VIT campus placement: 81 offered ₹25L annum salary

VIT campus placement: 81 offered ₹25L annum salary

Chennai:05.08.2021

Campus placements at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) began on July 15 for the 2022 graduating batch with companies like Microsoft, Dyte, Amazon, PayPal, DE Shaw India Pvt Ltd, Morgan Stanley, Udaan and WorkIndia making offers.

According to an official release, 81 students have been offered a salary package of ₹25 lakh/annum. Microsoft has selected 21 students for fulltime offers. At present, the highest CTC is offered by Dyte with ₹75 lakh annual package to 2 students.

VIT adheres to a centralised placement process and the students from all the four campuses of VIT- Vellore, Chennai, Amaravati (AP), and Bhopal (MP) participated. TNN

On the rise: State registers 1,949 new cases, 38 deaths

On the rise: State registers 1,949 new cases, 38 deaths

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai: 05.08.2021

After recording a decline in cases for two days, Tamil Nadu reported an increase in fresh cases on Wednesday. It reported 1,949 cases compared to1,908 on Tuesday. At the end of the day, the number of deaths rose to 38, but active cases dropped to 20,117 after the state discharged 2,011 patients.

Meanwhile, the directorate of public health said a negative RT-PCR test report or a Covid-19 vaccination (two doses) certificate is mandatory for people entering TN from neighbouring Kerala, which has been reporting more than 20,000 cases a day. The addendum to the Covid-19 screening/testing guidelines was issued by health secretary J Radhakrishnan. The test should have been taken 72 hours prior to undertaking the journey, the order said.

At least 22 districts contributed to the increase on Wednesday. Coimbatore, which continues to record the maximum cases, reported 226 cases compared to 208 Tuesday. Cases in Chennai came down to 189 compared to 203 Tuesday. Chennai saw the second highest number of cases in the state. After Coimbatore and Chennai, Erode, Chengalpet and Thanjavur reported 154,114 and 110 cases.

Tiruvallur, Tiruvarur, Kanyakumari, Pudukottai, Nilgiris and Ramanathapuram reported an increase of 15 to 10 cases over Tuesday. Barring Coimbatore, active cases were fewer than 2000 in all districts.

The state reported more deaths compared to 29 deaths on Tuesday. Of the 38 districts, Tiruvallur reported five deaths, followed by three each in Coimbatore and Tiruvarur.

Tirupur and Virudhunagar imposed tighter restrictions like those in Coimbatore in the wake of the rising incidence of Covid.

Pondy reports 120 fresh Covid cases, 3 deaths

The Union territory of Puducherry reported 120 fresh Covid-19 cases even as 95 patients recovered in the last 24 hours ending at 10am on Wednesday taking the number of active cases to

907. Of them, 745 patients are under home isolation and treatment.

Puducherry headquarters reported the maximum fresh cases with 85 followed by Mahe (18), Karaikal (15) and Yanam (2). Puducherry headquarters has the maximum active cases with 656 followed by Karaikal (134), Mahe (86) and Yanam (31).

Two women from Puducherry and a woman from Karaikal died of the infection taking the death toll to 1,798 on Wednesday. The territory has so far reported 1.21 lakh cases of which 1.18 patients recovered registering a recovery rate of 97.8%. The positivity rate of the samples (5,868) tested on Wednesday stood at 2%. So far, 7.18 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered (including the second dose).

‘Banker’ cons Madras univ prof of ₹10,000

‘Banker’ cons Madras univ prof of ₹10,000

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai: 05.08.2021

A man posed as a bank official and conned the husband of an IAS officer of ₹10,000. Cybercrime wing personnel are tracking the suspect’s location using mobile phone information to zero in on him.

The complainant Anbalagan, 58, of Virugambakkam said he received a call from a man claiming to be an official from SBI. The conman asked him to renew his bank account and asked Anbalagan, a professor at Madras university, for his KYC details.

The suspect reportedly told Anbalagan details on the present situation of the bank to gain his confidence. He managed to get the victim’s bank account credentials, including the one-time password sent to his mobile phone, after which the call got disconnected.

Within minutes, Anbalagan received a message that ₹10,000 was deducted from his account. Anbalagan tried to call the suspect back but the phone was switched off. He informed his wife Maheshwari, an IAS officer, and later lodged a formal complaint at the Virugambakkam police station. Further investigations are on.

It’s as if death penalty dictated by God, says Dr Subbiah’s wife

It’s as if death penalty dictated by God, says Dr Subbiah’s wife

‘It Has Taken 2,872 Days For Verdict’

Selvaraj.A@timesgroup.com

Chennai: 05.08.2021

“The sight of a sickle makes me shudder and I stopped using sickle even to chop coconut at our house. Whenever I see a sickle, the CCTV (camera footage) visual of my husband Dr S D Subbiah being hacked with one such sickle comes to mind. I have also stopped watching violent murders in movies,” said Shanthi Subbiah.

On Wednesday, when sessions judge S Alli was reading out the punishment part for each of the nine accused who plotted and carried out the gruesome murder about eight years ago, Shanthi was sitting still with tears rolling down her cheeks and face buried tightly between her palms.

“It has taken 2,872 days for the verdict to come. I felt like sitting in God’s courtyard and as if the verdict was being dispensed by the Almighty Himself,” Shanthi told TOI. “On Wednesday, I felt my husband would come back. I felt his presence in the court room too.”

“Every mortal dies, but the way he (Subbaiah) died is not acceptable. Despite living by his own high standards of ethics and morality, he was killed like an anti-social, on (the) road,” she said. “I still kept all his clothes neatly folded or on hangers just as the way he used to keep when he left me. I clean the cupboard and almirah without changing the order of his clothes.”

Shanthi has built a memorial for Subbaiah at his native Swamithope, near Kanyakumari, and has also floated a Dr Subbaiah Trust to support poor students.

Dr Subbiah was a top-notch neurosurgeon in the city, busy sharing his professional time and expertise between private and government hospitals. On September 14, 2013, three men armed with lethal weapons accosted him while he was getting into his car near Billroth Hospital at RA Puram. The doctor died of injuries on September 22. A CCTV camera at an apartment complex opposite the scene of the crime captured every detail of the gory sequence, sending shock waves.

Initial inquiries revealed that school teacher Ponnusamy, a relative of Subbiah, claimed he was legal heir for a property at Kanyakumari, which was under the custody of Subbaiah and his family.

Now-retired assistant commissioner of police P Subramani made the first breakthrough in the case. He told TOI: “Based on a tip, my team nabbed Dr James Satish Kumar from Koyambedu. His interrogation revealed the whole plot and subsequently, the hirelings — Murugan, Selva Prakash and Ayyappan — were arrested from Kanyakumari.” Based on their statements, police established the involvement of Ponnusamy and his family, and nabbed them.

The arrested were identified as Ponnusamy and his wife Mary Pushpam, their sons — P Basil, a lawyer, and P Boris, an engineer. Dr Kumar hired the three assailants, and also got lawyercum-kabaddi coach William and kabaddi player Yesurajan involved in the plot to eliminate Subbiah. Police said Murugan was involved in another murder after he came out on bail and Selva Prakash was arrested for a Pocso Act offence and detained under the Goondas Act.

On Wednesday, I felt my husband would come back. I felt his presence in the court room too... Every mortal dies, but the way he died is not acceptable

SHANTHI SUBBIAH

2 lawyers among 7 sentenced to death for city doc murder

2 lawyers among 7 sentenced to death for city doc murder

Sureshkumar.K@timesgroup.com

Chennai:  05.08.2021

A city court on Wednesday sentenced two advocates and five others to death in the case of brutal murder of Dr Subbiah, a neurologist, seven years ago in Chennai. While two others were sentenced to life, the lone approver in the case was released without punishment. The murder of the doctor in broad daylight by a machete-wielding gang was captured on a CCTV installed in the neighbourhood.

First additional sessions judge S Alli on Wednesday announced the punishment after holding all the nine accused guilty. The crime was a fallout of a property dispute between the doctor and a Kanyakumari native, Ponnusamy, and his family. Others joined the conspiracy for gain. On September 14, 2013, the gang attacked Subbiah when he came out of Billroth Hospital in Raja Annamalaipuram. He died of injuries on September 23. Police arrested Dr James Satish Kumar and henchmen Murugan, Selva Prakash, Iyyappan, school teacher Ponnusamy, his wife P Mary Pushpam, and sons, P Basil, a lawyer, P Boris and Yesurajan. The prime accused, advocate B Williams, who was absconding, surrendered on August 2018.

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: A CCTV footage shows the doctor, his car and some gang members

‘Death penalty must for all accused’

During the final argument, special public prosecutor N Vijayaraj submitted that all the accused are directly involved in the murder and insisted the court award death penalty to all of them.

Now, on completion of the trial, the sessions judge sentenced Ponnusamy, Basil, Boris, William, James Satish Kumar, Murugan and Selva Prakash to double capital punishment for offences under Sections 302 and 120B of IPC.

The other two accused, Mary Pushpam and Yesurajan, have been sentenced to double life terms.

Iyyappan, who turned approver, was considered as a prosecution witness and was released without any punishment.

Directing that all the sentences ordered against the accused shall run concurrently, the court said, “of the total fine of ₹10 lakh, a sum of ₹1 lakh shall be appropriated to the state and balance ₹9 lakh to be paid to the wife of the deceased Shanthi Subbiah, as compensation under Section 357 (2) of the CrPC.”

Since the capital punishment has to be confirmed by the high court, the court directed the immediate transfer of case bundles to the high court for confirmation of the death sentence imposed under Section 366 of the CrPC.

7.5% quota for govt students in all professional courses in TN

7.5% quota for govt students in all professional courses in TN

Panel Wanted State To Give 10% Quota

Julie.Mariappan@timesgroup.com

Chennai: 05.08.2021 

In an attempt to broad-base opportunity for students from rural areas and less privileged backgrounds, the Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday decided to extend the 7.5% reservation already offered for students of state government schools in medical courses to all professional courses such as engineering, agriculture, fisheries, veterinary sciences, and law.

The previous AIADMK government had provided 7.5% quota for students of such schools in undergraduate medical courses last October.

The DMK government set up a commission on June 15 led by retired Chief Justice of Delhi high court, D Murugesan, to look into enrollment ratio of government school students in professional courses such as engineering. “Reports said that only a few students from government schools were being admitted to professional courses and the government wanted to reverse that trend,” the state had said explaining the reason for setting up the commission.

“Justice D Murugesan panel has recommended 10% preferential quota, but the cabinet decided to confine it to 7.5% on a par with NEET quota,” a source said on Wednesday. The NEET quota helped 435 government students get seats in medicine and dental courses last academic year.

Nod for bill on state OBC list

The Union Cabinet has cleared a Constitution amendment bill which seeks to give power to states and UTs to make their own OBC lists, sources said on Wednesday. The SC had dismissed plea seeking review of its verdict nullifying states’ quota powers. P8

‘Existing rule of reservation won’t be disturbed’

The sources said, “This quota will be applicable to all government seats in professional courses in the state.” The horizontal reservation will not disturb the existing rule of reservation. The cabinet led by chief minister M K Stalin has decided to introduce a bill in the upcoming budget session to implement the reservation.

While 40% of the students who pass out every year in TN are government school students, the commission found that only 6.4% were admitted to professional courses last year and it was no different in the previous years. On an average, only 2% of government school students got admitted to Anna University. The data was 5% for law colleges and 3% for veterinary science courses, sources privy to the commission’s report said.

The commission found that there was a lack of awareness among rural households about professional courses and their economic condition was the foremost reason for this. Most of the parents also preferred government schools over private schools due to exorbitant fee. “It has been found that illiteracy in rural areas resulted in student dropouts, especially among girls. Many could not complete higher secondary-level education and have taken up jobs for survival. The commission has recommended a preferential quota to uplift the students from rural background who are unable to compete with students from urban areas,” the source said.

மருத்துவப் படிப்புகளில் 10% இடஒதுக்கீடு; மத்திய அரசு பதிலளிக்க உயர் நீதிமன்றம் உத்தரவுசென்னை உயர் நீதிமன்றம்:

மருத்துவப் படிப்புகளில் 10% இடஒதுக்கீடு; மத்திய அரசு பதிலளிக்க உயர் நீதிமன்றம் உத்தரவுசென்னை உயர் நீதிமன்றம்: 

சென்னை  04.08.2021 

மருத்துவப் படிப்புகளில் அகில இந்திய ஒதுக்கீட்டு இடங்களில் தமிழக இட ஒதுக்கீட்டு சட்டப்படி, 69 சதவீத இடஒதுக்கீட்டை அமல்படுத்தவே உயர் நீதிமன்றம் உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளதாக கூறிய சென்னை உயர் நீதிமன்றம், இது குறித்து விளக்கமளிக்க மத்திய அரசுக்கு உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளது.

மருத்துவப் படிப்புகளில் அகில இந்திய ஒதுக்கீடு இடங்களில், இதர பிற்படுத்தப்பட்ட வகுப்பினருக்கு இட ஒதுக்கீடு வழங்குவது குறித்து, குழு அமைத்து முடிவெடுக்க வேண்டும் என, மத்திய அரசுக்கு, சென்னை உயர் நீதிமன்றம் கடந்த 2020 ஜூலையில் உத்தரவிட்டது.

இந்த உத்தரவை அமல்படுத்த நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கவில்லை எனக் கூறி, திமுக தரப்பில் தாக்கல் செய்யப்பட்ட நீதிமன்ற அவமதிப்பு வழக்கு தலைமை நீதிபதி சஞ்ஜிப் பானர்ஜி தலைமையிலான அமர்வில் இன்று (ஆக. 03) விசாரணைக்கு வந்தபோது, மத்திய அரசுத்தரப்பில் ஆஜரான கூடுதல் சொலிசிட்டர் ஜெனரல் சங்கரநாராயணன், உயர் நீதிமன்ற உத்தரவின் அடிப்படையில் குழு நியமிக்கப்பட்டு, அதன் பரிந்துரை அடிப்படையில், மருத்துவப் படிப்புகளில் அகில இந்திய ஒதுக்கீடு இடங்களில் இதர பிற்படுத்தப்பட்ட வகுப்பினருக்கு 27 சதவீத இட ஒதுக்கீடு வழங்கி உத்தரவு பிறப்பிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாக தெரிவித்தார். நீதிமன்ற அவமதிப்பு ஏதும் செய்யவில்லை எனவும் தெரிவித்தார்.

ஆனால், தமிழக அரசின் 69 சதவீத இட ஒதுக்கீட்டை அமல்படுத்தவில்லை என, திமுக தரப்பில் ஆஜரான மூத்த வழக்கறிஞர் வில்சன் குற்றம்சாட்டினார். தமிழக அரசின் இட ஒதுக்கீட்டை அமல்படுத்துவது குறித்து முடிவு செய்யவே குழு அமைக்க உத்தரவிடப்பட்டதாகவும், மத்திய அரசின் 27 சதவீத இட ஒதுக்கீடு என்பது மத்திய அரசு கல்வி நிறுவனங்களுக்கு மட்டுமே பொருந்தும் எனவும் வாதிட்டார்.

தமிழக அரசின் இட ஒதுக்கீட்டை புறக்கணிக்க முடியாது என உயர் நீதிமன்றம் கூறியுள்ளதாகவும், மத்திய அரசின் குழுவும், உச்ச நீதிமன்றமும் அங்கீகரித்துள்ளன எனத் தெரிவித்தார்.

இரு தரப்பு வாதங்களையும் கேட்ட நீதிபதிகள், தமிழக அரசு இயற்றிய சட்டத்தின் அடிப்படையில் 69 சதவீத இட ஒதுக்கீட்டை அமல்படுத்த வேண்டும் என உயர் நீதிமன்றம் உத்தரவு பிறப்பித்துள்ளதாக தெரிவித்த நீதிபதிகள், அகில இந்திய ஒதுக்கீட்டு இடங்களில் பொருளாதார ரீதியில் பின்தங்கிய பிரிவினருக்கு வழங்கப்பட்ட 10 சதவீத இட ஒதுக்கீடு என்பது மொத்த இட ஒதுக்கீடான 50 சதவீதத்துக்குள் வருகிறதா? இல்லையா? எனவும் மத்திய அரசுக்குக் கேள்வி எழுப்பினர்.

இதற்கு பதிலளிக்க மத்திய அரசு தரப்பில் அவகாசம் வழங்க கோரியதை ஏற்று, வழக்கு விசாரணையை நீதிபதிகள் அடுத்த வாரம் தள்ளிவைத்தனர்.