An ASHA worker or a JPH nurse may appear at your doorway any day to convince you to undergo sterilisation.
The National Rural Health Mission, in an effort to achieve the national Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 per cent, has set a target of five male sterilisations every day for district hospitals and two for taluk hospitals.
The male sterilisation programme kicks off on Monday.
The move could invite wide criticism from population experts especially since Kerala is in a comfortable position at 1.7 per cent TFR.
“As per the circular issued by the Central government, the male sterilisation target for district hospitals is five a day and that for taluk hospitals in two daily,” said Dr K.V. Beena, district programme manager of NRHM.
"No one has to compulsorily undergo the process but we will update the eligible couple register in each of our sub-centres and give awareness programmes."
In Kerala, the programme will mainly be carried out in seven districts including Ernakulam.
State Planning Board member K.N. Harilal said that giving targets was dangerous since some communities have a low replacement rate.
“Many who don’t have exposure and awareness will agree to undergo sterilisation,” he said.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Allegations of possessing illegal wealth against Ramesan
Kasargod: There are allegations that DYFI state treasurer and CPM district commitee member V V Ramesan has incurred crores of wealth under benami names. This was revealed by Aravindan, editor of a Kasargod daily, at a press meet held in Kasargod on Saturday.
Ramesan has in his possession over Rs 5.49 crore. Aravindan has also revealed Ramesan's property details at the press meet. Ramesan was earlier in the news for getting a medical seat under the NRI quota at the Pariyaram Medical College for his daughter.
Ramesan has in his possession over Rs 5.49 crore. Aravindan has also revealed Ramesan's property details at the press meet. Ramesan was earlier in the news for getting a medical seat under the NRI quota at the Pariyaram Medical College for his daughter.
Petition of Achuthanandan's son against probe dismissed
Kochi: The Kerala High Court Thursday dismissed a petition by former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan's son for an interim order to stop the vigilance probe against him instituted by the state government last week.
The state cabinet ordered a full-fledged vigilance probe against V.A. Arunkumar in 11 specific cases, which Chief Minister Oomen Chandy as leader of opposition had pointed to in a letter to the then chief minister Achuthanandan a few months back.
The court refused to issue the interim order and sent a notice to the state government to file its views on the issue in a week's time.
The Chandy government went ahead with the vigilance probe only after withdrawing the case filed in this regard by the Achuthanandan government early this year at the Lokayukta.
Chandy had objected to the Lokayukta probe as some allegations could not be inquired by the ombudsman because it was out of his purview.
The vigilance probe will look into 11 allegations which includes Arunkumar taking a bribe of Rs.seven lakh from the sandalwood mafia in 2004, his role in scuttling a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the lottery scam, and allegations of corrupt deals when he was the managing director of a state-run organisation.
The state cabinet ordered a full-fledged vigilance probe against V.A. Arunkumar in 11 specific cases, which Chief Minister Oomen Chandy as leader of opposition had pointed to in a letter to the then chief minister Achuthanandan a few months back.
The court refused to issue the interim order and sent a notice to the state government to file its views on the issue in a week's time.
The Chandy government went ahead with the vigilance probe only after withdrawing the case filed in this regard by the Achuthanandan government early this year at the Lokayukta.
Chandy had objected to the Lokayukta probe as some allegations could not be inquired by the ombudsman because it was out of his purview.
The vigilance probe will look into 11 allegations which includes Arunkumar taking a bribe of Rs.seven lakh from the sandalwood mafia in 2004, his role in scuttling a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the lottery scam, and allegations of corrupt deals when he was the managing director of a state-run organisation.
CM gives Munnar land grabbers a fortnight to leave
Thiruvananthapuram: Taking a serious view of largescale land encroachments in Munnar hill station, an all-party meet convened here by Kerala government Friday decided to take strict action against encorachers if they did not leave the illegally occupied land within a fortnight.
Briefing reporters on the outcome of the meet, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said the eviction drive would be carried out in a legal and peaceful manner. An environment-friendly master plan would be drawn up for the development of the hill station, whose ecology had been affected seriously over the decades due to largescale encroachments of public land and illegal constructions.
Revenue Minister Thiruvanchur Radhakrishnan had been entrusted with the task of preparing the master plan. The Munnar conservation ordinance promulgated by the previous LDF Government would be made a legislation by expanding its scope. While taking stringent action against land grabbers, the interests of the small-holders and tribals would be protected.
The meet was convened to evolve a political consensus to act against largescale land grabbing, a panoramic hill station on Kerala-Tamil Nadu borders in Idukki district. The LDF Government headed by V S Achuthanandan had launched a vigorous eviction campaign during which several illegal constructions were pulled down and vast swaths of land retrieved. However, fresh encroachment took place after the anti-land grab campaign losing its steam.
Briefing reporters on the outcome of the meet, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said the eviction drive would be carried out in a legal and peaceful manner. An environment-friendly master plan would be drawn up for the development of the hill station, whose ecology had been affected seriously over the decades due to largescale encroachments of public land and illegal constructions.
Revenue Minister Thiruvanchur Radhakrishnan had been entrusted with the task of preparing the master plan. The Munnar conservation ordinance promulgated by the previous LDF Government would be made a legislation by expanding its scope. While taking stringent action against land grabbers, the interests of the small-holders and tribals would be protected.
The meet was convened to evolve a political consensus to act against largescale land grabbing, a panoramic hill station on Kerala-Tamil Nadu borders in Idukki district. The LDF Government headed by V S Achuthanandan had launched a vigorous eviction campaign during which several illegal constructions were pulled down and vast swaths of land retrieved. However, fresh encroachment took place after the anti-land grab campaign losing its steam.
Half the applicants for Rs Two per kg rice bogus: Minister
Thiruvananthapuram: Only those who produce certificates by village officers and local bodies will be eligible for the Rs Two per kg rice scheme, minister for civil supplies T.M. Jacob said here Thursday.
The majority of applications received for availing rice under the scheme announced by the LDF government was fake, he alleged.
Former civil supplies minister C Divakaran said the statement by T.M. Jacob shows that the government is trying to sabotage the scheme.
The minister however said the Rs 1 per kg of rice for the BPL families will be launched before Onam.
The government also proposes to start another scheme during Onam in which vegetables worth Rs 300 will be given for Rs 150 for all ration card holders.
The majority of applications received for availing rice under the scheme announced by the LDF government was fake, he alleged.
Former civil supplies minister C Divakaran said the statement by T.M. Jacob shows that the government is trying to sabotage the scheme.
The minister however said the Rs 1 per kg of rice for the BPL families will be launched before Onam.
The government also proposes to start another scheme during Onam in which vegetables worth Rs 300 will be given for Rs 150 for all ration card holders.
MD, Directors sent to jail for polluting water
Alappuzha : A court here today announced two years imprisonment for a company's Managing Director and five directors for polluting water.
Alappuzha Judicial First Class Magistrate Court found Managing Director of N C John Company and its directors guilty of polluting water at their plant at Thumpoly, north of Alappuzha town.
Two women approached court against olluting the water.
Though the company had already approached the High Court to quash the charge imposed upon them, HC rejected their petition and directed the Lower Court to continue the case.
In the case, court observed that NC John Company, which was one of the leading coir exporters in Kerala, had violated pollution rules.
Alappuzha Judicial First Class Magistrate Court found Managing Director of N C John Company and its directors guilty of polluting water at their plant at Thumpoly, north of Alappuzha town.
Two women approached court against olluting the water.
Though the company had already approached the High Court to quash the charge imposed upon them, HC rejected their petition and directed the Lower Court to continue the case.
In the case, court observed that NC John Company, which was one of the leading coir exporters in Kerala, had violated pollution rules.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Finally Achuthanadan at the receieving end
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala's former Marxist chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan Friday said he was being victimised by the United Democratic Front (UDF) government, which was 'raking up baseless cases' against his son.
'Baseless cases are being raked up against my son. This is done to target me,' Achuthanandan told a Malayalam television channel in Hyderabad, where the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader is attending the party's central committee meeting.
He added: 'As the chief minister, I even wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that if need be they can include the allegations against my son in the CBI probe which I had demanded in the lottery scam.'
The former chief minister, now leader of opposition in teh state assembly, was reacting to media reports that the UDF government would initiate a vigilance probe on 11 specific issues.
These are the issues on which Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, when he was leader of opposition, had written to Achuthanandan a few months back following allegations against V.A. Arun Kumar, the CPI-M leader's son.
Achuthanandan handed over the written allegations to the state Lok Ayukta.
Chandy has now ordered a police crime branch probe against the handing over of 2.33 acres of land by the Achuthanandan government just before the Marxist chief minister stepped down to his close relative.
Probe has also been ordered into the 40,000 missing answer sheets of a selection test that was held in 2006 to fill the post of assistants in Kerala University. Appointments to these posts were made in 2008 when Achuthanandan was the chief minister.
Achante Makan ( Vivek Son of Pinarayi)
News Report in 2007
തിരുവനന്തപുരം : ഡിഗ്രി പാസായത് മൂന്നാം ക്ലാസില്. രണ്ടാം വര്ഷത്തില് അക്കൗണ്ടന്സിക്ക് 100ല് കിട്ടിയത് 17 മാര്ക്ക്. ഇംപ്രൂവ്മെന്റ് എഴുതിയപ്പോള് ആറു മാര്ക്കു കൂടി 23 ആയി.
സഹകരണ മന്ത്രി ജി സുധാകരനും സാഹിത്യനായകന് ടി പത്മനാഭനും മിടുക്കനെന്ന് വാഴ്ത്തിയ പിണറായി വിജയന്റെ മകന് വിവേക് പിണറായിയ്ക്ക് കിട്ടിയ മാര്ക്കുകളാണ് ഇത്.
തിരുവനന്തപുരം മാര് ഇവാനിയോസ് കോളജിലാണ് വിവേക് പ്രീഡിഗ്രി പഠിച്ചത്. ജയിച്ചത് രണ്ടാം ക്ലാസില്. ഇതേ കോളെജില് തന്നെയാണ് വിവേക് ഡിഗ്രിയ്ക്കും പഠിച്ചത്. ഡിഗ്രി ജയിച്ചത് മൂന്നാം ക്ലാസില്.
പ്രീഡിഗ്രിയ്ക്ക് ഒന്നാം ഗ്രൂപ്പും ഡിഗ്രിക്ക് ബികോമുമായിരുന്നു വിവേക് പഠിച്ചത്. ഡിഗ്രി നേടിയ ശേഷം വിവേക് പഠിച്ചത് കളമശേരി എസ് സി എം എസ് (സ്ക്കൂള് ഓഫ് കമ്മ്യൂണിക്കേഷന്സ് ആന്റ് മാനേജ്മെന്റ് സ്റ്റഡീസ്) കോളെജിലാണ്. ജിപിസി നായരുടെ ഉടമസ്ഥയിലുളളതാണ് ഈ കോളെജ്. ബിസിനസ് മാനേജ്മെന്റില് ബിരുദാനന്തര ബിരുദത്തിനാണ് വിവേക് ഈ കോളെജ് പ്രവേശനം നേടിയത്.
ബിരുദത്തില് രണ്ടാം ക്ലാസെങ്കിലും നേടിയവര്ക്കു മാത്രമേ ഈ കോളെജില് പ്രവേശനം അനുവദിക്കുകയുളളൂവെന്നാണ് ചട്ടം. ഇവര് കാറ്റ്, മാറ്റ് ( CAT - Common Aptitude Test, MAT - Management Aptitude Test) എന്നിവയിലേതെങ്കിലും ഒരു പ്രവേശന പരീക്ഷ വഴിയാണ് പ്രവേശനം നേടേണ്ടെതെന്നും നിഷ്കര്ഷിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. എന്നാല് വിവേക് പിണറായിയുടെ കാര്യത്തില് ഈ ചട്ടം പാലിക്കപ്പെട്ടില്ല.
ബികോമിന് വെറും മൂന്നാം ക്ലാസുളള വിവേക് പിണറായി ജിപിസി നായരുടെ കോളെജില് ബിസിനസ് മാനേജ്മെന്റില് ബിരുദാനന്തര ബിരുദം അഭ്യസിച്ചു. പ്രവേശന പരീക്ഷ വേണ്ട, യോഗ്യതയുടെ കാര്യത്തില് മാനേജ്മെന്റ് ദയാപുരസരം ഒരിളവും അനുവദിച്ചു.
എസ് ബി ടിയുടെ കലൂര് ബ്രാഞ്ചില് നിന്നും നാലു ലക്ഷം രൂപ വിദ്യാഭ്യാസ വായ്പയെടുത്താണ് വിവേക് ഈ കോളെജില് പഠിച്ചത്. വായ്പയുടെ ജാമ്യക്കാര് പിണറായി വിജയനും ഭാര്യ കമലാ വിജയനുമായിരുന്നു. 2003ല് സി ഗ്രേഡ് സര്ട്ടിഫിക്കറ്റോടെയാണ് വിവേക് ഈ കോഴ്സ് പാസായത്.
2004ല് വിവേക് സ്വന്തം ബിസിനസ് നടത്താന് സിംഗപ്പൂരിലേയ്ക്ക് പോയി. note the point കാര്യമായ നേട്ടമൊന്നുമില്ലാത്തതിനാല് രണ്ടു മാസത്തിനു ശേഷം തിരികെ വന്നു. പിന്നീട് ജോലി തേടി അബുദാബിയില് പോയി. അവിടെയും ശരിപ്പെടാത്തതിനാല് 2005 സെപ്തംബറില് വീണ്ടും നാട്ടിലെത്തി.
പിന്നീടാണ് ഇംഗ്ലണ്ടിലെ ബര്മ്മിംഗ് ഹാം സര്വകലാശാലയില് ബിസിനസ് മാനേജ്മെന്റ് പഠിക്കാന് വിവേക് തീരുമാനിച്ചത്. 20 ലക്ഷം രൂപയാണ് ഈ കോഴ്സിനുളള ഫീസ്. ഈ തുക വായ്പയെടുക്കാന് വീണ്ടും കലൂരിലെ എസ് ബി ടി ശാഖയെ സമീപിച്ചു. ഏഴു ലക്ഷം രൂപയ്ക്കു മേലുളള തുക വായ്പ നല്കാന് ബാങ്ക് കൊച്ചി ദേശാഭിമാനിയെയാണ് ഈടായി ആവശ്യപ്പെട്ടത്. ദേശാഭിമാനിയിലുളള ചിലരുടെ എതിര്പ്പിനെ തുടര്ന്ന് ഇത് നടക്കാതെ പോയി.
എന്നാല് പിന്നീട് ഈ തുക സംഘടിപ്പിച്ച് വിവേക് ബര്മ്മിംഗ് ഹാം സര്വകലാശാലയില് പഠനത്തിന് ചേര്ന്നു. ഇംഗ്ലണ്ടിലെ താമസം, ഭക്ഷണം, മറ്റ് ചെലവുകള് എന്നിവ കൂടി കണക്കിലെടുത്താല് ഏതാണ്ട് അരക്കോടിക്ക് മേലുളള തുകയാവും ഈ കോഴ്സ് കഴിയുമ്പോള് ആകെ ചെലവ്.
ഇത്രയും ഭീമമായ തുക എവിടെ നിന്നാണ് ലഭിച്ചത് എന്ന ചോദ്യത്തിന് ഇതുവരെ ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടവരാരും മറുപടി പറഞ്ഞിട്ടില്ല. അധിനിവേശ പ്രതിരോധ സമിതിയുടെ ഒരു യോഗത്തില് ഈ ചോദ്യം ചോദിച്ച എഴുത്തുകാരി സാറാ ജോസഫിനെ സഹകരണ മന്ത്രി സുധാകരന് രൂക്ഷമായ പദപ്രയോഗങ്ങള് ഉപയോഗിച്ച് വിമര്ശിച്ചിരുന്നു.
മിടുക്കരായ കുട്ടികള് സ്കോളര്ഷിപ്പ് നേടി വിദേശത്തു പഠിക്കുന്നതില് ആരും അസൂയപ്പെടേണ്ടെന്ന് എസ് എഫ് ഐ സംസ്ഥാന സെക്രട്ടറി എം സ്വരാജും പറയുന്നു. മാര്ക്ക് ലിസ്റ്റില് വെളിപ്പെടാത്ത മറ്റെന്ത് മിടുക്കാണ് വിവേകിനുളളതെന്ന ചോദ്യത്തിന് ആരും ഉത്തരം പറയുന്നുമില്ല.
കത്തോലിക്കാ സഭയ്ക്കെതിരെ ചന്ദ്രഹാസം മുഴക്കുന്ന പിണറായി വിജയന്റെ മകന് മാര് ഇവാനിയോസ് കോളെജിലെ മാനേജ്മെന്റ് ക്വാട്ടയിലാണ് പ്രിഡിഗ്രിക്കും ഡിഗ്രിക്കും പ്രവേശനം നേടിയതെന്ന അറിവും സഖാക്കള്ക്ക് പുതിയതാണ്.
ഒന്നുകില് കോഴ അല്ലെങ്കില് സ്വാധീനം, രണ്ടിലേത് ഉപയോഗിച്ചാണ് സ്വന്തം മകനെ പിണറായി വിജയന് പഠിപ്പിച്ചതെന്ന ചോദ്യത്തിന് എം സ്വരാജോ ജി സുധാകരനോ മറുപടി പറയുമെന്ന് തോന്നുന്നുമില്ല.
Kerala C.P.M , DYFI and SFI on the Defencive
Seat trading in Pariyaram Med College
Kannur: Out of the 33 students getting admissions for PG medical course at the Pariyaram Medical College in the last four years, only one was selected from the government merit list during 2010. Calculating Rs 20 lakh as annual fess for a student in management quota, the college has gained Rs 29 crore during the last four years from PG, degree and diploma courses.
There are PG degree and diploma courses in medicine, pediatrics, and skin departments. There were only 10 seats for each till last year. This year 11 more seats were added .
DYFI leader admits lapse
Kasargode: DYFI state treasurer V.V. Rameshan who was in the receiving end both within and outside the party has admitted that he let go his politics by securing a NRI seat for his daughter in the Pariyaram Medical College.
Rameshan said only Rs 5 lakh has been remitted so far as fee for the seat and the payment was made by his wife's brother Anilkumar.
Denying allegations that he has amassed wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income Rameshan said they are baseless and border on cruelty. His only fault was allowing judgement to be clouded by his concerns as a parent. The NRI seat he secured for his daughter will be given up, he said.
Kannur: Out of the 33 students getting admissions for PG medical course at the Pariyaram Medical College in the last four years, only one was selected from the government merit list during 2010. Calculating Rs 20 lakh as annual fess for a student in management quota, the college has gained Rs 29 crore during the last four years from PG, degree and diploma courses.
There are PG degree and diploma courses in medicine, pediatrics, and skin departments. There were only 10 seats for each till last year. This year 11 more seats were added .
DYFI leader admits lapse
Kasargode: DYFI state treasurer V.V. Rameshan who was in the receiving end both within and outside the party has admitted that he let go his politics by securing a NRI seat for his daughter in the Pariyaram Medical College.
Rameshan said only Rs 5 lakh has been remitted so far as fee for the seat and the payment was made by his wife's brother Anilkumar.
Denying allegations that he has amassed wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income Rameshan said they are baseless and border on cruelty. His only fault was allowing judgement to be clouded by his concerns as a parent. The NRI seat he secured for his daughter will be given up, he said.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Spa treatment for Madani costs Karnataka govt Rs 8 lakh
BANGALORE: The alleged mastermind of the July 2008 Bangalore blasts, Abdul Naseer Madani, will undergo panchakarma treatment at Soukya International Holistic Centre in Whitefield.
The wheel-chair bound Madani who is an inmate of Parappana Agrahara jail was admitted to Soukya at noon on Tuesday.
The 28-day treatment at the sprawling integrated medicine spa in the city's outskirts will cost the government a whopping Rs eight lakh.
Madani's lawyers had appealed to the Supreme Court to allow him to travel to Kerala for treating his multiple ailments. But the court rejected the plea and asked Madani to avail treatment in Bangalore.
The wheel-chair bound Madani who is an inmate of Parappana Agrahara jail was admitted to Soukya at noon on Tuesday.
The 28-day treatment at the sprawling integrated medicine spa in the city's outskirts will cost the government a whopping Rs eight lakh.
Madani's lawyers had appealed to the Supreme Court to allow him to travel to Kerala for treating his multiple ailments. But the court rejected the plea and asked Madani to avail treatment in Bangalore.
Friday, June 3, 2011
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