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Panel for change in metro HC names
AIIMS faculty indifferent towards confrontation Ramadoss warns of action
BJP ties up with BJD
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Shahabuddin threatens Jail Superintendent
Naidu sees cracks in UPA
13 m deaths due to environmental exposure
Anticipatory bail for Mika
Centre to raise aid for midday meal
Will PM’s magic work in Cuba?
Lady Army officer cremated
Rehabilitation of oustees on: CM
Tharoor to visit India today
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Panel for change in metro HC names
New Delhi, June 17 Since the names of the three cities had been changed officially, the panel in its report placed before Parliament during the last session, has impressed upon the Law Ministry that the change in the names of high courts located there was must for the administrative purpose and should be done as early as possible. If the names of these high courts remained the same, it would create confusion and mislead the public and “appear to be anachronistic”, the committee said. It also asked the ministry to make “all-out efforts” to set up the All-India Judicial Service. “If it required necessary amendment in the Constitution, it may be taken up expeditiously,” the panel said. For this purpose the Law Ministry was asked to initiate consultation with Ministries of Finance, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and the Union Public Service Commission. To bring the Indian judicial system in conformity with the economic globalisation, the committee felt that time had come for introduction of modern management system in judiciary to avoid inordinate delay in deciding the cases. “This requires scientific study of the problems faced by judiciary. For this, the judiciary is required to develop skills to manage its resources, set targets and evolve concepts like case and time management,” the panel in its report said. It drew the attention of the ministry towards the working of judiciary at different levels in the USA and the UK where judges had applied some innovative methods successfully, which included preparation of annual judicial statistics about the output of the courts.
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AIIMS faculty indifferent towards confrontation
New Delhi, June 17 Dr Venugopal has protested against the Health Minister’s alleged interference in the day-to-day functioning of the institute. A senior faculty member told TNS that FAIMS had not so far discussed the issue of confrontation between Dr Venugopal and Dr Ramadoss. “Half the faculty members have proceeded on vacation. In the Institute Rule Book, the Health Minister is the supreme authority of the institute. In the framework of civil service, the minister is supreme. The rest do not matter.” Hinting that Dr Venugopal was finding himself isolated due to his own indifference to addressing issues on the campus, a senior faculty member dismissed as “meaningless” the ongoing signature campaign initiated by the Resident Doctors Association to garner support for the Director. “Resident doctors come and go whereas the faculty is permanent. If anyone thinks that a signature campaign will contribute to decisions in favour of Dr Venugopal, it is a misconception.” Asked if the Director’s reported dialogue with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would result in any action from the Prime Minister’s Office, the faculty member said: “The Prime Minister is unlikely to annoy his Cabinet colleague to support an officer in junior rank.” He said that the Health Minister, who is also the President of the Institute was fully justified in repatriating the senior financial adviser and replacing the Sub-Dean and the person in charge of press and publicity. “The post of Sub-Dean and Public Relations Officer do not exist in the institute constitution. It only provides for two non-faculty posts — that of Director and Deputy Director Administration. Rest are all faculty positions. The post of Dean was created more than three decades back with the purpose of reducing the workload of the Director. A few years later, the post of Sub Dean was also created. Dr T.D. Dogra, Head of the Department of Forensic Medicine, told TNS here on Saturday that he was entrusted charge of Acting Director by the Director Dr P. Venugopal. Asked if this working arrangement had been challenged by anybody, Dr Dogra said: “No, I have not received any communication from anybody. I’m simply saying that I’m the Acting Director.” Sources close to Dr Ramesh Chandra Deka, Dean and Head of the ENT Department at AIIMS contested reports in a section of the media that the Health Minister had appointed him as acting head in place of Dr Dogra. Sources said that Dr Deka was appointed as Dean on May 1 and entrusted charge of Acting Director by Dr Venugopal when he went on two weeks leave in the second week of May. Sources said that when Dr Venugopal went on vacation yesterday, he gave charge of Acting Director to Dr Dogra. “Dr Deka is a world renowed ENT surgeon with specialisation in cochlear implant and has been head of the Departmnent of ENT for the past 11 years,” sources said.
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Ramadoss warns of action New Delhi: The turf war between Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss and AIIMS Director P Venugopal intensified today with the former warning of "action" against the premier health institution's administration for "going public and to the press". "It is wrong on the part of any administration to go public and go to the press. Definitely, it is wrong on them and definitely we are going to ask them for an explanation (as to who are responsible)," Ramadoss told Times Now news channel without naming any official. "We are going to take action, as and when, according to the law," said Ramadoss, who is embroiled in a war of words with Venugopal, sparked off by the government's decision remove certain officials and to cut salaries of medicos who participated in the anti-quota agitation. Taking a dig at Venugopal's threat to put in his papers, he said, "If anybody wants to resign, he is free to resign. He does not need to go around lobbying that I am going to resign, please stop me from resigning. Asked about his reported disagreement with Venugopal over the appointment of the seniormost faculty member T D Dogra as his successor, Ramadoss said, "Whatever is the procedure, we are going to follow. In fact, Dr Venugopal has recommended Dogra to be acting director and he has gone on leave for three-four days. I will be going on Monday. We will decide." — PTI
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BJP ties up with BJD
New Delhi, June 17 Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha L.K. Advani attended the meeting convened by party President Rajnath Singh at the BJP Headquarters. The BJD-BJP coalition had performed well during the last two-and-half years, Mr Katiyar added.
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Shahabuddin threatens Jail Superintendent
Siwan, June 17 “The MP used expletives against the Jail Superintendent Lalan Kumar Sinha and threatened to kill him when he read out the production warrant against him in his cell,” Superintendent of Police Sunil Kumar told PTI. He said a case for obstructing a public servant in performing his duty and issuing threats had been registered with the town police station against Shahabuddin. Jail sources told PTI that when Superintendent Sinha approached the MP, who is suffering from a spinal problem, to take him in a wheel chair before the court, Shahabuddin refused to go. He demanded that a stretcher be brought. When it was brought, he again refused and demanded one with an iron sheet because of his spinal problem. By the time that one arrived, the court had risen for the day. A special building has been designated as court on the divisional jail premises for the past three days to start trial proceedings against Shahabuddin in connection with six of the 40 cases against him, including that of sedition.
— PTI
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Naidu sees cracks in UPA
Hyderabad, June 17 Naidu, who is on a private visit to the city, addressed a press conference here at the state BJP office Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherji Bhavan. The UPA partners and its supporters in different states are quarrelling with each other, he alleged. The RJD and the LJS are at loggerheads in Bihar, the DMK and the MDMK are fighting against each in Tamil Nadu, the NCP had defeated the Congress official candidate in Rajya Sabha bye-election in Maharashtra, the tussle between the Congress and Samajwadi Party in UP has reached its peak and in Karnataka, the JD (S) faction supporting the UPA at the Centre is supporting BJP government in the state, he listed out. Mayawati of BSP, who was with the UPA, is now predicting the downfall of the UPA, while the CPI (M) has joined hands with the TDP in Andhra Pradesh. Left parties are at odds with the Centre and taking to the streets and courting arrest against the government, he continued. “The UPA is practically becoming DPA (Disintegrating Progressive Alliance)”, he quipped. The BJP senior leader also lambasted at the “double standards” of the Left parties, which are trying to derive political mileage out of the sufferings of the people. He took exception to the Prime Minister and the Left parties maintaining silence over the unabated violence in Jammu and Kashmir, and Assam.
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13 m deaths due to environmental exposure
New Delhi, June 17 The report estimates that as much as 24 per cent of global diseases are caused by environmental exposures. Nearly one third of deaths and diseases in the least developed regions are due to environmental causes. Over 40 per cent of deaths from malaria and an estimated 94 per cent of deaths from diarrhoeal diseases, two of the world's biggest childhood killers, can be prevented through better environment management. The four main diseases influenced by poor environments are diarrhoea, lower respiratory infections, various forms of unintentional injuries, and malaria. Measures that can be taken now to reduce the environmental disease burden include the promotion of safe water storage and better hygienic measures, the use of cleaner and safer fuels, increased safety of the built environment, more judicious use and management of toxic substances in the home and workplace and better water resource management. Diseases with the largest total annual health burden from environmental factors, in terms of death, illness and disability or Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) are Diarrhoea (58 million DALYS per year, 94 per cent of the diarrhoeal burden of disease) largely from unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene, Lower respiratory infections (37 million DALYs per year, 41 per cent of all cases globally) largely from air pollution, indoor and outdoor.
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Centre to raise aid for midday meal
New Delhi, June 17 The decision to enhance Central assistance is subject to mandatory contribution of 50 paise by states with an overall cost norm of Rs 2 and provision of improved nutritional norms it was pointed out. In the case of Northeastern states, the Centre-state ratio would be 90:10 and the existing level of Central assistance towards cooking cost would be maintained till states contribute their respective shares. The CCEA also approved the provision for assistance to states to construct kitchen-cum-store in a phased manner under the scheme itself in about six lakh primary schools at a cost of approximately Rs 60,000 per unit where convergence with other programmes is not feasible. Approval has also been granted for assistance for cooking or kitchen devices at the rate of Rs 5,000 per school in a phased manner and continuance of the midday meal scheme as a Centrally-sponsored scheme, a released issued here said. The midday meal scheme is a part of the strategy to universalise elementary education by boosting enrolment, attendance and retention besides improving nutritional status of about 12-crore children at the primary stage.
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Will PM’s magic work in Cuba?
New Delhi, June 17 These memories are bound to come rushing back when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits Havana in September for the next NAM Summit. The big question being asked is whether Dr Singh will succeed in reviving that special relationship between the two countries and will they be able to reinvigorate the movement which is gradually losing its sheen. Dr Singh has a tough act to follow. A lot has changed since that high-powered meeting in Delhi. For one, Indira Gandhi and Castro had enjoyed an excellent rapport. The summit took place at a time when the world was divided into two blocs and the NAM countries were seen as an important group of the third world with strong “anti-imperialist” leanings. A unipolar world has emerged since then and NAM has lost much of its relevance in view of the changed circumstances. More importantly, as the chief architect of the recent Indo-US nuclear deal, Dr Singh is now marked as an ally of the US. Given Cuba’s antagonistic relationship with the US, India’s growing proximity to Washington may be viewed with some suspicion, particularly since the Iran-US nuclear conflict is expected to dominate the forthcoming proceedings. On the flip side, however, Dr Singh’s journey to Cuba may dispel the notion and help reaffirm India’s commitment to the movement. Whether other NAM countries are convinced or not, Dr Singh’s decision to travel to Cuba should bring some cheer to the Left parties who have been critical of the UPA government’s foreign policy.
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Lady Army officer cremated
Bhopal, June 17 Her father P. B. Chakravarty lit the funeral pyre in the presence of grief-stricken family members and relatives, who expressed shock at the extreme step taken by Sushmita. A large number of Army officers and personnel were also present at Subhash Nagar cremation ground where the body was taken in a procession from her house in Saket Nagar.
— PTI
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Rehabilitation of oustees on: CM
New Delhi, June 17 “Keeping the Supreme Court directive in mind, we are working for the rehabilitation of the dam oustees. Work on rehabilitating 24,000 affected families is under way,” he said in reply to questions at a press conference here. Mr Chouhan said 75 of the 85 sites earmarked for rehabilitation of the affected families had already been developed and work on the remaining would be completed soon.
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Tharoor to visit India today
New Delhi, June 17 This will be his first visit to India after India announced its decision to nominator Mr Tharoor for the Secretary General’s post which is falling vacant on December 31 following the expiry of the term of the present head of the world body, Mr Kofi Annan.
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