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A'bad numero uno in kidney donation
TNN, Nov 26, 2010, 03.30am IST
AHMEDABAD: Organ donation is certainly the highest expression of humanity and gratitude of gifting life to those in need. And, the city leads in the cadaver donation movement in the state. Of the 170 families, who decided to donate organs of their brain dead relatives so that others get a new life, 120 belonged to the city, revealed Dr HL Trivedi, director, Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre (IKDRC).
"Ahmedabad leads the country in cadaver organ donation with 120 families deciding to donate organs of their near and dear one's. In all, we at IKDRC have done 301 kidney transplants, which were obtained from cadaver donors. This is the highest number of transplants done through cadaver donation in India," Dr Trivedi said.
The other city following Ahmedabad is Surat, where 37 families donated organs of their brain dead relatives. While in Rajkot, 11 families donated organs of deceased relatives. Bhuj and Bhavnagar had one family each which contributed to the cause.
Dr Trivedi said that a programme has been organised on Saturday to mark the 'World Organ Donation Day' wherein the contribution of 28 families will be acknowledged, who have donated organs of their brain dead relatives to ailing people with kidney failures from June 2008 to June 2009 . "If the cadaver donors would not have come forward, most of the ailing patients would have to be on the waiting list for months, putting their lives at risk," Dr Trivedi said.
Three people from the state for rendering noteworthy contribution to this noble cause and taking forward the cadaver donation movement in Gujarat will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and 'Maharshi Dadhichi Seva Samman'. Surat-based industrialist Nilesh Mandlewala will be given the award for the year 2009 while the award for the year 2010 will be shared by medico-couple Dr Prashant and Vatsa Patel. "These people have done grass root level work in hospitals and brought awareness about cadaver donation," said Dr Trivedi. Volunteers who have supported patients suffering from kidney failure with blood and blood components will also be honoured.
AHMEDABAD: Organ donation is certainly the highest expression of humanity and gratitude of gifting life to those in need. And, the city leads in the cadaver donation movement in the state. Of the 170 families, who decided to donate organs of their brain dead relatives so that others get a new life, 120 belonged to the city, revealed Dr HL Trivedi, director, Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre (IKDRC).
"Ahmedabad leads the country in cadaver organ donation with 120 families deciding to donate organs of their near and dear one's. In all, we at IKDRC have done 301 kidney transplants, which were obtained from cadaver donors. This is the highest number of transplants done through cadaver donation in India," Dr Trivedi said.
The other city following Ahmedabad is Surat, where 37 families donated organs of their brain dead relatives. While in Rajkot, 11 families donated organs of deceased relatives. Bhuj and Bhavnagar had one family each which contributed to the cause.
Dr Trivedi said that a programme has been organised on Saturday to mark the 'World Organ Donation Day' wherein the contribution of 28 families will be acknowledged, who have donated organs of their brain dead relatives to ailing people with kidney failures from June 2008 to June 2009 . "If the cadaver donors would not have come forward, most of the ailing patients would have to be on the waiting list for months, putting their lives at risk," Dr Trivedi said.
Three people from the state for rendering noteworthy contribution to this noble cause and taking forward the cadaver donation movement in Gujarat will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and 'Maharshi Dadhichi Seva Samman'. Surat-based industrialist Nilesh Mandlewala will be given the award for the year 2009 while the award for the year 2010 will be shared by medico-couple Dr Prashant and Vatsa Patel. "These people have done grass root level work in hospitals and brought awareness about cadaver donation," said Dr Trivedi. Volunteers who have supported patients suffering from kidney failure with blood and blood components will also be honoured.
Refused bribe, ward boy leaves patient to die
TNN, Nov 24, 2010, 06.34am IST
HYDERABAD: A 22-year-old TB patient died due to alleged negligence of the ward boy at the Chest Hospital on Monday night.
According to the Sanjeev Reddy Nagar police, S Krishna was an auto driver and resident of Mamidipally in Rangareddy district. Krishna was a TB patient and was admitted to the hospital on Thursday. Krishna was on the respiratory system. The nebulisation system was removed on Monday morning.
As Krishna's health deteriorated in the evening, his family members urged the hospital authorities to do something and save his life. The family alleged that the ward boy, Minnaiah, demanded a bribe of Rs 200 for giving oxygen to the patient. In the meantime, Krishna lost his life at 7.45 pm. Krishna's mother S Lakshmamma lodged a complaint with the SR Nagar police, who registered a case under section 304 (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of IPC against the ward boy.
HYDERABAD: A 22-year-old TB patient died due to alleged negligence of the ward boy at the Chest Hospital on Monday night.
According to the Sanjeev Reddy Nagar police, S Krishna was an auto driver and resident of Mamidipally in Rangareddy district. Krishna was a TB patient and was admitted to the hospital on Thursday. Krishna was on the respiratory system. The nebulisation system was removed on Monday morning.
As Krishna's health deteriorated in the evening, his family members urged the hospital authorities to do something and save his life. The family alleged that the ward boy, Minnaiah, demanded a bribe of Rs 200 for giving oxygen to the patient. In the meantime, Krishna lost his life at 7.45 pm. Krishna's mother S Lakshmamma lodged a complaint with the SR Nagar police, who registered a case under section 304 (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of IPC against the ward boy.
Fancy that! A car No. for Rs 9.6 lakh
TNN, Nov 26, 2010, 03.25am IST
HYDERABAD: The number nine continues to be a prized possession in Andhra Pradesh. Indicating the city's growing affluence, a fancy vehicle registration number got auctioned for a record Rs 9.6 lakh on Thursday at the Khairatabad RTO office.
City-based businessman Krishna Reddy won the bid for the fancy number 'AP 09 CA 9999' for his BMW. Of the Rs 9.6 lakh, the auction amount was Rs 9.1 lakh and the reservation fee Rs 50,000. Reddy's BMW alone costs about Rs 70 lakh while the life tax paid comes to Rs 9 lakh.
According to RTA joint transport commissioner (JTC) B Venkateswarulu, this was the maximum amount paid for a fancy number in the state. Prior to this, the maximum amount paid for a fancy number in an auction was Rs 6.51 lakh. It was won by N Srinivasa Rao of Janmabhoomi Private Homes Limited in September. The number: 'AP 09 BZ 9999'. And the car: Audi, worth Rs 66 lakh.
On Thursday, two other fancy numbers — 'AP 09 CB 9' for a Bentley and 'AP 09 CB 1' for another BMW — were auctioned for Rs 3.24 lakh and Rs 2.7 lakh respectively. Gangavaram Port and S Reddy are the respective owners.
In all, thanks to the wish list of the city's rich for fancy numbers, the Khairatabad RTO office got richer by Rs 21 lakh on Thursday. According to RTO (Central) T L Manik Prabhu: "There is a huge demand for fancy numbers at the Khairatabad RTO office as it is only from here that one can get the AP 09 series."
And if you too fancy a fancy number for your dream machine, all you need to do is check the list of vehicle numbers available for registration at the local RTO everyday by logging on to http://aptransport.org. If the prized number you want is available for registration, it could be yours for a price if you swing by the RTO office with your vehicle documents, address, identity proof and reserve it by paying the fee for the particular series.
HYDERABAD: The number nine continues to be a prized possession in Andhra Pradesh. Indicating the city's growing affluence, a fancy vehicle registration number got auctioned for a record Rs 9.6 lakh on Thursday at the Khairatabad RTO office.
City-based businessman Krishna Reddy won the bid for the fancy number 'AP 09 CA 9999' for his BMW. Of the Rs 9.6 lakh, the auction amount was Rs 9.1 lakh and the reservation fee Rs 50,000. Reddy's BMW alone costs about Rs 70 lakh while the life tax paid comes to Rs 9 lakh.
According to RTA joint transport commissioner (JTC) B Venkateswarulu, this was the maximum amount paid for a fancy number in the state. Prior to this, the maximum amount paid for a fancy number in an auction was Rs 6.51 lakh. It was won by N Srinivasa Rao of Janmabhoomi Private Homes Limited in September. The number: 'AP 09 BZ 9999'. And the car: Audi, worth Rs 66 lakh.
On Thursday, two other fancy numbers — 'AP 09 CB 9' for a Bentley and 'AP 09 CB 1' for another BMW — were auctioned for Rs 3.24 lakh and Rs 2.7 lakh respectively. Gangavaram Port and S Reddy are the respective owners.
In all, thanks to the wish list of the city's rich for fancy numbers, the Khairatabad RTO office got richer by Rs 21 lakh on Thursday. According to RTO (Central) T L Manik Prabhu: "There is a huge demand for fancy numbers at the Khairatabad RTO office as it is only from here that one can get the AP 09 series."
And if you too fancy a fancy number for your dream machine, all you need to do is check the list of vehicle numbers available for registration at the local RTO everyday by logging on to http://aptransport.org. If the prized number you want is available for registration, it could be yours for a price if you swing by the RTO office with your vehicle documents, address, identity proof and reserve it by paying the fee for the particular series.
No arrests so far in BPO employee gangrape case
IANS, Nov 25, 2010, 12.52pm IST
NEW DELHI: No arrests have been made so far in the gangrape of a call centre employee in the capital a day ago, police said Thursday.
"A case has been registered in the Dhaula Kuan police station, but no arrests have been made so far. Investigations are on," south district deputy commissioner of police HS Dhaliwal said.
The BPO employee, a northeastern woman in her 20s, was abducted by four-five men from Dhaula Kuan in south Delhi and gangraped her in a moving tempo goods carrier early Wednesday.
The men then drove all the way to Mangolpuri in northwest Delhi and dumped her there.
"We are checking for past crime records of men involved in such cases earlier, apart from patrolling and security checks in the capital," Dhaliwal said.
The Delhi Police refused to give any further details on the case, adding that they are holding a meeting on stepping up security for women BPO employees in the national capital region (NCR) tht includes Delhi and its suburbs in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
"We cannot give any details right now. We are definitely going to focus on tightening security for BPO employees working late at night," Dhaliwal said.
The victim, staying in a rented accommodation near Nanakpura in south Delhi, was dropped with another girl nearly 100 metres from her home around 2am Wednesday by an office vehicle.
"Men in a moving vehicle kidnapped her in front of her colleague who couldn't spot the make or the number of the vehicle as she ran away to save herself," a police official said.
"The victim is in a state of shock and has been unable to provide details about the vehicle or the men," he added.
NEW DELHI: No arrests have been made so far in the gangrape of a call centre employee in the capital a day ago, police said Thursday.
"A case has been registered in the Dhaula Kuan police station, but no arrests have been made so far. Investigations are on," south district deputy commissioner of police HS Dhaliwal said.
The BPO employee, a northeastern woman in her 20s, was abducted by four-five men from Dhaula Kuan in south Delhi and gangraped her in a moving tempo goods carrier early Wednesday.
The men then drove all the way to Mangolpuri in northwest Delhi and dumped her there.
"We are checking for past crime records of men involved in such cases earlier, apart from patrolling and security checks in the capital," Dhaliwal said.
The Delhi Police refused to give any further details on the case, adding that they are holding a meeting on stepping up security for women BPO employees in the national capital region (NCR) tht includes Delhi and its suburbs in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
"We cannot give any details right now. We are definitely going to focus on tightening security for BPO employees working late at night," Dhaliwal said.
The victim, staying in a rented accommodation near Nanakpura in south Delhi, was dropped with another girl nearly 100 metres from her home around 2am Wednesday by an office vehicle.
"Men in a moving vehicle kidnapped her in front of her colleague who couldn't spot the make or the number of the vehicle as she ran away to save herself," a police official said.
"The victim is in a state of shock and has been unable to provide details about the vehicle or the men," he added.
Rape accused abduct girl, rape her again
TNN, Nov 26, 2010, 01.30am IST
LUCKNOW: Three employees of Agra Central Jail, supposedly absconding since they raped a minor Nepali girl, abducted the victim once again and repeatedly outraged her modesty. They dumped the semi-conscious girl on the rail tracks 24 hours later, threatening her of worse if her family did not withdraw the rape case pending against them.
Neelu now fears stepping out of the single room rented accommodation of her parents situated close to the Central Jail compound and prefers to be locked inside the room. tnn
LUCKNOW: Three employees of Agra Central Jail, supposedly absconding since they raped a minor Nepali girl, abducted the victim once again and repeatedly outraged her modesty. They dumped the semi-conscious girl on the rail tracks 24 hours later, threatening her of worse if her family did not withdraw the rape case pending against them.
Neelu now fears stepping out of the single room rented accommodation of her parents situated close to the Central Jail compound and prefers to be locked inside the room. tnn
Out on work, city women can never breathe easy
Neha Pushkarna, TNN, Nov 26, 2010, 02.35am IST
NEW DELHI: Women in the city just can't breathe easy it seems. The moment they let their guards down, they end up as victims. Young, professional women getting abducted from their doorsteps is more a routine now than shock. Dhaula Kuan rape case of 2005, Sowmya Vishwanathan murder case, Jigeesha murder case, and now the rape of a BPO employee in Dhaula Kuan on Wednesday have scared and alerted women enough.
No wonder relying on security guards, keeping in constant touch with family and office, keeping emergency numbers on speed dial has become a norm for women who work till late. Many women say that after a spate of such incidents, their employers made sure they were never left alone in the cab and were always dropped right outside their residence though Wednesday's case was an aberration. But the constant fear of being a prey becomes too much to handle at times, they admit.
"Our office has become more sensitive about safety of all women employees. I usually reach home around 1am in the office cab. There is either a security guard with me or a male employee who gets dropped last,'' said Vandana Khanna, a KPO employee in Gurgaon. She further said, "The Dhaula Kuan rape case had just happened when I started working. It had scared the hell out of me. Even though our cabs are safe, the contact numbers of my family and the police are always on my speed dial.''
How the culprits go scot-free every time amazes many. Women say they wonder if it's the policing that lacks teeth or the morals that fall short. Anjali Kapoor, a chartered accountant who often leaves office late during audits, says it's good to be paranoid. "I make sure my cab drops me right outside my building and the security guard waits there till I am inside the house. The office staff then calls and checks if I have reached. I call them if they don't. I wish commuting was not so much of a struggle,'' she said. "I think giving a harsher punishment to those guilty of rapes and murders can act as a deterrent,'' she added.
Parents and families too stay on their toes. When Geetika Tandona shifted to the city from Meerut to work with a BPO six months ago, her parents had handed her a long list of dos and don'ts to follow while commuting. "They instructed me to never doze off in the cab. They also asked me to always keep track of the route and insist on taking only the familiar road. To keep talking to the driver is also important. If the cab can't go till outside the house, the security guards escorts me till the door,'' Geetika said.
Shilpi Chaudhry, who drives back home in Gurgaon every night from Nehru Place around 11pm, says she checks the car tyres before moving and goes to only that petrol pump which is properly lit and already has enough customers. "Being vigilant all the time is the best way to keep oneself safe. But such incidents can happen anywhere and anytime. The uncertainty increases the problem,'' she said.
NEW DELHI: Women in the city just can't breathe easy it seems. The moment they let their guards down, they end up as victims. Young, professional women getting abducted from their doorsteps is more a routine now than shock. Dhaula Kuan rape case of 2005, Sowmya Vishwanathan murder case, Jigeesha murder case, and now the rape of a BPO employee in Dhaula Kuan on Wednesday have scared and alerted women enough.
No wonder relying on security guards, keeping in constant touch with family and office, keeping emergency numbers on speed dial has become a norm for women who work till late. Many women say that after a spate of such incidents, their employers made sure they were never left alone in the cab and were always dropped right outside their residence though Wednesday's case was an aberration. But the constant fear of being a prey becomes too much to handle at times, they admit.
"Our office has become more sensitive about safety of all women employees. I usually reach home around 1am in the office cab. There is either a security guard with me or a male employee who gets dropped last,'' said Vandana Khanna, a KPO employee in Gurgaon. She further said, "The Dhaula Kuan rape case had just happened when I started working. It had scared the hell out of me. Even though our cabs are safe, the contact numbers of my family and the police are always on my speed dial.''
How the culprits go scot-free every time amazes many. Women say they wonder if it's the policing that lacks teeth or the morals that fall short. Anjali Kapoor, a chartered accountant who often leaves office late during audits, says it's good to be paranoid. "I make sure my cab drops me right outside my building and the security guard waits there till I am inside the house. The office staff then calls and checks if I have reached. I call them if they don't. I wish commuting was not so much of a struggle,'' she said. "I think giving a harsher punishment to those guilty of rapes and murders can act as a deterrent,'' she added.
Parents and families too stay on their toes. When Geetika Tandona shifted to the city from Meerut to work with a BPO six months ago, her parents had handed her a long list of dos and don'ts to follow while commuting. "They instructed me to never doze off in the cab. They also asked me to always keep track of the route and insist on taking only the familiar road. To keep talking to the driver is also important. If the cab can't go till outside the house, the security guards escorts me till the door,'' Geetika said.
Shilpi Chaudhry, who drives back home in Gurgaon every night from Nehru Place around 11pm, says she checks the car tyres before moving and goes to only that petrol pump which is properly lit and already has enough customers. "Being vigilant all the time is the best way to keep oneself safe. But such incidents can happen anywhere and anytime. The uncertainty increases the problem,'' she said.
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