Hey guys,

I am planning to write something serious (SS) related to all in general. I may pose questions too in the end of every posting !!


SS-1

Recently I visited to a doctor for my little daughter. It was a regular visit. The hospital is one of the really famous ones in the USA. After finishing all preliminary checks like the height,weight, eyesight,blood pressure,etc by a nurse, we reached the doctor. She checked my daughter and said, "Everything is fine but I suggest to take an X-ray of both writst bones to find whether her growth is normal !" Taking the doctor's prescription, we went to the X-ray room and waited for our turn. A lady (radiologist) called us into the X-ray room. She directed my daughter next to the x-ray machine and I was directed to stand in a different place. I was watching her activities. She was making an X-ray plate ready for the CHEST X-RAY. I was surprised and went to her and asked," Miss, the doctor has suggested to take X-rays of the wrist bones but you are preparing for a Chest X-ray. Why is this?" In her astonishment, she now went to the doctor's prescription at her table and saw it. She came to me and said," Sorry ! I thought it was an X-ray for her chest." Then she did what the doctor had suggested.

We got the report from the doctor too. Her growth is normal, according to it.

Here are two questions:

Was it a human error or negligence or overconfidence or what - of the radiologist to make preparation for an X- ray of Chest without reading the doctor's prescription carefully?

This is a real happenning of such a developed place of the World, what may be happenning in the nook and crannies of my country?

गोली शरीरभित्रै
माओवादी छापामारहरूद्वारा तीनपटकसम्म आक्रमण गर्दा बाँचे पनि नेपाली काङ्गे्रसका कार्यकर्ता महेश यादवले आफ्नो शरीरमा रहेको तीनवटा गोली आर्थिक अभावका कारण सात वर्षदेखि निकाल्न सकेका छैनन् । सन्तपुर-६, नयाँबस्ती, रौतहटका ३४ वषर्ीय यादवले घाइते हुँदा उपचारका लागि गाउँलेसँग लिएको १५ हजार ऋण पनि अहिलेसम्म तिर्न सकेका छैनन् । उनले पार्टी र सरकार कसैले पनि उपचारमा ध्यान नदिएको गुनासो गर्दै आएका छन् ।

२०५७ फागुन १९ गते बिहान घरबाट निस्कन लाग्दा उनीमाथि आक्रमण भएको थियो । माओवादीहरूले सुराकीको आरोपमा उनीमाथि आक्रमण गरेको बताउँदै आएका छन् । उनीहरूले रौतहटमा राजनीतिक दलका कार्यकर्तामाथि गरेको त्यो नै पहिलो आक्रमण थियो । त्यस आक्रमणमा यादवलाई पाँचवटा गोली लागेको थियो । गोली हानिसकेपछि पनि माओवादीहरूले उनीमाथि खुकुरीले घाँटीमा प्रहार गरेका थिए । उपचारका लागि तत्काल काठमाडाँै पुर्‍याइए पनि शरीर कमजोर भएकाले चिकित्सकले गोली निकाल्न नमिल्ने सुझाव दिए, जो अझैसम्म निकालिएको छैन ।

शिव पुरी/गौर

Source : http://kantipuronline.com/Nepal/chotkari.php

मृतकलाई भत्ता !
जिउँदै मानिसको मृत्युदर्ता

बाजुराको कुलदेवमाडौँ गाविस-५ बानेगाउँ घर भएकी लल्तादेवी कटुवालको नाममा सोही गाविसमा कार्यरत तत्कालीन सचिव रूपबहादुर खातीले २०५६ फागुन १७ गते मृत्यु दर्ता गरे । तर, उनी जिउँदै थिइन् । मृत्यु दर्ता गरएिको केही समयमै विधवा भएकीले फेर ितिनै सचिवले सरकारी तवरबाट पाउने असहाय भत्ता उनलाई उपलब्ध गराइदिए ।

लल्ताका पति हीरासिंह कटुवालका दुई पत्नीमध्ये जेठी मनीको त्यसअघि नै मृत्यु भइसकेको थियो । जेठी पत्नीको मृत्युपछि लल्ताका पति हीरासिंहलाई फकाई गाउँकै मानबहादुर कटुवालले सदरमुकाम मार्तडीको जिल्ला मालपोत कार्यालयबाट उनको सबै जग्गाको बकसपत्र आफ्नो नाममा गरे ।

लल्तालाई थाहै नदिई हीरासिंहले आफ्नो पुत्र नभएकाले मानबहादुरलाई धर्मपुत्र मानेर स्वेच्छिक रूपमा सबै जग्गाजमिन उनको नाममा गरििदएको बकसपत्रमा उल्लेख छ । हीरासिंहका दुवै पत्नीबाट छोरीहरू भए पनि छोरा भने थिएनन् । बकसपत्रमा २५ कित्तामध्ये २२ कित्ता जग्गा मानबहादुरको नाममा गरएिको थियो । बाँकी तीन कित्ता भने प्रक्रिया पुर्‍याउन सहयोग गर्नेहरूले आपसमा बाँडेर लिएका थिए ।

बेसहारा महसुस गररिहेकी लल्तालाई भने आउँदा दिनको निकै चिन्ता छ । उमेरले ७७ नाघ्न लागेकी उनी एक्लै बस्छिन् । गाविसले असहायलाई दिँदै आएको मासिक दुई सय रुपियाँले गुजारा चलाउँदै आएको उनले बताइन् ।

सम्पत्तिकै लागि अहिले नाति पर्ने टेकबहादुर कटुवालले आफूलाई नजिकको अंशियारको दाबी गर्दै आएको लल्ताको भनाइ छ । टेकबहादुरले मानबहादुरबाट सबै जग्गा कब्जा गरसिकेका छन् । जिल्ला प्रशासन कार्यालयले यस घटनाको छानबिन गरनिे बताएको छ । प्रमुख जिल्ला अधिकारी हुमप्रसाद अधिकारी भन्छन्, "यसबारेमा अख्तियार दुरुपयोग अनुसन्धान आयोगलाई समेत जानकारी गराइसकिएको छ ।"

अर्जुन शाह/मार्तडी


Source : http://kantipuronline.com/Nepal/chotkari.php

Indian Airlines has narrow escape



KATHMANDU, Aug 29 - Hundreds of lives were saved from an impending accident when the left landing gear of an Indian Airlines IC 474 Airbus caught fire but landed safely at Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu Wednesday.
The cause of the fire is still not clear, officials said.

After the landing gear caught fire, the fire trucks based at the airport were immediately pushed into action.

Other parts of the Airbus were not damaged after the fire was put out quickly.

All the passengers including crew members are safe.

Source : http://kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=120859

World facing 'arsenic timebomb'

About 140 million people, mainly in developing countries, are being poisoned by arsenic in their drinking water, researchers believe.

Speaking at the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) annual meeting in London, scientists said this will lead to higher rates of cancer in the future.

Here is more:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6968574.stm

Teacher arrested on charge of girl trafficking

Police have arrested a teacher in Tanahun district on charge of selling his own student to brothel owners in India.

Sitaram Poudel, a teacher at the Shantibarsa Boarding School at Chapaghat was arrested from Byas Municipality, Tanahun, on Thursday, reports said. Police said he has been accused of selling a teenage girl studying at his school for 70,000 rupees.


ISN'T IT VERY SERIOUS ?

Here is more about such a demon-teacher's activity:

http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2007/aug/aug31/news12.php

Lung disease rates 'on the rise'

Smoking is one of the major causes of COPD
Rates of incurable lung disease are higher than previously thought, a study across 12 countries suggests.


Here is more:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6970190.stm

Marley family in ringtone fight

Bob Marley's family is to sue Universal Music Group and US mobile phone firm Verizon Wireless in a row over ringtones featuring his music.
The family claims the firms have used the late star's name, likeness and image without permission.

However, Universal says it has not yet received any legal suit and dismissed the claims as "meritless".

Here is more:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6971962.stm

बीच आकाशबाटै विमान फर्काइयो


काठमाडौं, भदौ १३ - विद्युत् सर्किट खराबीले पाँच दिनदेखि थन्किएको नेपाल वायुसेवा निगमको जहाज बिहीबार
हङकङ उडे पनि प्राविधिक समस्याले गन्तव्य पुग्न सकेन । विमानका १ सय ४२ यात्रु भने विमानस्थल र्फकंदा खुसीले ताली पड्काइरहेका थिए ।

भर्खरै मर्मत गरिएको बोइङ ७५७ मा प्राविधिक खराबी आएपछि उडेको एक घन्टामै काठमाडौं फर्काइएको हो । उड्दाउड्दै 'एन्टी-आइसिङ' उपकरणमा समस्या आएको चालक दलका प्रमुख आरबी श्रेष्ठले

बताए । उनका अनुसार करिब ३१ हजार फिट उचाइमा पुगेपछि यो समस्या देखिएको हो । 'त्यतिखेर हामी विराटनगरमाथि थियौं । जहाज बादलभित्र छिरिरहेको

थियो । बाह्य तापक्रम कम हुने ठाउँ आएकाले हामीले एन्टी-आइस इन्जिन चलायौं । तर काम गरेन,' उनले कान्तिपुरसँग भने- 'तत्काल जहाज फर्काउने निर्णय गर्‍यौं ।' पाइलटहरूले मंगलबार यो जहाज उडाउन मानेेका थिएनन् ।

Here is more:

http://kantipuronline.com/kolnepalinews.php?&nid=121010

Attention !


When the net is watching you


Click reporter David Reid asks why search engines are so keen to keep hold of our personal data.

Search engines have given many people a very good way to satisfy their curiosity about any and every subject. But, as many people are realising while they discover the world, search engines are finding out all about them.

This was vividly illustrated in August 2006 when AOL accidentally published the details of millions of keyword searches that 650,000 of its subscribers had carried out over a three month period.


Here is more:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/6972079.stm

Artificial hip lasts sixty years


A war veteran has made history with a hip replacement joint that is still going strong after 60 years.
William Jefferies, aged 86, underwent the operation to temporarily repair his hip in 1947 after being shot in Burma by a Japanese sniper.

Here is more:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6971954.stm

Janakpur hooch death toll mounts to 7


KATHMANDU, Sept 1 - Two more deaths related to consumption of illicit alcohol have been reported in Janakpur.
Manganu Jha from Depura Rupaitha village died last night and Jyoti Das from ward number 11 of Janakpur succumbed to the hooch this morning.

With this at least seven people have died after consuming illicit liquor in the town. Two people had died Thursday while three more died on Friday.

Here is more:


http://kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=121163

VERY VERY SERIOUS !


Serial blasts rock Kathmandu; two dead, over 2 dozen injured


KATHMANDU, Sept 2 - A series of bomb explosions rocked Kathmandu at around 4:15 pm Sunday.
The bombs went off almost simultaneously at busy market places at Tripureshwor, Sundhara and Balaju.

An unidentified group detonated “time bombs” concealed in bags, the police said. However, nobody has been arrested so far.

Home Ministry spokesman, Baman Prasad Neupane confirmed that two people have died and five others are critically injured.


Here is more :

http://kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=121283

Terai Army claims responsibility for Kathmandu blasts




KATHMANDU, Sept 2 - A little known group called the Terai Army has claimed responsibility for the Kathmandu blasts.
One Mr Khanna, who identified himself as the leader of the group based in Rautahat district, called a television channel in Kathmandu and claimed the responsibility over the phone.

The claim is yet to be verified independently.



SOURCE :

http://kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=121285

TERRIBLE !


PHOTOS !

HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS from


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Two killed in Nepal 'bomb' blasts


At least two people have been killed and 13 injured in four suspected bomb explosions in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, police say.
Two blasts were in crowded areas in the city centre, reports say. Some of the injured are said to be critical.

Here is more:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6974946.stm

Woman sees own heart on display


A woman has seen her own heart on display at a medical exhibition.
Jennifer Sutton, 23, from Ringwood, Hampshire, successfully underwent an operation to replace her heart earlier this year.

She had developed a life-threatening condition called restrictive cardiomyopathy in her teens.

Here is more:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6977399.stm

Home mould removal 'eases asthma'


Asthma sufferers who remove mould from their homes could see an improvement in their symptoms, a Cardiff University study has found.
Half of the south Wales homes used in the research were cleaned of mould and ventilation was improved, and the other half were left mouldy for 12 months.

Here is more:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/6979787.stm

No outdoor play 'hurts children'

Children's health is suffering because they are losing the chance to play outside, a group of experts has warned.
Over-anxious parents, computer games and school tests are to blame, a letter signed by almost 300 academics, authors and charity leaders says.

The decline in "unstructured, loosely supervised" play is adversely affecting children's mental health, they add.


Here is more:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6986544.stm

Stomach virus 'could trigger ME'


US researchers have produced compelling evidence linking chronic fatigue syndrome to a stomach virus.
The researchers examined 165 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome - also known as ME (myalgic encephalitis) - and long-standing gut complaints.

More than 80% of samples were infected with an enterovirus, compared with just seven of 34 samples taken from healthy volunteers.

Here is more:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6990957.stm

HK woman grapples pet from python

A Hong Kong woman kicked and punched a 4.5 metre (15 foot) Burmese python to wrest free her pet dog after the snake wrapped itself around it.
Catherine Leonard grappled with the python after it attacked Poppy during a walk in the Sai Kung country park.

Ms Leonard, 41, said she heard "a yelping that was like a scream".

She said she acted because she remembered a husky dog was crushed by a python last year in the same area despite the owner's attempt to save it.

Here is more:


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6997235.stm