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Sasikala may not be eligible for early prison release

Sasikala may not be eligible for early prison release

“As per the guidelines, convicts in cases that are investigated by the CBI or NIA are not eligible for a premature release.

Published: 07th December 2020 05:16 AM |

By Express News Service

CHENNAI/BENGALURU: Counsel for VK Sasikala, close aide of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, said on Sunday that the prison officials are yet to respond to the remission plea, seeking her early release, even as sources in the Karnataka Prison Department maintained that she is not eligible to avail that provision.

“As per the guidelines, convicts in cases that are investigated by the CBI or NIA are not eligible for a premature release. Also, the case in which she was involved in, was a disproportionat e assets case, and there is no provision for an early release in corruption cases as well,” said an official from the prison department. But there has not been any official rejection of the remission plea yet.

However, Sasikala’s lawyer, Raja Sendoor Pandian, told Express, “It was me, on behalf of her, that submitted a petition for her early release citing the 129-days remission period. I expect the jail authorities to respond within a week.” He added, there were many false reports doing the rounds around the issue.

Sasikala is currently serving a four-year sentence in a disproportionate assets case, and her term ends in January 2021. She has also reportedly deposited the Rs 10-crore fine, imposed by the court.

Teen girl mistakes rat posion for toothpaste, dies

Teen girl mistakes rat posion for toothpaste, dies

In a tragic incident, 17-year-old Swathi died after mistaking rat poison for toothpaste at Kariyamanikam in Puducherry.

Published: 07th December 2020 05:20 AM 

By Express News Service

PUDUCHERRY: In a tragic incident, 17-year-old Swathi died after mistaking rat poison for toothpaste at Kariyamanikam in Puducherry. The daughter of J Kalpanath, from Bihar, who works as a supervisor in a private steel factory in Eripakkam, was waiting to join college.

On December 1, there was a power cut in the area and as usual she went to brush her teeth before bed. Mistaking the rat poison in a tube similar to a toothpaste, the girl started brushing with it.

On realising her mistake, she immediately washed her mouth and brushed with the toothpaste. She went about her business that night without any problems. The next day she developed stomachache and began vomiting. She was rushed to a hospital in Madagadipattu.

As her condition worsened, Swathi was shifted to the Stanley Medical College Hospital in Chennai, where she died on Saturday night. Residents of Nettapakkam held a protest claiming that there are frequent power cuts in the area and now this has led to the death of a girl.

No end in sight for flood tales in Mudichur, Varadharajapuram

No end in sight for flood tales in Mudichur, Varadharajapuram

Mudichur and Varadharajapuram, which were among the most affected areas during the 2015 floods, have again been inundated by the recent rains.

Published: 07th December 2020 05:50 AM 

By Express News Service

CHENNAI: Mudichur and Varadharajapuram, which were among the most affected areas during the 2015 floods, have again been inundated by the recent rains. Residents say the authorities learnt no lessons from the past, as this time too there was knee- deep water in their localities after cyclone Burevi brought more rains. “Knee-deep water is nothing uncommon in our area.

Whenever it rains, our areas get flooded, forcing us to move out,” says Stanley, a Varadharajapuram resident. According to him, the main reason for the flooding, especially when water is released from Chembarambakkam lake into Adyar river, is the unscientific construction of the bund there.

“The bund is very high in some places and very low in some. Due to this, Mahalakshmi Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Bhuvaneshwari Nagar and Shanti Niketan Nagar often get flooded,” he added.

Concurring, another resident said the bridge connecting Mahalakshmi Nagar and Rayappa Nagar was also built in an unscientific manner. The height of the bund is different on either side. They also suspect the bund was not built in some areas due to the construction of several illegal residential buildings near the lake. “Since this was agricultural land a few years ago and realtors illegally encroached it over the years, the areas often get flooded.

Amudan Nagar, Nemi Nathan Nagar and SK Avenue at Mudichur are the worst affected,” said K Padmini, a Mudichur resident. Responding to the allegations, an official said they implemented a lot of flood relief measures this year and ensured excess water was cleared within 48 hours. “We will also build a bund over there soon,” he added.

All medical colleges in Tamil Nadu to reopen today

 All medical colleges in Tamil Nadu to reopen today

Colleges have been directed to prepare a plan to handle inflow of students and staff

Published: 07th December 2020 05:53 AM  |

Health staff posed at isolation ward at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital. (PHOTO | EPS). (Photo | U Rakesh Kumar/EPS)

By Express News Service

CHENNAI: All medical colleges in the State will reopen, and in-person classes will resume for final-year undergraduate students of arts and science, engineering, agriculture, fisheries and veterinary programmes in all colleges and universities, on Monday.

The government on Saturday issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the reopening of universities, colleges and hostels.

Colleges have been directed to prepare a plan to handle the inflow of students and staff while monitoring safety measures, including disinfection and strategising containment measures, to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

While research scholars and final-year postgraduate students already resumed classes and laboratory work last Wednesday, the extension is part of the phased reopening of educational institutions to prevent a new wave of rapid spread of Covid-19. Extracurricular activities for which physical distancing is not possible are to be avoided, and hygienic conditions are to be maintained on campus.

‘Don’t hoist events of Route thala culture’

Chennai: Police have warned against hosting events related to ‘route thala’ culture as colleges prepare to reopen on Monday for final year undergraduate and medical students. “Students or anti-social elements posing as students are advised not to create nuisance by travelling on rooftops of buses or footboards. This is a warning,” North Zone Joint Commissioner of Police V Balakrishnan said in a video message.  police said, ‘route thala’ culture is one of the reasons for gang rivalries among students of different colleges. In a message, he added, “Thala culture is out of syllabus for students in Chennai.”

சூரப்பா விவகாரத்தில் உண்மை நிலை தெரியாமல் பேசிக் கொண்டிருக்கும் கமல்: அமைச்சர் சாடல்

சூரப்பா விவகாரத்தில் உண்மை நிலை தெரியாமல் பேசிக் கொண்டிருக்கும் கமல்: அமைச்சர் சாடல்

சென்னை: அண்ணா பல்கலை துணைவேந்தர் சூரப்பா விவகாரத்தில் உண்மை நிலை தெரியாமல் கமல் பேசிக் கொண்டிருப்பதாக, தமிழக உயர்கல்வித்துறை அமைச்சர் அன்பழகன் கருத்து தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

பேராசிரியர்கள் பணி நியமனத்தில் முறைகேட்டில் ஈடுபட்டதாக அண்ணா பல்கலை துணைவேந்தர் சூரப்பா மீது தமிழக அரசு ஒரு நபர் விசாரணை ஆணையத்தை நியமித்துள்ளது.

இந்த விவகாரம் தொடர்பாக மக்கள் நீதி மய்யம் கட்சித் தலைவர் கமல்ஹாசன் சனிக்கிழமையன்று தனது ட்விட்டர் பக்கத்தில் வெளியிட்ட விடியோ ஒன்றில், 'அமைச்சர் அன்பழகன் மீதான லஞ்ச குற்றச்சாட்டை தமிழக அரசு விசாரித்ததா என்று கேள்வி எழுப்பியதோடு, நேர்மைக்காக ஒருவர் வேட்டையாடப்பட்டால் அதைப் பார்த்துக் கொண்டு நான் சும்மா இருக்க மாட்டேன்' என்றும் கருத்துத் தெரிவித்திருந்தார்.

இந்நிலையில் அண்ணா பல்கலை துணைவேந்தர் சூரப்பா விவகாரத்தில் உண்மை நிலை தெரியாமல் கமல் பேசிக் கொண்டிருப்பதாக, தமிழக உயர்கல்வித்துறை அமைச்சர் அன்பழகன் கருத்து தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

இதுதொடர்பாக அமைச்சர் கே.பி.அன்பழகன் ஞாயிறன்று செய்தியாளர்களிடம் கூறுகையில், 'சூரப்பா விவகாரத்தில் உண்மை நிலை தெரியாமல் கமல் பேசிக் கொண்டிருக்கிறார். கட்சி தொடங்கி தேர்தலை சந்திக்கப் போகிறோம் என்பதற்காக எதை எதையோ பேசிக் கொண்டிருக்கிறார்' என்று தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

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