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Status report on reservation soon

The expert committee constituted by the State government for reviewing the identification of sports of providing reservations to disabled persons, would be submitting its report within two weeks, said Advocate General BV Acharya.

This submission was made before the HC Division Bench hearing a PIL filed by the Federation of Blind Teachers, seeking consideration for the posts of Primary School teachers. He sought for time till the expert committee report is out and acted upon.

Blind barred

The petitioners have challenged the Education department's July 2007 notifications for recruitment of primary school teachers impaired from applying.

They have contended that visually impaired pensions are entitled for reservation.

Source : Report on Quota for disabled soon. Deccan Herald, Daily, Bangalore, 14 December 2007.

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Neurological disorders

About 8000 neurosurgeons from India and abroad who met here for a conference expressed concern over the rising incidence of neurosurgical diseases in India and called for developing suitable medical infrastructure in small towns for prompt treatment of patients.

Mehta said “there could be closed to 25 million cases of neurological diseases worldwide by 2020. In India, the number is rising at an alarming rat and we do not have enough doctors and facilities to manage the disease”

“Stroke is the second most common cause of death, after the disease and 5.5 million people per year die word wide due to stroke, and despite the best medical management 50 to 70 per cent of the patients remain handicapped,” he said. Mishra said that excess weight, hypertension, diabetes and addiction to intoxicants were the chief causes of neurosurgical disorders and, hence, “there is a need for spreading awareness and information.”

Source : Mental illness on the rise: experts, The Tribune, Delhi, New Delhi, 16 December 2007.

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