Tata Motors Hospital has added another feather in its cap thanks to Rajesh Singh, the consultant orthopaedic surgeon.
The surgeon has conducted his 100th joint replacement surgery, at an age of 36, a rare achievement in Jharkhand and Bihar. In 2005, he was one of the youngest doctors in the country to carry out a total joint replacement surgery independently. He was 32 years old then.
The 100th patient of Singh was Matia Rani, a local resident, who was operated on Friday.
The 65-year-old patient is recuperating at the post operative ward of the hospital. “I am fine and hope to be released from the hospital soon,” she said.
“It gives me immense pleasure to achieve this feat. It would not have been possible without the support of company management,” he told.
Singh, who has trained in computer-navigated hip resurfacing surgery in Australia, wants to make the hospital a hub of joint replacement surgery in eastern India.
“We want to develop the hospital as a specialised centre for joint replacement surgery and are gradually moving towards our goal,” he said, adding that Johnson & Johnson, which monitors the growth of joint replacement surgeries, has given the hospital a higher rating compared to others in the eastern region.
The hospital is planning to procure a state-of-the-art machine next month for starting computer-navigated hip resurfacing surgery. The machine would cost over Rs 50 lakh.
The surgeon said they are focussing on upgrading facilities at the operation theatre and skill enhancement to attend to more patients. “I have started getting cases of hip and knee replacement surgeries from patients living in Ranchi, Bokaro, Chakradharpur and Ghatshila,” he said. link
Sunday 26 July 2009
Darbhanga an ancient city of Mithila
Darbhangā is a city and a municipal corporation in and headquarters of Darbhanga district and Darbhanga Division in the state of Bihar, India. It gets its name from Dar Bhanga or "gates broken" (for gates of Hindu Qilā broken at Qilā Ghāt in 1326 AD when Tughlaq forces captured the last Hindu state in North India ruled by Harisinghdeva); some people guess Darbhangā is a distorted form of "Dwār Banga" or the Gate to Bengal, but actually the gate of Bengal is at Rājmahal which is far away from Darbhangā. The name of the district has been derived from its head quarter and principal town, which is said to have been founded by Darbhangi Khān, who was the Fauzdār or military head of Tughlaq forces stationed at Urdu (original meaning "cantonment"), later the title Darbhangi Khān was applied to his direct descendants. Among rest, Darbhangā is native to Maithil Kayastha and Brahmins.
History
The history of Darbhanga dates back to the Ramayana and Mahabharata periods, it is among the greatest cities of Bihar. According to the Vedic sources, the Videhas of Aryan stock first migrated to the area from the banks of Saraswati in Punjab. They were guided to the east of Sadanira (Gandak River) by Agni, the God of Fire. Settlements were established and, thus, flourished the kingdom of Videhas-the Selfless. In course of time Videhas came to be ruled by a line of kings called Janaks. In this line of kings there was a very famous king named Mithi. To commemorate his greatness the territory was named as MITHILA. Another famous king was Janak Sirdhwaja, father of Sita. The legends speak of various learned men patronized by Janak Sirdhwaja, who himself was an erudite scholar. Among them prominent were Yagyavalkya, who codified the Hindu law in his Yagyavalkya Smriti and Gautam, who had various valuable philosophical treatises to his credit. King Janak was himself a great philosopher and his ideas have been eternally enshrined in the Upanishads, esp in the Brihad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣada.
Traditions also speak of Kapil Muni's relationship with this area that propounded the Sankhya philosophy. Association of this area with Pandavas is also evident by the popular belief that they stayed here during their period of exile.
The learned men like Vidyāpati, Kumāril Bhatt, Mandan Mishra, Nāgārjun, etc belonged to this region.
Darbhanga is a town with a population of nearly 3 lakhs. Darbhanga was named after Dar(Dwar)+Bhangaa which means gates+broken ; it is guessed that gates of the Qila (at Qilaghat probably) were broken (by cannons or elephants perhaps) in 1326 AD when Tughlak forces attacked the last independent North Indian Hindu king Harisinghdeva (of Karnaata Chalukya dynasty from Karnataka) who ruled over North Bihar and most of Nepal. Historians guess that the capital of Harisinghdeva was situated near foothills of Himalayas, Haraahi pond in Darbhanga is named after Harisinghdeva and the pond Gangaasarar is named after his ancestor Gangadeva who was son of Naanyadeva, the founder of this dynasty; Naanyadeva was a chieftain of Chalukya king Vikramaditya-VI of Karnatak who had successfully invaded North India in the end of 11th century. Hindus began to flock to this town since the beginning of 19th century when the Maharaja of Darbhanga shifted his residence to this town and was granted the title Maharaja by East India Company, and gradually Hindus surpassed Muslims in population, but muslims still constitute over 36% of population of this town. It was the biggest town of North Bihar for centuries, but after Muzaffarpur was connected to broad gauge railway in mid-1970s, the latter overtook Darbhanga due to shift of trade, commerce, business and transport to some extent.
Once part of the Brahman kingdom of Mithila, Darbhanga passed to the Tughlaks in the 14th century. The British assumed control in 1765.
Darbhanga was an ancient city of Mithila, which is an ancient cultural region of North India lying between the lower ranges of the Himalayas and the Ganges River. The Nepal border cuts across the top fringe of this region. The Gandak and Kosi Rivers are rough western and eastern boundaries of Mithila. In the year 1326 Mithila was invaded by Afghans, who deposed the Kshatriya ruler and placed a Maithil Brahman in control of land revenues over much of this region. This family soon began calling themselves kings, distributing land to other members of their caste, so that gradually land passed into the control of Maithil Brahmans. It is a noteworthy seat of the Maharaja of Darbhanga. During Akbar's reign in the sixteenth century, a second Maithil Brahman family came to rule as the Khandavala Dynasty. By British times, their estate, Darbhanga Raj, was the largest and richest of the great zamindari estates. Their capital was in Bhaur village in Madhubani, later shifted to the town of Darbhanga. They controlled most of Mithila until after Independence when the Republic of India abolished zamindari (Maharaja of Darbhanga was actually a zamindar entitled to add the title Maharaja in his name, besides the British title KCIE).
Maharajah Sir Lakhmishwar Singh, K.C.I.E., of Darbhanga, who was only in his forty-third year at the time of his death in 1898, was in every sense the best type of the Indian nobleman and landlord. He was the leading zemindar in India, where he owned no less than 2,152 square miles (5,570 km2) with a net yearly rental of 30 lakhs, and was the recognised head of the orthodox Hindu community. His philanthropy and his munificent contributions to all public movement won him the esteem of all classes and creeds. He took an active part in public life and enjoyed a high reputation as a progressive and liberal minded statesman. With but slight interruptions he was a member of the Supreme Legislative Council from the year 1883 until his death, and latterly he sat in that body as the elected representative of the non-official members of the Bengal Council.
The Maharaja of Darbhanga, Kameshwar Singh was also an integral part of the Constituent Assembly of India and was instrumental in campaigning for retention of privy purses and land rights for rulers. He single handedly negotiated rights of various rulers and nawabs.
Darbhanga city is essentially a twin city with Darbhanga tower and Laheriasarai tower at its two ends. Laheriasarai has been named after the famous Lahri walas whose traditional occupation was to weave textiles and make bangles especially of Lah, imported from Ranchi and other places.
Geography
The District of Darbhanga can be divided into four natural divisions. The eastern portion consisting of Ghanshyampur, Biraul and Kusheshwarsthan blocks contain fresh silt deposited by the Kosi River. This region was under the influence of Kosi floods till the construction of Kosi embankment in the Second Five Year Plan. It contains large tracts of sandy land covered with wild marsh.
The second division consists of the anchals lying south of the Boorhi Gandak river and is the most fertile area in the district. It is also on higher level than the other part of the district and contains very few marshes. It is well suited to the rabbi crops.
The third natural region is the doab between the Burhi Gandak and Baghmati and consists of the low-lying areas dotted over by chaur and marshes. It gets floods every year. The fourth division covers the Sadar sub-division of the district. This tract is watered by numerous streams and contains some up-lands.
The district has a vast alluvial plain devoid of any hills. There is a gentle slope from north to south with a depression on the centre. Numerous rivers originating in the Himalays water this district. Out of these rivers Kamla, Baghmati, Kosi and Kareh are of most importance. The District has somewhat dry and healthy climate. There are three well-marked seasons, the winter, the summer & the Rainy season. The cold weather begins in November and continues up to February, though March is also somewhat cool. Westerly winds begin to blow in the second half of March and temperature rises considerably. May is the hottest month when the temperature goes up to 107 °F (42 °C). Rain sets in towards the middle of June. With the advent of the Rainy seasons, temperature falls and humidity rises. The moist heat of the Rainy season is very oppressive up to August. The rain continues till the middle of October. Average rainfall is 1142.3 mm. around 92% of rainfall is received during monsoon months.
History
The history of Darbhanga dates back to the Ramayana and Mahabharata periods, it is among the greatest cities of Bihar. According to the Vedic sources, the Videhas of Aryan stock first migrated to the area from the banks of Saraswati in Punjab. They were guided to the east of Sadanira (Gandak River) by Agni, the God of Fire. Settlements were established and, thus, flourished the kingdom of Videhas-the Selfless. In course of time Videhas came to be ruled by a line of kings called Janaks. In this line of kings there was a very famous king named Mithi. To commemorate his greatness the territory was named as MITHILA. Another famous king was Janak Sirdhwaja, father of Sita. The legends speak of various learned men patronized by Janak Sirdhwaja, who himself was an erudite scholar. Among them prominent were Yagyavalkya, who codified the Hindu law in his Yagyavalkya Smriti and Gautam, who had various valuable philosophical treatises to his credit. King Janak was himself a great philosopher and his ideas have been eternally enshrined in the Upanishads, esp in the Brihad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣada.
Traditions also speak of Kapil Muni's relationship with this area that propounded the Sankhya philosophy. Association of this area with Pandavas is also evident by the popular belief that they stayed here during their period of exile.
The learned men like Vidyāpati, Kumāril Bhatt, Mandan Mishra, Nāgārjun, etc belonged to this region.
Darbhanga is a town with a population of nearly 3 lakhs. Darbhanga was named after Dar(Dwar)+Bhangaa which means gates+broken ; it is guessed that gates of the Qila (at Qilaghat probably) were broken (by cannons or elephants perhaps) in 1326 AD when Tughlak forces attacked the last independent North Indian Hindu king Harisinghdeva (of Karnaata Chalukya dynasty from Karnataka) who ruled over North Bihar and most of Nepal. Historians guess that the capital of Harisinghdeva was situated near foothills of Himalayas, Haraahi pond in Darbhanga is named after Harisinghdeva and the pond Gangaasarar is named after his ancestor Gangadeva who was son of Naanyadeva, the founder of this dynasty; Naanyadeva was a chieftain of Chalukya king Vikramaditya-VI of Karnatak who had successfully invaded North India in the end of 11th century. Hindus began to flock to this town since the beginning of 19th century when the Maharaja of Darbhanga shifted his residence to this town and was granted the title Maharaja by East India Company, and gradually Hindus surpassed Muslims in population, but muslims still constitute over 36% of population of this town. It was the biggest town of North Bihar for centuries, but after Muzaffarpur was connected to broad gauge railway in mid-1970s, the latter overtook Darbhanga due to shift of trade, commerce, business and transport to some extent.
Once part of the Brahman kingdom of Mithila, Darbhanga passed to the Tughlaks in the 14th century. The British assumed control in 1765.
Darbhanga was an ancient city of Mithila, which is an ancient cultural region of North India lying between the lower ranges of the Himalayas and the Ganges River. The Nepal border cuts across the top fringe of this region. The Gandak and Kosi Rivers are rough western and eastern boundaries of Mithila. In the year 1326 Mithila was invaded by Afghans, who deposed the Kshatriya ruler and placed a Maithil Brahman in control of land revenues over much of this region. This family soon began calling themselves kings, distributing land to other members of their caste, so that gradually land passed into the control of Maithil Brahmans. It is a noteworthy seat of the Maharaja of Darbhanga. During Akbar's reign in the sixteenth century, a second Maithil Brahman family came to rule as the Khandavala Dynasty. By British times, their estate, Darbhanga Raj, was the largest and richest of the great zamindari estates. Their capital was in Bhaur village in Madhubani, later shifted to the town of Darbhanga. They controlled most of Mithila until after Independence when the Republic of India abolished zamindari (Maharaja of Darbhanga was actually a zamindar entitled to add the title Maharaja in his name, besides the British title KCIE).
Maharajah Sir Lakhmishwar Singh, K.C.I.E., of Darbhanga, who was only in his forty-third year at the time of his death in 1898, was in every sense the best type of the Indian nobleman and landlord. He was the leading zemindar in India, where he owned no less than 2,152 square miles (5,570 km2) with a net yearly rental of 30 lakhs, and was the recognised head of the orthodox Hindu community. His philanthropy and his munificent contributions to all public movement won him the esteem of all classes and creeds. He took an active part in public life and enjoyed a high reputation as a progressive and liberal minded statesman. With but slight interruptions he was a member of the Supreme Legislative Council from the year 1883 until his death, and latterly he sat in that body as the elected representative of the non-official members of the Bengal Council.
The Maharaja of Darbhanga, Kameshwar Singh was also an integral part of the Constituent Assembly of India and was instrumental in campaigning for retention of privy purses and land rights for rulers. He single handedly negotiated rights of various rulers and nawabs.
Darbhanga city is essentially a twin city with Darbhanga tower and Laheriasarai tower at its two ends. Laheriasarai has been named after the famous Lahri walas whose traditional occupation was to weave textiles and make bangles especially of Lah, imported from Ranchi and other places.
Geography
The District of Darbhanga can be divided into four natural divisions. The eastern portion consisting of Ghanshyampur, Biraul and Kusheshwarsthan blocks contain fresh silt deposited by the Kosi River. This region was under the influence of Kosi floods till the construction of Kosi embankment in the Second Five Year Plan. It contains large tracts of sandy land covered with wild marsh.
The second division consists of the anchals lying south of the Boorhi Gandak river and is the most fertile area in the district. It is also on higher level than the other part of the district and contains very few marshes. It is well suited to the rabbi crops.
The third natural region is the doab between the Burhi Gandak and Baghmati and consists of the low-lying areas dotted over by chaur and marshes. It gets floods every year. The fourth division covers the Sadar sub-division of the district. This tract is watered by numerous streams and contains some up-lands.
The district has a vast alluvial plain devoid of any hills. There is a gentle slope from north to south with a depression on the centre. Numerous rivers originating in the Himalays water this district. Out of these rivers Kamla, Baghmati, Kosi and Kareh are of most importance. The District has somewhat dry and healthy climate. There are three well-marked seasons, the winter, the summer & the Rainy season. The cold weather begins in November and continues up to February, though March is also somewhat cool. Westerly winds begin to blow in the second half of March and temperature rises considerably. May is the hottest month when the temperature goes up to 107 °F (42 °C). Rain sets in towards the middle of June. With the advent of the Rainy seasons, temperature falls and humidity rises. The moist heat of the Rainy season is very oppressive up to August. The rain continues till the middle of October. Average rainfall is 1142.3 mm. around 92% of rainfall is received during monsoon months.
Saturday 25 July 2009
Activity-based education in nursery mooted
The Bihar Legislative Assembly Committee on Women and Children Development has recommended for introduction of an Activity-Based Learning (ABL) method in nursery standards in Bihar schools.
The panel, headed by Asha Devi, comprises 12 women members of the assembly. It recently tabled the report in the House in which it recorded its experience in a primary school of Tamil Nadu.
The women legislators pointed out that nursery children are not taught by teachers in Tamil Nadu, but given various teaching aids like blocks and letters. “The children develop words from letters on their own and the teacher there only helps them. There is no pressure on the children to study,” the report says. It points out that there is no waste of time as children are engaged in one activity or another. It stresses that the learning process in this method is rapid and the children are slowly promoted to higher classes if they show the same zeal to learn.
“Primary education is the stage where a strong foundation can be laid for the children for the future,” the panel said. The report points out that the primary schools in Tamil Nadu using the APL method have been established with the help of UNICEF and UNFPA and the children are provided nutritious breakfast. The report also praises the cleanliness in the kitchen of the school.
The women MLAs also visited health centres in Tamil Nadu and were impressed by the services provided to pregnant women there. “A pregnant woman is called to the health centre once a month for check-up and after check-up, she is given nutritious food,” they observed, pointing out that even the Primary Health Centres are equipped with blood bank and oxygen cylinder.
They observed that the drugs available and not available at the health centre is displayed on a board so that there is no confusion among the patients.
The women legislators panel stressed that taking care of the health of women and ensuring safe institutionalised delivery is one of the biggest responsibility of the government.
The panel has recommended for adoption of Tamil Nadu pattern for ensuring pre-delivery check-ups for pregnant women and ensuring safe institutionalised delivery. They have strongly recommended at least three health centres in each district of Bihar having the facility for surgical delivery of the babies. link
The panel, headed by Asha Devi, comprises 12 women members of the assembly. It recently tabled the report in the House in which it recorded its experience in a primary school of Tamil Nadu.
The women legislators pointed out that nursery children are not taught by teachers in Tamil Nadu, but given various teaching aids like blocks and letters. “The children develop words from letters on their own and the teacher there only helps them. There is no pressure on the children to study,” the report says. It points out that there is no waste of time as children are engaged in one activity or another. It stresses that the learning process in this method is rapid and the children are slowly promoted to higher classes if they show the same zeal to learn.
“Primary education is the stage where a strong foundation can be laid for the children for the future,” the panel said. The report points out that the primary schools in Tamil Nadu using the APL method have been established with the help of UNICEF and UNFPA and the children are provided nutritious breakfast. The report also praises the cleanliness in the kitchen of the school.
The women MLAs also visited health centres in Tamil Nadu and were impressed by the services provided to pregnant women there. “A pregnant woman is called to the health centre once a month for check-up and after check-up, she is given nutritious food,” they observed, pointing out that even the Primary Health Centres are equipped with blood bank and oxygen cylinder.
They observed that the drugs available and not available at the health centre is displayed on a board so that there is no confusion among the patients.
The women legislators panel stressed that taking care of the health of women and ensuring safe institutionalised delivery is one of the biggest responsibility of the government.
The panel has recommended for adoption of Tamil Nadu pattern for ensuring pre-delivery check-ups for pregnant women and ensuring safe institutionalised delivery. They have strongly recommended at least three health centres in each district of Bihar having the facility for surgical delivery of the babies. link
Bangalore’s Fashion Week showcases glitz and glamour
On the second day of Bangalore’s first-ever Fashion Week, conniesuers of life-style witnessed extensive glamour, style and colour.
Designer Samant Chauhan presented his collection woven in silk from Bhagalpur region of Bihar. Thus he enabled promotion of fabrics of marginalised weavers.
‘It’s my signature style that I use Bhagalpur silk. This time, I have used linen, which is again, weaved in Bhaglpur. The collection name was ‘Green Collar’. ‘Green Collar’ is new concept which most of designers are working now-days like, how you can use more eco-friendly fabric and eco-friendly dyes. There is no colour in my collection. So, I am not using any chemical. It’s all 100 percent natural,’ said Chauhan.
Model-turned television actor Julfi Syed walked the ramp for Chauhan’s collection.
Designers Ramesh Demla showcased exquisite collection of colourful Indo-western apparels.
The four-day event will have thirty designers, sixty models and 11 hours of fashion. It will conclude on July 26.
The Fashion Week comes after the success of the Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata Fashion Weeks and the organisers hope to do good business during the event.link
Designer Samant Chauhan presented his collection woven in silk from Bhagalpur region of Bihar. Thus he enabled promotion of fabrics of marginalised weavers.
‘It’s my signature style that I use Bhagalpur silk. This time, I have used linen, which is again, weaved in Bhaglpur. The collection name was ‘Green Collar’. ‘Green Collar’ is new concept which most of designers are working now-days like, how you can use more eco-friendly fabric and eco-friendly dyes. There is no colour in my collection. So, I am not using any chemical. It’s all 100 percent natural,’ said Chauhan.
Model-turned television actor Julfi Syed walked the ramp for Chauhan’s collection.
Designers Ramesh Demla showcased exquisite collection of colourful Indo-western apparels.
The four-day event will have thirty designers, sixty models and 11 hours of fashion. It will conclude on July 26.
The Fashion Week comes after the success of the Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata Fashion Weeks and the organisers hope to do good business during the event.link
Five arrested after lizard found in mid-day meal
Five people, including the headmaster and two teachers, were arrested in Bihar's Nalanda district after a lizard was found in the mid-day meals served to school children, officials said Friday. In the last three weeks various such cases have been reported in the state.
Bihar's Human Resource Development Minister Hari Narain Singh said that the headmaster and two teachers of a middle school in Basniawa under Harnaut block have been arrested after a lizard was found in the mid-day meal. They were also suspended on charge of negligence of duty.
More than 25 students of the school fell ill soon after eating the mid-day meal Wednesday.
It was not the first such case in Bihar.
In the last three weeks, a lizard was found in the mid-day meal in at least three schools and insects were also found in mid-day meals in different schools in half a dozen districts.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has admitted that there were shortcomings in the mid-day meals scheme being implemented in more than 80,000 schools of the state.
During an all-party meeting over the issue Thursday Nitish Kumar said that he had asked the human resource department to study the scheme's implementation in other states.
Bihar is spending more than Rs.2,000 crore on the scheme.
The mid-day meal scheme is one of the world's largest nutrition-supplement programmes, covering more than a million schools across India. Under it, students in government-run schools are given free lunch. It was launched in July 1995 to tackle the twin problems of dropouts in primary schools and malnutrition among children from poor families.
A latest CAG report said that there was 'absence' of internal controls and 'regular' monitoring in implementation of mid-day meal scheme in Bihar during the year 2007-200.
'There has been complete absence of internal controls, regular monitoring and evaluation of the mid-day meal scheme for children during 2007-08', the report said.link
Bihar's Human Resource Development Minister Hari Narain Singh said that the headmaster and two teachers of a middle school in Basniawa under Harnaut block have been arrested after a lizard was found in the mid-day meal. They were also suspended on charge of negligence of duty.
More than 25 students of the school fell ill soon after eating the mid-day meal Wednesday.
It was not the first such case in Bihar.
In the last three weeks, a lizard was found in the mid-day meal in at least three schools and insects were also found in mid-day meals in different schools in half a dozen districts.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has admitted that there were shortcomings in the mid-day meals scheme being implemented in more than 80,000 schools of the state.
During an all-party meeting over the issue Thursday Nitish Kumar said that he had asked the human resource department to study the scheme's implementation in other states.
Bihar is spending more than Rs.2,000 crore on the scheme.
The mid-day meal scheme is one of the world's largest nutrition-supplement programmes, covering more than a million schools across India. Under it, students in government-run schools are given free lunch. It was launched in July 1995 to tackle the twin problems of dropouts in primary schools and malnutrition among children from poor families.
A latest CAG report said that there was 'absence' of internal controls and 'regular' monitoring in implementation of mid-day meal scheme in Bihar during the year 2007-200.
'There has been complete absence of internal controls, regular monitoring and evaluation of the mid-day meal scheme for children during 2007-08', the report said.link
Man dies as doctor stealthily removes kidney, eyes during treatment
A dalit in Bihar died after doctors stealthily removed his kidney and eyes during his treatment at a local hospital here, police said today.
Police said the victim Sachen Ram who worked as a farm labour in Punjab was returning to his village by a train but got badly injured while alighting from the train at the Begusarai station on July 13.
He was immediately admitted to the local Buddha hospital in Panta for treatment. A week later, his body was found among the dead at the postmortem room of the Patna Medical College and Hospital, victim’s family alleged today.
The victim family has alleged that the doctors at the Buddha hospital allegedly removed patients’ kidney and eyes before getting him transferred to the PMCH when his condition deteriorated.
“The hospital administration told us to deposit Rs 26,000 for his treatment which we did instantly but later asked for more money. But when he returned with money we were told that the patient had been shifted to the PMCH. On reaching there we found my uncle body at the postmortem room”, victim’s cousin Kiran Ram told the police at the local Patrakarnagar police station where the case was lodged.
The police are investigating the case.link
Police said the victim Sachen Ram who worked as a farm labour in Punjab was returning to his village by a train but got badly injured while alighting from the train at the Begusarai station on July 13.
He was immediately admitted to the local Buddha hospital in Panta for treatment. A week later, his body was found among the dead at the postmortem room of the Patna Medical College and Hospital, victim’s family alleged today.
The victim family has alleged that the doctors at the Buddha hospital allegedly removed patients’ kidney and eyes before getting him transferred to the PMCH when his condition deteriorated.
“The hospital administration told us to deposit Rs 26,000 for his treatment which we did instantly but later asked for more money. But when he returned with money we were told that the patient had been shifted to the PMCH. On reaching there we found my uncle body at the postmortem room”, victim’s cousin Kiran Ram told the police at the local Patrakarnagar police station where the case was lodged.
The police are investigating the case.link
Friday 24 July 2009
Center to shoulder 50% burden on diesel subsidy
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Friday said that the Centre had agreed to shoulder 50% of the burden incurred by Bihar for its diesel subsidies.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had sought help from Centre for diesel subsidy given to farmers in the state for irrigation purpose.
“The Centre will also extend this facility to other states,” Pawar added.
“UP, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana, Assam, Manipur and parts of some other states are likely to be affected by deficient rainfall. Manipur has declared drought in all districts and Assam and Jharkhand have declared drought in 14 and four districts respectively,” Pawar said while responding to BJP’s ‘calling attention motion’ over the issue.
Pawar said rainfall deficiency in the country, which stood at 62% in June, had gone down to 17% leading to considerable improvement in overall situation.
Replying to queries on uncertainty resulting from insufficient monsoon rainfall, Pawar said the situation had improved in most parts of the country except northwest, north-east, UP and Bihar.
On paddy cultivation, he said substantial shortfall had been witnessed in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. But Punjab and Haryana were not a problem as the farmers had sustained the transplanted crop with irrigated water.
Pawar said while 100 MW of additional power from the Central pool was released to the farmers in Punjab and Haryana, the Centre had agreed to release another 100 MW for the next 15 days.
He also informed the Rajya Sabha that exports of non-Basmati rice and wheat, which was allowed through diplomatic channel, would be completely banned.
“We are going to stop it. We will take the financial burden,” he said, replying to a Calling Attention Notice.
Allaying fears of shortage of foodgrains, Pawar said, “Stock position is quite comfortable. We have sufficient stock position for 13 months in our kitty.”
Pawar was worried over runaway rise in prices of Arhar dal to Rs 95-100 a kg, he said “this will be a temporary phenomenon. A financial support for states is under consideration to help in this regard.”
Centre will also consider how loans taken by farmers can be rescheduled, the minister said, adding “We are going to extend some concessions or other facilities. We will take decision. We will not take any coercive method for loan recovery”.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had sought help from Centre for diesel subsidy given to farmers in the state for irrigation purpose.
“The Centre will also extend this facility to other states,” Pawar added.
“UP, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana, Assam, Manipur and parts of some other states are likely to be affected by deficient rainfall. Manipur has declared drought in all districts and Assam and Jharkhand have declared drought in 14 and four districts respectively,” Pawar said while responding to BJP’s ‘calling attention motion’ over the issue.
Pawar said rainfall deficiency in the country, which stood at 62% in June, had gone down to 17% leading to considerable improvement in overall situation.
Replying to queries on uncertainty resulting from insufficient monsoon rainfall, Pawar said the situation had improved in most parts of the country except northwest, north-east, UP and Bihar.
On paddy cultivation, he said substantial shortfall had been witnessed in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. But Punjab and Haryana were not a problem as the farmers had sustained the transplanted crop with irrigated water.
Pawar said while 100 MW of additional power from the Central pool was released to the farmers in Punjab and Haryana, the Centre had agreed to release another 100 MW for the next 15 days.
He also informed the Rajya Sabha that exports of non-Basmati rice and wheat, which was allowed through diplomatic channel, would be completely banned.
“We are going to stop it. We will take the financial burden,” he said, replying to a Calling Attention Notice.
Allaying fears of shortage of foodgrains, Pawar said, “Stock position is quite comfortable. We have sufficient stock position for 13 months in our kitty.”
Pawar was worried over runaway rise in prices of Arhar dal to Rs 95-100 a kg, he said “this will be a temporary phenomenon. A financial support for states is under consideration to help in this regard.”
Centre will also consider how loans taken by farmers can be rescheduled, the minister said, adding “We are going to extend some concessions or other facilities. We will take decision. We will not take any coercive method for loan recovery”.
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