Schools removing wards from online classes groups for not paying fees

Schools removing wards from online classes groups for not paying fees

The government is yet to take a call on fees to be collected from the students, but many schools, sources said, are forcing parents to pay the fees for the academic year 2021-22.

Published: 10th June 2021 03:10 AM 

By Jeyalakshmi Ramanujam

Express News Service

MADURAI: The government is yet to take a call on fees to be collected from the students, but many schools, sources said, are forcing parents to pay the fees for the academic year 2021-22. Even worse, a few schools are allegedly not allowing students who failed to pay the fees to attend online classes.

Speaking to TNIE, Nirmala, the mother of two students, studying in a CBSE school, said that nearly 700 students of the school have not paid the fees and that when she, along with the others went to the school to meet the principal, she refused to meet them.

“My elder child is studying in Class XII and the class teacher asked her to pay the entire fees of Rs 87,000 on single payment in the month of March. Of this, Rs 18,000 should be paid to school’s bank account and the remaining amount should be paid as cash to the cashier of the school. No proper bill would be given.

Also, I have asked the break-up of fees payment. But, they refused to disclose anything. Since I was unable to pay the fees, they removed my elder child from the group. My younger child was removed from the WhatsApp group in the month of November itself as the fees for the last academic year was pending,” she said. This is not an isolated case.

An educational officer said that previous AIADMK government had given instructions to the schools not to collect fees.

“Then, the schools moved to court, and the court has given the direction to collect 65 per cent of fees for two terms. However, only a few schools obliged to the rule. New government till now has not given any instructions on fees. The government should also create a toll free number or website so that the parents could lodge complaints,” he said.

Meanwhile, State Platform for Common School System’s Tamil Nadu General Secretary PB Prince Gajendra Babu said that the government should order all the schools to post their fees structure on their school website.

Petition on compassionate appointment rejected by Orissa High Court

Petition on compassionate appointment rejected by Orissa High Court

While disposing of the petition in 2013, the court had permitted her to make a fresh representation to the authority concerned.

Published: 10th June 2021 08:23 AM 

By Express News Service

CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the married daughter of a deceased government employee seeking extension of compassionate appointment benefits to her.

Rashmita Pattnayak and her mother had first filed a petition seeking the relief of compassionate appointment in 2012.

While disposing of the petition in 2013, the court had permitted her to make a fresh representation to the authority concerned.

After no decision was taken on her fresh application, Rashmita approached the High Court for the second time and filed a contempt case in 2014.

On June 22, 2016, a co-ordinate division bench dismissed the contempt petition while categorically by observing that a “married daughter cannot be given an (compassionate) appointment.”

The order attained finality as Rashmita did not challenge the order. But after nearly five years she again sought the same relief by challenging the constitutional validity of Rule 2 (b) (iii) of the Orissa Civil Service (Rehabilitation Assistance) Rules, 1990.

While dismissing the petition on Wednesday the two judge bench of Chief Justice S Muralidhar and Justice KR Mohapatra said, “It is not possible for this court, in the teeth of aforesaid order dated 22nd June 2016 passed by a coordinate Bench which has become final, to entertain a fresh petition on the same cause of action."

Rule 2 (b) (iii) of the Orissa Civil Service (Rehabilitation Assistance) Rules, 1990 includes daughters in the list of ‘family members’ pre-fixed that word by the word ‘unmarried’.

In other words, it renders married daughters, ineligible for rehabilitation assistance including compassionate appointment.

Salem: Son abandons 95-year-old mother in room near toilet

Salem: Son abandons 95-year-old mother in room near toilet

Collector S Karmegam alerted the Social Welfare department officials, who along with a private NGO, found her living close to the toilet.

Published: 08th June 2021 04:57 AM 

By Express News Service

SALEM: A 95-year-old woman who was allegedly confined in a room by her son was rescued on Sunday. The incident came to light when some residents in the housing board tenements near Dalmia Board in Salem informed officials in the district administration that an elderly woman was raising alarm for help in the locality. Collector S Karmegam alerted the Social Welfare department officials, who along with a private NGO, found her living close to the toilet. Volunteers of the NGO took the woman to their place.

The woman was identified as R Radha (95) widow of head constable Rajagopal. The couple had four sons, out of which two had died. After Rajagopal’s death, Radha received her husband’s pension and stayed with her youngest son, who is a mechanic. He abandoned her in the room unable to fend for her and allegedly was not giving her food.

Police told TNIE that the woman neither gave details on what happened nor lodge a complaint against her son. Also, she did not want to return to her son. When contacted by the NGO, her son refused to entertain their questions, sources said. Kannankurichi police are investigating.

‘Didn’t give her food’

After husband’s death, Radha received her husband’s pension and stayed with her youngest son. He abandoned her in the room unable to fend for her and allegedly was not giving her food

On first day of Unlock, confusion in Chennai as e-registration portal crashes

On first day of Unlock, confusion in Chennai as e-registration portal crashes

"We anticipated four times more applications than earlier but we had ten times more than the registrations we had previously. We received over 60 lakh registrations today," said an official.

Published: 07th June 2021 07:04 PM |

A health worker takes swab sample of a shop keeper, after the lockdown relaxions in Chennai. (Photo | R Satish Babu, EPS)

By Nirupama Viswanathan And B Anbuselvan

Express News Service

CHENNAI: Ambiguity over e-registrations for movement within the city caused a lot of confusion among Chennai residents on Monday. The e-registration portal https://eregister.tnega.org crashed and remained non-functional for over two hours. According to senior officials, over 60 lakh people had applied for e-registrations on Monday.

As part of the relaxation of the lockdown, the government had allowed individual grocery shops, vegetable shops, stationery shops and a few others to function between 6 am and 5 pm from Monday. Select industries and self-employed people including electricians, IT service persons, plumbers, motor mechanics and carpenters were also allowed to function with e-registration.

However, the portal had no option for e-registration of individual skilled labourers, rued electricians and plumbers who tried applying on Monday morning. The portal was later updated in the evening to include them.

"On Monday morning, I tried for nearly an hour to register on the portal. As there was no option for individuals, I filled in details under MSME. But I am unable to fill the PAN and several other details needed for registration,” said S Krishnamurthy, an electrician from Korattur.

Similarly, K Sridhar, a resident of Villivakkam said, “The portal went down by 10 am. I tried for nearly 90 minutes to register online for visiting a hospital, but didn’t receive the OTP. The auto driver refused to carry me without e-registration.”

An auto driver with a ride-hailing company said that customers needed to have e-registrations before booking autos.

"If it's a really close drop, we take rides. Otherwise we ask them to get e-registrations before booking an auto," he said.

A senior official from the Tamil Nadu e-Governance agency told The New Indian Express that the issue has been resolved and the website was running smoothly as of 4 pm on Monday evening.

"We anticipated four times more applications than earlier but we had ten times more than the registrations we had previously. We have received over 60 lakh registrations today," he said.

E-registrations for those travelling by bikes/autos/cars within the district are allowed only for three reasons -- medical emergencies, death and post death rituals and for those leaving TN by road. For this, residents are required to upload their proof of travel reason document and a copy of their identity cards -- Aadhaar, ration card, driving licence, PAN card or passport.

Those traveling for non-medical emergencies do not have the option to apply for e-registrations in the current system.

"My wife's parents are ailing and one of them also broke their spectacles without which they have trouble seeing. We tried to e-register to bring them essentials and sort out their issues but there wasn't an option to do so," said P Radharaman, a resident of Adyar.

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மாலை 5:00 மணி வரை ரேஷன் கடைகள் உண்டு

மாலை 5:00 மணி வரை ரேஷன் கடைகள் உண்டு

Added : ஜூன் 08, 2021 00:31

சென்னை : சென்னை உட்பட அனைத்து மாவட்டங்களிலும் ரேஷன் கடைகள், இன்று முதல் மாலை 5:00 மணி வரை செயல்படும்.

தமிழக ரேஷன் கடைகளில், கார்டுதாரர்களுக்கு இலவசமாகவும், மானிய விலையிலும் அத்தியாவசிய உணவு பொருட்கள் வழங்கப்படுகின்றன. அவை, காலை முதல் மாலை வரை செயல்பட்டன.கொரோனா வைரஸ் பரவலின் இரண்டாம் அலையை தடுக்க, மே 10ம் தேதி முதல், முழு ஊரடங்கு அமல்படுத்தப்பட்டது. இதனால், அன்று முதல் ரேஷன் கடை வேலை நேரம் காலை 8:00 முதல் மதியம் 12:00 மணி வரை எனக் குறைக்கப்பட்டது. முழு ஊரடங்கு வரும் 14ம் தேதி வரை நீட்டிக்கப்பட்ட நிலையில், நேற்று முதல் சில தளர்வுகள் அமலுக்கு வந்துள்ளன.

இதையடுத்து இன்று முதல், சென்னை உட்பட அனைத்து மாவட்டங்களிலும், காலை 9:00 முதல் பகல் 12:30 மணி வரையும்; பிற்பகல் 2:00 முதல் மாலை 5:00 மணி வரையிலும் ரேஷன் கடைகள் செயல்படும். இந்த வேலை நேரம், மறு உத்தரவு வரை நடைமுறையில் இருக்கும். நிவாரண நிதி இரண்டாம் தவணை, 2,000 ரூபாய் மற்றும் 14 பொருட்கள் அடங்கிய மளிகை தொகுப்பினை வரும், 15ம் தேதி முதல் கார்டுதாரர்கள் பெற்று செல்ல ஏதுவாக, 'டோக்கன்'கள் வினியோகத்தை, 11ம் தேதி முதல், 14ம் தேதி முடிய, கடை ஊழியர்கள், பிற்பகல் நேரங்களில் வீடுகளுக்கு சென்று வழங்க வேண்டும்.

வரும், 11ம் தேதி முதல், 14ம் தேதி முடிய, முற்பகல் நேரத்தில், ரேஷன் கடைகளில் அத்தியாவசிய பொருட்களை வழக்கம் போல் கார்டுதாரர்களுக்கு வினியோகிக்க வேண்டும் என உணவுத்துறை தெரிவித்துள்ளது.

ஊக்கத்தொகை வழங்க ரூ.160 கோடி ஒதுக்கீடு

ஊக்கத்தொகை வழங்க ரூ.160 கோடி ஒதுக்கீடு

Added : ஜூன் 08, 2021 00:09

சென்னை : கொரோனா தொற்று தடுப்பு பணியில் ஈடுபட்டுள்ள பணியாளர்களுக்கு, மூன்று மாதங்களுக்கு ஊக்கத்தொகை வழங்க, 160 கோடி ரூபாயை அரசு ஒதுக்கியுள்ளது.

கொரோனா தடுப்பு பணியில், ஏப்ரல் முதல் இந்த மாதம் வரை தொடர்ந்து ஈடுபட்டு வரும் அரசு பணியாளர்கள், ஒப்பந்த பணியாளர்கள், அரசு மற்றும் உள்ளாட்சிகளின் கீழ் பணியாற்றி வரும் பணியாளர்களுக்கு, ஊக்கத்தொகை வழங்க அரசு உத்தரவிட்டு, அரசாணை வெளியிடப்பட்டது.அதன்படி ஊக்கத்தொகை வழங்க, 160 கோடி ரூபாய் ஒதுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. ஊக்கத்தொகை வழங்கும் திட்டத்தின் ஒருங்கிணைப்பாளராக, பொது சுகாதாரத் துறை இயக்குனர் நியமிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளார்.இது குறித்து மக்கள் நல்வாழ்வுத் துறை செயலர் ராதாகிருஷ்ணன், துறை அதிகாரிகளுக்கும், அனைத்து மாவட்ட கலெக்டர்களுக்கும் கடிதம் எழுதி உள்ளார்.