Landing gear fails to deploy, aircraft made to circle round

Landing gear fails to deploy, aircraft made to circle round

Niyati.Parikh@timesgroup.com

Ahmedabad:28.08.2021

Handling a flight arrival is pretty much a routine procedure at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) airport. However, the arrival of a Dehradun-Ahmedabad flight kept airport ground staff, Air Traffic Controller (ATC) and other officials on tense vigil on Friday afternoon at the city airport. The wheel of the Q400 aircraft operated by SpiceJet did not extend, minutes before landing, after which the pilot raised an alert.

“SpiceJet Q400 aircraft operated SG-3762 (Dehradun-Ahmedabad) on August 27. On approach, when the landing gear was selected down, it failed to extend. Go around was initiated and ATC was apprised about the same,” said a SpiceJet spokesperson confirming the incident.

“Just before the flight was on the verge of landing at the city airport, the pilot suspected a technical snag in the operation of the aircraft and raised an alert. The flight circled around mid-air before finally landing,” said a well-placed source.

“On subsequent approach, the aircraft landed safely,” the SpiceJet Spokesperson, further added.

The Q-400 aircraft can carry a maximum of 90 passengers. TOI could not independently confirm how many passengers were aboard the flight.

Airport officials and airline ground staffers breathed a sigh of relief as the flight landed safely. The flight was delayed by some 30 minutes overall due to the technical issue.

Besides this, four flights to Amritsar, Goa, Pune and Jaipur, were delayed from the city airport on Friday due to operational constraints. These flights departed late by 30-180 minutes. Also, a Chennai-bound flight was cancelled due to operational constraints.

City airport on high alert

Ahmedabad:

The high alert at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) airport has been extended till further notice. The city airport was put on a high alert since August 6 and it was issued in the run up to Independence Day as part of routine protocol. Usually, the high alert remains tentatively a week before and after Independence Day. However, as a precautionary measure, the high alert will remain at the city airport till further notice, confirmed sources.

A top source privy to the development said that it has been extended in the wake of the recent incident of bomb threat mail received at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in Delhi. TNN

Mid-air scare for 126 flyers as B’desh pilot suffers heart attack

Mid-air scare for 126 flyers as B’desh pilot suffers heart attack

Nagpur/New Delhi:28.08.2021

A Biman Bangladesh plane going from Muscat to Dhaka made an emergency landing at Nagpur on Friday after the pilot suffered a heart attack, an airport official said. The aircraft with 126 passengers on board landed at 11.40am, the official said.

Aviation industry sources said the sick pilot was taken to Kingsway Hospital, which is just 10 kms from the Nagpur airport.

The plane was near Raipur when it contacted Kolkata ATC for an emergency landing and was advised to land at the nearest airport Nagpur. The co-pilot landed the plane at the Nagpur airport, the sources said. Passengers have been waiting at the airport as Biman Bangladesh is working out alternative travel arrangements for them. PTI

HC allows probe in Kodanad case, says deaths serious & suspicious

HC allows probe in Kodanad case, says deaths serious & suspicious

‘Chargesheet Is No Reason To Stop A Probe’

Sureshkumar.K@timesgroup.com

Chennai:28.08.2021

Rejecting the plea of a prosecution witness, the Madras high court on Friday allowed further investigation into the case of murder and burglary at former chief minister Jayalalithaa’s Kodanad estate in April 2017, saying that deaths of people connected with the incident are ‘serious and suspicious.’ “In this case, not only a murder and dacoity had taken place at Kodanadu tea estate, it had been followed by serious and suspicious deaths,” said Justice M Nirmal Kumar on Friday, refusing to stall trial in the Nilgiris sessions court and ruling that nothing could stop further investigation including filing of chargesheet. The judge was passing orders on a petition filed by N Ravi, prosecution witness 35 in the trial, opposing further investigation and seeking early completion of the trial which had reached the questioning stage.

The case had acquired political overtones after former CM K Palaniswami said in the assembly that attempts were being made to frame him in the case. The AIADMK also staged a walkout over the issue. Justice Nirmal Kumar, acceding to the submissions of advocate-general R Shunmugasundaram and public prosecutor Hasan Mohamed Jinnah, said: “This court holds that the investigating agency/police invoking Section 173(8) CrPC at any stage of the criminal proceeding cannot be doubted, objected and faulted with.”

The duty cast upon the court is to see that there is proper, fair, impartial and effective investigation. The filing of a charge sheet or the pendency of the trial can by no means prohibit further investigation, he added.

‘Better to have fair, impartial trial than arrive at a decision’

As per Section 173(8) of CrPC…nothing can stop the investigating officer to continue with further investigation after filing of the charge sheet when they come across and obtains further evidence,” the court said. “The object of a criminal trial is to discover the truth and plausible evidence is to be brought on record, whatever stage it may be... Whatever materials are collected, it is ultimately the concerned court to decide the acceptance and otherwise of the same. It is always better to have a fair and impartial trial to arrive at a just decision,” said Justice Nirmal Kumar.

As to the locus of the petitioner, who is an Amma Peravai office-bearer, the judge said: “The petitioner is neither a defacto complainant, nor a victim or accused. He is only a witness in this case. He has no say in the manner of investigation and trial of the case. Further, no prejudice would be caused to the petitioner if further investigation is conducted.”

Trashing Ravi’s apprehension that further investigation of the case might delay conclusion of trial, the judge said: “Fair trial is the first imperative of dispensation of justice and there is qualitative difference between right to speedy trial and fair trial.”

The object of a criminal trial is to discover the truth and plausible evidence is to be brought on record, the court said

Students, get ready for 3-day classes

Students, get ready for 3-day classes

Masks, Social Distancing Must On Campus

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:28.08.2021

Students who will return to colleges and schools on September 1 will have to be prepared for a different campus experience. Classes are going to be held on alternate days, there will be no lunching together, sharing of textbooks, meetings, study tours or sporting activities.

The government has come out with a detailed SOP that tells colleges and schools what to do as they welcome students.

Final year students post graduate courses and professional courses like engineering will have classes on all six days while first years will have online classes.

As per the SOP, second year graduate students will attend college on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays while third year students will attend classes on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. For professional courses like BE and Btech, second year students will come on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays while third year students will come on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Faculty and staff should be vaccinated. Colleges should have quarantine facilities and tie up with nearest hospitals for students with symptoms.

Guru Nanak College principal M G Raghunathan said, "We will go by the SOP but will be splitting the classes. If there is a class of 40, it will be split into two and two teachers will teach. We will tell science students to come one day and commerce students to come on another day."

Shanaz Ahamed, principal of Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women, said reopening is good for the students because they will be able to clarify doubts. “But we may have to split the classes to maintain social distancing. We started the same way last year."

Schools will see regular health checks as per the SOP. K Manoharan, principal of SBOA School, said “We have sent guidelines to parents about rules on dropping students at lunch time. Gates have been specified for each class. Teachers will monitor students during breaks. Furniture has been arranged.”

Admissions to PG dental courses put on hold

Admissions to PG dental courses put on hold

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:28.08.2021

The admissions to post graduate dental courses have been put on hold by the Medical Counselling Committee after the Madras high court said the additional reservation provided for economically weaker sections in the notification of July 29, 2021 cannot be permitted without approval of the Supreme Court.

On Friday, the committee, which was supposed to release the round 1 admissions to seats under all India quota, deemed and central universities, said it will put the counselling on hold temporarily “in order to seek clarification from the Supreme Court in this regard”. On Thursday, the first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P D Audikesavalu, disallowed 10% quota for economically weaker sections (EWS) among forward castes in medical admissions under All India Quota (AIQ), saying it would take the total reservation beyond the Supreme Court-mandated cap of 50%. It also held that OBC quota for AIQ seats will be 27% as notified by the Union government, and not 50% as demanded by the DMK.

The MCC, which is incharge on counselling for admissions to central/deemed university and all India quota seats of government colleges said, in view of the court order, legal opinion is being sought by from the apex court.

குழந்தைகளுக்கான 'இன்டர்நெட்' பாதுகாப்பு 8 மொழிகளில் அறிமுகம் செய்கிறது 'கூகுள்'

குழந்தைகளுக்கான 'இன்டர்நெட்' பாதுகாப்பு 8 மொழிகளில் அறிமுகம் செய்கிறது 'கூகுள்'

Added : ஆக 25, 2021 22:58

புதுடில்லி:குழந்தைகள் பாதுகாப்பான முறையில் 'இன்டர்நெட்' வசதியை பயன்படுத்துவது தொடர்பான வசதியை, தமிழ் உட்பட, எட்டு மொழிகளில் வழங்க இணையதள தேடு இயந்திரமான, 'கூகுள்' திட்டமிட்டுஉள்ளது.

இன்டர்நெட் பயன்படுத்துவோரில் பெரும்பாலானோர் தங்களுக்கு தேவையான தகவல்களை, கூகுள் இணையதளத்தில் தேடுகின்றனர். இணையத்தில் சரியான தகவல்கள் கிடைப்பதுடன், பொய்யான, போலியான தகவல்களும் அதிகளவில் இடம் பெறுகின்றன.மேலும் பயன்படுத்துவோரின் தகவல்களும் திருடப்படுகின்றன. இதுபோன்ற மோசடிகள் குறித்து அறிந்துள்ள கூகுள், தன் இணையதளத்தில், பாதுகாப்பு மையம் ஒன்றை அமைத்துஉள்ளது.

இதில் பாதுகாப்பான முறையில் இன்டர்நெட்டை பயன்படுத்துவது தொடர்பான தகவல்கள் இடம்பெற்றுள்ளன.இந்நிலையில், சிறுவர் - சிறுமியர் பாதுகாப்பான முறையில் இன்டர்நெட் பயன்படுத்துவதற்கான புதிய முயற்சியில், கூகுள் ஈடுபட்டுஉள்ளது.

இத்திட்டம், இந்தியாவிலும் இந்த ஆண்டுக்குள் அறிமுகம் செய்யப்பட உள்ளது.தமிழ், ஹிந்தி, தெலுங்கு, மராத்தி, மலையாளம், கன்னடம், பெங்காலி, குஜராத்தி ஆகிய இந்திய மொழிகளிலும் பாதுகாப்பு வழிமுறைகள் வழங்கப்பட உள்ளன.இத்திட்டம் விளையாட்டுடன் கற்கும் வகையில் வடிவமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. அத்துடன், பிரபலமான, அமர் சித்திர கதா என்ற, 'காமிக்ஸ்' இதழுடன் இணைந்தும் செயல்பட திட்டமிட்டுள்ளது. அந்த இதழ்களில், இன்டர்நெட் பாதுகாப்பு தொடர்பான தகவல்கள் இடம்பெற உள்ளன.

ஆர்.டி.ஐ., பதிலில் அதிகாரியின் கையெழுத்து ஆதார் எண் அவசியம்: சென்னை உயர்நீதிமன்றம் உத்தரவு

ஆர்.டி.ஐ., பதிலில் அதிகாரியின் கையெழுத்து ஆதார் எண் அவசியம்: சென்னை உயர்நீதிமன்றம் உத்தரவு

Added : ஆக 26, 2021 01:22

சென்னை:'தகவல் உரிமை சட்டத்தின் கீழ் பதில் அளிக்கும் ஒவ்வொரு பக்கத்திலும், பொது தகவல் அதிகாரியின் கையெழுத்துடன், அவரின் ஆதார் எண்ணையும் குறிப்பிட வேண்டும்' என, சென்னை உயர் நீதிமன்றம் உத்தரவிட்டு உள்ளது.

சென்னை மாநகர போக்குவரத்து கழகம் மற்றும் அயனாவரம் வட்டார போக்குவரத்து அலுவலகத்தில், சில தகவல்களை வழங்கக் கோரி, சிற்றரசு என்பவர், தகவல் உரிமை சட்டத்தின் கீழ் விண்ணப்பித்தார். உரிமைஆனால், அவர் கேட்ட விபரங்கள் வழங்கப்படாததால், சென்னை உயர் நீதிமன்றத்தில் வழக்கு தொடர்ந்தார்.

இந்த வழக்கு நீதிபதி எஸ்.வைத்தியநாதன் முன் விசாரணைக்கு வந்தது. அப்போது, தகவல் உரிமை சட்டத்தின் கீழ் அளிக்கப்பட்ட விண்ணப்பத்திற்கு, தொடர்ந்து தவறான தகவல்கள் வழங்கப்பட்டதாக மனுதாரர் தரப்பில் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டது.நீதிபதி வைத்தியநாதன் பிறப்பித்த உத்தரவு:தகவல் ஆணையம் அளிக்கும் தகவல்களில், ஏதேனும் குறைகள் இருந்தால், அதை எதிர்த்து மேல் முறையீட்டு அதிகாரியிடம் முறையீடு செய்ய, தகவல் அறியும் உரிமை சட்டம் அதிகாரம் வழங்கிஉள்ளது.

சுற்றறிக்கை

தவறான தகவல்களை அளிக்கும் அதிகாரிகளுக்கு எதிராக நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வசதியாக, விண்ணப்பங்களுக்கு அளிக்கும் பதில்களின் ஒவ்வொரு பக்கத்திலும், சம்பந்தப்பட்ட அதிகாரி கையெழுத்திடுவதுடன், அவரது ஆதார் விபரங்களையும் வழங்க வேண்டும். இது தொடர்பாக, தகவல் ஆணையம், சம்பந்தப்பட்ட அதிகாரிகளுக்கு சுற்றறிக்கை அனுப்ப வேண்டும். இவ்வாறு நீதிபதி உத்தரவிட்டார்.