Saturday, November 18, 2017
‘Bridge course soon for dentistry students to pursue MBBS’
Highlighting the need to give importance to oral healthcare and
hygiene in rural areas, Dibyendu Mazumdar, president, Dental Council of
India, spoke about a number of initiatives and plans of the council.
Prof. Mazumdar was speaking at the International College of Dentists: India, Sri Lanka and Nepal section, Conference and Convocation 2016 that was held in the city on Saturday.
Stressing that every student needed to be well-trained, Prof. Mazumdar spoke of CCTVs being set up in dental colleges at the outpatient sections,classrooms and departments.
“I have heard of ‘ghost postgraduates’ now...we all know about visiting teaching staff,” he said.
Mushrooming of colleges
On the efforts of the council to stop the mushrooming of dental colleges in the country, he said that the initiative had to come from the States.
He also spoke of introducing basic and advanced life support courses as well as forensic medicine for students.
A proposed bridge course, where students who had completed dentistry would be able to do a three-year MBBS course, is in its primary phase, he said, adding that these students would have to serve a minimum of five years in rural areas.
Prof. Mazumdar also said initiatives were being taken to ensure there were dental surgeons up to the primary health centre level, stipends for interns and PG students and that efforts were on to bring in dental insurance.
Rajiv Chugh, secretary general, ICD-India, Sri Lanka & Nepal Section, spoke of the organisation spread across 122 countries that has 12,000 fellows.
Rajesh Chandna, president, International College of Dentists, S.M. Balaji, president, ICD Section VI, M. Mala, chairperson, Tagore Educational Trust and others also participated.
Prof. Mazumdar was speaking at the International College of Dentists: India, Sri Lanka and Nepal section, Conference and Convocation 2016 that was held in the city on Saturday.
Stressing that every student needed to be well-trained, Prof. Mazumdar spoke of CCTVs being set up in dental colleges at the outpatient sections,classrooms and departments.
“I have heard of ‘ghost postgraduates’ now...we all know about visiting teaching staff,” he said.
Mushrooming of colleges
On the efforts of the council to stop the mushrooming of dental colleges in the country, he said that the initiative had to come from the States.
He also spoke of introducing basic and advanced life support courses as well as forensic medicine for students.
A proposed bridge course, where students who had completed dentistry would be able to do a three-year MBBS course, is in its primary phase, he said, adding that these students would have to serve a minimum of five years in rural areas.
Prof. Mazumdar also said initiatives were being taken to ensure there were dental surgeons up to the primary health centre level, stipends for interns and PG students and that efforts were on to bring in dental insurance.
Rajiv Chugh, secretary general, ICD-India, Sri Lanka & Nepal Section, spoke of the organisation spread across 122 countries that has 12,000 fellows.
Rajesh Chandna, president, International College of Dentists, S.M. Balaji, president, ICD Section VI, M. Mala, chairperson, Tagore Educational Trust and others also participated.
Money laundering case against Orissa HC ex-judge; Rs 3 crore the ‘rate card’
The ED case is based on a CBI FIR in the matter which had set off a judicial storm in the apex court last week. The agency had arrested Quddusi and five others on September 20 and also searched their premises. Sources in CBI and ED said that investigations have revealed that Quddusi and his associates had demanded Rs 3 crore from the medical college, Prasad Institute of Medical Sciences, to get a favourable judicial order.
“It was their going rate. They have similarly taken money from other people to get them favourable orders in courts. How this was being done is a matter of investigation,” an official privy to probe details said. There are over 80 phone intercepts with CBI and ED where the accused are allegedly heard talking about the conspiracy. The CBI has already obtained voice samples of Quddusi to match those found in the intercepts.
The CBI has recovered Rs 1.86 crore cash and documents from the accused, which are being scrutinised, sources said. It is currently recording statements of various witnesses, sources added. Notably, ED has powers to attach properties belonging to the accused of the value of alleged money laundering involved in the alleged offence. Sources said such proceedings will be initiated once the probe progresses further.
All six accused are out on bail. The CBI questioned Quddusi twice after he secured bail. It told the court recently that Quddusi allegedly got “one instalment of gratification from accused B P Yadav”. Seeking further custody of the two, the CBI had said, “Their role is required to be interrogated (to know) how the amount of gratification was paid, by whom, and what was the way of transaction.”
Sources said phone intercepts of conversations regarding Prasad Institute of Medical Sciences, one of 46 medical institutions barred due to poor infrastructure, prompted the CBI to arrest Quddusi, who had served in High Courts of Allahabad, Orissa and Chhattisgarh.
The five others arrested were B P Yadav and Palash Yadav, promoters of the medical college; alleged middleman Biswanath Agrawal; alleged hawala operator Ram Dev Saraswat; and Bhawana Pandey, Quddusi’s alleged associate.
Quddusi’s lawyer Vijay Aggarwal refused to comment on the fresh developments and the allegations made against the former judge. The CBI FIR alleged that promoters of the Lucknow medical college, barred from admitting students for two years, had approached Quddusi, who allegedly promised relief in exchange for bribes to influential people.
The college challenged the government order in Supreme Court. The court, the FIR said, directed the government on August 1 to consider afresh the material on record. The government heard the matter and barred the college from admitting students for 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic sessions. It also authorised MCI to cash the college’s bank guarantee of Rs 2 crore.
The college promoters moved the Supreme Court and at the same time also allegedly got in touch with Quddusi and Bhawana Pandey who, the FIR says, promised to get the matter settled. According to CBI, Quddusi advised the promoters to withdraw the petition in SC and file a petition in Allahabad HC. The promoters moved the HC on August 25.
In an interim relief, HC ordered that the college “shall not be delisted from the list of colleges notified for counselling till the next date of listing i.e. August 21, 2017”, the FIR says. The court also stayed MCI from cashing the bank guarantee until the next hearing.
The MCI moved SC against this. The apex court disposed of the matter on August 29, with the college submitting that it “does not claim any benefit from the order passed by HC”. At this point, according to CBI, Quddusi and Pandey “assured to get the matter settled” through their contacts.
The ED case is based on a CBI FIR in the matter which had set off a judicial storm in the apex court last week. The agency had arrested Quddusi and five others on September 20 and also searched their premises.
THE Enforcement Directorate has registered a case of money laundering against former Orissa High Court judge I M Quddusi and five others for allegedly trying to influence court proceedings over an application to grant admission rights to a Lucknow-based medical college barred by the Medical Council of India (MCI).The ED case is based on a CBI FIR in the matter which had set off a judicial storm in the apex court last week. The agency had arrested Quddusi and five others on September 20 and also searched their premises. Sources in CBI and ED said that investigations have revealed that Quddusi and his associates had demanded Rs 3 crore from the medical college, Prasad Institute of Medical Sciences, to get a favourable judicial order.
“It was their going rate. They have similarly taken money from other people to get them favourable orders in courts. How this was being done is a matter of investigation,” an official privy to probe details said. There are over 80 phone intercepts with CBI and ED where the accused are allegedly heard talking about the conspiracy. The CBI has already obtained voice samples of Quddusi to match those found in the intercepts.
The CBI has recovered Rs 1.86 crore cash and documents from the accused, which are being scrutinised, sources said. It is currently recording statements of various witnesses, sources added. Notably, ED has powers to attach properties belonging to the accused of the value of alleged money laundering involved in the alleged offence. Sources said such proceedings will be initiated once the probe progresses further.
All six accused are out on bail. The CBI questioned Quddusi twice after he secured bail. It told the court recently that Quddusi allegedly got “one instalment of gratification from accused B P Yadav”. Seeking further custody of the two, the CBI had said, “Their role is required to be interrogated (to know) how the amount of gratification was paid, by whom, and what was the way of transaction.”
Sources said phone intercepts of conversations regarding Prasad Institute of Medical Sciences, one of 46 medical institutions barred due to poor infrastructure, prompted the CBI to arrest Quddusi, who had served in High Courts of Allahabad, Orissa and Chhattisgarh.
The five others arrested were B P Yadav and Palash Yadav, promoters of the medical college; alleged middleman Biswanath Agrawal; alleged hawala operator Ram Dev Saraswat; and Bhawana Pandey, Quddusi’s alleged associate.
Quddusi’s lawyer Vijay Aggarwal refused to comment on the fresh developments and the allegations made against the former judge. The CBI FIR alleged that promoters of the Lucknow medical college, barred from admitting students for two years, had approached Quddusi, who allegedly promised relief in exchange for bribes to influential people.
The college challenged the government order in Supreme Court. The court, the FIR said, directed the government on August 1 to consider afresh the material on record. The government heard the matter and barred the college from admitting students for 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic sessions. It also authorised MCI to cash the college’s bank guarantee of Rs 2 crore.
The college promoters moved the Supreme Court and at the same time also allegedly got in touch with Quddusi and Bhawana Pandey who, the FIR says, promised to get the matter settled. According to CBI, Quddusi advised the promoters to withdraw the petition in SC and file a petition in Allahabad HC. The promoters moved the HC on August 25.
In an interim relief, HC ordered that the college “shall not be delisted from the list of colleges notified for counselling till the next date of listing i.e. August 21, 2017”, the FIR says. The court also stayed MCI from cashing the bank guarantee until the next hearing.
The MCI moved SC against this. The apex court disposed of the matter on August 29, with the college submitting that it “does not claim any benefit from the order passed by HC”. At this point, according to CBI, Quddusi and Pandey “assured to get the matter settled” through their contacts.
Plea to direct governments to pay Rs 1 crore to ryot’s family
By Express News Service |
Published: 17th November 2017 02:17 AM |
CHENNAI: A public interest
litigation has been filed in the Madras High Court for a directive to
the State and Central governments to pay a compensation of `1 crore to
the family of an agriculturist in Tiruvannamalai district, who died
after allegedly being assaulted by recovery agents of a nationalised
bank on November 5 last.
The PIL also prayed for a directive to the State government to take stern action against those responsible for the death of the agriculturist Gnanasekaran (55).
The petitioner submitted that Gnanasekaran had obtained a loan of `5 lakh for purchasing a tractor from the Sathanur branch of SBI four years ago. He had returned `3 lakh. He could not repay the remaining `2 lakh for the past two years due to severe drought.
While so, recovery agents of the bank trespassed into his house on November 4 last, damaged household articles and assaulted him and his family members, including women. Gnanasekaran died the next day, the petitioner alleged.
Nalini did not give proof of daughter’s visit, proposed wedding’
By Express News Service |
Published: 17th November 2017 02:12 AM |
CHENNAI: Nalini Sriharan, an accused in the former Prime Minister
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, has neither given a valid proof of her
daughter’s visit to India and her proposed wedding, to consider her
plea for six months ‘ordinary leave’, the State government said in its
counter-affidavit filed in the HC on Thursday.
The High Court, on earlier occasions had rejected her plea for premature release through a scheme introduced by the State for life convicts who were in jail for 20 years
The counter was filed by the Joint
Secretary, Home department, in response to a petition from Nalini,
praying for a directive to the special prison for women at Vellore,
where she is serving life term, to grant her six months leave for
arranging and attending the wedding of her daughter.
Opposing grant of any relief, the
counter said it was not known whether her daughter is living in India or
proposing to visit the country. There was also no proof in support of
the marriage claim. No material is furnished to verify the genuineness
of her request. It manifests that she wants to get ordinary leave under
the pretext of making wedding arrangements for her daughter, the counter
said.
In her petition, Nalini had stated that
her daughter Haritha lived in London with her grandparents and that she
was not an Indian citizen. When the fact being so, Nalini had not given
any valid proof like copy of her daughter’s travel document in support
of her request for parole, the counter added.
The probation officer, to whom the
request was referred, had made enquiries and filed a report to the
government stating that the release of the prisoner is likely to breach
peace in the locality. Based on his findings, the officer has also
recommended against her request. The High Court, on earlier occasions
had rejected her plea for premature release through a scheme introduced
by the State for life convicts who were in jail for 20 years, the
counter pointed out.
In her petition Nalini, who had
completed 26 years in prison, claimed that as a life convict, she was
entitled to one month’s leave, once in two years of imprisonment. So
far, she had not availed herself of any such leave. Since she had to
make arrangements for the wedding of her daughter, she needed the long
leave. She had already sent a representation in this regard to the CM on
November 12, 2016.
No premature release
The High Court, on earlier occasions had rejected her plea for premature release through a scheme introduced by the State for life convicts who were in jail for 20 years
NRIs, persons of Indian origin need not link bank account, PAN with Aadhaar: UIDAI
By PTI |
Published: 17th November 2017 08:16 PM |
It said the Prevention of Money
laundering Rules 2017 and the Income Tax Act clearly stipulate that the
linking of bank accounts and PAN respectively, "is for those persons who
are eligible to enrol for Aadhaar".
It said all central ministries and
departments, state governments and other implementation agencies should
bear in mind that Aadhaar as an identity document can be sought only
from those eligible for it under Aadhaar Act, and that most NRIs/PIOs/
OCIs may not be eligible for its enrolment.
The Aadhaar-issuing body said several
representations had been received about problems faced by Non-Resident
Indians (NRIs), Person of Indian Origin (PIOs) and Overseas Citizens of
India (OCI) where Aadhaar was being demanded with regard to various
services and benefits.
It said that some Departments and
implementing agencies were asking NRIs/OCIs/PIOs to submit or link their
Aadhaar for availing services and benefits, despite the fact that they
were not entitled to the 12-digit biometric identifier.
"The laws regarding submitting/linking
of Aadhaar for availing the services/benefits applies to the residents
as per the Aadhaar Act 2016... Most of the NRIs/PIOs/OCIs may not be
eligible for Aadhaar enrolment as per Aadhaar Act...," the UIDAI said in
a note dated November 15 to central ministries and states.
It has further instructed the
implementing agency to device a mechanism "to ascertain the genuineness
of status of such NRIs/PIOs/OCIs".
NRIs Dont Need To Link Aadhaar With Bank Accounts, Says UIDAI
Most NRIs and PIOs may not be eligible for Aadhaar enrolment as per Aadhaar Act...," the UIDAI had said.
It said the Prevention of Money laundering Rules 2017 and the Income Tax Act clearly stipulate that the linking of bank accounts and PAN respectively, "is for those persons who are eligible to enrol for Aadhaar".
It said all central ministries and departments, state governments and other implementation agencies should bear in mind that Aadhaar as an identity document can be sought only from those eligible for it under Aadhaar Act, and that most NRIs/PIOs/ OCIs may not be eligible for its enrolment.
The Aadhaar-issuing body said several representations had been received about problems faced by Non Resident Indians (NRIs), Person of Indian Origin (PIOs) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) where Aadhaar was being demanded with regard to various services and benefits.
It said that some Departments and implementing agencies were asking NRIs/OCIs/PIOs to submit or link their Aadhaar for availing services and benefits, despite the fact that they were not entitled for the 12-digit biometric identifier.
"The laws regarding submitting/linking of Aadhaar for availing the services/benefits applies to the residents as per the Aadhaar Act 2016... Most of the NRIs/PIOs/OCIs may not be eligible for Aadhaar enrolment as per Aadhaar Act...," the UIDAI said in a note dated November 15 to central ministries and states.
It has further instructed the implementing agency to device a mechanism "to ascertain the genuineness of status of such NRIs/PIOs/OCIs".
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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