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PCC chief’s election V. P.
Singh, Gowda blast govt for ‘anti-poor’ policies Manipur Ministry faces crisis Purulia case CM: ultras active in Bengal with ISI help |
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Tributes paid to Indira Gandhi Indira Peace Prize for Swaminathan ‘Increase teaching days’ CPI for forming secular alternative RJD flays
ceasefire move St. Kitts case trial adjourned
till Feb 19 Move to set
up medical grants panel ‘Make wage awards
non-implementation criminal offence’ HC issues notice to
ex-CJI in CPR case Have one, adopt one, recommend parents Knife removed from stomach
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PCC chief’s election NEW DELHI, Nov 19 — With the supporters of former Chief Minister Mr Virbhadra Singh and former CLP leader, Ms Vidya Stokes, having put forth their views regarding choice of HPCC chief, Congress President Mrs Sonia Gandhi is likely to decide on the issue by the month-end. Though the newly-elected PCC delegates have left it to Mrs Gandhi to appoint the new chief, members of both the camps have been meeting senior party leaders to present their respective case. They have also separately met Mrs Gandhi. While Ms Stokes, who is being backed by Mahila Congress chief Ms Chandresh Kumari, claims support of majority of PCC delegates, Mr Singh is insisting that something must be done quickly about the 25 appeals filed by partymen in the recently completed PCC elections. Mr Singh has gone on record to say that the PCC elections have been marred by irregularities. The appeals, his supporters say, need to be expeditiously disposed of by the Congress Central Election Authority to restore the confidence of workers. While part of their ire is directed against two members of Pradesh Election Authority, supporters of Mr Singh hold Ms Stokes’ group equally responsible for the “bungling” in the PCC elections and are in no mood to accept her candidature. As a hint of his opposition to the candidature of Ms Stokes, Mr Singh has said that both caste and regional factor should be kept in mind while making the choice of new PCC chief. Mr Chander Kumar, who is a choice of Mr Singh, is an OBC and belongs to the Kangra region. His name is also not likely to be opposed by Ms Chandresh Kumari as both belong to the same electoral belt. Supporters of Ms Stokes say that she is an experienced leader and is popular in both the regions of the state. They say that her election would be in keeping with the party’s committment of giving due representation to women. Sources said that over 50 leaders including PCC delegates have signed a letter expressing their support for Ms Stokes. While opposed to the candidature of Ms Stokes, supporters of Mr Singh say that “any neutral person not accused of election irregularities” would be acceptable to them. In this context there is also talk of extending tenure of the present incumbent Mr Sat Mahajan, at least till the panchayat elections in the state. The panchayat elections are due next month and a section of the party feels that the PCC chief should be allowed to continue. Sources said that efforts were also made to persuade Ms Chandresh Kumari to step in the race for the post of PCC chief to rival the claim of Ms Stokes but she reportedly declined. While Mrs Gandhi would shortly take a decision on the issue in consultation with Mr Moti Lal Vora, general secretary in charge of Himachal, the new PCC chief is likely to be formally elected by the PCC delegates at a meeting convened by Pradesh Returning Officer. The meeting would also be attended by central observers. |
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Singh, Gowda blast govt for ‘anti-poor’ policies NEW DELHI, Nov 19 — The BJP-led Nataional Democratic Alliance government today came in for sharp criticism from non-Congress Opposition parties for what was described as the government’s “anti-farmer” policies and the removal of Quantitative Restrictions (QRs). The leaders from the Opposition said that the policies which the government was following would lead to the market being flooded with artificial, cheap and heavily subsidies products which would destablise the market. Former Prime Minister V.P. Singh today called upon the National Conference of farmers here to oppose the faulty policies of the government and said that it was an irony that people were dying of starvation despite government’s claim that its godowns were overfowing with
foodgrains. The former Prime Minister was unsparing in his address to the farmers and said, “go and break open the locks of the FCI godowns and distribute the grains among the poor”. Mr V.P. Singh who came in an ambulance and addressed the gathering from a stretcher said, “my leg is broken, but not my heart”. He called upon the farmers to embark upon a long agitational programme to safeguard the country’s food security. The meeting was also
addressed by another former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda who took the opportunity to stress for the need of all non-Congress and non-BJP parties to come together to evolve an effective Third Front which he said would provide a viable alternative to the two parties. He said it was the Congress which had initiated these “anti-farmer policies” which the present NDA government was towing. Strongly supporting the views of Mr V.P. Singh, CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury wondered why farmers in various parts of the country were committing suicide if the Centre’s policies were really in their
favour. Charging the Vajpayee government with being “more anti-farmer than any previous government”, he assured full support of the left parties in the fight against the wrong policies of the
centre. “I support Mr V.P. Singh’s call to break open the locks of FCI godowns and distribute the foodgrains among the starving masses,” he said. Noted environmentalist Medha Patkar said setting up of major irrigation projects were uprooting farmers and turning them into landless agriculture workers. Former Union
Miniter, S.R. Bommai, former Lok Sabha speaker Rabi Ray, Rajya Sabha member B.S.
Ramoowalia,
JD (S) leaders Madhu Dandavate and Pramila Dandavate, were also present. |
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Manipur Ministry faces crisis IMPHAL, Nov 19 (PTI) — The political crisis in Manipur triggered by differences in the ruling United Legislature Front today took a new turn as 17 ruling front MLAs flew out of the state, setting the Nipamacha Singh coalition ministry to face an uncertain future. The 17 legislators — 14 of the Manipur State Congress Party and three of its coalition partner Federal Party of Manipur — left here this afternoon for Calcutta and Delhi, Front sources said. Asked why the MLAs left the state at a time when the state is in a political crisis, the sources replied vaguely, saying the legislators would go to some places “for some reasons” and return here one or two days before the winter session of state Assembly starts on December 1. They said that six of the eight Front MLAs, whose cases of disqualification were pending with Speaker, were among the 17 MLAs who left for various destinations outside Manipur. The Nipamacha Singh ministry has a strength of 37 legislators in the 60-member House. The six MLAs were Minister of State for Backward Allaudin, Minister of State for Public Health Onjamang Haokip, Planning Board Deputy Chairman L. Jatra, Minister of State for Family Welfare S. Chandra Singh, Sericulture Minister Hangkhanpao and Minister of State for Power N. Zatawn, sources said. As of today, altogether 18 Front MLAs were out of Manipur, they said adding that Minister of State for Irrigation, K. Tomba Singh, whose disqualification case is pending with the Speaker, had already been away quite for sometime for medical treatment. They said the Front spokesman and Information Minister Maibam Kunjo Singh and Horticulture Minister Thangminlien Kipgen, who had been disqualified recently from membership of the House, were among the 17 MLAs who also included 13 Ministers. Purulia case NEW DELHI, Nov 19 (PTI) — Almost five years after the sensational Purulia arms drop incident, the
CBI is likely to file a supplementary charge-sheet in the case naming at least three more accused including a Hong Kong-based businessman alleged to be the financier for consignment of deadly weapons. Widening the scope of investigations, the agency claims to have gathered evidence against the businessman and two Danish nationals who are alleged to have taken part in meetings where the arms purchase and the delivery process were finalised, cbi sources said. The sources claimed that the businessman, who apparently provided money for the entire operation of airdropping arms in Purulia on December 17, 1995, was “most likely the most knowledgeable person” about the individuals and interests behind placing of the arms delivery orders. He was also the “frontman” for a company which bought the an-26 aircraft that dropped the arms, they said, adding that the main accused, Niels Chirstian Nielsen, alias Kim Davy, was given power of attorney to operate the aircraft for the company. The
businessman was also questioned by Interpol following a request by the cbi, though the agency awaited further evidence to conclusively establish his role in the arms drop. |
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CM: ultras active in Bengal with ISI help CALCUTTA, Nov 19 (PTI) — West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya has said extremist groups from the North-East are creating problems in North Bengal and the ISI is trying to coordinate and help them to destabilise the country. “The ISI is providing arms and logistics support to the extremists,” he said in an
exclusive interview to PTI here yesterday. “The North Bengal situation and particularly the current extremist activities are disturbing me no doubt.... It is a real threat. We have to take a proper view of the problem and take appropriate action”, Mr Bhattacharya, who took over as Chief Minister on November 6 succeeding Mr Jyoti Basu, said. Mr Bhattacharya, who answered questions ranging from extremist menace, Centre-state relations and political violence to industrial scenario in the state, said the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), a militant outfit in North Bengal, had joined hands with ULFA and was trying to create problems with the help of the ISI. Expressing his resolve to deal firmly with the ultras, he said his government had to address the problems of the Rajbanshi community in North Bengal as a whole. “Their problems of unemployment, land and language have to be resolved. It is a political task. However, the majority of Rajbanshis do not want violence.” He said the state government was in constant touch with the Union Home Ministry which had already despatched CRPF personnel to North Bengal. Both state and Union Governments were collaborating in combating the extremists, he said. The Chief Minister said he had already sent a report to the Centre on extremist activities. Expressing concern over the activities of the Gorkha Liberation Organisation (GLO), a dissident group of the Gorkha National Liberation Front, he said this was a new development. “The GLO is trying to organise terrorist activities and undergoing training at a camp in Samsing in Darjeeling. As soon as we got information, we confronted them. One of our home guards was killed along with two extremists. We have sent a big police force which is combing the area.” Stating that the state government had contacted the GNLF, Mr Bhattacharya said its chief, Subhas Ghising, had assured that he was against the GLO and would not compromise with it. The KLO also contacted Ghising but he did not respond, he said.
Tributes paid to Indira Gandhi NEW DELHI, Nov 19 (PTI) — President
K.R. Narayanan today led the nation in paying homage to late Prime
Minister Indira Gandhi on the occasion of her 83rd birth anniversary
here today. Vice-President Krishan Kant, Congress President Sonia
Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and her Cabinet colleagues
were among the other dignitaries who paid floral tributes to Indira
Gandhi at her “Shakti Sthal” samadhi on the banks of the Yamuna
this morning. Floral tributes were also paid to the late leader at
her memorial at No 1 Akbar Road. |
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Indira Peace Prize for Swaminathan NEW DELHI, Nov 19 (UNI) — Agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan was today given the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace and Disarmament for his greatest achievement “the Green Revolution,” which ushered in an era of socio-economic development in India. The award was presented by President K.R. Narayanan in Rashtrapati Bhavan. Vice-President Krishan Kant and Congress President Sonia Gandhi were also present. Giving away the award, the President said Dr Swaminathan remained at the forefront of developmental efforts in the country and was “now spearheading a movement towards what he calls the evergreen revolution.” He said Dr Swaminathan’s emphasis on women participation in development finds its roots in his approach to gender equality and an enduring vision of food, security, development and peace for India. Mr Narayanan said the noted scientist has also been awarded the World Food Prize, the Honda award, and the Magsaysay award. Mr Krishan Kant described Dr Swaminathan as one of the exceptional talents of “our times”, which did path-breaking research. He gave practical shape to his research and made its fruits available to a vast number of Indians. Mrs Sonia Gandhi, chairperson of the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust, said the Swaminathan revolution was not a once-over change but a wave-after-wave change that had transformed, and would continue to transform, the face of Indian agriculture. |
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‘Increase teaching days’ NEW DELHI, Nov 19 — A group of academicians from the Surya Foundation’s think-tank on higher education have recommended that the number of teaching days be raised from 180 to 220. A copy of the recommendations will be sent to the Ministry for Human Resource Development and the University Grants Commission. The Surya Foundation is a social institution devoted to research on vital national issues. The aforesaid group, comprising the Chairman of the foundation, Mr Jaiprakash, and eminent scholars and educationists, has recommended that all colleges proposed to be set up should be autonomous and free from all kind of government control. The group has further suggested that two shifts be introduced in colleges and universities and facilities in colleges be provided between 12 and 16 hours a day. In its recommendations on the organisation and functioning of the UGC, the group has observed that the commission was set up to coordinate and maintain the standards of higher education as provided under the Constitution. It is pointed out that the UGC has become mainly a funding organisation. Other major recommendations pertain to division of the UGC functions into academic and operational wings. The group has also suggested that the UGC carry out academic audit of universities. It is of the view that assessment and accredition work should be taken away from the UGC. Instead, an independent agency on the lines of the BIS, BVQI and ISO be set up and the quality assurance agency in higher education as in the UK be established to accredit and assess the institutions of higher education in India. The group has suggested that colleges be given the liberty to affiliate to any university in the country. It has also suggested examination boards in all states for graduate degrees on the pattern of the UGC NET examination. Prof Amrik Singh, a former Vice-Chancellor of Punjabi University, Patiala, and member of the think-tank, told TNS here yesterday that the main recommendation was to raise the number of working days in a year to 220 days. “Although the number of working days in a college should be 180 as laid down by the UGC, the number of
working days do not exceed 100 in actual practice,” he said. He drew attention to the money invested in college buildings and said that while the average cost of
constructing a college building was about Rs 50 crore, the average annual use did not exceed 400 hours. “This amounts to robbing the country. Is there any proportion between the money invested and the returns?” He pointed out that higher education in India had become a part-time activity. “Students opting for the science stream at the undergraduate level, according to the national average, is only 18 per cent of the total strength. On an average, a science teacher only spends five teaching hours everyday in a college while a teacher of the humanities or commerce stream puts in only three hours daily. The situation is much the same in colleges affiliated to Panjab University, Punjabi
University and Guru Nank Dev University,” he said. Prof Amrik Singh is hopeful that the UGC would accept the recommendations. “There is no reason why it should not accept the recommendations,” he said. |
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CPI for forming secular alternative NEW DELHI, Nov 19 — The CPI at its four-day special plenum felt the urgent need for not only strengthening its weakened base but also the forging of a viable alternative of “secular and democratic” forces. The party, however, felt that there was still need for maintaining a cautious approach towards the Congress. Addressing newsmen after the conclusion of the plenum, CPI General Secretary A.B. Bardhan said, “We will judge the Congress on what stand it takes on economic issues. But as far as fighting the Congress is concerned we are in the fight”. Again hinting at the need for creating a third force, which has disintegrated over the last few years, he said “secular, democratic” forces along with the Left should be rallied on the basis of common struggle on people’s issues so that a common minimum programme can be evolved. Asked if the party would take the Congress support in fighting against the BJP, Mr Bardhan said there was “no softening of stand towards the Congress” but the basis for joining any movement with it would depend on its stand on economic issues. Referring to the Congress joining the Left-led agitation in Andhra Pradesh against power tariff hike and Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s statement opposing the government decision to denationalise banks, he said the CPI would wait and watch the Congress stand in Parliament when various Bills come up. To questions on how the proposed ‘third front’ would emerge, the CPI leader said: “Right now we are talking of reversing the policies and not replacement (of the BJP-Led government). “I don’t think that they (allies in the government) are eternal friends of the BJP. They are openly expressing reservation on various issues. Then there are other parties who have not joined the NDA,” he said. On strengthening of the party, he said the plenum had decided to take concrete steps in this direction. “While the party strength at 5.6 lakh members was very inadequate, the situation is crying out for building broad-based movements of the people in a coordinated manner.” The plenum set up a five-member commission to draft and update the CPI’s programme by August next year, three months before the party congress scheduled in Kerala. Besides Mr Bardhan, other members of the commission are veteran Communists P.K. Vasudevan Nair, Promod Gogoi, Sudhakar Reddy and U.N. Mishra, with D. Raja as the member-secretary. The party decided to launch nationwide agitations on various issues, including those affecting farmers, disinvestment of public sector units and price hike. RJD flays
ceasefire move NEW DELHI, Nov 19 (PTI) — The Rashtriya Janata
Dal (RJD) today attacked the Centre’s initiative to suspend combat operations against militants in Jammu and Kashmir during the month of Ramzan terming it as a “virtual surrender” to militants but two key constituents of NDA welcomed the step. RJD leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh said, “This unilateral ceasefire was not proper as it will embolden the terrorists. By taking such a decision, the Vajpayee government has virtually surrendered before the militants”. The
JD (U), a constituent of ruling NDA at the Centre, said it was a good gesture for restoring peace in the valley. The Samata Party, another partner of NDA, welcomed the move saying it was a “meaningful gesture. Now, our own people (those living in the valley) can breathe without fear during this holy month of Ramzan. But if there is any violence during this period, it would be sole responsibility of Pakistan”, party president Jaya Jaitley said.
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St. Kitts case trial adjourned
till Feb 19 NEW DELHI, Nov 19 (PTI) — The trial in the St Kitts forgery case involving controversial godman Chandraswami and his aide K.N. Aggarwal alias “mamaji”, has been adjourned for three months. Special Judge Ajit Bharihoke fixed February 19 to 23 next year for further recording of evidence after both accused submitted that their senior counsel Rajinder Singh was unable to attend the trial due to his wife’s illness. Chandraswami and “mamaji” are facing trial in the case for allegedly forging certain documents to show that V.P. Singh’s son Ajeya Singh had opened a bank account in First Trust Corporation in St Kitts and deposited $ 21 milion there. The CBI has alleged that the documents were forged with the intention to tarnish the image of V.P. Singh. Earlier, a former Ministry of External Affairs official told the court on last Tuesday that “mamaji” had contacted him in Port of Spain from the office of the then Foreign Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao in October 1989 regarding a letter to be obtained from St Kitts Prime Minister about the alleged account of Ajeya Singh. |
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Move to set
up medical grants panel PATNA, Nov 19 (UNI) — The Centre is planning to constitute a Medical Grants Commission (MGC) on the pattern of the University Grants Commission for medical colleges in the country, Union Health Minister C.P. Thakur said today. Talking to newsmen here he said the need of constituting such a commission for medical colleges was felt after realising that the state governments were not strong enough financially to maintain medical colleges to the desired level. Mr Thakur said the libraries of all medical colleges in the country would be connected through Internet. He said this would help medical students in a great way. |
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‘Make wage awards
non-implementation criminal offence’ NEW DELHI, Nov 19 (PTI) — The Delhi Journalists’ Association (DJA) today demanded an immediate amendment to the Working Journalists’ Act to make non-implementation of Wage Board recommendations for newspaper industry employees a criminal offence. “The implementation of all previous awards had been weak due to certain infirmities in the Act as also the complicity of many of the state government Labour Departments,” DJA General Secretary Ras Bihari said in a statement here. The Union Government on November 16 decided to approve the recommendations of the Justice R.K. Manisana Singh Wage Boards after making six minor changes. Demanding inclusion of a clause for severe penalty in the Act for non-implementation of the recommendations, Ras Bihari said, “in a globalised market, the workers are equal partners and the managements should realise that they should be given their dues. Non-implementation by some also disturbs the concept of level playing field in the industry and ultimately hurts the cause of journalism.” While welcoming the government’s decision to approve the recommendations after some improvements, the DJA leader regretted that the workers in the newspaper industry were not given 100 per cent neutralisation in Dearness Allowance. “Though government did increase the rate of neutralisation by a uniform 10 per cent in the three upper slabs of basic pay, it should have been seen the justice in our demand that there should be 100 per cent neutralisation. We fear that even after the 10 per cent improvement, the working journalists at the higher slabs of basic pay would be faced with a serious erosion of their real wages in an inflationary situation, they added. |
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HC issues notice to
ex-CJI in CPR case NEW DELHI, Nov 19 (UNI) — The Delhi High Court has issued notice to Mr Y.V. Chandrachud, Chairman of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) and former Chief Justice of India, on a writ petition challenging the continuance of Mr V.A. Pai Panandiker as Director of that institution beyond the final retirement age of 65 years. The notice to Mr Chandrachud was issued recently when the court reinstated the professorship of Mr Brahma Chellaney of the CPR through a stay order. In his writ petition, Mr Chellaney has said that his permanent professorial chair, funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), was abolished by Mr Panandiker after he wrote to Mr Chandrachud in July about the “gross mismanagement” of the CPR and the Director’s continuance in office despite superannuation. In a letter to Mr Chellaney that forms part of the court records, Mr Chandrachud said he had “conveyed to Mr Panandiker that quite a few persons interested in the CPR have written to me that he has already crossed the age of 65 years, which is the age of his retirement.” However, Mr Chandrachud, according to the writ petition, took no action against Mr Panandiker. Former Foreign Secretary A.P. Venkateswaran has filed an affidavit in the case pointing out that Mr Panandiker, in the period when he “trespassed into the office of Mr Chellaney at the centre and locked it up,” had tried to legitimise his post-superannuation continuance in office by getting Mr Chandrachud to sign on a written resolution. |
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Have one, adopt one, recommend parents NEW DELHI, Nov 19 (UNI) —Normally only childless couples go in for adoption and even this step is taken after much deliberation and trepidation. Not so with the Ilangouans. “We wanted one child of our own and to adopt one. I felt this was the best way to give something back to society from which we consume so much,” says Mr Ilangouan, an engineer with All India Radio. Not many couples would think of going in for adoption after having their own biological child. This trend must be changed, he avers. In fact, couples should be encouraged to immediately think of adopting a child and need not wait for the birth of their own biological child to do so, he feels. However, such a philanthropic gesture is easier said than done. Under the provisions of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act of 1956 (HAMA), couples must present an infertility certificate before they can adopt a child. I had to undergo sterilisation, only then could I adopt my daughter, says Mr Ilangouan. His daughter Preethi, is two years old and his biological son, Ajay, five years of age. Another irritant of the existing Act, feel couples, is the stipulation that you can only adopt one child of each sex. If you already have a son you can only adopt a daughter and vice versa. Why can’t we adopt more than one girl if we want to, ask Kamal and Mona Sharma. Ninety per cent of the children offered for adoption are girls, so I think we should be allowed to adopt as many girls as we want to, adds Mona. The long-drawn and cumbersome legal process is an equally fatiguing and tense time for adoptive parents. The Sharmas, who got their nine-month old daughter from a South Delhi adoption agency barely six months ago, are still awaiting the final legal papers which will declare the child as their own. We gave the application six months back and nothing has happened. One is always apprehensive until all formalities are completed and we can get on with our lives, remarks Kamal. The Sharmas and the Ilangouans were sharing experiences with other adoptive parents and adoption workers at a function organised here yesterday by the Coordinating Voluntary Adoption Resource Agency (CVARA), a voluntary association of all adoption agencies in the city, to mark the National Adoption Awareness Week being celebrated throughout the country from November 14 to 20. |
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Knife removed from stomach MADURAI, Nov 19 (UNI) — Metallic pieces, including a broken blade, knife and other iron pieces, besides some glass pieces were removed from the intestines of a boy in an operation performed on him at Government Rajaji Hospital
(GRH) here yesterday. Hospital sources said here today that the boy was brought to the
GRH after some private hospitals had expressed their inability to treat him. The boy, Neethirajan, eldest son of a farm labourer of Avarampatti in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu, had gone to a shop in Andhra Pradesh for selling some snacks three months ago. As he was treated as a bonded labourer, he decided to get out of the place, and out of sheer frustration, started swallowing some metallic pieces. He soon developed pain in his abdomen and started vomiting blood, following which the frightened shopkeeper had sent the boy to his native village. When Neethirajan narrated his tale of woe to his parents, he was taken to about 10 private doctors who expressed their inability to remove the metallic pieces from his stomach. He was finally referred to the
GRH.
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Illicit spirit seized THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Nov 19 (UNI) — The police today raided the godown of ‘abkari’ contractor Manichan, a suspect in the recent hooch tragedies in Kerala, which claimed 36 lives and seized 90,000 litres of illicit spirit worth about Rs 54 lakh at Cherayinkeezhu in this district. The raid was conducted by the special investigation team led by IG, Siby Mathews, which is investigating this case. The illicit spirit was kept concealed in 18 tanks containing 5,000 litres each, inside underground stores near his residence. |
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Women with frequent
weight change beware! NEW DELHI, Nov 19 (PTI) — Women who repeatedly gain and lose weight, especially those who are obese, have lower levels of HDL or “good” cholesterol, posing a significant risk for coronary artery disease, a research has suggested. The study sponsored by US National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, said even thin women who repeatedly gained and lost weight showed lower HDL levels than those who maintained their weight. The journal defined weight cycling as intentionally losing at least 10 pounds at least three times during one’s life. |
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