Strict lockdown if people don’t follow protocols: Stalin

Strict lockdown if people don’t follow protocols: Stalin

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:15.06.2021

Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin has said that lockdown relaxations, which came into force on Monday (June

14) in 27 districts including Chennai, could be withdrawn any time if people do not follow Covid-19 norms.

If people show restraint, the state could move ahead and permit public transport and reopen schools and colleges, Stalin said. The chief minister is holding discussions with district collectors on Covid measures being undertaken across the state and to check on the possibility of resuming public transport.

In a video appeal released on Monday morning, Stalin thanked the people for following the norms in the past few weeks and helping the state bring down the Covid numbers. In fact, members of the public themselves had demanded extension of the lockdown by another week and it showed their confidence in the steps being taken by his government in containing the spread, he said.

"A few weeks ago, daily Covid cases had crossed 36,000 and experts were expecting it to touch 50,000. That is when we decided to impose full lockdown. Due to the efforts of the government and support of people, we are able to bring down the numbers below 15,000. We have only brought the corona spread under control and not eradicated it completely," Stalin said, while cautioning the public not to relax in adhering to Covid norms.

“We have to break the chain and prevent corona from spreading from one person to another. That necessitated imposing total lockdown and people too were very cooperative and I thank them for their support,” Stalin said.

The relaxations are now being introduced step by step to help the livelihood of the people. People should not crowd at tea shops and salons and should follow Covid norms at all times. Avoid going out unnecessarily, he said. “The priority of the people should be to ensure their own safety. And shopkeepers too should focus on following Covid norms both for themselves and the public. The state government has to care for the public health, while also ensuring that people’s livelihood is not affected,” Stalin said.

"Despite being aware of attracting criticism, the government has permitted reopening of Tasmac outlets. We do not want people to suffer by consuming illicit arrack and smuggled liquor,” Stalin said.

Covid increasingly affecting gastrointestinal systems

Covid increasingly affecting gastrointestinal systems

Amrita.Didyala@timesgroup.com

Hyderabad:  13.06.2021

Covid-19 is increasingly affecting the gastrointestinal (GI) system with 25%-30% of the Covid-19 patients presenting GI symptoms alone, without any respiratory symptoms and sometimes with a few hours of fever.

In such cases, the virus colonizes in the intestines instead of the lungs and patients continue to have problems in the form of ulcers, pancreatitis and even gangrene post recovery.

“Around 30% of the patients are presenting with GI intestinal symptoms including discomfort, gas formation, bloating, some present with diarrhoea and abdominal pain and do not have any respiratory symptoms. In many of them, even stool examining is showing positive for Covid-19. It shows that the virus is colonizing in the intestines,” said Dr C Madhusudan, head of department of gastroenterology and transplant surgeon, Osmania General Hospital.

Experts advise that being extra vigilant about GI issues now. Gastrointestinal symptoms in Covid patients is however something seen persistently since the first wave.

“The reason we are seeing many more patients present with GI symptoms is due to the overall number of patients having increased during the second wave. Since the second wave has been much more infectious, with increase in overall cases of Covid-19, patients with GI have also been many more now. In at least 1% of these patients, we see pancreatitis,” said Dr M Raja Rao, superintendent, Gandhi Hospital.

While pancreatitis is self limiting and usually improves after a few weeks, ulcers can be treated in a few weeks as well. However, gangrene which occurs due to clot formation in the blood vessels of the intestines, is a life threatening condition and any symptom during or after Covid-19 should not be ignored.

Varsity executive cheats 13 of ₹13 lakh

Varsity executive cheats 13 of ₹13 lakh

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Ahmedabad:13.06.2021

The Satellite police has registered a case of criminal breach of trust and cheating against a senior executive of Chandigarh University in Ahmedabad, Ratan Tatare, for allegedly cheating students by not depositing their fees in the university.

A complaint was registered on Friday by Mohammed Bakarwala, 18, a resident of Vejalpur, at Satellite police station. The complainant alleged that he wanted admission to the BE Computer Science course at Chandigarh University. The complainant said he was told that the office of the university was in the Satellite area, near Jodhpur Crossroads. He went to the office and met Tatare. Tatare told him that he had to pay Rs 1.6 lakh as fees in total, and should pay Rs 80,000 as fees for the first semester. The complainant alleged that he paid Rs 10,000 to confirm his admission and his online education course began.

Bakarwala claimed that he paid the remainder of the fees in instalments and in January, when he went to get the receipt, Tatare was not there. The staff present told him that his fees of Rs 70,000 had not been deposited and Tatare had cheated him and 13 other students and had not deposited Rs 13 lakh with the university.

Satellite police registered an offence under Indian Penal Code Section 406 (Criminal breach of trust) and 420 (Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property).

Min: RGUHS interim VC pick surprising

Min: RGUHS interim VC pick surprising

Sunitha.Rao@timesgroup.com

Bengaluru:  13.06.2021

The appointment of Dr Jayakara SM, principal, AECS Maruthi College of Dental Sciences, as the interim vice-chancellor (VC) of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) has come as a surprise to medical education minister K Sudhakar.

Sudhakar told STOI that he had written to the governor that one of the registrars or a dean of a government college can hold the post. The appointment, he said “has come as a surprise” and that some deans have written to him about it.

Jayakara’s appointment will be effective from June 15 till a VC is appointed or until further orders. This is the first time a private college principal will hold the post of the VC, albeit as an interim position in the history of RGUHS.

Sudhakar said as the pro-chancellor of the university, he had requested for a meeting with the governor three weeks ago to discuss the appointment. “Given the Covid situation, the governor was not meeting anyone is what I was told. Hence, I could not meet him, but had written to him on the interim VC post, which is usually given to the director of medical education, registrar evaluation or administration of the university, or seniormost deans of government medical colleges,” he said.

The minister’s letter also mentioned the formation of the search committee and its chairperson that can select the VC. “May be the letter was not considered,” he said.

The appointment has also disappointed some professors in government medical colleges, who were in the seniority list. “There’s no clarity on how a private dental college principal has been made the interim VC, when there are several of us, who have worked in government medical colleges in highest capacities,” said dean of a government college.

Chosen based on work: Dr Jayakara

Dr Jayakara said he was nominated by the chancellor. He said he was also the dean of dental faculty at the university and served the university as dean and senate member for two times each.“I’ve also served the university in various capacities, chairing some of the committees. When the marks card scam was unearthed (2013-14), I was appointed the chairperson of the committee by the syndicate and I had submitted a report. It was based on my report that several reforms were introduced,” Jayakara said, adding that he was given the post based on his work. Jayakara said he would discuss the matter with the CM on Saturday.

“I don’t know what has happened. Had I met the governor, I would have explained about it. Now, the professors are asking me how an interim post has been given to a private college principal. When I return to Bengaluru, I will try to meet the governor.”

வாடகை அறை முன்பதிவு திருமலையில் புதிய முறை

வாடகை அறை முன்பதிவு திருமலையில் புதிய முறை

Added : ஜூன் 12, 2021 23:31

திருப்பதி : திருமலையில் வாடகை அறை முன்பதிவு செய்வதில் புதிய முறை அமல் படுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது. திருமலை ஏழுமலையானை தரிசிக்க வரும் பக்தர்களின் வசதிக்காக, திருமலையில் வாடகை அறைகள் உள்ளன. இந்த அறைகளை நேரடி முன்பதிவு மற்றும் 'ஆன்லைன்' வாயிலாக பக்தர்கள் பெற்று வருகின்றனர். வாடகை அறை தேவைப்படும் பக்தர்கள் திருமலையில் உள்ள மத்திய விசாரணை அலுவலகத்தில் சென்று, தங்களின் முன்பதிவு டோக்கனை காண்பித்து, அறை உள்ள இடத்தின் துணை அலுவலகத்திற்கு சென்று சாவியை பெற வேண்டும்.மத்திய விசாரணை அலுவலகத்தின் அருகில் வாகன நிறுத்தம் இல்லாததால், பக்தர்கள் பலர் அவதியுற்று வருகின்றனர்.

மேலும், அறைகளைப் பெற இரண்டு இடங்களில் பக்தர்கள் வரிசையில் நிற்க வேண்டிய கட்டாயம் ஏற்படுகிறது.இவற்றை எளிமையாக்க, தேவஸ்தானம் புதிய முறையை அமல்படுத்தி உள்ளது. இதன்படி, வாடகை அறை முன்பதிவு செய்த பக்தர்களின் வசதிக்காக திருமலையில் பல்வேறு பகுதிகளில் 'கவுன்டர்'கள் அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.

இங்கு சென்று பக்தர்கள் தங்கள் பெயர்களை பதிவு செய்ய வேண்டும். அவர்களின் மொபைல் போனுக்கு, வாடகை அறை அளிக்கப்பட்ட பகுதி மற்றும் அதன் துணை அலுவலகம் குறித்த குறுந்தகவல்கள் அனுப்பப்படும். பக்தர்கள் நேரடியாக துணை அலுவலகத்திற்கு சென்று, பணத்தை செலுத்தி தங்களின் வாடகை அறையின் சாவியை பெற்றுக் கொள்ளலாம். இந்த புதிய முறை நேற்று முதல் அமல்படுத்தி உள்ளது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.

IGIMS doctors remove cricket ball-sized black fungus from brain

IGIMS doctors remove cricket ball-sized black fungus from brain

VK Tripathi TNN

Patna:13.06.2021

Doctors of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) here surgically removed a cricket ball-sized black fungus, or mucormycosis, from the brain of a 60-year-old patient on Friday. After the three-hour open surgery, Anil Kumar from Jamui district of Bihar is doing well.

Talking to TOI on Saturday, IGIMS medical superintendent Dr Manish Mandal said no mucormycosis case of such an intensity in the brain region had been reported from anywhere in Bihar before. “A team led by Dr Brajesh Kumar operated on the patient with such precision that his eyes were not affected,” Dr Mandal added.

Two weeks ago, Anil, a post-Covid patient, got epileptic attacks that would lead to temporary unconsciousness. He consulted local doctors, but his condition deteriorated and he was admitted to IGIMS. “The patient’s CT scan and MRI test showed that his brain had been severely invaded by mucormycosis. Apart from a cricket ballsized fungus, about 100ml of abscess was also removed from his brain,” Dr Mandal said.

Work on new Egmore bridge begins

Work on new Egmore bridge begins

2-Lane Bridge On Arunachalam Rd To Ease Traffic

Ram.Sundaram@timesgroup.com

Chennai:13.06.2021

Greater Chennai Corporation began construction of an additional bridge at Arunachalam Road in Egmore across the Cooum River. The 10-metre-wide bridge aims at decongesting vehicular movement along the key road stretch connecting Egmore with Chintadripet.

At present there is only one bridge (formerly known as St Andrew’s bridge) with two lanes off Arunachalam Road. During peak hours, close to 4,000 vehicles use this stretch and as a result it takes at least 10 to 15 minutes to cross the 70-metre long bridge.

Given that most Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) buses, connecting central and southern parts of the city with north Chennai, use Arunachalam Bridge, the area badly needed an additional bridge, said a senior corporation official, requesting anonymity.

Tenders were floated to construct another two-lane bridge parallel to the existing one at an estimated cost of ₹9.5 crore and bids were finalised in February.

“However, we could not start construction work right away as Covid cases started to increase. Now, foundation work is underway,” the official added.

Authorities clarified that there will be no major traffic diversions during the initial stages of construction but some adjustments might be needed next year when final bridge decks are taken up.

The project is likely to be completed in 18 months.

“We hope the corporation sticks to the timeline proposed. Because roads in Chintadripet are narrow and once lockdown conditions are relaxed, it will be difficult to commute if the project gets delayed as usual,” said Raghupathy, who owns a mobile shop on Gandhi-Irwin Road.

After both the bridges are opened for traffic, the civic body also plans to move the roundtana in front of Ramada Hotel to a centralised point so that vehicles waiting at the traffic signal there will have adequate space on all sides.

DECONGESTING KEY STRETCH: The 10-metre-wide bridge at Arunachalam Road in Egmore across the Cooum is being constructed parallel to the existing one at an estimated ₹9.5 crore