Patients Aged 65+ Can Now Register For Receiving Organs From Donor: Report

Patients aged 65 years and above can also register for receiving organs from a deceased donor now as the Centre has made necessary changes in the regulation, official sources said today.

They also said the Union Health Ministry has recommended all states to remove the domicile criterion so that needy patients can register themselves in any state for receiving organs.

The sources said the ministry also asked states not to charge any fee from patients seeking such registration, saying it was against the provisions of the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Rules, 2014, An official said states such as Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Kerala have been charging anything between Rs 5,000 to 10,000.

The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) has made necessary changes in the guidelines which now allows patients aged 65 years and above to register themselves for receiving organs from a deceased donor.

"For registering patients requiring organs of deceased donors, earlier the upper age limit was 65 years. With this restriction removed, patients of all age groups can register for deceased donor organs. The changed guidelines have been put on the website of the NOTTO," an official source said.

Besides, in some states only patients who are domiciles of that state are allowed to register or are given preference for deceased organ donors. Now, the Union Health Ministry has recommended all states to remove such restrictions so that needy patients can register themselves in any state for receiving organs, the official source said.

"It should be as per the waiting list. This will help patients in seeking transplants from deceased donors at any hospital giving a lot of flexibility," the official source said.

According to officials data, the number of organ transplants has increased from 4,990 in 2013 to 15,561 in 2022. The total number of kidney transplants from living donors have increased from 3,495 in 2013 to 9,834 in 2022 and from deceased donors, it has increased from 542 to 1,589 in 2022.

The total number of liver transplants from living donors has increased from 658 in 2013 to 2,957 in 2022 and from 240 to 761 in 2022 from deceased donor.

The total number of heart transplants have increased from 30 in 2013 to 250 in 2022 while lung transplants from 23 to 138.

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Challenging Governor's Right Unfortunate, Says Punjab Congress Leader

Punjab Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa on Wednesday said challenging the right of the governor to call information about certain decisions of the state government was not only "unfortunate but also avoidable", amid a row between Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

Partap Singh Bajwa said there are many other challenges which are more pressing for the attention of the Chief Minister than to "embroil into undesirable and unpalatable controversies".

"The deteriorated law-and-order situation, precarious financial resources for fulfilling the aspirations of the people of Punjab, rising unemployment, agricultural crisis, environmental crisis, and seemingly insurmountable challenges being posed by narco-terrorism across the border, failing health infrastructure, and the consequent flight of industry from the state are some issues crying for whole-time attention of the government," the leader of opposition in the Punjab Assembly said in a statement.

Even otherwise, Article 167 of the Constitution casts a duty upon the chief minister to furnish information relating to the administration of affairs of the state, Mr Bajwa said.

"Since the executive power of the state vests in the governor under Article 154(1) and every executive action is taken in the name of the governor, it is but a natural obligation on the part of the chief minister to furnish the information asked for by the governor," he said.

Punjab has been facing multiple challenges, therefore, the cordial relationship between the chief minister and the governor is the utmost necessity for the overall betterment of the state, the Congress leader said.

"Besides, the post of governor is constitutional, hence it deserves due respect. If the governor holds a government accountable or raises some irregularities in the functioning of the government, it must be addressed sincerely," Mr Bajwa said.

Moreover, constant situation disagreements between the governor and the chief minister are not signs of a healthy democracy, he said.

Mr Mann on Tuesday had questioned the criteria adopted by the Centre for appointing governors and the state's ruling Aam Aadmi Party demanded that Governor Purohit should be immediately shifted out.

The Chief Minister hit back at Governor Purohit after the governor questioned him on the process of selecting 36 government school principals for a training seminar held recently in Singapore, saying he has received complaints of malpractices.

Mr Mann had accused the Governor of interfering in the state government's affairs and, replying to Mr Purohit's letter made public Monday, indirectly questioned his credentials for the post.

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अडाणी समूह की ज्यादातर कंपनियां के शेयर लाभ में, अडाणी एंटरप्राइजेज एक प्रतिशत चढ़ा

अडाणी समूह की ज्यादातर कंपनियों के शेयर बुधवार को बढ़त के साथ बंद हुए. समूह की प्रमुख कंपनी अडाणी एंटरप्राइजेज का शेयर एक प्रतिशत की बढ़त के साथ बंद हुआ. इससे पहले मंगलवार को समूह ने कहा था कि उसका बही-खाता बहुत अच्छी स्थिति में है. समूह की कम से कम छह कंपनियां लाभ में जबकि चार कंपनियां नुकसान में थीं.

एचडीएफसी सिक्योरिटीज के खुदरा शोध प्रमुख दीपक जसानी ने कहा, “अडाणी समूह की कंपनियों के बाजार पूंजीकरण का गिरना जारी रहा और बुधवार को इनमें 1.5 प्रतिशत की गिरावट आई. समूह की 10 सूचीबद्ध कंपनियों में से चार के शेयर नुकसान में बंद हुए.”

उन्होंने कहा, “समूह का एकीकृत बाजार मूल्यांकन 24 जनवरी की तुलना में अबतक 54.9 प्रतिशत गिर गया है.”

बीएसई पर अडाणी एंटरप्राइजेज का शेयर 1.61 प्रतिशत की बढ़त के साथ 1,778.45 रुपये पर बंद हुआ. कंपनी का बाजार मूल्यांकन 2.02 लाख करोड़ रुपये है.

एनडीटीवी के शेयर 4.70 प्रतिशत के उछाल के साथ 197.20 रुपये पर बंद हुए. दिन के कारोबार में इसके शेयर पांच प्रतिशत तक बढ़कर 197.75 रुपये तक गए.

इसके अलावा, अंबुजा सीमेंट का शेयर 2.36 प्रतिशत की बढ़त के साथ 344.60 रुपये पर, एसीसी 1.13 प्रतिशत की बढ़त के साथ 1,851.55 रुपये, अडाणी विल्मर 0.93 प्रतिशत की बढ़त के साथ 397.25 रुपये और अडाणी पोर्ट्स एंड स्पेशल इकॉनमिक जोन (एपीएसईजेड) के शेयर 0.68 प्रतिशत बढ़कर 568.95 रुपये पर बंद हुए.

हालांकि अडाणी समूह की चार कंपनियों- अडाणी पावर, अडाणी ट्रांसमिशन, अडाणी ग्रीन एनर्जी और अडाणी टोटल गैस के शेयरों में पांच-पांच प्रतिशत की गिरावट आई. बीएसई पर अडाणी पावर का शेयर 140.90 रुपये, अडाणी ट्रांसमिशन 1,017.05 रुपये, अडाणी ग्रीन एनर्जी 620.75 रुपये और अडाणी टोटल गैस 1,078.05 रुपये पर बंद हुआ.

दिन के कारोबार के दौरान अडाणी ट्रांसमिशन, अडाणी ग्रीन एनर्जी और अडाणी टोटल गैस अपने 52 सप्ताह के निचले स्तर तक भी पहुंचे.

तीस शेयरों वाला बीएसई सेंसेक्स बुधवार को 242.83 अंक या 0.40 प्रतिशत बढ़कर 61.275.09 अंक पर बंद हुआ.
 

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Before Death By Suicide, IIT Student Spoke To Father For 30 Minutes: Cops

Police probing the alleged suicide by an Indian Institute of Technology Bombay student today said he had spoken to his father for around 30 minutes before ending his life, but did not mention anything about facing caste discrimination.

An official said the police have started recording statements of his hostel roommates to ascertain what led the student, Darshan Solanki, to take the extreme step.

A student organisation has alleged Solanki -- a Dalit -- was facing caste discrimination at the campus, but the IIT Bombay administration has refuted the charge.

The 18-year-old student died allegedly after jumping off the seventh floor of a hostel building on the Powai campus of the premier institute on Sunday (February 12). Solanki hailed from Ahmedabad and was a first-year student of BTech (Chemical).

A senior police official involved in the probe said statements of more than a dozen persons have been recorded so far.

Police had asked Solanki's parents, who visited the campus after the incident, if they have any complaint against anybody, he said.

As per statements available with the police, the student's parents had not raised any objection on probe or expressed doubt over their son's suicide, he said.

Solanki had spoken for half an hour with his father before ending his life, but during the conversation he had not said anything about facing discrimination in the institute, said the police official.

Solanki had told his father he will be visiting home on February 15, he said.

His was taken to Ahmedabad where last rites were performed on Tuesday, the official said.

"Police are thoroughly investigating the case and each and every aspect will be examined to know the exact cause of the suicide," he said.

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बेटा डांस करते-करते स्टेज पर गिर पड़ा, फिर मां ने तुरंत जो किया, वो हर माता-पिता को करना चाहिए

सोशल मीडिया पर बच्चों के डांस वीडियो खूब वायरल होते रहते हैं, जिसमें बच्चे डांस करते हैं और पैरेंट्स उनका आत्मविश्वास बढ़ाते हैं और डांस की तारीफ भी करते हैं. कई वीडियो तो ऐसे भी देखने को मिलते हैं, जिसमें बच्चे के साथ पैरेंट्स भी डांस करते हैं. हाल ही में हमने एक वीडियो आपको दिखाया था जिसमें एक बच्ची अपने स्कूल के फंक्शन में डांस कर रही थी और वो स्टेप्स भूल न जाए, इसलिए उसके पापा भी सामने लोगों के बीच बैठकर उसके साथ डांस करके उसे डांस सिखा रहे थे. ये वीडियो खूब वायरल हुआ था और लोगों ने इसे खूब पसंद भी किया था. अब ऐसा ही एक और वीडियो सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल हो रहा है, जो एक मां और बेटे का है...

वायरल हो रहे इस वीडियो में आप देख सकते हैं कि एक बच्चा किसी शादी के फंक्शन में डांस कर रहा है. बच्चा बड़ी मस्ती और कॉन्फिडेंस में 'दिल बहलता है मेरा, आपके आ जाने से' गाने पर डांस कर रहा है. डांस करते-करते अचानक उसका पैर लड़खड़ाता है और वो गिर जाता है. तभी उसकी मां आती है और उसका हाथ पकड़कर उसे उठाती है और उसका आत्मविश्वास बढ़ाती है. और बेटे के साथ खुद भी डांस करने लग जाती है. ये वीडियो 7 फरवरी को शेयर किया गया था और इसे अबतक करीब 15 लाख व्यूज मिल चुके हैं.

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लोगों को मां का ये अंदाज काफी पसंद आ रहा है. लोगों  मां की जमकर तारीफ कर रहे हैं. लोगों का कहना है कि बच्चों की असफलताओं पर उन्हें ऐसे ही सपोर्ट करना चाहिए और उनका आत्मविश्वास बढ़ाना चाहिए.' एक ने कहा कि कठिन वक्त में बच्चों का हमेशा साथ देना चाहिए.' दूसरे ने लिखा, मां-बेटे की ये जोड़ी कमाल है.'

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Focus On Tea Gardens, Women, Government Employees In Bengal Budget

The Bengal budget has brought good news to government employees, with the state government announcing a 3 per cent hike in Dearness Allowance, which had become a hot political issue. The government employees have been protesting, demanding their dearness allowance be put on par with central government employees.
 
Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya presented the Rs 3.39-lakh crore budget for 2023-24, focusing on farmers and the tea industry, which has been facing problems. The budget also bore the imprint of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with a focus on farmers, youth and women's welfare, and numerous social welfare schemes of the state government. "This is an employment-oriented budget," the Chief Minister said.

In her budget speech, the finance minister positioned the state as a logistics hub. Rs 3000 crore has been allocated for rural roads under a special project named "Rastashree". This would involve construction of new roads and revamping of existing roads over 11,500 km in rural areas.
 
In a bid to encourage young people to start small businesses, a new scheme called "Bhavishyat Credit Card" was introduced with an allocation of Rs 350 crore. Under it, two lakh people between the 18-45 year age group will be provided bank loans of upto Rs 5 lakh to set up micro-enterprises and create employment opportunities.

One of the key schemes to empower rural poor women is Lakshmir Bhandar, which will provide "social protection" to 1.88 crore women. "In order to ensure continuity of financial support beyond 60 years of age, they will receive Rs 1000 per month by way of automatic transition to Old Age Pension Scheme," the minister said.

To provide relief beyond tax and mutation fee waiver for agricultural land to farmers, the minister announced a waiver on irrigation water. "I am happy to propose a full waiver of water rate on irrigation water," she said in her speech.

The budget has also increased the annual allocation for each MLA for local area development works from Rs 60 lakh to Rs 70 lakh.

The budget introduced relief for lakhs of tea garden workers and the ailing tea industry. "In consideration of the long-standing demand of the tea garden workers for legitimate land documents, my government will bring out a policy for issuance of homestead patta to the eligible tea garden workers," the finance minister said. Agricultural Income Tax on Tea Gardens has been waived for the next two financial years. Rural Employment Cess and Education Cess have also been exempted.
 
Politically, these announcements are likely to bring gains for the ruling Trinamool Congress in north Bengal, where the BJP has been making inroads.

The BJP MLAs, who came wearing masks with Rs 500 notes pasted on them, staged a walkout during the budget speech.

"The budget does not address burning issues and the aspirations of the people of West Bengal… there is an effort to make it a voter-oriented even though it seems like it has been written by the Chief Minister on her treadmill in thirty minutes," said Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari.

"It is not professional and the state's most important issues like infrastructure like ports, airports and roads have not been announced in the budget," he said.

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नताशा स्टेनकोविक-हार्दिक पांड्या की वेडिंग Photos वायरल, व्हाइट थीम में बेटे को गोद में लिए कपल ने रचाई शादी

बॉलीवुड एक्ट्रेस नताशा स्टेनकोविक और क्रिकेटर हार्दिक पांड्या एक बार फिर शादी के बंधन में बंध गए हैं. दोनों ने उदयपुर में अपनी ये शाही शादी रचाई. हार्दिक पांड्या ने शादी की तस्वीरों को अब सोशल मीडिया पर शेयर कर दिया है, जो तेजी से वायरल हो रही हैं. इन तस्वीरों में वे अपनी पत्नी नताशा के साथ नजर आ रहे हैं. तस्वीरों में कपल बहुत ही खुश दिखाई दे रहा है. दोनों के चेहरे की खुशी देखते ही बन रही है. नताशा से दोबारा शादी करने के बाद हार्दिक ने वेडिंग फोटोज को अपने इंस्टा हैंडल पर शेयर किया. 

हार्दिक ने जो तस्वीरें शेयर की हैं, उसमें आप कपल को बहुत खुश देख सकते हैं. दोनों ने कैमरे के सामने जमकर एक से बढ़कर एक पोज दिए. जहां ब्लैक सूट में हार्दिक बहुत हैंडसम नजर आए, वहीं नताशा व्हाइट ड्रेस में किसी राजकुमारी से कम नहीं लगीं. दोनों की शादी का थीम व्हाइट था. फोटोज को शेयर करते हुए हार्दिक लिखते हैं, "हमने तीन साल पहले ली गई प्रतिज्ञाओं को फिर से दोहराकर प्यार के इस द्वीप पर वैलेंटाइन्स डे सेलिब्रेट किया है. हम अपने प्यार का जश्न मनाने के लिए अपने परिवार और दोस्तों को अपने साथ पाकर वास्तव में बहुत धन्य हैं"

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कपल ने जो तस्वीरें शेयर की हैं, उनमें वे अपने दो साल के बेटे अगस्त्य के साथ भी नजर आए. एक फोटो में देख सकते हैं कि अगस्त्य को हार्दिक ने गोद में लिया हुआ है और वे अपनी मां के गालों को चूम रहे हैं. हार्दिक के इस पोस्ट पर फैन्स के साथ-साथ सेलेब्स भी प्यार बरसा रहे हैं. केएल राहुल, नेहा धूपिया जैसे सितारों ने कपल को बधाई दी है.

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