Paracetamol bottles with 'blacked out' labels given to kids at B'luru govt hosp

Paracetamol bottles with 'blacked out' labels given to kids at B'luru govt hosp 

Pavan Kumar Pateel TNN 21.12.2024 

Bengaluru : Paracetamol syrup bottles with deliberately obscured labels have been allegedly supplied to children at a govt hospital in Nelamangala town near Bengaluru, raising suspicion among parents. that the drugs are sub-standard. At the Nelamangala govt hospital, on the northwestern fringes of Bengaluru, several locals said the paracetamol syrup bottles given to their wards in the past two days had labels with key details like the manufacturer's name, batch number and license info 'blacked out'. The children given the syrup were said to be in the age group of 5-11 years.

 “I often bring my son to the hospital for check-ups. On Wednesday, I took my son to the hospital and he was given a bottle of paracetamol syrup with black marks obscuring the details. When I asked the hospital staff about it, they refused to give me a clear answer and insisted that I administer the syrup to my child. I am deeply concerned that this substandard medication could harm my child,” Ramesh Raj, (name changed), told TOI. Dr Sonia, medical officer of the hospital said, “After I informed the Bengaluru Rural district health officer (DHO), we were told these drugs had been tested for quality in a laboratory. However, the labels had been deliberately obscured to conceal vital data. Yet the syrup continues to be distributed for treatment.”

Notify VC search panels I had formed, Governor tells Tamil Nadu govt.

From Page One THE HINDU 

Notify VC search panels I had formed, Governor tells Tamil Nadu govt.
21.12.2024

The Governor pointed out that his panel for Anna University comprised the nominees of the Chancellor, the State government, the Syndicate and the UGC Chairman, in accordance with the provisions of the University's Act and the UGC Regulations, 2018.

Similarly, the search committees for Bharathidasan and Periyar universities included the nominees of the State government, the universities' Senate and Syndicate, and the UGC Chairman, the statement added.

The release further pointed out that the Governor-Chancellor, acting within the ambit of Constitutional and legal provisions, had constituted the search committees to ensure a fair and impartial process for selecting V-Cs.

The Governor also objected to the Higher Education Department's action of notifying the search committee for Bharathidasan University on December 9; and for Periyar and Anna universities on December 13. The government orders were published in the Gazette, and the committees excluded the UGC Chairman's nominee, he added.

On Thursday, Minister Govi. Chezhiaan cited a Supreme Court judgment, dated July 17, 2013, in support of the government's stand in the matter. The Raj Bhavan, in its response, said the statement was misleading. The Supreme Court, in another judgment on October 21, 2022, held that any appointment as a VC made on the recommendation of the search committee constituted contrary to the provisions of the UGC Regulations, shall be void ab initio, it added.

It further pointed out that any selection by a search committee constituted without the UGC chairman's nominee was bound to be quashed by the court. The role of a VC is pivotal in shaping the future of universities, and keeping the post vacant went against the interest of students.

Minister responds

Higher Education Minister Govt. Chezhiaan demanded that the Governor pave the way for filling vacant VC posts instead of creating hurdles to the process.

In response to the Governor's statement, the Minister said Mr. Ravi was merely repeating himself, despite the State government having pointed out that it had followed the regulations brought in by the State legislature.

He urged the Governor not to create a “crisis situation”. The University Grants Commission can only make recommendations. The State need not follow the UGC recommendations, he said.

Mr. Chezhiaan said the Governor appeared to have an ulterior motive in repeatedly demanding that the UGC Chairman's nominee be included, even though the State had followed the respective university's statutes in constituting the VC search panel.

The Minister said the Governor was interfering in the State's functions. He should instead focus on ensuring that the State universities receive the funds due to them from the UGC, which had been drastically reduced or delayed for many years, he added.

He urged the Governor to give up his “politically-motivated” attack, and instead work to improve the functioning of the universities.

The Minister said the government would address the issue legally.

Mobile app to aid in curbing sudden cardiac death cases

Mobile app to aid in curbing sudden cardiac death cases 

Lucknow : 20.12.2024 

Leading cardiologists from across India, including head of cardiology department at SGPGIMS Prof Aditya Kapoor, have come up with a Revive CPR mobile app to bolster the battle against sudden cardiac deaths. Prof Kapoor said over 15 lakh people die of sudden cardiac arrest annually in India. Only less than 1% can be saved as there is lack of availability of timely CPR. “Doctors felt that covering the entire country was a mammoth task, and there was a need for technological aid to bridge the gap. Their effort was strengthened by the fact that India is the second-largest user of smartphones, with over 700 million users (including 425 mn are in rural areas),” he said. 

The app is available on both Android and iOS platforms. “It provides step-by-step audio-visual guidance for performing CPR. It provides expert’s insights about how timely CPR can save lives, besides explaining key issues like the difference between heart attack and cardiac arrest, along with simple audio/visual cues for accurate identification for timely intervention,” Kapoor said. The app allows one-touch calling to 108 ambulance service, a nearby automated external defibrillator (AED) locator app with automatic AED detection and usage guidance, and linkage to a nationwide trained volunteer network. TNN

Man brings ₹80,000 in coins to court to pay as interim alimony

Man brings ₹80,000 in coins to court to pay as interim alimony 

TIMES NEWS NETWORK 20.12.2024

Coimbatore : There have been reports of people taking bundles of coins to showrooms to buy a bike or a car. On Wednesday, a Coimbatore resident went to the additional family court with ₹80,000 in ₹2 and ₹1 coins to pay an interim alimony. The 37-year-old man, who didn’t want his identity to be revealed, had been ordered by the court to pay ₹2 lakh to his wife as an interim maintenance amount. His wife filed a divorce petition last year. A resident of Vadavalli, he is a call taxi owner cum driver whose sister resides in the US. On Wednesday, he came in his car, walked into the additional family court and unloaded 20 bundles of ₹2 and ₹1 coins,. When he submitted the amount to the court, the judge asked him to hand it over in notes. A video of the man walk ing out of the court with the bundles went viral on social media. On Thursday, he handed over the amount in currency notes before the court, which directed him to pay the remaining amount of ₹1.2 lakh soon.

Govt. doctors remove screw from toddler’s lung

Govt. doctors remove screw from toddler’s lung

The Hindu Bureau

TIRUCHI 20.12.2024

Doctors at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) in Tiruchi saved the life of a three-year-old boy by removing the screw of an anklet that he had accidentally swallowed. The toddler from a village in Perambalur district was immediately taken to a hospital in Iluppur on December 13.

When X-ray revealed that the screw was lodged in the patient’s bronchus (large airway that leads from the windpipe to a lung), he was referred to the Emergency Room of MGMGH. Under the guidance of S. Kumaravel, Dean, KAP Viswanatham Government Medical College, a team of doctors, led by Radhakrishnan, head, Department of Ear Nose Throat Surgery, removed the foreign object with the help of a rigid bronchoscope. The patient had recovered from the procedure, said the statement.

Doctors advised parents to keep small objects and other potentially hazardous material away from the reach of children.

‘Governor taking law into his own hands’

‘Governor taking law into his own hands’

Govi. Chezhiaan

The Hindu Bureau

CHENNAI 20.12.2024

The State government has followed the rules in constituting search committees to appoint eligible candidates as Vice-Chancellors (V-Cs) to State universities, Higher Education Minister Govi. Chezhiaan said in a statement on Thursday.

In response to a direction issued by Governor R.N. Ravi on Wednesday that the V-C search committee of Annamalai University should have a nominee of the University Grants Commission (UGC), the Minister alleged that the Governor was using his position as the Chancellor to suspend the legal proceedings, carried out as per the statutes of State universities.

Mr. Chezhiaan said the government was watching the Governor’s tendency to use his position as the Chancellor of State universities to take law into his own hands. The Governor had the authority only to recommend that the search committee be announced, but he cannot constitute a search committee on his own, he pointed out.

Mr. Ravi was functioning as a representative of the UGC, violating the statutes of the universities. In a six-page response, the Minister said that six of the 13 State-run universities were currently functioning without a V-C. As the tenure of the V-C of Bharathidasan University and Periyar University would end in February and May next year, search committees had been constituted for them as well, as per the university statutes, he added.

He further pointed out that though the UGC could make recommendations, the State government had the authority to take a decision on accepting them.

Rift unwarranted: PMK

PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss, in a statement on Thursday, urged the Tamil Nadu government to take immediate steps to expedite the proceedings of cases pending in the Supreme Court, which pertain to the appointment of V-Cs to State-run universities.

He said that the rift between the State and Governor R.N. Ravi was unwarranted when the V-C posts in six State-run universities had been lying vacant for several months.

Registration of 156 nursing homes cancelled over irregularities: Govt

Registration of 156 nursing homes cancelled over irregularities: Govt 

Pvt Hospitals Are Being Monitored Amid Overcharging Allegation, Govt Tells House

TIMES NEWS NETWORK 19.12.2024

Bhopal : Private hospitals in the state are overcharging patients, the govt accepted in the state assembly on Wednesday. On average, one complaint per day is received by the govt against private hospitals in this regard. BJP MLA Abhilash Pandey asked about the complaints received in the last year regarding overcharging and other irregularities by private hospitals. He inquired about the actions taken on those complaints and questioned whether the govt is not keeping a strict vigil on private hospitals to control the charges levied by them. 

Deputy CM and public health, medical education minister Rajendra Shukla said in a reply that 311 complaints were received in the last year regarding overcharging and other irregularities by private hospitals. Private hospitals are being continuously monitored, he said. A total of 654 show cause notices have been issued to nursing homes since April so far. The number of nursing homes inspected was 2,354. Registration of 156 nursing homes has been cancelled. Apart from this, under the Ayushman Bharat 'Nirayam' scheme, private hospitals are being strictly monitored. The CMHOs were directed to create awareness about the rights of the patients and against excessive fee collection. Messages have been disseminated through appropriate social media platforms for public awareness. The Ayushman Bharat office has ordered the display of IEC and citizen charters to the private hospitals affiliated under the scheme. A toll-free number, call centre, and Ayushman Bharat portal are available for patients’ awareness.

HC stays counselling for NRI quota PG seats in pvt colleges

HC stays counselling for NRI quota PG seats in pvt colleges 

TIMES NEWS NETWORK 19.12.2024

Jabalpur : Madhya Pradesh high court on Wednesday, in an interim order, said that NRI quota seats shall not be filled in the ensuing counselling of PG courses at private medical colleges until it delivers the final verdict. The move came in response to a petition that alleges the 15% seats reserved for NRIs in the state’s private medical colleges are being allocated only in eight popular courses and not evenly distributed. A division Bench of high court, comprising Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice Anuradha Shukla, observed, “Taking into consideration the fact that the matter was heard and reserved today and a final decision may take some time, in the interest of justice and with a view to avoid the creation of third-party rights… until the delivery of the final order, the seats under NRI quota shall not be filled in the ensuing counselling of PG courses and be kept in abeyance.” HC reserved its final orders. The PIL, filed by Dr Ojas Yadav from Bhopal, says NEET prepared a merit list for NRIs and although there are 22 branches in medical colleges, state govt allocated NRI quota seats to only eight high-demand branches. Advocate Alok Bagrecha, representing the petitioner, argued that the “excessive allocation” of NRI quota seats in selected branches would affect the rights of meritorious students, as the number of available seats decreased. There are 545 seats in these eight branches, with 152 allocated under NRI quota. NRI quota seats should be distributed across all branches, the counsel said, arguing that the process adopted by state govt is illegal. The seat matrix of private colleges, which outlines the seats allocated to each category, was prepared in violation of Medical Education Admission Rules-2018, the petitioner argued before the court. Instead of the stipulated 15% for NRI quota, 40 to 50% seats have been reserved in various branches, the petition says, adding that choice filling is being conducted without providing time for claims and objections as per admission rules

He fights the small battles on principle

He fights the small battles on principle 

Sachin.Sharma@timesofindia.com 19.12.2024

Vadodara : The Rs 1,500 case! His case earned this title, but it didn’t deter or frustrate  him until he won it. It was not the first time this man has won such a case. He earlier won a case over the poor quality of a Rs 950 raincoat and approached the forum for a warrant when he was not compensated. Janmejay Moghe, an insurance advisor from Vadodara, first approached the consumer forum in 2019, when he bought a raincoat for Rs 950 after downpours caused floods in the city. The raincoat had holes and was faded. Moghe returned to the shop the next day for a replacement, but the shopkeeper showed him a placard declaring: “Goods once sold will not be replaced or returned”. The shop agreed to change the raincoat only after Moghe showed them the bill that said goods could be replaced within three days. But all the raincoats in the shop were of poor quality and he asked for a refund. When the shop did not give him one, Moghe approached the consumer forum in 2019, which decided the case in his favour in July 2021, ordering a refund with interest and Rs 500 towards his expenses and an equal amount as compensation for the mental agony caused. 

Moghe returned to the court for the same matter in 2022 after he did not receive the money. When the shop did not comply with the order, a warrant was issued. The shopkeeper coughed up Rs 2,290 and the case was closed. While Moghe was fighting it out over the Rs 950 raincoat, his car met with an accident on Dec 18, 2020. He got it towed to the workshop and repaired. While the insurance company paid the repair charges, it did not recompense Rs 1,500 for the towing. Moghe was surprised, as he knew the minutiae of claims, being an insurance agent himself. “I have never seen this charge being denied,” he said. It was time for the insurance agent to move the consumer forum for his own claim. “The insurer did not turn up or even furnish a reply,” he said. The forum eventually passed an order in Moghe’s favour recently, granting him Rs 1,500 for the towing charges, Rs 500 for as compensation for the harassment caused and Rs 1,000 for legal expenses.

 “It is not a question of small amounts, but that of merchants or companies taking us for granted. Despite patient representations and asking for only what is due, they seem to ignore us,’’ he said

No requests, no alerts, doc loses ₹70k by UPI transaction

No requests, no alerts, doc loses ₹70k by UPI transaction 

TIMES NEWS NETWORK 19.12.2024

Ahmedabad : A seemingly routine message about a small deposit spiralled into a nightmarish ordeal for a 33-year-old doctor from Juhapura when he discovered Rs 70,000 missing from his bank account without a trace. The cyberfraud, executed through UPI, was baffling as the doctor had neither shared his banking details with anyone nor had he received any notification about the deduction. Dr Aasif Syed, who runs a clinic in Fatehwadi, discovered the fraud on Dec 7 when he received a text from his bank about a Rs 1,520 deposit. However, upon closer inspection, he noticed that Rs 20,000 was missing from his account. Alarmed, he checked his Google Pay account and found that Rs 70,000 had been transferred without any transaction history or notification. Seeking answers, the 33-year-old resident of Golden Park in Juhapura, approached his bank’s central branch, where the manager informed him that the amount had been sent via UPI at 1.33pm on Dec 6. Shocked, Syed reported that he neither initiated the payment nor received any alerts about it. After contacting the cybercrime helpline, he was directed to the Sarkhej police station, where an FIR was lodged against an unknown accused under sections of the Information Technology Act for unauthorized access, computer related offenses, and identity theft. Investigation is underway to trace the fraudsters.

G.O. on search panel violates SC judgments, says Raj Bhavan

 From Page One

G.O. on search panel violates SC judgments, says Raj Bhavan

The Search Committee includes nominees of the Chancellor, the Tamil Nadu government, Syndicate of the University and the UGC Chairman, in accordance with provisions of the Annamalai University Act and the prevailing regulations of the UGC in 2018, which is held as mandatory by the Supreme Court, the Raj Bhavan said.

Governor’s direction

The Governor-Chancellor had directed the Tamil Nadu government to notify the constitution of the Search Committee of Annamalai University vide letter dated October 25, 2024, consisting of the four members, with the Chancellor’s nominee as the Convener of the Committee, the Raj Bhavan added.

The Supreme Court has already held in the case of Sreejith P.S. Vs. Rajasree M.S. and Others that any appointment as a V-C made on the recommendations of a search committee that is constituted contrary to the provisions of the UGC regulations shall be void ab initio, it pointed out.

The notification issued by the government was in difference to the Search Committee constituted, and is void ab initio.

The Chancellor also called upon the State government to notify the Search Committee for appointment of the Vice-Chancellor of Annamalai University as constituted by the Chancellor, which includes the UGC Chairman’s nominee, the Raj Bhavan said.

Tenant cannot dictate how best a landlord can use a property, says HC

Tenant cannot dictate how best a landlord can use a property, says HC

Abhinav.Garg@timesofindia.com 18.12.2024

New Delhi : A tenant cannot dictate how best a landlord can use his property, the Delhi High Court has said, coming to the rescue of a senior citizen couple seeking eviction of their tenant. Allowing the plea of ​​the landlord, who is mostly bedridden, the court in a recent order, cited Supreme Court rulings to point out that a "tenant cannot dictate the terms of use of a property to a landlord," adding that the " landlord is the best judge of his requirements. It is not for the courts to dictate in what manner and how a landlord should live.” 

It was dealing with a plea filed by a distraught couple seeking eviction of a tenant living in a portion of the premises. The tenancy started in 1989 and continued until 2003, but the tenant continued to stay, arguing that there is enough space in the house for the landlord to accommodate his divorced daughter or his staff. The landlord challenged a rent controller court's decision to decline relief on the ground that enough proof about their medical condition was not provided. Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju disagreed with the decision of the trial court and noted that the "records available also show that the petitioner filed substantial documents in support of its contentions, which included medical documents along with photographs of the condition of the petitioner and his wife, the divorce decree of the daughter of the petitioner as well as her provisional employment certificate."

Appearing for the landlord, advocates Sanjay Katyal and Devika Mohan submitted that the petitioner is 80 years old. and served in the Indian Army from 1966 to 1972 and is a 1971 war veteran. They informed the court that he suffers from various ailments such as Parkinson's, pulmonary fibrosis, among others, which has left him bedridden and dependent on others for his day-to-day. -day activities. They submitted that the wife too is 76 years old and suffering from critical ailments. "This court has also reviewed the photographs which are available on the record, reflecting the condition of the petitioner and his wife, which is pitiful. The photographs also reflect the fact that the senior citizens require round-the-clock care. Clearly, in such a situation, the attendants and medical staff would require to stay within the premises, and thus, this court finds no reason to question the bona fides of the petitioner," the HC observed, giving six months' time to the tenant. to vacate the premises and hand over peaceful possession

Candidate gets 101.66 out of 100 in job test, aspirants protest Indore : 17.12.2024

Candidate gets 101.66 out of 100 in job test, aspirants protest Indore : 17.12.2024

Job aspirants staged a protest in Indore on Monday raising questions over a candidate getting 101.66 marks out of total 100 due to the adoption of "normalisation process" in a Madhya Pradesh government recruitment. . . examination. 

The protesters alleged fraud in the recruitment examination and demanded a fair inquiry. Eyewitnesses said the agitating unemployed youth gathered in front of the district collector's office and handed over a memorandum addressed to chief minister Mohan Yadav to an officer. The memorandum said in the joint recruitment examination 2023 (Van and Jail Recruitment Test 2023) of Forest and Jail departments, a candidate scored 101.66 marks out of a total of 100 and topped the selection list. The result of this examination conducted by the Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board, headquartered in Bhopal, was declared on December 13. 

After the announcement of the result, the board clarified the "process of normalisation" has been adopted in the recruitment examination as per rules. . , because of which candidates can get more than full marks (100) and less than zero. Normalization is a process for ensuring that students are neither advantaged nor disadvantaged by the difficulty of papers they write. The process involves revising the score of a student in a way that it becomes comparable with the score of another. This becomes necessary when an examination in the same subject is held in multiple sessions, each with a different paper. A leader of the protesters, Gopal Prajapat, told reporters, "This is the first time in the state's history that a candidate has scored more than the total marks due to the normalization process adopted in the recruitment exam. We are protesting against the unfair process. . . of normalization and demanding a fair inquiry." PTI

RGUHS evaluation: Medicos cry foul over mark disparity

RGUHS evaluation: Medicos cry foul over mark disparity 

TIMES NEWS NETWORK 17.12.2024

Bengaluru : MBBS students of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) from batches admitted in 2018 and before have raised questions about the credibility of evaluation of answer scripts. As per the rules, evaluation is done by four experts, and the average of their marks is considered as the final score. Students allege that these four marks are often so varied that they lack credibility. When there is a disparity of more than 15%, the answer script goes to a fifth evaluator, and the average of the four best scores is taken. "Some of the marks will be as high as 70, while another could be as low as 10. How can the same paper have so much inconsistency when evaluated?" a student asked. 

A group of students approached the registrar on Monday, raising the issue. The process has been challenged in the Karnataka high court by various batches of students. For those from batches admitted in 2019 onwards, the system is different, with the best of two evaluations being considered. For the batches prior to 2019, the system has shuttled between considering the average of four, the best of two, and again the average of four, depending on court orders. “We're okay with the average of four or best of two. But our concern is that the university isn't addressing the basic issue where invigilators are giving extremely varied marks for the same paper. While a difference of a few marks is understandable, how can the marks vary so much for the same answer?” asked one student. 

“I attempted the same paper for the fourth time and failed by 1-2 marks. I lost out on six months studying the same paper at home. And every time we have to reappear, we end up paying as much as Rs 2 lakh in private seats for repeat exam fees,” said another student. RGUHS vice-chancellor MK Ramesh said there are around 3.5 lakh students, with about 12 lakh answer scripts for 38,000 evaluators. “It is only natural that a few students might have an issue. We're also engaging with the evaluators, giving instructions, directions, advice, and counseling. Just because one person got varied marks, we cannot denigrate the credentials of the complete system,” he said. "Every time we try to provide a solution, some will still go to court."

Will EWS students securing NRI and mgmt quota seats create a level playing field

Will EWS students securing NRI and mgmt quota seats create a level playing field

Rajlakshmi.Ghosh@timesofindia.com 16.12.2024

NEET PG admissions have sparked debates about fairness as some students from the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) are obtaining management and NRI quota seats in medical colleges. . , requiring them to pay course fees amounting to crores of rupees. However, experts argue that their admissions could be valid considering both Management and NRI quota seats fall under the unreserved category and are open to students from every stratum. Since EWS candidates are those who belong to families with an annual income of less than Rs 8 lakh, there is a murmur on how such candidates can pay a sizeable sum running into crores for their three-year PG degree course. 

Providing clarity 

Clearing doubts about the issue, a senior faculty from a medical college in Delhi-NCR, explains, “As per the norms, both management and NRI quota seats come under the unreserved category, hence these seats are open to EWS candidates, including those from the SC/ST categories, as per merit and choice. The problem arises when candidates claim to be from the EWS category during the application form-filling and later, at the time of reporting for counselling, opt for the NRI/management quota seats where the course fees are high. In such instances, a candidate's EWS certificate has no relevance. If aspirants are raising ethical concerns, they should take it up on a case-to-case basis with the college authorities offering admissions and the relevant administrative bodies, in this case, it is the tehsildar of the respective states that issues the EWS certificate. after the necessary verifications.”

 As per a media report, over 24,600 PG medical seats were allotted in the first round announced on November 20. Of these, 135 management quota seats in the private medical colleges and 8 NRI seats were allotted to candidates registered as EWS in clinical specialties of private medical colleges for which they need to pay tuition fees that could range anywhere between Rs 25 lakh to Rs 90 lakh per annum. It is important to note that the verification of credentials for students applying under the EWS category is typically handled at the state level or by individual colleges rather than directly by the NMC. The recent developments have generated concern regarding the mismatch in the admission process. Many aspiring medical students feel that those who may have wrongfully taken advantage of the EWS classification are undermining the opportunities meant for genuinely disadvantaged individuals.

Private medical colleges often prioritize profit generation, and management and NRI quota seats can command significantly higher fees than government quotas. This financial incentive may lead colleges to overlook regulations on EWS certification,” says Dr B Unnikrishnan, dean, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, MAHE.

UP: Eight female MBBS students suspended at state-run medical college in Gorakhpur, here's why

UP: Eight female MBBS students suspended at state-run medical college in Gorakhpur, here's why

The suspension followed an investigation conducted by a nine-member disciplinary committee. The disciplinary committee was led by the principal of the college.

Edited By: Anurag Roushan @Candid_Tilaiyan Gorakhpur

Published : Dec 13, 2024 21:35 IST, Updated : Dec 13, 2024 21:36 IST

As many as eight female MBBS students have been suspended for three months at Madhav Prasad Tripathi Medical College in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district. As per officials, they all were students from the 2023 batch and got suspended over allegations of indiscipline.

The students were accused of engaging in factionalism and forcibly entering a fellow student’s hostel room, where they allegedly assaulted her on Wednesday night. The incident prompted an inquiry by a nine-member disciplinary committee, following which the suspension was imposed, stated Professor Rajesh Mohan, the college principal.

The suspension followed an investigation conducted by a nine-member disciplinary committee. The probe began when the complainant, a student residing in the hostel, alleged that she had been having trouble with her peers for the past several days.

"She claimed she was subjected to social ostracism, which culminated in the forced entry into her room on Wednesday night. A female security guard, along with other students, intervened to control the situation," said the Principal.

The disciplinary committee was led by the principal, along with Dr Naushad Alam, Dr CB Pandey, and Dr Ekta Dwivedi. The investigation was conducted under the guidance of Assistant Warden Dr Shagufta Shamil, the principal said.

Similar incident in West Bengal

In a similar incident in West Bengal in September this year, at least forty students from the state-run College of Medicine and JNM Hospital were expelled for six months following allegations of threatening fellow students. The decision was made during a meeting of the Extended College Council, as stated in an official document.

"Based on a large number of prima facie evidence, depositions by individual students and digital evidence, the Extended College Council decided to expel the following students from the hostel, hospital and college campus for a period of six months at least (pending further investigations into to the allegations against them) starting from today (sic)," the minutes of the meeting said.

(With inputs from PTI)

HC orders removal of MP Nursing Registration Council chief & secy over college affiliations

HC orders removal of MP Nursing Registration Council chief & secy over college affiliations 

TIMES NEWS NETWORK  14.12.2024  BHOPAL

Bhopal : A division bench of MP high court on Friday ordered the removal of chairman of MP Nursing Registration Council (MPNRC), Jiten Chandra Shukla and secretary, Anita Chand stating that they were themselves involved in the nursing college affiliations in one way or the other and their appointment on the key positions in MPNRC was unacceptable. 

Taking exception to the reply of the state govt that director, medical education has constituted a three-member committee to examine the complaints against Chand despite the court's oral order to remove her and Shukla from the post, the bench of Justice Sanjay Dwivedi and Justice A K Paliwal, seized of a petition over a large number of fake nursing colleges operating in MP, asked the principal secretary, medical education, to remove the two officials in question forthwith and also directed the office of advocate general to forward a copy of the order to the chief secretary for compliance. 

Petitioner in the case, president of Law Students' Association, Vishal Baghel, has moved two applications seeking removal of Chand and Shukla levelling specific charges against them about their involvement in the scam relating to recognition to fake nursing colleges in the state in large numbers and prayed the court to order their removal from the key positions in MPNRC as they can influence the evidence regarding the scam. Anita Chand was a member of the inspection committee which had submitted a false report on March 4, 2022 on the basis of which RKS Nursing college in Bhopal was given recognition though it was later cancelled, he said. Similarly, the application for removal of Jiten Chandra Shukla said that he was the director of MPNRC when several irregularities were committed in granting recognition to the nursing colleges. 

After hearing these applications, the court directed the respondents to submit their reply  explaining as to why such persons have been placed on important posts of registrar and chairman, MPNRC and orally instructed for their removal. The court, however, noted that instead of doing so, the respondents showed a copy of order dated Dec 2, 2024 issued by the directorate medical education, wherein, a committee consisting of three members had been constituted to inspect and submit a report after analysing the complaints made against Anita Chand and inspecting the nursing colleges. The judges while stating that they were not satisfied with the constitution of the committee by the director with the approval of commissioner, public health & medical education and said, "We cannot allow such officers who were involved in the earlier process of granting recognition to hold such important posts in as much as there is every likelihood that such officers would, not only try to save their skin but also of other functionaries, try to tamper with the material. “We despise such effort and find that it is nothing but an attempt to foil the endeavours made by the court for obviating the irregularities and illegalities in the process of granting recognition.

In view of the above, we direct the principal secretary of the public health and medical education to forthwith remove Anita Chand from the post of registrar and Dr Jiten Chandra Shukla from the post of chairman of MPNRC and instead appoint some responsible officers, having unblemished service career, in their place," said the order.

Pushpa, Too!

Pushpa, Too! 

Police case against Allu Arjun a worrying trend 

14.12.2024   TOI  AHAMEDABAD 

For Telangana police to charge Telugu superstar Allu Arjun with culpable homicide was ridiculous. For a trial court to send him to judicial custody for 14 days was miscarriage of justice. Thankfully better sense prevailed as HC granted the actor interim bail. The case as it stands is that a woman died and a child was critically hurt in a stampede that occurred when Allu Arjun attended the opening of his blockbuster Pushpa 2. The theatre and the actor’s team say they informed police ahead of his visit. Police say they denied him permission but that he even held a ‘roadshow’. The woman’s spouse filed a complaint basis which police shot off the FIR. Whatever the case’s merits, and however it gets decided, police neglected their obligation to manage crowds. The high-profile arrest ensured the case takes a life of its own and police can escape accountability. Film audiences in most of southern India are known to break into a frenzy at starstudded movie openings, even without the presence of their idols. Even if Allu Arjun were not present, the opening of Pushpa 2 was a hugely anticipated event and large crowds were expected at the busy Hyderabad location where Sandhya theatre is. 

Crowd control is police work. Period. Had there been no casualty, this would have been just another ‘stampede-like situation’, tucked away and forgotten in police records. As is seen repeatedly in several such situations countrywide where expert crowd control is required, police fail hopelessly to control the situation – ill-equipped, ill-trained, and in several cases, it’s simply dereliction of duty. Police have dangerously become trigger-happy with FIRs on serious charges in their need to protect their own shortcomings. India-wide, ordinary people, especially women, the poor and marginalised struggle to file cases against harms done to them. But simultaneously, police forces find it all too easy to harass citizens, high-profile and ordinary, via weak cases but stringent provisions, sometimes to please political masters and otherwise to deflect attention and accountability. 

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Dead man talking? Police make Sanand man witness in own death

Dead man talking? Police make Sanand man witness in own death

Ashish.Chauhan@timesofindia.com 14.12.2024 

Ahmedabad : Can a dead man testify in a case involving his own death and perhaps even produce evidence of his own fatality? It seems the Sanand police think so.

 When Poonam Senva died after being knocked off his bike by a truck, the police, in the case's FIR, named him as the witness of his own death. The 26-year-old from Sanand's Khoraj village was riding his motorcycle on the Viramgam Sanand highway on the night of Dec 8 when he was hit by a truck near Madhavnagar crossroads. The FIR registered before PSI NR Tarar, based on Poonam's elder brother Baldev, states, “The truck driver drove his vehicle with speed and negligence and rammed into the motorcycle of Poonam Senva. In the accident, 'sahed' (witness) Poonam Senva suffered critical injuries and succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital in Sanand.” Sanand police filed a case against the truck driver, charging him with causing death by negligent and rash driving under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicles Act. This is not the first instance of dead people or things being wrongly attributed in cases related to deaths. 

A motorcycle and a bovine named in two recent deaths’ Sources said that it often happens that those who die an accidental death, for example, by falling into a pit while riding a two-wheeler, are named accused in their own deaths, mainly because it is too much of a task to probe deeper to find the actual reason or culprit. Recently, a motorcycle and a bovine were named for two deaths in separate cases. In Sep 2023, Kheda police named an unknown bovine as an accused in the FIR filed at Nadiad (West) police station after failing to identify the cattle owner, the sources said. In another case recorded in Oct 2022, a man, according to a police complaint with Kheda town police, took the blame for an accident involving him and his cousin after hitting a stray bovine. His cousin died in the accident. In this case too, cops slacked in efforts to find the stray bovine's owner, the sources said. 

MBBS paper leaks real: Top MUHS officials

MBBS paper leaks real: Top MUHS officials 

Ranjan Dasgupta & Santosh Sonawane TNN 12.12.2024 

Nashik : The question paper leaks of pharmacology I and pathology II in the ongoing MBBS examination were genuine, top officials in Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) admitted on Wednesday. Over 7,900 students are appearing for the examination, and the two question papers leaked were meant for second-year MBBS students. MUHS came to know about the pharmacology I paper leak on Dec 2 after the exam was over. In the case of pathology II, the varsity learned about the leak hours before the exam began on Dec 9, and a new set of question papers was mailed to all the 50 centres. Printouts were handed over to the examinees instead of the original set of the question papers. “In both these cases, we were informed by students about the leaks. They mailed us screenshots of the questions that went viral on social media. They must have been distressed that the question paper was leaked and immediately informed us,” a senior MUHS official said. 

The varsity has decided to mail the question paper to the exam centres on the day of the exam for remaining exams, including the pharmacology I exam, which will be held again on Dec 19. The university has already lodged complaints against unidentified persons with Nashik city police about the leaks. It has also formed a probe team to ascertain who were involved in the leaks. MUHS insiders did not rule out the possibility of tampering with envelopes that had question papers sent to centres in private vehicles, which could have led to the leaks. “The tampering could have either taken place during transportation or at the exam centres...MUHS has asked the exam centre in-charges to return the envelopes... Experts will examine if there was any tampering,” the official said. 

MUHS vice-chancellor Lt Gen Dr Madhuri Kanitkar (retd) did not speak much on the issue. “The university has taken the paper leak issue seriously. The matter is being investigated both by the police and the university. We will go all out to find out how and who were involved in this

illegal activity,” she told TOI. Nashik city police commissioner Sandeep Karnik said their probe is progressing in the right direction