Two Keralites die in accident near Dindigul

 Dindigul: Two Keralites were killed and three suffered injuries after a car collided with a lorry at Ottamchatra near Dindigal on Tuesday.  The deceased have been identified as Muhammed Sha and Basheer from Peruvanthanam in Idukki district. Meanwhile, the bus driver, who had been regularly plying workers from their dormitories to Little India and back, was in a state of shock. 

The driver, known as Lim and by common name Ah Huat, was attacked by people throwing stones at him. The 55-year old driver had injuries to his head, arms, back and legs, the Singapore daily reported citing the drivers daughter.  The bus was to take the workers including Kumaravelu to their dormitory in the Jurong industrial estate on western part of Singapore.  

Two Keralites die in accident near Dindigul

 Dindigul: Two Keralites were killed and three suffered injuries after a car collided with a lorry at Ottamchatra near Dindigal on Tuesday.  The deceased have been identified as Muhammed Sha and Basheer from Peruvanthanam in Idukki district. Meanwhile, the bus driver, who had been regularly plying workers from their dormitories to Little India and back, was in a state of shock. 

The driver, known as Lim and by common name Ah Huat, was attacked by people throwing stones at him. The 55-year old driver had injuries to his head, arms, back and legs, the Singapore daily reported citing the drivers daughter.  The bus was to take the workers including Kumaravelu to their dormitory in the Jurong industrial estate on western part of Singapore.  

Singapore bans alcohol sale,consumption in Sunday riot area

Singapore: Sale and consumption of alcohol will be banned this coming weekend in Little India's Race Course Road area where riot broke out on Sunday night after a fatal accident. Announcing the ban Monday, Second Minister for Home Affairs S Iswaran saiddetails of the ban, such as exactly what time it would apply and what geographical area it would cover, would be worked out by the police. 

Though it was too early to say definitively what caused the riot, which was triggered after a fatal traffic accident, it is "plausible that alcohol consumption was a contributory factor", The Straits Times quoted the Minister as saying.  "And that is why we have taken this step in the first instance in order to stabilise the situation," stressed Iswaran after visiting the arealast evening. 
Transport Minister and Member of Parliament for the area, Lui Tuck Yew, said that he has wanted curbs on the sale of alcohol in the area for some time, after seeing the proliferation of liquor licences there. 

"I know my residents will fully support this immediate measure," he said.  Lui and Iswaran visited the area yesterday, during which they spoke to shopkeepers there.  Meanwhile, flowers, as a respect, were laid on road curbs at the spot along Race Course Road Monday where the 33-year old Indian national died in an accident with the bus.  Local media reports said Sakthivel Kumaravelu was drunk when he forcefully boarded an already full bus. He was told to get off the bus when he misbehaved. 

According to illustrations in The Straits Times, Kumaravelu got off the bus but was pinned under the rear left wheel when the vehicle made a left turn. Police's rescue team trying to extricate Kumaravelus body was attacked by the crowd gathered around the scene.  The crowd grew grew boisterous and lobbed bottles, chairs and projectiles at the rescue crew, hindering their work. 

The Straits Times also reported citing Begali newspaper Banglar Kantha editor A K M Mohsin as saying that the construction work fell over at the Race Course Road and Tekka Lane junction. Shortly after, in front of a crowd of other workers, Kumaravelu was run over by the bus, according to the report in The Straits Times.  As tensions rose, the mob of about 400 South Asians, cheered, whistled and yelled vulgarities in Tamil, according to media reports. 

Singapore bans alcohol sale,consumption in Sunday riot area

Singapore: Sale and consumption of alcohol will be banned this coming weekend in Little India's Race Course Road area where riot broke out on Sunday night after a fatal accident. Announcing the ban Monday, Second Minister for Home Affairs S Iswaran saiddetails of the ban, such as exactly what time it would apply and what geographical area it would cover, would be worked out by the police. 

Though it was too early to say definitively what caused the riot, which was triggered after a fatal traffic accident, it is "plausible that alcohol consumption was a contributory factor", The Straits Times quoted the Minister as saying.  "And that is why we have taken this step in the first instance in order to stabilise the situation," stressed Iswaran after visiting the arealast evening. 
Transport Minister and Member of Parliament for the area, Lui Tuck Yew, said that he has wanted curbs on the sale of alcohol in the area for some time, after seeing the proliferation of liquor licences there. 

"I know my residents will fully support this immediate measure," he said.  Lui and Iswaran visited the area yesterday, during which they spoke to shopkeepers there.  Meanwhile, flowers, as a respect, were laid on road curbs at the spot along Race Course Road Monday where the 33-year old Indian national died in an accident with the bus.  Local media reports said Sakthivel Kumaravelu was drunk when he forcefully boarded an already full bus. He was told to get off the bus when he misbehaved. 

According to illustrations in The Straits Times, Kumaravelu got off the bus but was pinned under the rear left wheel when the vehicle made a left turn. Police's rescue team trying to extricate Kumaravelus body was attacked by the crowd gathered around the scene.  The crowd grew grew boisterous and lobbed bottles, chairs and projectiles at the rescue crew, hindering their work. 

The Straits Times also reported citing Begali newspaper Banglar Kantha editor A K M Mohsin as saying that the construction work fell over at the Race Course Road and Tekka Lane junction. Shortly after, in front of a crowd of other workers, Kumaravelu was run over by the bus, according to the report in The Straits Times.  As tensions rose, the mob of about 400 South Asians, cheered, whistled and yelled vulgarities in Tamil, according to media reports. 

Doctors’ lifestyle unhealthiest: Survey

Los Angeles: Doctors are exercising less, sleeping less and have the worst eating habits compared to any other profession, according to new research. PureGym, based in Britain, asked 2,000 people employed in a wide range of professions about their lifestyle choices during an average working week.

Doctors scored consistently badly when asked about their eating, exercising and sleeping habits.  
The poll revealed that doctors are one of the most likely groups who do not exercise at all, with almost a quarter admitting to doing no form of regular workout. They are also in the profession that survives on the least amount of sleep, catching on average just five hours of shut eye in a 24 hour period, and the profession most likely to get through the day without a single sit down meal.

“We were surprised to learn that doctors typically live the unhealthiest lifestyles, but when you consider the hours they work and the stress that must come with the job, you can understand why perhaps they let their own health take less of a priority than the health of the patients they care for,” said PureGym spokesperson Paul Kirwin.

Taxi drivers are also prone to making unhealthy lifestyle choices, according to the survey which found that, along with public transport drivers and lorry drivers, they were the least likely to do any form of regular exercise. Taxi drivers also admitted to skipping meals and snacking on the go regularly.

(IANS)

Doctors’ lifestyle unhealthiest: Survey

Los Angeles: Doctors are exercising less, sleeping less and have the worst eating habits compared to any other profession, according to new research. PureGym, based in Britain, asked 2,000 people employed in a wide range of professions about their lifestyle choices during an average working week.

Doctors scored consistently badly when asked about their eating, exercising and sleeping habits.  
The poll revealed that doctors are one of the most likely groups who do not exercise at all, with almost a quarter admitting to doing no form of regular workout. They are also in the profession that survives on the least amount of sleep, catching on average just five hours of shut eye in a 24 hour period, and the profession most likely to get through the day without a single sit down meal.

“We were surprised to learn that doctors typically live the unhealthiest lifestyles, but when you consider the hours they work and the stress that must come with the job, you can understand why perhaps they let their own health take less of a priority than the health of the patients they care for,” said PureGym spokesperson Paul Kirwin.

Taxi drivers are also prone to making unhealthy lifestyle choices, according to the survey which found that, along with public transport drivers and lorry drivers, they were the least likely to do any form of regular exercise. Taxi drivers also admitted to skipping meals and snacking on the go regularly.

(IANS)

Police regulations at Sabarimala Sannidhanam go haywire

Sabarimala: Devotees faced a tough time at Sannidhanam on Monday as the police control measures turned futile.  Police blocked the pilgrims at Pampa, Marakootam and Sharamkuthy citing rush at the Sanctum Sanctorum when there was no rush during that time. 

It was negligence from the new batch of police that caused difficulty in the place. The police delayed in allowing devotees to ascend the steps. They allowed only 45 devotees to enter at a time as opposed to the usual 90 persons at a time.

Last week, the Army took over the control at Pathinettam Padi during peak time. But on Monday, the Army had to take  control themselves as they received no request from the police.  Devotees, including elders and kids had to wait in the virtual queue for long hours without food and water. They had to wait at least for six hours in the virtual queue for divine sight. Requests have popped up to re-organise the current virtual queue system.

Police regulations at Sabarimala Sannidhanam go haywire

Sabarimala: Devotees faced a tough time at Sannidhanam on Monday as the police control measures turned futile.  Police blocked the pilgrims at Pampa, Marakootam and Sharamkuthy citing rush at the Sanctum Sanctorum when there was no rush during that time. 

It was negligence from the new batch of police that caused difficulty in the place. The police delayed in allowing devotees to ascend the steps. They allowed only 45 devotees to enter at a time as opposed to the usual 90 persons at a time.

Last week, the Army took over the control at Pathinettam Padi during peak time. But on Monday, the Army had to take  control themselves as they received no request from the police.  Devotees, including elders and kids had to wait in the virtual queue for long hours without food and water. They had to wait at least for six hours in the virtual queue for divine sight. Requests have popped up to re-organise the current virtual queue system.

Study shows how meditation influences genes

Washington:  In a major breakthrough researchers have reported how meditation impacts genes and their actions, which results in swift recovery from a stressful situation. A new study by researchers in the US, Spain and France reports the first evidence of specific molecular changes in the body following a period of mindfulness meditation. The study investigated the effects of one day intensive mindfulness practice (intensive focus) in a group of experienced meditators compared to a group of untrained control subjects who engaged in quiet non-meditative activities.

After eight hours of mindfulness practice, the meditator showed a range of genetic and molecular differences which in turn correlated with faster physical recovery from a stressful situation, reports the Science Daily. "To the best of our knowledge, this is the first paper that shows rapid alterations in gene expression within subjects associated with mindfulness meditation practice," says study author Richard J. Davidson, founder of the Centre for Investigating Healthy Minds and professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

"Most interestingly, the changes were observed in genes that are the current targets of anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs," says Perla Kaliman, first author of the article and a researcher at the Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona, Spain, where the molecular analyses were conducted. The study was published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology.

Study shows how meditation influences genes

Washington:  In a major breakthrough researchers have reported how meditation impacts genes and their actions, which results in swift recovery from a stressful situation. A new study by researchers in the US, Spain and France reports the first evidence of specific molecular changes in the body following a period of mindfulness meditation. The study investigated the effects of one day intensive mindfulness practice (intensive focus) in a group of experienced meditators compared to a group of untrained control subjects who engaged in quiet non-meditative activities.

After eight hours of mindfulness practice, the meditator showed a range of genetic and molecular differences which in turn correlated with faster physical recovery from a stressful situation, reports the Science Daily. "To the best of our knowledge, this is the first paper that shows rapid alterations in gene expression within subjects associated with mindfulness meditation practice," says study author Richard J. Davidson, founder of the Centre for Investigating Healthy Minds and professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

"Most interestingly, the changes were observed in genes that are the current targets of anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs," says Perla Kaliman, first author of the article and a researcher at the Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona, Spain, where the molecular analyses were conducted. The study was published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology.