Punjab Passes Anti-CAA Resolution Administration Further Assembly Terms New Law 'Inherently Discriminatory', Seeks Its Repeal Undercuts Obama School-Lunch Rules
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VOL 14 ISSUE 3 ● NEW YORK / DALLAS ● JAN 17 - 23, 2020 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 www.theindianpanorama.news More pizza, fewer vegetables: Trump Punjab passes anti-CAA resolution administration further Assembly terms new law 'inherently discriminatory', seeks its repeal undercuts Obama school-lunch rules WASHINGTON (TIP): The U.S. Department of Agriculture has taken another whack at former first lady Michelle Obama's signature achievement: Establishing stricter nutritional standards for school "What is happening in this country? We need to learn from history. In the 1930s, the same breakfasts and lunches. And on her happened in Europe. First, they were against communists, then they were against Jews. This birthday. contd on page 28 is religious cleansing."- Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh A resolution against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was moved in the Punjab Assembly on the last day of the two-day special Taranjit Singh Sandhu session on Friday, Jan 17 Photo / Courtesy Tribune / Manoj Mahajan to be New Indian CHANDIGARH (TIP): The Punjab of India is based". Jews from the ambit of citizenship Assembly on Friday, January 17, 2020 The resolution, which termed the CAA under the CAA, the resolution asked for Ambassador to US, adopted by voice vote a resolution as divisive and violative of Article 14 of a repeal of the Act "to avoid any Says Report seeking immediate repeal of the the Constitution, was introduced in the discrimination on the basis of religion Prior to his current Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, House by Cabinet Minister Brahm in granting citizenship and to ensure assignment in describing the legislation "inherently Mohindra, and witnessed extensive equality before law for all religious Colombo, Sandhu discriminatory" and a "negation of the discussion. Pointing to the omission of groups in India." was Deputy Chief of secular fabric on which the Constitution Muslims and other communities such as cond on Page 28 Mission at Embassy of India in Washington D.C. from Trump Legal Team to add July 2013 to January Sikhs to be Counted as Separate 2017. Photo/ Jay Starr and Dershowitz for Mandal-on assignment Ethnic Group in US Census 2020 Senate Trial Ken Starr and a third lawyer named to the WASHINGTON (TIP): Taranjit Singh Sandhu, current High team, Robert Ray, were independent counsels Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, who investigated President Bill Clinton will bethe new Indian Ambassador to Ken Starr investigated the United States, according to media President Bill Clinton reports. He will succeed Ambassador and wrote the report that led to his Harsh Vardhan Shringla, who will take impeachment. charge as Foreign Secretaryin New Photo Sarah A. Delhi on January 29. Miller/Tyler Morning The file relating to the appointment Telegraph, via of Taranjit Singh Sandhu as India's Associated Press Ambassador to the US has been cleared by the competent authority but the WASHINGTON (TIP): President Trump govt is yet to make an official plans to add former independent counsel Ken announcement about it, reports ANI. On January 6, 2020, a follow-up meeting at San Diego State University with the U.S. Census Starr and the celebrity lawyer Alan Dershowitz Bureau leadership was conducted as part of an on-going series of meetings since 2010 contd on page 28 asking for the Sikhs to be recognized as a separate ethnic group (STORY ON PAGE 6) contd on page 28 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 2 NY NJ CT FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020 Indian American Dr. Samin K Sharma wants Indian patients to benefit from advanced medical sciences First time Two heart valves replaced simultaneously without surgery Dr. Jitendra Singh Makkar, Interventional and Electrophysiology Connected heart wire to pacemaker wire using HOT-CRT Technology Director of the Hospital and Dr. Kush Kumar Bhagat, successfully saved the life JAIPUR (TIP): The advancement of of a heart failure patient. medical science has proved to be a boon for Dr Kakkar said that it is unique in itself two patients for the first time in India. For to connect the fourth wire directly to the the first time in the country, without heart wire when the three wires of the performing open surgery, the medical pacemaker do not benefit. This helps in experts have succeeded in changing two normalizing the heartbeat by making the heart valves simultaneously. equal current reach to all parts of the In another case at the same time, doctors heart. have saved the life of a heart failure patient Dr.Makkar said a 67-year-old Shakuntala by connecting the pacemaker's wire to the Devi of Bharatpur had been suffering from heart wire using HOT-CRT technology. The wizards. L to R: Dr K Kumar, Dr J Makkar, Samin K Sharma, Dr Ravindra Singh Rao heart problem for a long time and the Renowned cardiologist Dr. Samin K. Photo / courtesy: Janardan Kulshrestha condition of heart failure had increased so Sharma, Director, Interventional Lady patient from Nagpur was admitted conscious after 90 minutes procedure, and much that the heart's performance was Cardiology, Mount Sinai Health System to a private hospital (Eternal Heart Care she was later able to walk, and now she is reduced to 15 to 20 percent. The three wires and President Mount Sinai Heart Network, Centre) with complaints of chest pain and hale and hearty after over 45 days of of the pacemaker did not work, so to save NY USA, and Chairman of Eternal Heart shortness of breath. The patient monitoring of health by herself at Nagpur, her life, by adopting HOT-CRT technology, Care Centre, recently told media in Jaipur, underwent an open-heart Surgery in 2012 Rao, who has done over 500 single valve the fourth wire was connected to the both of these cases have happened in India when both the aortic and mitral valves replacement by TAVR, said. heart's main wire, which is called His for the first time at EHCC, whereas in were replaced. However, they became "TAVR is a very successful process for bundle. This has happened for the first abroad such cases are rare. Dr. Samin said dysfunctional later- the replaced valve correcting stenosis of valves - the USA- time in the country. Electrophysiology that it is his endeavor that the modern started leaking and the Aortic valve based Food and Drug Administration Cardiologist Dr. Kush Kumar Bhagat said techniques of treatment being adopted in became stenotic, an abnormal narrowing (FDA) has recently approved it for low-risk that the vein of the patient in which the America should be made available to the in a blood vessel or tubular organ or patients as well, Rao said. New procedure third wire of the pacemaker had to be common patients in Jaipur too so that they structure, according to Dr Rao. offers faster recovery, low mortality, and placed was very weak and the installation do not have to go a foreign country for Since she had open-heart surgery in past, lower risk of complications such as stroke of wire there would not have been treatment. therefore, the risk of performing another or kidney problems, he, who showed digital beneficial for the pacemaker. The fourth Dr. Ravindra Singh Rao, director of the surgery was too high. Hence both the display of procedure said. With an wire was therefore connected to the heart TAVI and Structural Heart Disease of the aortic and mitral valve have been replaced experience of performing 500 TAVRs by the HOT-CRT (His Bundle) technique. Eternal Hospital, said a 78-year old woman, by going through groin artery and vein by across the country including 100 at EHCC, Now the patient is healthy. This process who was suffering from narrowing of Transcatheter DVR Invasive procedure for I can say the process is beneficial for a took 1 to 2 hours. heart valves after open heart-surgery has the first time in India, Dr Ravindra Singh lower risk to high-risk patients and (The story has been contributed by Dr Yash got a new lease of life when the valves were Rao, director and noted specialist of TAVR superior than open heart surgery, he said. Goyal, State Correspondent, The Tribune, replaced through Transcatheter Double Program. Valve replacement cost depends on Jaipur Valve Replacement procedure, without any The new valves started functioning exigency and patient to patient's need, he . He can be reached at Cell no. 91 94140 43334 surgery recently. immediately and the patient was fully added. and phone 0141 2761111) Tax Matters IRS Free File: Ideal for young and Get Up to date information this first-time filers tax filing season with redesigned WASHINGTON (TIP): Filing taxes for the options. Browse each of the 10 offers or use a first time or working part-time? IRS Free File "look up" tool to help you find the right product. 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