Now, get duplicate certificates sent home in a week

 Now, get duplicate certificates sent home in a week

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TIMES NEWS NETWORK

30.01.2022

Chennai: Gone are the days when one had to wait endlessly to get a duplicate of their marksheet. Now, you can apply for these certificates at an e-seva centre close to your home and get them delivered to your address within a week.

As many as 23 different certificates, including conduct certificate, duplicate transfer certificate, duplicate TET certificate, sportsquota certificate, certified copy of mark list, and persons-studied-in-Tamil-medium certificates, can be availed through e-seva centres, according to a government order issued by school education secretary Kakarla Usha.

"It will ensure students can get these certificates without wasting time. It is permitted to add more services in future under this scheme," she said in the order. Officials from the school education department said students will get a duplicate certificate within a week of submitting the application. "People have to apply for the certificates online.

 After  verification, duplicate certificates will be directly sent to their houses within a week," an official said. Moreover, one can take a print-out of the certificate copy of their marksheet and migration certificate immediately after applying.

Earlier, people had to wait for months to get duplicates of their certificates. Officials said the directorate of government examination has digitised all the marksheets till 2021.

"I would save travelling time and money for students and those who lost certificates. The government should also track how it’s being implemented," said P Patric Raymond, general secretary of Tamil Nadu Graduate Teachers Federation. The state has 2,457 e-seva centres offering various services to the public.

TASK MADE EASY

 

544 students admitted to MBBS/BDS

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TIMES NEWS NETWORK

29.01.2022

Chennai: A totalof 544 g overnment school students, nearly 70% of them female, were admitted to MBBS/BDS courses on Friday under the 7. 5% quota on Friday. By the end of the day only three dental seats inself-financing dental colleges remained unfilled.

Health secretary J Radhak-rishnan handed over the admit cards to the first 10 students. The selection committee had called 762 students for counselling out of which 739 students attended the counselling and 198 of them were waitlisted. Based on merit in NEET and rule of reservation, 318 MBBS seats in government colleges, six seats in ESIC college and 113 seats in self-financing colleges were filled. Thirteen students opted for BDS seats in government colleges and 94 of them opted for dental courses in selffinancing colleges. The state had reserved 544 undergraduate seats including 437 MBBSseatsfor government school students who had cleared NEET. Among the students who were allotted seats on Friday 39% of themhad passed the 2021 board examinations.

Online MBBS/BDS counselling for students will begin on January 30.

 

No seat for teacher, 61, who cracked NEET

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29.01.2022

A61-year-old retired schoolteacher K Sivaprakasam from Dharmapuri cleared NEET-2021, applied for an MBBS seat under the government quota and was called for counselling. But his application was turned down on Friday because he hadn't completed his schooling under the 10+2 system. S election committee secretary Dr P Vasanthamani said he had cleared the pre-university course (PUC), a sy stem that was later abolished. With 249 marks in NEET, he stood 349th on the government quota list. “We included his name inthe rank list but sought opinion from higher officials and lawyers. Government quota is for students who have cleared 10+2. ,” an officer said.

 VIOLENCE IN PRAYAGRAJ

‘Students instigated for violence on social media’

Suspended

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Kapil.Dixit@timesgroup.com

28.01.2022

Prayagraj: Investigations into the violent agitationb y students on Tuesday and attempt to stop a passenger train near Prayag railway station on Thursday revealed that it was a pre-planned move by t rouble-makers who instigated students through different social media groups for violent protests as in B ihar.Police on Thursday arrested

one Rajesh Sachan , a resident of Kanpur Dehat who had created a WhatsApp group and allegedlyinstigated students byposting inflammatory messages.

On Wednesday, police had arrested two more student leaders Mukesh Yadav and Pradeep Yadav, residents of Kushi Nagar and Pratapgarh respectively who ha d led protesters. Meanwhile, senior police officials interacted with students and urged them not to in volve themselves in violence or agitation, claiming some student leaders were instigating them for their vested interests. Offic ials said students should refrain from such activities as FIRs can be lodged against them and police actioncould spoil their future.

Deputy SP, Colonelganj, Ajeet Singh Chauhan told TOI that the violent agitation was preplanned, and Sachan has been arrested for instigating students through social media.

Total three arrests have been made so far in this connectionincluding two student leaders who led protesters and made an abortive bid to stop a train and block rail traffic near Pray ag st ation on Tuesday, the DSP added.

Police had cane-charged protesting students and forced them out of hostel and hotel rooms after breaking open the doors with rifle butts.

After videos of police action went viral on social media, six policem en, including one inspector, two sub inspectors and three constables, were suspended on Wednesday o n charges of dereliction of duty on allegations of high-handedness while handling protest over alleged anomalies in examination conducted by Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) for various nontechnical category posts.

DSP said several groups were created area-wise on social media to instigate students in colleges and aspirants pre paring for competitive exams.

Cops carried out patrolling on Thursday appealing students to talk with officials and not to indulge in violence.

SSP, P rayagraj, Ajay Kumar had visited Baghara and adjoining areas on Wedn esday and appealed to students to focus on their studies and not to involve themselves in activities disrupting l aw and order.

Issuing a clarification, Prayagraj police said they used mild force after students pelted stones from the hostel. Cops said theyh ad video-graphed the entire agitation near the station where students had assembled to stop a train. “We scanned the video footage and identified two student leaders who were leading the protesters and arrested them,” said a senior cop.

 

Undertrial escapes custody from KGMU

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TIMES NEWS NETWORK

28.01.2022

Lucknow: An undertrial prisoner on Wednesday fled from police custody from KGMU where he was admitted for treatment for self-inflicted neck injuries. The accused, Satveer Singh, was booked for murder and loot by Vibhuti Khand police and named in a case in Gonda.

Lucknow police lodged a case against two constables who were guarding him for dereliction of duty.

“Satveer allegedly used a disposable blade to slash his neck on January 18 night at Lucknow district jail. He was admitted to jail hospital but the hospital authorities referred him to KGMU where  he was brought on the same day and was treated on January 19. Doctors advised him to remain admitted there for some days. For security, two constables Ankur and Arvind were deployed in day duty shift (from 9am to 9pm) and constables Ravi Kumar and Yogesh Kumar in night shift (from 9pm to 9am),” said ACP Chowk, IP Singh.

“However, the jail officials received an SoS around 9am on January 26 that Satveer had escaped from the police custody when constables Ravi Kumar and Yogesh Kumar were taking charge of duty from their fellow constables in the day shift duty,” Singh said, adding that police are looking for Satveer.

Cured patient sends obscene contents to hospital docs

Cured patient sends obscene contents to hospital docs

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TIMES NEWS NETWORK

28.01.2022

Pune: A group of woman doctors and staffers at a private hospital on Bund Garden Road barely had any inkling aboutwhatwas in store for them when they made follow-up calls to a man from a city in Andhra Pradesh whom they had treated for some ailment in 2019.

The man sentvulgar texts and obscene photographs to their phone numbers, police said.

On Wednesday, the Koregaon Park policeregistered a case after a staffer (29) from the hospital lodged a complaint accusing the man of outraging her modesty.

The complaint contained details of texts and photos sent to three others, including woman doctors, police said. “One of our teams will soon go to the city (name withheld by police) in Andhra Pradesh to arrest the man,” said inspector Deepali Bhujbal of the Koregaon Park police.

When contacted, a senior doctor from the hospital told TOI, “This is the first time that we have come across such an incident. The man, who was our patient, abused and sent vulgar messages to our staff members whenever they called him for follow ups. ”

The police have registered a case under sections 354-A (showing pornography against the will of a woman; or making sexually coloured remarks) and 354-D (stalking) of the IPC, besides the relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act.

More Covaxin doses to be made available next week

 More Covaxin doses to be made available next week

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Piyush.Bhusari@timesgroup.com

28.01.2022

Pune: More Covaxin doses would be made available across the state from the next week because thousands in the 15-18 years’ category would become eligible for its second dose.

CoWIN data revealed that around 30 lakh teenagers had been vaccinated so far in the state. In the Pune district, around 2. 85 lakh teenagers have received their first shot.

State immunisation officer Sachin Desai told TOI, “In the past few days, the government has distributed over18 lakh doses of Covaxin across the state and more doses are likely to come from the Centre next week. There is absolutely no issue over the stock of Covaxin at present and for the second dose from the next week. ”

Sanjay Deshmukh, assistant director, health services, Pune circle, told TOI, “We distributed around 1. 2 lakh doses of Covaxin across Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad and rural units in the past few days. ”

Sanjay Patil, the chairman of the Indian Medical Association’s Hospital Board of India, Pune chapter, said, “Amid Omicron variant, we should not forget Delta. It is still there and so are the other variants. Once immunised, it takes at least two weeks for the immunity to develop. Hence, it is very neces-sary to get vaccinated. ”

According to the CoWIN data, a total of 34,357 beneficiaries were vaccinated in the dis- trict till 7pm on Thursday. A total of 1. 65 crore doses of vaccines have been administered in the district so far.

Pimpri Chinchwad areas lead district in precaution jab count

Pune: The PCMC areas are faring better compared to those in Pune civic limits and rural areas on the precaution dose front.

Over 14,000 elderly beneficiaries (out of 44,000 expected) have taken the third shot so far in the PCMC areas. In the Pune civic limits, merely 4,407 beneficiaries have received their third shot. In the rural areas, a total of 5,972 beneficiaries opted for it till now, stated the district health office data.

Pimpri Chinchwad municipal commissioner Rajesh Patil told TOI, “The number of elderly beneficiaries would have been better if we had known their facts and figures. The beneficiaries are scattered now as they can take their jabs in other parts of the district or the state. We are lacking the focused attempt. To streamline this, we are bringing housing societies on board with us.”

Sanjay Deshmukh, assistant director, health services, Pune circle, said the lack of intensity of the third wave resulted in less response to the drive in the past few days. Even the comorbid senior citizens were not turning up at the sites.