Academic activities yet to start even after two months
Wenlock second year para medical students express their pain before DC
Mangaluru, November 19: Students of the second year paramedical course at the Wenlock district hospital said that though two months were over after the beginning of the academic year for various courses, academic activities have not yet started.
Expressing their pain before the deputy commissioner in a memorandum led by SFI organization here on Monday, the students appealed the officer to ensure justice to them. The students who have taken admission to DMLT, DDTT, MRD, DDT, DOT and Health Inspector courses have already completed their first year course at the Para Medical Science of Mangala College as per the agreement. Though the second year course was started in September, they have been doing the hospital works in the name of postings. Even during the government holidays and Sundays, they were being asked to participate in the hospital work. Moreover, they were being harassed by the hospital staff, they said.
Students from Savanur, Subramanya, Shivamogga, Ballari, Madikeri, Kodagu, Kolar, Chikmagaluru, Karkala, Kinnigoli, Belthangady and other rural areas have been getting education staying in BCM hostels. The private colleges have already completed their internal exams for the courses. But for them, academic activities were not yet started. When asked the Wenlock Hospital chief, they were not responding properly. There was no attendance on getting practical training. The parents were invited in the beginning of the first year course. After that, parents meeting was not convened. In the beginning of the second year, all students were being summoned to the Wenlock hospital and entrusted the hospital works. Recently, an MLT course student was given ward duty and cleaning work at mental treatment section. Now, the hospital authorities were telling that the students have to work in night shift. The students have joined the course with lot of expectations. They wanted justice, they urged the deputy commissioner.
“We came to know about the students problems just two days before. As the students have asked the authorities to start lessons, the authorities have informed them that the hospital doctors would take the classes instead of teachers. This is not a good decision. In view of this, we have urged the deputy commissioner to solve the problem”, SFI district secretary Madhuri Bolara told Varthabharati.
Demands
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Steps should be taken to start classes
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Should stop using the students for the hospital works in the name of postings much against the norms
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Permanent lecturers should be appointed instead of doctors
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First year classes should be started immediately
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Security should be provided to the students during postings
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Lebanon appoints new representative for talks with Israel, rejects linkage to Iran
Beirut: Lebanon’s has moved to underline its independent position in ongoing regional developments, amid attempts to link the country to the broader conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.
President Joseph Aoun, while announcing the appointment of former US ambassador Simon Karam as Lebanon’s representative in talks with Israel, made it clear that Karam would be the sole representative for Lebanon and that there would be no substitute.
The move comes in response to what the Lebanese officials see as efforts by Iran to tie Lebanon’s situation to the wider regional conflict. Iran had indicated that there would be no ceasefire involving the US, Israel and Iran unless it also included a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Some groups, including Hezbollah and its supporters, had expressed support for linking the situations, citing concerns that the Lebanese government has limited leverage in negotiations with Israel. Lebanon is not formally a party to the conflict, and its army is considered weak.
However, others, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, have opposed this approach. They view Iran’s stance as an attempt to influence Lebanon’s internal affairs and see it as undermining the country’s sovereignty.
Officials backing the government’s position say the move is aimed at reaffirming Lebanon’s sovereignty and ensuring that decisions about peace and ceasefire within the country are not dictated externally.
They also see it as a safeguard, so that any breakdown in talks between the US, Israel and Iran does not automatically lead to renewed conflict in Lebanon.
