மீண்டும் சேவையை துவக்கியது, 'ஓலா'

மீண்டும் சேவையை துவக்கியது, 'ஓலா'

Added : ஜூன் 05, 2020 23:36

சென்னை; சென்னையில் போக்கு வரத்து சேவையை, 'ஓலா' நிறுவனம், மீண்டும் துவங்கி உள்ளது.

இதுகுறித்து, அந்த நிறுவனம் வெளியிட்ட செய்திக்குறிப்பு: தமிழக அரசின், சமீபத்திய புதிய வழிகாட்டுதலின்படி, கோவை, மதுரை, திருச்சி, சேலம் உட்பட, பல்வேறு முக்கிய நகரங்களில், ஏற்கனவே சேவை துவக்கப்பட்டது. தற்போது, சென்னையில், ஓலாவின் போக்குவரத்து சேவை துவக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.விமான நிலையம் மற்றும் பிற பகுதிகளுக்கு சென்றுவர, ஓலா ஆட்டோ மற்றும் கார்களை வாடிக்கையாளர்கள் பதிவு செய்யலாம்.

ஒவ்வொரு பயணத்திற்கு முன்பும், டிரைவர் மற்றும் பயணியருக்கு, முக கவசம் அணிதல், காரில் கிருமி நீக்கம் செய்தல், டிஜிட்டல் பண பரிவர்த்தனை உள்ளிட்ட, ஐந்து அடுக்கு பாதுகாப்பு வழங்கப்படுகிறது. பாதுகாப்பு அம்சங்களை பின்பற்றாத டிரைவர் மற்றும் வாடிக்கையாளர்களின் பயணம் ரத்து செய்யப்படும்.இவ்வாறு, அதில் கூறப்பட்டுள்ளது.

Coronavirus intrudes into Secretariat, 23 test positive

Coronavirus intrudes into Secretariat, 23 test positive

The coronavirus has intruded into the State Secretariat with 23 employees, including eight officers, reportedly testing positive for the viral infection.

Published: 05th June 2020 07:09 AM | Last Updated: 05th June 2020 07:09 AM

For representational purposes (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)

By Express News Service

CHENNAI: The coronavirus has intruded into the State Secretariat with 23 employees, including eight officers, reportedly testing positive for the viral infection. The test results of a few IAS officers are awaited, said sources. Pointing out the rise in infections, the Tamil Nadu Secretariat Association has made a representation to Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami urging him to reduce the number of staff present on a given working day to 33 per cent.

They stated that maintaining physical distance has became difficult after 50 per cent of staff were told to attend office from June 1. The association has also urged the Chief Minister to exempt employees aged above 55, pregnant women, lactating mothers and those having ailments from attending office till the lockdown gets over.

Association president S Peter Anthonysami told Express that employees coming from red zones should be allowed to work from home. He said thermal scanning should be compulsory for all staff at entrances to the Secretariat. The quarantine period of employees should be treated as special casual leave and until the pandemic is contained fully, entry of public into the Secretariat should be restricted.

Three Madras High Court judges test COVID positive

Three Madras High Court judges test COVID positive

The restriction will also apply to subordinate courts across the State as nine district courts were allowed to conduct open court hearings.

Published: 06th June 2020 06:50 AM | Last Updated: 06th June 2020 06:50 AM | A+A A-

Madras High Court (File photo | PTI)

By Express News Service

CHENNAI: Three judges of the Madras High Court on Friday tested positive for Covid-19 and are undergoing treatment in private hospitals in the city, said sources in the High Court.

Following this, the functioning of the court has been restricted with limited benches put in place and judges to hold video-conferencing from their residences. Apart from the three judges, some of the personal staff and secretaries have also tested positive. Two division benches and four single judges will take up only urgent matters and the hearings would be conducted from the residential chambers of the judges and not from the Court premises from Monday. A circular pertaining to functioning of courts has also been released.

The restriction will also apply to subordinate courts across the State as nine district courts were allowed to conduct open court hearings. All access to the High Court premises will be restricted till June 30.

15 private varsities get notices over admission tests

15 private varsities get notices over admission tests

SruthySusan.Ullas@timesgroup.com

Bengaluru:  06.06.2020

The admission overseeing committee for professional courses in Karnataka has slapped notices on 15 private universities for announcing separate tests for engineering and management admissions and inviting applications even before class 12 exams are completed.

According to the Supreme Court, institutions offering the same discipline should conduct a common entrance test and centralised counselling instead of holding their own test, burdening students. “…Single-window system of admission is necessary in order to achieve the twin objectives of transparency and merit, all institutions of the same or similar type, whether minority or non-minority institution, will therefore be required to fill their seats through a single entrance test...,” the apex court had said in its judgment in the TMA Pai Foundation case. Such colleges have to come together and conduct an entrance test.

Till last year, while some institutions held their own entrance tests, others were relying on ComedK scores. However, the number of institutions holding their own tests increased this year. With this, students have been forced to pay for separate application forms and write multiple tests for an engineering seat.

The committee headed by Justice B Manohar has sent notices to15 institutions and warned them of action if they fail to comply.“...Necessary recommendation will be made to the apex bodies and state government to take over the admission process and to substitute its own procedure for selection of a student,” said the notification sent to the institutions.

“Students are forced to apply to different colleges. They have to cough up application fees to all these colleges, write exams for these universities as they cannot take a chance and undergo unnecessary stress. Some of the colleges have already received around 15,000 applications,” said Justice B Manohar.

Multiple exams

An engineering aspirant in the state has to appear for multiple entrance tests to have a safe option: Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) for IITs, JEE Main for NITs, Common Entrance Test for engineering seats in Karnataka, ComedK for seats in private engineering colleges, entrance tests for deemed-to-be and private universities in Karnataka and other states.

Matter of branding

For many private institutions, conducting their own test is a matter of branding as much as it is about autonomy and cherry-picking.

“We started doing the test because all prestigious institutions have it and it’s a matter of branding. But, we are ready to join others if a common test is mooted,” said a top private university in the state.

‘Only seniors advised to stay in’

‘Only seniors advised to stay in’

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

06.06.2020

Bengaluru: The central government on Friday informed the Karnataka high court that as per guidelines issued on May 30 by the Union ministry of home affairs, only senior citizens were advised to stay at home.

Based on the submission, a division bench headed by Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka disposed of a PIL filed by BN Jayadeva, a 68-year-old advocate from Bengaluru. The petitioner had alleged curbs on the movement of senior citizens are discriminatory and seriously affected their fundamental right to live with dignity.

“If any person above 65 years of age goes outside for any important and/or unavoidable work or duty, they will not violate orders leading to prosecution under the Disaster Management Act 2005,” the central government stated in the memo filed in response to the PIL, which demanded removal of coronavirus-linked restrictions on senior citizens.

Clause 7 of the Centre’s guidelines for phased reopening (Unlock 1) suggests protection of vulnerable persons – people above 65 years of age, persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women and children below the age of 10 years. The guidelines advised them to stay at home, except for essential and health purposes

Beg, borrow or steal, but get laptop: Prof’s diktat goes viral

Beg, borrow or steal, but get laptop: Prof’s diktat goes viral

SruthySusan.Ullas@timesgroup.com

06.06.2020

Bengaluru: A video of a professor in an engineering college telling students “to beg, borrow or steal” a laptop if they don’t have one to attend online sessions has been widely shared on social media.

The video of an online class of civil engineering in MVJ College of Engineering (MVJCE) in Bengaluru shows the professor saying: “Education needs money. Don’t you need money for food? Does government always give you free food? To lead everyday life you need money. Why are you asking money separately for laptop? This is part of expenditure you have to incur for education. Don’t you have money to go to movies? Don’t ask irresponsible questions.”

Students said the college is insisting on laptops since the software used for exams is not compatible with smartphones. The video has drawn much ire from students and caused a commotion. It is a pointer to what parents are facing, with classes going online.

Access to laptops even among middle class families has become an issue. Many families have more than one child and both need laptops. “We are both working. How many gadgets can we buy?” said a parent.

2nd in 3 days: Plasma recipient is out of ICU

2nd in 3 days: Plasma recipient is out of ICU

Sunitha.Rao@timesgroup.com

Bengaluru:  06.06.2020

A Covid-19 patient who was administered convalescent plasma therapy is making a quick recovery raising hopes of successful treatment. The 38-year-old woman treated at Trauma Care Centre in Victoria Hospital was given the therapy on May 27.

Her condition has improved and she was shifted out of ICU on Thursday. She is yet to test negative for Covid-19. She is the second recipient of plasma therapy in the Trauma Care Centre and third in the state.

On June 2, doctors in KIMS, Hubballi, claimed they had succeeded in giving plasma therapy to a 64-year-old and he had made a good recovery. On May 12, a 20-year-old man from AP treated at Bengaluru’s Trauma Care Centre was given plasma therapy, but he died.

Jayadeva study hints at herd immunity

Doctors at Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research said a surveillance study of 1,000 staffers indicated development of herd immunity to Covid-19. Over the fortnight, 10 of the staffers tested positive when antibody rapid testing kits were used and tested negative when they underwent the RT-PCR test. P 2

Woman treated with plasma therapy now on minimal oxygen support

Convalescent plasma therapy is seen as a hope for critically ill Covid-19 patients. The therapy is given using the blood plasma of a fully recovered Covid-19 patient.

The woman, who has poor sugar control history, was admitted to hospital in late May with severe acute respiratory infection and tested positive for Covid-19. “There has been a steady improvement in her condition. She was taken off the high-flow oxygen supply on June 2. At present, she is on minimal oxygen support and was shifted to the general ward on June 4,” said a hospital source.

Confirming the recovery, Dr CR Jayanthi, dean and director, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI), said the patient will be discharged soon as her recovery has been faster. BMCRI is a part of the convalescent plasma therapy clinical trial, approved by Drug Controller General of India, along with Bengalurubased cancer hospital HCG.

Udupi worst-hit district

Meanwhile, with 685 infections in all, Udupi is Karnataka’s worst-hit district.

Four districts in Karnataka — Udupi, Kalaburagi, Raichur and Yadgir — now have more than 300 active cases each in designated hospitals.

The number of people infected in the state so far is 4,835, of whom 3,088 are currently being treated in hospitals. Among the cases reported on Friday, 482 (94%) were inter-state travellers. Of these, 473 had returned from Maharashtra and three from Delhi.