Bhopal, Mar 26 The doctor-population ratio in Madhya Pradesh is about one-fifth of national average, resulting in acute shortage in government-run hospitals.
"According to officials figures of 2007, the doctor-population ratio in Madhya Pradesh stands at one doctor for 18,451 persons, which is far below the national average of one doctor for 3,500 persons," Professor of Community Medicine at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College Indore Sanjay Dixit said.
Dixit is in-charge of maintenance of records of medical facilities available in the state.
A senior doctor said as per WHO recommendation, there should be one doctor for 1,500 people.
However, President of Resident Doctors Association of Madhya Pradesh, Anand Rai said in reality there is wide gap between the official figures and the ground reality.
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Kanpur, Mar 26 An illegal factory manufacturing artificial ghee was unearthed by the police in Dadanagar Industrial area here and seized 150 quintal of the synthetic milk fat from the spot.
"Acting on a tip-off, a team of health department yesterday raided the factory in the industrial area of the city and recovered 449 tins of artificial ghee," Municipal Commissioner Rajiv Sharma said.
Empty boxes of branded companies and a machine used for packaging have also been recovered.
Some persons have also been arrested in this regard.
The accused, during interrogation, revealed that they used to supply artificial ghee in the markets after packaging them in boxes of branded companies, he added.
Also, recovered in the raid were spurious snacks.
"Acting on a tip-off, a team of health department yesterday raided the factory in the industrial area of the city and recovered 449 tins of artificial ghee," Municipal Commissioner Rajiv Sharma said.
Empty boxes of branded companies and a machine used for packaging have also been recovered.
Some persons have also been arrested in this regard.
The accused, during interrogation, revealed that they used to supply artificial ghee in the markets after packaging them in boxes of branded companies, he added.
Also, recovered in the raid were spurious snacks.
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Mumbai, Mar 26 Video conferencing facility would be installed at jails in Maharashtra to cut expenditure on moving undertrials to courts, Home Minister R R Patil said here today.
"The facility has already started in some jails and the Government would soon install it in remaining jails," Patil informed the Legislative Council.
The facility would also save the expenditure on security of undertrials while shifting them to courts, Patil said.
Shiv Sena MLC Neelam Gorhe raised the issue of attack on a jailor in Thane and asked if the Government has taken any measures like installing CCTV cameras inside jails to curb such incidents.
Patil said the proposal to install CCTV cameras in jails is already in the offing.
However, there are more prisoners and undertrials compared to the jail capacity, he said.
"The state jails have total capacity of 23,000 to 24,000 prisoners and undertrials.
"The facility has already started in some jails and the Government would soon install it in remaining jails," Patil informed the Legislative Council.
The facility would also save the expenditure on security of undertrials while shifting them to courts, Patil said.
Shiv Sena MLC Neelam Gorhe raised the issue of attack on a jailor in Thane and asked if the Government has taken any measures like installing CCTV cameras inside jails to curb such incidents.
Patil said the proposal to install CCTV cameras in jails is already in the offing.
However, there are more prisoners and undertrials compared to the jail capacity, he said.
"The state jails have total capacity of 23,000 to 24,000 prisoners and undertrials.
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Mumbai, Mar 26 Chairman of BCCI senior selection panel Krishnamachari Srikkanth today said that the "best team" has been picked for forthcoming Twenty20 World Cup and hoped India will put up good performance in the April 30-May 16 mega-event in the West Indies.
"We have selected the best team for the Twenty20 World Cup. We are happy with the performance of every member of the team. They have shown consistency," Srikkanth said after the selection committee meeting here.
"The Twenty20 World Cup is still one month away and we hope that this team will do well in the event," Srikkanth added.
The chief selector also said that the team has a strong batting department and hoped the Indian batsmen will not face much difficulties on the Caribbean pitches.
"Batting of our team is very powerful and condition of the wickets in Caribbean is similar to the Indian condition.
"We have selected the best team for the Twenty20 World Cup. We are happy with the performance of every member of the team. They have shown consistency," Srikkanth said after the selection committee meeting here.
"The Twenty20 World Cup is still one month away and we hope that this team will do well in the event," Srikkanth added.
The chief selector also said that the team has a strong batting department and hoped the Indian batsmen will not face much difficulties on the Caribbean pitches.
"Batting of our team is very powerful and condition of the wickets in Caribbean is similar to the Indian condition.
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Agartala, Mar 26 Ahead of a key tribal council election, the National Socialist Party of Tripura (NSPT) suffered a jolt as its general secretary Sridam Debbarma and a number of supporters joined Congress.
PCC president Surajit Dutta welcomed Debbarma and other members of the tribal-based party at Congress Bhavan here last night and urged them to work to strengthen the party, sources said.
The move is significant ahead of election to 28-seat Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) in May. NSPT has three members in TTAADC.
Congress, which has been trying to avoid split of anti-Left vote in the tribal council polls, has gained following the joining of at least five top leaders of NSPT, a tribal based party in Tripura.
Congress has not so far been able to strike seat sharing deal with its long-time ally, Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT).
"Congress-INPT discussion on seat sharing is going on.
PCC president Surajit Dutta welcomed Debbarma and other members of the tribal-based party at Congress Bhavan here last night and urged them to work to strengthen the party, sources said.
The move is significant ahead of election to 28-seat Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) in May. NSPT has three members in TTAADC.
Congress, which has been trying to avoid split of anti-Left vote in the tribal council polls, has gained following the joining of at least five top leaders of NSPT, a tribal based party in Tripura.
Congress has not so far been able to strike seat sharing deal with its long-time ally, Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT).
"Congress-INPT discussion on seat sharing is going on.