Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission orders ophthalmic surgeon to pay Rs 7.5 lakh for failure to get ‘informed consent’ from patient before eye operation | Mumbai News

Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission observed that the ophthalmic surgeon failed to disclose risks and potential complications to a patient who subsequently lost her vision post surgery in 2011 Mumbai: Evaluating the consent documents provided to a patient before a surgery, the Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission observed that the ophthalmic surgeon failed…

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DK Shivakumar keeps finance, Siddaramaiah loyalists secure key berths in new Karnataka cabinet | Bengaluru News

Karnataka’s new cabinet portfolios are finalized, with Chief Minister DK Shivakumar keeping Finance. BENGALURU: Intense lobbying for key departments — Bengaluru urban development, revenue, and water resources, among others — has delayed allocation of portfolios in the newly formed cabinet under chief minister DK Shivakumar.Contrary to indications that the list would be finalized by Thursday…

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9 days after Anik Dutta’s death, ‘Aparajito’ to be screened at Nandan | Kolkata News

Kolkata: Anik Dutta’s Satyajit Ray centenary tribute, “Aparajito”, will begin screening at Nandan this Friday in honour of the recently deceased director. Despite a written recommendation from the Nandan film selection committee, the movie was originally blocked from the venue following intervention from “higher authorities”. According to the committee, this controversial exclusion inadvertently sparked a…

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Arjuna awardee, Asian Games medallist Balwinder Dhaliwal passes away at 67 | Chandigarh News

Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal, a 10-time national champion and Asian Games medallist, has passed away at 67 after a battle with lung cancer. CHANDIGARH: Arjuna awardee and former Asian Games medallist Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal, one of India’s finest shot putters, passed away here Monday after battling lung cancer. He was 67.A 10-time national champion between 1981…

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CM Sharma orders strict action against officials for poor-quality road construction | Jaipur News

Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Jaipur: Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Thursday directed officials to ensure continuous monitoring of road construction works and ordered strict action against officers and engineers found responsible for substandard construction.He said misuse or wastage of public funds would not be tolerated at any level, and accountability must be fixed wherever…

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DoPT plans IAS mentorship meet at statue of unity on Ekta Diwas | India News

NEW DELHI: Following up on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s suggestion to organise structured interactions between senior and young IAS officers for mentorship and knowledge-sharing, the department of personnel and training (DoPT) has asked all states and Union territories to nominate officers for the first such interaction at Statue of Unity, Ekta Nagar, Gujarat on Ekta…

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