மாஜி துணைவேந்தர் மீது சி.பி.ஐ., வழக்கு பதிவு

மாஜி துணைவேந்தர் மீது சி.பி.ஐ., வழக்கு பதிவு

Added : செப் 23, 2020 22:57

கோல்கட்டா:விஸ்வபாரதி பல்கலை., முன்னாள் துணை வேந்தர், சுஷாந்தா குப்தா மீது, சி.பி.ஐ., வழக்கு பதிவு செய்துள்ளது.

சுஷாந்தா குப்தா, வேறு ஒரு பணி வாயிலாக வரும் ஓய்வூதிய விபரத்தை தெரிவிக்காமல், பல்கலை., துணை வேந்தருக்கான ஊதியத்தை பெற்று வந்துள்ளார்.இந்த முறைகேடு தொடர்பாக, 2016ல், மூன்று நபர் குழு அளித்த பரிந்துரைப்படி, அப்போதைய ஜனாதிபதி, பிரணாப் முகர்ஜி, சுஷாந்தாகுப்தாவை பணி நீக்கம் செய்து உத்தரவிட்டார்.

இந்தியாவில் முதன் முறையாக, ஒரு பல்கலை., துணை வேந்தர் மீது, இத்தகைய நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்பட்டது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.சுஷாந்தா குப்தா மீது ஏற்கனவே பல குற்றச்சாட்டுகள் சுமத்தப் பட்டுள்ளன. அவர், தனக்கு அதிகாரம் இல்லாத போதிலும், புதிய பணியிடங்களை உருவாக்கி, ஏராளமானோரை பணியில் நியமித்துள்ளார்.இந்த குற்றங்கள் உட்பட பல்வேறு நிதி முறைகேடுகள் தொடர்பாக, சுஷாந்தா குப்தா மீது, சி.பி.ஐ., வழக்கு பதிவு செய்துள்ளது.

PM Modi hails Tamil Nadu’s handling of Covid situation

PM Modi hails Tamil Nadu’s handling of Covid situation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday appreciated the way in which the Tamil Nadu government has been handling the Covid situation and in preventing the spread of infection.

Published: 24th September 2020 05:46 AM |

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo | ANI)

By Express News Service

CHENNAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday appreciated the way in which the Tamil Nadu government has been handling the Covid situation and in preventing the spread of infection. “The role played by the people of Tamil Nadu and the State government is appreciable.

It is worth taking note that Tamil Nadu has been an example for other States in preventing the infection. The State has taken many steps for contact tracing as well as diagnosing the symptoms. These steps could be emulated by other States,” the Prime Minister said during his discussions with Chief Ministers of several States. 

Stating that the RT-PCR test was being done to diagnose Covid, the Prime Minister expressed confidence that the mortality rate would further come down in the State since it has been taking many steps for that.

However, he advised the State government to pay special attention to the seven districts where the infection continued to be high. Modi said Tamil Nadu was at the forefront in utilising the Ayush Sanjeevani mobile app to extending telemedicine facilities to the people and that Tamil Nadu would be an example for other States in this regard.

Medical panel orders hospital to pay Rs 1 lakh

Medical panel orders hospital to pay Rs 1 lakh

TNN | Sep 17, 2020, 04.26 AM IST

KOLKATA: In an interim order, the West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC) has directed a private hospital in Park Circus to pay a compensation of Rs 1 lakh to the family of an 81-year-old patient who had died later in another hospital.

The patient from Serampore, suffering from various age related ailments, was referred to the neuroscience specialty hospital from another private hospital on January 13. The family alleged the patient had been kept in the emergency for six hours with only a white sheet, due to which he had developed pneumonia. They also complained that the patient also suffered vessel injury during extubation.The octogenarian was shifted later to a local nursing home in Serampore after seven days, where he died later.

“While we have forwarded the case of medical negligence to the West Bengal Medical Council, we have asked the hospital to pay a compensation of Rs 1 lakh as an interim directive. We have asked the patient party to come back to us with the medical council’s verdict, after which we will take the final call,” said justice (retired) Ashim Kumar Banerjee, chairman WBCERC. The commission also asked a nursing home in Entally to refund Rs 10,000 to the parents of an infant who was treated in the hospital in January for 10 days.

Why does this Ariyalur village panchayat president still live in a hut?

Why does this Ariyalur village panchayat president still live in a hut?

'I know poverty, I wanted to be elected only so I could serve the people,' says Kadugur Panchayat President S Dharmalingam.

Published: 20th September 2020 10:09 PM 

Kadugur Panchayat President S Dharmalingam

By P Thiruselvam

Express News Service

ARIYALUR: Despite the change in his relative fortunes, Kadugur panchayat president, 70-year-old S Dharmalingam, is happy to live where he always has: in a hut. For the former agricultural labourer, electoral success was only a means to help other people.

"I know poverty. I was an agricultural labourer. So I have never sought a life of luxury. I just wanted to protect nature and serve the people in our area,” he said. With the goal of service, he unsuccessfully contested for the post of Kadugur panchayat president in Ariyalur district four times, winning only in his fifth attempt, last year.


Immediately after he won, the resident of Thalayari Kudikadu village planted 500 palm seeds and arranged for light and water facilities at various places in the panchayat. Yet his humble abode remained unchanged, much to the surprise of villagers.

"During the election, I did not give people money, biryani or liquor to get their votes. Our election campaign was limited to me visiting people door-to-door with my family. I gave them hope and they gave me votes," he said.

His 55-year-old wife Chellamani lives in the hut with him. His son Udhaya Suriyan, aged 24, is doing his BEd at a private college in Perambalur while his 20-year-old daughter Yoga Ilavarasi is a Class 12 student in a government school in Ariyalur.

Rueing that the Covid-19 pandemic had limited his panchayat’s access to funds, he said that once funds are available he plans to arrange for better roads, lighting and water supply to the people of the seven villages that come under the panchayat.

Biotech and beyond

Biotech and beyond

Interactive classes and many extracurricular activities make life at RNTU both exciting and enthralling

21/09/2020

When I was looking for universities to apply for an undergraduate programme, I heard about Rabindranath Tagore University (RNTU) and decided to visit the campus. I was astonished to see all the facilities offered here. Since the educational institutions in and around Vidisha don’t offer similar facilities, I moved to Bhopal to join RNTU for a programme in Biotechnology.

This subject is used in different fields, including agriculture, environment and medicine and is slowly gaining popularity in India, especially in relation to agriculture, organic crops as well as cross breeding.

Infrastructure

At RNTU, we have access to excellent labs and equipment required for research, such as an in-house DNA fingerprinting lab and this makes the educational experience really engrossing.

Also, the teachers are supportive and helpful in creating an interactive learning experience. Presentations and audiovisual lessons and use of technology make the classes compelling.

The exposure to practical learning, as well as extracurricular activities, has improved my management and leadership skills. It has enabled me come out of my shell and explore the world as well as my own capabilities. One of my best experiences was representing my university at a national level debate competition organised by the Amity University, Lucknow.

In addition to participating in competitions, I was also a part of the volunteering committee at ‘Vishwa Rang’, the Tagore International Literature and Arts Festival during which I met and interacted with many artists and writers.

I was also a member of the organising team for the annual college festival Rhythm. We decided each act, divided the responsibilities and mapped of various activities with deadlines proper execution.

Even during the lockdown, we are constantly getting various internship opportunities so that our future is not adversely affected by the pandemic.

Most parents agree to send wards back to school, says education dept.

 Most parents agree to send wards back to school, says education dept.

48% of parents in Millennium City have given their consent

21/09/2020

 Ashok Kumar GURUGRAM

Nearly 84% of parents whose children are in government schools and 73% of those whose wards are in private schools are willing to send them to their respective schools for guidance, according to the State Education Department.

Govt., pvt. schools

As the government is looking to re-open schools in the State, a majority of parents have given their consent. In government schools, of the 1,36,847 parents contacted by the State education department, 1,14,643 are willing to send their wards back to schools. In private schools, 7,060 out of 9,751 parents have given their consent.

Fatehabad tops the table for government schools with 91% of parents in agreement and Panchkula in the bottom with 69%. Similarly, 100% of parents, whose children are in private schools in Hisar, have given their consent, but Kurukshetra parents seem to be most wary of allowing their kids to return to school as only 33% have agreed. In Gurugram and Faridabad, only 48% and 64% of parents have given their consent for private schools.

As per the guidelines set by the MHA, students of classes IX-XII may be permitted to visit their schools voluntarily from September 21 for taking guidance from their teachers with consent from parents.

District Education Officer (Nuh) Anoop Singh Jakhar said 87% of parents had given their consent but the student would not be allowed without consent letters. Mr. Jakhar said the students would mostly be educated about the SoPs on the first day. Haryana Progressive Schools Conference, Gurugram, president Col. K. Pratap Singh said “quite a few” private schools here would open on Monday. “Some of the students are very keen to return to school. It will be a choice for them and a trial for us,” said Col. Singh, adding that managements would watch the situation for a fortnight. However, in his school, only 20% of parents of Class X students have given their consent. He said online classes for private schools were running well and therefore parents were less keen to send their wards to schools.

Principal gets award

Principal gets award

21/09/2020

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

SIVAKASI

M. Nandakumar, Principal, Arasan Ganesan Polytechnic College, Sivakasi, has been awarded the inaugural AICTE-Visvesvaraya Best Teacher Award for 2020.

He is one among 12 teachers who won the award, of which three are from Tamil Nadu.

Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank honoured the award winners in a virtual ceremony held on September 15.

The award comprises citation, medal and cash prize of ₹25,000.

Mr. Nandakumar did research in ‘Green printing-environmental management in offset printing’ for his doctorate from Anna University in Chennai.

He proposed eco-friendly Palm Oil Methyl Ester (POME)-based vegetable oil ink as a substitute for petroleum-based oils for producing offset printing ink.