

Railway sources said that the proposal of this inter-city train service was in its infancy though the mechanical department of the Salem Division and the Palakkad Division had worked out the feasibility of the service.

A final decision on operating the Tejas would be taken only after getting the approval of the Railway Board. One of the reasons for not hastily going ahead with the proposal is that Mangaluru Central Station has to facilitate the primary maintenance for the new train.

Already the existing pit line at the Mangaluru station is experiencing a saturation level. But steps are being taken to set up a new pit line at the station. Another is the issue of the inadequate number of platforms at the Central station.

The non-availability of platforms are forcing the authorities to terminate intra-Karnataka trains at other stations than Mangaluru Central. Besides, a lobby in Mangaluru is against using the Central station for north Kerala commuters.

Tentatively the Tejas Express will depart from Mangaluru at 6 a.m. and arrive at Coimbatore at 12. 10 p.m. It will have halt at Kozhikode at 8. 20 a.m. On its return leg, the train will leave Coimbatore at 2.30 p.m. and reach Mangaluru at 8.40 p.m. It will touch Kozhikode at 4.50 p.m. The train has been proposed primarily for the benefit of the rail commuters of Kozhikode, sources said.

As of now, the fastest train in the Kozhikode- Coimbatore sector is the Mangaluru- Central Coimbatore Intercity Superfast Express covering a distance of 186 km in three hours 55 minutes. However, the fastest train in the Mangaluru - Kozhikode sector is the Hzarat Nizamuddin - Thiruvananthapuram Central Super Fast Express covering 222 km in two hours 57 minutes.

However, the railway authorities have not decided on the fares. The coaches of the Tejas Express will be fully air-conditioned with features such as airplane-like LED lights, fibre reinforced plastic interior panels, GPS-based passenger information system, smart windows, sliding coach doors, modular toilets, CCTV cameras, and sealed vestibules.

Tejas to run on Mangaluru - Kozhikode - Coimbatore sector

03/03/2020, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT,KOZHIKODE

A proposal of the Southern Railway to operate the semi high-speed Tejas Express on the Mangaluru - Kozhikode- Coimbatore route is expected to give a fillip to the transportation network in north Kerala.

If introduced, it will be the first Tejas Express, to run in the State. The proposal is to operate the train six days a week, except Mondays. With one commercial stop at Kozhikode, the service will benefit day time passengers in the sector.

Railway sources said that the proposal of this inter-city train service was in its infancy though the mechanical department of the Salem Division and the Palakkad Division had worked out the feasibility of the service.

A final decision on operating the Tejas would be taken only after getting the approval of the Railway Board. One of the reasons for not hastily going ahead with the proposal is that Mangaluru Central Station has to facilitate the primary maintenance for the new train.

Already the existing pit line at the Mangaluru station is experiencing a saturation level. But steps are being taken to set up a new pit line at the station. Another is the issue of the inadequate number of platforms at the Central station.

The non-availability of platforms are forcing the authorities to terminate intra-Karnataka trains at other stations than Mangaluru Central. Besides, a lobby in Mangaluru is against using the Central station for north Kerala commuters.

Tentatively the Tejas Express will depart from Mangaluru at 6 a.m. and arrive at Coimbatore at 12. 10 p.m. It will have halt at Kozhikode at 8. 20 a.m. On its return leg, the train will leave Coimbatore at 2.30 p.m. and reach Mangaluru at 8.40 p.m. It will touch Kozhikode at 4.50 p.m. The train has been proposed primarily for the benefit of the rail commuters of Kozhikode, sources said.

As of now, the fastest train in the Kozhikode- Coimbatore sector is the Mangaluru- Central Coimbatore Intercity Superfast Express covering a distance of 186 km in three hours 55 minutes. However, the fastest train in the Mangaluru - Kozhikode sector is the Hzarat Nizamuddin - Thiruvananthapuram Central Super Fast Express covering 222 km in two hours 57 minutes.

However, the railway authorities have not decided on the fares. The coaches of the Tejas Express will be fully air-conditioned with features such as airplane-like LED lights, fibre reinforced plastic interior panels, GPS-based passenger information system, smart windows, sliding coach doors, modular toilets, CCTV cameras, and sealed vestibules.

Medical college hospital to cost nearly ₹ 337 cr.

03/03/2020, STAFF REPORTER,TIRUPPUR

Tiruppur Medical College Hospital will be constructed at ₹ 336.96 crore, said Minister for Animal Husbandry Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan here on Monday.

He was inspecting the construction works on the Tiruppur Government Hospital premises ahead of Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami’s visit to lay the foundation stone on March 14. The 32,066-sq.ft. new hospital building will be constructed at nearly ₹ 126 crore, the 32055.39-sq.ft. medical college building at nearly ₹ 107 crore and the residential quarters to cost nearly ₹ 104 crore, a release said. Other facilities to be made available include gymnasium, auditorium, waste water treatment plant and elevators.

District Collector K. Vijayakarthikeyan, Tiruppur GH Dean Valli Sathyamoorthy, Deputy Commissioner of Police V. Badri Narayanan, MLAs and other officials were present.

Don’t spread fake news, police warn social media users

03/03/2020, STAFF REPORTER,COIMBATORE

The Coimbatore City Police on Monday warned social media users not to spread a fake news which said that a restaurant in Coimbatore was serving two types of biriyani, a genuine one for believers of a particular faith and other one laced with tablets affecting potency for believers of another faith.

After the tweet from the handle @RD_BANA was widely circulated, the police from its official Twitter handle tweeted that the message was fake and social media users should not spread it. “Don't spread fake news. Be responsible user of social media. No one should believe this tweet handle as it is spreading fake news. CCP is working to trace this handle,” said the tweet from the official handle of the police.

Following the reply from the police, the person who tweeted the content removed it. The swift reply from the police was widely appreciated and retweeted by many users.

A similar post was also circulated in Facebook in which the name of the owner of the restaurant was different from that of the name of the owner given in the tweet. The Facebook post said that the stall was selling two types of biriyani, one for people of a particular faith and the other mixed with drugs affecting potency for people of two other faiths.

Nod for Wi-Fi on planes with pilot’s permission

On board devices can access Internet

03/03/2020, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT,NEW DELHI

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Passengers travelling in domestic flights will now be able to use Wi-Fi following permission from the pilot-in-command, according to a government notification.

“The pilot-in-command may permit the access of Internet services by passengers on board an aircraft in flight, through Wi-Fi on board, when laptop, smartphone, tablet, smartwatch, e-reader or a point of sale device is used in flight mode or airplane mode, provided that the Director-General shall certify the aircraft for usage of Internet service in flight through Wi-Fi on board, subject to the procedures as specified in this behalf,” the notification stated.

It added that for the purposes of this rule, an aircraft will be deemed to be in flight when all its external doors are closed following embarkation until the moment when any such door is opened for disembarkation.

Vistara was one of the first players to secure the necessary approvals from the Department of Telecom near the end of last year.