3 dead persons ‘vaccinated’ in Indore

3 dead persons ‘vaccinated’ in Indore

29.12.2021

Mobile teams in Indore have ‘vaccinated’ at least three dead persons with the second dose this week. A 63-year-old man was apparently given his second dose of the Covid vaccine eight months after his death in Indore district. His son received a message from CoWIN about this and checked the website, only to be stunned to see his ‘full vaccination certificate’. A 68-year-old woman’s kin were also shocked to see that she had been ‘vaccinated’ eight months after her death. In the third such case, a Sudama Nagar resident was ‘vaccinated’ on December 24 — six months after his death. The administration is investigating these cases.

SC: Insurer can’t refuse med claim citing existing condition

SC: Insurer can’t refuse med claim citing existing condition

‘Proposer Dutybound To Disclose All Facts Within Knowledge’

New Delhi:29.12.2021

An insurer cannot repudiate a claim by citing an existing medical condition that was disclosed by the insured in the proposal form, once the policy has been issued, the Supreme Court has said.

A bench of justices D Y Chandrachud and B V Nagarathna also said a proposer is under a duty to disclose to the insurer all material facts within his knowledge.

The proposer is presumed to know all the facts and circumstances concerning the proposed insurance, it added.

While the proposer can only disclose what is known to him, the proposer’s duty of disclosure is not confined to his actual knowledge, it also extends to those material facts which, in the ordinary course of business, he ought to know, the court said.

“Once the policy has been issued after assessing the medical condition of the insured, the insurer cannot repudiate the claim by citing an existing medical condition, which was disclosed by the insured in the proposal form and which condition has led to a particular risk in respect of which the claim has been made by the insured,” the bench said in a judgment.

The top court was hearing an appeal filed by Manmohan Nanda against an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), rejecting his plea seeking a claim for medical expenses incurred in the US.

Nanda had bought an Overseas Mediclaim Business and Holiday Policy as he intended to travel to the US. On reaching the San Francisco airport, he suffered a heart attack and was admitted to a hospital, where angioplasty was performed on him and three stents were inserted to remove the blockage from the heart vessels. Subsequently, the appellant claimed the treatment expenses from the insurer, which was repudiated by the latter stating that the appellant had a history of hyperlipidaemia and diabetes, which was not disclosed while buying the insurance policy. PTI

5 flyers stranded on airport bus for 45 mins, see flight take off

5 flyers stranded on airport bus for 45 mins, see flight take off

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Kolkata:29.12.2021

Five people on way to Kolkata from Mumbai missed their 5am flight and were left stranded in an airline bus in the apron area of Mumbai airport for over 45 minutes on Monday morning when the driver refused to budge.

One of the stranded passengers, Baby Koerie, who works as a domestic help in Mumbai and borrowed Rs 7,500 from her employer for an air ticket to attend her mother's funeral, could not reach on time for the ceremony.

Despite repeated pleas the Go First ground staff remained unmoved. The passengers finally reached Kolkata via Bengaluru around 2.30pm instead of 7.30am. Kavya Sarkar, who along with colleague Subhangi Agarwal, was one of the five left behind by Go First flight G8 511, said they had reached the airport at 3.15am, completed check-in, security check and boarded the bus around 4.15am.

Koerie, who was desperate to see her mother before the cremation, began crying. “I just couldn't believe my rotten luck. I was paying a fortune to get a last glimpse of my mother but that opportunity was denied as we were held up in the bus that just didn't move,” sobbed Koerie.

State varsity student tests +ve for Omicron in Hyd

State varsity student tests +ve for Omicron in Hyd

29.12.2021

A University of Mysore student who arrived from Tanzania to Hyderabad has tested positive for Omicron. She is asymptomatic and isolated in an institutional facility.

Her swab samples were collected at Hyderabad international airport upon her arrival in India. The test results were sent to the district authorities on Tuesday. “She is asymptomatic,” said DHO Dr KH Prasad.

According to the authorities, on Tuesday also her swab samples were collected for the second RT-PCR test.

Meanwhile, the authorities informed that a nine-year-old girl, the first Omicron patient from the city, has recovered. TNN

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874 ‘refuse’ Covid aid in K’taka, 69 families have no legal heir left

874 ‘refuse’ Covid aid in K’taka, 69 families have no legal heir left

Chethan.Kumar@timesgroup.com

Bengaluru:29.12.2021

While hundreds of families which have lost a member to Covid-19 have received compensation from the Union and state governments, 874 families from across Karnataka have refused to accept the aid saying they do not need any financial assistance.

Bengaluru, with 551, has the most number of such families. There are 69 cases — 32 from Bengaluru — where all members of the family have died leaving no legal heirs to claim compensation. The government is unable to trace nearly 1,200 families, most of whom (910) are from Bengaluru. “These are cases where authorities were given improper or incomplete addresses and wrong phone numbers,” the official said.

Satish Kumar, director (pensions), said the exercise to get families onboard to avail compensation brought to the fore families that did not want the aid. This means these families were entitled to Rs 50,000 per death and their refusal saves the Centre at least Rs 4.4 crore.

There are 420 cases where families are living in other states. In all, there are 2,545 cases that the government will be unable to pay compensations to. And, 1,674 of them are from Bengaluru.

Periyar univ 2nd in NAAC ranking

Periyar univ 2nd in NAAC ranking

Salem: 29.12.2021

Periyar University has bagged the second place with A++ in the all-India ranking of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). Vice-chancellor of the university R Jagannathan on Tuesday said with a score of 3.61 out of 4, Periyar University has secured the first place in the state and the second place at the national level among the state government universities. “This is the first time the university has achieved the top coveted position,” he said. The NAAC peer team inspected the university between December 22 and December 24. TNN

TN Class X, XII board exams to be held in May 2022: Minister

TN Class X, XII board exams to be held in May 2022: Minister

Two Revision Tests In Jan And March

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Chennai:29.12.2021

Class X and XII board exams for state board students will be held in May 2022 after two revision tests in January and March, school education minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi told reporters here on Tuesday.

He was speaking after a meeting with chief educational officers where the progress of demolishing unsafe buildings in schools was discussed.

Later, the directorate of government examinations released a schedule and said the first revision test will be held from January 19 to 28 followed by one from March 21 to 29. Marks in these tests, school education department sources said, are likely to be used as backup in case board exams are cancelled due to another Covid wave.

Schools welcomed the announcement saying students will get more time to prepare for exams in May. “They will have three to four months to prepare. Teachers also will have time to complete the syllabus and revise,” said N Vijayan, senior principal, Zion Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Tambaram.

Teachers’ associations, however, urged the government to plan the rest of the academic year keeping the rapidly spreading Omicron variant in mind. “States have started to close schools to prevent Omicron spread. The school education department should consider the situation while planning exams,” said P Patric Raymond, general secretary of the Tamil Nadu Graduate Teachers Federation.

Earlier, speaking about the meeting with chief educational officers, Poyyamozhi said that in the first phase, officials identified unsafe buildings in 1,600 schools and that demolition work was on. “We instructed officials to check the stability of all buildings in schools. In the wall collapse incident in Tirunelveli, the toilet wall was built without any foundation,” he said.

Officials were directed to ensure display of helpline number 14417 in classrooms and schools to create awareness among students. Schools should have a complaint box to receive sexual harassment complaints, Poyyamozhi added.