IoE tag won’t change reservation policy, says Anna University V-C

IoE tag won’t change reservation policy, says Anna University V-C

PMK Slams Surappa For Approaching Central Govt

Julie.Mariappan@timesgroup.com

Chennai:12.10.2020

There is “nothing to fear” and the existing reservation and recruitment policy will not change in the least if Anna University gets the status of Institute of Eminence (IoE), says vice-chancellor M K Surappa.

Admissions and recruitment followed state government rules. “The [Union HRD] ministry has repeatedly clarified that the university can continue to follow the existing 69% reservation in all its admission and recruitment processes as per the existing act of the university,” the vicechancellor told TOI. IoE guidelines 2017 say state universities would continue to function under their respective state Acts. On fears of the Centre taking over the state institution, Surappa said such an event had not happened in the last 20 years, unless there was pressure from the state.

The vice-chancellor has, however, come under fire from the PMK for directly writing to the Centre, “without the knowledge of the state government”, seeking IoE status amid concerns over the reservation policy. Surappa had told the Centre that the university could generate revenue of Rs 1,570 crore through internal resources and did not need funding from the state government.

In a statement, PMK leader S Ramadoss alleged Surappa’s unilateral act betrayed the interests of the university and the students. “The Centre refuses to heed the request of the state to give a written assurance for 69% reservation, though it accepts this in principle. There is no point in the university getting the IoE tag without finding a solution to the reservation issue,” Ramadoss said. If the Centre’s reservation and admission policies are adhered to, the students of Tamil Nadu and the BC students would not benefit, but only students of other states and upper castes would, he said. Generating revenue from internal resources would result in steep hike in fee.

The PMK leader said the developments had raised suspicions about the vice-chancellor acting as a puppet of those who wanted reservation to be revoked. “The V-C is appointed for three years to steer the varsity. He cannot take a policy decision of the government. The act of Surappa should be investigated,” Ramadoss said, urging the state government to make efforts to get IoE status without affecting the admission process and ensuring its control of the university.

Sunday shoppers crowd T Nagar like all is well

Sunday shoppers crowd T Nagar like all is well

Hub Under Teynampet Zone Which Has 1.3K Active Cases

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Chennai:12.10.2020

Even as Chennai added 1,250 cases to its tally of 1.82 lakh Covid-19 cases on Sunday and 19 deaths to its grim statistic of 3,415 deaths from the viral infection, l ocals were found flocking in numbers to the shopping hub, T Nagar.

The sight of the shopping crowd with little space to breathe at the perennially busy Ranganathan Street is not a welcome sight during a pandemic. The adjacent streets too were crowded and people were seen going about their day, as though the times are normal.

“Apart from being a threat to themselves, some of the shopping crowd also pose a risk for hundreds of people who reside in and around the shopping areas of T Nagar. We understand that the authorities have allowed shops to reopen to revive businesses, but public welfare should also be considered. There should be stricter restrictions on functioning of shops during the pandemic,” said S Sai Balaji, a resident of West Mambalam.

Residents also said the authorities can consider separate set of restrictions and deploy more personnel to regulate crowds in shopping hubs like T Nagar, at least until the pandemic dies down.

As on Sunday, Teynampet zone (Zone 9), under which T Nagar falls, has the second most number of active cases in the city — 1,336.

According to traders, some of the crowd are not regular shoppers but people who own small retail outlets who had come to buy stock. “We cannot possibly turn away our customers. We try our level best to ensure physical distancing in and around the premises of our shop, but since the roads are narrow, they get crowded,” said a shop owner on Ranganathan Street.

The corporation’s fining mechanism too has not proved to be a deterrent as crowds continue to swarm the shopping hubs. Greater Chennai Corporation has collected more than ₹2 crore since March as fines from residents as well as shopkeepers and other establishments found flouting pandemic norms such as not wearing masks and not maintaining physical distancing.

CATASTROPHIC DAY OUT: Ranganathan Street was packed with shoppers on Sunday. The tar tops of roads around were barely visible as thousands soaked in the festive spirit ignoring pandemic norms

Consensus eludes GST Council

 Consensus eludes GST Council

States Can Borrow To Meet Shortfall

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New Delhi:13.10.2020

For the first time, the GST Council failed to arrive at a consensus due to sharp division along political lines, allowing the Centre to let 20-odd states issue bonds to raise funds and meet the shortfall in collection.

Continuing from where they left, the 10 opposition-governed states and UTs pressed for the Centre to borrow the funds, something that finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman refused to do, arguing that higher-than-announced borrowings will increase the cost of funds for the government and the private sector.

“The impact will be less if states borrow… The Centre will facilitate borrowings to ensure cost is equitable for all states,” she said after the meeting, sticking to the stand taken even before the borrowing calendar for the second half of the year had been finalised.

At Monday’s four-hour meeting, the third on the issue, there were 12 states that supported the Centre’s preferred option to raise Rs 1.1 lakh crore, out of the Rs 2.3 lakh crore, estimated shortfall from the market. “Whoever wants to talk, please talk. As many states also said, further talking, holding other states will only make them appear very poorly back home… they can’t go back to repeatedly say ‘sorry the Council could not arrive at a consensus so till then I’m not doing any expenditure’… Does our conscience allow us to hold back states which have opted for something till the time a consensus is arrived at?” Sitharaman said.

Some of the states such as West Bengal had proposed that the dispute resolution mechanism be invoked to decide on the issue within seven to 10 days. Alternatively, a group of ministers could be set up, others suggested. But the proposals were rejected with some of the states describing the meeting as a show of “majoritarianism”.

“There is no dispute, we can have differences,” the minister said, adding the GST Council had the powers to decide on issues such as an extension of the compensation cess beyond June 2022, which had been done. She said states have been assured that they don’t have to bear the burden from their budget. The opposition-ruled states have, however, not decided their future course of action.

Full report on www.toi.in

Cong mocks FM’s announcements

Congress lashed out at Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcements to “stimulate demand”, mocking that “government had only told its employees how to spend their money” without injecting anything extra in the economy that is required to check the steep slump. AICC economists Gourav Vallabh and Praveen Chakravarty said that the provisions about the LTC spelt out by the Centre amounted to nothing while the new announcement on capital expenditure by states was too little to change anything. “These are only meant to manage the headlines with the belief that the economy will respond to the headlines,” the AICC said. TNN

Part 2 of NEET for Covid-hit on Wednesday

Part 2 of NEET for Covid-hit on Wednesday

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New Delhi:13.10.2020

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to conduct the second part of NEET (UG) for those students who could not appear in it either because they were infected by coronavirus or because they resided in containment zones.

Accepting the request made by NTA through solicitor general Tushar Mehta, a bench headed by CJI S A Bobde said, “In view of the circumstances which have necessitated postponement of the examination in the past and in view of the prevailing circumstances, we consider it appropriate to grant permission to the NTA to conduct a second part of the NEET (UG) for Covid affected students and for those in containment zones on October  14. The result may be declared on October 16.”

A senior NTA official said, “Less than 200 candidates will take the test on Wednesday.”

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Man who went to US on a forged passport 18 yrs ago held on return

Man who went to US on a forged passport 18 yrs ago held on return

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New Delhi:13.10.2020

A man who returned from the US to India after 18 years was booked for allegedly travelling abroad on a forged passport. Though he moved a Delhi court seeking protection from arrest, the court denied his plea stating “such incidents tarnish the image of India in general and of Indian citizens in particular, travelling abroad”.

Kirti Kumar Patel, 61, allegedly travelled to the US from Ahmedabad on someone else’s passport in 2002 and on his return to India recently, scrutiny of his documents didn’t show any previous travel history as his previous passport details were not available.

“Sustained interrogation of the applicant/accused is required to unearth the modus operandi of the crime,” remarked additional sessions judge Dharmender Rana in an order passed on October 9.

The man’s counsels, Jaitegan Singh Khurana and Uday Bedi, argued that he had been “falsely arraigned” as an accused in the present FIR.

On September 29, the IGI police station had registered an FIR under sections 419 (punishment for cheating by personation), 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property) and the relevant provision of The Passports Act, 1967 against the man. “Kirti Kumar Patel arrived from Chicago, USA by Air India and approached for arrival immigration clearance. During scrutiny of this travel document, it was observed that his last departure record was not found as his previous passport details were not available...It suggested that he might have departed from India using someone else’s passport. By doing so, he might have cheated Indian immigration,” stated the FIR.

Patel’s lawyers stated that there was nothing incriminating on record to suggest that he had committed an offence and he travelled on someone else’s passport or visa. They sought anticipatory bail on the ground that Patel was apprehending his arrest in the present case and suffered from diabetes and liver problems.

Additional public prosecutor Irfan Ahmed opposed the anticipatory bail plea arguing Patel had travelled abroad on forged documents and had been hiding the identity of travel agent for unearthing the conspiracy.

Judge Rana held, “Considering the nature and seriousness of allegations, I am not inclined to release the applicant/accused on anticipatory bail. Hence, his bail application stands rejected.”

JUDGE SAYS

Considering the nature and seriousness of allegations, I am not inclined to release the applicant/accused on anticipatory bail. Hence, his plea stands rejected

Covid 19

 

Govt to spend ₹37,000cr, give sops to spur festive demand

Govt to spend ₹37,000cr, give sops to spur festive demand

Cash-For-LTC & ₹10K Advance For Central Staffers

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New Delhi:13.10.2020

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced additional allocation of Rs 37,000 crore towards capital expenditure, and put money into the pockets of government employees ahead of the festival season, hoping to trigger demand of Rs 1 lakh crore in her latest bid to revive economic activity.

The much-awaited “stimulus”, however, did not have measures to address the lack of demand in sectors such as hospitality and tourism.

PM Modi consulted his top economic advisers in July on boosting spending on core sector projects in a bid to spur demand for cement, steel and other inputs, which culminated in this announcements.

Centre hopes states, pvt cos too will offer LTA scheme

The additional capex and leave travel concession and festival loan benefits for central government employees come with riders, and the impact will depend on how many employees opt for this scheme. For instance, the Rs 25,000 crore allocation for additional capex by Marchend will be made for defence infrastructure, roads, water supply and urban development, provided the equipment is manufactured locally.

There was another Rs 12,000 crore support to the states, which is to be provided in the form of interest-free loans for 50 years. But the rider is that the money has to be spent by March and there is a Rs 2,000 crore allocation for states which meet three of the reform criteria announced earlier such as power sector reforms or one-nation one ration card related initiatives.

Similarly, those availing of the LTC benefit need to spend three times their entitlement in purchasing cars, fridge, mixers or vacuum cleaners. The measures marked the government’s fresh efforts to revive sentiment and give some push to the economy which has been battered by the Covid-19 induced lockdown and growth has plunged nearly 24% in the June quarter and full year GDP contraction is estmated at 9.5% in the current fiscal year.

Along with the conditions, Sitharaman has placed a lot of reliance on state governments and the private sector taking a cue from the Centre and come up with similar schemes.

Full report on www.toi.in

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MUHS UG and PG medical exams for winter session to begin from January 4

MUHS UG and PG medical exams for winter session to begin from January 4

While the theory exams are scheduled to begin from January 4, all other practical and preliminary examinations will be conducted by individual colleges before the theory exams take place.

EDUCATION Updated: Oct 07, 2020 18:46 IST

Shreya Bhandary

Hindustan Times, Mumbai

The Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), Nashik, has announced that winter exams (theory) for all undergraduate and post graduate medical students except first year MBBS students will commence from January 4, 2021. A circular released by the MUHS late on Tuesday evening further highlights that the theory exams will be conducted in offline mode.

“The university shall conduct theory papers of all UG and PG courses as per a timetable which will be published in due course of time. List of examination centres will be displayed tentatively by end of November 2020 and admit card/hall ticket as well as a college-wise student name list will be uploaded on the university’s website 7 days prior to the commencement of theory examinations,” states the Programme of Examinations (POE) as released by MUHS on Tuesday.

While the theory exams are scheduled to begin from January 4, all other practical and preliminary examinations will be conducted by individual colleges before the theory exams take place. With Covid-19 cases still on a rise, students and parents are still unsure about being able to travel for exams any time soon.

“In some cases, colleges have agreed to conduct preliminary examination online this year, so that’s a relief to most students and parents. However, we hope the MUHS will consider giving students the option of choosing an exam centre closer home since most are still stuck in their hometowns,” said Brijesh Sutaria, parent. He added that students are waiting for more clarity on the examinations to come from their respective medical institutes soon.

The POE released by the university also mentions procedures to be followed by colleges when theory exams begin. This includes allowing students to enter the examination hall 30 minutes before the exams are scheduled to begin in order to ensure students are in their seats in time.

Dismissed PG med students mull appeal - The Times Of India

Dismissed PG med students mull appeal - The Times Of India

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Puducherry:08.10.2020 

The 65 post-graduate medical students of deemed universities and private medical colleges in the Union Territory of Puducherry, whose admission in 2017 was cancelled by Madras high court on Wednesday, have decided to appeal against the ruling in the Supreme Court.

Managements of deemed universities and private colleges have proposed to join the aggrieved students to plead a relook of the order. While most students have already completed the course duration of three years, some of them in colleges affiliated to deemed universities have written their examinations as well. The deemed universities have also declared their results. Meanwhile, a section of students who were denied seats in 2017 submitted a memorandum to the Puducherry government urging it to file a caveat in the Supreme Court so that no interim orders could be passed without hearing it. The students also urged the government to ensure that the judgment is implemented.

Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (deemed university) chancellor M K Rajagoplan said, "Earlier, the erstwhile Medical Council of India earlier said 25 students were admitted without following rules in our constituent college - Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute. But later said only 11 were admitted without following rules. But the fact is the names of the five of the 11 students are in the list of students recommended by the Centralized Admission Committee (Centac). Three other students had paid the Centac counselling fee but could not attend the counselling due to the commotion in the counselling session.”

Madras HC scraps admission, 65 postgrad docs lose degrees -

Madras HC scraps admission, 65 postgrad docs lose degrees -

The Times Of India

Sureshkumar.K@timesgroup.com

Chennai:08.10.2020

In a strong message, the Madras high court on Wednesday scrapped the admission of 65 postgraduate medical students, who have completed their courses, in six Puducherry-based institutions. In 2017-18, admission to PG medical courses in Puducherry were conducted through CENTAC (centralised admission committee) based on PG-NEET marks, but these institutions admitted 65 students on their own.

“Mediocrity should never be encouraged, at least in medical education,” said Justice N Anand Venkatesh, adding: “It would be better even if some seats go unfilled and wasted rather than filling such seats with unmeritorious candidates.” It will lead to compromising the precious lives of the citizens of this country, he said. Justice Anand Venkatesh also imposed 5 lakh each as cost on six medical colleges/universities that had illegally admitted the students in the academic year 2017-18. The judge did not spare the high court too, and said, “this court also should take the blame for having taken such a long time to hear these cases and render judgment.”

Arrears: Can’t go against AICTE, says HC

Wondering how college students can be declared pass without exams, the Madras high court has said it could not take a stand that is different from that of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) which had already refused to accept the government order (GO) cancelling arrear exams in Tamil Nadu in view of the pandemic. P2

‘No place for misplaced sympathies’

The judge said, “On various occasions, the judiciary had shown misplaced sympathy on unmeritorious candidates through interim orders and that has proven to be counter-productive, more particularly when it comes to medical education.”

Seven institutions Arupadai Veedu Medical College, Vinayaga Mission Medical College, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Centre, Sri Lakhmi Narayana Institute of Medical Science, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College, Sri Venkateswara Medical College and Research Centre, and Pondicherry Institute of Medical Science & Research admitted 65 students on their own denying admission to students selected through the CENTAC. The colleges claimed that the students referred by CENTAC could not be admitted since they failed to pay the fee prescribed or never turned up for admission within the cut-off date. Subsequently, MCI issued orders cancelling the admission of all the 65 students admitted by the colleges on their own. Challenging the MCI order, the institutions and the students aggrieved have moved the court separately.

UGC declares 24 universities as fake

UGC declares 24 universities as fake

08/10/2020

Press Trust of IndiaNew Delhi

The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Wednesday announced a list of 24 “self-styled, unrecognised institutions” in the country, terming them as “fake” with the maximum of them operating from Uttar Pradesh, followed by Delhi.

“Students and public are informed that currently 24 self-styled, unrecognised institutions are functioning in contravention of the UGC Act,” UGC Secretary Rajnish Jain said.

The majority of eight of these universities are from Uttar Pradesh.

Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Puducherry and Maharashtra have one fake university each.

78 additional special trains to be run

78 additional special trains to be run

They are separate from about 200 planned for festive season: spokesperson

08/10/2020

New rides: The trains will mainly include AC Express, Duronto, Vande Bharat, Rajdhani and Shatabdis.File PhotoShanker Chakravarty

Yuthika BhargavaNEW DELHI

The Railways have decided to run 78 additional trains, taking the total number of special passenger services operational in the country to 388.

In a notification to all the zones, the Railways have asked that 39 pairs of trains, mainly AC Express, Duronto, Vande Bharat, Rajdhani and the Shatabdi services, “should be introduced as special trains from an early convenient date”.

A Railways spokesperson clarified that these trains were separate from the 200 festive passenger trains that they planned to run between October 15 and November 30 to cater to the festive season demand.

Tejas services to resume

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) announced plans to restart two corporate-run trains — the Lucknow-New Delhi Tejas Express and the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Tejas Express from October 17, nearly seven months after the operations were suspended owing to the pandemic.

The IRCTC said this was being done to cater to the growing passenger demand due to the festive season.

Every alternate seat would be kept vacant to ensure the social distancing norm and passengers would not be allowed to exchange their seats once seated.

Additionally, use of face covers/masks would be mandatory for passengers and staff.

“All travellers will install the ‘Arogya Setu’ app and the same will be shown as and when demanded. Detailed instructions will be given to the passengers at the time of booking of tickets,” the IRCTC said.

Protection kit for all

All passengers would be provided a ‘COVID-19 protection kit’ that would comprise a hand sanitiser, a mask, a face shield and a pair of gloves. All would go through thermal screening and hand sanitisation before entering the coach.

“On getting approval from the Ministry of Railways to restart the operation of the two popular corporate trains, IRCTC is making all-round preparations to ensure that the trains, once started, match the expectation of people in terms of levels of services and safety and health protocols amidst the ongoing pandemic,” the IRCTC stated.

The coaches, including the pantry areas and lavatories, would be thoroughly disinfected at regular intervals, along with luggage and baggage of the passengers, frequently touched surfaces inside the coach and the service trays and trolleys.

The IRCTC said it had conducted an extensive training programme to educate and train the employees of Tejas trains to manage the operations and provide services according to the ‘new normal’ amid the pandemic.

Former CBI Director found dead

Former CBI Director found dead

08/10/2020

Press Trust of IndiaShimla/New Delhi

Former CBI Director and Nagaland Governor Ashwani Kumar was found hanging at his residence in Shimla on Wednesday evening, officials said.

Kumar, a 1973-batch IPS officer, became CBI Director in 2008, succeeding Vijay Shanker in the middle of the investigation into the Aarushi Talwar murder case. He was later appointed Governor of Nagaland. He was serving as the Vice-Chancellor of a private university in Shimla.

Those with suicidal thoughts can seek help and counselling by calling Sanjivini, Society for Mental Health at 011-4076 9002.

HC poser on arrear exams’ cancellation

HC poser on arrear exams’ cancellation

08/10/2020

Legal Correspondent CHENNAI

The Madras High Court on Wednesday wondered how students of arts, science, engineering and postgraduate computer application courses could be expected to clear their arrears without writing examinations, when an expert body such as the All-India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) had opposed such a move by the State government.

Justices M. Sathyanarayanan and R. Hemalatha said they would not hesitate to call for details such as the number of arrears that each student had in their course of study.

The judges were surprised over a government order (G.O.) issued on August 26, cancelling all arrear examinations citing the COVID-19 situation.

The observations were made during the hearing of a public interest litigation petition filed by E. Balagurusamy, 75, former vice-chancellor of Anna University, through his counsel E. Vijay Anand, as well as another PIL petition filed by advocate B. Ramkumar Adityan to declare the August 26 G.O. illegal and arbitrary.

In his affidavit, Mr. Balagurusamy had said that he had chosen to file the PIL petition to save the quality of education, the future of students and the reputation of various universities in the State.

The AICTE has already filed its response to the PIL petition and told the court that the government’s decision to cancel arrears was not in accordance with its guidelines.

On Wednesday, advocate V. Sudha, representing the UGC, sought two weeks’ time to file a counter affidavit.

Accepting her plea, the judges adjourned the cases to November 20.

Admission of 65 doctors in PG degree, diploma courses illegal, says HC

Admission of 65 doctors in PG degree, diploma courses illegal, says HC

‘It’s high time courts stopped showing sympathy for ineligible candidates’

08/10/2020

Mohamed Imranullah S.CHENNAI

It is high time that courts stop showing misplaced sympathy for ineligible candidates admitted to medical courses, the Madras High Court said on Wednesday while declaring as invalid the admission of 65 doctors in various postgraduate degree and diploma courses in May 2017. These candidates had now almost completed the courses and even written their final examinations on the basis of interim orders passed by the court.

Justice N. Anand Venkatesh said a stern message must be sent to medical institutions which admit ineligible students through dubious methods, year after year, by taking advantage of the delay in the commencement of the counselling process and the deadline fixed by the Supreme Court for completing admissions.

“Every year, this court is able to see that there is a huge delay even to start the first round of counselling... It is not known as to whether such a confusion is created for any valid reasons or it is intentionally done to help the self-financing institutions to take advantage of the last minute chaos and admit candidates on their own,” the judge said.

He also imposed a total cost of ₹30 lakh on Arupadai Veedu Medical College, Vinayaka Mission Medical College, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Manakula Vinayakar Medical College and Hospital, Venkateswara Medical College and Hospital, and Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, all in Puducherry, for having admitted the 65 doctors in the PG courses in violation of the norms. The Medical Council of India (MCI) itself had directed the six institutions to discharge all 65 candidates.

However, they had approached the High Court and obtained an interim stay. While granting the stay, the court had obtained an undertaking from the students that they would not claim any equity if the writ petitions were taken up for final disposal after they complete their studies.

“Therefore, even though the dismissal of these writ petitions is going to cause great damage to their careers, it is something which is not totally unexpected,” the judge said.

HC seeks status report on AIIMS Madurai

HC seeks status report on AIIMS Madurai

08/10/2020

Staff Reporter Madurai

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to submit status report on the progress made in setting up the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Thoppur in Madurai.

A Division Bench of Justices N. Kirubakaran and B. Pugalendhi directed the Central government to submit the status report on November 5 on a public interest litigation petition filed by K.K. Ramesh of Madurai, who sought a direction to the Centre to expedite construction of the institute.

The petitioner complained that apart from building a compound wall at the site, not much progress was made in the project.

The Central government had held out assurance that the construction would be completed in 45 months, the PIL petition said

Want To Cross Verify A Doctor's Credentials? Sorry, You Cannot

Want To Cross Verify A Doctor's Credentials? Sorry, You Cannot

The MCI website, the only reference point to cross verify doctors' credentials, has been off-limit since the Medical Council of India was taken over by the National Medical Commission.

Jeevan Prakash Sharma07 October 2020

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The National Medical Commission (NMC) formally replaced the Medical Council of India on September 25 as the new regulator for medical education in the country.

Since then the MCI website has been off-limit with a message that it is undergoing changes. There is no news when the new website will become live.

“All the doctors in the country used to get registered with MCI for their practice and it is the only reference point to cross verifies their credentials,” Dr (Major) Gulshan Garg (retd) said.

Chairman of Sankalp Charitable Trust, Garg has played a crucial role in getting National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) implemented in the country through the Supreme Court order.

“Today, I cannot find out whether a person is an approved medical practitioner,” Garg said.

He added, “The NMC hasn’t come all of sudden. When the government was aware that it is going for a transformation, it should have made prior preparation. It has been 12 days and there is no update how long it will take.”

Many corporate who are in the process of taking on board fresh medical practitioners have to put the process on the hold as they cannot verify the applicants claim if they wish to.

Besides, medical experts say that the declaration of NEET result is also round the corner and the website is the only source of information for the colleges.

“How many approved medical colleges are there in India? How many seats are approved to each college to admit candidates for MBBS and PG courses? Which are the colleges that are refused permission to admit the new batch in the current academic year? These are basic information that every student wants to know,” Head of private medical college, who doesn’t want to be quoted, said.

He said that besides all these issues the website used to serve many useful purposes for candidates who either seek education in foreign medical colleges or passed out from there.

He added, “It is a primary source to disseminate credible information. Recently, NMC clarified about the validity of online medical education in India but many people are still clueless because the message was circulated through social media and WhatsApp but not through the NMC’s website.”

Outlook wrote to Dr Suresh Sharma, newly-appointed Chairman and Dr RK Vats, secretary of NMC but they didn’t respond.

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சேலத்தில் உரிய அனுமதியின்றி போதைக்காக இதய வலி மாத்திரைகளை இளைஞர்களுக்கு விற்ற மொத்த வியாபாரி: குடோனில் பதுக்கிய 7 லட்சம் மருந்துகள் பறிமுதல்

2020-10-07@ 14:27:35

சேலம்: சேலத்தில் உரிய அனுமதியின்றி மருந்து, மாத்திரைகளை பதுக்கி வைத்து விற்ற கம்பெனிக்கு சீல் வைக்கப்பட்டது. மேலும், அந்த கம்பெனி உரிமையாளர் மீது வழக்கு பதிவு செய்யப்பட்டது. இளைஞர்களுக்கு போதைக்காக அதிகவிலைக்கு மருந்து,மாத்திரை விற்றதும் அம்பலமாகியுள்ளது. டாஸ்மாக் விற்பனையில் களை கட்டும் சேலம் மண்டலம் சமீப காலமாக பான்பராக், குட்கா, கஞ்சா போன்ற போதைப் பொருட்களின் கடத்தல் மையமாகவும் மாறி வருகிறது. இதே போல் மாத்திரைகள், டின்னர், சொலுசன் என்று நூதன போதைக்கு இளைஞர்கள் அடிமையாகும் அவலமும் தொடர்ந்து அரங்கேறி வருகிறது. இந்நிலையில் சேலத்தில் போதையை நாடும் இளைஞர்களை குறிவைத்து இதய வலி மாத்திரைகளை டாக்டரின் பரிந்துரை சீட்டு இல்லாமல் ஒரு சில மருந்து கடைகளில் அதிக விலைக்கு விற்பதாக திடுக்கிடும் புகார் எழுந்தது. இது தொடர்பாக மருந்து கட்டுப்பாட்டு துறையினர் அவ்வப்போது மருந்து கடைகளில் சோதனை செய்து வருகின்றனர்.

கடந்த சில வாரத்திற்கு முன்பு சேலத்தில் ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட இடத்தில் உரிய அனுமதியின்றி மருந்து, மாத்திரைகளை மொத்தமாக பில் இல்லாமல் விற்பதாக மருந்து கட்டுப்பாட்டு துறைக்கு ரகசிய தகவல் கிடைத்தது. இதையடுத்து, விசாரணை நடத்திய அதிகாரிகள், சம்பவ இடத்துக்கு சென்று சோதனை செய்தனர். அப்போது, அங்கு உரிய அனுமதியில்லாமல் ₹7 லட்சம் மதிப்புள்ள மருந்து, மாத்திரைகள் பதுக்கி வைத்திருந்தது கண்டறியப்பட்டது. இங்கிருந்து பில் இல்லாமல் அதிக விலைக்கு விற்றது கண்டுபிடிக்கப்பட்டது. மேலும், வலி மாத்திரைகள் போதைக்காக இளைஞர்களுக்கு விற்கப்பட்டதும் தெரிய வந்தது. இதையடுத்து அந்த குடோனில் இருந்த மாத்திரைகள், மருந்துகள் ஆகியவற்றை பறிமுதல் செய்த அதிகாரிகள், அந்த மொத்த வியாபாரி மீது வழக்கு பதிவு செய்தனர். பின்னர் பறிமுதல் செய்த மாத்திரைகள், மருந்துகளை சேலம் கோர்ட்டில் ஒப்படைத்தனர். அந்த குடோனுக்கும் சீல் வைக்கப்பட்டது.

கடந்த 2 மாதத்திற்கு முன்பு சேலம் தாதகாப்பட்டியில் ஒரு வாலிபர் தனது நண்பர்களுடன் சேர்ந்து போதை ஊசி போட்டு கொண்டதில், உயிரிழந்தார். அந்த இளைஞர்களுக்கு தாதகாப்பட்டி, கொண்டலாம்பட்டியில் உள்ள 2 மருந்து கடைகளில் இதய வலி மாத்திரைகளை போதைக்காக அதிக விலைக்கு விற்கப்பட்டது கண்டறியப்பட்டு, அந்த கடைகளுக்கு சீல் வைக்கப்பட்டது. மேலும், அந்த கடை உரிடையாளர்கள் மீதும் வழக்கு பதிவு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.தொடர்ந்து, இளைஞர்களுக்கு போதைக்காக, வலி மாத்திரைகள்,மருந்துகளை அதிக விலைக்கு ஒரு சில மருந்து கடைகள் மூலம் விற்பது தொடர்ந்து மருந்து கட்டுப்பாட்டு துறைக்கும், போலீசாருக்கும் புகார் வருகிறது. அப்புகாரின் அதிகாரிகள் மருந்து கடைகளை தொடர்ந்து கண்காணிப்பு பணியில் ஈடுபட்டு வருகின்றனர்.

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08.10.2020

கரோனா தொற்று நோய்க்கு மத்தியில் ஆந்திர மாநிலத்தில் உள்ள மருத்துவக் கல்லூரிகளில் மேலும் சில காலம் ஆன்லைன் மருத்துவக் கல்வி தொடரும் என்று அறிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

மத்திய அரசிடமிருந்து தெளிவான அறிவுறுத்தல்கள் வரும் வரை மருத்துவ மாணவர்களுக்கான ஆன்லைன் வகுப்புகள் தொடரும் என்று என்.டி.ஆர். சுகாதார அறிவியல் பல்கலைக்கழக அதிகாரிகள் புதன்கிழமை தெரிவித்தனர்.

இதேபோன்று, பிற மாநிலங்களைச் சேர்ந்த தேர்வாளர்களுக்கு நடத்தப்படும் எக்ஸ்டர்னல் தேர்வுகளும் ஆன்லைனில் நடத்தப்படும்.

இதுகுறித்து, என்.டி.ஆர் சுகாதார பல்கலைக்கழக பதிவாளர் ஷங்கர் கூறுகையில்,

மருத்துவச் சேர்க்கை பற்றி பல்வேறு சர்ச்சைகள் ஏற்பட்டுள்ளதால் வெளிப்படையான எம்.பி.பி.எஸ் சேர்க்கை நடத்த உயர்மட்டக் குழு அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இந்த குழு ஏற்கெனவே பல பிரச்னைகள் குறித்து விவாதித்து அரசிடம் அறிக்கையைச் சமர்ப்பித்தது.

எம்பிபிஎஸ் படிப்புக்கான கட்டணம் குறித்து, சேர்க்கை நேரத்தில் அரசு முடிவு செய்து உத்தரவு பிறப்பிக்கும் என்று எதிர்பார்க்கப்படுகிறது.

எம்.பி.பி.எஸ் மற்றும் பி.டி.எஸ் சேர்க்கை வெளிப்படையான முறையில் நடக்கும் என்று ஷங்கர் கூறினார்.

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தமிழகத்தில் உள்ள அரசு மற்றும் அரசு உதவி பெறக்கூடிய மருத்துவக் கல்லூரிகளில் உள்ள மருத்துவ மேற்படிப்பு இடங்களில் படிக்கும் மாணவர்கள் அரசு மருத்துவமனையில் கட்டாயம் 2 ஆண்டுகள் பணியாற்ற வேண்டும் என்கிற தமிழக அரசின் விதியை சென்னை உயர் நீதிமன்றம் உறுதி செய்தது.

தமிழகத்தில் உள்ள அரசு மற்றும் அரசு உதவி பெறக்கூடிய மருத்துவக் கல்லூரிகளில் உள்ள மருத்துவ மேற்படிப்பு இடங்களில் படிக்கும் மாணவர்கள், படித்து முடித்தவுடன் இரண்டு ஆண்டுகள் கட்டாயம் அரசு மருத்துவமனைகளில் வேலை பார்க்கவேண்டும் என்று தமிழக அரசு உத்தரவு பிறப்பித்தது.

இதற்காக, மாணவர் சேர்க்கையின்போதே இந்த நிபந்தனைகளுடன் ஒப்பந்தம் பெறப்படுகிறது. அந்த இரண்டு ஆண்டுகள் பணி முடித்தால் மட்டுமே அவர்களுக்கு முழுமையான சான்றிதழ் வழங்கப்படும் எனவும் தெரிவிக்கபட்டது.

இதை எதிர்த்து தமிழகத்தில் படிக்கக்கூடிய வெளி மாநிலங்களைச் சேர்ந்த அபிநயா, அஜய் பாத்திமா உள்ளிட்ட 276 மாணவ, மாணவிகள் சென்னை உயர் நீதிமன்றத்தில் வழக்குத் தொடர்ந்திருந்தனர். அதில் அகில இந்திய மருத்துவப் படிப்பு தேர்வுக் குறிப்பேட்டில் இதுபோல் எந்த ஒரு நிபந்தனையும் இல்லை என்றும் இது சட்டவிரோதமானது என்றும் தெரிவித்திருந்தனர்.

இந்த வழக்கை விசாரித்த தனி நீதிபதி, மாணவ, மாணவிகள் இரண்டு ஆண்டுகள் பணிபுரிய வேண்டிய அவசியம் இல்லை என்றும், அவர்களுக்குக் கல்வியாண்டை முடித்தவுடன் சான்றிதழ்களை வழங்க வேண்டும் என்றும் தீர்ப்பளித்தார்.

இந்தத் தீர்ப்பை எதிர்த்து தமிழக அரசு தொடர்ந்த மேல்முறையீடு வழக்கு தலைமை நீதிபதி ஏ.பி.சாஹி, நீதிபதி செந்தில்குமார் ராமமூர்த்தி அமர்வில் நடைபெற்றது. அப்போது தமிழக அரசு சார்பில் அளிக்கப்பட்ட பதிலில், “மாணவர் சேர்க்கையின்போது மாநில அரசுகள் நிபந்தனை விதித்துக் கொள்ளலாம் என்று விதிகள் உள்ளன.

தமிழக அரசு வழங்கும் உட்கட்டமைப்பு மற்றும் கல்வி வழங்கும் வசதிகளைப் பயன்படுத்தி படிக்கக்கூடிய மாணவர்கள் குறைந்தபட்சம் இரண்டு ஆண்டுகளாவது தமிழக அரசு மருத்துவமனைகளில் பணிபுரிய வேண்டும் என்று நிபந்தனை கொண்டு வரப்பட்டது” என வாதிடப்பட்டது.

இருதரப்பு வாதங்களைக் கேட்ட நீதிபதிகள் தனி நீதிபதியின் உத்தரவை ரத்து செய்து உத்தரவிட்டனர். தமிழக மருத்துவமனைகளில் முதுநிலை மருத்துவப் படிப்பு படிக்கும் மாணவர்கள் கட்டாயம் 2 ஆண்டுகள் அரசு மருத்துவமனையில் பணிபுரிய வேண்டும். பணிபுரிந்த பின்பே சான்றிதழ் வழங்கப்படும் என்ற ஒப்பந்தம் சரிதான் என்றும் தீர்ப்பளித்துள்ளனர்.

அதேவேளையில் அந்த இரண்டு ஆண்டுகளுக்குள் அரசால் பணி வழங்க முடியவில்லை என்றால் சம்பந்தப்பட்ட மாணவ, மாணவிகளுக்கு முழுமையான சான்றிதழ் வழங்க வேண்டும் என்றும் நீதிபதிகள் தங்களது உத்தரவில் குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளனர்.

‘Came to Pink City from B’luru for preparation’

‘Came to Pink City from B’luru for preparation’

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Jaipur: Gunjan Modi  , a 19-year-old student from Bengaluru who had prepared for CLAT in Jaipur, has secured 23rd rank in Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) whose results were declared on Monday.

This was Modi’s second attempt. Last year, she got around 4,000 rank and wasn’t eligible to qualify for any national law School.

Gunjan said, “I dropped one year to clear my concept and studied hard this time. I came to Jaipur from Bengaluru just for CLAT preparation. I wanted to get into NLSIU Bangalore as my family is here and I do not want to live away from my family for five years. I focused to clear my concepts and studied continuously.”

Initially, she would study for five hours a day, but with time the study hours increased and practice as well.

“Most of the paper is now subjective with difficult comprehensions to solve. Students usually keep revision for the end, but I believe continues revision with consistency is important. First clear your basics and then increase your time for revision. Solve previous year question paper for practice,” said Gunjan.

Pink City turning into a coaching hub for CLAT

Pink City turning into a coaching hub for CLAT

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Jaipur:  07.10.2020

The Pink City is fast developing into a coaching hub for Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) because of superb result by candidates. This has attracted many students from different parts of the country to make the city a gateway to their success.

Like Kota city which is synonymous for IIT coaching, Jaipur will become the magnet for CLAT preparation.

Gunjan Modi, a student from Bengaluru who secured 23 rank in India, said despite belonging to the city where first National Law University was established, there are no good coaching institutes.

“I couldn’t get good marks in my first attempt due to lack of guidance. Good rankers from Jaipur motivated my family members to send me to Jaipur for preparation. The teachers are good and students are able to learn basics and clear their doubts here,” said Gunjan.

Navneet Singh Rajpurohit, director of Law Prep tutorial, said that in last three years this trend has increased. “Jaipur city got AIR 1two times in 2017 and 2018 that helped us show our potential to others. Students from Odisha, Karnataka, UP, Bihar are flocking to the city and we can expect this number to rise further,” said Rajpurohit.

The number of applications has also risen in CLAT from Rajasthan. Last year, around 4,500 applicants were from Rajasthan which has now increased to more than 5,600. Students from Humanities and Commerce background are preferring to study for CLAT.

Earlier, litigation in courts was the only option for lawyers which requires lot of patience. But now, lawyer can earn well by doing work other than litigation – drafting, research or in mergers or acquisitions in corporations. In litigation as well, a law graduate does not have to work for a decade in courts to establish himself/herself in the profession with meagre payment as new law firms are coming up for that.

Abhishek Chaturvedi, director of CLAT Prep coaching institute, said that it’s not just chartered accountancy for Commerce students anymore. “Students from different background are studying for law exams looking at the lucrative career opportunities. Even, science students are opting it as a career option. For CLAT preparation many students have started to shift their base to Jaipur. They take admission in some school here to prepare for CLAT. We can say that in coming times, Jaipur will become a hub for CLAT preparation,” said Chaturvedi.

MU distance edu exams hit by ‘cyber attack’ on server

MU distance edu exams hit by ‘cyber attack’ on server

Hemali Chhapia & Yogita Rao TNN

Mumbai:07.10.2020

Exams of the Institute of Open and Distance Learning (IDOL) of the University of Mumbai had to be called off after a “cyber attack” on the exam server on Tuesday. The fiasco on the second day of examinations by the distance education provider caused exams slated for Wednesday, too, to be called off.

IDOL postponed the final year arts, commerce and science exams with no new dates for the conduct of the exams.

On Tuesday, many candidates complained that when they clicked on the exam link sent to them, a message saying ‘No exams scheduled’ flashed. Around 8,000 TYBA and TYBCom students were scheduled to take their second exam on Tuesday.

The university, which held a review meeting, concluded it was a case of cyber attack. A complaint was lodged with the cyber cell.

Several IDOL officials said they felt the crash was a result of a coordination failure between two edtech agencies handling the IDOL account.

For years, IDOL and all Mumbai University work has been with the Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Ltd, which registers students and carries out other IT-related services like issuing hall tickets. This time the university selected a Singapore-based edtech firm, Littlemore Innovation Labs (LMI), to conduct the exams for IDOL.

“We cannot rule out cyber attack,” Deepak Mukadam, a long-serving former senate member and current management council member of the university, said.

He said the company claimed the server crashed and so exams could not be conducted. “This default by our third-party exam conducting partner has caused embarrassment to a prestigious university like ours. The company should be blacklisted by our technical team and the failure to conduct the exam also reflects poorly on us for choosing such a partner,” he said.

Another senate member, Supriya Karande said: “If there would have been coordination between the two companies this exam would not have been a fiasco.”

LMI is the most expensive among the firms employed by other state universities and MU-affiliated colleges to conduct online exams and charges Rs 20 per student per paper, claimed sources.

Phone calls to LMI met with no response.

A MU press note said: “A technical problem has arisen due to a cyber attack on the server responsible for conducting the final year exams on Tuesday. As a result, the University has also postponed the exams scheduled on October 7. The new dates for these exams will be decided soon and will be displayed on the university’s website. The university will file a formal complaint in the matter.”

Exams for BSc-IT, BSccomputer science, MCA and backlog exams for BA and BCom had been scheduled on Wednesday.

Mumbai University College Teachers’ Association demanded a high-level inquiry against the software vendor.

TIMES VIEW: While the new exam format was a change for students and Mumbai University authorities, the inefficiency of officials of the university has once again led to an embarrassing fiasco. The university officials are aware of the limitations of their technology partner and should have insisted on a series of security drills. The exam process has ended up as a nightmarish experience for close to 1 lakh candidates.

Parents and students gather at the IDOL on the Kalina campus on Tues

Colleges will open after all is normal: Min

Colleges will open after all is normal: Min

—Swati Shinde Gole

07.10.2020

On-campus classes for college students will not begin till the Covid situation normalises, higher education minister Uday Samant said in Pune on Tuesday.

“Till the situation in the state normalises, and spread of the infection is under control, no decision on re-opening will be taken,” he said, The academic calendar has been put off across the globe due to the pandemic, and hence concessions in admission and other college activity will be considered everywhere, the minister said.

On admissions to various professional courses that have been stalled due to legalities of the Maratha reservation issue, Samant said, “The chief minister and other party members are deliberating over the reservation. The matter is in court, and will soon be resolved... Till then, it will be inappropriate for me to comment.”

KGMU docs’ white paper on Ivermectin on WHO site

KGMU docs’ white paper on Ivermectin on WHO site

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Lucknow:  07.10.2020

A white paper on Ivermectin drug as potential therapy for Covid-19 prepared by head of KGMU’s respiratory medicine department Prof Surya Kant and other senior doctors from different states of India has found recognition by the World Health Organization (WHO). The paper published in the Indian Journal of Tuberculosis Elsevier is now a part of the global literature on Covid-19, getting space on WHO’s website.

The abstract of the article states that “A group of senior doctors with vast clinical experience met on July 19, 2020, under the aegis of the Academy of Advanced Medical Education. The panel looked at Ivermectin, one of the old molecules and evaluated its use in Covid-19 management. After critical panel discussion, all the attending doctors came to a conclusion that Ivermectin can be a potential molecule for prophylaxis and treatment of people infected with novel coronavirus owing to its “anti-viral properties coupled with effective cost, availability and good tolerability and safety.”

Along with KGMU, Dr VK Arora (Delhi), Dr D Behera (Chandigarh), Dr Agam Vora (Mumbai), Dr T Mohan Kumar (Coimbatore), Dr Narayana Pradeep (Kerala) and a team of other doctors published the white paper.

“It is a moment of pride for KGMU, UP and the country that WHO recognised the effort,” said Prof Surya Kant.

Dentist held for sending morphed photos of housewife to her husband in bid to get them divorced

Dentist held for sending morphed photos of housewife to her husband in bid to get them divorced

The dentist from the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital took the help of a TV actor who morphed her image and another man who provided fake SIM cards, said police

Published: 03rd October 2020 04:28 PM 

By Express News Service

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Three persons including a dentist with the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital and a television actor were arrested by the Fort police for allegedly sending photoshopped nude pictures of a housewife in Varkala to her husband and his relatives.

The arrested men were identified as Dr Subu, serial actor Jaseer Khan and Sreejith who was involved in giving fake SIM cards to Subu and Jaseer. According to the police, Subu is the kingpin as the complainant was his cousin. Jaseer had morphed her image. Sreejith had handed over the SIM cards to the duo for sending fake obscene pictures to the complainant's relatives.

According to the police, the woman and her husband were living separately for the past three months and their married life was on the verge of collapse. The woman used to tell her worries to Subu. However, Subu had malicious intentions on her and hence wanted the woman and her husband to get divorced. Therefore, he sought the help of Jaseer and Sreejith to make morphed nude pictures of the woman, police said.

"When they got fake SIM cards from Sreejith, they started sending these pictures to her husband and relatives via Whatsapp so that Subu thought that her husband would divorce her legally and he could enter her life. Incidentally, she approached the police with a complaint along with Subu. She was unaware about his intentions. On the basis of her complaint, we have investigated and got digital evidence that Subu, Jaseer and Sreejith were guilty," said J Rakesh, Fort CI.

The police have charged them under Section, 67, 67 A of IT act, Section 409 (criminal breach of trust) and Section 416 (punishment for cheating by impersonating) of the Indian Penal Code. The arrest was recorded by the team led by Fort Assistant Commissioner of Police R Prathapan Nair. The accused landed in the police net after the SIM card numbers were traced. Though the SIM was originally owned by a person from Vattappara, police got evidence that Sreejith had managed to get a duplicate of the SIM card.

The arrested were later remanded in judicial custody for 14 days.