“ஆய்வகங்களின் அலட்சியச் செயல்பாடுகள்” காலமாற்றத்தின் விளைவாக மக்களின் வாழ்வியல் நடைமுறைகள் மாறியிருக்கின்றன.

எஸ். ஸ்ரீதுரை Updated on: 29 ஏப்ரல் 2025, 2:57 am 

நம்மில் அறுபது வயதைத் தாண்டிய பலரும் நமது இளமைக்கால நோய்களுக்கு நாட்டுவைத்தியா்களிடம் மருந்து வாங்கிச் சாப்பிட்டு எளிதில் நலமடைந்ததை நினைவுகூர முடியும். நாட்டு வைத்தியா்களில் பலா் வீடுதேடி வந்து மருத்துவம் பாா்த்தவா்களே.

நோயாளியின் மணிக்கட்டைப் பிடித்து நாடிபாா்ப்பதுடன், பச்சிளம் குழந்தைகளின் வயிற்றில் விரலால் தட்டிப் பாா்த்து நோயின் காரணத்தை அறிந்து மருந்து கொடுப்பாா்கள்.

குளிகை (மாத்திரை), சூரணம் (மருந்துப்பொடி), லேகியம் ஆகியவற்றுடன் நமது நாட்டு வைத்தியா் பரிந்துரைக்கும் உணவுப்பத்தியமும் சோ்ந்து விரைவான நிவாரணத்தை அளிப்பது உறுதி. இதற்காக அந்த நாட்டுவைத்தியா் பெற்றுக்கொள்ளும் கட்டணம் எட்டணா அல்லது ஒரு ரூபாயாகவே இருக்கும்.

ஆங்கில மருத்துவத்தை எடுத்துக்கொண்டால், ஒவ்வொரு பெரிய கிராமம் அல்லது சிறிய நகரத்திலும் பொது மருத்துவா் ஒருவா் இருப்பாா். சகலவிதமான வியாதிகளுக்கும் பொதுமருத்துவரே வைத்தியம் பாா்ப்பாா்.

காலம் இப்பொழுது வெகுவாக மாறிவிட்டது.

காலமாற்றத்தின் விளைவாக மக்களின் வாழ்வியல் நடைமுறைகள் மாறியிருக்கின்றன. மனிதா்கள் எதிா்கொள்ளும் நோய்களுக்கான மருத்துவமுறைகளும் அளப்பரிய மாற்றங்களைக் கண்டுள்ளன.

சிறிய நகரங்களில் கூட, பல்நோக்கு மருத்துவமனைகள் முளைத்திருக்க அவற்றில் பணிபுரியும் சிறப்பு மருத்துவா்கள் எனப்படும் ஸ்பெஷலிஸ்ட்டுகளும் அதிகரித்துள்ளனா். கூடவே, ஆய்வகங்களின் எண்ணிக்கையும் அதிகரித்துள்ளது.

நோயாளிகளிடமிருந்து பெறப்படும் இரத்தம், சளி போன்றவற்றின் ஆய்வறிக்கைகளையும், எக்ஸ்ரே, ஈசிஜி, ஸ்கேன் போன்ற ஆய்வுகளை மேற்கொண்டு தரப்படும் அறிக்கைகளையும் அடிப்படையாகக் கொண்டே தற்கால மருத்துவா்கள் தங்களின் அடுத்தகட்ட மருத்துவத்தை முடிவு செய்கின்றனா். “

நோய் நாடி நோய் முதல் நாடி” என்ற திருவள்ளுவரின் வாக்கை மெய்ப்பிக்கவே அவதரித்தவையான இந்த ஆய்வகங்களில் கவலை தோய்ந்த முகங்களுடன் நோயாளிகளும் அவா்தம் உறவினா்களும் காத்துக்கிடக்கும் காட்சிகளை அன்றாடம் காண முடிகின்றது.

மருத்துவா்களுக்கும், ஆய்வகங்களுக்கும் இடையில் ரகசியமான புரிதல்கள் இருப்பதாகவும், இதன் காரணமாகவே சாதாரண நோய்களுக்குக் கூட ஆய்வகச் சோதனைகள் சிலவற்றைச் செய்து கொள்ள வேண்டும் என்று பரிந்துரைக்கப்படுவதாகவும் கூறப்படுவதுண்டு. இந்நிலையில், பெரும் தொகைகளைக் கட்டணமாக வசூலித்துக்கொண்டு ஆய்வகங்கள் வழங்குகின்ற ஆய்வறிக்கைகளைப் பெற்றுக் கொள்ளும் நோயாளிகளும், அவா்களின் உறவினா்களும் அவ்விடத்திலேயே அவ்வறிக்கைகளை ஒருமுறை படித்துப் பாா்த்துவிட வேண்டும் என்பதை உணா்த்தும் அனுபவங்கள் ஏற்படுவதைச் சொல்லியே ஆக வேண்டும்.

நமது சிறுநீரகத்தில் கல் உண்டாவது போன்று, பித்தப்பையிலும் கல் உண்டாவதுண்டு. பாதிப்பு அதிகமானால், அந்தப் பித்தப்பையையே அறுவைசிகிச்சை மூலம் அகற்றப்படுவதும் உண்டு. மூன்று வருடங்களுக்கு முன்பு எங்கள் ஊரில் உள்ள தனியாா் மருத்துவமனை ஒன்றில் எனது உடலிலிருந்த பித்தப்பை நீக்கப்பட்டது. இதற்கான அறுவைச் சிகிச்சை நடந்து முடிந்த சில மாதங்களுக்குப் பின்னா் வேறு ஒரு பிரச்னைக்காக ஆய்வகச் சோதனை மேற்கொள்ளப் பரிந்துரைக்கப்பட்டது. ஆய்வு நடந்தபின்பு என்னிடம் வழங்கப்பட்ட ஆய்வறிக்கையோ அதிா்ச்சியைக் கிளப்பியது.

ஆம். “

கணையம், பித்தப்பை உள்ளிட்டவை சாதாரணமாக (நாா்மலாக) தோற்றமளிக்கின்றன” என்ற அந்த அறிக்கையில் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டு இருந்தது.

இது பரவாயில்லை.

வெளிநாட்டுப் பணியில் சேர இருந்த எனது உறவினா் வீட்டுப் பெண் அதற்கான விசா பெறுவதற்கான முயற்சியில் இறங்கினாா். அதற்கான முதல் படியாக, அந்நாட்டின் வெளியுறவுத்துறை வகுத்துள்ள விதிமுறைகளின்படி, அவா்களால் அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட பிரபலமான ஆய்வகம் ஒன்றில் எக்ஸ்ரே உள்ளிட்ட மருத்துவப் பரிசோதனைகளை மேற்கொண்டு ஆய்வறிக்கையை சமா்ப்பிக்க வேண்டும். அப்படிச் சமா்ப்பித்தால் மட்டுமே விசா அனுமதி வழங்கப்படும்.

சென்னையில் உள்ள பிரபலமான அந்த ஆய்வகத்தின் அறிக்கையும் தன் பங்குக்கு ஓா் அதிா்ச்சியை அளித்தது.

ஆய்வறிக்கையை அருமையாகத் தயாரித்திருந்த அந்த ஆய்வகம் சம்பந்தப்பட்டவரின் பாலினத்தைக் குறிப்பிடும்போது “பெண்” என்பதற்கு பதிலாக “ஆண்” என்று குறிப்பிட்டிருந்தது. எப்படிப்பட்ட அலட்சியமான செயல்பாடு இது? இப்படிப்பட்ட ஆய்வறிக்கையைச் சமா்ப்பித்தால் அந்த விசா விண்ணப்பத்தை யாா்தான் ஏற்றுக் கொள்வாா்கள்?

இன்னொரு சம்பவம் :

– எங்களின் உறவினா் ஒருவா் தமது வலது காலில் “வெரிகோஸ் வெயின்” எனப்படும் சுருள் நரம்பு வியாதியால் அவதிப்பட்டாா். மருத்துவரின் அறிவுரைப்படி வியாதியின் தீவிரத்தைக் கணக்கிட ஆய்வகத்தை நாடிய அவரது காலை ஆய்வு செய்த ஆய்வகம் வலது கால்” என்பதற்குப் பதிலாக “இடது கால்” பாதிக்கப்பட்டிருப்பதாக அறிக்கை கொடுத்தது. உறவினா் முறையிட்ட பின்பு, மன்னிப்புக் கேட்டுக்கொண்டு சரியான அறிக்கையை அந்த ஆய்வகம் வழங்கியது.

இது மட்டுமா?

ஒருமுறை மட்டுமே ரத்தப் பரிசோதனை செய்யும் “ரேண்டம் குளுகோஸ்” பரிசோதனைக்காக இரத்த மாதிரியை எடுத்துக்கொண்ட ஆய்வகம் ஒன்று “ஏசி, பிசி” (உணவுக்கு முன்பு, உணவுக்குப் பின்பு) என்று இரண்டுவிதமான ஆய்வு முடிவுகளைக் கொடுத்து அசத்தியதும் உண்டு.

இன்றைய தேதியில், ஆய்வகங்கள் இல்லாத நிலைமை சாத்தியமில்லை. ஆய்வகங்கள் வழங்கும் அறிக்கையின் அடிப்படையிலேயே நோயாளிகளுக்கு மருந்து வழங்குவதும், அறுவை சிகிச்சை செய்வதும் தீா்மானிக்கப்படுகின்றன. அறிக்கையில் இடம் பெற்ற எந்த ஒரு சிறிய தவறும் சம்பந்தப்பட்ட நோயாளியின் எதிா்காலத்தையே பாதிக்கக்கூடியதாகும்.

தற்காலத்தில் பெரும் தொகையைப் பெற்றுக்கொண்டு மருத்துவப் பரிசோதனைகளை மேற்கொள்ளும் ஆய்வகங்கள், இனியேனும் தாங்கள் வழங்கும் அறிக்கைகளைத் தயாரிப்பதில் அலட்சியம் காட்டாமல் சரியான தகவல்களைக் குறிப்பிடவேண்டும். இதுவே அப்பாவிப் பொதுமக்களின் வேண்டுகோளாகும்!

CM will be chancellor of proposed Kalaignar University, bill tabled

CM will be chancellor of proposed Kalaignar University, bill tabled

Four districts that were under Bharathidasan University to be covered by new university.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin

Express News Service

Updated on:

29 Apr 2025, 7:35 am

CHENNAI: Giving effect to the announcement made by Chief Minister M K Stalin a few days ago, Higher Education Minister Govi Chezhiyan on Monday introduced a bill to establish the Kalaignar University in Kumbakonam by bifurcating the Bharathidasan University in Tiruchy, which covers eight districts. Significantly, chief minister will be the chancellor of the new university.

So far, the Tamil Nadu Dr J Jayalalithaa Music and Fine Arts University is the sole exception where the CM holds the position of chancellor.

“The chief minister of the state of Tamil Nadu shall be the chancellor of the Kalaignar University. He shall, by virtue of his office, be the head of the university and shall, when present, preside at any convocation of the university and confer degrees, titles, diplomas or other academic distinctions upon persons entitled to receive them,” the bill tabled in the Assembly said.

The higher education minister shall be the pro-chancellor of this university and in the absence of the chancellor or during the chancellor’s inability to act, the pro-chancellor shall exercise all the powers and perform all duties of the chancellor. The Bharathidasan University covers a large area comprising eight districts – Ariyalur, Karur, Nagapattinam, Perambalur, Pudukkottai, Thanjavur, Tiruchy and Tiruvarur.

“To fulfil the ever-growing demands of higher education from diverse sections of the society and also to fulfil the aspirations of the youth, especially in the delta region, from disadvantaged background to enter higher education institutions and also to increase the gross enrolment ratio in the said region, the establishment of Kalaignar University is essentially required,” the bill explained.

The proposed Kalaignar University would provide world-class facilities and disseminate knowledge for the upliftment of the marginalised living in the districts of Ariyalur, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur and Thiruvarur, the bill stated, pointing out that after the establishment of the Kalaignar University in Kumbakonam, the Bharathidasan University will cover the area comprising districts of Tiruchy, Karur, Perambalur and Pudukkottai.

The headquarters of the Kalaignar University will be located within the limits of Kumbakonam city municipal corporation or in any place within a radius of 25 km around those limits, the bill stated.

V Pari, regional secretary of the TNGCTA and senate member of Bharathidasan University, said the university currently oversees two regional joint directorates of collegiate education- one in Tiruchy and another in Thanjavur.

“With the bifurcation, the Thanjavur directorate will now come under Kalaignar University, which will simplify and streamline the administrative processes,” he added.

Make CM chancellor of all state varsities: Teachers’ association

CHENNAI: The Association of University Teachers (AUT) on Monday urged the state government to bring further amendments to the State Universities Act to make chief minister the chancellor of state universities. In a memorandum to the higher education minister, the association said the recent amendments to the Acts governing 10 state universities, facilitating the appointment of vice-chancellors by the state government, were appreciable.

However, further changes were necessary to remove the governor’s role as chancellor in 19 of the 21 universities. The AUT said the move will ensure autonomy of universities and strengthen the federal structure of governance. “If the governor continues to have powers to interfere in the affairs of state universities, it will affect their functioning. The state government should bring further amendments to take complete control of the universities,” said AUT president MS Bala Murugan.

'Well executed masterplan enabling scientific corruption,' says Madras HC on cash for job scam

'Well executed masterplan enabling scientific corruption,' says Madras HC on cash for job scam

Scathing observations made while hearing appeals against the order on appointment of JEs and AEs for MTC during Senthil Balaji’s tenure

R Sivakumar

Updated on:

28 Apr 2025, 5:49 pm

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Monday observed how the marks of the meritorious candidates were fabricated in the “cash for jobs” scam was a well-executed master plan, enabling scientific corruption.

The marks of the meritorious candidates were fabricated in the “cash for jobs” scam, for appointment as junior engineers and assistant engineers for the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) when V Senthil Balaji was the minister for Transport in 2015.

The observation was made by a division bench of justices R Subramanian and G Arul Murugan while hearing the writ appeals filed by A Nambi Venkatesh and others, whose marks were allegedly “lowered” so as to favour less meritorious candidates to be appointed, challenging the order of a single judge.

They filed a writ petition in 2021 seeking to quash the selection orders issued for appointing 33 junior engineers (JE) and 63 assistant engineers (AEs) in 2015 following a notification issued on November 2, 2014, by the MTC during the tenure of Senthil Balaji.

The single judge (Justice Vivek Kumar Singh), in his order dated December 13, 2024, refused to quash the selection order and, instead, directed the MTC authorities to make a “fresh consideration” of the grievances of the petitioners. Challenging this order, they filed the appeals.

Advocate N Subramaniyan, appearing for the appellants, submitted that 33 JEs were appointed against the actual notification of 13, while 63 AEs were appointed against the notified figures of 40 in violation of the norms.

He told the bench the marks of the successful candidates were fabricated by lowering the marks they scored through weightage marks including the academic marks and the interview, thereby, they were denied their rightful job.

Referring to the fabrication of the marks while making entry in the personnel register from the interview register, the bench said, “It is a well-executed master plan enabling scientific corruption.”

It termed the way the high score of the meritorious candidates was lowered and low scorers were awarded high marks as a “mathematical gimmick”.

Comparing the scam in West Bengal in the sensational case of appointment of teachers, the bench commented that the “entire selection was rigged” there, but here, the process was fair but “final selection was wrongly arrived at”.

Pointing to the adherence to reservation norms in the appointments, the bench said there was a “breach of communal roster” as scheduled castes were selected for 3 posts instead of 6 as per the reservation.

The bench also came down heavily against the MTC officials and the law officers connected to the case for trying to delay the court proceedings.

“We are seeing an attempt is made to either delay the proceedings or to hijack this case from this bench,” it said.

Pointing to the arguments of a counsel appearing for one of the respondents, the bench said, “You cannot delay the inevitable.”

Following the completion of arguments, the bench reserved the orders.

TN govt schools to teach AI, tech trends from this yr

TN govt schools to teach AI, tech trends from this yr 

TIMES NEWS NETWORK 29.04.2025

Chennai : Students from classes 6 to 9 studying in govt schools of Tamil Nadu will be taught artificial intelligence and emerging technologies from this academic year (2025-26), said the state’s school education secretary B Chandra Mohan on Monday. 

At the golden jubilee celebration of the departments of adult and continuing education at the University of Madras, Mohan said, “We also shared the syllabus with companies in Chennai and asked them if it will be relevant for the way technology is emerging. We took their com ments and incorporated the changes they suggested.” Mohan said 25,000 schools in rural Tamil Nadu have smart classrooms with smart boards. 

“When it comes to furniture, facilities, and computer labs, the state govt is investing not only in access and physical accessibility but also in tremendous improvements in quality,” he added. K Parthasarathy, former VC of Tamil Nadu Open University, said the department of adult and continuing education experimented in a big way in spreading literacy through TV & radio. The department started courses after regular class hours.

NMC vacates stay on doctor’s debarment KHYATI CASE

NMC vacates stay on doctor’s debarment 

KHYATI CASE 

Considers GMC’s Letter Raising Objections

TIMES NEWS NETWORK  29.04.2025

Ahmedabad : The National Medical Commission (NMC), in a letter to the Gujarat Medical Council (GMC), vacated the stay on the debarment of Dr Prashant Vazirani. A cardiologist, he was named as one of the prime suspects in the deaths of two patients at Khyati Hospital after unwarranted angioplasty procedures in Nov last year. In an order dated April 10, NMC had directed GMC to stay the debarment of Dr Vazirani’s name from the register of medical practitioners of GMC for three years until the hearing of the matter. Following the relief granted to Dr Vazirani, GMC wrote to NMC last week with facts related to the case, including the report from the fact-finding committee constituted by the govt of Gujarat. 

GMC’s letter also stated that if the stay by NMC continues, it will pose a significant threat to public health and undermine trust in the medical regulatory framework. The NMC letter vacating the stay, signed on April 25, reads, “Therefore, after going through the contents of the communication dated April 23, 2025, of GMC and material facts provided therein, EMRB, after careful consideration, hereby vacates the exparte stay order dated April 10, 2025, passed by the Board.” Signed by Dr Raghav Langer, secretary of NMC, it also mentioned that GMC’s letter dated April 23 “brought forth certain new facts to the notice of EMRB” that included Dr Vazirani being in judicial custody since his arrest on Nov 13, his status as a non-empanelled doctor at the hospital for the PMJAY scheme and him performing unwarranted angiography and angioplasty procedures. 

The NMC letter has directed the GMC and Dr Vazirani to submit case related documents, investigation report, case chargesheet among other relevant documents within 10 days of receiving the order. Dr Nitin Vora, president of GMC, said that it is a victory for GMC and sets the right precedent. “We had presented the facts in the case and had requested NMC to consider the other side of the arguments, too. We will comply with the requirements by NMC in this case,” he said.

NEWS TODAY 25.04.2025

 

Bank ex-staffer uses old login ID, swindles ₹5cr

Bank ex-staffer uses old login ID, swindles ₹5cr 

Shishir.Arya@timesofindia.com 27.04.2025

Nagpur : An outsourced employee who quit his job at apublic sector undertaking bank continued using his login to claim fake tax returns in the name of people who did not even possess an account there. He inserted their PANs against bank details to claim refunds. The fraud is being pegged at Rs 5 crore. The I-T department detected the fraud and sent notices to the bank and its staff, sources said. 

The accused, who handled TDS deductions for deposit holders on behalf of PSU banks, did not surrender his login access after quitting the job. He traced depositors, mainly senior citizens, who did not submit their PAN to the bank. One of the reasons was that their income was too low to be taxed. He accessed the system and put PANs and other details of persons known to him in the bank’s accounts and later claimed a refund with the I-T department, sources said. 

There are several people who earn interest on their FDs. The tax payable on it is deducted at source by the banks which can be claimed later as refund if the amount exceeds the actual tax liability. In this case, the conman meticulously chose accounts where PANs were missing. He used the other PANs to submit the returns instead, the source said.

‘Doctor’ held with fake degrees, fraudulently obtained passport, IDs

‘Doctor’ held with fake degrees, fraudulently obtained passport, IDs

Ahmed.Ali@timesofindia.com 25.04.2025

Mumbai : Worli police on Wednesday arrested an orthopaedic surgeon who is attached to a few five-star hospitals in the western suburbs for allegedly practising medicine with fake degrees, endangering patients’ lives, th reatening individuals, and misusing personal documents to fraudulently obtain official IDs and a passport. Senior inspector of Worli police station Ravindra Katkar said Dr Atul Wankhede was arrested based o n a complaint filed by a food delivery boy, Avinash Suresh Saminder (24), from Chembur against the doctor’s treatment for his back pain. 

He was produced before a local court, which remanded him to judicial custody. Saminder suffered from a chro nic spine condition since 2016-17. After learning about the doctor online, he reportedly consulted him at a suburban hospital on Nov 19, 2024, for severe back pain. According to the complaint, Wankhede dismissed his pain as minor and prescribed pain killers, in addition to some exercises. 

After finding out about the fake documents, Saminder wrote to the Maharashtra Medical Council — a quasi-judicial organisation that has the power to suspend or revoke licences of allopathic doctors — to ascertain if Wankhede’s degree wa s authentic. As per the FIR, MMC officials told him that the doctor’s degree was under probe since 2015. Saminder then lodged a complaint with police.

NEWS TODAY 26.04.2025

 

Why only 18 out of 56 invited vice chancellors attended the annual conference called by TN governor R.N. Ravi?

Why only 18 out of 56 invited vice chancellors attended the annual conference called by TN governor R.N. Ravi?

According to sources, none of the VCs gave reasons or sent any message to the governor for not skipping the conference 

By Lakshmi Subramanian Updated: April 25, 2025 21:03 IST

President Jagdeep Dhankhar poses for group photos during the inauguration of the Vice Chancellors conference in Tamil Nadu, in Udhagamandalam. Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi is also seen | PTI In yet another blow to Tamil Nadu governor R.N. Ravi, only one-third of the Vice Chancellors (VC) turned up to the annual VC conference called by him at Ooty on Friday. Inaugurated by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar, the meeting turned into a damp squib even when Ravi had tried to impress saying that there was no power struggle between the government and the Raj Bhavan.

Out of the 56 state, central and private universities in Tamil Nadu, only 18 VCs attended the conference. The VCs of all the 18 state-run universities skipped the meeting. All the VCs including the heads of five central universities, 20 state universities, four central institutions, and 27 private universities were formally invited by the Raj Bhavan for the annual VCs conference. But only 18 of them attended, according to the sources in the Raj Bhavan.

And out of the 18 who attended the meeting only two were from the state universities and even these two were not VCs and only representatives. One of them, the director of the research department - was deputed by Periyar University VC as his representative. The other was a college principal representing Alagappa University’s physical education department.

However, according to sources, none of the VCs gave reasons or sent any message to the governor for not skipping the conference. Raj Bhavan sources said, “reasons unknown” when asked. Sixteen VCs who attended the meeting were from the central universities.

The meeting which had been an annual affair since 2022 has always had full attendance. But this time there was very poor attendance indicating a political backlash for the conference. While Ravi and Raj Bhavan call the meeting a meaningful event aimed towards building a stern path to improve the academic dialogue and innovation in the higher education sector, the VCs of the state universities skipping the conference stems out of the growing tussle between the governor and the government and the recent Supreme Court ruling against Ravi.

Earlier on Wednesday the Raj Bhavan, in a media release, slammed the reports saying that the VCs conference called by the governor was not a power struggle between the government and the Raj Bhavan and that it was a regular affair. The governor’s office then called the media reports as “entirely erroneous and mischievous.”

Self-financing medical colleges should not collect fees during internship: TN health minister

Self-financing medical colleges should not collect fees during internship: TN health minister 

When Subramanian said the AIADMK government issued a G.O. for 7.5% quota only after the DMK’s agitations, the AIADMK members objected to it.

TN Health Minister Ma Subramanium

 Express News Service Updated on: 24 Apr 2025, 8:05 am

CHENNAI: Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Wednesday said self-financing medical colleges should not collect any fee from medical students during the internship period, and action will be taken if any complaint is received from an aggrieved student.

Subramanian said this while replying to a discussion on a calling attention motion raised by leader of the opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami, AIADMK MLA C Vijaya Baskar, VCK MLA SS Balaji, Tamilaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi MLA T Velmurugan and others.

Referring to the allegations levelled by Vijaya Baskar, Balaji and Velmurugan about the collection of excessive fees for medical courses, including internship fee by self-financing colleges, Subramanian said the fee fixation committee can take action only when complaints from individuals are received.

He also recalled how Chief Minister MK Stalin, when he was leader of the opposition, led agitations protesting the governor’s delay in approving the 7.5% government quota for undergraduate medical courses. When Subramanian said the AIADMK government issued a G.O. for 7.5% quota only after the DMK’s agitations, the AIADMK members objected to it.

Deputy leader of the opposition RB Udhayakumar said Palaniswami was the only CM in the country who issued the G.O. using Article 162 (co-existence of legislative powers) for a 7.5% government quota. Countering it, Subramanian said since the DMK staged a massive demonstration against the governor’s delay in giving assent to the bill providing for a 7.5% quota, the AIADMK government issued the G.O. to pacify students who were agitated due to NEET irregularities.

துணைவேந்தர்களை மிரட்டுவது அவசரநிலையை காட்டுகிறது:

துணைவேந்தர்களை மிரட்டுவது அவசரநிலையை காட்டுகிறது: 

ஆளுநர் ரவி 

மாநாட்டில் துணை வேந்தர்களை பங்கேற்க விடாமல் தடுத்த விதம், அவசரகால நாட்களை நினைவூட்டுகிறது என்று ஆளுநர் ரவி தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

DIN Published on: 25 ஏப்ரல் 2025, 5:25 pm Updated on: 25 ஏப்ரல் 2025, 5:25 pm 

மாநாட்டில் துணை வேந்தர்களை பங்கேற்க விடாமல் தடுத்த விதம், அவசரகால நாட்களை நினைவூட்டுகிறது என்று ஆளுநர் ரவி தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

இதுகுறித்து அளுநர் மாளிகை வெளியிட்டுள்ள எக்ஸ் தளப் பதிவில், "முதல்வர் ஸ்டாலின் காவல்துறையைப் பயன்படுத்தி, இன்று முன்கூட்டியே திட்டமிடப்பட்டிருந்த மாநாட்டில் மாநில பல்கலைக்கழகங்களின் துணை வேந்தர்களை பங்கேற்க விடாமல் தடுத்த விதம், அவசரகால நாட்களை நினைவூட்டுகிறது. மாநில உயர்கல்வி அமைச்சர், துணை வேந்தர்களிடம் மாநாட்டில் பங்கேற்க வேண்டாம் என்று தொலைபேசியில் மிரட்டல் விடுத்தது பலனளிக்காத நிலையில், முதல்வர் ஸ்டாலின் காவல்துறையைப் பயன்படுத்தியுள்ளார்.

மாநாட்டு நாளில் ஒரு துணைவேந்தர் காவல் நிலையத்துக்கு விசாரணைக்காக அழைத்துச் செல்லப்பட்டுள்ளார். ஊட்டியை அடைந்த மற்றவர்கள் தங்கிய விடுதிகளின் அறை கதவுகள் நள்ளிரவில் தட்டப்பட்டுள்ளன. மாநாட்டில் பங்கேற்றால் உயிருக்கு மோசமான விளைவுகள் நேரிடும் என்றும், மாநாட்டில் கலந்து கொண்டால் வீடு திரும்ப அனுமதிக்கப்பட மாட்டீர்கள் என்றும் காவல்துறையினரால் அச்சுறுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளனர். இது காவல்துறையின் அப்பட்டமான துஷ்பிரயோகம் ஆகும்!

இங்கு காவல் ராஜ்ஜியமா நடக்கிறது? மாநிலத்துக்குள் ஒரு கல்வி மாநாட்டில் கலந்து கொள்ள துணை வேந்தர்களுக்கு கல்விச் சுதந்திரம் இல்லையா? அல்லது தலித் மற்றும் ஏழை மாணவர்களுக்குப் பெரிதும் உதவும் மாநில பல்கலைக்கழகங்களின் தரத்தை உயர்த்துவதன் விளைவுகள், எந்தவொரு தர மேம்பாடும் மாணவர்களை ஆர்வமுள்ளவர்களாகவும் ஊக்கமளிப்பவர்களாகவும் மாற்றும் என்பதால் இது தனது அரசியல் எதிர்காலத்துக்கு அச்சுறுத்தலாகலாம் என முதல்வர் ஸ்டாலின் அச்சப்படுகிறாரா?" - ஆளுநர் ரவி. இவ்வாறு அதில் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.

நீலகிரி மாவட்டம் உதகை ஆளுநர் மாளிகையில் பல்கலைக்கழகத் துணைவேந்தா்களின் இரண்டு நாள் மாநாடு வெள்ளிக்கிழமை காலை தொடங்கியது. இந்த மாநாட்டை குடியரசு துணைத் தலைவா் ஜகதீப் தன்கர் தொடங்கிவைத்து உரையாற்றினார்.

சென்னை ராஜீவ் காந்தி அரசு மருத்துவக் கல்லூரி முதல்வர் தேரணி ராஜன் மாற்றம்!

சென்னை ராஜீவ் காந்தி அரசு மருத்துவக் கல்லூரி முதல்வர் தேரணி ராஜன் மாற்றம்!

 DIN Published on: 25 ஏப்ரல் 2025, 6:44 pm Updated on: 25 ஏப்ரல் 2025, 6:44 pm 

சென்னை: சென்னை ராஜீவ் காந்தி அரசு மருத்துவக் கல்லூரி முதல்வராக இருந்த தேரணி ராஜன் பணியிட மாற்றம் செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளார்.

மருத்துவக் கல்வி கூடுதல் இயக்குநராக இருந்த டாக்டர் கே சாந்தாராம், சென்னை மருத்துவக் கல்லூரி முதல்வராக பணியிட மாற்றம் செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளார்.

சென்னை ராஜீவ் காந்தி அரசு மருத்துவக் கல்லூரி முதல்வராக இருந்த தேரணி ராஜன், மருத்துவக் கல்வி மற்றும் ஆராய்ச்சி இயக்குநரகத்தின் கூடுதல் இயக்குநராக நியமிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளார்.

Doctors failed, but ChatGPT, much before, informed her that all was not well with her health. And it came true

Doctors failed, but ChatGPT, much before, informed her that all was not well with her health. And it came true 

Doctors failed, but ChatGPT, much before, informed her that all was not well with her health. And it came true

ET Online  Last Updated: Apr 25, 2025, 12:44:00 PM IST

Synopsis Marly Garnreiter, a 27-year-old woman, experienced unusual symptoms and consulted ChatGPT for insight after her father's death from colon cancer. The AI tool suggested she might have blood cancer, which she initially dismissed. However, after her health deteriorated, she sought medical advice and was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, emphasizing the importance of listening to one's body. 

Marly Garnreiter, who lives in Paris, began experiencing unusual symptoms such as persistent night sweats and constant itching in early 2024. In today’s world, ChatGPT has become a go-to tool for many. From offering advice and helping with complex calculations to assisting with schoolwork, this AI-powered platform has revolutionized how people approach everyday tasks, making them quicker and easier. In a remarkable case, a 27-year-old woman shared that ChatGPT identified the possibility of her having cancer—before any medical expert could confirm it.

Marly Garnreiter, who lives in Paris, began experiencing unusual symptoms such as persistent night sweats and constant itching in early 2024. This started not long after she lost her father to colon cancer. Although her lab results showed nothing concerning, Marly assumed the symptoms were linked to grief and stress. Still uncertain, she decided to ask ChatGPT for insight.

To her astonishment, the AI tool suggested she might be suffering from a type of blood cancer.

"It told me I could have blood cancer. My friends didn’t believe it and insisted I should only trust medical professionals," she told the Daily Mail.

At first, Marly dismissed the idea, thinking the suggestion was far-fetched. However, her health gradually deteriorated. As she began experiencing sharp chest pains and overwhelming fatigue, she finally sought professional medical advice. After further examinations, she was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma—a form of cancer that begins in white blood cells and affects the lymphatic system.

“It felt incredibly unjust. I couldn’t bear the thought of putting my loved ones through another battle with cancer,” Marly shared emotionally. She also emphasized how crucial it is to pay attention to signs from our own bodies. “We need to be more in tune with our health and not ignore what it’s telling us,” she added.

Marly is now receiving treatment for her condition and remains hopeful.

What Is Hodgkin Lymphoma? Hodgkin lymphoma—also known as Hodgkin’s disease—is a cancer that impacts the lymphatic system, which plays a central role in the body's immune defenses. This illness begins in the lymph nodes but can spread to other parts of the body over time.

Fortunately, Hodgkin lymphoma is often very treatable, especially when identified early. Treatment approaches may include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, or even targeted drug therapy, depending on the case.

VC meet sparks faceoff between Tamil Nadu governor & govt

VC meet sparks faceoff between Tamil Nadu governor & govt

TNN | Apr 26, 2025, 04.26 AM IST

UDHAGAMANDALAM: The faceoff between Tamil Nadu governor R N Ravi and the state govt took a new turn with the former alleging that vice-chancellors of state universities were 'warned' by the govt not to participate in the two-day conference of VCs convened by Raj Bhavan on Friday. The DMK govt hit back at Ravi saying the VCs skipped the conference as it was 'illegal'.

While the VCs of state-run universities were absent, VCs from central universities and deemed-to-be universities participated. "Unfortunately, none of the vice-chancellors of state universities are participating. They have informed me that they have been warned by the state govt," the governor said at the conference, which was inaugurated by VP Jagdeep Dhankhar.

Guv organised conference 'adamantly in violation of law': TN higher edu mantri

Accusing govt of threatening some VCs, Tamil Nadu governor R N Ravi said: "A VC had reached Ooty and something unprecedented happened. There was a midnight knock and a special branch police (officer) was there and he told him that if he (the VC) participated in the conference, he would not be able to go home and meet his family."

Referring to Salem Periyar University VC R Jagannathan, who was summoned on Friday by Suramangalam police for an inquiry pertaining to allegations that he floated a private firm and used university premises to run it, Ravi said: "Another VC is at the police station at the moment."

Ravi said there is no politics involved in organising the conference, claiming that it has been showing results. "But perhaps for people in govt, it is not a comfortable situation."

Hitting back at the governor, TN higher education minister Govi Chezhian said Ravi convened the conference in a deliberate attempt to pick a fight with the state govt since SC gave a ruling in govt's favour empowering it to appoint VCs.

Chezhian said the governor organised the conference "adamantly in violation of the law" even after SC verdict. "The VCs were aware that the conference was illegal and have skipped it. How is the state govt responsible for their absence?"

Chezhian took a dig at the Vice-President as well. "Participation of Dhankhar in the conference is not surprising. The whole country saw his aggressive activities against Mamta Banerjee govt when he was West Bengal governor."

DMK MP P Wilson posted on X: "I condemn these false and irresponsible statements made by the Governor, who is proving to be incorrigible. How can a Governor make such baseless allegations against his own govt?"

Two Tamil medium candidates crack civil services, credit TN government’s support

Two Tamil medium candidates crack civil services, credit TN government’s support

Notably, the number of candidates writing the exam in Tamil is fairly low, and no one had cleared it in Tamil last year.

Retired IAS officer R Balakrishnan, who was among the first batch to clear the exam in Tamil, said it was heartening to see more students clearing UPSC in Tamil.

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23 Apr 2025, 9:03 am

CHENNAI: In a remarkable feat, two candidates from Tamil Nadu, P Kamaraj (29) and S Sankar Pandiyaraj (30), have cleared the UPSC Civil Services Examination, 2024, by writing it in Tamil, securing 614th and 807th ranks, respectively.

Of the six candidates who attempted mains in Tamil, only these two aspirants, who studied in Tamil medium schools, cleared the exam. Notably, the number of candidates writing the exam in Tamil is fairly low, and no one had cleared it in Tamil last year.

Sankar Pandiyaraj, who hails from Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar, is the son of tailors currently settled in Madurai. “I was inspired to become an IAS officer after meeting Sagayam IAS in Madurai. Studying in Tamil medium, I wanted to write the exam in the language I was most comfortable with. However, clearing the exam without knowing English is nearly impossible, he said, recalling his initial struggles.

Unable to afford regular college, Sankar completed BBA through distance education while doing part-time jobs. During his stay in Chennai, he often ate at Amma Unavagams, and also benefited from the Naan Mudhalvan scheme, receiving Rs 7,500/month. The amount was hiked to Rs 25,000 after clearing prelims. “Without this support, I wouldn’t have been able to clear the exam. I also received help from an NGO for which I was volunteering with in Cheyyar,” he added.

Highlighting the growing accessibility of resources for Tamil medium aspirants, P Kamaraj from Rajapalayam said, “There are now AI tools that can translate study materials. The TN government is also helping by translating vital articles from English newspapers into Tamil,” he said.

T Sankara Saravanan, joint director at TN Textbook and Educational Services Corporation, who mentors UPSC aspirants, noted that candidates opting for Tamil must be proficient in both Tamil and English.

“The question papers are still available only in English and Hindi for prelims and mains. While study materials for subjects like history is available in Tamil, it’s difficult to find it for current affairs. The Kalaignar Centenary Library helps to bridge this gap by translating important English news articles,” said Saravanan, who also mentored Kamaraj.

Retired IAS officer R Balakrishnan, who was among the first batch to clear the exam in Tamil, said it was heartening to see more students clearing UPSC in Tamil.

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