8 KOLKATA 11 MAY 2014 NATIONAL

MANY MEMBERS O DENTAL ACULTIES WANTED TO CONTEST OR THE POST Ketan Desai’s DCI nomination kicks up a controversy statesman news service pended and that he awaits trial for granting MCI recognition. ber to be linked with ‘immorality in at least two CBI courts in Although Dr Desai is currently involving abuse of professional NEW DELHI, 10 MAY: The Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, the free on bail waiting for the trial relationship’ (section 6e) or appointment of the disgraced sources said. Dr Desai’s nomina- to begin, he has already been ‘conniving at or aiding in any former Medical Council of India tion has raised many eyebrows. criminally indicted by CBI for kind of illegal practice’ (section president, Dr Ketan Desai, to the Many members of dental facul- serious charges of bribery and 6f ). There can be no argument Dental Council of India (DCI) by ties wanted to contest for the corruption, the petition added. that Dr Desai’s undisputed the Gujarat University (GU) has post but as Dr Desai was contest- Ministry, challenging Dr Desai’s According to the petitioner, involvement with illegal and triggered a row. ing, none could file nomination, nomination and the constitution Dr Desai has already brought unethical activities, as discussed Despite protests to the said officials in the Council. and functioning of the DCI. ignominy and distrust to the above, makes him absolutely Narendra Modi government in “In Gujarat University, Dr The NGO, a registered society entire medical profession in unqualified to become a mem- Gujarat, Dr Desai has been rec- Desai has been holding fort for fighting for a better healthcare India. He said Dr Desai’s medical ber of DCI. Selection of Dr Desai ommended as Gujarat several years, irrespective of the system, has filed a PIL against GU registration has also been sus- as a member of DCI also clearly University’s representative to party in power in the state. He that is still pending before pended indefinitely by MCI in violates ‘Dentists Code of Ethics DCI for the fourth time in a row, managed to get into the DCI for Gujarat High Court (Spl Civil 2010 for “professional miscon- and Regulations, 1976 “both in according to sources in an NGO, three terms, with each term hav- Application no 13180 of 2013; duct” after a complaint was letter and spirit”,’ the petition People for Better Treatment ing a period of three years... as PBT vs State of Gujarat and Dr lodged against his “illegal and said. Dr Saha has urged the (PBT). he controls the medical and den- Ketan Desai). immoral activities” vide MCI health ministry to investigate Dr Desai was previously nom- tal faculties in the state, and has The petitioner has said it is complaint No MCI-211- “this matter of grave concern to inated to the newly formed cordial relations with political common knowledge that while 2/2010/2563/2566 (Annexure-2). public health” and to take mea- Medical Council of India (MCI) bosses, no member of faculty working as MCI president in “The section 6 of ‘Dentists sures to remove Dr Desai from by the GU (although they have will dare challenge him and he 2010, Dr Desai was caught red- Code of Ethics Regulations, DCI immediately to maintain the not made him a formal MCI hence gets into the council with- handed by the Central Bureau of 1976’ (framed under Section integrity of the council and member yet to avoid controver- out opposition,” sources said. Investigation (CBI) while taking 17A of ‘Dentists Act, 1948’) has restore public trust in the high- ‘OWL’ IS AIR AND AIR IS ‘OWL’ ~ A black-rumped lameback woodpecker sy) despite the fact that his med- Mr Kunal Saha of PBT has filed huge bribe from a private med- categorically stated that it would est regulatory body for dental (Dinopium Benghalense) eats an insect in Guwahati on Saturday. afp ical registration remains sus- a petition with the Union Health ical college allegedly in exchange be unethical for any DCI mem- practice in India. Short Takes ‘My jugal bandi with Modi is long term’ Cong takes a dig at Modi over Militants killed in Poonch removal of ads in Mumbai buses JAMMU, 10 MAY: Two militants were killed when Army nirendra dev foiled an infiltration bid along the LoC in Poonch dist- takes in his political career, par- rict of Jammu and Kashmir, the second this month. A ticularly as BJP president. “I am a jawan was also injured in the exchange of fire late last GORAKHPUR, 10 MAY: The positive person from childhood. night. pti camaraderie between him and My family members also say the BJP's Prime Ministerial nomi- that,” he remarked. Mukhtar Ansari on custody parole nee Narendra Modi is a long- Mr Singh said “qualitatively, AGRA, 10 MAY: Controversial UP legislator Mukhtar term phenomenon and not NDA regime under Modi will be statesman news service edition of the Gujarati daily Ansari was today released on custody parole from dependent on the success or fail- different from UPA”. But he which attributed much of the central jail here for a day to campaign. Escorted by security personnel, Mr Ansari, whose Quami Ekta Dal is ure of either of them, BJP presi- declined to draw any compari- AHMEDABAD, 10 MAY: The city’s growth to the Gujaratis set- supporting the Congress in Varanasi and who is dent Rajnath Singh has said. son with the erstwhile NDA Gujarat unit of the Congress has tled there. contesting from Ghosi constituency, was released after “Agar aap ise jugal bandi regime under Atal Behari taken a dig at BJP’s Prime GPCC president Arjun his wife Afshan furnished a bond of Rs 1.27 lakh.pti kehte hain, toh yeh tikne wali Vajpayee where he served as a Ministerial aspirant Narendra Modhvadia in a statement today jugal bandi hai (If you say the minister. Asked to comment on Modi for keeping quiet on the attributed Mr Modi’s silence on BJP leader killed in mishap Modi-Rajnath relationship is one lapses during the Vajpayee issue of discrimination against the humiliation of Gujaratis to MAU (UP), 10 MAY: A local BJP leader was today killed of camaraderie, it is going to last Narendra Modi in Robertsganj on Saturday. afp regime like Kandahar hijack and Gujaratis settled in Mumbai by his greed for power, an and another injured when the vehicle in which they long),” Mr Singh told The attack on BSK jawans by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena euphemism for requirement of were travelling collided with a truck while they were Statesman yesterday. to join the government as minis- not take an emotional decision. Bangladesh Rifles, he said, “one (MNS) led by Raj Thackeray. MNS support for forming a pos- returning in the wee hours after preparations for a rally The BJP chief said he was in ter. “However, in our party, indi- It was completely on merit and thing we can assure you, our Seizing the opportunity aris- sible government at the Centre. by Narendra Modi. BJP district president Sushil Rai was killed on the spot while party general secretary Shaile- “no way in competition” with Mr vidual opinion will not count the ground level assessment I government will not stomach ing out of the city buses in the Mr Modhvadia asked Mr Modi ndra Singh was seriously injured in the mishap.pti Modi not only because the and the party will decide,” he made by talking to workers at all any insult to India's pride and western metropolis being forced to clarify what kind of relation- Gujarat Chief Minister is very said. Mr Singh said if he contin- levels. I am happy I could sense prestige”. by the MNS to withdraw adver- ship he has with Raj Thackeray’s amily buried alive in landslide popular and has established a ued as party chief and Modi takes the pulse of the people of this He said in the event of the tisements of a Gujarati daily’s MNS which terrorises Gujaratis GUWAHATI, 10 MAY: Seven members of a family were national acceptability but “also over as Prime Minister, “the country,” he said. NDA forming government it new edition, GPCC president in Mumbai and subjects them to buried alive in a landslide in south Assam's Karimganj. because we are truly both great jugal-bandi can only continue Mr Singh admitted it was “a will work hard to improve rela- Arjun Modhvadia has alleged humiliation. Due to heavy rains, mud slided down a hill and fell on a friends”. further”. tough call” to make particularly tions with all neighbouring that greed for power has pre- “What kind of alliance does temporary house at Satgarakul village last night. pti Mr Singh claimed that con- The BJP chief said the rela- after party patriarch L K Advani countries like China, Pakistan vented Mr Modi from protesting BJP’s Prime Ministerial aspirant Assam attack toll rises to 43 trary to media speculation, even tionship between the two lead- opposed the move. “Woh guru- and Bangladesh. against the humiliation of have with the MNS ? ”, the GPCC NARAYANGURI (ASSAM), 10 MAY: Two more bodies of during his first stint as BJP presi- ers was further cemented after jan haen (Advani is an elderly “In diplomacy I have said Gujaratis in Mumbai. The MNS, president asked. minors were recovered in the Baksa district today, dent in 2005-09; there were “no January 2013 when Rajnath statesman),” he said, adding, Vajpayeeji had actually excelled whose leader Raj Thackeray has He said that Mr Modi talks a taking the toll in the mayhem allegedly unleashed by differences” between him and Singh had returned as party chief “but I have been always like this, on a number of fronts. The way a cordial relationship with the lot about ‘One great India’ at ral- the rpt Bodoland People's Hindi feature film murder and are undergoing life son, dead or alive. increase in extreme conditions, isolated day. mer is cardiovas- even aware of it. 'Rahasya', reportedly based on sentence, had filed a petition in The Talwars have filed an according to Dr Purushottam Why this is so is not clear, but cular shock, Research has proven that the high profile murder case of the High Court earlier seeking a appeal against their conviction Lal, eminent interventional car- it could be that in extreme con- sometimes fluid demands in the body Aarushi Talwar, till 13 June, but and it is pending in the Court. diologist and director of Metro ditions the body's metabolism known as change rapidly making it impos- refused to restrain the producers SENSITIVE ISSUE Both pleaded that promos and Hospitals & Heart Institute, has to work harder to keep the cardiovas- sible to use thirst as a reliable from making promos of the advertisements of the film Noida. body at its normal temperature cular indicator of potential dehydra- movie. ban on the film's release on the should be banned because it “This has been seen time and of 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 insult but tion. The body absolutely Mr Justices V M Kanade and ground that it was based on “dis- may influence their appeal, again in our own experience that degrees Kahrenheit) and this perhaps more ing thirst, simply requires some 48 to 64 oz of Anil Menon, hearing a petition torted” facts about their daugh- which is yet to be heard. heart attacks are more likely in puts a strain on the heart, said Dr popularly drink enough to satisfy water each and every day. This yesterday, refused to restrain the ter's killing. The judges, however, did not extreme conditions ~ very cold Lal, who has introduced a num- known by the the thirst but not necessari- equates to 6 to 8 large glasses of producers of the film from adver- Advocate Atul Damle, appear- grant any relief to the Talwars and very hot temperatures ~ ber of interventional techniques name of its primary cause of ly enough to safeguard normal water daily. tising or making promos of the ing for director Manish Gupta while observing, “No case has and affects mainly people over in India. “dehydration”. physiology. Dr Lal said, “If you can afford movie, because no prima facie and producer UVI Kilms been made out for grant of relief 70. It has been found that heart In hot conditions, there could According to Dr Lal, cardiovas- In a great percentage of dehy- it, install air conditioning ~ fans case had been made out for this Production Ltd, assured the in the notice of motion.” attacks are more common in the be other contributing factors cular insult occurs when the dration victims, the first symp- aren't enough in hot conditions; relief. court that the film would not be The court also took note of winter months. As the weather such as dehydration, and/or fall body becomes dehydrated toms are often fatal. The tragedy have a cool bath or shower every However, the judges said they released till the final date of the assurance given by the film turns warmer they drop in fre- in blood pressure while standing plunging it into a state of shock. of this condition is that it could now and then or cool down with were keeping the petition for hearing of the petition, i.e 13 makers that they would put a dis- quency. But over about 23 outside in the heat. With a hot Dehydration is not a unique con- have been avoided by simply cool, wet towels wear loose final hearing after the vacations June. The counsel also assured claimer in the advertisements degrees Celsius (74 degrees summer coming up, older peo- dition, but it is a situation that is increasing the intake of water. fitting, light clothing.” on 13 June when they would the court that in the promos and and promos of the film.