முழு ஊரடங்கு ரத்தாகுமா? முதல்வர் நாளை முடிவு!

முழு ஊரடங்கு ரத்தாகுமா? முதல்வர் நாளை முடிவு!

Updated : ஆக 28, 2020 02:24 | Added : ஆக 27, 2020 23:32 

சென்னை; தமிழகத்தில், முழு ஊரடங்கு ரத்தாகுமா; பஸ் போக்குவரத்து துவக்கப்படுமா என்ற எதிர்பார்ப்பு, மக்களிடம் ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது. இது தொடர்பாக, நாளை(ஆக.,29), முதல்வர் அறிவிப்பு வெளியிட உள்ளார்.

கொரோனா பரவல் காரணமாக, மாநிலம் முழுவதும் இம்மாதம், 31ம் தேதி வரை, பொது ஊரடங்கு அமலில் உள்ளது. ஊரடங்கு அமலில் இருந்தாலும், மக்களின் வாழ்வாதாரம் கருதி சில தளர்வுகளை, தமிழக அரசு அறிவித்துள்ளது. ஆனால், பொது போக்குவரத்து அனுமதிக்கப்படவில்லை.

மக்கள், மாவட்டம் விட்டு மாவட்டம் செல்ல, 'இ- - பாஸ்' நடைமுறை அமலில் உள்ளது. அதேபோல், ஞாயிறுதோறும், தளர்வில்லாத முழு ஊரடங்கு அமல்படுத்தப்படுகிறது. பஸ், ரயில் போக்குவரத்து இல்லாததால், மக்கள் இன்னமும் இயல்பு வாழ்க்கைக்கு திரும்ப முடியாமல் உள்ளனர். ஏராளமானோர் வேலை இழந்துள்ளனர். எனவே, ஊரடங்கு எப்போது முடியும் என்ற, எதிர்பார்ப்பில் உள்ளனர்.

மத்திய அரசு, 'இ- - பாஸ்' நடைமுறையை ரத்து செய்ய உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளது. அதை ஏற்று, கர்நாடகா, புதுச்சேரி போன்ற மாநிலங்கள், 'இ- - பாஸ்' நடைமுறைக்கு, விடை கொடுத்துள்ளன. அதேபோல் தமிழகத்தில், ஊரடங்கு மற்றும் இ -- பாஸ் நடைமுறை முடிவுக்கு வரும் என எதிர்பார்க்கப்படுகிறது.

இதுகுறித்து முடிவு செய்வதற்காக நாளை, அனைத்து மாவட்ட கலெக்டர்கள் மற்றும் மருத்துவ நிபுணர்களுடன், முதல்வர் இ.பி.எஸ்., ஆலோசனை நடத்த உள்ளார். அதன்பின், அரசின் முடிவை முதல்வர் வெளியிடுவார் என தெரிகிறது.

நீலகிரிக்கு 'இ - பாஸ்' எளிதில் கிடைக்காது

நீலகிரிக்கு 'இ - பாஸ்' எளிதில் கிடைக்காது

Added : ஆக 27, 2020 23:11

ஊட்டி: நீலகிரி மாவட்டத்திற்கு, சுற்றுலா பயணியர் அதிகம் வருவதால், 'இ -- பாஸ்' விண்ணப்ப பரிசீலனை கடுமையாக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.தற்போது உள்ள ஊரடங்கு தளர்வின் அடிப்படையில், விண்ணப்பித்த அனைவருக்கும், அரசு இ -- பாஸ் வழங்குகிறது.

இதனால், நீலகிரி மாவட்டத்துக்கு, ஒரு வாரத்தில் மட்டும், 5,000க்கும் மேற்பட்டவர்கள் வந்துள்ளனர். காட்டேஜ், சொகுசு விடுதிகளில் பலர் தங்கியுள்ளனர்.இங்குள்ள சுற்றுலா தலங்கள் மூடப்பட்டாலும், சீதோஷ்ண நிலையை அனுபவிக்க, இ- - பாஸ் தளர்வை சாதகமாக்கி, ஏராளமானோர் நுழைய வாய்ப்புள்ளது

. இரண்டு வாரங்களாக, மாவட்டத்தில் தொற்று அதிகரித்து வருவதால், இ -- பாஸ் நடைமுறையை கடுமையாக்க, மாவட்ட நிர்வாகம் முடிவு செய்துள்ளது.கலெக்டர் இன்னசென்ட் திவ்யா கூறுகையில், ''காரணமின்றி மக்கள் வருவதை தடுக்கும் வகையில், உண்மை தன்மையை ஆராய்ந்தபின் தான், இ - பாஸ் அனுமதி வழங்கப்படும். சுற்றுலா பயணிரை தங்க வைக்கும், காட்டேஜ்கள் மீது கடும் நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்படும்,'' என்றார்.

15k ‘ghost beneficiaries’ of PM-KISAN scheme in UP

PROBE LAUNCHED

15k ‘ghost beneficiaries’ of PM-KISAN scheme in UP

Deepak.Lavania@timesgroup.com

Agra:  28.08.2020

The district administration in UP’s Firozabad has launched a probe after a survey done by the agriculture and revenue departments couldn’t find at least 15,000 farmers who have been availing benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme. The Centre’s ambitious scheme provides farmers a financial assistance of ₹6,000 per year in three equal installments. All those farmers whose total cultivable holding is up to two hectares are eligible. Recently, the Centre had decided to extend the benefit of this scheme to all 14.5 crore farmers, irrespective of the size of their landholding.

During a routine checking of accounts of the beneficiaries, some government officials in Firozabad grew suspicious as a lot of the “farmers” hadn’t given their Aadhaar card details. A probe followed and hundreds of employees of the agriculture and revenue departments hit the streets to meet these beneficiaries at the addresses given in the records. To their shock, the officials could not find 15,000 beneficiaries at their given addresses. And every one of them had already availed the three installments of ₹2,000 each. According to agriculture department officials, there were 2 lakh beneficiaries of the PM Kisan scheme in Firozabad by the end of March 2020.

To get the money, farmers were required to first make an online application. They also had to submit copies of land records, passbook and Aadhaar card. Farmers not having Aadhaar card were also allowed to apply for the scheme.

District agriculture officer Ravikant said, “Around 15,000 beneficiaries of the PM Kisan scheme were found missing during the physical verification process. They have been blacklisted. Bank details of all these people are being investigated. Legal action will be taken against those found involved in malpractices.”

Bank fined for not providing AC facility

Bank fined for not providing AC facility

Tirunelveli:  28.08.2020

The district consumer grievances redressal forum in Tirunelveli has imposed a fine of ₹20,000 on a private sector bank for deficiency in service by failing to provide airconditioned facility to consumers. The forum has directed the bank to pay ₹15,000 as compensation to A Brammanayagam, 46, and ₹5,000 towards expenses for fighting the case.

Petitioner Brammanayagam, a consumer activist, stated that the Tirunelveli branch of IDBI Bank had assured airconditioned facility for consumers at the bank and this was one reason why he opened a savings bank account there. Stating that the centralised AC had been defunct for a few weeks, he added that he faced hardships in the bank on June 21while waiting for 30 minutes to obtain a demand draft. The closed windows caused further discomfort. In his petition, the man said the bank manager had informed him that he had taken it up with his higher-ups. But the faulty AC had not been replaced as it would cost ₹4.5 lakh.

Accusing the bank officials of humiliating him and not redressing his grievance, the man moved the district consumer grievances redressal forum. TNN

Move to retain e-pass is well thought out: CM

Move to retain e-pass is well thought out: CM

Bosco.Dominique@timesgroup.com

Cuddalore: 28.08.2020

Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday said the e-pass system is necessary to monitor the movement of people in the present pandemic scenario and to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the state.

A few days ago, the Centre directed states and Union territories to abolish the e-pass system for inter-state and intra-state travel. Tamil Nadu brought in relaxations to epass issuance instead.

“The government issues epass to all those who apply for it. But people must apply only in case of emergencies and for absolutely necessary reasons. E-pass will help in contact tracing and test and treat all of them. It (continuing e-pass system) is a decision taken after careful consideration and discussion with experts. Covid-19 is a deadly disease, it is a matter of life and death. Several people have lost their lives to the infection,” Palaniswami said while speaking to reporters.

He was in Cuddalore on Thursday to review the pandemic situation and healthcare infrastructure.

The CM said the government will decide on several relaxation measures, including reopening places of worship in the state, during the meeting of district collectors on August 29.

He said the government’s stand is to hold the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (Neet) only after the infection is brought under control. “I had written to the Prime Minister on July 8 requesting him not to hold Neet until the infection is controlled. Our health minister has also written to the Union health and family welfare minister about it,” he said.

TN only state to bag investments after Covid struck: EPS

Nagapattinam:

Tamil Nadu was the only state in the country to attract investments even during the Covid-19 period, CM Edappadi K Palaniswami said in Nagapattinam on Thursday. As a result, the state’s gross domestic product is at 8% against the countr y’s GDP of 4%, he said. He was speaking at a meeting with farmers, industrialists and self-help group members while reviewing Covid-19 preventive measures. “We are creating more jobs by attracting investments. When the GDP rate is remaining 4% in the country, it stands at 8% in Tamil Nadu”, the chief minister said. TNN

Justice Lakshmanan, ex-judge of SC & prolific writer, dead at 78

1942-2020

Justice Lakshmanan, ex-judge of SC & prolific writer, dead at 78

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai: 28.08.2020

Former Supreme Court judge and chairperson of law commission of India Justice A R Lakshmanan passed away on Wednesday in a private hospital in Trichy. He was 78.

Juctice Lakshmanan’s wife Meenakshi Aachi also died in Trichy just three days ago. He is survived by sons A R L Arunachalam and A R L Sundaresan, a designated senior counsel, and daughters Umayal and Saravanavalli.

Justice Lakshmanan, who was also a prolific writer and author of several books in English and Tamil, was born in Devakottai. He started his career as an advocate in 1968.

In 1990, Justice Lakshmanan was appointed a judge of the Madras high court. During the J Jayalalithaa regime, a false ganja case was slapped on Justice Lakshmanan’s son-in-law, kicking up a nationwide row.

In 1997, he was transferred to the Kerala high court and later made the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan high court and then to the Andhra Pradesh high court. In December 2002, he was elevated to a judge of the Supreme Court, where he served till March 21, 2007.

“As a judge, he had delivered more than 1.3 lakh judgments, many of them landmark ones,” said senior advocate and former additional solicitor-general of India M Ravindran.

Around 9pm on Wednesday, Justice Lakshmanan was rushed to a private hospital in Trichy following cardiac complaints. According to hospital sources, his vital signs were weak when he was brought to the hospital. A few hours into hospitalisation, his health deteriorated, and he died.

His body was taken to his house at Devakottai. Later, the mortal remains were cremated at a crematorium near Virusuzhi river in Devakottai on Thursday afternoon.

CM Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday expressed anguish over the former judge’s death. “The death of justice Lakshmanan has caused an irreparable loss to Tamil Nadu and to the field of judiciary,” he said, hailing the excellent work of Justice Lakshmanan when he was secretary of Madras Bar Association and later as chairman of National Law Commission. Lakshmanan was a member of the Supreme Court’s empowered committee to resolve Mullaperiyar dispute.

The chief minister extended his deepest condolences and sympathies to the family and the legal fraternity.

City couple loses ₹4L, gets ₹55L in fake notes as loan

City couple loses ₹4L, gets ₹55L in fake notes as loan

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

28.08.2020

A Chennai-based couple was duped of ₹4 lakh by a man from Avinashi near Tirupur, who had promised to arrange them a loan of ₹1 crore.

The man escaped with ₹4 lakh cash received from the couple as ‘documentation charges’ in exchange of arranging a tranche of the loan amount of ₹1 crore, which eventually turned out to be fake currency.

Police said Alwin Rai, a resident of Perumalpuram extension in Tambaram in Chennai, wanted to expand his truck transport business and was looking for a loan. His wife Jennifer was told by one of her friend, Kiruba, about an advertisement in a newspaper that promised financial assistance for business purposes.

Jennifer contacted the mobile number in the advertisement. The person who spoke to her gave her the contact number of one Acharya, and asked her to approach him for loan.

“As per the complaint, Acharya agreed to arrange a loan of ₹1 crore, but said the document charges would amount to ₹4 lakh, which needed to be paid upfront. He also asked Alwin Rai to come to Avinashi on August 26,’’ said a police officer. Acharya had told the couple that he would give ₹55 lakh in person and the remaining would be transferred online.

Accordingly, the couple reached Avinashi on Wednesday and met Acharya at a hotel near the national highway on the outskirts of the town. The couple gave ₹4 lakh cash to Acharya, who then handed them a briefcase which, he said, had ₹55 lakh cash, the first tranche of the loan.

After he left the place, the couple opened the briefcase and to their shock, found that the notes were fake.

It was then that the couple realised that it was a racket to dupe them of ₹4 lakh given as documentation charges. The police have booked a case and have launched a hunt for Acharya. Police suspect that there is a bigger gang operating the racket.

One of the fake currency notes given to the Chennai-based couple by the deceiver

Acharya agreed to arrange a loan of ₹1 crore, but said the document charges would amount to ₹4 lakh, which needed to be paid upfront. He also asked Alwin Rai to come to Avinashi on August 26, police said