Korean Firm MD ‘Assaults’ Tamil Staffer

Korean Firm MD ‘Assaults’ Tamil Staffer

Combo videograbs of the managing director of NVH India, Choise Yoon Sik, dragging away K Bhoopalan, an employee who had plonked before his car as a mark of passive protest. Sik held Bhoopalan’s legs and dragged him a few feet away and then stood over him. The video went viral and forced the police to book the South Korean national

CHENNAI: The head honcho of a Korean firm was booked on Saturday on charges of assaulting a worker, a day after he allegedly dragged one of the company’s employees by his legs. The incident, a video of which was uploaded by the workers on YouTube, worsened the worker-management conflict in the Sriperumbudur industrial belt, which is already hit by the recent closure of Nokia’s cell phone-making plant.

The incident took place on Friday around 7.45 am on the premises of NVH India Auto, located at Irungattukottai when a group of workers were protesting against the suspension of 15 workers. They tried to block the car of managing director Choise Yoon Sik, a Korean national. Sik was caught on camera dragging one of the workers sitting before the car, apparently to make way, and shouting at others.

While the worker, identified by police as K Boopalan, lay on the ground without confronting the official, Sik could be heard asking the workers why they were protesting. “All workers tell me why do you do this? What is the reason? What is the reason… Move,” Sik said.

The workers told Express they were merely staging a protest, when the official behaved in an unruly manner. However, the sequence of incidents prior to this was not very clear. NVH officials did not to comment on the incident and the workers’ protest when contacted by Express.

“Fifteen permanent employees were suspended following our demand to put permanent employees on the production line and not contracted workers or apprentices. We were protesting against this when the official manhandled one of the workers,” said Christopher, an employee of the factory and State-level secretary of United Labour Front, a trade union.

The alleged manhandling led to a stronger protest by the workers of the factory and by various unions on Friday and Saturday. Around 97 workers staging a sit-in overnight were arrested by the police in the wee hours of Saturday and booked for unlawful assembly. While all 97 were released on bail later, 28 other union members, who had launched a hunger fast demanding the arrest of the Sik, were remanded in judicial custody.

Meanwhile, the Sriperumbudur police said they have booked Sik on charges of assault, wrongful restrain and criminal intimidation. “We have registered the case based on the complaint. Further enquiries are on,” said a senior police officer of the Kancheepuram police. The police said they have not arrested Sik.

“The police have not taken any action till now against the official even though we showed them evidence of his behaviour,” Christopher told Express. Cases have been registered against a few union members for preventing those who came to deliver items to the factory.

NVH India Auto is a subsidiary of Korean components company, NVH Auto, which supplies sun visors, head liners, floor carpets and other products to Hyundai’s plant located in the same industrial belt. The company currently has 120 confirmed employees, 500 contact workers and 150 trainees.

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Painful joints impact sex life: Survey

Painful joints have become a bigger and more real reason than the good old excuse of "having a headache" for people abstaining from physical intimacy, according to new research.

Arthritis Research Britain conducted the survey to reveal the everyday challenges couples face in their relationships, and to raise awareness of the challenges faced by people with Arthritis and joint pain to stay intimate in their relationships.

Two-thirds of the respondents between the age group of 55-69 felt that their relationship was less intimate than when they first got together and nearly a quarter of married couples say they're unsatisfied with their current love life.

Nearly a third of the couples surveyed don't cuddle or hold hands enough anymore, nearly half feel that they aren't having enough sex and have sex less often than once a fortnight, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

"As we rush around leading busy lives, it's easy for relationships to suffer. The survey shows that couples want to be more physically intimate with one another, holding hands, having a cuddle and having sex are all important to keep a healthy relationship," said sex expert Tracey Cox.

Joint pain can affect many parts of the body including hands, hips, knees, fingers, back and neck. This makes movements that many of us take for granted, like having sex, holding hands or cuddling incredibly painful.

Previous studies have shown that 13 percent of people with Arthritis found joint pain impacted their sex life.

New York is witnessing heavy snow

New York governor Andrew Cuomo has declared a state of emergency across New York as a major winter storm has already started to bring heavy snow, sub-zero temperatures, and high winds across the state, an official statement said. A state of emergency mobilises resources to local governments that otherwise are restricted to state use only, and allows the governor to suspend laws and regulations that would impede rapid response, Xinhua reported Thursday citing the statement. The governor urged New Yorkers to avoid travelling and tay inside their homes until the worst of the storm has passed. "As this winter storm unfolds, bringing heavy snow and high winds to many parts of the state, I strongly urge all New Yorkers to exercise caution, avoid travel, and stay indoors," Cuomo said.

The four New York City airports are open, but airlines are operating on a significantly reduced schedule, with more than 412 flights cancelled as of mid-afternoon. Crews are applying anti-icing chemicals to runways and taxiways to keep them free of ice, said the governor's Office. In the event that some travellers become stranded, airport personnel are preparing cots, blankets and other essentials to assist customers. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority advises customers that cold temperatures and blowing snow may require suspension of some portions of the region's bus and commuter train operations, in order to protect customers and employees. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and New York State Thruway Authority said ploughs are available state-wide to clear snow and treat roads with salt.

IVAN VERA MATHIRI Reviews

            Based on a real-life incident, M Saravanan has itched a story for his latest movie Ivan Vera Mathiri. It is a commercial movie with a social message. Vikram Prabhu, who had a great debut in Kumki, seems to have made a right choice again as the film has given him a good opportunity to showcase his skills.

Ivan Vera Mathiri stars Vikram Prabhu and newbie Surabhi in the lead roles. Ganesh Venkatraman has played the role of a cop and Vamshi Krishna is the bad man in the film. It has Shakhti's cinematography, C Sathya's music and Sreekar Prasad's editing.

M Saravanan is inspired by an infamous real-life incident. The crisis takes the central stage after the college atmosphere turns violent with the murders of three students.Media focusses the issue and starts debate on the same.

 This is when the hero Gunasekaran, a common man, decides to fight for the cause and to punish the law minister. On the other end, he falls in love with Malini (Surabhi). But baddies kidnap her. How he fights the injustice? Will he be able to save his girlfriend? You should watch the movie to get answers to all the questions. Director Saravanan has tried hard to write a screenplay to churn out a message-oriented movie with commercial ingredients.

BIRIYANI Reviews

          Biriyani is an upcoming Indian Tamil romantic comedy thriller movie written and directed by Venkat Prabhu. Produced by Studio Green, the movie features Karthi and Hansika Motwani in the lead roles alongside Premji Amaren, Ramki, Nithin Sathya, Madhumitha and Mandy Takhar. Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the background and soundtrack for Biriyani, which marks his 100th film, while Sakthi Saravanan and Praveen-Srikanth handled cinematography and editing, respectively.

Karthi plays a play boy character and he has new look in this movie. Hansika Motwani plays a role of a journalist in this movie. Karthi and his friend Premji has a peculiar habit that after having a few drinks, they must have Biryani. During one such Biryani encounter, unexpectedly something happens and that creates changes and it leads to big issues. What are those issues, should be seen onscreen.

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Govt considering all options to decriminalise homosex!!

 With the Supreme Court order on gay sex creating a major uproar, the government today said it is considering all options to decriminalise homosexuality and filing a curative petition in the apex court could be one of them.   

The Government is considering all options to restore the (Delhi) High Court verdict on (Section) 377 (of IPC). We must decriminalise adult consensual relationships," Law Minister Kapil Sibal said.

Finance Minister P Chidambaram said the Supreme Court ruling was "wrong" and all options would be looked at to set right the Supreme Court order. Terming the judgement "disappointing", he said the court should have applied "current social and moral values" in the case.

He said the government should file a review or curative petition and that the matter should be heard by a five-bench judge. Chidambaram, the former Home Minister, said the Delhi High Court judgement was a "well-researched one" which the Union government accepted and did not challenge in the Supreme Court. He added that the government's decision of not opposing the High Court judgement in the Supreme Court was also his party's view.

Chidambaram noted that the bench that gave the order, should have referred the matter to a five-judge bench and that the interpretation of law cannot be static

TN announces 5-day state mourning for Mandela

Tamil Nadu government has announced a five-day state mourning for former South African president Nelson Mandela who died on Thursday.

An official statement from the Public (Protocol I) Department of the the state government here said as a mark of respect to the departed leader, "state mourning will be observed" till December 10, starting late on December 6.

"The national flag will be flown at half-mast throughout the state where it is flown regularly and there will be no official entertainment," it said asking officials concerned to take all required action in this matters.

It also expressed "profound regret" over the passing away of the anti-apartheid icon, also a Bharat Ratna recipient.