Tuesday, March 8, 2011
"It is a matter of disgrace that ladies make a point not to feel secure in the capital of the nation," boss priest Sheila Dikshit expressed in the presence of Delhi's beat cop who chided aloof atttitude of Delhiites towards wrongdoing in opposition to the honest sex.
At a role to party about International Women's Day, the head clergyman very nearly snubbed police official BK Gupta when she denied his case of upgrade in law and request scenario, truism the ladies in the urban area were existing in a "climate of frailty".
"We welcomed you here to pass on our terrific concern over the sensation of unreliability right around the ladies in the burb. Leaving aside the statistics, I feel the need to inquire do we feel sheltered in the burb. In the event that ladies in the capital try not to feel secure and safe then is it not a matter of disgrace," Dikshit expressed.
Prior, in his location Gupta, refering to statistics, asserted enhancement in law and request scenario and reprimanded absence of affectability around folks for expanding instances of violence in opposition to ladies.
"In burbs like Kolkata, folks respond truly positively when they see wrongdoing in opposition to ladies. Here there is no such response. We are particularly detached. Why individuals try not to respond when they see perturbation of ladies. The episodes will descend if folks respond positively in opposition to them," expressed Gupta.
Invalidating Gupta's contention, Dikshit expressed, "It is a matter of disgrace for each one of us that the capital metro of India is regarded most unbelievably perilous for ladies. This is not worthy."
Bharti Airtel today expressed it has signifed 6 lakh 3G subscribers, which give higher midpoint incomes, following the launch of the cutting edge telephony fix in January-close
"We have gained 5-6 lakh 3G subscribers. We are witnessing an exceptional information regulation of over 1 terabyte for every day from a solitary burb," the ensemble's President for Mobile Services, Atul Bindal, declared following starting its 3G fix in Mumbai.
Mumbai is the 11th urban area where Airtel has started its fixes and the community is targeting a rollout in 40 urban areas crosswise over 13 telecom rings where it has secured a 3G licence by March-close. The team is targeting a 3G presence in 1,000 towns and urban areas by FY12-close, he declared.
3G offers preferred transfer speed which empowers large information transfer. Versatile firms have paid large charges in a bartering to secure the spectrum for take off of the assistances.
Bindal stated the normal income for every user ( ARPU )) numbers will without a doubt "solid up" under 3G as the ordinary voice fix rates have dove unpaid to rivalry.
Bharti, India's most vast GSM outfit by subscribers, presently gets 9 for every penny incomes from information fixes, which will "vitally" ascent as 3G ends up operational.
For the Mumbai ring, Bharti has sunk money into raising 1,300 3G posts or towers which are well beyond 3,100 2G locales it holds, the association's Executive Director, Deepak Mehrotra, expressed, joining the 1,300 posts are sufficient to suffice the necessities of 80 for every penny of users.
Youngster shot dead outside Delhi university, stalker suspected
Radhika Tanwar, 20, an occupant of Naraina dominion in west Delhi, was a scholar of Ram Lal Anand College, placed in Shantiniketan.
She left home at around 9.15 a.m. Notwithstanding took a transport for Dhaula Kuan, where she met a few of her companions at the transport stop.
'She and her mates then crossed the street utilizing the foot overbridge,' a senior polce officer stated.
About as Radhika walked down from the extension, a man shot at her from the back and vanished into the swarm. The region, which has various universities and shops, is normally buzzing with people and office-goers in the morning.
Radhika fell down with gore spouting out of her neck. At first, the spectators did not realise what had happened.
'They consideration someone had blast wafers,' Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) H.G.S. Dhaliwal expressed.
On the other hand, moments later, there was mayhem in the domain as countless ran far from the spot while others stood stupified.
The police gained a call at around 10.25 a.m. Declaring that a kid had been shot. An additional call, made five moments later, declared a kid was lying harmed as a cellular telephone had blast close to her ear.
When a cop hurried to the spot, he saw her partners and spectators moving Radhika in a computerized.
The cop went with them to the Safdarjang Hospital, where they affirmed her carried dead.
Mother of Talwars' legal advisor found killed in house
Ana Menon, the mother of legal advisor Rebbeca Mammen John who is showing up for the Talwar household in the case, was found strangulated in her living arrangement in Vivek Vihar this during the early evening, a senior Delhi Police official stated.
Ana Menon was apart from everyone else at home when the aggressors dropped in the house and assaulted her, the official expressed.
She was taken to a nearby healing facility where she was announced carried dead, he expressed.
Specialists suspect it to be an instance of robbery-cum-homicide refering to that some features were found absent from the house.
"She could have resisted the burglary try, which spearheaded to the killing. On the other hand, we are not confident concerning this. We are researching all points," the official stated.
India's largest expense defaulter, was prepared in the witness of Principal Sessions judge M.L. Tahaiyani, who deferred the case and remanded him to a day's authority of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Khan was carried here from Pune late Monday night and taken straight to the ED business settings for querying.
However authoritatively he was proclaimed as 'kept' and not kept, the scenario updated within hours and he was put collared early Tuesday.
He was flame broiled non-stop by shifting groups of ED sleuths for a few hours as one on special perspectives of his fortune, briefed starting points expressed.
A couple of hours when his capture, the visibly tired Khan required something to consume.
An ED official, the causes declared, nodded to an associate who went out and accumulated a couple of vada-paavs, the unassuming potato patty slapped amidst a few buns.
When the billionaire got a load of the quiet Mumbaikars' favourite snack warily, the ED official, as per the starting points, declared this was the just thing good to go at that hour.
Clearly, Khan did not relish the thought of the vada-paavs and as an alternate settled to sip some water from a container kept nearby-conventional, Mumbai tap water.
He drank water some times at the same time as his investigation Tuesday morning and, at one indicate, the causes stated, he was fundamentally on his knees-arguing guiltlessness and guaranteeing he was being surrounded.
Hasan Ali will be in custody till Wednesday
Khan was carried here from Pune late Monday night and taken straight to the ED business settings for querying.
However formally he was pronounced as 'kept' and not kept, the scenario adapted within hours and he was put nabbed early Tuesday.
He was barbecued non-stop by assorted crews of ED sleuths for a few hours as a single unit on better perspectives of his riches, advised roots expressed.
A couple of hours when his capture, the visibly tired Khan requested something to consume.
An ED official, the origins declared, nodded to a helper who went out and accumulated a couple of vada-paavs, the unassuming potato patty slapped among several buns.
When the billionaire got a load of the unassuming Mumbaikars' favourite snack warily, the ED official, consistent with the roots, stated this was the just thing ready at that hour.
Obviously, Khan did not relish the brainstorm of the vada-paavs and as an alternate settled to sip some water from a container kept nearby-customary, Mumbai tap water.
He drank water numerous times around the same time as his examination Tuesday morning and, at one indicate, the causes stated, he was basically on his knees-arguing blamelessness and asserting he was being encircled.
Sensex bounce back by 217 points IT, teck are major gainers
The 30-partition Sensex opened on an unyielding note on a slew of positive inclines on provincial and worldwide front and stood by the purchasing force to close 216.98 indicates, or 1.19%, higher at 18,439.65 indicates.
The National Stock Exchange's Nifty too bounced back by 57.65 indicates, or 1.06%, to settle at 5,520.80 indicates.
Advertises had crashed yesterday with crisp political emergency rising with UPA associate DMK proclaiming pull out of its pastors from the mid administration.
Representatives credited the ascent today to countless positive signals considering moving political emergency.
"Showcases wound up, in the company of stability in worldwide showcases and softening unrefined Prices. IT stocks saw getting as stability in worldwide showcases enhances the standpoint for the industry.
"Financials likewise performed in the middle of positive improvements for the part such as recommended capital imbuement in few PSU Banks, letting down Bond Yield," Motilal Oswal Securities chief and investigator Bhavin Desai stated.
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) putting on keep abdication of its six pastors from the Congress-advanced UPA legislature at the Centrealso assisted the purchasing supposition.
Showcase members stated that the fall in worldwide rough oil costs, which was the primary weighing figure on the business, as well as firm worldwide slants underpinned the nearby bourses.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Myths related to spring allergies busted
Not satisfied with the kind of information available pertaining to spring allergies and want something reliable? Well, here's what you need to read.he American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) and its allergist members, who are experts at diagnosing and treating allergies and asthma, have offered the following myth-busting advice:yth: ver-the-counter (OTC, or nonprescription) oral antihistamines are just as effective as prescription medicines in controlling your stuffy nose.act: TC antihistamines can help control some allergy symptoms but they have little effect on relieving a stuffy nose or the inflammation that often occurs with allergies. They also can make you drowsy. If your OTC medicine is not helping your stuffy nose or is causing side effects, your best bet is to see an allergist.
"We can prescribe more effective anti-inflammatory medications. But more importantly than that, also we can find the source of your suffering rather than just treating the symptoms," said allergist Myron Zitt, of ACAAI.yth: TC decongestant nasal sprays are addictive.act: TC decongestant nasal sprays are not technically addictive. However, if you overuse them, it may seem as though they are because you may need to use more and more to get relief from the congestion. To combat this, don't use an OTC decongestant nasal spray more than three days in a row, and talk to your allergist about prescription nasal sprays containing steroids.yth:
Eating local honey will combat spring allergies.
Fact:
Local honey is made from the pollen of local flowers, so it might seem logical that eating it would increase your allergy tolerance. However, the pollens that cause spring allergies are produced by trees, grasses and weeds, not the showy flowers that bees buzz around. In fact, eating honey can be risky for some people, who could have an allergic reaction.
Myth:
Pollen allergy won't lead to food allergy.
Fact:
Actually, about one third of people with pollen allergies also may react to certain foods. The reaction - called oral allergy syndrome or pollen-food allergy - is usually mild, including an itchy, tingling mouth, throat or lips. It has to do with similar proteins in the pollens.
Myth:
Allergy shots require too much time and are more expensive than taking medicine to relieve symptoms.
Senior Resident
Organization : Aruna Asaf Ali Govt. Hospital
Aruna Asaf Ali Govt. Hospital has three functional units. Its main hospital complex has about 100 beds and its Poor House Hospital has about 60 beds.
The hospital provides excellent medical service. Besides providing the usual medical service, the hospital also provides other services such as T.B. Clinic (Dot), Stree Shakti Abhiyan, Homeopathy Clinic, Family Welfare Programmes, No Scalpal Vasactomy, Casualty, Sunday Clinics, etc.
The hospital also conducts Medical Examinations for various departments including Delhi Police department. The hospital plans to open Ayurvedic dispensary/unit in future.
Job Profile:
Aruna Asaf Ali Govt. Hospital (AAAGH) invites application from eligible candidates for the post of Senior Residents in various disciplines.
No. of posts: 26 (Anaesthesia & ICU -5, Obst. & Gynae -3, Eye -1, Surgery -3, Forensic Medicine -1, Ortho -3, Medicine -2, ENT -2, Pathology -1, Radiology -2, Pediatrics -3)
Pay Scale – Rs. 15600 + Grade Pay of Rs. 6600 + usual allowance
Eligibility:
Age criteria – The maximum age limit is 35 yrs (Relaxable as per rules).
Educational Qualification – The candidates must have done MBBS with P. G degree in concerned speciality from any recognized institution or University. They must have registered with Delhi Medical Council.
Selection Process:
The selection for the post is through interview.
Date of interview – 17.03.2011 (For Anaesthesia & ICU , Obst. & Gynae, Eye, Surgery, Forensic Medicine and Ortho disciplines); and 18.03.2011 (For Medicine, ENT, Pathology, Radiology, and Pediatrics disciplines.
How to apply:
Interested eligible candidates must download the application form of prescribed format from the website http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/f764830045cb697282fdcb6fc4100cf6/advertisement.doc?MOD=AJPERES. Completely filled application must be sent to the following address along with required enclosures:
The Medical Superintendent,
Aruna Asaf Ali Govt. Hospital,
5, Rajpur Road,
Delhi – 54
Application Fee:
Candidates of Delhi can pay fee of Rs. 200 (for candidates falling under General/OBC category) and Rs. 100 (for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Candidates) in the form of Cash Receipt from Accounts Branch, AAAGH, Delhi-54. Other state candidates can pay fee in the form of DD valid for 6 month in favor of DDO, AAAGH.
Contact Details:
Aruna Asaf Ali Govt. Hospital,
5, Rajpur Road,
Delhi – 54
Last date to apply: 04.03.2011
For more complete and detailed information regarding the post visit the hospital’s website link http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/f764830045cb697282fdcb6fc4100cf6/advertisement.doc?MOD=AJPERES
Anant Pai: The many sides of the ACK founder
Anant Pai: The many sides of the ACK founder
Anant Pai was a story-teller. In his childhood days in Karkala, coastal Karnataka, he came under the spell of enchanting Yakshagana performances which helped him imbibe a sense of drama in his story-telling. Pai owed his thorough knowledge of Indian mythology to the harikatha, a traditional form of story-telling accompanied by Kannada devotional songs, that was performed in the village temple he used to visit.
By the time he finished his schooling and graduation in Mumbai, Pai had read Buddha in Pali, Kalidas in Sanskrit, Tagore in Bengali, Kabir, Tulsi, and Rahim in Hindi, abhangas in Marathi, and was fast catching up with Urdu.
Soon after graduation, when he took up a marketing job with Indrajal Comics which was doing nothing more thanrepackaging and selling American comic book heroes — Phantom, TarzanMandrake. One day, Pai saw ‘light’ — he saw himself telling the stories of Krishna, Hanuman, Akbar and Rani of Jhansi in the comic book format. GL Mirchandani of India Book House asked him to go ahead with his ‘mad’ idea. Thus was born Amar Chitra Katha (ACK).
Pai started off with his own comics scripts and those by Pradeep Pau and Yagya Sharma. He collected a band of young illustrators — Pratap Mullick,Ram Waeerkar, PB Kavadi, Souren Roy, Yusuf Lien and Jeffrey Fowler. He was quite particular about architectural and costume details, and would hurry to Moti Chandra, the then curator of Prince of Wales Museum, to plead with him to tell his artists how to dress up the various mythological and historical characters and the kind of pillarsto be drawn in the palaces and other buildings.
He had a young assistant, Govind Kotwani, to help him. As the workload increased, and he started looking for writers, a young woman, Indian in appearance but quite westernised in her outlook, walked in. This was Kamala Chandrakant, a living legend in the ACK circle.
Having grown up in Breach Candy,and done her schooling in Villa Teresa and Sophia, Kamala knew her Shakespeare but had hardly heard of Vyasa until Pai asked her to write the story of ‘Devayani.’ When she caught holdof an English translation of the Mahabharata, a whole new world opened beforeher. As she dug into the epic looking for more stories, Kamala found everything she thought was missing in her ‘education’.
Thus were the lines drawn for the great editorial battles in ACK. While Pai wanted to keep things simple and just tell a story, Kamala wanted to capture the mood and milieu of the epics. Between these two turks were thrown the tribe of ACK script writers — Yagya Sharma, Gayatri Madan Dutt, Toni Patel, Rajendra Sanjay, Bharati Vyas, Debrani Mitra and Luis Fernandes — who groaned, grunted and growled.
The battle was joined by illustrators who now included younger artists, Vasant Halbe, Harischandra Chavan, MN Nangare, GR Naik, Dilip Kadam, Ashok Dongre, CM Vitankar and Pradeep Sathe. The artists would get irritated each time Pai asked them to ‘cover up’ the damsels they had drawn. They would protest, saying that’s how they are depicted in the sculptures of Belur and Konark.
The artist Dilp Kadam had his revenge when we produced ‘Bahubali’. In his artworks, Bahubali Swami stood tall and unclad, and this made Pai very uncomfortable. He looked for ways to cover up the great digambara swami without sacrificing authenticity. For once I had no solution. Then Pai’s face lit up. “Subbu, put a speech balloon there to cover that,” he said pointing to the spot. “Mr Pai,” I said, keeping a straight face, “For ages philosophers and grammarians have wondered what’s there behind the words and now you’ve solved the riddle.” The whole office exploded in laughter.
The ACK scripts would go through several rounds of editing before landing at his desk for his OK. He was all concentration when reading the final draft. He wouldn’t look up even if someone walked into his cabin. He would spot bloomers that had somehow eluded the scrutiny of everyone else and point them out to us with a meaningful glance.
One day he walked into the office all charged up. A child had told him that, of late, ACK was getting ‘unsimple.’ The Oracle had spoken. And the new order was out. We cannot sacrifice authenticity and character build-up, said Mr Pai, but we had to make sure the comics would not be ‘unsimple’. So, we got down to the business of scaling down our great works so that the little brat would find it simple enough for her to shut up!
Now you know why kids loved him. Pai loved story-telling. He loved kids still more. Espousing Indian culture, encapsulated in the slogan, the ‘route to your roots’ was dear to him, but so were the sentiments of his young readers. That’s why, for children across the country, he remained for ever their dear Uncle Pai.
Subba Rao worked as a senior editor with ACK and Tinkle for over 10 years
Article source: http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_anant-pai-the-many-sides-of-the-ack-founder_1513107
Emily Blunt had to fight for ballerina role in 'The Adjustment Bureau'
Actress Emily Blunt has revealed that she had to fight to land her ballerina role in new thriller 'The Adjustment Bureau'.
Director George Nolfi wanted to cast a professional dancer, but the 'Devil Wears Prada' star was determined to change his mind after falling in love with the script, which is loosely based on author Philip K. Dick's short story, Adjustment Team.
"I read the script and then about six weeks later, I finally got a meeting with George. I would call my agency and they would say, 'No, no, they're only meeting dancers'," The Daily Express quoted Blunt as saying.
"He said he wanted a dancer and I said, 'I think you're wrong, I think you should have me!'" she said.
However, Blunt admits she struggled to stick to her strict diet and perfect her dance steps as she prepared for the shoot.
"I had about eight weeks before the movie started... so I was in the dance studio and in the gym. It's the most demanding thing, physically, I've done," she added.
Salaries after M.Tech in Electrical Engineering
There are many sectors to which an M.Tech Electrical Engineer can look for jobs. In India there are numerous government as well as private companies which present a lucrative career for M.Tech Electrical Engineer. Some of the renowned recruiters are the RRB, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and ISRO in the public sector. Some of the private companies include ABB, Bajaj International Private Ltd, Siemens Ltd, Reliance, Wipro etc to name a few. Most of the time an average salary received by an M.Tech Electrical Engineer will add up to 3.00 to 3.5 lakh Indian rupees.
Salaries after M.Tech in Electrical Engineering in Government Organizations
The job prospect of M.Tech in Electrical Engineering is excellent in the government sector. Most of the entry level engineering jobs will only require a candidate to have a B.Tech degree. The initial salary in most of the government jobs for entry level Engineers would be in between Rs15, 000 the Rs 50,000 depending up on the sector and organization. In central government companies, candidates will get good salary comparing to state government undertakings.
Candidates will get grade promotion while in the job and an M.Tech will definitely help them to grab the promotion and thereby increase remuneration. Government sector also provide many perks in addition to the salary like gratuity, bonus etc. With the increase in grades one can earn more than Rs.50,000 per month as salary in various sectors. Some of the famous government companies include BHEL, NTPC, NHPC and many more.
Salaries after M.Tech in Electrical Engineering in Private Institutions
There are many private firms in India which offer lucrative career options for candidates with M.Tech Electrical Engineering. B.Tech candidates are mostly recruited to entry level posts in many companies. Candidates require good experience in the similar field as to increase their salary potential. M.Tech graduates can look for jobs in various sectors like Power plants, Electrical firms, manufacturing units, Electrical Equipment Units, Consultancy firms, IT companies etc. M.Tech Degree holders get as high as Rs.60, 000 p.m. to Rs.70, 000 per month in reputed industries. If they are looking for a career in teaching then also candidates can easily bag a salary of Rs.30, 000 to Rs.35, 000 every month in teaching even in the beginning stage.
With M.Tech in Electrical Engineering candidates can draw a salary ranging from Rs 2 1/2 lakhs a year to more than Rs 10 lakhs in India. The remuneration will always depend on the type of the firm, job profile, candidates experience, aptitude and skill and many other factors.
Remuneration after M.Tech in Electrical Engineering Abroad
An M.Tech Graduate from a reputed institution like NIT, IIT etc have huge demand in many companies abroad, the pay packages in most of the companies in developed foreign countries are much higher when compared to India. This is one of the main reasons for which most of the brilliant brains in the country are working in foreign countries. In countries like USA, UK, Australia etc many MNC’s offer exceptionally good salary to M.Tech holders.
Tourists in Kashmir complain of poor infrastructure facilities
Tourists in Jammu and Kashmir have complained about poor infrastructure facilities at Tata Pani, a hot water spring.
Many women tourists have said there are no proper arrangements of toilets.
Saira Sheikh, a tourist, said: “People come here in large numbers and there should be proper infrastructure facilities such as ladies” and gents” toilets, rooms, etc. Transportation is also a major problem”
Tata Pani is visited by people from all over the country.
Assistant Director of tourism in the region, Aasma Sher, said that due to the high tourist inflow, the existing dormitory is unable to accommodate everyone.
“The tourist inflow has increased, particularly in Rajouri district. Due to which existing dormitory is unable to accommodate them. We are planning to renovate existing dormitory ” said Sher.
India unveils Operation Safe Homecoming, thousands on way
New Delhi: Unveiling Operation Safe Homecoming, India on Sunday announced additional arrangements for bringing back thousands of Indians from violence-torn Libya even as 530 have already been flown in from the north African country.
Over 530 Indians were brought to the capital on two Air India flights after they were caught in the turmoil in Libya, where massive anti-government protests have broken out against Muammar Gaddafi.
The first flight, a Boeing 747, carrying 291 Indians, arrived here around Saturday midnight. The second batch of 237 evacuated passengers, who were picked from Libyan capital Tripoli, arrived in an Airbus A330 at 4.10 a.m. Sunday. Libya is home to around 18,000 Indian nationals.
As Indians poured into the airport from flights from Libya, they were greeted by help desks set up by 10 state governments at Terminal 2 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport to assist with food, accommodation, medical check up, transport and further travel arrangements of passengers to their final destinations. All these facilities are being made available free of charge.
Two more Air India flights are to leave for Tripoli on Sunday to evacuate 500 more Indians from Libya where the revolt against Gaddafi has turned violent. Gaddafi has hit back, with government forces reportedly killing over 1,000 people.
Besides the over 500 Indians flown to Delhi from Libya, a Gulf Air flight carrying 67 Indian who entered Egypt by land will touch down in Mumbai on Monday morning. The 67, including 11 children and two infants, crossed over from Tabrouk in Libya to Salloum in Egypt on Saturday afternoon.
On Saturday evening, 88 people had crossed over by road from Libya to Ras Jedir in the neighbouring Tunisia. They were received by officials of Indian embassy, Tunis, who have set up a camp there.
Another 170 people are likely to reach Ras Jedir on Sunday, the ministry said.
The Indian government has also chartered a second passenger ship, La Superba, with a capacity of 1,600. It is berthed in Sicily (Italy) and ready to sail to Libya as soon as port preparations are completed, the ministry said.
The 1,200-seater MV Scotia Prince set sail from Port Said (Egypt) at 10 p.m. on Saturday and is reaching Benghazi on Monday.
Meanwhile, three Indian Navy ships have also sailed to Libya to help in the evacuation of most of 18,000 Indians in the country.
The last time an evacuation of Indians on this scale was attempted was after Iraqi president Saddam Hussein’s forces invaded Kuwait in August 1990.
Karnataka budget focus on PPP, capacity building & health insurance could help partially achieve affordable healthcare: PwC
Karnataka will be able to partially achieve its priority of providing affordable and quality care going by the increased allocation given to healthcare. This could be accomplished through promotion of public private partnerships, capacity building in trained medical manpower and health insurance penetration, according observations made by PricewaterhouseCoopers India.
By escalating the allocation to health and medical education sector from Rs. 2,673 crore in 2010-11 to Rs. 3,254 crore in 2011-12, there has been an increase of Rs. 581 crore or 22 per cent . However, as a percentage of allocation for plan and non-plan expenditure to various sectors, the allocation to healthcare has reduced from 5.7 per cent last year to 5 per cent this year, stated Pradip Kanakia- Leader Healthcare Practice, PwC India.
There has been an effort to promote medical R&D through an allocation of Rs. 50 crore to various medical institutes and for Ayush at Rs. 15 crore which will help improve the state’s health index, he added.
Three specific priorities that every state should address to promote inclusive growth in healthcare are public private partnerships, capacity building in trained medical manpower and health insurance penetration.
Karnataka has several enablers like trained medical manpower and existence of hospital infrastructure to take healthcare to the next level. It needs to promote public private partnerships to enable access to secondary and tertiary care. The bed occupancy rate is at 35 per cent, a large number of people who require hospital treatment have not accessed because of high treatment costs. , “Measured against these priorities, Karnataka budget has done little to address the health of its citizens at large,” he pointed out.
The government needed to ensure that the rural and poor benefit from the Centre’s allocation to National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSBY). It should have announced undertaking an annual health survey to prepare the district health profile of the rural populace to provide a scientific allocation of health outlay amongst various districts, he said.
This problem needs to be addressed by augmenting health insurance penetration and higher utilization of the existing facilities by incentivizing the private sector to partner with the government in providing affordable treatment. While the government has done a good job by contributing Rs. 30-40 crore annually in the budget to the Yashaswini Health Insurance Scheme and help poor farmers, it has not systematically addressed the health insurance needs of many poor unorganized households in both rural and urban areas.
The government announced a new scheme called ‘Vajpayee Arogya Shri’ last year to cover the below poverty line families for about 400 serious ailments in the Gulbarga. However, the 2011-12 budget is silent about the scheme, and whether any contributions have been made in the current year. The state also needs to form an empowered and accountable nodal agency to kick start pilot scalable PPP projects in healthcare, he said.
Cultural events planned in Gujarat’s CBSE schools
Introducing the country’s classic music and culture to school students of the state, Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth (SPIC MACAY) will launch a series of cultural events in the state’s Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools in the state from April.
Speaking about the series, founder of SPIC MACAY Kiran Seth who was in the city on Thursday said, “Through the Right to Education Act we are pitching for the introduction of heritage to school curriculums. We have convinced the Kendriya Vidyala Sangathan for a programme with a big series of events specially designed for CBSE schools.”
Seth said that the intention of the programme is to introduce classical music and culture to the youth at an even younger age and will also cover all the CBSE schools in the state. Apart from getting various eminent artists, the initiative will also have orientation programmes, yoga and meditation, workshops and so on.
When asked if the initiative would also be spreading to the state government schools, Seth said that they have made several proposals to the concerned authorities however there had not been any response. tnn
Seth said, “Other states like Kerala, Karnataka, Punjab, Rajasthan and others have returned very good response. However the Government of Gujarat has not yet extended us such a support.”
While SPIC MACAY conducts around 2,000 events in over 150 cities in India and 50 cities abroad every year, Seth said very few have been in Gujarat. He said, “While we conducted 280 events in Rajasthan and 368 in Delhi last year, only around 31 events were conducted in Gujarat.”
P S G Institute of Medical Sciences, Coimbatore
PSG Institute was established in the year 1985 as part of the existing Maternal and child care center of PSG Charities, at Coimbatore. This college was granted recognition by the Medical Council of India, Srilankan Medical Council and the General Medical Council of United Kingdom.
PSG group of institutions imparts professional learning in various disciplines of study, right from Arts and Science colleges to Engineering colleges, and right from Medical College to Management College. The group has overall 1000 faculties and around 16,000 students and it is constantly creating records holding University ranks thus producing outstanding students for the society.
Courses offered:
Under Graduate course:
M.B.B.S.
Post Graduate Course:
Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree is offered in this college for the following specializations:-
General Medicine
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Microbiology
Physiology
Pathology
DVL
Pediatrics
Pharmacology
Psychiatry
Bio-chemistry
Community Medicine
Nephrology
Neurology
Gastro-enterology
Cardiology
Master of Science (MS) is offered for:
General Surgery
Orthopedics
Ophthalmology
Diploma course is offered in the following disciplines of study:-
Diploma in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Diploma in Child Health
Diploma in Orthopedics
Diploma in Psychiatric Medicine
Diploma in Dermatology, Venerology, & Leprosy
Diploma in Ophthalmology
Diploma in TB and chest diseases
Diploma in Oto-Rhino Laryngology
Diploma in Anesthesiology
All the courses are affiliated to Dr. MGR Medical University.
Admission:
The process of admission is done through the counseling of Dr. MGR Medical University.
Services:
Hostel service is available for the students belonging to other states and abroad. The hostel is capable of giving 320 male students and 320 female students single room facility. In addition to this, 370 rooms are available for interns and PG students. Complete facilities are offered at the hostel apartment for all the students.
Library:
It holds collection of over 15,000 volumes of books and 4500 back volumes of books. It also extends MEDLAR SERVICE, and international pharmaceutical abstract service for the benefit of the students. The timings of the library is extended up to midnight for motivating the students to learn more and it also extends Xerox service at reasonable cost.
Over the past years, this college has produced outstanding physicians and surgeons for our country.
Contact:
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Libya unrest: Two Air India flights leave to evacuate Indians
India has begun the process of evacuating its nationals from strife-torn Libya by sending two aircraft with total capacity of 640 passengers to Tripoli besides dispatching four ships.
The specially chartered Air India Boeing 747, with a capacity of 360 passengers, and an Airbus 330 with a capacity of 280, are en route to Tripoli and will land shortly, the External Affairs Ministry (MEA) said in a statement here.
They will land at Terminal 2 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Besides, two naval ships – INS Jalashwa and INS Mysore – set sail from Mumbai this morning for Libya. The sailing time is about twelve days to Libya.
Another passenger ship with a capacity of 1600, presently in the Mediterranean, is being chartered today and will be pressed into service for assisting the departure of our nationals out of Libya.
The Scotia Prince is scheduled to depart for Benghazi (Libya) from Port Said (Egypt) today at 8.p.m and is likely to arrive at its destination by Monday afternoon. The ship has a capacity of 1200 passengers.
The MEA said it has positioned additional personnel at the Indian Embassy in Tripoli to help in the process.
Shahid Kapur’s birthday bash
Shahid Kapur celebrated his 30th birthday amid friends from the film industry who turned up to wish the actor. Rani Mukerji, Tabu and Genelia D’Souza came in formal black, while Sonam Kapoor, escorted by dad Anil Kapoor, was in a pretty white creation.
Ranveer Singh, sporting a cap, came with Anushka Sharma while Sonali Bendre with Goldie Behl and Raveena Tandon with Anil Thadani were other couples who arrived to party. Vishal and Rekha Bhardwaj were seen in conversation with the birthday boy who greeted all his guests personally. Also seen were Riteish Deshmukh, Sridevi with Boney Kapoor, Sajid and Wardha Nadiadwala, Archana Puran Singh with Parmeet Sethi, Ronnie Screwvala with Zarina Mehta and Sunil with Krishika Lulla.
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