முன்னாள் ஜனாதிபதிகளுக்கு ரூ.1 லட்சம்

Added : மே 30, 2018 07:26



புதுடில்லி : முன்னாள் ஜனாதிபதிகளுக்கு அலுவலக செலவின படியாக, ஆண்டுதோறும் ரூ.1 லட்சம் வழங்க மத்திய அரசு முடிவு செய்துள்ளது. இதே போல, முன்னாள் துணை ஜனாதிபதிகளுக்கு ரூ.90 ஆயிரம் வழங்கவும் முடிவு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது என மத்திய உள்துறை அமைச்சகம் தெரிவித்துள்ளது.

இன்றும், நாளையும் வங்கிகள் 'ஸ்டிரைக்'; ரூ.2,000 கோடி வர்த்தகம் பாதிப்படையும்

Added : மே 30, 2018 06:31



ஊதிய உயர்வு கோரி, இன்றும், நாளையும்(மே 30, 31) வங்கி ஊழியர்கள், நாடுமுழுவதும், வேலை நிறுத்தப் போராட்டத்தில் ஈடுபட உள்ளனர்.

வங்கி ஊழியர்களுக்கான ஊதிய உயர்வுஒப்பந்தம், 2017 அக்டோ பரில் முடிந்தது. 2017 நவ., முதல் புதிய ஊதிய உயர்வு வழங்கப்பட்டிருக்க வேண்டும். இது குறித்து, வங்கி நிர்வாகத்துடன் பல சுற்று பேச்சு நடத்தப்பட்டது.

கடைசியாக, மே, 28ல், டில்லியில் உள்ள தொழிலாளர் நல தலைமை ஆணையருடன், சமரச பேச்சு நடந்தது; இந்த பேச்சு தோல்வில் முடிந்தது. இதையடுத்து, 'திட்டமிட்டபடி வேலை நிறுத்தம் தொடரும்' என, இந்திய வங்கி சங்கங்களின் கூட்டமைப்பு அறிவித்தது.

இதன்படி, இன்றும், நாளையும், 48 மணி நேர வேலை நிறுத்தப் போராட்டத்தில், வங்கி ஊழியர்கள் ஈடுபட உள்ளனர். இதனால் தமிழகத்தில், 300 கோடி ரூபாய் உட்பட, நாடு முழுவதும், 2,000 கோடி ரூபாய் வரை, வங்கி வர்த்தகம் பாதிக்கப்படும் என, கூறப்படுகிறது.

வாடிக்கையாளர் நலன் கருதி, வங்கியின் அனைத்து, ஏ.டி.எம்.,களிலும், பணம் முழுவதும் நிரப்பப்பட்டுள்ளதாக அதிகாரிகள் தெரிவித்தனர்.

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Cooking ‘dosa’ for the Prime Minister 

Srividya P.V. 
 
KRISHNAGIRI, May 29, 2018 00:00 IST

What’s cooking?:Narendra Modi with Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries in Hosur in Tamil Nadu.Special Arrangement 

Three women chat with the PM about their switch from firewood to LPG stoves

It’s not every day that you get a request from the Prime Minister to cook dosa for him. But for three lucky women from Shoolagiri taluk in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu, Monday happened to be that day.

At first, Rudramma was quite casual about the call she got from the local gas agent, informing her about a proposed “meeting” with the Prime Minister. “I said I can't come, I have an infant to take care of,” she says. “But they compelled me, told me to arrange for someone to take care of the child.” That was on Friday.

On Monday, Ms. Rudramma became one of the three women beneficiaries from Tamil Nadu, under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (a government scheme that seeks to replace unclean cooking fuels with LPG in rural India), to interact with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over video conference. By the end of her interaction, her initial indifference had turned into exhilaration.

With the Indian Oil Corporation’s coordinator as the translator, the women responded to the PM’s queries.

“He asked us how we liked the new gas stoves. I said it was helping us cook faster than before. Then he asked us if we cook idli and dosa, and we said yes,” says Rudramma. “He then said that he will come home next time and that we should cook dosa for him. Now I’m waiting for everyone in the village to come back from work in the evening, so that I can tell them all that I spoke to the PM.”

“I’m just very happy,” says Chandra, who also took part in the interaction. “I told the PM, no more burning eyes, no more struggles to light up the firewood, no more embers to deal with.”

Ms. Rudramma, Ms. Chandra and Eashwari, who belong to the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and the Most Backward Community, respectively, at Melumalai village in Shoolagiri, were given LPG connections in April.

As new entrants to the scheme, the women had been short-listed by the local gas agent at the request of the IOC. The videoconference was held at the Krishnagiri Collectorate in the presence of Collector C. Kathiravan. Such interactions with beneficiaries were arranged for seven States in the country, and one district each was picked up at random in each of those states to gauge the performance of the scheme.

Student accuses College of demanding 50 lakh for admission, moves HC — 

By Narsi Benwal | May 27, 2018 12:14 am 

 Dr Faaria, resident of Juhu, has moved the vacation bench seeking stay on the admission process to the Post Graduate (PG) Dermatology course. She claims that the college has asked her to pay Rs 50 lakh as donation for her admission to the course in DY Patil Medical College.

Mumbai : The Bombay High Court on Saturday issued notice to the management of DY Patil Medical College and has sought its response to a plea field by a student accusing the institution of denying admission and demanding a hefty amount as ‘donation.’

A vacation bench presided over by Justice Shahrukh Kathawalla and Justice Ajay Gadkari issued the notice after admitting a writ petition filed by Dr. Faaria Asif Ali.

Dr. Faaria, resident of Juhu, Mumbai has moved the bench seeking stay on the admission process to the Post Graduate (PG) Dermatology course. She claims that the college has asked her to pay Rs. 50 lakh as donation for her admission to the said course in DY Patil Medical College.

According to advocate Anukul Seth, his client Faaria was allotted a seat in the course by the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.

“The ministry had made a provisional allotment to my client by issuing a letter on May 19. She was given the allotment under the NRI quota since her uncle is an NRI,” Seth told Free Press Journal.

“Soon after receiving the letter from the ministry, we approached the college to confirm our seat by paying the fees. But there we were asked to pay an additional amount of Rs. 50 lakh, which did not include the course fees. We haven’t paid the amount yet since our admission has not been confirmed,” Seth added.

Dr. Faaria has now moved the court seeking a stay on the admission process since the Saturday was the last date for admissions to the course. She has claimed that if the college now refuses to grant her admission then it would cause great harm to her career.

Having heard the contentions, the bench said, “Since the College is not served and therefor not represented before us, we are not able to verify the allegations made by the Petitioner (Faaria) against the management of the College.”

“However, we adjourn the matter till Monday, with a clarification that all steps taken by the College for granting of admissions to students in M.D. (Dermatology) between today and Monday, shall be subject to the Orders which would be passed on the next date,” the judges added.

DVAC files DA case against Coimbatore doctor, wife

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Coimbatore: 30.05.201`8

The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC), Coimbatore, has registered a disproportionate assets case against Dr V Elango, 57, professor of surgery at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, and his wife P Mallika, 56, who is working as junior engineer in Chennai.

According to the DVAC, the couple is in possession of pecuniary resources and properties disproportionate to their known source of income. The inspector of police, DVAC, Coimbatore, M Kanagasabapathy, registered a case against the couple on May 25 under sections 13 (2) read with 12 (1) (e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. According to DVAC, Mallika was working as junior engineer at the office of the divisional engineer, National Highways, Coimbatore, since January 1, 2008. She hailed from Arani in Thiruvannamalai district and got married to Dr V Elango in 1984. The couple has two sons.

Mallika joined in the government service as an assistant draftsman at the office of divisional engineer, highways, Coimbatore division on November 21,1981. She was promoted to junior drafting officer on January 30, 1997 and later as junior engineer in 2010.

The couple was in possession of pecuniary resources to the tune of ₹44.89 lakh in their name and in the names of their family members as on January 1, 2008.

MGR varsity offers seven new courses

Chennai: toi 30.05.2018

Dr MGR Medical University has introduced seven new courses, in addition to the numerous courses under Allied Health Sciences since 2010.

The newly introduced courses are B.Sc fitness and lifestyle modification, B.Sc clinical nutrition, M.Sc nuclear medicine technology, diploma in hearing, language and speech, certificate course in home health care aide, emergency medicine, cardiac electrophysiology, cosmetology and otology, PG diploma in health care management and PG diploma in health law.

The admission examinations are conducted by the university which also furnishes the candidates with a degree certificate upon the completion of the course. The university charges a minimum fee, ranging between Rs18,000 and Rs 23,000, for all the courses under Allied Health Sciences. More details about Allied Health Sciences and the courses listed under it can be found on the university’s website (tnmgrmu.ac.in). TNN

Story of grit: Ethiraj College opens doors to corporation school topper

Shruti.Suresh@timesgroup.com

Chennai: 30.05.2018

Having overcomethe death of her father to ace the Class XII exams with 1176 marks, a corporation school student realised her dream by landing the first seat of the BCom programme at Ethiraj College on the opening day of the admission process on Tuesday.

On May 17, TOI had reported that Pavitha Preethi, a student of the Corporation Girls Higher Secondary School, Saidapet, emerged among the toppers despite the loss of her father in a road accident three months earlier and a financial crunch. On Tuesday, the chairman of EthirajCollege,VMMuralidharan, admitted her to the first seat for the BCom programme. “I called her up as soon asI readthe news report. She wantedtostudy here andshedeserved this for all her hard work,” said Muralidharan who told Pavitha to continue her brilliant performance. The college received over 3,500 applications for the 70 BCom seats, said a department staff.

Braving the odds, the IAS aspirant worked hard, supported by her sister Nikhitha. “She constantly told me that our father was still here supporting me and that I should make him proud. Today, I feel that he is with meeven now,” said an emotionalPavitha. “I am thankfulto my family and teachers who pushed me to work hard despite the circumstances and, today, it has paid off,” she added.

“I plan to finish my course and then work for a year before I become eligible to write the UPSC exam,” Pavitha told TOI. Officers IAS Academy has offered Pavitha a three-year UPSC training programme free of cost, besides taking responsibility of her semester fees. “The newspaper report helped identify her talent. She is well-deserving and was in need of support for her education when we reached out to her,” said KTS Mugundan, vice president, Officers IAS Academy. 


Pavitha Preethi gets awarded first seat for BCom programme