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  • Cong to stage protests during peak traffic hours in Bangalore, police deny permission

    Cong to stage protests during peak traffic hours in Bangalore, police deny permission

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    Cong to stage protests during peak traffic hours in Bangalore, police deny permission

    Bengaluru: The Congress on Monday will stage silent protests during the peak traffic hours at 300 locations across the state capital to demand the eradication of corruption to ‘save’ Bengaluru.

    The police department has refused to give permission for the protest. Congress party sources stated that the party will go ahead with its protest plan.

    The protest will be staged at 51 metro stations, 26 flyovers and 200 traffic signals. The party has said that they will not create any trouble for the passengers, vehicle riders and drivers during their morning rush hours through the protest.

    “The Congress workers are going to hold placards against the ruling BJP and stage protests. The party wants to give a message and create awareness among people to save Bengaluru and also save the state,” Congress MLA N.A. Harris stated.

    The police department has given directions to jurisdictional DCP’s to take action against the Congress leaders. The department has deputed 5,000 policemen to monitor and control the situation.

    Police sources said that the protest was expected to cause traffic jams across the city and they have got orders to detain the Congress leaders.

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  • Rs 54-lakh bill for 10-day treatment at hospital in Hyderabad

    Rs 54-lakh bill for 10-day treatment at hospital in Hyderabad

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    Hyderabad: Yet another incident of patients being charged exorbitantly by private hospitals in Hyderabad came to the limelight.

    As per a hospital bill shared by spokesman Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT) Amjed Ullah Khan, a patient by name Syed Rahmath Uddin has been charged Rs 54 lakhs for 10-day treatment at a hospital in Hyderabad.

    Khan also mentioned that the family members of the patient so far paid Rs 20 lakhs.

    Khan, in another tweet, mentioned that the hospital is demanding Rs 29 lakhs more and requested the concerned authorities to take necessary action to shift the patient to Gandhi or NIMS hospital.

    Inflated bills by private hospitals

    It is not the first time, earlier too, private hospitals in Hyderabad were in focus when some of them inflated bills for COVID treatment.

    Earlier, the Telangana Public Health and Family Welfare Department asked 44 private hospitals to refund money to patients who were overcharged during COVID treatment. Out of them, four hospitals returned more than 10 lakhs each.

    Eight hospitals returned amounts somewhere between Rs. 5 lakhs and 10 lakhs. Five hospitals returned amounts that range from Rs 3.2 lakhs to Rs 399440.

    As per the details revealed by an RTI reply, a total of Rs 1,61,22,484 was returned to the patients as of June 22, 2021.

    People hesitate to visit private hospitals in Hyderabad

    Usually, middle-class and BPL people hesitate to visit private hospitals in Hyderabad due to heavy medical costs. Their problem becomes adverse at the hospitals if patients are not covered under any health insurance.

    Though government schemes exist to help poor people avail treatment at a private hospital, they have an upper cap.

    For example, after the merger of the Telangana government’s Aarogyasri Health Scheme and Centre’s Ayushman Bharat Scheme, maximum health protection has gone up to Rs 5 lakh per family per annum.

    Apart from the upper cap, the scheme covers a set of diseases only.



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  • British-Indian doc blames UK hospital for her suicide: Report

    British-Indian doc blames UK hospital for her suicide: Report

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    London: A 35-year-old British-Indian doctor, who ended her life in June last year, had blamed the hospital where she worked for her death, according to a suicide note shared by her parents.

    Junior doctor Vaishnavi Kumar, who worked at Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), said in the letter that the working environment “just broke me”.

    “I am sorry mum, I can blame the whole thing on the QEH,” she wrote in her note, which was not read out during her inquest last year, the BBC reported.

    Kumar said in her note to her mother that her mental health had declined while working at the QEH and she was “now a nervous wreck”.

    The inquest found that Kumar ended her life after she struggled to cope up with “bullying and condescension at work”, and often returned home crying.

    Kumar’s parents told the BBC they had now released her final words in an attempt to help other junior doctors.

    “She must have gone through a huge amount of bullying and stress otherwise she is not the girl who would have done this,” Dr Ravi Kumar, who believes the QEH “destroyed” his daughter, told the BBC.

    “So people who have done this have done a huge amount of damage and that makes me angry,” the heartbroken father said.

    Before moving to QEH, Vaishnavi Kumar worked as a chief registrar at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals where she was seen as an outstanding trainee and a mentor for other junior doctors, with strong leadership skills, the report said.

    Her struggle at QEH began around December 2021 and she committed suicide on June 22, 2022.

    The QEH comes under the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, which is recognised as one of the leading NHS trusts in the UK with more than 20,000 members of staff.

    Last month, British-Sikh MP from Birmingham Preet Kaur Gill had called on the Health Secretary to initiate an independent inquiry into the alleged bullying culture at the University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB).

    Gill said staff and former staff members described being harassed over several years, leading to counselling, depression and extended periods off work.

    According to the BBC, UHB is currently subject to three separate reviews following reports of staff saying there is a “climate of fear” at the Trust.

    The Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board announced a three-part review into the culture at UHB.

    The first report is expected at the end of January 2023.

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  • GST consultant booked for breach of trust

    GST consultant booked for breach of trust

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    GST consultant booked for breach of trust

    Lucknow: A GST consultant has been accused of criminal breach of trust and cheating and duping an agent facilitating the deposit of GST of traders/businessmen in Indira Nagar under the Ghazipur police circle.

    As per reports, victim Pradeep Gupta of Neelgiri Complex is in the marketing department of Tax Consultant Accounts and his job is to get the Income Tax return, and GST registration/Return filed by the chartered account office.

    In this connection, he had given the GST return work of a businessman, named Shrawan, to a tax consultant Ashutosh Singh.

    Gupta said he had given money (paid in the bank account of Ashutosh) as GST for the firm of Shrawan from 2018 to January 2022.

    “I paid the money every month since 2018. Ashutosh used to give me a GST return slip and challan receipt which I gave to Shrawan. In due course of time, it surfaced that the receipts and slips were fake and no GST return and tax in the GST account of Shrawan had been deposited since 2018,” he said.

    Gupta said Ashutosh did not deposit the GST of his client.

    SHO, Ghazipur (Indiranagar), Sunil Kumar, said that an FIR has been lodged while a probe is underway.

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  • 2023 Men”s FIH Hockey World Cup

    2023 Men”s FIH Hockey World Cup

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  • Try these natural home remedies to combat viral infection

    Try these natural home remedies to combat viral infection

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    These days, viral fever is a prevalent illness that affects both adults and children. One of the risk factors for viral fever during this season is the shift in the climate. Most airborne infections, which we contract through the air we breathe and can potentially spread from an infected person, are what cause viral fever. Humans are vulnerable to a variety of viral illnesses, including the common cold and the flu. The most typical sign of many viral infections is a mild fever or low-grade fever. Do not worry; a mild viral fever can be well treated at home with a well-balanced diet that includes many comforting foods, plenty of drinks, and appropriate rest. In addition to this, Mother Nature has bestowed upon us a wide variety of herbs that function as a wonderful natural cure for treating viral fever. To treat low-grade viral fever, though, try some of these all-natural treatments if the fever doesn’t go away right away.

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    Honey Ginger Tea

    Ginger’s extraordinary ability to relieve pain and lessen the symptoms of viral fever is made possible by its significant anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and analgesic capabilities. Strong antibacterial qualities in honey help treat coughs and reduce the severity of infections. To relieve viral fever, steep one teaspoon of grated ginger in a cup of water for two to five minutes. Strain the mixture, then add one teaspoon of honey.

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    Black pepper

    Due to its remarkable healing and balancing effects, black pepper is a multipurpose spice that is frequently used in Ayurveda. It is helpful in treating respiratory conditions because it is brimming with powerful antibacterial and antibiotic characteristics. Black pepper also supports the development of a strong immune system and the prevention of sickness because it is high in vitamin C. 

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    Ajwain

    Indian traditional medicine often prescribes ajwain, or carom seeds, as a home cure for colds and coughs. They contain substances with anti-inflammatory and antibacterial characteristics, like thymol, which may help to alleviate the signs and symptoms of colds and other respiratory infections. Additionally, they provide a high amount of fibre, vitamins, and minerals.

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    Fennel

    Fennel, also known as saunf, is a very common spice in Indian cuisine and is effective against a variety of viruses that may cause respiratory tract infections and prolonged fevers. The presence of a substance known as trans-anethole causes fennel extracts to have potent antiviral properties. Additionally, it may strengthen your immune system to help you recover more quickly from the infection that is thought to be the main contributor to your chronic fever.

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    Tulsi Tea

    Volatile oils including eugenol, citronellol, and linalool found in tulsi leaves help to reduce inflammation. Tulsi leaves’ potent antibacterial, germicidal, antibiotic, and fungicidal qualities work effectively to decrease the signs and symptoms of viral fever. If you have a fever, headache, cold, cough, flu, or sore throat, drink tulsi water or chew a few tulsi leaves to receive relief.

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  • Terrorism alive in J-K despite abrogation of Article 370: Digvijay Singh

    Terrorism alive in J-K despite abrogation of Article 370: Digvijay Singh

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    Jammu: Terrorism is alive in Jammu and Kashmir despite the abrogation of Article 370, senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh said on Sunday.

    Singh said the recent terror attacks including the one at Dhangri village in Rajouri district are worrisome.

    The former Madhya Pradesh chief minister made the remarks after visiting terror attack victims at the Government Medical College Hospital here. Singh was accompanied by senior party leader Jairam Ramesh and J&K Pradesh Congress Committee chief spokesperson Ravinder Sharma.

    “First of all, we condemn the terror attacks in Dhangri in Rajouri and Narwal in Jammu. The situation in J&K is not what is being propagated after the abrogation of Article 370. Targeted and selective killings and bomb blasts have started once again,” Singh told reporters.

    While seven persons belonging to a particular community were killed in terror attacks in Dhangri village of Rajouri on January 1 and 2, twin blasts at Narwal in the outskirts of Jammu left nine persons injured on Saturday.

    “One of the survivors from the Dhangri attack has become disabled for life and the government has provided him Rs 1 lakh. We want a permanent rehabilitation policy for such victims so that they can live their life without being dependent on anyone,” Singh said.

    “We do not want any political mileage out of these worrisome incidents but we cannot ignore one thing that the terrorism is still alive in J&K even after the abrogation of Article 370,” he said.

    The Congress leader said divisive politics is neither good for Muslims nor Hindus. “This country belongs to all of us and we all need to work together for the country. The Kashmir and Jammu (divisions) are both part of India and they should be treated equally and the policies be framed keeping in mind the problems of the region.”

    Ramesh, Congress general secretary, said the delegation visited the hospital on behalf of Rahul Gandhi, Bharat Jodo Yatra and Congress party to enquire about the condition of injured.

    “The blasts that have taken place in Narwal are just 1.5 kms from the bypass through which the Bharat Jodo Yatra is scheduled to pass (on Monday). It is a concern for us and we hope the administration will make necessary security arrangements,” he said.

    When asked, Ramesh said he cannot say whether the blasts were carried out to stop the yatra. “The intelligence agencies and security agencies can comment on it but we are sure that the support we got from the Lt Governor (Manoj Sinha), his advisors and forces for the yatra will continue.

    “The administration is as much concerned over the incident as we are. We will move along the Narwal road as per our schedule,” he said, adding the Congress is for zero tolerance against terrorism.

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  • Subhas Chandra Bose’s address to women’s section of Indian Independence League

    Subhas Chandra Bose’s address to women’s section of Indian Independence League

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    Netaji always championed women’s equal participation as men in the social, economic and political fields. He spoke with great admiration and deep reverence about the brave women, like Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi, Pritilata Waddedar, Kalpana Das, and many others who participated in revolutionary struggles against the British rulers. Soon after the Indian National Army was formed he instituted the Jhansi Rani Regiment for women volunteers, who, if necessary, would take part in active combat.

    On July 12, 1943, he addressed the women’s section of the Indian Independence League. He announced the impending formation of the Jhansi Rani Regiment and gave a call to the assembled women to volunteer for enlistment.

    Following is the speech delivered by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

    Sisters!

    The opinion of the Rani of Jhansi Regiment Training Camp is an important landmark in the progress of our movement in East Asia. We are engaged in the great task of regenerating our nation. And it is only in the fitness of things that there should be a stir of new life among our womenfolk.

    Our past has been a great and glorious one. India could not have produced a heroine like the Rani of Jhansi if she did not have a glorious tradition. In the same way, as we have figures like Maitreyi in the ancient days we have the inspiring examples of Ahalyabai of Maharashtra, Rani Bhawani of Bengal, and Razya Begum and Noor Jehan who were shining adminstrators in recent historic time prior to British rule in India. I have every confidence in the fertility of the Indian soil. I am confident that India, as in the past, will surely produce the best flowers of womanhood.

    I may now say a few words about the Rani of Jhansi. When she started her fight her age was only twenty. You can easily imagine what it meant for a girl of twenty to ride a horse and wield her sword in open battle. You can well visualize what courage and spirit she must have had. The English commander who fought against her said : “She was the best and bravest of the rebels.” First she fought from the Jhansi Fort, and when the fort was besieged, she escaped with a party to Kalpi from where she put up a fight. When she had to retreat from this battlefront she made an alliance with Tantia Topi, attacked and captured Gwalior Fort, and using that fort as the base she continued the battle and in the last and great battle she died fighting. Unfortunately, Jhansi Rani was defeated. It was not her defeat; it was the defeat of India. She died, but her spirit can never die. India can once again produce Jhansi Ranis and march on to victory.

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  • Germany ready to let Poland send Leopard tanks to Ukraine

    Germany ready to let Poland send Leopard tanks to Ukraine

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    Berlin: Germany is ready to authorize Poland to send German-made Leopard tanks to Ukraine to help Kyiv fight the Russian invasion if Warsaw makes such a request, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told French Television LCI on Sunday, reported CNN.

    “The question has not been asked. If we were asked the question, we would not stand in the way,” Baerbock said in an interview on the sides of a French-German cabinet meeting celebrating 60 years of the Elysee treaty.

    When asked for clarification by the interviewer if she meant Germany would not stop Poland from sending battle tanks to Ukraine, Baerbock said, “You have understood me correctly.”

    Her comments come as Berlin resists pressure from Kyiv to send some of its own stocks of the Leopard tanks to Ukraine.

    Poland has announced it is ready to deliver 14 Leopard tanks to Kyiv but Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said he was waiting for “a clear statement” from Berlin whether countries that have the Leopards can transfer them to Ukraine, reported RFI.

    “We have rules, the so-called end-use controls,” Baerbock said of Germany’s hesitancy to send combat tanks into the war zone.

    According to Germany’s basic law, “weapons intended for warfare may be manufactured, transported, and marketed only with the authorization of the federal government,” reported CNN.

    Under the “War Weapons Control Act” the German government must consent to any delivery of German-made weapons to a war zone.

    German Chancellor Olaf Scholz must consent and the final decision rests with him, according to German law.

    Scholz has been heavily criticized by his liberal coalition partner and many others for his stance on sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday said that there was “no alternative” but for the West to give Ukraine heavy tanks.

    Meanwhile, a Russian politician warned that the continued delivery of weapons to Ukraine “will lead to a global catastrophe,” reported CNN.

    “Delivery of offensive weapons to the Kyiv regime will lead to a global catastrophe,” Vyacheslav Volodin, the chairman of the State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, wrote on his Telegram channel Sunday.

    Volodin said the delivery of weapons will lead to Russian retaliation “using more powerful weapons.”

    Volodin comments come after NATO partners met at Ramstein air base in Germany Friday to discuss more military aid for Ukraine.

    However, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the availability of modern weapons in the Ukrainian army will not lead to an escalation of war with Russia, in a Sunday address to students and professors at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, reported CNN.

    “Do not listen to the arguments of those who talk about escalation. People worry in the west that things are going to escalate if we give Ukraine the weapons,” Johnson said. “I was in Bucha. How can we escalate the confrontation, where one side is already using the most advanced modern aircraft to bomb residential areas? Ukraine deserves all the help possible.”

    Johnson went on to say that Ukraine should “seek its destiny in NATO” because it not being in NATO “has led to the worst war in Europe in the past 80 years.”

    Johnson said the whole world “owes Ukraine a debt,” because it is fighting for everybody who can potentially become “a victim of Vladimir Putin’s aggression.” He said Ukraine “fights for freedom around the world” and that the British people support Ukraine “a 100 pc.”

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  • Singapore tourism expects to bounce back to pre-Covid level by 2024

    Singapore tourism expects to bounce back to pre-Covid level by 2024

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    Singapore: Driven by strong demands from key markets like India, Indonesia and Malaysia, the Singapore tourism sector recovered strongly in 2022 to exceed the Singapore Tourism Board’s (STB) original forecast of 4 to 6 million visitors last year.

    Last week, STB revealed that tourist arrivals to Singapore reached 6.3 million in 2022 led by Indonesia with 1.1 million visitors, followed by India at 686,000 visitors while 591,000 residents of Malaysia came to Singapore on visitor passes in 2022. In a statement, it added, “barring unexpected circumstances, tourism activity is now expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels by 2024.”

    When the final numbers are in, tourism receipts (TR) are expected to reach between SGD 13.8 to 14.3 billion (USD 10.5 to 10.8 billion) which is 50 to 52 per cent of the pre-pandemic level achieved in 2019.

    TR reached SGD 8.96 billion (USD 6.8 billion) between January to September 2022. The top TR-generating markets were Indonesia, India and Australia, which contributed SGD 1.1 billion, SGD 704 million, and SGD 633 million respectively, excluding sightseeing, entertainment and gaming.

    One of the key measurements for the tourism industry is the length of stay. Singapore is a small island that has in the past been challenged to increase the attractiveness of the city as a destination for travellers. In 2019 which was the last year before the COVID-19 pandemic, the average length of stay was 3.36 days.

    However, in the latest figures released, visitors appear to be spending more time in Singapore compared with the period before the pandemic.

    For the last three quarters of the year (April-December 2022) when Singapore no longer required quarantine for fully-vaccinated travellers, the average length of stay was approximately 4.81 days. Indians stayed an average of 8.08 days, which is almost twice the overall average length of stay.

    Indian visitors to Singapore are also generally more youthful. For Indian residents, those aged between 25 to 34 form the largest group of visitors in 2022 with 199,940. Those between 35- and 44 years old form the second largest group with 151,300, while those aged from 45 to 54 are third biggest with 82,340.

    Two of the key factors which increased the post-pandemic appeal of the country were the focus on bringing more events to Singapore and new attractions.

    Following the easing of border restrictions in the second quarter of 2022, the number of MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) events grew exponentially as the city was one of the first in the region to fully reopen.

    Marquee international events returned to Singapore, including Food and Hotel Asia – Food & Beverage and Food and Hotel Asia – HoReCa, which took place as two dedicated trade shows for the first time, ITB Asia, and Singapore Fintech Festival, which attracted a record turnout from over 115 countries. STB also secured new events like FIND: Design Fair Asia as well as Global Health Security Conference 2022 and the 14th World Stroke Congress.

    Sports and leisure events also recovered strongly. The Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix was held for the first time in three years in 2022 and drew a record crowd of 302,000, half of which were from abroad. Other events include the Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium (held for the first in Southeast Asia), the Singapore Food Festival, Christmas Wonderland, Christmas on A Great Street at Orchard Road, the Marina Bay Singapore Countdown and ZoukOut Singapore.

    Singapore also ramped up new attractions and experiences during the pandemic to attract more foreign visitors. These include the Children’s Museum Singapore; Avatar: The Experience at Gardens by the Bay, Sentosa’s Night Luge, Scentopia, Wings of Time and Central Beach Bazaar; a new gallery at ArtScience Museum’s Future World: “Exploring New Frontiers”; A Minion’s Perspective Experience at Resorts World Sentosa; Mr Bucket Chocolaterie at Dempsey; and the Singapore Night Safari’s new amphitheatre and refreshed Creatures of the Night show.

    STB expects the tourism sector to continue its growth momentum this year, on the back of increasing flight connectivity and capacity, and China’s gradual reopening. International visitor arrivals are expected to reach around 12 to 14 million visitors, bringing in approximately SGD 18 to 21 billion (USD 13.6 to 15.9 billion) in tourism receipts – around two-thirds to three-quarters of the levels in 2019.

    New or refreshed attractions are also planned for 2023, such as Bird Paradise @ Mandai Wildlife Reserve, and new experiences in Orchard Road such as the Trifecta integrated sports facility. STB will also support business and leisure events monetary over the next two years.

    Keith Tan, Chief Executive, STB, said: “Our 2022 tourism performance underscores Singapore’s appeal as a leading business and leisure destination for post-pandemic travellers. To sustain our growth in 2023 and beyond, we will expand our partnerships, build up a rich year-round calendar of events, ramp up investment in new and refreshed products and experiences, and continue to support industry efforts to build the capabilities they need to meet consumer demands.”

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )