Pediatricians not in favour of offline conduct of exams
The Hindu
Unimmunised children can form a group of super spreaders, says IAP Kerala president
The State chapter of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) has warned that the central and State board exams in this pandemic period should be held only if the authorities are 100% confident of ensuring social distancing and other COVID-19 protocols. “The best option is not to conduct any exams as far as possible in the offline mode in view of the present scenario. The authorities must be fully certain about the safety guards, if they wish to go ahead and conduct the exams,” pointed out M. Narayanan, president of IAP, Kerala.The Madras High Court on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, rejected a plea by former special Director General of Police (DGP) Rajesh Das to restore the electricity service connection to a bungalow in Thaiyur near Kelambakkam in Chengalpattu district, and to restrain Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) officials from disturbing the power supply in future.
The Madras High Court on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, permitted Anna University to deposit, in three monthly instalments, an amount of ₹73.23 lakh before the Central Government Industrial Tribunal (CGIT) as a condition to hear a statutory appeal preferred by the varsity against the Coimbatore Regional Provident Fund (RPF) Commissioner’s order to pay dues to the tune of ₹2.44 crore to contract employees.