No schools, colleges today

No schools, colleges today

TIMES NEWS NETWORK 08.11.2021

Schools and colleges in Chennai, Tiruvallur Kancheepuram and Chengalpet districts will remain closed on Monday and Tuesday due to heavy rain, chief minister M K Stalin said on Sunday.

All government departments apart from essential services such as Aavin, Tangedco, local bodies, revenue, and public transport will be on leave for a day on Monday.

The CM has requested all private offices to offer work from home for a few days starting Monday.

After inspecting rain-affected areas such as Purasawalkam, Padi and Kolathur in Chennai, Stalin said men and machinery were kept ready for all emergency situations. He appealed to people to put their travel plans on hold for three days as more rainfall was forecast in the coming days.

“The government is taking all measures to provide compensation to those affected by rain. About 50,000 food packets have been distributed since morning in about 44 rehabilitation centres in the city. In 500 locations, pumps have been kept ready. Four NDRF teams have been sent to Madurai and Cuddalore,” he said.

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PM assures CM of relief aid

Stalin urged Narendra Modi to allocate funds to Tamil Nadu from the NDRF and the Prime Minister has assured him aid for relief. The PM had called the CM to enquire about the rain damage. While explaining the relief works undertaken to Modi, Stalin said the state had spent its relief funds on Covid care. The PM assured him that enough funds will be allocated.

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வணிகவியல் சார்ந்த சி.ஏ., மற்றும் சி.எஸ்., படிப்புகள், முதுநிலை படிப்புகளுக்கு இணையாக கருதப்படுகின்றன. இவற்றின் தேர்ச்சி சான்றிதழ்களை, முதுநிலை படிப்புக்கு நிகரானதாக கருத, பல்கலை மானிய குழுவான யு.ஜி.சி., அனுமதி அளித்துள்ளது.இதன்படி, தமிழ்நாடு டாக்டர் அம்பேத்கர் சட்ட பல்கலையில், 'கம்பெனி செக்ரட்ரிஷிப்' என்ற சி.எஸ்., படிப்புக்கு, முதுநிலை படிப்புக்கு இணையான அங்கீகாரம் வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

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Retirement age row: HC dismisses pleas

Retirement age row: HC dismisses pleas

SagarKumar.Mutha@timesgroup.com

Hyderabad: 06.11.2021

Stating that promises made by chief ministers and governors do not become law of the land till they are officially converted into laws, the Telangana high court on Friday dismissed a batch of writ petitions that questioned the fixation of March 30, 2021, as cut-off date for implementing the GO that enhanced the retirement age from 58 to 61 in the state.

A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice A Rajasheker Reddy pronounced its judgment to this effect after hearing elaborately the contentions raised by state government employees who retired a few days or weeks before the cut-off date.

They contended that they were hopeful of reaping the benefits of this ‘enhancement’ because the chief minister had assured employees in various public meetings in the run-up to the December 2018 assembly elections followed by an assurance by the state governor in her Republic Day speech on January 26, 2021. Moreover, they said, the first Pay Revision Commission of the state submitted its report on December 31, 2020, duly recommending the enhancement of the age of superannuation for those who were serving the state.

At least, the petitioners argued, that this report date should have been taken as the cut-off date. Even the bill passed by the assembly — Telangana Public Employment (Regulation of Age of Superannuation) (Amendment) Act, 2021 — for the purpose did not prescribe any timeframe from which it would come into operation, they said.

But the state issued an order (GO No. 45 dated March 30, 2021), fixing this date as the cut-off date for availing the enhanced age benefit, the petitioners said and contended that this date had no relevance to the events that shaped the decision like the PRC report or the CM’s assurance made as early as December 2018. They urged the court to declare the Act and the GO illegal.

The bench, however, said the dates of assurances or recommendations have no relevance. “It is the date fixed by the state after amending the Act through the legislature that is relevant,” the bench said, while refusing to interfere in the decision of the state.

After prompt action saves flyer’s life, crew honours doctor

After prompt action saves flyer’s life, crew honours doctor

Mohammed Wajihuddin & Saurabh Sinha TNN

New Delhi: 06.11.2021

An hour into Vistara’s Delhi-Doha flight this Tuesday, Dr Nadeem Jilani got alerted when an announcement was made to check if there was a doctor on board. A passenger had fallen unconscious in the lavatory and he lay on the floor near it frothing at the mouth, prompting the call from the crew.

Dr Jilani, who was returning home in Qatar after attending his elder brother’s funeral in Aligarh, immediately identified himself and gave basic life support that saved the passenger. Grateful crew members thanked the paediatrician in a unique way — by first upgrading him to the business class and then lining up on either sides of the aisle to give a “standing ovation” when he was disembarking at Doha.

“An air hostess escorted me to the front section. An unconscious and unresponsive passenger was on the ground, with half of his body still inside the toilet. He was not breathing, there was some froth at the side of his mouth. I promptly started CPR and he become responsive after about 30 seconds with a moan and then opened his eyes,” Dr Jilani told TOI.

The doctor, who is originally from Darbhanga in Bihar, asked the crew to raise his legs to increase blood supply to the brain and the heart. “Gradually he started coming around. We gave him a sugary drink. I always have a stethoscope and a BP recorder in my handbag. His BP, unrecordable initially, normalised in 15-20 minutes. He started talking and identified himself as Santosh from Hyderabad and currently working in Doha,” the doctor said. “I kept monitoring him and was happy that he could walk by the time the flight landed. It was such a satisfying feeling.”

A Vistara spokesperson said the passenger “fell unconscious while attempting to use the lavatory. One of the passengers immediately came forward and provided basic life support. The passenger in need was well looked after by the cabin crew and provided whatever the doctor advised. The passenger was able to safely disembark upon landing in Doha. We are immensely grateful to the doctor”. Aishwarya, an air hostess on the flight that took off from Delhi at 8pm, thanked the doctor for “being on duty even while travelling”.

Dr Jilani said, “They asked me to leave first when they started deplaning. A kind of standing ovation was given with flight attendants standing on both sides at the exit gate.”

Hosps see rush of patients with respiratory problems

Hosps see rush of patients with respiratory problems

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi: 06.11.2021

Anshuman Gupta (name changed), who suffers from asthma, was doing fine until Thursday on regular medications. However, the spike in pollution levels over the last 24 hours led to acute exacerbation of symptoms and the south Delhi resident had to be rushed to the emergency room of a private hospital in the middle of the night, even as his family wrapped up Diwali celebrations. “We had to administer steroids as well as oxygen therapy to stabilise the symptoms. The patient is doing better now,” Dr Rajesh Chawla, senior consultant, pulmonary and critical care, at Apollo hospital, said.

Like Gupta, many people with a history of respiratory health issues are finding it difficult to breathe the polluted air and, in a few cases, are landing in hospitals with symptoms such as difficulty in breathing, constant cough and dizziness, among others.

“We are seeing an increase in the number of OPD visits as well as admissions on account of respiratory problems. Patients who have asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) — a chronic inflammatory lung disease are coming to the hospital with acute attacks and are getting admitted even in ICUs. Also, many of our patients require escalation of treatment these days,” Dr Neetu Jain, senior consultant, pulmonology at PSRI hospital, said.

With winter conditions setting in, the dust and particulate material from vehicular pollution and smoke from crackers have caused smog-like conditions, says Dr Shuchin Bajaj, founder director, Ujala Cygnus Group of Hospitals.

“The dangerous mix of pollutants can cause shortterm damages, which we can see now in terms of exacerbation of respiratory symptoms. But long-term damage can be even more catastrophic, especially in children who grow up in such a polluted environment,” he added.

Dr Arunesh Kumar, senior consultant and head of the department of pulmonology at Paras hospital, said people who have a history of respiratory disease such as asthma, COPD, interstitial lung disease, should strictly adhere to their regular medications and see their doctors if they notice that the symptoms have started deteriorating.

DOCTOR SAYS

Long-term damage can be even more catastrophic, especially in children who grow up in such a polluted environment