One died of swine flu in Ahmedabad
Sunday, August 9, 2009
A 43-year-old man died of swine flu early morning on Sunday at the city civil hospital here, a senior official said. Confirming the first swine flu death in Gujarat, state health secretary Ravi Saxena said Praveen Patel, an NRI, died of swine flu at city civil hospital at around 1:30am.
"He was admitted to the hospital in critical condition yesterday morning. His left lung was badly damaged," Saxena said. Patel, who had returned from Atlanta on July 31, was admitted to a private hospital for pneumonia and common flu on Friday. "He was referred to the civil hospital after doctors treating him realised that it was not common flu," Saxena said, adding where he was confirmed having swine flu. Patel's wife has also been confirmed suffering from swine flu and is being treated at the civil hospital, he said. So far, 10 people have been tested positive for H1N1 virus in the state, he added. The country has now seen four deaths from swine flu with the number of infected cases rising to 782. On Saturday, 53-year-old Fahmida Panwala from Mumbai and 42-year-old teacher Sanjay Tukaram Kokre from Pune had died of swine flu. Earlier on August 3, 14-year-old schoolgirl Reeda Shaikh also from Pune, had died due to the H1N1 virus.
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First woman photojournalist cancels Nano booking
Friday, August 7, 2009
ndia's first woman photographer Homi Vyarawalla, who was offered the 'Nano' on priority basis has decided to cancel her booking for the small car, after the company failed to keep its promise. "I have written to the Tata Motors to cancel my booking," the 96-year-old photo journalist said. Vyarawalla was upset to learn that the company has already delivered 16 cars in the city yesterday, beginning with customers in Mumbai, followed by Ahmedabad and Vadodara and her name did not figure in this list. "I had booked this car after the company wrote to me on April 9, and had deposited an amount of Rs 95,000 for its registration in my name after they assured the delivery within two months," she said. The ace photographer had threatened to cancel the booking if the car is not delivered to her within a week. "I do not know how long I will live..I find it difficult to do anything without the car..It is not a luxury but a necessity for me.. Everybody keeps on enquiring about the delivery and it hurts me as there is no communication from the company in this regard," she had said. However, the local Tata Motors dealer said that he was unaware of the promise given to her. Vyarawalla, who lives in Nizampura locality, disposed of her 55-year-old Fiat car, imported from Italy to a relative in Mumbai this January after non-availability of spare parts. She has clicked photographs of late Prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, late Indira Gandhi, Feroz Gandhi, late Vijaylaxmi Pandit, Lady Mountbatten, Morarji Desai and other dignitaries from India and abroad.
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Five policemen gang raped woman in Delhi
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Deep angry protestersthrough stones on a police station here after a woman claimed that she was raped by an SHO and four other policemen inside its remises, prompting Delhi government to direct a women's commission to probe the matter. The woman's claims triggered protests in Inderpuri in south-west Delhi, where she resides, with a large crowd attacking and ransacking the police station. Although a case has not been registered so far , Delhi Police transferred the investigations to Crime Branch besides shifting Station House Officer Pradeep Kumar to Police Lines to ensure "free and fair probe". Police said the preliminary medical examination report of the woman suggested that she was not raped even as Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit directed the Delhi Women's Commission to probe the allegations. The woman alleged that she was taken to the police station yesterday by two policemen to enquire about her husband, whom the police said was a "local criminal involved in betting".
"They put me inside a lock up and started hurling abuses and thrashed me. Then they took me upstairs where the SHO and four other uniformed men raped me. I can recognise them by face," the woman told reporters. She claimed that she was sexually assaulted by the SHO and four others who later threatened her with dire consequences if she revealed the incident to anyone. After she was let off, the woman said in a police complaint, she informed her husband who took her to Ram Manohar Lohia hospital. The husband said the hospital authorities asked him to inform the police.
However, Delhi Police said that the preliminary medical examination report of the woman, who alleged that she was sexually assaulted by five policemen, suggested that she was not raped. "We have received the preliminary medical examination report. It says that there is no injury mark on the body of the victim," Delhi Police spokesperson Rajan Bhagat said. However, he said, the vaginal swab has been preserved and will be sent to the Forensic Laboratory in Rohini for further tests. "We are still awaiting the final report as the report from the forensic experts is needed to finalize the medical report," he said. SHO Pradeep Kumar had taken charge of the station on May 24.
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