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schools, colleges, theatres closed due to swine flu Mumbai/Pune/
New Delhi: The Maharashtra Government on Wednesday said that schools, colleges
and cinema theatres will remain closed in view of the swine flu situation in Maharashtra.
A senior government official said, schools and colleges would remain closed for
seven days and theatres and multiplexes for three days. In Pune, a 33-year-old
succumbed to the deadly swine flu virus taking the country's' swine flu death
toll to 15. The patient died in the Sasoon General Hospital. Meanwhile, men, aged
22 and 40 respectively, who had been diagnosed with the flu, were said to be in
a critical condition at New Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Earlier in the
day, a doctor and a 29-year-old woman succumbed to the deadly virus in Nashik
and Pune respectively. In Nashik, 38-year-old doctor Rupesh Gangurde died at the
Nashik Civil Hospital at around 2:30 a.m. this morning. In Pune, Shrawani Deshpande
died due to bilateral pneumonia following severe lung infection caused by the
H1N1 virus at around the same time. 2:30 a.m. Deshpande, a resident of Kothrud
area, died at the Sasoon General Hospital. On Tuesday, a 62-year old Thane woman
and a Vadodara girl had succumbed to the deadly virus. Shahida Abdul Aziz from
Pune was admitted to the Noor Hospital in Bhaikhala and a (H1N1) virus was detected
in her body only after her death. In Vadodara, the girl fell prey to the flu,
taking Gujarat's toll to two. India
swine flu death toll rises to 17 Top Pune:
A 48-year-old succumbed to the deadly swine flu virus in Pune on Wednesday evening
taking the country's swine flu death toll to 17. This death has been reported
from Sassoon General Hospital at around 4:30 p.m. This is 10th such death in the
city of Pune. Earlier, a 50-year-old Neeta Meghani and a 33-year-old succumbed
to the virus in the same hospital. Earlier in the day, a doctor and a 29-year-old
woman succumbed to the deadly virus in Nashik and Pune respectively. In Nashik,
38-year-old doctor Rupesh Gangurde died at the Nashik Civil Hospital at around
2:30 a.m. this morning. In Pune, Shrawani Deshpande died due to bilateral pneumonia
following severe lung infection caused by the H1N1 virus at around the same time.
2:30 a.m. Deshpande, a resident of Kothrud area, died at the Sasoon General Hospital.
Meanwhile, men, aged 22 and 40 respectively, who had been diagnosed with the flu,
were said to be in a critical condition at New Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Malaysian
coach quarantined with swine flu symptoms in Hyderabad Top Hyderabad:
A coach of the Malaysian badminton squad who is presently participating in
the World Badminton Championship at Hyderabad was quarantined with symptoms of
H1N1 virus. He was admitted at the Andhra Pradesh Chest Hospital for observation
and pathological tests after he showed signs of swine flu. Dr. K. Subhakar, in-charge
of Swine Flu Nodal Centre said that the sample of the coach has been sent for
examination to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) in the national
capital and they are awaiting the results. Later addressing the media persons,
Thomas Lund, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of World Badminton Federation (WBF)
said that the coach has shown some sign of improvement and that it's unlikely
that he may be infected with the virus. "Yesterday he had fever. This morning
they informed us this time there is no fever. So there is improvement in his condition
and the assessment at this time is that the likelihood of him having H1N1 is very
small but we are taking every precaution and investigating the matter and waiting
for the results to come ," he added. He also assured the players that there is
no need to panic as they are talking every possible precaution to contain the
spread of the H1N1 virus. Andhra Pradesh has so far recorded 76 positive cases.
The World Health Organisation declared an H1N1 influenza epidemic on June 11.
The virus has killed over 800 people worldwide since eruption in April. Govt
authorised hospitals for swine flu Top New
Delhi: In the wake of threat posed by A(HINI) influenza, the Government has
authorised a number of hospitals across the country for seeking medical attention
for swine flu. The listed hospitals are as follows: Gurgaon and Delhi: All India
Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ansari Nagar, Aurobindo Marg Ring Road,
New Delhi - 29; Ph: (011) 26594404, 26861698, Prof. R C Deka - 9868397464; National
Institute for Communicable Diseases 22, Sham Nath Marg, New Delhi - 54 (011) 23971272/060/344/524/449/326.
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi - 01 (011) 23741640,
23741649, 23741639, Dr. NK Chaturvedi - 9811101704. Vallabhai Patel Chest Institute
University Enclave, New Delhi- 07 (011) 27667102, 27667441, 27667667, 27666182
Mumbai Kasturba Gandhi Hospital Arthur Road, N M Joshi Marg, Jacob Circle, Mumbai
- 11 (022) 23083901, 23092458, 23004512, Sir J J Hospital J J Marg, Byculla, Mumbai
- 08 (022) 23735555, 23739031, 23760943, 23768400 / 23731144 / 5555 / 23701393
/ 1366, Haffkine Institute Acharya Donde Marg, Parel, Mumbai - 12 (022) 24160947,
24160961, 24160962 Kolkata ID Hospital 57,Beliaghata, Beliaghata Road , Kolkata
- 10? (033) 23701252 Bangalore Victoria Hospital K R Market, Kalasipalayam, Bangalore
- 02 (080) 26703294 Dr. Gangadhar - 94480-49863, SDS Tuberculosis & Rajiv Gandhi
Institute of Chest Diseases Hosur Road, Hombegowda Nagar, Bangalore - 29 (080)
26631923 Dr. Shivaraj - 99801-48780. Chennai King Institute of Preventive Medicine
(24/7 Service) Guindy, Chennai - 32 (044) 22501520, 22501521 & 22501522 , Communicable
Diseases Hospital Thondiarpet, Chennai (044) 25912686/87/88, 9444459543 Government
General Hospital Opp. Central Railway Station, Chennai - 03 (044) 25305000, 25305723,
25305721, 25330300 Pune Naidu Hospital Nr Le'Meridian, Raja Bahadur Mill, GPO,
Pune - 01 (020) 26058243, National Institute of Virology 20A Ambedkar Road , Pune
- 11 (020) 26006290 Kochi Government Medical College Gandhi Nagar P O, Kottayam
- 08 (0481) 2597311,2597312 Government Medical College Vandanam P O, Allapuzha
- 05 (0477) 2282015 Taluk Hospital Railway Station Road , Alwaye, Ernakulam (0484)
2624040 Sathyajit - 09847840051, Taluk Hospital Perumbavoor PO , Ernakulam 542
(0484) 2523138 Vipin - 09447305200 Coimbatore Government General Hospital Near
Railway Station, Trichy Road , Coimbatore - 18 (0422) 2301393, 2301394, 2301395,
2301396 Hyderabad Govt. General and Chest Diseases Hospital , Erragadda, Hyderabad
(040) 23814939 Swine influenza (also called H1N1 flu, swine flu, hog flu, and
pig flu) is an infection by any one of several types of swine influenza virus.
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FBI officers, 3 US nationals to depose in Mumbai attack case Top Mumbai:
Three United States nationals are likely to give their testimony in the 26/11
Mumbai terror attack case through video conferencing while two Federal Bureau
Investigation (FBI) officers were likely to appear before the special court in
person here on Wednesday. Two Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officers are
also likely to appear in person to tender evidence, said Ujjawal Nikam, the Special
public prosecutor in Mumbai terror attack case. The case of the prosecution is
that some terrorists had sought instructions from wanted accused based in Pakistan
through voice over internet protocol (VOIP) in New Jersey, USA. The Mumbai police
had sought the services of FBI on this aspect. The services of Mahanagar Telephone
Nigam Ltd (MTNL) have been requisitioned to provide infrastructure to enable the
court to hold the video conferencing for deposition of the US nationals in the
Mumbai attack case, Nikam said. However, Nikam informed that the identities of
the witnesses have been kept secret for security purposes. At least four screens
would be put in place in the court which is housed in the high security central
prison area located at Arthur Road in Mumbai. The witnesses' deposition is expected
to throw light upon how the 10 terrorists including the lone surviving gunman
Ajmal Kasab were in touch with their handlers in Pakistan through mobile phones,
the prosecutor Nikam said. Meanwhile, two FBI officials are also expected to appear
in person for deposition as witnesses. Nikam said this is for the first time that
in a terror attack case witnesses from abroad are deposing. FBI had also conducted
a probe, after the 26/11 terror attacks, in which 166 persons including six Americans
were killed, and collected clinching evidence which would be placed before the
trial court here. The FBI sleuths are likely to tell the court how the attacks
were planned and executed by Lashkar-e-Toiba and its commanders. They would also
throw light on from where the Global Positioning System was activated and how
during the terror attacks the terrorists were in constant touch with their handlers
in Pakistan. Sensex
slips 197 points in early trade Top Mumbai:
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) benchmark Sensex fell by almost 197 points in
early trade on Wednesday. The 30-share index moved down by 196.58 points, or 1.21
per cent to 14,878.01 points after stocks of auto, metals and realty sectors suffered
the most. The Nifty index on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) fell by 62.60 points.
Mahindra and Mahindra was down by 2.13 per cent at Rs 768.25, Maruti Suzuki 0.61
per cent at Rs 1,284 and Tata Motors 1.41 per cent at Rs 422.20. The metal index
on the BSE was down 1.4 per cent. In the metal space, Sterlite, Hindalco and Nalco
were the major losers. Other losers were Reliance Industries down by 0.65 per
cent to Rs 1,986.45, Infosys Technologies by 1.42 per cent to Rs 2,052 and Rcom
by 2.03 per cent at Rs 248.55. AR
Rahman to host music show to mark DD's 50 years Top Mumbai:
Oscar winner AR Rahman is all set to host a music show on Doordarshan to mark
the leading Indian network's golden jubilee. The show called 'The Big Band' will
have close to 40 music bands from countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal,
Singapore, and Sri Lanka competing with each other. Rahman said that he has a
three-decade-old association with Doordarshan and termed this proposal as a great
comeback. "I have been associated with them 29 years back, when I used to play
for a children programme and it used to be famous. So, it's great to be back on
50th anniversary of Doordarshan," Rahman said. Director general of Doordarshan,
Aruna Sharma, said that the show would be telecast in December this year. "We
are planning to come up with a major programme in the coming months along...under
the guidance of Mr. A R Rahman for that show, which would be coming very soon
on Doordarshan," she said. Doordarshan, the public television broadcaster of India
and a division of Prasar Bharati, started in Delhi in September 1959. |
