மாநில செய்திகள்

நேரு பூங்கா-சென்டிரல் இடையே மெட்ரோ ரெயில் சேவை எடப்பாடி பழனிசாமி நாளை தொடங்கி வைக்கிறார்



நேரு பூங்கா-சென்டிரல் இடையே மெட்ரோ ரெயில் சேவையை முதல்-அமைச்சர் எடப்பாடி பழனிசாமி, மத்திய மந்திரி ஹர்தீப்சிங் புரி ஆகியோர் நாளை (வெள்ளிகிழமை) கொடியசைத்து தொடங்கி வைக்கின்றனர்.

மே 24, 2018, 04:30 AM

சென்னை,

நேரு பூங்கா-சென்டிரல் இடையே மெட்ரோ ரெயில் சேவையை முதல்-அமைச்சர் எடப்பாடி பழனிசாமி, மத்திய மந்திரி ஹர்தீப்சிங் புரி ஆகியோர் நாளை (வெள்ளிகிழமை) கொடியசைத்து தொடங்கி வைக்கின்றனர். விழாவில் 6 ரெயில் நிலையங்களும் திறக்கப்படுகிறது.

சென்னையில் உள்ள ஷெனாய்நகர் 2-வது வழிப்பாதை மற்றும் நேரு பூங்கா-சென்டிரல் இடையிலான பணிகள் மற்றும் சின்னமலை-ஏ.ஜி-டி.எம்.எஸ். இடையிலான சுரங்க மெட்ரோ ரெயில் பாதை அமைக்கும் பணிகள் நிறைவடைந்து சோதனை ஓட்டம் நடந்து வந்தது. இந்த பாதையில் கடந்த 14-ந் தேதியில் இருந்து 20-ந் தேதி வரை பாதுகாப்பு ஆணையர் கே.ஏ.மனோகரன் ஆய்வு செய்தார்.

அதனடிப்படையில் இந்த பாதையில் பயணிகள் ரெயிலை இயக்குவதற்கு எந்த தடையும் இல்லை. பாதுகாப்பான முறையில் ரெயில் பாதைகள் மற்றும் ரெயில் நிலையங்கள் அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. எனவே பயணிகள் ரெயிலை இயக்கலாம் என்று கூறி பாதுகாப்பு ஆணையர் அனுமதி சான்றிதழ் வழங்கினார்.

இதைத்தொடர்ந்து நேரு பூங்கா-சென்டிரல் மற்றும் சின்னமலை-ஏ.ஜி-டி.எம்.எஸ். இடையேயான மெட்ரோ ரெயில் போக்குவரத்து தொடக்க விழா நாளை (வெள்ளிக்கிழமை) பகல் 12.30 மணிக்கு எழும்பூர் மெட்ரோ ரெயில் நிலையத்தில் நடக்கிறது. விழாவில் பச்சை வழித்தடத்தில் நேரு பூங்கா- சென்டிரல் மற்றும் நீல வழித்தடத்தில் சின்னமலை- ஏ.ஜி-டி.எம்.எஸ். மெட்ரோ ரெயில் சுரங்கப்பாதையில் பயணிகள் சேவையை முதல்-அமைச்சர் எடப்பாடி பழனிசாமி, மத்திய வீட்டுவசதி மற்றும் நகர்ப்புற விவகாரங்கள் துறை இணை மந்திரி (தனிப்பொறுப்பு) ஹர்தீப்சிங் புரி ஆகியோர் கொடியசைத்து தொடங்கி வைக்கின்றனர்.

தொடர்ந்து பச்சை, நீல வழித்தடத்தில் உள்ள எழும்பூர், சென்டிரல், ஏ.ஜி-டி.எம்.எஸ்., தேனாம்பேட்டை, நந்தனம், சைதாப்பேட்டை ஆகிய 6 குளிரூட்டப்பட்ட சுரங்க ரெயில் நிலையங்களுக்கான கல்வெட்டுகளையும் அவர்கள் திறந்து வைக்கின்றனர்.

விழாவில் துணை முதல்-அமைச்சர் ஓ.பன்னீர்செல்வம், மத்திய இணை மந்திரி பொன்.ராதாகிருஷ்ணன், டி.ஜெயகுமார், எம்.சி.சம்பத் உள்ளிட்ட அமைச்சர்கள், எம்.எல்.ஏ.க்கள், எம்.பி.க்கள், தலைமைச் செயலாளர் கிரிஜா வைத்தியநாதன், மத்திய அரசு செயலாளர் துர்கா சங்கர் மிஷ்ரா, மெட்ரோ ரெயில் நிறுவன நிர்வாக அலுவலர் பங்கஜ் குமார் பன்சால், தமிழக அரசு முதன்மைச் செயலாளர் (திட்டம், வளர்ச்சி) டி.வி.சோமநாதன் உள்ளிட்ட அதிகரிகள் பலர் கலந்துகொள்கின்றனர்.

Bombay HC allows practising doctor to enroll for diploma course 

In 2018, Dr Prakash Sonkamble filed a petition challenging the non-inclusion of his name in the category of an “in-service diploma candidate in the Selection State Merit List”, published on April 26 and May 6, 2018 by the state government.

Written by Sailee Dhayalkar | Mumbai | Published: May 21, 2018 


7:45:27 am  

Bombay High Court (Express Photo by Pradeep Kocharekar/File)

THE Bombay High Court recently granted relief to a 37-year-old practising doctor by allowing him to seek admission for a diploma course as an “in service” candidate. The Maharashtra government had not allowed him to seek admission on the ground that he had not rendered the requisite three years of service.

Relying on the ‘experience certificate’ furnished by the petitioner that showed that he has over six years of experience, a vacation bench of Justice A K Menon and Justice Bharati H Dangre passed an order in his favour. It observed, “…we are of the prima facie view that since the experience certificate itself records a total period of six years and eight days during which his services were found to be satisfactory and in tribal and remote areas for the concerned period, there is no reason to deny the petitioner the opportunity to apply for admission to the diploma course as an ‘in service’ candidate.

In 2018, Dr Prakash Sonkamble filed a petition challenging the non-inclusion of his name in the category of an “in-service diploma candidate in the Selection State Merit List”, published on April 26 and May 6, 2018 by the state government. Sonkamble claimed that he qualified to be included in the merit list. In his petition, Sonkamble stated that he was not allowed to seek admission for the diploma course in pediatrics as “in-service diploma candidate” on the ground that he has not rendered services for the requisite three years and allegedly falls short by one month. Sonkamble had applied for the diploma course through the in-service quota.

The petition says that Sonkamble is a permanent employee working as a “Medical Officer” since September 2005 and permanently served in tribal and hilly areas in Kinwat taluka and Mahur taluka for over six years. The petition adds that Sonkamble has “rendered valuable service to the state government in tribal, hilly and difficult areas in extremely difficult and harsh conditions”.

Contesting his claims, the Assistant Government Pleader (AGP) told the court that according to a temporary experience certificate of February 2018, Sonkamble has worked in the notified areas only from September 12, 2005 to July 21, 2008. “Thus, the total duration of these postings counts the 2 years, 11 months and 8 days, which experience still falls short by 23 days,” he claimed. The AGP added that the experience gathered by Sonkamble in taluka areas does count as part of the minimum three years’ experience required.

After the High Court order, Sonkamble got admission in the civic run, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College for a diploma course in pediatrics.

வருமானவரி பிடிக்கக் கூடாது' - குமரியிலிருந்து பிரதமருக்குச் சென்ற கடிதம் 

சிந்து ஆர்
vikatan 23.05.2018

அரசு ஊழியர்களுக்கான பென்சன் தொகையில் வருமானவரி பிடித்தம் செய்யக் கூடாது எனக் குமரி மகாசபா தலைவர் ராவின்சன் பிரதமருக்குக் கடிதம் அனுப்பியுள்ளார்.



கன்னியாகுமரி மாவட்டத்தின் வளர்ச்சிக்காகச் செயல்படும் குமரி மகாசபா அமைப்பின் கூட்டம் இன்று நடந்தது. அதன் தலைவர் ராவின்சன் பேசுகையில், "குமரி மாவட்ட வளர்ச்சிக்காக என்னென்ன திட்டங்கள் செயல்படுத்த முடியும் என்பது குறித்து ஆலோசிக்கும் விதமாக `உலகளாவிய குமரி மக்கள் சந்திப்பு' நிகழ்ச்சி 2019-ம் ஆண்டு டிசம்பர் 28-ம் தேதி நடத்த முடிவு செய்துள்ளோம். சாமித்தோப்பில் விமான நிலையம் அமைப்பது தொடர்பாக 2012-ம் ஆண்டிலிருந்து குமரி மகாசபா முயன்று வருகிறது. விமான நிலையம் குறித்து குமரி மகாசபா ஏர்போர்ட் அத்தாரிட்டி ஆஃப் இந்தியா அமைப்புக்கு கடிதம் எழுதியிருந்தோம். அவர்கள் அனுப்பிய பதில் கடிதத்தில் ஏர்ப்போட்டுக்காக நிதி ஒதுக்கி இடத்தைப் பார்வையிட்டு சர்வே செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது. இப்போது விரிவான திட்ட செயலாக்க அறிக்கை தயாரிக்கும் பணி நடந்து வருவதாகக் கூறப்பட்டுள்ளது.



மத்திய, மாநில அரசுப்பணியில் ஓய்வு பெற்ற ஊழியர்களுக்கான பென்சன் தொகைக்கு அரசு வருமானவரி வாங்குகிறது. வாகன விபத்துக்காக வழங்கும் இழப்பீட்டுக்கு இதுவரை வருமான வரி செலுத்தப்பட்டு வந்தது. அதை சுப்ரீம் கோர்ட் ஓர் ஆண்டுக்கு முன் ரத்து செய்துள்ளது. அதுபோல பென்சன் தொகைக்கு வருமான வரி பெறுவதை அரசு நிறுத்த வேண்டும். இது குறித்து மாவட்டக் கலெக்டர் தொடங்கி பிரதமர் வரை கடிதம் அனுப்பியுள்ளோம். சரியான தீர்வு கிடைக்காவிட்டால் அடுத்தகட்டமாக வழக்கு தொடர முடிவு செய்துள்ளோம்" என்றார்.

Politics

‘My govt will be a model for India,’ says HDK after taking oath as Karnataka CM
 
He also confirmed that a fresh Budget would be drafted which would continue the people-friendly developmental programmes started by the Congress. 

Prajwal Bhat 
 
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 - 19:08

 
Karnataka’s new Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and Deputy CM G Parameshwara addressed their first press conference after taking oath on the steps of the Vidhana Soudha on Wednesday.

JD(S) State President Kumaraswamy, who has taken oath as CM for the second time in his political career, started off by saying that in spite of what he had said before the results about how he would not join hands with either the BJP or Congress, circumstances had changed, pushing him into forming a coalition.

“This is a circumstantial arrangement,” he said.

Much drama ensued when the election results were declared in the state.With the state seeing a fractured mandate, the Congress, which bagged 78 seats, moved quickly to woo the JD(S), which had won 38 seats.

Despite the BJP winning 104 seats and being asked to form the government, the party was unable to show the numbers on the floor of the Assembly, and BS Yeddyurappa stepped down just two days after taking the oath as Chief Minister.

"We have tied our horses down. You can take only a lifeless horse to Modi," he said, hinting at BJP’s attempts at horse trading earlier.

The Congress-JD(S) alliance was hailed as a victory by several leaders of the Opposition, and many of them attended his swearing in.

"In the history of India, this is the first time we have 20-25 CMs, former CMs and senior leaders coming together. This is a new development in the country,” Kumaraswamy said.

He also confirmed that a fresh Budget would be drafted which would continue the people-friendly developmental programmes started by the Congress.

He regretted that he could not live up to the promise of waiving off farmer loans within 24 hours of swearing in made by him in his campaigns. "I had promised the loan waiver within 24 hours of taking oath, but this is a coalition government I am heading. I have to consider each step I take carefully,” he said.

Kumaraswamy added, “Even though it is a coalition government, it will be a model for the country.”

At the end of the press conference, Kumaraswamy took questions. When a reporter asked him about the Lingayat issue, he said, "The Lingayat issue is not a big one. We will ensure that there is no situation where people will take to the streets.”

In the run-up to the elections, the Lingayat issue became a major talking point, with the Congress granting the community special status. Many leaders took to referencing Basavanna, the 12th century philosopher-poet who started the relgion, in a bid to woo the large Lingayat electorate.

“If i were to borrow from a Basavanna saying it is ‘Kayakave Kailasa’ (work is heaven) and not ‘Ivanaarava Ivanaarava Ivanaarava’,” he said.

Sterlite Protest

As Thoothukudi simmers, TN asks internet providers to cut data services in 3 districts
 
Internet services will be suspended in Thoothukudi, Thirunalveli and Kanyakumari districts from May 23-27.

Shilpa S Ranipeta
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 - 19:43
 

In the wake of the protests on-going in Thoothukudi, telecom players have received a directive from the Chief Secretary to bar data services in three districts of Tamil Nadu – Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts. However, voice calls have not been barred. Data services will be barred from Tuesday evening (May 23) until May 27.

The News Minute has confirmed from sources in at least two telecom companies that they have received a directive from the Director General of Police of Tamil Nadu to temporarily suspend internet services.

The directive issued by the Chief Secretary states that it has been brought to the notice the government that some people died in police action during the protest against Sterlite factory at Thoothukudi on May 22, which saw 20,000 people assemble and involve in violence and that this mass gathering of people was achieved mainly through the information passed via social media.

It further states that provocative messages spread in social media with ‘half truth' and anti-social elements are trying to exploit the situation, leading to a public emergency situation, which necessitates immediate action and for public tranquillity. “…and it felt necessary that services of internet should be stopped/curtailed to prevent spreading of such information, rumours with half truth,” it states.

This directive has been passed under the sub-rule (1) of the Rule 2 of the Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules, 2017.

The directive orders telecom players to temporarily suspend ‘any data related message or class of message to or from any person or class of persons or relating to any particular subject brought for transmission by or transmitted or received by any telegraph within the ambit of the Indian telegraph act 1885 and newly formed rule Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules, 2017, shall temporarily not be transmitted in the interest of maintaining public order and preventing incitement to the commission or any offense passing through the internet’.

Since Wednesday morning, the police had asked the public to remain indoors to avoid any untoward incident.

The situation in Thoothukudi remains tense, with prohibitory orders under Section 144 clamped down in the town.

In a related development, the Madras High Court on Wednesday stayed the construction work at Vedanta Ltd's second copper smelter plant at Thoothukudi.

The company had planned to double its smelting capacity to 800,000 tonnes per annum at the Sterlite copper smelter plant.

The court ordered the company to stop construction and other related activities concerning the second copper smelter plant till a decision was taken by the Environment Ministry.

The court also directed the Centre to hold a public hearing within four months before granting environment clearance to the plant.

Neet effect: Students seeking plus-2 answer sheets down by 50 per cent 

DECCAN CHRONICLE. | A RAGU RAMAN

Published May 22, 2018, 6:16 am IST

14K seek chemistry answer sheets, 8K biology & maths. 


Students of Presidency higher secondary school for girls in Egmore receive their plus-2 mark sheets on Monday. (Photo: DC)

Chennai: Due to National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Neet) based medical admissions, the number of students seeking answer sheets has come down by 50 per cent this year as only around 58,000 students have sought their answer sheets copy.


Last year, 1.07 lakh students applied for the copy of their answer sheets as there was an ambiguity in the mode of admission to MBBS and BDS courses.

As per the earlier mode of admission to medical courses, each and every mark in plus-2 key subjects like physics, chemistry and biology would make a huge difference in getting MBBS seats. So, there was a huge interest among parents, students and teachers to see the answer scripts before applying for revaluation.

Since, the plus-2 marks were taken into count only for admissions in a few professional courses including engineering and others, the interest to seek answer sheets copy has come down, sources said.

The number of applications seeking the copy of answer sheets was reduced to half. Around 14,000 applications (25 per cent) filed seeking the copy of chemistry answer sheets alone.

Around 8,000 students sought answer scripts in biology and maths subjects this year. In physics, 5,000 applications were filed to see the copy of answer sheets.

Among the four key subjects, the pass percentage of students was slightly down in chemistry subject (95.02 per cent). “This year the chemistry paper was challenging and nearly 10 per cent of questions in the exams on the tougher side which has resulted in lower marks for thousands of students in chemistry exam. It might have forced many students to check their answer scripts whether they wanted to apply for revaluation,” a chemistry teacher from Chennai said.

She further said due to the rote learning system, the students are not even able to get 30 marks required to clear the plus-2 exam. Many average students who did not read the chemistry chapters fully only got lesser marks.

“We don’t know whether our quality of teaching was bad or students did not prepare well for the exam. But, many students flunked in chemistry subject and a majority of students got the marks only in the range of 50-60 per cent," a school headmaster from the city said adding that teachers are eager to see the answer scripts to know how the students answered and the invigilators evaluated the answer scripts.

The Directorate of Government Examinations has already started to receive answer scripts from evaluation camps. “The scanning of answer sheets will begin very soon and the copy of the answer sheets likely to be uploaded in the website on the first week of June,” a source said. From the state over 1 lakh, students appeared for the Neet on May 5.

Due to Neet preparation and some tough questions, not a single student was able to score full marks in biology.

The Directorate of Government Examinati ons released the plus-2 results on May 16. The pass percentage has witnessed a slight dip as it declined to 91.1 per cent this year from 92.1 per cent last year.

Now, Tamil Nadu Housing Board asks petitioner to pay GST for RTI

Chennai activist told to pay Rs 180 after filing plea seeking information about a plot



Published: 23rd May 2018 03:35 AM |

By Express News Service

COIMBATORE: Petitioners of Right To Information (RTI) Act are now being asked to pay Goods and Service Tax (GST) for seeking copies of the documents. This came to light when an activist was asked to pay 18 percent GST — Rs 180 to get photocopy of documents at the cost of Rs 1,000 — by Tamil Nadu Housing Board.

In reply to V Gopalakrishnan, a Chennai-based petitioner who sought the details under the RTI, the Public Information Officer (PIO) of Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) asked him to pay the amount with GST for getting the document. He wanted details of a land in K K Nagar in Chennai and filed a RTI petition with the Board on April 10.

In response, the PIO of TNHB asked him to remit total of Rs 1,180 for the document on May 10.V Gopalakrishnan said that the Board demanded the tax without having proper knowledge of the RTI and GST.“As per the National Consumer Forum’s rule and the Supreme Court’s order, the petitioner of RTI does not come under Consumer Act since he is not an accommodate of goods and service in it. Also, as per our thorough checking, the Public Administration and Reforms Department, which is the authority liable for issuing such Government Order regard slapping of GST for RTI, has not released any such order,” he said.

The demand of GST from the petitioner under RTI was a wrongful one and he is prepared for further appeal. When asked about this, a senior official of State GST Office, said, “Since, there is no transaction of selling and buying in the RTI, the GST is not applicable to it. If it was slapped, it definitely is a wrongful one.”