Sanjay Dutt's wife diagnosed with tumor in liver: Doctor

MUMBAI: As a massive controversy broke out over granting parole to actor Sanjay Dutt on the ground of his wife Manyata's ill health, a doctor who examined her has said she has been diagnosed with a tumor in the liver and a suspected heart ailment. "Manyata has a tumor in the liver. She had chest pain and has lost ten kilos in 15-20 days. We have advised her to undergo certain tests for heart ailment. Once the tests are done then we can decide whether surgery is required or not," Dr Ajay Chaughule told.

Chaughule, a senior heart and cardio thoracic surgeon and heart and lung transplant surgeon at Global Hospital, said she had visited him around a week ago and has been prescribed some medicines. The doctor said Manyata had earlier gone to Lilavati hospital where she was advised to undergo angiography to ascertain the condition of her heart after which she decided to take a second opinion from Chaughule.

Dutt, who is undergoing the remainder of his five-year jail term at Yerawada Central Jail in Pune in connection with the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, was yesterday granted a parole for 30 days on the recommendation of the prison administration. He is, however, yet to be released. Newspapers this morning had photographs of Manyata purportedly attending the screening of a film as also a celebrity birthday party, raising doubts about Dutt's claim regarding her illness.

Sanjay Dutt's wife diagnosed with tumor in liver: Doctor

MUMBAI: As a massive controversy broke out over granting parole to actor Sanjay Dutt on the ground of his wife Manyata's ill health, a doctor who examined her has said she has been diagnosed with a tumor in the liver and a suspected heart ailment. "Manyata has a tumor in the liver. She had chest pain and has lost ten kilos in 15-20 days. We have advised her to undergo certain tests for heart ailment. Once the tests are done then we can decide whether surgery is required or not," Dr Ajay Chaughule told.

Chaughule, a senior heart and cardio thoracic surgeon and heart and lung transplant surgeon at Global Hospital, said she had visited him around a week ago and has been prescribed some medicines. The doctor said Manyata had earlier gone to Lilavati hospital where she was advised to undergo angiography to ascertain the condition of her heart after which she decided to take a second opinion from Chaughule.

Dutt, who is undergoing the remainder of his five-year jail term at Yerawada Central Jail in Pune in connection with the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, was yesterday granted a parole for 30 days on the recommendation of the prison administration. He is, however, yet to be released. Newspapers this morning had photographs of Manyata purportedly attending the screening of a film as also a celebrity birthday party, raising doubts about Dutt's claim regarding her illness.

BJP retains MP, takes over Rajasthan, wrests power in Delhi

NEW DELHI: The BJP has achieved a comfortable victory in the assembly polls held in four states. When the party has retained Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan has been taken over by them from the congress. None of the parties have been able to attain a majority in Delhi.  The ruling party has been pushed to the third position. Opposition BJP was inching towards wresting power in Delhi by leading in 34 seats in the 70-member Assembly while debutant AAP made a strong entry by being ahead in 26 seats.

The AAP is behind the collapse of the congress party in Delhi. The party has secured only 12 seats and is a major setback as it was ruling the city for the past 15 years. The BJP got 143 seats in Madhya Pradesh and this is the biggest win the party has ever achieved. Congress secured only 74 seats. BSP got three seats and others 16. BJP obtained 140 seats in Rajasthan which was in the hands of congress and the party has got only 26 seats.

BJP retains MP, takes over Rajasthan, wrests power in Delhi

NEW DELHI: The BJP has achieved a comfortable victory in the assembly polls held in four states. When the party has retained Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan has been taken over by them from the congress. None of the parties have been able to attain a majority in Delhi.  The ruling party has been pushed to the third position. Opposition BJP was inching towards wresting power in Delhi by leading in 34 seats in the 70-member Assembly while debutant AAP made a strong entry by being ahead in 26 seats.

The AAP is behind the collapse of the congress party in Delhi. The party has secured only 12 seats and is a major setback as it was ruling the city for the past 15 years. The BJP got 143 seats in Madhya Pradesh and this is the biggest win the party has ever achieved. Congress secured only 74 seats. BSP got three seats and others 16. BJP obtained 140 seats in Rajasthan which was in the hands of congress and the party has got only 26 seats.

Married daughters too entitled for job on father's death: HC

MUMBAI: In an important judgement, the Bombay High Court has ruled that a married daughter is equally entitled to a government job on compassionate grounds on father's demise. Giving job to unmarried daughters of government servants but denying the same benefit to married daughters violates the right to equality, equality of opportunity in matters of public employment and right to life which are enshrined in the Constitution, the court said.

The court was hearing a petition filed by 29-year-old Swati Kulkarni against Maharashtra Irrigation Department's decision to reject her claim for a job on compassionate grounds after her father's demise. The department had cited a 1994 Government Resolution (GR) which said that only unmarried daughters would get this benefit. The petitioner's father Ashok Kulkarni died while in service in 2008. Both her mother and younger sister did not wish to take the job, so Kulkarni herself staked claim.

Her name was put on waiting list. But when she got married, the name was struck off. Aggrieved, she moved the High Court challenging the October 1994 GR. The division bench of Justices S C Dharmadhikari and Revati Mohite Dere yesterday quashed the Irrigation Officer's decision and ordered that Kulkarni's name be included in the waiting list. 

Married daughters too entitled for job on father's death: HC

MUMBAI: In an important judgement, the Bombay High Court has ruled that a married daughter is equally entitled to a government job on compassionate grounds on father's demise. Giving job to unmarried daughters of government servants but denying the same benefit to married daughters violates the right to equality, equality of opportunity in matters of public employment and right to life which are enshrined in the Constitution, the court said.

The court was hearing a petition filed by 29-year-old Swati Kulkarni against Maharashtra Irrigation Department's decision to reject her claim for a job on compassionate grounds after her father's demise. The department had cited a 1994 Government Resolution (GR) which said that only unmarried daughters would get this benefit. The petitioner's father Ashok Kulkarni died while in service in 2008. Both her mother and younger sister did not wish to take the job, so Kulkarni herself staked claim.

Her name was put on waiting list. But when she got married, the name was struck off. Aggrieved, she moved the High Court challenging the October 1994 GR. The division bench of Justices S C Dharmadhikari and Revati Mohite Dere yesterday quashed the Irrigation Officer's decision and ordered that Kulkarni's name be included in the waiting list. 

Cell phone spotted in Kozhikode jail

KOZHIKODE: A mobile phone was recovered on Saturday from Kozhikode district jail where the accused in the TP murder case are lodged. It was found in a pipeline which connected a septic tank to the latrines used by the accused in the cell. The jail staff came across the device while workers were clearing drainage blocks. However no SIM card was found inside the phone. Earlier, the police could only recover mobile chargers and covers during searches conducted following allegations that TP murder case accused had been using mobile phones from the jail at liberty.   

Cell phone spotted in Kozhikode jail

KOZHIKODE: A mobile phone was recovered on Saturday from Kozhikode district jail where the accused in the TP murder case are lodged. It was found in a pipeline which connected a septic tank to the latrines used by the accused in the cell. The jail staff came across the device while workers were clearing drainage blocks. However no SIM card was found inside the phone. Earlier, the police could only recover mobile chargers and covers during searches conducted following allegations that TP murder case accused had been using mobile phones from the jail at liberty.   

Two killed, three seriously injured in Thrissur

Thrissur: Two persons were killed and three seriously injured when their car collided with a lorry at nearby Kechery, police said today.  The mishap occurred late last night.

Police gave the names of the deceased as Shajan T Varghese (27) and Shins Baby (37) hailing from Ranni and Ponkunnam of Pathaanamthitta district. The injured have been admitted to a private nursing home here. PTI

Two killed, three seriously injured in Thrissur

Thrissur: Two persons were killed and three seriously injured when their car collided with a lorry at nearby Kechery, police said today.  The mishap occurred late last night.

Police gave the names of the deceased as Shajan T Varghese (27) and Shins Baby (37) hailing from Ranni and Ponkunnam of Pathaanamthitta district. The injured have been admitted to a private nursing home here. PTI