September 10-11: National Level Seminar at St. Aloysius College
Mangaluru, Sept 07: A two-day national level seminar on the topic 'Radioactive Materials and Uses of Radiation' has been organized on September 10th and 11th at the St. Aloysius College in the City.
Informing this to media persons here, College Principal Prof. Praveen Martis said “the seminar will be held in association with the National Association for Application of Radioisotope and Radiation at the LF Raskeena Hall in the College.
“District in-charge Minister UT Khader will inaugurate the program at 9 o’clock on September 10. Dr.Bharadwaj, Chairman of the Central Government's Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, and Principal of Miranda Women's College of Delhi University and member of the Union Cabinet Advisory Council Dr. Pratibha Jolly will be the guests. St. Aloysius Group Institutions head. Dr. Dionysius Vas will preside over the function,” he informed.
“As a part of the programme, a public lecture on the topic ‘Public Perceptions- Myth and reality about Nuclear Power will be organized at 5 pm on September 11. SK Malhotra, the former head of the Government of India's Public Awareness Department, will be delivering the lecture and the public will have the open entry for this,” Praveen Martis said.
Prof. Prakash Kamath, Rita Krista, Program Organizer Dr. Chandrashekhar Shetty were present.
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Right to life extends to all: SC questions Assam on detention of foreign nationals
New Delhi: The Supreme Court criticised the Assam government on Wednesday for failing to justify the detention of foreign nationals in transit camps and demanded an explanation from the state’s chief secretary, who has been asked to appear via virtual mode during the next hearing.
A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and N Kotiswar Singh emphasised that the fundamental right to life extends to all individuals, including foreigners. The court directed the state to take immediate steps to deport the detainees to their respective countries.
The bench was hearing a case concerning 270 individuals held in detention centres or transit camps in Assam. It observed that some detainees had been languishing in the camps for over a decade. "The affidavit submitted by the state fails to provide reasons for detaining these individuals and does not detail the steps taken for their deportation. This is a gross violation of the court's orders," the bench remarked.
The court had previously granted six weeks for the state government to file a compliance affidavit. Dissatisfied with the lack of a detailed response, the court instructed the chief secretary to clarify the non-compliance.
The Assam government’s counsel informed the court that the deportation of illegal migrants is coordinated through the Union government. He explained that the state is responsible for providing complete details, including contact information, to the Ministry of External Affairs, which verifies the identities of the migrants via diplomatic channels.
Earlier, the Supreme Court had directed the Assam State Legal Services Authority to inspect the Matia transit camp, focusing on hygiene and food quality standards.
