NEW DELHI: To make bone marrow transplant affordable, the Union government has planned to set up centres at its three hospitals in Delhi. Till date, only AIIMS Delhi has a facility in the city and the treatment cost is exorbitant in private hospitals. "If all goes well, the centres are likely to start soon at Safdarjung, RML and Lady Hardinge hospitals," said a doctor, who recently attended a meeting at...
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THANE: Congress leader Nana Patole has accused the state government to failing to work in a democratic manner and said they would soon approach governor Ramesh Bais and apprise him of the situation in the state.Patole was in the city, Friday, to protest the action against party colleague Rahul Gandhi. “The action reflects the height of dictatorship in our country. Gandhi hasn’t uttered any...
CHENNAI: Government middle schools functioning with more than 100 students will get five subject teachers, school education minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi announced in the Tamil Nadu assembly on Friday.Of the 6,600 government middle schools, around 900 schools have more than 100 students studying from classes VI to VIII. These schools don’t have subject teachers.Replying to the debate on demand for...
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Thursday said his government will celebrate the centenary year of the Vaikom Satyagraha (Vaikom struggle) to honour the memory of social reformist Periyar, who fought across the borders for the people and succeeded in making such revolutions in history, and to propagate the principles of social justice. Making a suo motu statement under Rule 110, the...