புதிய உச்சத்தை தொட்ட பெட்ரோல் விலை; ரூ.74ஐ தொட்டது

Added : ஜன 17, 2018 06:12

சென்னை: பெட்ரோல் விலை கடந்த இரு ஆண்டுகளில் இல்லாத அளவுக்கு உயர்ந்து, சென்னையில் லிட்டருக்கு ரூ.74.02, டீசல் விலை லிட்டருக்கு ரூ.65.42 காசுகள் என நிர்ணயம் செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது. இந்த விலை இன்று (ஜன.,17) காலை 6 மணி முதல் அமலுக்கு வந்தது.

பெட்ரோல், டீசல் விலை விபரம்:

சர்வதேச சந்தையில் கச்சா எண்ணெய் தொடர்ந்து உயர்ந்து வருவதால், பெட்ரோல் மற்றும் டீசல் விலை அதிகரித்து கொண்டே வருகிறது. இந்நிலையில் எண்ணெய் நிறுவனங்கள் வெளியிட்டுள்ள அறிவிப்பில், பெட்ரோல் நேற்றைய விலையிலிருந்து 13 காசுகள் அதிகரித்து லிட்டருக்கு ரூ.74.02 காசுகளாகவும், டீசல் நேற்றைய விலையிலிருந்து 19 காசுகள் உயர்ந்து ரூ.65.42 காசுகளாகவும் உள்ளன. இந்த விலை இன்று (ஜன.,17) காலை 6 மணி முதல் அமலுக்கு வந்தது.

CBI files fresh charge sheet against 95 people in Vyapam case

Vyapam case: The CBI has alleged that the then principal system analyst of vyapam was given details of candidates by the accused public servants.

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The CBI on Tuesday filed a charge sheet against 95 people in a case pertaining to alleged irregularities in contractual teachers recruitment through Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board also known as Vyapam in 2011, officials said here.

The agency named 83 candidates, four officials of Vyapam and eight middlemen in its charge sheet.

“It was revealed from the files contained in the hard disk of the computer of the then principal system analyst of Vyapam that marks of certain candidates were allegedly increased to enable them to qualify the said test,” CBI spokesperson Abhishek Dayal said.

He said it was verified with the OMR answer sheets of the candidates and it was found that marks of 84 candidates were increased, in the final result, to make them qualify the examination.
“One candidate is absconding and investigation is continuing in his case,” he said.

The CBI has alleged that the then principal system analyst of vyapam was given details of candidates by the accused public servants.

The analysis of his computer shows that he had created a private file with details of the candidates and people who recommended their names.

The spokesperson said prior to the declaration of the result, the official created another database of the favoured candidates.
“It was also alleged that in the result database, he increased the marks as per the requirement of the candidates so as to make them qualify the examination and thereafter the actual marks obtained by the 84 accused candidates were deleted from the result file,” he said.

He said no change in the OMR answer sheets could be made by him.

“The original marks obtained by the accused candidates, as per the OMR sheets, were less than the marks declared in the result,” he said.

CA final exam results to be out Wednesday

NT Bureau January 16, 2018

Chennai: The results of the Chartered Accountants final examination held in November 2017 and Common Proficiency Test (CPT) held in December 2017 are expected to be declared tomorrow around 2 pm.

A press release said the results and the details of marks of the final examination and CPT will be hosted on the following websites:

www.icaiexam.icai.org
www.caresults.icai.org
www.icai.nic.in

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) will issue the all India merit list for the candidates securing a minimum of 55 per cent and above marks and up to the maximum of 50th rank in the case of final examination.

The merit list will also be available on the websites mentioned.
A total of 1,28,853 students appeared for the final exam at 346 centres across the world. Similarly, 63,035 students took CPT at 327 centres worldwide.

Arrangements have also been made for the students of final examination and CPT desirous of having results on their e-mail addresses to pre-register their requests only at the website icaiexam.icai.org.

The list would be released immediately after the declaration of the results. For accessing the result in the websites, the student will have to enter his / her registration number or PIN number along with roll number. Further, facilities have been made for students desirous of knowing their results with marks through SMS.
For more details, contact ICAI Bhawan, Nungambakkam at 3989 3989.

NEET training academies mushroom in Chennai 

Naomi N January 16, 2018 

Chennai: The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) last year put aspiring medical students in a tight spot with all the suspense surrounding it. In the last minute, many joined crash courses in NEET academies in the city to get through in the exam and land a medical seat.

According to a leading NEET academy spokesperson, when it was confirmed that the exam would be held, his phone did not stop ringing. Everybody was willing to pay Rs 25,000-Rs 30,000 to enrol for the month-long crash course and put in 8-10 hours of intense studying.

News Today spoke to a few leading institutes in the city to find out the kind of preparation undergone to enable aspiring doctors crack the national entrance exam and also the fees they charge.

CRASH COURSES

Archana Ram of Smart Academy in the city said, “On an average, students put in a year or two in preparation. Last year, there was a huge demand for crash courses in summer due to uncertainty over NEET. Our fees structure ranges between Rs 25,000 and Rs 60,000. Last year, three of first five toppers were from Smart Academy. Interestingly, 50 per cent of the toppers were from the State board. We understood that if we tweaked the syllabus, the State board students will be able to make the grade. The students spend an average of seven hours a day and even 8-9 hours absolutely focusing on preparation a month or two ahead of the exam. Otherwise, it is an hour or two daily.”

These academies go through the profile of the students before enrolling them. The school report is regularly checked and they are even given a bit of coaching for other subjects so they do not lag behind in school curriculum.

KURUKSHETRA

At Jupiter Education Academy, which has a centre in Porur, the fees range between Rs 30,000 and Rs 1.2 lakh. “We have a two-year integrated course which is for 1,000 hours including revision and tests, and a one-year integrated course. The crash course we call Kurukshetra is a month-long one. The academy also has morning classes for girls and night classes for boys when the exam date approaches. The academy has qualified Ph.D faculty who earlier served as head of the department in various colleges so that students can ask doubts freely,” said Ramya Vandana, the spokesperson.

STUDENTSPEAK

For the students, it is a different story. Most of them who couldn’t make it through NEET last year are trying this year too. They are not disappointed about it: they feel they are more experienced this time.
“I will attempt next year. I had attended a crash course in an academy last year where I had paid Rs 30,000. They have given study material which I am using now and learning by myself,” says Nishangan, a resident of Virugambakkam.

“I have joined an engineering course in a college in Sriperumbudur. So, many of us have enrolled for other courses and are still trying for NEET. I spend two hours each in the morning and night preparing for the exam,” he says.

The students are also analysing their strength and weakness in each subject during the preparation.

An aspirant, Varsha from Anna Nagar, says, “For me, Botany and Zoology are easy; however, Physics and Chemistry are not. So, I put in more effort in those two subjects. The study materials from coaching centres are very useful. In a day, I spend around four hours on it. I am planning to increase it to 5-6 hours a day. During holidays, I study for 8-10 hours without fail.”

'ஒவ்வொரு வருடமும் இந்தக் குறை இருக்கிறது'- சித்தன்னவாசலில் குவிந்த மக்கள் வேதனை 

பாலஜோதி.ரா



புதுக்கோட்டை மாவட்ட மக்கள், காணும் பொங்கல் கொண்டாட்டத்துக்காக சித்தன்னவாசலில் குவிந்தனர். இதனால், அந்தப் பகுதியே கொண்டாட்டங்களாலும் உற்சாகத்தாலும் நிறைந்தது.

புதுக்கோட்டை மாவட்டம் அன்னவாசல் அருகே உள்ள சித்தன்னவாசலில், காணும் பொங்கலைக் கொண்டாட குடும்பமாகவும், நண்பர்கள் குழுக்களாகவும் சிறுவர் சிறுமியர் முதல் பெரியவர்கள் வரை வந்திருந்தனர். பலரும் வீட்டில் சமைத்த உணவு, கடையில் வாங்கிய இனிப்பு, கார வகைகளுடன் வந்திருந்தனர். மதிய உணவை சாப்பிட்டுவிட்டு, அறிமுகமில்லாத மற்றவர்களுக்கும் பகிர்ந்தளித்து, இன்று காலை முதல் மாலை வரை அங்கேயே பொழுதைக் கழித்தனர்.



சித்தன்னவாசல் சுற்றுலாத் தளத்தைப் பார்க்க வந்த மக்கள், இங்குள்ள குகை ஓவியம், மலைமீது அமைந்துள்ள சமணர் படுக்கையான ஏழடி பட்டம் போன்றவற்றைப் பார்த்து, அவர்களே கைடாக இருந்து தங்களது பிள்ளைகளுக்கு அவற்றைப் பற்றி விவரித்தனர். மேலும், அங்குள்ள சிறுவர் பூங்காவில் குழந்தைகள் விளையாடுவதை, அவர்களின் பெற்றோர்கள் செல்போன் கேமராக்களில் புகைப்படங்கள் எடுத்து குழந்தைகளுடன் மகிழ்ச்சியாக விளையாடினர். இதுதவிர, அங்குள்ள படகுக் குழாமில் குடும்பத்துடன் படகு சவாரிசெய்து உற்சாகத்தை வெளிப்படுத்தினர். புதுக்கோட்டை, விராலிமலை, மணப்பாறை, திருச்சி ஆகிய ஊர்களிலிருந்து வந்த பேருந்துகளில் கூட்டம் அதிகமாக இருந்தது. இதனால் சித்தன்னவாசல், மக்கள் கூட்டத்தால் திணறியது. ஆகையால், சிரமங்களும் சில அத்தியாவசியக் குறைபாடுகளும் காணப்பட்டன.


 
 அதுகுறித்து பயணிகள் பேசும்போது, "ஓய்வாக அமர்வதற்கும் உணவை உண்பதற்கும் இங்கு வசதிகள் இல்லை. பாறைகளில் அமர்ந்து சாப்பிட முடியாது. மர நிழல்களின் கீழ் உட்காரலாம் என்றால், சுத்தமில்லாமல் இருக்கிறது. எனவே, நிழற்குடைகள் போன்ற வசதிகள் செய்து தர வேண்டும். ஒவ்வொரு வருடமும் காணும் பொங்கல் அன்று மாவட்டம் முழுவதிலுமிருந்து மக்கள் வருவார்கள் என்பது மாவட்ட நிர்வாகத்துக்குத் தெரியும். ஆனாலும், மெயின் ரோட்டிலிருந்து உள்ளே வருவதற்குப் போதிய பேருந்து வசதி செய்யப்படவில்லை. இந்தக் குறை, ஒவ்வொரு வருடமும் இருக்கிறது. அதை அவசியம் நீக்க வேண்டும்" என்றனர்.

Madurai: 'Jallikattu' takes life of 3, injures over 25 in CM presence

PTI

Published : Jan 16, 2018, 5:55 pm IST


CM K Palaniswami inaugurated the event, which saw the participation of nearly 1,100 bulls and 1,500 sportsmen vying for honours.



With this, the toll in the bull taming sport this season has risen to four with a 19-year old spectator gored to death by a bull on Monday. (Photo: File)

Madurai: Three persons were killed during the traditional bull taming sports of Jallikattu and Manjavirattu held on Tuesday as part of Pongal festivities in different places in Tamil Nadu.

Two spectators died watching the Manjavirattu (a bull-taming sport slightly different from Jallikattu) at Siravayal in neighbouring Sivaganga district, police said.

In Aavarangaadu in Tiruchirappalli district, a person named Solai Pandian was gored to death by a raging bull during Jallikattu.

With this, the toll in the bull taming sport this season has risen to four. A 19-year old spectator was gored to death by a bull at Palamedu in Madurai on Monday.

At the world famous Jallikattu in Alanganallur near Madurai, at least 25 people were injured on Tuesday.

Chief Minister K Palanisami inaugurated the event, which saw the participation of nearly 1,100 bulls and 1,500 sportsmen, who vied for honours.

Later, speaking to reporters, he said the bulls were not ill-treated.

Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, who was also present, said a permanent venue would be set up for organising Jallikattu in Alanganallur.

A large number of spectators, including foreign tourists, thronged Alanganallur village and cheered the competitors.

The winners received prizes, ranging from gold coins to furniture.

Security arrangements had been made with deployment of around 1,200 police personnel for safety, police said.

Medical teams were also present on the spot.

The sport, synonymous with Pongal festivities in this region, returned in its full traditional gaiety during the festive period after a gap of three seasons in 2017.

Jallikattu remained banned following a Supreme Court order in May 2014 before the state government in 2017 brought an ordinance to facilitate its conduct at the height of a massive protest held at Marina Beach in Chennai and several places across the state.

Rajinikanth-BJP alliance will ensure positive change: S Gurumurthy 

DECCAN CHRONICLE. | S THIRUNAVUKARASU

Published Jan 16, 2018, 6:10 am IST

Many AIADMK seniors still believe that Rajinikanth will not get into politics.


Superstar Rajinikanth

Chennai: “If only Rajini and BJP align, the future of Tamil Nadu will surely change for the better”. That was S. Gurumurthy, editor or Tamil magazine Thuglak and the man widely considered as the chanakya, the political strategist, who had maneuvered the post-Jayalalithaa AIADMK events culminating in the merger of the OPS-EPS factions and restoration of stability in the rocking boat of the ruling party.

The packed Music Academy auditorium burst into applause at the Tughlak anniversary on Sunday when Gurumurthy declared, “Rajini has a bright future in Tamil Nadu politics. Keeping away from both the Dravidian parties constitutes the soul of his spiritual politics.”

And then the Thuglak editor said something sharper challenging the political relevance of the Dravidian majors. He insisted that the DMK and the AIADMK would “never be able to attract the youth in future and that power now remains only in the hands of Rajini”.

For a man credited with close rapport with the BJP leadership as well as the Prime Minister's Office, Gurumurthy is unlikely to sing in thin air about an issue as serious as the political future of a party he is widely seen as saving from disintegration after the demise of its charismatic chief. True, he has already made known his disappointment and disenchantment with the AIADMK when he triggered a war or words by dubbing its leaders as 'impotent' as rebel TTV Dhinakaran could win hands down in the RK Nagar bye-election.

Fisheries minister D. Jayakumar had led the assault against Gurumurthy for his 'impotent' tag and now again he was the first to launch a broadside for this prediction of great days for Tamil Nadu “if only Rajini and BJP team up”. The BJP would never be able to make a mark in the Dravidian land and as for Rajini, he would make no impact on the TN voter even if he aligns with the BJP. “People here will vote only for Amma's party”, insisted the AIADMK senior, adding, “Gurumurthy is no messenger of God to predict TN will go Rajini way”.

Such sparring apart, the words of Gurumurthy as well as the statement from state BJP president Dr Tamilisai Sounderarajan that Rajini and the BJP are on the same page in opposing corruption, could mean that the behind-the-scenes operators could be working hard on getting the superstar to soon announce his political launch and thereafter formalise the ties with the saffron party.

“This has been in the air for quite some time now. There is a strong possibility of Rajini aligning with the BJP and a sanitised AIADMK cleansed of its corrupt elements when the state goes to polls next. That will be a winning team”, said a saffron senior, requesting anonymity.

Many AIADMK seniors still believe that Rajinikanth will not get into politics. “He will be saying things to excite his fans and trigger business for his two movies in the making. He will not come into politics”, insists co-operation minister Sellur K. Raju.