TN nurse goes beyond call of duty, gives back life to accident victim

TN nurse goes beyond call of duty, gives back life to accident victim

Gokul.Rajendran@timesgroup.com

Mannargudi:05.12.2021

A 22-year-old college student who fell unconscious on the road after an accident got his life back, thanks to a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) done by a nurse on the spot in Mannargudi on Friday. The video has gone viral.

M Vanaja, 39, of government headquarters hospital at Mannargudi was travelling in a car with her family from Madhukkur to Mannargudi on her weekly off when she saw the victim lying head down on the road near Lekkanampettai on Madhukkur road. Vasanth, a polytechnic student of Karuvakurichi who was riding a bike, had rammed into a herd of goats, skidded and fallen down.

Vanaja got off the car, cleared through the crowd which was looking at the man, and without any hesitation performed CPR on the youth. “He showed signs of life after 30 seconds of pressing. Usually, we require oxygen facility while applying CPR. In this case, I was ready to give him oral breathing but the youth himself breathed,” she told TOI. She said she continued the process for two more minutes. “Soon, he caught my hand due to the discomfort of pressing and opened his eyes,” Vanaja said. A 108 ambulance vehicle reached the spot and in the next few minutes Vasanth walked to it with Vanaja holding his hand. He was admitted to Thanjavur medical college hospital.

GOOD SAMARITAN: The video of M Vanaja performing CPR on Vasanth has gone viral

Social service outfit urges TN govt to regularise Vanaja’s job

As he hit his face and the forehead on the road, he became unconscious due to the shock. So we referred him for medical examination,” Vanaja said.

As the photographs and video of Vanaja saving the youth in the golden hour went viral, netizens overwhelmed her with wishes. A nursing diploma holder, she has been a contractual employee for the past one year and had recently undergone training in Tamil Nadu Accident and Emergency care initiative (TAEI) in Trichy.

“The youth is safe now because of Vanaja’s timely action. The medical examination showed he has no life threatening injuries,” said Dr N Vijayakumar, chief medical officer of the hospital where Vanaja works.

Meanwhile, a social service organisation called ‘Nesakaram’ of Mannargudi bestowed Vanaja with the title “Nightingale of Mannargudi” at the hospital on Saturday. The outfit appealed to the state government to regularise her job.

NTR varsity staff, students up in arms against fund diversion Hans News Service

NTR varsity staff, students up in arms against fund diversion Hans News Service 

 1 Dec 2021 2:08 AM IST 

 Dr NTR University of Health Sciences employees protest against transfer of university funds to the government, on the university premises in Vijayawada on Monday 

HIGHLIGHTS JAC of students and faculty decides to boycott duties and classes from today Vijayawada: 

A Joint Action Committee (JAC) of students and faculty and staff of NTR University of Health Sciences on Tuesday decided to boycott the classes and other duties from December 1 in protest against the alleged diversion of university funds by the government. 

The JAC is alleging that the state government had diverted Rs 400 crore funds of the varsity from bank account to Andhra Pradesh Finance Services Corporation. The employees have demanded that the government immediately withdraw their funds from APFSC and deposit into their bank accounts. The employees are alleging that the cash starved state government may divert the funds for other purposes. 

The JAC of students, faculty and staff met at the varsity on Tuesday resolved to "protect the university and its funds" from the evil designs "at any cost". It said it would also meet the state Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan to apprise him of the situation. Leaders of the JAC accused the university authorities of succumbing to the pressure of the CMO in diverting the funds.

 The JAC consisted of all unions and associations of the university, they said. Education minister Audimulapu Suresh, however rebutted the charge to say "the government will not take away any university's funds if it has any problems. Anyway, this university does not fall under my purview". He went on to add that the state government had launched several welfare programmes for the students and 11 lakh students had been reimbursed Rs 650 crore so far under fee reimbursement programme. The government was sensitive to people's problems and stood by them always including during the troubled Covid-19 times, he added.

https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/vijayawada/ntr-varsity-staff-students-up-in-arms-against-fund-diversion-717690?infinitescroll=1

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CU ranks first among all Indian state-run universities in QS Rankings

CU ranks first among all Indian state-run universities in QS Rankings

While CU is ranked first among all state-run universities in India, it occupies the third rank among all the universities in India.

Published: 04th November 2021 12:41 PM 

Calcutta University (Photo | Calcutta University Website)

By PTI

KOLKATA: Calcutta University has ranked on top above all state-run universities in the country in the QS Asia University Rankings 2022.

Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University Prof Sonali Chakraborty Banerjee said on Wednesday that while CU is ranked first among all state-run universities in India, it occupies the third rank among all the universities in India - first being Delhi University and second being JNU, both of them being Central universities.

"I got the information after the ranking 2022, Released by QS Rankings on Asian Universities, was out. We have to carry on the good work in academics," she said Calcutta University is ranked 154th in Asia.

In the QS Asia University Rankings 2022, the universities are ranked across 11 parameters including academics and employer reputation, the number of staff having PhD, proportion of students from abroad.

NTR varsity employees’ JAC boycotts duties

NTR varsity employees’ JAC boycotts duties

The survival of the university will become questionable if the government doesn’t return the amount to the University.

Published: 02nd December 2021 07:59 AM |

NTR University of Health Sciences

By Express News Service

VIJAYAWADA: Intensifying their agitation against the alleged diversion of Rs 400 crore funds to Andhra Pradesh Financial Services Corporation (APFSC), the Joint Action Committee (JAC) leaders of Dr NTR University of Health Sciences boycotted their duties and participated in a protest at the university campus here on Wednesday.

JAC convener Venkata Narayana expressed his concern over the unilateral decision by vice-chancellor P Syam Prasad for diverting Rs 400 crore to APFSC, instead of developing the University on all fronts.

The V-C had no authority to divert funds and how can the government give only a meagre amount of Rs 5 crore per annum as against Rs 30 crore expenditure, including payment of salaries for the staff and other maintenance, the leaders said.

The survival of the university will become questionable if the government doesn’t return the amount to the University. Apart from that, students’ futures would also be affected, quality education and practicals could not be conducted, they added. JAC convenor also questioned who would guarantee the condition of the employees now that the salaries of contract employees would be stagnant.

Doctors protest delay in PG admissions

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In Chennai, resident doctors boycotted OP at Madras Medical College and Government Stanley Medical College.

Published: 02nd December 2021 06:36 AM 

Image of medical students attending class used for representation. (Photo | Vinod Kumar T, EPS)

By Express News Service

CHENNAI: Expressing solidarity with the the Federation of Resident Doctors Association, resident doctors in Tamil Nadu boycotted outpatient services on Wednesday due to delay in NEET PG-2021 admission counselling. The doctors said they will boycott non-emergency services from Thursday.

In Chennai, resident doctors boycotted OP at Madras Medical College and Government Stanley Medical College. One of the PG doctors at the Government Stanley Medical College said the delay was causing a lot of mental trauma to doctors who are waiting for the admissions. PG doctors on duty are also burdened with too much work in the absence of first year PG students.

“TN is also seeing a surge in dengue and fever cases. Apart from Covid-19, we have to deal with seasonal fevers also. If this continues, 2021 would be a zero academic year. Our protest is against the Union Government,” the doctor said. The counselling is delayed due to the case in the Supreme Court on EWS quota in All India Quota seats in PG medical admissions.