From now, all GOs to go offline in AP

From now, all GOs to go offline in AP

Gopi.Dara@timesgroup.com

Vijayawada:17.08.2021

In a surprising development, the Andhra Pradesh government has decided not to post government orders online from now. All GOs issued henceforth would not be uploaded on the government’s official portal (goir.ap.gov.in). An order to this effect was issued by principal secretary Revu Mutyala Raju on Monday.

The order, to be implemented with immediate effect, was taken in line with the “system prevailing in other states and Government of India with regard to government orders and office memoranda,” the principal secretary said in the order.

While the reason behind the government’s move to keep the GOs offline is not known, sources say the decision was taken to keep away some ‘trouble makers’, who, the government feels, are filing pleas in the court leading to unnecessary delay in their implementation.

Medical colleges reopen, two medicos in virus grip

Medical colleges reopen, two medicos in virus grip

Contacts of the students who tested positive have been isolated

Published: 17th August 2021 03:52 AM 

First year students attending their classes at Government Medical College Omandurar, on Monday | R Satish Babu

By Express News Service

COIMBATORE/TIRUCHY/MADURAI/CHENNAI: Medical colleges across the State reopened for offline classes on Monday after a gap of four months. Around 50 per cent of the total 300 MBBS students arrived at Coimbatore Medical College (CMC) on the first day.

According to officials, all the students must be vaccinated and must produce the certificate and RT-PCR test report while coming to the college. The officials added that some students have gave their samples at the hospital outpatient ward and returned to the hostel.

Meanwhile, in Tiruchy, two MBBS students of KAP Viswanatham Government Medical College tested positive for Covid. It is said that RT-PCR tests were conducted for the students on Friday.

According to the college vice-principal A Arshiya Begum, one of the students has been admitted to Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) and the other was taken home by parents. Students who came in contact with these two have been isolated. RT-PCR tests for paramedical students have been taken on Monday.

In Madurai, the vice-principal of Madurai Medical College Dr V Dhanalakshmi said that medical students of all years, both undergraduate and postgraduate medical courses, returned to classes after nearly four months.

Adhering to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) issued by the State government, the students have been split into batches with some attending theory classes and others assigned clinical sessions, to ensure physical distancing, Dhanalakshmi added.

In Chennai, students in the major medical colleges, including Stanley GH, Omandurar GH, Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, and Kilpauk Medical College Hospital were welcomed by their deans for offline classes on Monday. Wearing a mask and social distancing were followed during the inaugural event and the students were briefed about their courses by the doctors, sources said.

Tiruvallur GH gets oxygen generator

Tiruvallur GH gets oxygen generator

Minister for Milk and Dairy Development S M Nasar inaugurated a medical oxygen generator plant at the Tiruvallur Government Medical College Hospital on Monday.

Published: 17th August 2021 04:14 AM 

For representational purposes. (Photo | Shriram BN, EPS)

By Express News Service

CHENNAI: Minister for Milk and Dairy Development S M Nasar inaugurated a medical oxygen generator plant at the Tiruvallur Government Medical College Hospital on Monday.

The plant can generate and supply 333 litres of oxygen per minute with the highest purity and desired pressure, which will support 75 beds round the clock. It fills 60 oxygen cylinders in a day. This would be highly helpful during the pandemic, leading to self-reliance, a press release quoted Dr Arasi Srivathsan, Dean of Tiruvallur Government Medical College Hospital.

“The oxygen generator was airlifted from Denmark and was installed at a cost of `1.2 crore,” the release quoted P Stephen, Executive Secretary, Integrated Rural Community Development Society (IRCDS). Collector Dr Alby John Varghese, VG Raajendran, Tiruvallur MLA and other officials participated in the function.

ஐஆர்சிடிசி சார்பில் ஆக.29-ல் மதுரையில் இருந்து உலகின் உயரமான படேல் சிலைக்கு சுற்றுலா ரயில்: தமிழகத்தில் இருந்து முதல்முறையாக இயக்கப்படுகிறது

ஐஆர்சிடிசி சார்பில் ஆக.29-ல் மதுரையில் இருந்து உலகின் உயரமான படேல் சிலைக்கு சுற்றுலா ரயில்: தமிழகத்தில் இருந்து முதல்முறையாக இயக்கப்படுகிறது

சென்னை  17.08.2021

தமிழகத்தில் இருந்து முதல்முறையாக, குஜராத்தில் உள்ள உலகின் உயரமான படேல் சிலைக்கு ஐஆர்சிடிசி சார்பில் சுற்றுலா ரயில் இயக்கப்படுகிறது. இதில் ஜெய்ப்பூர் கோட்டைகள், உதய்பூர் ஏரிகளைக் காணவும் ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது.

இதுதொடர்பாக ஐஆர்சிடிசி அதிகாரிகள், சென்னையில் நேற்று கூறியதாவது:

நாடு முழுவதும் கரோனா பாதிப்பு குறைந்து வருவதால், மாநில அரசுகள் பல்வேறு தளர்வுகளை அளித்து வருகின்றன. நீண்டநாட்களாக வீட்டிலேயே முடங்கியிருந்த மக்களும் வெளியூர்கள், சுற்றுலாத் தலங்களுக்குச் செல்ல ஆர்வம் காட்டி வருகின்றனர். அதன்படி, தேவைக்கு ஏற்ப, ஆன்மிக மற்றும் இயற்கை எழில் மிகுந்த சுற்றுலாத் தலங்களுக்கு மீண்டும் ஐஆர்சிடிசி சுற்றுலா ரயில்கள் இயக்கப்படுகின்றன. மக்களும் ஆர்வத்துடன் டிக்கெட் முன்பதிவு செய்து வருகின்றனர்.

இந்நிலையில், குஜராத்தில் இருக்கும் உலகின் உயரமான சர்தார் வல்லபபாய் படேல் சிலையைக் காண, தமிழகத்தில் இருந்து முதல்முறையாக ஐஆர்சிடிசி சுற்றுலா ரயில் இயக்கப்படுகிறது. ஜெய்ப்பூர் கோட்டைகள், உதய்பூர் ஏரிகளைக் காணவும் ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது.

மதுரையில் இருந்து இந்த சுற்றுலா ரயில் வரும் 29-ம் தேதி புறப்பட்டு, திண்டுக்கல், கரூர், ஈரோடு, சேலம் வழியாக சென்னை வந்து, பிறகு ஹைதராபாத் அருங்காட்சியகம், ஜெய்ப்பூர் கோட்டைகள், உதய்பூர் அழகிய ஏரிகள், குஜராத்தில் இருக்கும் மகாதேவர் கடல்கோயில், உலகின் உயரமான சர்தார் வல்லபபாய் படேல் சிலை ஆகியவற்றைக் காண ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது.

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Now get building permits within 30 days

Now get building permits within 30 days

Corpn Move To Make Process Smoother For Applicants

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:17.08.2021

Taking a strong note of residents being made to run from pillar to post for getting building approvals, the city corporation has directed all its zonal officials to ensure the documents are issued within 30 days of receiving applications. The civic body is also considering to move the entire process online to reduce hassles.

A circular from the executive engineer (works) in the corporation headquarters, issued last week on instructions of GCC commissioner to all zonal officers and headquarters engineers concerned, stated that all applications should be dealt with within 30 days unless there are valid reasons for delay.

“Residents and commercial establishments were being made to run in circles without being told what the procedure to obtain building approvals was. The circular will help applicants be informed of the process,” a senior GCC official said.

The circular also gives a clear timeline for processing the applications. Assistant executive engineers are to make a site visit within five days of admitting the application, enter the inspection report online within the next two days and must verify documents within the next five days. If any additional document is needed, a request must be sent to the applicant within 48 hours and the applicant must submit it online within 15 days thereafter. Fee calculation will be done online and the authority will have to provide the approval within 15 days of document scrutiny.

The circular also stated that the corporation is contemplating doing away with the submission of hard copies of documents. Until the process is moved online, a separate counter will be created in every zonal office for receiving documents for applications submitted online, it added. Applicants will be given an acknowledgment with the application number and an entry will be made in the register after receiving the documents.

At GCC headquarters, the document submission counter will be managed by assistant executive engineer on the fifth floor of Amma Maligai.

The powers delegated to zonal officials means that planning approvals for non-high rise residential and commercial buildings (with FSI area of maximum 464.5sqm and ground + first floor or stilt + 2 floors up to a height of 9 metres) can now be sanctioned by zonal executive engineers at zonal offices. They will also process demolition applications.

Only permits for buildings with FSI area above 464.5sqm to 929sqm with 12m height will go to chief engineer (planning) in the headquarters for approval. Buildings constructed to a height of 18.3m will be approved by the GCC commissioner.

Govt staff demand DA revision, stage protest

Govt staff demand DA revision, stage protest

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Madurai:17.08.2021

Seeking revision of their dearness allowance (DA) that has been frozen at 17% and will not be revised till April 2022, thousands of staff and officials from state government departments staged protests and wore black badges on Monday to grab the attention of the Tamil Nadu government. The Tamil Nadu government employees association (TNGEA) carried out demonstrations at various government offices in Madurai, Trichy and Coimbatore regions. The state government is supposed to increase DA whenever the Union government does, according to an agreement between the TNGEA and Tamil Nadu government when M G Ramachandran was chief minister.

State general secretary of Tamil Nadu revenue officials association, M P Murugaian said that the Union government that froze DA from January 2019 has announced revised DA at 28% from last month. But the state government has postponed it by eight months, due to which employees are losing around 10% of their salary for this period.

TNGEA Trichy district vice-president V Mohan said that this agreement has not been honoured this time by delaying the increase of DA. “Our association will decide on our next move in the executive committee meeting to be held in Erode on August 21,” he added.

The protesters also sought scrapping of the contributory pension scheme that is in effect from 2004 and introduce the old pension scheme. Their other demand included releasing the Rs 25 lakh compensation for the kin of frontline workers who died in the second wave of Covid-19.

Guru Tamilarasu district president of Tamil Nadu government all department pensioners association said that nearly 7.5 lakh pensioners across the state are affected by the frozen DA.

In Coimbatore, the protests took place at 15 places including district collector office, Thudiyalur ITI, HR and CE office, PF office in Kavundampalam and in front of Sulur taluk office. The association's district secretary B Senthil Kumar and president Balraj led the protest in front of the district administration.

The Tamil Nadu government employees association (TNGEA) carried out demonstrations at various government offices in Madurai, Trichy and Coimbatore regions

Medico hits four people on Ring Road

Medico hits four people on Ring Road

Chennai:17.08.2021

Police in Poonamallee have booked an MBBS student after her car ran amok on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) leaving four people injured and damaging at least five bikes parked on the road on Sunday evening.

The accident took place when the student tried to take the service lane, but her the car plunged onto the main road.

Police said Kavya of Alwar Thirunagar, a fourthyear medical student of a private college, was driving the car with one of her friend. She was on her way to Poonamallee. She lost her grip on the car and instead of applying brakes, she pressed the accelerator.

In the impact, the car rammed the vehicles. The car is said to have hit a group of people standing there, including a 12-yearold girl, who escaped with minor injuries. TNN