பென்ஷன்' மோசடி : 22 பெண்கள் சிக்கினர்

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சீதாபூர்: உத்தர பிரதேச மாநிலம், சீதாபூர் மாவட்டத்தில், கணவன் உயிருடன் இருக்கும் போதே, 22 பெண்கள், விதவை, 'பென்ஷன்' பெற்றது தெரிய வந்துள்ளது.

உ.பி.,யில், முதல்வர் யோகி ஆதித்யநாத் தலைமையிலான, பா.ஜ., ஆட்சி நடக்கிறது.இம்மாநிலத்தில், கணவனை இழந்த பெண்களுக்கு மாதந்தோறும், 3,000 ரூபாய், 'பென்ஷன்' வழங்கப்படுகிறது. கணவன் உயிருடன் இருக்கும் பெண்களும், விதவை, 'பென்ஷன்' பெறுவது சமீபத்தில் தெரிய வந்துள்ளது. 

இதுகுறித்து, விதவை, 'பென்ஷன்' பெறும் பெண்ணின் கணவர் சந்தீப் குமார் என்பவர் கூறியதாவது: சமீபத்தில் என் மனைவியின் வங்கி கணக்கில், 3,000 ரூபாய் வரவு வைக்கப்பட்டதாக, மொபைல் எண்ணுக்கு வங்கியில் இருந்து, குறுந்தகவல் வந்தது. இது குறித்து வங்கியில் விசாரித்த போது, என் மனைவி விதவை, 'பென்ஷன்' வாங்குவதாக கூறினர். இதுபோல் பல பெண்கள், கணவன் உயிருடன் இருக்கும் போதே விதவை, 'பென்ஷன்' வாங்குவது தெரிய வந்தது.இது குறித்து மாவட்ட தலைமை அதிகாரியிடம் புகார் அளித்துள்ளேன். இவ்வாறு அவர் கூறினார்.

புகாரையடுத்து நடந்த ஆய்வில், 22 பெண்கள், விதவை, 'பென்ஷன்' வாங்குவது தெரிய வந்துள்ளது. அவர்கள் மீது விரைவில் நட வடிக்கை எடுக்கப்படும் என, மாவட்ட தலைமை அதிகாரியும், கலெக்டரும் தெரிவித்துள்ளனர்.

Restoration of power and water supply pose a challenge

R. KrishnamoorthyC. Jaisankar

NAGAPATTINAM/TIRUCHI, NOVEMBER 18, 2018 00:00 IST



Alternative use:A woman utilising a fallen electric pole to dry her clothes, in Tiruvarur district on Saturday.M. SRINATH
Many villages in Nagapattinam and neighbouring districts remain inaccessible, with fallen trees and electric poles lining the roads

Two days after Cyclone Gaja wreaked havoc in Nagapattinam and neighbouring districts, many villages remained inaccessible on Saturday, with hundreds of trees and electric poles still lying strewn on interior roads.

Though the clearing of a few important roads of uprooted trees and debris came as a big relief to the district administration of Nagapattinam, a difficult situation prevailed in interior regions, with relief workers grappling with the tough task of restoring power and water supply in the affected areas.

If not for the strenuous work undertaken by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to remove fallen trees from the roads in the worst-hit parts of Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts, relief and restoration work would have been delayed further.

Restoring access

The NDRF and the State Disaster Response Force, which began relief and rescue operations minutes after the cyclone crossed the Vedaranyam coast on Friday morning, cleared the uprooted trees and electric posts on Vedaranyam-Nagapattinam Road. But several village roads remained blocked.

“We are working on a war-footing. Our priority is to create access to all areas. It has been a challenging task as thousands of trees have fallen. We have managed to make important main roads suitable for traffic. We have now turned our attention towards interior areas,” said S. Vairavanathan, Deputy Commandant, National Disaster Response Force .

Power supply to over 75% of households in Nagapattinam, Pudukottai, Tiruvarur and Thanjavur districts is yet to be restored. Most restaurants, including roadside eateries, in Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur districts remained closed for the second consecutive day due to power cut, causing food scarcity for long-distance commuters.

‘Unprecedented damage’

A senior official of the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation, who visited various affected areas, said the cyclone had badly hit the electricity network in Nagapattinam, Pudukottai, Tiruvarur and Thanjavur districts. A few parts of Tiruchi district had also suffered extensive damage. In several blocks, almost all electric poles had been uprooted.

“The cyclone has caused unprecedented damage. The magnitude of the loss is several times higher than the Thane and Ockhi cyclones. We face a Herculean task in restoring power supply. Our immediate priority is to provide power supply to hospitals and primary health centres,” the official said.

Till the later part of Saturday, several relief centres in Kottur and Thiruthuraipoondi blocks and most of the rural parts of Vedaranyam could not function as government officials were stranded.

There were reports of sporadic protests by the public, condemning delays in relief and restoration work, in different parts of the delta region and Pudukottai district.

High Court upholds deputation of employees

STAFF REPORTER

MADURAI, NOVEMBER 18, 2018 00:00 IST

The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has upheld the deputation of a clerk and an attender from the Udangudi Primary Agricultural Cooperative Credit Society to Nazareth Co-operative Urban Bank, both in Thoothukudi district.

The petitioners, M.Godwyn James and H. Jahubar Sadhik, filed petitions before the High Court Bench against their deputation and sought a direction to continue their service at the Udangudi Primary Agricultural Co-operative Credit Society.

The two were deputed to the Nazareth bank as per directions from the Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies.

The deputations were based on a circular issued by the Registrar of Cooperative Societies clearly postulating the manner in which deputations had to be made, in the wake of the Co-operative Societies elections.

Justice S. Vaidyanathan observed that the deputations were made in pursuance to the provisions of the Co-operative Societies Act.

No code of conduct of election was violated and the deputation was valid. The guidelines with regard to deputing an employee from one society to another were not violated, the court observed.

Ola, Uber drivers to resume strike

STAFF REPORTER

MUMBAI, NOVEMBER 18, 2018 00:00 IST

Not all willing to strike, worried about safety

Mumbaikars can expect surge pricing while booking their Ola and Uber cabs on Sunday, as cab drivers are expected to go offline from Saturday night.

Last month, the drivers had gone on a 12-day strike, which was called off on November 2, leading to widespread inconvenience to commuters and losses for the drivers who have been demanding a price hike in sync with the rising fuel prices. They had warned that the strike would resume if a solution was not found by November 15.

Govindrao Mohite, general secretary of the Maharashtra Rajya Rashtriya Kamgar Sangh (MRRKS) said drivers will begin going offline from 11 p.m on Saturday. “We will also take out a morcha from Bharatmata Cinema to Mantralaya on Monday,” Mr. Mohite said.

The strike has been called by MRRKS and Marathi Kamgar Sena (MKS). Mahesh Jadhav, president of MKS said they have no option but to strike again. “The transport minister said this was a matter between private companies and drivers. Then why did he call the November 2 meeting?” he asked.

Several drivers, however, said they did not want to participate in the strike. “I don’t know how I will manage again. There is an environment of fear. How many of us can the police protect?” asked a driver.

Singapore court charges 4 NRIs over lighting fireworks on Diwali

PTI | Nov 10, 2018, 03.37 PM IST

SINGAPORE: Four Indian-origin men were charged by a Singapore court on Saturday for lighting fireworks on Diwali.

Lighting of fireworks has been banned in the country since 1972.

The four were involved in three three separate incidents -- illegal fireworks in the housing estates of Yishun, Bukit Batok West and Joo Seng Road on Tuesday, the day Singaporeans celebrated Diwali or deepavali.

A Hariprasanth, 18, Elvis Xavier Fernandez, 25, Jeevan Arjoon, 28, and Alagappan Singaram, 54, are accused of discharging dangerous fireworks, reported The Straits Times Saturday.

On Wednesday, two other Singaporean men of Indian-origin were charged over their alleged involvement in an illegal fireworks display in Little India on Diwali eve.

Thaigu Selvarajoo, 29, is accused of letting off dangerous fireworks while Siva Kumar Subramaniam, 48, allegedly abetted him.

Jeevan allegedly let off fireworks at an open field in front of Block 504B Yishun Street 51 at around 3.30 am on Tuesday.

Police said they were alerted to loud sounds in the area that morning and found cylinders containing explosive materials. They arrested Jeevan the next day.

Hariprasanth and Singaram are accused of discharging a box of "25 Shot Cake" at an open space adjacent to Block 194B Bukit Batok West Avenue 6 at around 7.40 pm on Tuesday.

According to court documents, Fernandez is said to have discharged a bundle of six "whistling fire sparkles" at Block 18 Joo Seng Road about three hours later. Officers arrested him on Thursday.

The four men charged on Friday were each offered bail of SGD 5,000.

Jeevan will be back in court on November 23, while Fernandez will return five days later.

The cases involving Hariprasanth and Singaram have been adjourned to November 30.

Selvarajoo and Siva Kumar have been remanded at Central Police Division and will be back in the court on November 14.

Court documents did not reveal how they obtained the fireworks, according to The Straits Times.

The government started regulating the use of fireworks in 1968 when the practice of lighting celebratory fireworks became a serious public safety issue. A total ban was rolled out on August 1, 1972.

Police said, "Members of the public are reminded that it is an offence to possess, sell, transport, send, deliver, distribute or import any dangerous fireworks."

"The police have zero tolerance against acts that endanger the lives or safety of others as well as cause undue alarm to the public and will not hesitate to take action against those who blatantly disregard the law," they said.

Offenders convicted of discharging dangerous fireworks can be jailed for up to two years and fined between SGD 2,000 and SGD 10,000.

Finance fraud: HC refuses bail to directors of city company

TNN | Nov 16, 2018, 11.48 PM IST

Chennai: The Madras high court has refused to release on bail a former managing director and two directors of Disc Assets Lead India, which has been charged with defrauding 12 lakh depositors of Rs 1,130 crore.

Rejecting the bail pleas moved by V Janarthanan and two others, a division bench of Justice M Sathyanarayanan and Justice N Seshasayee said: “As rightly pointed out by the amicus curiae, despite leniency and benevolence shown to the petitioners for nearly two years they did not hand over the title deeds in spite of a positive order passed by the first bench of this court to co-operate with the committee and also to visit the registered office with police protection to secure and hand over the documents. Only after incarceration they began to co-operate. In the light of the above facts, this court is of the view that interim prayer sought for by the learned counsel for the petitioners for temporary release/ interim bail cannot be considered for the present.”

On February 10, the court directed the committee constituted by the court to identify the properties of the company and thereafter proceed to sell it. The bench also restrained the company, its directors and its sister concerns from transferring or alienating any of their properties and assets, except through the committee. The directors, however, refused to cooperate. Finally, after the court cancelled their anticipatory bail and issued warrants against them, they cooperated and submitted property documents worth Rs 450 crore to the committee. When the plea came up for hearing on Friday, they sought the court to release them on bail so that they could visit Madurai and bring back the documents.

Refusing to oblige, the bench passed an interim order permitting the Economic Offences Wing police to take custody of the petitioners for a week and take them to their Madurai office to recover the deeds and posted the plea to November 28 for further hearing.

Suspected dog meat seized at Chennai Egmore railway station

TNN | Nov 17, 2018, 04.43 PM IST

CHENNAI: Food safety officials found 1,100kg of suspected dog meat in 11 polystyrene boxes at Chennai Egmore railway station on Saturday. The meat was in decomposed state. 

RPF personnel smelt a stink from parcels kept on platform number 5. They stopped a few men who were about to carry the parcels away. The men abandoned the parcels and escaped.

On being alerted by RPF personnel, a special team led by Dr R Kathiravan of Tamil Nadu food safety department, Chennai division, reached the railway station and examined the parcels.

The officials opened the parcels and found suspected dog meat. Meat samples were sent to Madras Veterinary College to test if they were dog meat.

Food safety officials said the meat might have been brought to Chennai to be sold as ‘Rajasthan meat’ at a lower price.

The parcels were initially booked by someone at Gandhidham in Gujarat. They were despatched in the Jodhpur-Mannargudi Express train three days ago.

Last month, police recovered at least 1,600kg of decomposed meat at Chennai Central railway station.