New MBBS syllabus offers AYUSH as option

The new syllabus received final approval from the BoG last month and will be implemented from August, when the new academic session (2019-20) begins.

 The 3-month module will be designed by Ayush ministry

EDUCATION Updated: Feb 16, 2019 07:37 IST

Rhythma Kaul 

New Delhi

Undergraduate medical students will be given the option of choosing Ayush from 2019-20 academic year.

 Photo by Deepak Sansta / Hindustan Times(HT Photo)

Undergraduate medical students will be given the option of choosing Ayush (ayurveda, yoga and naturopathy, unani, siddha and homoeopathy) systems as an elective subject from the 2019-20 academic year, a top functionary of the board of governors that oversees medical colleges said. The initiative is aimed at introducing future doctors to alternative systems of medicine,

The government had in September 2018 dissolved the Medical Council of India and constituted the board of governors (BoG) to supersede the medical regulator. The new syllabus received final approval from the BoG last month and will be implemented from August, when the new academic session (2019-20) begins. The 3-month module will be designed by Ayush ministry.

“It is to give a hang of the alternative systems of medicine to the students of allopathy. Ayush systems can play a great role in promoting preventive health. However, it will not be mandatory for medical students,” said Dr V K Paul, chairman, BoG. “The students will get to visit Ayush hospitals, attend outpatient departments (OPDs), etc,” he added.

மணப்பெண்ணின் உடலைக் கிண்டல் செய்து வதந்திகள்: வேதனையில் புதுமணத் தம்பதி புகார்

Published : 14 Feb 2019 18:09 IST




புகைப்படங்கள் என்பவை பொதுவாக மறக்கமுடியாத நாட்களின் இனிய நினைவுகளாக இருக்கும். ஆனால் கேரளாவைச் சேர்ந்த தம்பதிக்கு மாறாத வடுவாகி இருக்கிறது.

கன்னூரைச் சேர்ந்த அனூப் செபாஸ்டின் (29), ஜூபி ஜோசப் (27) என்ற இருவருக்கும் கடந்த பிப். 4-ம் தேதி திருமணம் நடந்தது. அவர்களின் திருமணப் புகைப்படம் அங்கிருந்த செய்தித்தாளில் வெளியாகியுள்ளது.

சற்றே உடல் பருமனாக இருக்கும் ஜூபி புகைப்படத்தில் அனூப்பை விட வயதானவராக இருக்கிறார் என்று விமர்சனங்கள் எழுந்தன. அவர்களின் புகைப்படத்தை மட்டும் எடுத்துக் கொண்டு, ''பெண்ணின் வயது 48. ஆணின் வயது 25. பெண்ணின் சொத்து மதிப்பு ரூ.25 கோடி, 101 சவரன் தங்கம், 50 லட்ச ரூபாய் ரொக்கம்.. இன்னும் இருக்கிறது.. நம்முடைய செருபுழாவில் நடைபெற்ற கல்யாணம்'' என்று வாட்ஸ் அப்பில் செய்தி தீயாகப் பரவியது.

ஏராளமானோர் இதைப் பகிர, ஜூபியும் அனூப்பும் அதைப் படித்து அதிர்ந்தனர். ஃபார்வர்ட் செய்திகள் தொடர, காவல்நிலையத்தில் புகார் அளித்தனர். இதுதொடர்பாக 5 பேரைக் காவல்துறையினர் கைது செய்துள்ளனர்.

சமூக வலைதளங்களில் உடலமைப்பை குறிப்பாகப் பெண்களைக் கேலியும் கிண்டமும் செய்யும்போக்கு அதிகரித்துக் கொண்டே உள்ளது. இது ஆபத்தான போக்கு என்றும் கட்டுப்பாடற்ற இணைய சூழலில் வன்முறைகள் கட்டவிழும் அபாயம் உள்ளது எனவும் சமூக ஆர்வலர்கள் எச்சரிக்கின்றனர்.

ஆசிரியருக்கு மரண தண்டனை நிறைவேற்ற சுப்ரீம் கோர்ட் தடை

Added : பிப் 16, 2019 02:00

புதுடில்லி: மத்திய பிரதேச மாநிலத்தில், நான்கு வயது சிறுமியை பாலியல் பலாத்காரம் செய்த வழக்கில், மரண தண்டனை விதிக்கப்பட்ட பள்ளி ஆசிரியருக்கு விதிக்கப்பட்ட மரண தண்டனைக்கு, உச்சநீதிமன்றம் தடை விதித்துள்ளது.ம.பி.,யில் கடந்த ஆண்டு, ஜூலை, 1ல், அருகில் உள்ள ஒரு வீட்டில் விளையாடிய நான்கு வயது சிறுமியை கடத்தி சென்று, பாலியல் பலாத்காரம் செய்ததாக, மஹேந்திர சிங் கோண்ட், 28, என்ற பள்ளி ஆசிரியர் கைது செய்யப்பட்டார்.வழக்கை விசாரித்த சத்னா மாவட்ட நீதிமன்றம், மஹேந்திர சிங்குக்கு மரண தண்டனை விதித்து தீர்ப்பளித்தது. அந்த தண்டனையை, ம.பி., உயர் நீதிமன்றம் உறுதி செய்தது.மரண தண்டனையை எதிர்த்து, உச்ச நீதிமன்றத்தில் மஹேந்திர சிங் மேல் முறையீடு செய்தான். மனுவை விசாரித்த உச்ச நீதிமன்ற தலைமை நீதிபதி ரஞ்சன் கோகோய் தலைமையிலான அமர்வு, மரண தண்டனை நிறைவேற்ற தடை விதித்து உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளது.

Age and lifestyle responsible for the failure of IVF treatments

DECCAN CHRONICLE.

PublishedFeb 15, 2019, 5:58 am IST

Medicos discuss the reasons behind recurrent implantation failures and advancements to improve the outcomes.

The failure to implant may be a consequence of embryo or uterine factors.

Chennai: Though the usage of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) for conceiving is on the rise, the incidence of repeated failures in these infertility treatments for pregnancy has also surfaced. Medicos discuss the reasons
behind recurrent implantation failures and advancements to improve the outcomes.

Recurrent implantation failure refers to the failure of achieving clinical pregnancy after the transfer of at least four good-quality embryos, in a minimum of three fresh or frozen cycles in a woman under the age of 40 years. The failure to implant may be a consequence of embryo or uterine factors.

Dr Erika Patel, fertility consultant at Nova IVI Fertility said “In cases with good embryo, one of the most common causes for IVF failure happens to be   implantation dysfunction, often identified in young women with a normal  ovarian reserve and whose partners are fertile. Human embryo implantation is an incredibly complicated and also multi-factorial procedure.”

Effective implantation needs the existence of a good embryo, as well as a receptive endometrium. There are several possible factors which can cause the implantation to fail such as thin uterine lining, immunological implantation dysfunction and surface lesions that protrude in the cavity of the uterus.

While maternal age is the most important variable in predicting implantation, the ovarian reserve of a woman also tends to decline sharply after the age of 30-35, say medicos. “The reasons for implantation failure could be because of uterine
problem and/or quality of the embryo. The health of the embryo depends on the quality of the gametes; i.e the oocyte and sperm quality, in cases with advanced maternal age the oocyte quality can be compromised affecting implantation and success of IVF,” said Dr Erika Patel.

The lifestyle of a patient also plays an important role in the outcome of an  IVF cycle. A nutritious diet, maintaining healthy body weight and reduction or elimination of alcohol and smoking helps in a successful IVF cycle.

Doctors say that women who are overweight or underweight not only have an increased risk of infertility but also have fewer chances of a successful IVF cycle versus women of normal weight.

Innovations improving IVF success rate

Innovative techniques such as Endometric Receptive Array (ERA), DNA fragmentation and blastocyst transfer are increasingly being used during the IVF process, which have significantly increased the success rate of IVF treatments.

Blastocyst culture is being considered a better alternative for IVF methods as an embryo is allowed to grow until day five in the lab. The embryos are   monitored until the blastocyst stage in this method and the best embryos are selected and transferred into the womb of the mother. Unlike the conventional IVF method, blastocyst culture and single blastocyst embryo transfer reduces the risk of multiple pregnancies and IVF failure in patients.

Notice issued on plea seeking NAAC communication be declared illegal
Justice K Ravichandra Baabu issued two weeks notice when the petition from the Ranking company came up for hearing on February 13.

Published: 15th February 2019 01:52 AM

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has ordered notice on a writ petition from City-based Indian Centre for Academic Ranking and Excellence, to declare a communication dated January 21 last of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in Bangalore, to Directorate of Higher Education in Maharashtra, as motivated, biased, without jurisdiction and therefore illegal.

Justice K Ravichandra Baabu issued two weeks notice when the petition from the Ranking company came up for hearing on February 13.

According to advocate Murali Kumaran, the petitioner company was providing comprehensive rating services for universities and educational institutions across the country. It, upon being declared to be a successful bidder, entered into an MoU on August 18, 2017 with NAAC for extending services – data validation and verification for assessment and accreditation purposes. As per the MoU, the petitioner firm intimated NAAC about the details of higher education institutions to which the petitioner company was extending its services, so that such institutions will not be allotted to the petitioner company, to ascertain impartiality.

By merely misconstruing, NAAC issued a show cause notice dated October 31, 2018, stating that there was a breach of the terms of the contract, to which the firm gave a reply on November 8, 2018, and further action was dropped. The Council, vide e-tender notice dated September 7, 2018, called for applications for empanelment for data validation and verification. The petitioner took part in it and was declared to be technically qualified.


While so, the Council officials, who were unofficially rendering private consultancy services to higher education institutions in various parts of the country, got disturbed due to the growth and the preferences by the institutions across the country towards the petitioner company, which resulted in threatening and forcing it to withdraw from the tender process.

In the course of its business activity, the Directorate of Higher Education in Maharashtra invited the petitioner to conduct a workshop for the public universities and higher education institutions by giving a seminar on New NAAC methodology and the Maharashtra State Institutional Ranking Framework, on January 23, 2019. While so, the Council issued the impugned communication dated January 21 last to the Maharashtra Higher Education Directorate and a news item was published by an English daily on January 23, stating that the NAAC has banned the petitioner firm. Hence, the present petition.

Thanjavur Old Bus Stand to get a facelift

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

THANJAVUR, FEBRUARY 16, 2019 00:00 IST



Moving with the times:There will be a modern terminus in place of Thanjavur Old Bus Stand in a few years from now.Hand Out

Also a parking-cum-commercial area

The Old Bus Stand in Thanjavur is all set to get a facelift with the Corporation deciding to redevelop it under the Smart Cities Mission of the Central government. The nearby terminus meant for buses bound for Thiruvaiyaru would make way for a parking-cum-commercial area.

While the Old Bus Stand is to be demolished and reconstructed at a cost of Rs. 14.88 crore, the Thiruvaiyaru bus terminus would be redeveloped on an outlay of Rs. 13.84 crore. Both the projects are expected to be completed within two years from the date of commencement.

According to Corporation sources, the old bus stand is spread over 2.9 acres of land and handles about 200 buses which make about 1,900 trips to various destinations every day.

The bus stand has 32 bus bays and 45 shops. The redeveloped bus stand will have 34 bus bays for moving vehicles and five ‘idle’ bus bays. The number of shops would go up to 52.

The bus stand will have modern amenities such as information desk, public conveniences, cloak room and waiting area.

The Thiruvaiyaru bus terminus, which is situated on an area of about 1.77 acres, will be converted into a multi-level parking-cum-commercial area. The parking area will be in the stilt floor spread over about 1,703 square metres. It will accommodate 437 two-wheelers and 58 four-wheelers. Above the parking area will be the commercial centre with 38 shops, as per the Detailed Project Report prepared by the consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle.

On Thursday, Collector A. Annadurai convened a meeting with officials and traders to discuss the project and temporary alternative site for the shops. He instructed the Corporation officials to take into account the representations made by the traders.

Corporation Commissioner (in charge) Kalimuthu, Chief Engineer Rajakumaran and other officials were present.

Vande Bharat: India’s self-propelled, fastest train takes off

Yuthika Bhargava

ON BOARD THE VANDE, FEBRUARY 16, 2019 00:00 IST

UPDATED: FEBRUARY 16, 2019 05:35 IST




New service:Narendra Modi being saluted by the guard of Vande Bharat Express in New Delhi station.Sandeep Saxena  The Hindu

The semi-high speed express will cover the 780-km distance from Delhi to Varanasi in just eight hours

The inaugural trip of India’s first semi-high speed train, Vande Bharat Express, was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the New Delhi railway station on Friday. The train, named ‘Train 18’ at the concept stage, is a plush 16-coach, air-conditioned, self-propelled train set and doesn’t have a locomotive.

The express will ply between Delhi and Varanasi, with halts at Kanpur and Allahabad. It will complete the 780-km journey in eight hours, slicing off 180 minutes from the current travel time of 11-and-a-half hours. This is India’s fastest train to date, capable of commercial speeds up to 160 km per hour. On the Delhi-Varanasi route, however, its top speed would be restricted to 130 km per hour. The train will start commercial operations on this route on February 17. The tickets for that date are already sold out.

Big crowd

A big crowd gathered to witness the launch of the train in Delhi, greeting its flagging-off with excited chants of ‘Vande Mataram’. Many onlookers tried to take selfies with the gleaming blue-and-white train and even tried to touch it. Cell phone-wielding crowds and selfie-mania greeted the train at both Kanpur and Allahabad.

The express will have two travel classes: executive and chair car, similar to the Shatabdi. From Delhi to Varanasi, an air-conditioned chair car ticket will cost Rs. 1,760, while the executive class fare will be Rs. 3,310. In the return direction, the chair car and executive class tickets will cost Rs. 1,700 and Rs. 3,260 respectively. The fares are inclusive of catering charges.

Keeping with the Railways’ stated aim of offering a “totally new travel experience” to passengers, the train’s interiors have the look and feel of a commercial airplane. All the coaches are equipped with automatic doors, a GPS-based passenger information system, and free WiFi. But the Wi-Fi can only be used to access select entertainment content provided by the Railways. The toilets are bio-vacuum type, similar to those on airplanes.