CBI officer’s assets jump 300% in three years: FIR

CBI officer’s assets jump 300% in three years: FIR

‘2 Flats Bought For ₹2 Crore Without Loans’

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Bengaluru:  30.06.2021

A deputy superintendent of police with CBI’s anti-corruption unit in Bengaluru has been charged by his own agency with possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. According to the FIR against him, the officer’s assets showed a 300% jump in the last three years.

The officer under scanner is Brajesh Kumar. In the complaint lodged by IPS officer Santosh Hadimani in Delhi, Kumar’s parents Sheo Yogi Singh and Lalitha Singh have also been named as accused.

The FIR said Kumar, who is from Patna, joined CBI in 2008 and was promoted as inspector in 2013. He became a DSP in 2017. Kumar’s father Sheo Yogi Singh retired as assistant registrar of Patna High Court in 2003 and mother Lalitha is a homemaker. The FIR stated that Kumar had amassed wealth in the name of his family members.

According to the FIR, Kumar purchased a flat in his father’s name at Prestige Royale Gardens on Yelahanka-Doddaballapur Road in March 2020 for around Rs 96.4 lakh. A second flat was bought in the same apartment in Lalitha’s name in December 2020 for around Rs 95.3 lakh. Kumar and his parents did not avail any financial assistance or loan for the purchase, said the FIR.

Another flat was purchased in his wife’s name in 2014 on Bannerghatta Road, the FIR stated.

No exam dates, VTU students say time running out at foreign univs

No exam dates, VTU students say time running out at foreign univs

SruthySusan.Ullas@timesgroup.com

Bengaluru:30.06.2021

With no clarity on the exam dates for final-year students of Visvesvaraya Technological University, engineering students aspiring to pursue their masters abroad are in a fix as the new academic year begins in many countries in August-September.

While many universities have given conditional offers based on semester marks, some students still need the final semester marks. “The exam schedule has been the primary concern since the whole process of studying abroad has already started. Every decision is coming down to the last minute because of the delay in exams,” said a VTU student who has an offer from University of Birmingham. “A lot of universities abroad are also not able to help because the schedule is not even out yet. Only the first internals have been conducted so far. There are two more to go in addition to seminars, project reports and internship reports.”

Rama N, mother of a student who wants to pursue studies abroad, said: “Without the graduation certificate, admission confirmation and visa-processing becomes difficult. Visas take a long time now, even otherwise. With this delay, students will not be able to attend classes on time. Students who have taken education loan will suffer.”

Firms extend joining date

Manu (name changed) said: “I wanted to study in Australia. The classes were starting from July 26. I was unable to get documents on time. Now, I am joining University of Massachusetts, Lowell, where I have to submit them before the completion of first semester,” said Manu, who had applied for markscard extract on May 19.

“This uncertainty and ambiguity may delay travel plans in a situation where huge amounts of money will have to be spent on flight charges and accommodation that run on first come, first served basis. We cannot proceed in these matters until our university provides a schedule,” he said.

“Several companies have been considerate in extending their joining date. Some of them have also said they could give leave before the exams. But I have been requesting firms to extend the date as students will not be able to put in their best at work or in their exams,” said Savitha Rani M, head, training and placement department, at Ramaiah Institute of Technology.

“Some have started working virtually. The firms had onboarded them as paid interns and after the exams, they will be taken as full-time staff,” said Usha Rani, placement officer at Cambridge Institute of Technology.

First, we need nod from govt to reopen colleges. We’re hoping to have exams by July-end and results by mid-August. We’re aware of students’ conditions and hope to complete it soon. All colleges have started vaccination drives and are progressing very well… As for placements, we have requested companies to postpone the joining dates

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சுரப்பா மீதான விசாரணை நிறைவு

சுரப்பா மீதான விசாரணை நிறைவு

Added : ஜூன் 29, 2021 21:44

சென்னை:அண்ணா பல்கலை முன்னாள் துணை வேந்தர் சுரப்பா மீதான ஊழல் குற்றச்சாட்டு குறித்த விசாரணையை, கமிஷன் நிறைவு செய்துள்ளது. விரைவில் முதல்வரிடம், அறிக்கை தாக்கல் செய்யப்பட உள்ளது.

அ.தி.மு.க., ஆட்சியில் அண்ணா பல்கலை துணை வேந்தராக இருந்த சுரப்பா, 280 கோடி ரூபாய் அளவிற்கு, முறைகேடு செய்ததாக, குற்றச்சாட்டு எழுந்தது. இது குறித்து விசாரிக்க, ஓய்வுபெற்ற நீதிபதி கலையரசன் தலைமையில் விசாரணை கமிஷனை, தமிழக அரசு அமைத்தது. கமிஷன் விசாரணையை முடித்து, மூன்று மாதங்களுக்குள் அறிக்கை அளிக்க வேண்டும்.கலையரன் கமிஷன், உடனடியாக விசாரணையை துவக்கியது.

பல்கலை தேர்வு கட்டுப்பாட்டு அலுவலர் வெங்கடேசன், முன்னாள் பதிவாளர் கருணாமூர்த்தி உட்பட பல்வேறு அலுவலர்களிடம் விசாரணை நடத்தப்பட்டது.இறுதியாக சுரப்பாவிற்கு, முறைகேடு தொடர்பாக பல்வேறு கேள்விகளை அனுப்பி, எழுத்துப்பூர்வமாக பதில் அனுப்பும் படி 'நோட்டீஸ்' அனுப்பப்பட்டது. அதை ஏற்று, சூரப்பாவும் பதில் அனுப்பியதாக தகவல் வெளியானது.

கடந்த எட்டு மாதங்களாக நடந்த விசாரணை, தற்போது நிறைவடைந்துள்ளது. விரைவில் விசாரணை அறிக்கையை, நீதிபதி கலையரசன், முதல்வரிடம் சமர்பிக்க உள்ளார்.

Regularise service of doc who became an instructor: HC

Regularise service of doc who became an instructor: HC

K.Kaushik@timesgroup.com

Madurai:30.06.2021

Observing that it a rarest of rare case where a man who had completed MBBS degree and was selected to the post of civil assistant surgeon by the TNPSC had willingly opted to take up a job as a part time vocational instructor, the Madras high court granted relief to him by directing the state to regularise his services as a full time instructor.

A C Kumar, who had completed BSc Chemistry in 1970 and subsequently completed MBBS in 1978, registered his name in the Tamil Nadu Medical Council. Though Kumar was selected for the post of civil assistant surgeon, he had applied for the post of part time vocational instructor in a school and was appointed in1984.

Before his retirement in 2009, Kumar had submitted several representations seeking to regularise his services as a full-time instructor and to provide monetary benefits. However, the authorities in 2009 had rejected his application on the ground that the qualification for the post was BSc nursing and the petitioner had qualification of BSc chemistry and MBBS. It was also further stated that the MBBS degree was obtained from Andhra University and the same was not equivalent to the MBBS from Madras University.

Kumar has filed a petition before the HC Madurai bench in 2010, challenging the rejection order and a single judge in 2016 had directed to regularise his services and grant him monetary benefits. Challenging the order, the government had preferred the present appeal.

A division bench of justices T S Sivagnanam and S Ananthi observed, “We are pleasantly surprised as it is one of the rarest of rare cases where a person who has completed his MBBS degree thought fit to serve in a post which is much inferior to which he was eligible.” The judges dismissed the appeal and directed the state to implement the order of the single judge within three months.

Madras HC Seeks State's Response On BJP Leader's Plea Challenging TN Govt's Move To Assess NEET Impact On Socially Backward

Madras HC Seeks State's Response On BJP Leader's Plea Challenging TN Govt's Move To Assess NEET Impact On Socially Backward: The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Governmentto fil

MGR university to get genome lab

MGR university to get genome lab

To Track Virus Causing Covid-19

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Chennai:30.06.2021 

Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, which has a nationally accredited microbiology and immunology lab, will soon get a whole genome sequencing lab, said health minister Ma Subramanian on Tuesday. The lab, which will soon be functional, will track mutation of SARSCoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, he said.

After a review meeting with the senior officials including the vice-chancellor Dr Sudha Seshayyan, the minister said the university has accredited labs for diagnosis and research on diseases such as chikungunya, dengue and leptospirosis and has been carrying out RT-PCR tests for Covid-19. “It has now been decided that this university will soon have a whole genome sequencing facility,” he told reporters. University officials told the health department that they had all the necessary equipment and would be able to start work if they were provided with consumables.

Scientists predict that new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 may increase chances of infection and make treatment and prevention more complex. As the virus multiplies, tiny changes or mutations accumulate in the genetic code. The Directorate of Public Health had proposed to set up a whole genome sequencing lab to keep a close track of the mutations.

Tamil Nadu sends samples to the Bengaluru-based Instem as per recommendations of the Centre. Instem is a part of INSACOG (a consortium of labs that track the presence of variants in Covid samples). The state categorised samples from across the state in categories – family clusters, community clusters, Covid in children, young adults with severe lung infection, breakthrough infections (infected 14 days after two vaccinations), samples from deceased and travellers. "These categories will give us more information about what kind of variants are seen in each of these categories. But having a lab of our own will give us better advantages,” he said.

Variants of concern The state had sent 1,159 samples to Instem. The lab results of 1,100 of the samples with 814 (74%) testing positive for Delta and four testing positive for Delta plus variants. The remaining samples contained other variants including Alpha and Beta.

The National Institute of Virology, Pune, which tested samples sent by National Institute of Epidemiology found six more samples positive for the delta plus. “At least five people in Chennai, three in Tiruvallur, one each in Kancheepuram and Madurai carried the Delta plus strain. While all of them had recovered, the 34-year-old patient from Madurai died,” said health secretary J Radhakrishnan. “Scientists told us that most people carried the Delta variant in the second wave,” he said.

Scientists predict that new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 may increase chances of infection and make treatment and prevention more complex

HC asks TN if it took SC nod while appointing NEET panel

HC asks TN if it took SC nod while appointing NEET panel

Admissions Must Be Based Only On NEET: SC In 2017

Sureshkumar.K@timesgroup.com

Chennai:30.06.2021

The Madras high court on Tuesday questioned the Tamil Nadu government over its decision to set up a committee to look into the impact of NEET on medical admissions, asking it whether it had obtained the permission of the Supreme Court and whether the move would not violate the apex court ruling.

When Tamil Nadu advocategeneral R Shunmugasundaram, responding to a PIL against the Justice A K Rajan Commission, said it was a policy decision backed by the demand of people and election promise of the ruling party, the first bench remarked: “May be. But if it is contrary to the Supreme Court order, then it cannot be permitted.”

The bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy later adjourned the hearing to July 5 with a direction to the state to file its response. It will also be open to the Union government to indicate its stand, the judges added. The PIL was filed by BJP’s Tamil Nadu secretary K Nagarajan, who wanted the court to quash the June 10 order constituting a committee headed by Justice Rajan to study the impact of NEET on socially backward students.

Setting up of NEET panel is an exercise in futility: Advocate

Advocate V Ragavachari, representing the petitioner, submitted that the setting up of the committee was an exercise in futility since any recommendation that such committee might make could not be implemented in the light of the view taken by the Supreme Court on NEET. Citing the Supreme Court order on NEET dated August 22, 2017, Raghvachari said the apex court had recorded in the judgement that ‘Tamil Nadu shall not make any kind of distinction or discrimination between the examinations conducted by various boards; and admissions shall be effected as per the result of the NEET examination.’ Therefore, there can be little room for the state to set up any committee for the purpose of ascertaining whether the NEET based admission process has prejudicially affected socially backward students, he added. “Tamil Nadu government ought to have noted that NEET is introduced in national interest, and any attempt to alter the same would derail the object and purpose of introduction of NEET,” the petitioner said.

TN government ought to have noted that NEET is introduced in national interest, and any attempt to alter the same would derail the purpose of introduction of NEET, the petitioner said