11/12/10---
Business rivalry sharpens political war over 2G scam
After bringing Parliament's winter session to a halt, oppn to hit street; BJP hints at possibility of snap poll
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Pakistani media eats crow on WikiLies
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Nobel awarded to empty chair, portrait
Beijing protests, others applaud as jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo is given Peace Prize in absentia
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Sachin kicks `20cr-a-year bottle
Master blaster refuses to endorse liquor brand on moral grounds
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Butt, really! Man gets shot at, learns about bullet in wallet next day
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Man arrestedfor sodomy and murder
Victim's body was found with stab wounds at Barclay Place Railway Colony last month
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09/12/10---
Apex court widens ambit of 2G scam probe to 2001
BJP feels the heat as Supreme Court questions 'first come, first served' policy of NDA government
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State has slipped behind others: CM
Chavan says govt will focus on inclusive growth, better infrastructure in rural areas
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8, 9 or 10 teams? Uncertainty looms over IPL
Player auction may be postponed too as HC stays termination of Kings XI punjab
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Biker rams, injures cop on nakabandi at Ghatkopar
Trio on bike tried to flee after hitting constable, but policemen chased them down; biker booked for drunken driving
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Western Railway's accident relief train on track
Derailed coach back on line in 10 minutes during mock exercise
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Dad's name stays if child not adopted
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Chhatrapati Shivaji museum gets its first museuo-bus
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8/12/10---
Blast rocks Varanasi
18-month-old girl dead and 30 injured in attack; Indian Mujahideen claims responsibility
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30 yrs on, Botham, Chappell Sr renew grudge
former cricketers Nearly trade blows in car park outside Adelaide Oval
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Global rail giants race to bag new local contract
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Has winter chill arrived? Almost, says meteorology dept
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After 10 yrs, foreign couple held in drug case will go home
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7/12/10---
People descend on chitya bhoomi laks pay tribute to dalit visionary
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Cell phone may put child at risk of brin tumor
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Deal done jaitapur nuke power plant gets a leg up
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DCGA acts tough arders air links to uplode traiff info
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Bihar model on mind. Dalit leadership rethinks its politics
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25/11 plotter directs terror from jail. leakes wiki cables
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Station at 48 metors to give birds eye view of chembur metro
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Drug worth rs50 LAKH sezed in two incident.
6/12/10-----
INDIA PAK PENAL TO INTERVIEW KASAB
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Bangladeshi teen with six sim card arrested
security breach at anushsthi nagar
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Still a long way to go brfore city has uniform power tariff
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Metro 2011 for fetched but MMRDA says all is well
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5/12/10---
ATS files chargesheet
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DGCA can crack the whip on airlines
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Irrfan will fight the Spiderman
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Land area norms for engg colleges to be lowered: Sibal
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Loan scam probe creates scare as CBI seizes 28 a/cs
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Seven Hills refuses free medicines to the poor
But demands 30% commercial exploitation for "better cash flow", asks urban development department to amend concerned regulations
Seven Hills Hospital, which is built on BMC land, has refused to give medicines to poor patients from the civic quota, but demands 30% commercial exploitation nonetheless. The management has written a letter to the state's urban development department seeking concessions. The UD department has asked the BMC to prepare a detailed feasibility report and send it to the state.
The demand from the hospital may create another controversy as it did not sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the civic administration.
Seven Hills hospital in Andheri, was constructed under the Public Private Participation Programme (PPPP) model with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). In their letter to the UD department, the hospital management has cited that the hospital is run by a Visakhapattanam-based healthcare institution serving people for last 25 years, which has an ISO certification and is accredited by NABH and ICRA.
The hospital will spend almost Rs150 crore for its operation and maintenance and Rs100 crore for servicing annually. It is necessary exploit the area of the hospital commercially for better cash flow, Dr Jitendra Das Maganti, chairman and Managing Director of the hospital has cited in the letter. He also mentions that the state government has a provision to use 15% of land for commercial purposes, but it is applicable for educational institutions. On the same ground, the UD can direct the BMC to allow the hospital to exploit 30% of the area commercially.
Dr Maganti also requested the UD department to amend the development control regulation 33(2), to allow 30% of the total built-up area permissible to medical institutions with an ISO certification.
The UD department of the state government had come with a report and drafted an agreement which the hospital and the civic body will have to abide by. But the BMC laid down seven conditions in the agreement which the hospital is not ready to accept. According to the report, the hospital administration had to reserve 20% beds for poor patients in every department. In addition, the report makes the hospital authorities liable to distribute medicines to poor patients at a subsidised rate. Under the medical schedule of the civic-run hospitals, the civic administration will issue rate contracts for the medicines and the expenses will be borne by the hospital administration. However, Seven Hills hospital was not ready to accept the same.
"They are ready to reserve 20% beds for the poor patients, but have not agreed to distribution of free medicines. This is very unfair with the poor patients," said Dr Sanjay Oak, dean KEM hospital.
Rahul Shewale, chairman standing committee said, "We will not accept the demand. They have to provide free medicines to the poor, like others civic hospitals." "They have received free land from the BMC. The hospital is owned by the BMC. They have to accept the terms involved," he said.
3/12/10----
UN FARE PLAY AIRLINES WANT FLYING TO PINCH YOU HARDER
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TATA TAPES SC ISSUES NOTICES TO GOVERNMENT CBI IT DEPT
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26/11 WAS FRUIT OF ISI POLICY US CABLE
documents provide chilling picture of pak's precarious position
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CITY crime: MOBILE PHONE OF TANTRIK WHO RAPED 7 GIRLS MAY HELP ESTABLISH HIS CRIME
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NET BANKING FRAUD IS NIT BANKS FAULT: CONSUMER FORUM
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WHAT TREATMENT WILL 'MUNNABHAI' DOC GIVE PATIENTS, WONDERS HC
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DINGHY TOO SMALL TO CARRY 10 TERRORISTS, KASAB LAWYERS TELL HC
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