PHISHED OR SKIMMED?

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Absence of surveillance at ATM boothscombined with lack of awareness among debit card users has led to a surge inATM related cyber-crimes by over 20 times in just four years

From just six cases in 2011, the number of ATM card-related cyber crimes soared by over 20 times to 122 in 2014. This, in the absence of information security guidelines which are mandatory for banks as per Reserve Bank of India's guidelines on electronic banking.

An official from the city's cyber-crime cell also blamed ignorance of the users for the rise in number of such cases.

`I am not the champ `

The honest admission by the cyclistcrowned as champ epitomised the mismanagement at Cyclothon: it was flagged offin darkness resulting in 70 participants getting injured, timings were notrecorded precisely

Being declared champion generally makes one leap with joy but that was not the case at Cyclothon-2015 at the Sabarmati riverfront on Sunday. Bangalore resident Hari Menon had a good ride in the cold Ahmedabad morning and touched the finishing line a good two seconds ahead of the next cyclist in the 100-km race for men over 45 years. Yet to his shock he was declared third prize winner. An avid cyclist, Menon had used his Garmin watch to time himself and it showed he had completed the 100-km stretch in » 2hr 59min 24sec.

High schoolkids wreak havoc in cyberspace

Juvenile cyber-crime surgesby 63 per cent in a year as number of cases rise from 90 in 2013 to 147 in 2014

With more and more children becoming digital citizens, it is not surprising that juvenile cybercrime is on the rise. The number of Amdavadi teenagers gaining access to computers and mobile phones has shot up, and it is reflected in the 63 per cent surge in teen cybercrime registered in a single year! Sexting, visiting porn sites, sharing nude photographs, illegally downloading music and software are lesser crimes. Creating fake social media profiles, online bullying, trading porn material, and computer hacking are harder crimes that draw police attention.

In 2013, 90 cybercrime cases committed by juveniles were registered.This rose to 147 in 2014. However, in comparison to 2011, when the number of such cases registered was only 16, cybercrime committed by juveniles has increased by 800 pc so far.

Revenge is dish best served on internet

Over four years, Ahmedabad sees 40 pc rise in cybercrime, especially creation of fake profiles, as netizens take online route to seek vendetta

They say `all is fair in love and war'. And, more and more tech-savvy youths are using `virtual' means at their disposal to prove this true. There has been a 40 per cent rise in cybercrime rate since 2011, say cops. Complaints mainly involve youths who find social networking sites an effective medium to bully others or seek revenge.

The major reasons for the creation of fake profiles are generally matrimonial dispute, rejection, business rivalry or collegeschool fights, say experts.

Staff crunch taxes I-T dept

More than 30,000 cases are pending as over 2,500 posts remain vacant in various branches

Rajnish Patel, a surgeon,has been waiting to get a tax re fund of Rs 60,000 since 2012.

And, in all probability, he has a long wait ahead of him. There are several Amdavadis like him who are waiting for their tax returns even as files gather dust in the Income-Tax department that is reeling under severe staff crunch.

There is more than 50 per cent vacancy in the department that includes investigation and tax assistant branches, state documents accessed by Mirror. A few months ago, the department reshuffled various job profiles, creating new posts and offices to equalise work pressure on employees. However, this seems to have helped little.

Haemophilic claims Civil does not have enough meds for hernia surgery

Civil denies the claim; says it can provide enough medication for any kind of surgery

Every year, hundreds of people in the country undergo operation for hernia, a common abdominal ailment. But a 47year-old government employee in the city has been battling the condition for past 10 years because he cannot afford to pay for the surgery, which he claims will cost him Rs 1 crore. Reason: He is a haemophilic and the government hospitals in the city don't have enough of the necessary medications required to help with blood clotting.

Nimesh Dholakia has a genetic deficiency of clotting protein called factor VIII. About 10 years ago, when he broke his arm, he underwent a surgery where he was administered 40,000 units of factor VIII which cost him Rs 5 lakh. However, due to the excessive intake of factor VIII, Dorakia became an inhibitor, which meant normal factor VIII injections became less effective.

TAINTED TRANSFUSION

Sunita Mishra, a21-year-old student from Ahmedabad, met with a car accident in 2012 on her wayto grandparents' home in Vadodara. She was admitted to a private hospital in acritical condition. She was discharged a few days later. However, every month,her parents have to go to civil hospital to collect her medicines. Reason: Sunita had been infected with HIV after being administered tainted blood during treatment.

While Gujarat is peddling med ical tourism to the world, as many as 2,500 people in the state have contracted HIV through blood transfusion in six years. In reply to an application filed under the Right to Information Act, the Union ministry of health and welfare revealed that the state stood highest with 271 cases of HIV infections caused by blood transfusion. The shocker is that Gujarat has continuously recorded the highest number of cases in past six years. Experts attribute infections to medical negligence and rampant malpractice among blood banks.

63 response centres to save birds

About 5 OTs, 73 vets, 1,400 med students have volunteered for the cause during Uttarayan frenzy

Uttarayan is here and so is ready a brigade of bird rescuers to protect feathered species fall ing prey to killer manja. With five major operation theatres (OT), 13 minor OTs and 63 response centers, Forest Department and Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation this year have launched their save bird drive with much aggression.

“Our main priority is to save birds.Therefore, we will open more centres to provide immediate medical treatment. About 73 veterinary doctors and more than 1,400 students from medical colleges have volunteered for the cause,“ said Dr T Karuppasamy, DFO, social forestry division,

English Trouble - One-Third IITIans Flunk Medium of Instruction

IIT-Gn students excel in science, butmany fall flat in English; the institute conducts test to check their level andtrain them accordingly to make them industry-ready
It is no reflection of their technical skills. The students of Indian Institutes of Technology are hailed as the outstanding brains of the country and are lapped up by big corporates at sky-high salaries. But when it comes to proficiency in English, nearly one third of the students of Gandhinagar campus flunk.
In the last five years, 636 students have undertaken English proficiency test at the institute. Of these, 197 students have failed. Annual breakup of the figures show that about 31 per cent of the students at IIT-Gn fail in English proficiency test almost every year. It becomes a matter of concern as English is the medium of instruction at IITs.

IF ONLY THEY BUILT A SKIN BANK - 80 PER CENT OF BURNS VICTIMS COULD HAVE BEEN SAVED AT CIVIL

 Civil Hospital and BJMedical College fail to build a skin bank though they signed an MoU with aEuropean firm during the 2011 Vibrant summit; this despite that fact that abouthalf of the burns patients die following infection due to lack of skintransplant
One patient dies in the burns department of Civil Hospital almost every day. Nearly 80 per cent of these people can be saved if they received skin transplant in time. But Civil Hospital and BJ Medical College, have failed to set up a skin bank despite signing a memorandum of understanding with Euro Skin Bank in 2011, two Vibrant summits ago.