தமிழகத்தில் கொரோனா தடுப்பூசி செலுத்த 195 தனியார் மருத்துவமனைகளுக்கு அனுமதி

தமிழகத்தில் கொரோனா தடுப்பூசி செலுத்த 195 தனியார் மருத்துவமனைகளுக்கு அனுமதி

Added : பிப் 02, 2021 15:08 

சென்னை: தமிழகத்தில் கொரோனா தடுப்பூசி செலுத்த 195 தனியார் மருத்துவமனைகளுக்கு அனுமதி அளிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதில் சென்னையில் மட்டும் 34 மருத்துவமனைகளுக்கு அனுமதியளிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

இந்தியாவில் கொரோனா தொற்று பரவலை தடுக்கும் வகையில் கடந்த ஜனவரி 16ம் தேதி முதல் கொரோனா தடுப்பூசி போடப்பட்டு வருகிறது. முதற்கட்டமாக முன் களப்பணியாளர்களுக்கு கொரோனா தடுப்பூசி செலுத்தப்பட்டு வருகிறது.

இதுவரை இந்தியாவில் 39,50,156 பேருக்கு கொரோனா தடுப்பூசி செலுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது. தமிழகத்தில் 6,866 பேர் (கோவிஷீல்டு - 6,734, கோவாக்சின் - 132) தடுப்பூசி போட்டுக்கொண்டுள்ளனர். மேலும், தமிழகத்தை பொறுத்தவரை இதுவரை கொரோனா தடுப்பூசி போட்டுக் கொண்டவர்களுக்கு எந்த தொற்றும் ஏற்படவில்லை என சுகாதாரத்துறை தெரிவித்துள்ளது.

இந்நிலையில், தமிழகத்தில் 195 தனியார் மருத்துவமனைகளுக்கு கொரோனா தடுப்பூசி வழங்கிட அனுமதி அளிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதில் சென்னையில் 34 தனியார் மருத்துவமனைகளுக்கு அனுமதி வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. 150க்கும் மேற்பட்ட பணியாளர்களை கொண்ட தனியார் மருத்துவமனைகளுக்கு அனுமதி அளிக்கப்படுவதாகவும், அரசின் வழிகாட்டு நெறிமுறைகளை பின்பற்றி மருத்துவமனைகள் செயல்பட வேண்டும் என்றும் அறிவுறுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது. தனியார் மருத்துவமனைகளில் முன்களப்பணியாளர்கள் மட்டும் இலவசமாக தடுப்பூசி போட்டுக் கொள்ளலாம்.

GU syndicate meeting today

GU syndicate meeting today

03.02.2021

Ahmedabad:

The Gujarat University has decided to call its syndicate and academic council meeting on Wednesday. The meetings will take place online. As the term of syndicate members is nearing an end, it is expected some important issues wil be discussed. The meetings will take online when all the colleges have opened classroom teaching. TNN

Man marries another woman, wife files complaint

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Man marries another woman, wife files complaint

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Ahmedabad:03.02.2021

A 53-year-old woman from Khanpur filed a complaint of domestic violence against her husband after he allegedly married another woman and threatened to kick her as well as her sons out of their transport business.

The woman, who runs a transport business in Bareja, filed the complaint with Shahpur police on Monday.

The FIR stated, “She married the accused in 1992, but he began harassing her since 2007."

She alleged that her husband began a relationship with another woman and used to pick up fights with her over frivolous issues so that she would leave him. She told police that her husband began thrashing her and often told her that he wanted to divorce her.

Police states, “In August 2019, he married another woman and began staying with her. The complainant found out about this after a month. When she raised an objection, he told her to leave the house. When she reminded him that she had been running the business on her own and they were staying at her father’s home, her husband went to live with his second wife.”

The complainant then began living with her two sons. She told police that when she asked her husband for some money ahead of her daughter-in-law’s delivery in November 2020, he refused and threatened to remove her and her sons from the business. Following this, she approached Shahpur police and filed a complaint of domestic violence against him.

Explain appointment of IITE’s VC, says HC

Explain appointment of IITE’s VC, says HC

Ahmedabad:03.02.2021

The Gujarat high court has directed the Indian Institute of Teacher Education, Gandhinagar to file an affidavit explaining that the procedure adopted in selection and appointment of Dr Harshadkumar Patel as its vice-chancellor was proper.

Petitioner Amit Valand has challenged Patel’s appointment and petitioner’s advocate Sandip Munjyasara submitted that Patel did not hold adequate experience for appointment on the top post of the institute. He also submitted that the process of selection was not duly followed.

The government pleader rebutted all the contentions and maintained that Patel was holding adequate qualifications and experience to be appointed as a VC. It was also submitted on part of the government that the selection process followed was proper. After hearing, Justice Biren Vaishnav said that since the petitioner has taken contention in writing, the institute should also satisfy the court that the procedure adopted in the selection and appointment of the VC was in accordance with the law.

Further hearing has been posted on February 17. TNN

Education should not be affected: HC

Education should not be affected: HC

Fees Should Not Compel Parents To Stop Kids’ Education: Court

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Ahmedabad:03.02.2021

The Gujarat high court has asserted that children’s education must not suffer due to the inability of their parents to pay fees and “education is something which should never be compromised”.

The bench of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice J B Pardiwala disposed of the suo motu PIL the high court had initiated on the basis of a news report on a survey conducted by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) and UNICEF, Gujarat. It reflected the hardships faced by poor parents during the lockdown period.

The bench reminded the state government “to ensure that the inability to pay fees should not compel parents to stop providing education to their children. This is the worst that can happen to any family. It is possible that help rendered by the government may not have reached a few families. This is what the survey talks about. The government should pay due attention to such cases and try to render assistance in all possible manners. Education is something which should never be compromised”.

The HC accepted the explanation submitted by the state government on how the families of students in government and aided schools were supported during the lockdown. It also said that “by accepting the report of the state government and closing this litigation, we do not want to convey that the survey carried out by the IIM-A and the UNICEF, Gujarat, was not correct”. The HC appreciated the survey. It revealed that despite a flat 25% cut in fees, parents were not aware of any such benefits and very few received foodgrain under the mid-day meal scheme. The court said the state government “seems to have put in strenuous efforts to ease the hardships of various families during the period of lockdown”. The HC recalled its observation made earlier while exhorting the government and society to join in relief efforts during the pandemic, “crisis does not build character, it reveals it”.

CBSE board exams to start May 4, end June 11

CBSE board exams to start May 4, end June 11

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

03.02.2021

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examinations for classes X and XII will begin from May 4 this year — later than usual because of the pandemic — it was announced on Tuesday. The Class XII tests, which end on June 11, will be held in two shifts — 10:30 am to 1:30pm and 2:30pm to 5.30pm — in a bid to shorten the entire schedule.

Some students and parents are worried Class XII biology exam is slotted on May 24, the same day JEE Main is beginning. “I will raise the issue with board officials,” a parent said.

A total of 111 subject examinations will be conducted for Class XII, which will be conducted in two shifts. “In the second shift, examinations of subjects which are not offered by the school abroad will be conducted,” according to a statement issued by the board.

13.5 lakh students registered for Class XII board exams

The staff employed in the morning shift will not be given invigilation duty in the second.

“In 2020, the examination schedule lasted 45 days. This year, it spans 39 days,” the board said.

A total of 13.5 lakh students are registered for Class XII exams; last year, the figure was slightly above 12 lakh. For Class X, in which examination for 75 subjects will be held, 20.5 lakh students have registered. Last year, the figure was 18 lakh.

“The date sheet has also been prepared in such a manner that on any day the total number of students in an examination centre is not huge. This will help staff in all centres strictly follow Covid-19 safety norms” the board said.

For this batch of students, the syllabus has been reduced by 30% and changes made in the question pattern.

The Election Commission has been informed about the date sheet so that there is no clash with a raft of assembly elections scheduled in summer, a CBSE official said.

For this batch of students, the syllabus has been reduced by 30% and changes made in the question pattern

Having old vehicles can now be expensive affair

Having old vehicles can now be expensive affair

Dipak.Dash@timesgroup.com

New Delhi:03.02.2021

Holding on to 15-year-old vehicles will become an expensive affair once the voluntary vehicle scrapping policy is rolled out from next year. While the cost for getting a fitness certificate for such commercial vehicles will go up by up to 62 times, the fee for renewal of registration of private vehicles will increase by up to eight times. Moreover, states will impose green tax over and above the road tax that every vehicle owner needs to pay.

The road transport and highways ministry will announce the scrapping policy in the next two weeks. Sources said the fitness certificate fee for commercial vehicles that are more than 15 years would increase from the current Rs 200 to approximately Rs 7,500 for cabs and nearly Rs 12,500 for trucks. As per the motor vehicle law, renewal of fitness certificate is mandatory annually once it’s more than eight years old. “These hiked fees will kick in once such vehicles are of 15 years. Paying such a high charge every year will discourage people to keep their old vehicles,” said a source. On top of this, states can levy a green tax, which can be 10-25% of the annual road tax. This will be in addition to the normal road tax a vehicle owner pays.

Similarly, in the case of 15-year plus private vehicles, the registration charge would go up for two-wheelers from the current Rs 300 to Rs 1,000 and it would increase from ₹600 to ₹5,000 for cars. The states can levy green tax on such vehicles for five years, which would be in addition to the road tax. “All private vehicles need to renew registration after 15 years and subsequently every five year. This is expected to work as a disincentive for vehicle owners,” the source said. In both the cases, vehicles failing in the automatic fitness test will be deregistered from Vahan, the central database of vehicles.