Panaji (Goa) [India], February 25 (ANI): Goa's nightingale Lorna will take over the stage on the first day of the four-day Panjim City Carnaval that will be starting from February 26 and will be ending on March 1.
Kolkata Feb 24 PTI The family of deceased student activist Anish Khan on Thursday led a demonstration before Amta police station in Howrah district demanding the arrest of four persons including the local Trinamool Congress MLA accusing them of being involved in his murderTMC MLA Sukanta Pal denied any involvement and said he has complete faith in the investigation and judiciaryAt one point the protestors who included people from Khans village and other areas of the district tried to break the police cordon and pelted stones at the police stationHowever Khans father pacified the crowd saying their target was not the junior police personnel but the big fishes who were behind the alleged murder of the prominent student leader of the Indian Secular Front ISF which contested last years assembly election in alliance with the Left FrontKhans father Salem demanded the arrest of four persons - local TMC MLA Sukanta Pal the officer in charge of Amta police station the head and deputy head of the local gram panchayatAnish had earned their wrath as he exposed their corruption and unholy nexus in the area If they are not arrested nothing will be served Please do not deflect the issue by storming into the police station and attacking the junior level personnel he said The septuagenarian did not elaborate on the issue of corruption or nexusKhans father later said they would march to the office of SP Howrah Rural on Sunday if the four persons were not arrested by thenReacting to the allegation Amta MLA Sukanta Pal told PTI he wanted the truth to come out and culprits to be bookedI dont know what he has said I dont want to comment on it as an investigation is on I want the truth to come out and the culprits to be booked But I dont know why after five days my name is being dragged into it he saidMeanwhile Home Guard Kashinath Bera posted at Amta police station and civic volunteer Pritam Bhattacharya who were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the case said they were being made scapegoats as they were just following ordersWe are being made scapegoats We know nothing about the death of Anish Khan We went to his house as our superior officer asked us to go to his residence they told reporters when they were being taken inside a police vanA special investigation team SIT set up by the state government to probe the matter has arrested the home guard and the civic volunteerThe victims father also said that he was in favour of a CBI inquiry into the murder of his son or a probe under the supervision of the high courtOn the Calcutta High Courts order for a second post-mortem examination on the student leaders body under certain conditions he said he has not seen the orderLeaders of the ISF also attended the rally from the residence of Khan to the police station about 10 kilometres awayKhans family members have alleged that he was pushed off the second floor of their residence at Amta in Howrah district on the night of February 18 by four persons with one donning a police uniform and the others wearing the dress of civic volunteersKhan who was earlier with SFI the student wing of the CPIM was a prominent face of the protests in Kolkata against the Citizenship Amendment Act CAA He had later joined the ISFKhans mysterious death has sparked widespread protestsEarlier in the day members of Chhatra Parishad the student arm of the Congress and DYFI the youth wing of the CPIM marched before the Amta police station demanding justice for the familyStudents of Aliah University also took out a rally and sought the arrest of those involved in the murderKhan was an alumnus of Aliah UniversityThe Jadavpur University Teachers Association JUTA said it will hold a meeting on the JU campus on Friday to protest against the killing of KhanJUTA general secretary Partha Pratim Roy told PTI that students and teachers of every institute should join hands to protest against the tendency of political leaders to silence the voice of dissent PTI SUS COR PNT MM MM
New Delhi Jan 20 PTI A healthy persons stool recently helped cure a 78-year-old man here suffering from persistent diarrhoea along with bleeding The patient was admitted with fever bloody diarrhoea hypotension and tachycardia high heart rate His stool examination showed persistence of C DIFFICLE a bad bacteria causing Pseudomembranous Colitis ulcers in large intestine leading to persistent diarrhoea with bleeding a statement from the hospital read He had already been treated for two episodes of Pseudomembranous Colitis PMC with standard treatment The only viable option for this disease was to take stool from a healthy person and transplant it in the large intestine of the patient This leads to an increase in good bacteria in the intestine and suppression of C DIFFICLE Dr Piyush Ranjan vice-chairperson Institute of Liver Gastroenterology Pancreatico Biliary Sciences Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said The senior doctor said the hospital has in the past performed faecal microbiota transplantation FMT for severe alcoholic hepatitis not responding to steroids or having side effects of steroids and Ulcerative Colitis This is a rare case of the patient being treated with recurrent PMC treated with FMT in our country he said Two days after performing FMT the patient started showing positive response and his clinical condition improved He was discharged subsequently and is doing well at two months of follow-up Dr Ranjan said Pseudomembranous Colitis PMC is a condition when a harmful bacteria called Clostridium Difficle starts multiplying faster This is a known side effect of prolonged antibiotic intake This condition usually affects the elderly and people on prolonged antibiotic therapy chemotherapy or immunosuppressive medications Diarrhoea blood in stool fever and pain abdomen are among the symptoms exhibited by the patients In patients who have a relapse beyond the second episode FMT is the best treatment option according to experts It entails transferring stool extract from a healthy person after appropriate tests in the patients This can be done by colonoscopy in the large intestine or in the small intestine PTI SLB CJ CJ
Mumbai Nov 28 PTI A 73-year-old man who was depressed over the last several days allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the 12th floor of a high-rise in suburban Malad on Sunday morning a police official said The incident occurred in Laa Regalia building located on Marve Road he said adding that the elderly man was upset over some issues concerning his religion The deceased was identified as Talakshi Ramji Cheda He was depressed over the last many days as he was unable to follow his religion properly He was also undergoing some medical treatment the official said After the incident the police recorded the statements of his family members he said A case of accidental death was registered and further investigation is underway police said PTI ZA NP NP
Patna Nov 24 PTI RJD president Lalu Prasad known for his uncanny manoeuvering skills on the tricky terrain of politics on Wednesday tried his hands at the steering wheel sending out a subtle message perhaps that he remains in the drivers seat despite his failing health The ailing septuagenarian leader also demonstrated that he retains his ability to enjoy himself and entertain beholders as he drove an open jeep on the streets adjoining the sprawling bungalow allotted to Rabri Devi his wife and former chief minister Enthusiastic supporters cheered casual onlookers watched with bemusement while security personnel displayed palpable anxiety as Prasad moved the vehicle in reverse and manoeuvered through sharp turns with surprising dexterity Known for approaching even the most grim situations with levity and nonchalance the 73 years old however turned philosophical when he shared a video footage of his mini-adventure on his Twitter handle Drove my first vehicle after years Every person born in this world is after all a driver in some respect May the car carrying love harmony equality prosperity forbearance and justice run smoothly in your lives Prasad tweeted in Hindi The RJD supremo who has been staying in Delhi after his release from jail a few months ago has been in Patna since Monday He appeared before a special CBI court here on Tuesday in connection with a fodder scam case PTI NAC SK SK
Ranchi Nov 22 PTI The Parliament and the state legislative assemblies are temples of democracy and lawmakers must maintain the dignity of such institutions Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais said on Monday Addressing the Jharkhand Assembly on its 21st Foundation Day he urged the lawmakers to have quality debates without causing disruption There have been a lot of changes in the functioning of Parliament and legislative assemblies Disrupting the proceedings of the House has become a routine It has become a tradition to demand adjournments of the House or not allow the temples of democracy to function over trivial matterswe should take care that the dignity of these institutions is not maligned by our conduct he said The governor said that instead of raising issues in a dignified manner under set traditions and rules it has become a trend to storm into the Well and shout in front of presiding officers to disrupt the proceedings The legislative is the highest decision-making authority in a democracy making laws that reflect the collective wish of the citizens Its the responsibility of the opposition to effectively place peoples problems in front of the government and play a constructive role he said Assembly Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahto said that the government is striving to achieve the objectives of inclusive development Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that the goal of the ruling party and the opposition is the development of the state He said that the government is working for the overall development of the state and had launched a slew of welfare schemes on Jharkhand Foundation Day on November 15 Several fallen security personnel were posthumously honoured The deputy commissioners of East Singhbhum Ranchi and Ramgarh districts were awarded for their performance in the COVID vaccination drive Septuagenarian BJP MLA from Bishrampur Ram Chandra Chandravanshi who is known for his courteous behaviour in the House and is among those lawmakers who dont have any criminal case against them was given the best legislator award PTI NAM ACD ACD
Mumbai Oct 29 PTI The Bombay High Court on Friday refused to quash the summonses issued by the Enforcement Directorate ED to former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in a case of alleged money laundering and corruption and noted he has failed to prove probe agencies had been acting in a malafide manner against himA bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and SV Kotwal also rejected Deshmukhs prayer to restrain the ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI from taking any coercive action against himThe bench said the Nationalist Congress Party NCP leader who resigned from the cabinet in April this year had failed to prove to the court that in probing him and in calling him for questioning the two central agencies had been acting in a malafide mannerIt said if Deshmukh apprehended his arrest by either of the agencies he had the right that was available to any other citizen or litigant to approach the appropriate court to seek protectionThe court however directed the ED to permit Deshmukhs lawyer to remain present within visible distance but not audible distance at the central agencys office during the former ministers questioningThe ED had begun a probe against Deshmukh and others and summoned him for questioning after the CBI filed an FIR against the 71-year-old politician on April 21 this year on charges of corruption and misuse of official positionThe CBI FIR was registered following a preliminary inquiry into the allegations of corruption and misconduct made against Deshmukh by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir SinghThe EDs money laundering probe against Deshmukh also stems from the FIRDeshmukh approached the HC earlier this year seeking among other things that the two agencies be restrained from taking any coercive action against him and that the several summonses issued to him by the ED asking him to appear before it in person for questioning be quashedHis counsel senior advocate Vikram Chaudhri told the bench Deshmukh was a victim of political vendetta and questioned the timing of the summonses issued by the EDThe advocate also argued that both ED and the CBI had been acting upon allegations made by persons who themselves were accused of heinous offencesAdditional Solicitor Generals Aman Lekhi and Anil Singh appeared in the HC for the ED and the CBI respectively and opposed Deshmukhs pleaThey denied the allegations of any prejudice or malafideLekhi told the court Deshmukh was no longer a minister and did not enjoy any special privileges He said the ED had issued at least five summonses to Deshmukh between June and July this year but the former minister had failed to appear before the agency so farLekhi said that like any other citizen summoned by the ED Deshmukh too was bound by law to make an appearanceThe HC agreed with the submissions made by the two agenciesIt said Deshmukh had failed to clarify what exactly was the illegality or malafide behind the summonses In fact it was Deshmukh who was in breach of the law and who had committed an illegality by not responding to the summonses the bench saidThe Applicants challenge to the summonses is primarily founded on the grounds of abuse of power and malafides of the Respondent Directorate the HC said adding Nothing is shown to us as to how the ongoing investigation is either beyond the jurisdiction of ED or illegal The court further said Deshmukh had merely made vague allegations against unnamed persons and their involvement in heinous offences Such arguments were devoid of merit and did not call for the high court to interfere with the ED or CBIs investigationsThere is a statutory right of the police to investigate the cognizable crime without requiring any authority from the judicial authority the HC observedThus save in exceptional cases where non-interference would result in a miscarriage of justice the court and the judicial process should not interfere at the investigation stage of offences it saidThe court noted that in the present case Deshmukh had failed to show how the summonses were illegal or how the ED was overreaching its jurisdictionThe details of these allegations have not been elaborated in the petition The pleadings are bereft of any particulars This court is called upon to engage in guess work to presume malafides against the Directorate the HC saidThe court also rejected Deshmukhs prayer to permit him to submit documents electronically and to respond to the summonses via video-conferencing and not in-personThe septuagenarian politician had said he was a senior citizen and considering his co-morbidities he was susceptible to contracting COVID-19 if made to appear before the ED physicallyThe HC however said The activity of money laundering is often very complex masked under various layers and the methods of investigation resultantly also are complex Furthermore since we have not found that issuance of summonses to the Applicant is vitiated by malafides or that the Officers of the Directorate ED are proceeding beyond their duty there is no reason why we should dictate a different course of investigation in this case Thus the prayer to direct Respondent No2 ED to permit the Applicant to appear through an authorised representative or through any electronic mode and not to compel the presence of the Applicant in person is rejected and it is left to the discretion of the Directorate of Enforcement as regards the mode the HC said PTI AYA NP RSY RSY
Kolkata Oct 25 PTI West Bengal Panchayat Minister Subrata Mukherjee was shifted to the ICU of state-run SSKM Hospital on Monday morning after he complained of severe breathing problems sources at the medical facility saidThe septuagenarian politician who was admitted to the hospital for a regular check-up on Sunday complained of chest pain and breathlessness at night a senior doctor saidHe is being treated in the ICU and his condition is stable at the moment A team of doctors are constantly monitoring the health condition of the minister he told PTIMukherjee was also hospitalised in May with similar ailments days after he was imprisoned in Presidency Jail following a Calcutta High Court injunction on his bail plea in the Narada sting case PTI SCH RBT RBT
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Serving potable water to the thirsty is mission for this septuagenarian in Delhi. Alag Natarajan serves water to the thirsty by filling up earthen pots in parts of south Delhi and has become famous as 'Matka Man'.
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