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Blundering doc under scanner
Bangladeshi criminals held, 45 cases solved
2 criminals die, cops hurt in encounter
SI held for molestation bid on 10-yr-old
Barely in teens, held for killing their employer
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30 pupils from Kashmir on Bharat Darshan
NDMC school students felicitated
DPCC condoles Rao’s demise
Allopathy suppresses disease: US homeopath
Health Watch
Cut abdomen fat for healthy heart
AIDS research centre opens at Army Base Hospital
DSGMC move to sack 300 staff draws flak
Two killed in road mishaps
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Blundering doc under scanner
New Delhi, December 24 The order came on a petition filed by a poor minor girl Manju through her father, questioning the competence of the surgeon. It was alleged that the doctor committed a surgical disaster by inserting the Harrington Rods implants upside down in her spine, which later came out and further displaced the vertebrae. After Manju’s counsel Raman Kapur claimed that this was not the first blunder committed by the surgeon concerned since he joined the hospital and a committee was even formed to look into this particular incident, Vacation Judge Justice Vikramajit Sen directed the Centre and the Medical Superintendent of Safdarjung Hospital to place before it the relevant records. “Report of the committee constituted to look into this and similar matter be placed on record,” the court said and posted the matter for further hearing on March 21. Earlier on Monday, the court had directed the Medical Superintendent that he should ensure that Manju should not be treated by the doctor against whom the allegation has been levelled. Manju, a 12-year-old daughter of a roadside barber, was operated on November 11 for treatment of ‘fracture dislocation of spine with paraplegia’. The petitioner, who has sought compensation of Rs 50,000 alleging negligence on the part of the doctor, expressed surprise as to how the Director General, Health Services, and the Medical Superintendent have continued to utilise the service of the surgeon despite his professional goof-ups. He claimed that all the heads of the department under whom the surgeon concerned worked since joining the Hospital’s Central Institute of Orthopaedics (CIS), made remarks on his incompetence on several occasions. Besides seeking action against the negligent surgeon, the father has sought shifting the daughter to a super speciality hospital, saying that if not given the best treatment, there are chances of her being paralysed for life. The petitioner has also mentioned the operation performed by the same doctor in 1998, resulting in the death of a patient in which he allegedly severed the femeoral artery and adjacent blood vessel.
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Bangladeshi criminals held, 45 cases solved
New Delhi, December 24 The police also recovered two country-made pistols, three live cartridges, one button-actuated knife, house-breaking instruments and one Maruti car from their possession. The criminals have been identified as Ikramul, alias Mintu (29), Abdul Rehman, alias Khokha (30), Mohammad Vakil (32), Fazlu Sheikh (30) and Mohammad Habib (27), all residents of Bangladesh. Acting on a tip-off that some criminals would be coming to Vasant Kunj area to commit burglary and robbery, the police laid a trap and spotted a white Maruti car No DL-5C-8122 on Ram Mandir Road. When the police signalled the car to stop, the occupants in the car took a U-turn and started firing at the police. In the melee, the car hit a barricade and the occupants were overpowered soon. During interrogation, the accused disclosed that they had been operating for the last five years in Jaipur, Chandigarh, Meerut, Ghaziabad, and shifted to Delhi six months ago. They also disclosed that they were involved in at least 23 cases of burglary and robbery in the Vasant Kunj area and 20 cases in the adjoining states.
Pirated
DVDs, porn films seized
With the arrest of three traders, the Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police claims to have seized a huge quantity of pirated DVDs, VCDs and porno films from different places in Delhi. The value of the pirated software, DVD, CD writers and machines is worth Rs 44 lakh on the market. The accused have been identified as Vikas Sharma (27), Ashwani Dhingra (45) and Vicky Malhotra (32). Acting on a tip-off that some traders were involved in printing stickers, inlay cards of pirated DVDs, VCDs and MP3, the sleuths nabbed one Ashwani Dhingra, who has been in the business for the last 10 years. Dhingra after printing the material in Vishwas Nagar would distribute it in Lajpat Rai Market and Palika Bazar through his contact identified as Vicky Malhotra. Based on their information, the sleuths raided the premises of one Vikas Sharma in Shahdara and recovered as many as 16 DVD writers from his possession.
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2 criminals die, cops hurt in encounter
Noida, December 24 The injured policemen, Ajay Kumar and Suresh Gupta, both from the Special Operations Group (SOG), have been admitted to the Sumitra Hospital where they are reported to be improving. One of the alleged criminals was identified as Sunder, alias Ravi, a resident of Bulandshahr, who was wanted in several cases of heinous crime. Efforts were being made to identify the other deceased. The bodies have been sent for autopsy. A police rifle, a nine-mm pistol and live ammunition were recovered from the car. The police believe that the rifle may be the one, which was looted from a policeman in the area recently. According to the police, the incident occurred shortly after midnight when a police patrol party of Sector 58 police station spotted a white Maruti moving around under suspicious circumstances. The vehicle had no numberplate. The two occupants of the car sped away after the sleuth challenged them and asked them to stop. Later, the sleuth flashed messages to all the other police stations and the vehicle was trapped near Sector 63. The suspects reportedly fired indiscriminately at the policemen, injuring two of them. Subsequently, the police then retaliated killing both the suspects. The police said that efforts are on to ascertain if the Maruti car was a stolen one. The Bulandshahr police have also been informed. Further investigations are on.
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SI held for molestation bid on 10-yr-old
Meerut, December 24 SI Kaluram Tyagi, a friend of the girl’s father Riyazuddin, had yesterday asked her to accompany him to identify and arrest some youths who were eve-teasing her and later tried to molest her in a park, Meerut SP Arvind Kumar said. When the girl did not return home till late night, her mother complained to the police The girl told the police that Tyagi took her on his bike on the pretext of nabbing the eve-teasers and tried to molest her in the park. The girl, however, resisted Tyagi’s advances and escaped to a relative’s house nearby, he said. The SI has been suspended after registration of the molestation case against him. |
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Barely in teens, held for killing their employer
Ghaziabad, December 24 The 12-year-old accused on Thursday night allegedly killed Bhushan Kharbanda, owner of Akash Sweets, in Hapur. It is alleged that the owner used to abuse him physically. To avenge the horrors perpetrated on him, the accused, in association with his friend and co-worker, hit him with a stone club while he was asleep. The police said that the two would be sent to a children’s remand home after questioning. Further investigations are on and efforts are being made to trace the families of the two minors, the police added.
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30 pupils from Kashmir on Bharat Darshan
New Delhi, December 24 M L Sharma, Addl DG BSF (W) and Alexander Daniel, IPS, IG (G) were also present on the occasion. The students are having a Bharat Darshan. The tour is sponsored by the Border Security Force. They are visiting different areas for getting the feel of the scientific, technological, social, economic and political developments in the country. The pupils comprise orphans, militancy victims and members of the poor families. They have been selected from different parts of Kashmir by the Inspector General of BSF Srinagar, who flagged them off on December 12, 2004. The students left Srinagar on December 13 for Jammu and then proceeded to Kanya Kumari via train the same day. After reaching there on December 17, they visited Vivekananda Memorial and Gandhi Memorial and then left for Chennai. The students visited Harbour, Rail Coach factory, Film City, Mahabalipuram, Crocodile Park, Fun Park, Zoo, Marina Beach and Museum. They also called on Senior Minister of Tamilnadu, DGP of Tamilnadu and Commissioner of Police, Chennai. This group of students reached the Capital
on December 23 and are staying with the BSF presently. During their stay here, they will visit India Gate, Parliament House, Jantar Mantar, Red Fort, Dolls Museum/Science Museum, Qutab Minar, Nizamuddin Aulia and National Musuem. As part of the Civic Action programme, the Border Security Force has so far taken 524 schoolchildren from Jammu and Kashmir to different parts of the country.
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NDMC school students felicitated
New Delhi, December 24 Dr R C Meena, Director Education, NDMC, and Dr. Mamta Kochhar, Secretary, Navyug School Education Society, gave away the prizes to the students. The award winners from class XII were presented with a cash prize of Rs 600 while the class X students were awarded a prize of Rs 500 along with a merit certificate. Students of NP Bengali Girls Sr. Sec. School, Gole Market, remained toppers in all streams of class X and XII and were awarded two shields.
Teleserial to pay homage to Sahibzadas
To commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Balidan of the Sahibzadas of Guru Gobind Singh, a teleserial Jung-e-Bahadur-Khalsa was launched by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Committee in collaboration with Surya Pictures. The serial was launched in GHPS, Vasant Vihar by Mr Paramjit Singh Sarna, president, DSGMC and Mr Ravinder Singh Khurana, general secretary, DSGMC, in the presence of stars, including Rajesh Khanna, Kabir Bedi and Dara Singh, MP. The students of GHPS put up a cultural programme on the occasion, which was attended by representatives from various religious takhts and Nihang Singhs from Santa Singh and Kahan Singh sects.
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DPCC condoles Rao’s demise
Noida, December 24 Expressing his deep sorrow at the former prime minister’s demise, the president of the DPCC, Mr Ram Babu Sharma, said that Mr Rao was a farsighted leader who firmly consolidated the financial position of the country with his liberal economic policies. Mr Sharma said that under Mr Rao’s leadership, concrete measures were adopted for the all-round development of the country and for the uplift of the poor. “Mr Narasimha Rao was a leader of eminence who fought against divisive and communal forces to keep the unity and integrity of the country intact,” he said. “In the demise of Shri Narasimha Rao, the Congress Party has lost a distinguished leader, whose inspiring stewardship was like a beacon light,” read his condolence message.
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Allopathy suppresses disease: US homeopath
New Delhi, December 24 Addressing a two-day seminar and workshop
on homeopathy here today, Dr Murphy said that 250,000 deaths are reported in the US every year due to the complications induced in patients by the physician’s activity, manner or therapy. The seminar-cum-workshop was organised by the Centre for Advanced Study in Homeopathy. About 250 homeopaths, including 20 from
Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka attended the seminar. An allopathic doctor cuts (surgery), burns (radiation) and poisons (drugs) by allegedly suppressing
the symptoms of a disease rather than curing it. Most of the side-effects are skin rashes, kidney or liver failure, among other complications. Allopathic treatment to arthritis leads to heart problems. He said that iron tablets should not be given to pregnant women. Iron gets deposited in liver and causes jaundice to an infant. Instead, the pregnant woman should be given a natural diet containing iron. He added homeopathy does not believe in a vitamin therapy, but in natural diet and exercise. Dr Murphy said that vaccination does not protect the babies, but suppresses their immune system. All allopathic drugs, vitamins and vaccination are meant for rats and other animals that were tested for these ailments. He said that China, Japan and India have a better health care system as these countries use other alternative therapies like Ayurveda and homeopathy in a big way. The need of the hour is that therapies like allopathic, homeopathic
and Ayurveda should supplement and complement each other.
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Yoga can cure lifestyle ailments
Tribune News Service
Faridabad, December 24 Dr Tarun Kashyap, who runs a yoga health centre in Sector- 21-A here, has stated this. Being an allopathic doctor, he is a strong believer in the notion that prevention is better than cure. Dr Tarun has been instrumental in launching a drive to popularise the traditional Indian system of yoga and meditation along with the latest techniques of health care. Dr Tarun, who had announced that they would hold a free yoga camp at 612, Sector- 21-A, on December 31, said that allopathic treatment could not be ruled out for people suffering from several diseases. There is a need to create a proper awareness and involvement of the people in the ‘Asanas’ of yoga, which could do wonders if practised on a regular basis. These Asanas, including the most prominent like Pranayam, are very important for keeping one in good shape and health. The free camp-cum-health mela would focus on demonstrations and training in the field by experts to prevent and cure diseases like obesity, sinusitis, sciatica, spondylitis, asthma, blood pressure, paralysis, arthritis, digestive disorders and heart ailments through yogic Asanas, he added. A team of experts, including Yoga Acharya Dr Deepak Tyagi, will be present at the camp, where a special meditation and stress relaxation session will be held. He said his centre would soon start a special programme for women, who are common victims of many disorders that could be kept away or cured with a little discipline and regular practice of certain Asanas, which were easy to follow. The district president of the women wing of the Congress, Ms Sharda Rathaur, will inaugurate the camp, he added.
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Cut abdomen fat for healthy heart
New Delhi, December 24 Dr Aggarwal said abdominal circumference of more than 36 inches in men and 34 inches in women indicates abdominal adiposity and indicates high risk for future diabetes, heart attack, paralysis and high blood pressure. Dr Aggarwal said the health-conscious persons should not wait for their abdominal circumference to go beyond the prescribed limit and if they find that the tendency is increasing over the years, they should start taking precautions. Giving an example, Dr Aggarwal said if a person’s abdominal circumference was 32 inches three years back, 33 inches two years back and 34 inches today, he should be considered at a high risk for heart disease. If abdominal obesity is associated with blood sugar of 90 mg per cent or blood pressure of 130/85 mmHg, the chances of heart disease further increase. Abdominal adiposity is usually associated with high triglycerides and low HDL levels.
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AIDS research centre opens at Army Base Hospital
New Delhi, December 24 The laboratory is a result of the joint venture between the office of the DGAFMS, National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) and Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt. The first of its kind in the armed forces to provide comprehensive care to the HIV and AIDS patients, the lab deals with all kinds of investigations for patients who are HIV positive. These include tests for monitoring the condition of these individuals and tests to detect different types of infections. Modern facilities like CD4, CD8 counts, Viral load assay and tests for detection of opportunistic infections are available. The equipment available for this purpose includes an Elisa reader and a washer, an automated blood counter, a FACS counter and a
Thermocycler.
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DSGMC move to sack 300 staff draws flak
New Delhi, December 24 Both the leaders discussed the issue with Paramjit Singh Sarna and Ravinder Singh Khurana, president and general secretary of the DSGMC, for reinstating the employees. It was resolved that if the committee does not do so, the association with the support of Sikh Sangat would hold dharnas at the residences of the office-bearers of the DSGMC. The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Employees Welfare Association members will demonstrate at the gate of the DSGMC office and also stop the office-bearers of the committee to enter the office.
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Two killed in road mishaps
Faridabad, December 24 One Gurbaksh Lal, a resident of the NIT area here, was crushed to death by a speeding truck when he was going on a scooter towards his house. In another incident, a person, identified as Satvir Singh of Mitrol village, was run over by a Haryana Roadways bus, near the village. The victim succumbed to his injuries in the hospital later. The police have booked a case against the driver of the bus in this connection.
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