Divorce or death: Man finds new love

WIFE FACES TORMENT

Divorce or death: Man finds new love

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Ahmedabad:

A 32-yearold Bapunagar woman lodged a complaint with the local police on Friday stating that her husband is in an extramarital affair and is threatening to kill himself unless she leaves him. The complainant, Merelin Amin, has said that her husband, Hardik Amin of Rakhial, mentally and physically tortured her. She said he wants to marry the woman with whom he has the extramarital relationship. Bapunagar police have lodged an offence.

According to the FIR, the complainant was married to the accused in November 2016. She has mentioned in the FIR that in 2018 she gave birth to a daughter. The FIR said that in recent times, the woman noticed a change in her husband. “The complainant has alleged that her husband began telling her she has become fat and he doesn’t like her any more,” said a police official. “He also began physically torturing her.”

The complainant has said her husband has told her father that he wants to marry the other woman. The complainant has mentioned in the FIR that as her husband’s torture intensified, she moved to her parents’ house.

Edu dept serves notice to man for spreading fake news

MASS PROMOTION

Edu dept serves notice to man for spreading fake news

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Ahmedabad:31.01.2021

The director of primary education has served a notice to a person for his alleged role in spreading fake news on social media regarding mass promotion for school students in the ongoing academic year.

The state education department has given a week’s time for the person to reply, failing which the government might take strict action.

“If the respondent does not reply within seven days, we will conclude that he does not have anything to say in his defence. As a result, we will look into the option of taking legal action against him,” said an official in the know of the matter.

The person is question has in the past raised issues regarding fees taken by schools, said sources.

Recently, a message in the social media was spread with misinformation about giving mass promotion from Class 1 to Class 8 students, the department said.

After receiving several calls from parents, students and teachers for verification of the social media message, the department began inquiry about the origin of the message.

“It was found after proper investigation that the messages were sent from a mobile number which belonged to the person alleged to be behind this. It seemed a deliberate attempt to create fake news and spread misinformation,” sources said.

Schools and colleges partially reopened in January after being shut down for over nine months due to Covid-19 outbreak and consequent lockdown.

The state government had given mass promotion to schoolchildren last year in the wake of the pandemic. The state education minister and other senior department officials have time and again reiterated that no such move is planned for the current academic year.

‘Don’t identify rape survivor indirectly either’

‘Don’t identify rape survivor indirectly either’

Swati.Deshpande@timesgroup.com

Mumbai:31.01.2021

Bombay high court’s Aurangabad bench has issued additional guidelines to restrain print and electronic media as well as people using social media such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and the internet fr om publishing information that could “directly or indirectly” disclose a rape survivor’s identity.

HC has directed that in cases of rape registered under the Indian Penal Code and offences under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (Pocso), the media and those using the social media should “not publish” the names of the parents or relatives of the survivor or accused’s relation with him or her; the accused as well as the survivor’s residential, occupational or work address and the village at which they reside in. It has restrained publication of details of the occupation of the parents or other relations of the survivor, or any other relative in such a manner that the survivor can be identified.

A bench of Justices T V Nalawade and M G Sewlikar, listed the guidelines while disposing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the mother of a rape survivor. The bench said if the individual is a student, the name of the school or college or any other educational institution or private coaching class or classes which he or she has joined for pursuing her hobbies such as music, drawing, dance, stitching, cooking etc” and the family background should not be mentioned in articles or posts.

HC said it was passing these additional guidelines as despite Supreme Court’s December 11, 2018, directions in a petition by Nipun Saxena against even “remotely” identifying rape survivors as well as penal provisions under IPC Section 228 (A), the rules are flouted. It noted a “news item” of a 2011 kidnap and rape case in local publications before it “clearly indicates that the identity of the victim is established... though the name of the accused and the name of the victim is not mentioned”.

HC also passed directions to trial courts and police officers. It said, “It is noticed that while framing of charges, recording the evidence, recording the statement of the accused under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the name of the victim is disclosed.” It directed special trial courts under provisions of Pocso Act, 2012, therefore, to conceal the name of the survivor, by referring to them with some abbreviations or letters such as “X” while framing charges, recording statements or evidence.

The Bombay high court directed special trial courts under provisions of Pocso Act, 2012, therefore, to conceal the name of the survivor, by referring to them with some abbreviations or letters such as “X” while framing charges, recording statements or evidence

‘Probe against staff must be over within timeline’

HC OBSERVATION

‘Probe against staff must be over within timeline’

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Bengaluru:31.01.2021

In the matter of holding inquiry proceedings against a delinquent employee, the state government and its instrumentalities have to adhere to the timeline stipulated in the official memoranda in letter and in spirit and not place the same in cold storage, the high court has said.

The court made the observation while coming to the rescue of a retired official of Mysore Urban Development Authority. Not only did the HC quashthe de novo (fresh) probe initiated against BS Rangaswamy in June 2018 — six years after his superannuation — but also directed MUDA to pay Rs 25,000 as costs to him.

Apart from ordering release of all pending terminal benefits in 15 days with 6% interest, the court held that Rangaswamy is entitled to promotion if the same is withheld on account of pendency of proceedings. “This court notices with pain in umpteen number of cases where disciplinary proceedings are initiated by issuance of chargesheet and are not concluded within a reasonable time, and the employee is kept on the tenterhooks and denied service and terminal benefits that would become available to him,” Justice M Nagaprasanna said.

The judge also pointed out that in the official memoranda issued on May 31, 1997, a cap of 21 months was fixed and the same modified by another memoranda issued on June 28, 2001, by which the time limit was reduced to 9 months.

Relief for ex-MUDA staffer

Ramaswamy, now 65, had joined MUDA in 1996. When he was working as a first-division assistant, a probe was initiated in December 2003 vis-a-vis certain omissions and commissions and he was kept under suspension along with others. Two years later, the suspension was revoked.

In April 2005, a chargesheet was issued and an officer appointed to conduct departmental inquiry. However, the probe commenced only in July 2009 and after nine years, the officer closed the proceedings, holding Rangaswamy not guilty as MUDA had not produced documents or witnesses. MUDA had suspended him in January 2021 before the report was submitted on March 3, 2018, MUDA, on June 27, 2018 issued an order initiating fresh probe against Ramaswamy. He challenged it in the high court.

5 doctors test positive days after first jab

5 doctors test positive days after first jab

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Mysuru:31.01.2021

Five doctors working at the Chamarajanagar district hospital have tested positive for Covid-19 after taking their first vaccine dose. These are the first known cases of mid-vaccination infection in Karnataka, but health officials say that people should not doubt the efficacy of the vaccines as they provide full protection after two doses.

The five doctors, attached to the Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, took the Covid-19 test after experiencing mild symptoms. They are aged between 40 and 50, said an official. One is being treated at the hospital, while the other four are in home isolation. “These doctors received their jab a few days ago,” district health officer MC Ravi told STOI. Some received Covishield, while some Covaxin.

Two colleagues of the doctors have also tested positive. They have not taken their first dose yet. “The vaccines give full protection after two doses. This incident has nothing to do with the efficacy of the vaccines; people need not worry,” explained Ravi.

According to an official in the health department, the said doctors have been tending to Covid-19 patients. They were vaccinated on different days. “Generally, vaccines take some more time to produce antibodies. In the incubation period, there is a possibility of catching the infection. After the first shot, one should continue wearing a mask and maintaining social distancing,” said an expert.

Health and family welfare minister K Sudhakar also said that both vaccines were safe. “Forty-five days after taking the first dose, we develop immunity to the infection. If any person comes in contact with a Covid-19 positive patient before this, there is a possibility of contracting the infection. The second dose is administered 28 days after the first one,” he said in a tweet. “The public can take these two vaccines without any hesitation. I appeal to the public not to believe unverified information.”

சர்ச்சை நீதிபதிக்கான பணி நிரந்தரம் ரத்து?

சர்ச்சை நீதிபதிக்கான பணி நிரந்தரம் ரத்து?

Added : ஜன 30, 2021 21:21

புதுடில்லி:சிறுமியரிடம் தகாத முறையில் நடந்தவர்களை விடுவித்து, சர்ச்சைக்குரிய இரண்டு தீர்ப்புகளை வழங்கிய, மும்பை உயர் நீதிமன்ற பெண் நீதிபதியை, நிரந்தர நீதிபதியாக நியமிக்கும் பரிந்துரையை, உச்ச நீதிமன்ற, 'கொலீஜியம்' ரத்து செய்துள்ளதாக தகவல்கள் வெளியாகி உள்ளன.

மஹாராஷ்டிர மாநிலம் மும்பை உயர் நீதிமன்றத்தின் நாக்பூர் கிளையைச் சேர்ந்த, பெண் நீதிபதி, புஷ்பா கனேதிவாலா, சமீபத்தில் வழங்கிய இரண்டு தீர்ப்புகள் சர்ச்சையை ஏற்படுத்திஉள்ளன. 'போக்சோ' சட்டத்தின் கீழ் தொடரப்பட்ட வழக்கில், சிறுமியரிடம் தகாக முறையில் நடந்தவர்களை விடுவித்து, அவர் தீர்ப்பு அளித்தார். அதில் ஒரு தீர்ப்பை செயல்படுத்த, உச்ச நீதிமன்றம் தடை விதித்து உள்ளது.

இந்நிலையில், மும்பை உயர் நீதிமன்றத்தின் கூடுதல் நீதிபதியாக, 2019ல் நியமிக்கப்பட்டு உள்ள அவரை, நிரந்தர நீதிபதியாக நியமிக்க, உச்ச நீதிமன்றத் தலைமை நீதிபதி, எஸ்.ஏ.பாப்டே தலைமையிலான கொலீஜியம், கடந்த, 20ம் தேதி பரிந்துரை செய்து இருந்தது.தற்போது சர்ச்சையில் சிக்கியுள்ளதால், அந்தப் பரிந்துரையை, கொலீஜியம் திரும்பப் பெற்றுள்ள தாக தகவல்கள் வெளியாகி உள்ளன.

அரசு டாக்டர்களின் கோரிக்கை

அரசு டாக்டர்களின் கோரிக்கை

Added : ஜன 31, 2021 00:51

சென்னை:மத்திய அரசு டாக்டர்களுக்கு இணையான சம்பளம் வழங்க கோரிய மனுவுக்கு தமிழக அரசு பதில் அளிக்க சென்னை உயர் நீதிமன்றம் உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளது.

செங்கல்பட்டு அரசு மருத்துவ கல்லுாரி டாக்டர் பெருமாள் பிள்ளை மதுரை மருத்துவ கல்லுாரி டாக்டர்தாஹிர் தேனி மருத்துவ கல்லுாரி டாக்டர் நளினி உள்ளிட்ட எட்டு டாக்டர்கள் தனித்தனியாக உயர் நீதிமன்றத்தில் மனுக்கள் தாக்கல் செய்தனர்.மனுக்களில் கூறியிருப்பதாவது:

மத்திய அரசு பணியில் உள்ள இளநிலை மருத்துவர்களுக்கும் தமிழகத்தில் பணியாற்றும் முதுநிலை மருத்துவர்களுக்கும்இடையே 40 ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் வரை சம்பள வேறுபாடு உள்ளது.அரசு மருத்துவர்களுக்கான சம்பள மறு ஆய்வு குறித்து 2009ம் ஆண்டில் பிறப்பித்த உத்தரவை அமல்படுத்தவில்லை. இதனால் எங்களுக்கு பெரிய அளவில் இழப்பு ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது. எங்கள் கோரிக்கைகளை நிறைவேற்ற அரசுக்கு உத்தரவிட வேண்டும்.இவ்வாறு மனுவில் கூறப்பட்டுள்ளது.

இம்மனுக்கள் நீதிபதி மகாதேவன் முன் விசாரணைக்கு வந்தன. மனுக்களுக்கு பதில் அளிக்கும்படி அரசுக்கு உத்தரவிட்டு விசாரணையை பிப். 3க்கு நீதிபதி தள்ளி வைத்தார்.