The Gauhati High Court has allowed prominent cardiac surgeon Dr Dhaniram Baruah to proceed with his research works which was barred by the state health minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma.
According to information, hearing a writ petition on Wednesday a bench of the court said the health department's order imposing restrictions on Dr Baruah was one sided.
It may be noted that addressing a recent press conference in the city, the minister threatened to arrest Dr Baruah if he fails to stop his research in the form of administering vaccine to to the human body. But Dr Baruah opined that he had already received permission in 2005 by the same department.
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It is not certain if Dhaniram Baruah has any knowledge of cancer research and treatment. I happened to meet and interact with the families of certain cancer patients who had sought treatment from him in a desperate endeavour to save their loved ones but it proved to be further detrimental to the lives of the patients. Today those families have nothing but regret, they say.
They state that there is no clarity as to what 'medicine' Dr Baruah administers. His institute is in the middle of a forest and travel to the city Guwahati) is very difficult. There are no trained nurses and the local village boys/girls inject the patients intravenously!!!
At the start when talks are on regarding admitting patients, the Dr and his assistant are extremely polite, appear very concerned, keep calling and enquiring about the health of the patient. However, once you are at the clinic, have done the payment and have admitted the patient, the behavior gradually changes. In fact when the patients complain of certain new symptoms, the Dr clearly states ' we don’t treat those'. Well if you don’t or cannot, for whatever reason, why do you ask for the patients to be brought to you in the 1st place.
The charges are very high and the quality of the treatment and related facilities are substandard. There are 400 stray dogs in the ram shackled campus. These dogs, as the doctor claims, are extremely significant for his research efforts.
Sources say that he appears confused and unsure about symptoms that develop in terminal patients. Subsequently he becomes thoroughly insensitive to the needs of such patients. None of the patients/ relatives can go to him claiming any compensation or file any compliant against him, as he ensures that documents are signed at the start as well as the time of leaving the institute disclaiming him from any responsibility . No doubt, patients come to him for treatment- and a lot of cancer patients too- but this appears to be more out of a mixture of hope and despair( as in the case of the families that have spoken to me) There is no properly and thoroughly documented case regarding a successful treatment procedure. No patient reports have ever been shared with families.
Dr Dhaniram Baruah may have been a very good heart surgeon and his contribution to the field of cardiac surgery may be immense, however, that is where it ends. As far as cancer is concerned there is no clarity or transparency about his treatment process. Unless he is able to clearly display the properties of the medication he uses and prove their effectiveness, he should not be encouraging patients to come to him for treatment.
A citizens meeting at Guwahati Press Club yesterday expressed serious concern at the increasing rate of killing of tigers in various parts of Assam and urges the State government to activate the forest department and its public relation wings to fight against the superstition involving the wildlife parts. Attended by a number wildlife and environment activists, the meeting also appealed to the government to enlighten the police personnel on wildlife issues as well.
Initiated by activist-journalist Mubina Akhter, the meeting was attended and addressed by Soumyadeep Datta of Nature’s Beckon, Bibhab Talukder of Aranyak, Purnima Sarma of Early Birds, Satyaranjan Bora of Seuji...
The Tea Board is in a process to shift its regional office from Guwahati to Jorhat. If everything goes hunky dory, the country's tea apex body will ensure it within a short spell of six months. The Tea Board has already finlized the decision.
Disclosing this, sources told Assamtimes that the Jorhat office would be of great help to boost the tea sector in the state. The decision as pending before the Tea Board since the Assam Government moved the proposal few couple of years.
Meanwhile, in yet another bid to help the small tea growers, the Assam government would soon set up a tea dirctorate in Dibrugarh within a period of two years.
Notbly, the small tea growers have been crying a...
The anti dam protest received yet another boost when hundreds of AASU activists started a three day long blockade at Gerukamukh to disrupt the supplies of machinaries to the NHPC-owned big dams construction site.
Talking to Assamtimes,local AASU leaders said that they started the blockade from Friday to end on Sunday. They further said that the would force Assam and Arunachal Pradesh governments to stop the construction of mega dams till it is ensured that the downstream areas would have no adverse impact.
AASU began the road blockade immediately after KMSS suspended protest in Lakhimpur and Dhemaji for three days.
Properties worth several lakh have been reduced to ashes when a devastating fire broke out in Sivasagar on Saturday.
The incident took place in the evening at Station Chariali in the heart of the town where at least 30 houses were razed to ground. The fire broke out immediately after the burst of a LPG cylinder at around 7-30 in the evening which later was quickly spreading to the adjacent houses. Fire tenders were arrived in the spot but by then the fire engulfed more than 30 houses including some shops. The extent of damage is yet to be ascertained.
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has sought Centre’s intervention to resolve the big dam agitation simmering in Lakhimpur and Dhemaji.
The Chief minister on Friday called on Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde in Delhi and sought his intervention in the on-going agitation against NHPC project at Gerukamukh.
He called on Sindhe after protesters served a two-day ultimatum to Dispur to break the stalemate and threatened to go for a massive blockade. Accompanied by MP Takam Sanjoy, Tuki requested him to convene a meeting of the chief ministers of Assam and Arunachal besides MPs of both the states to end the on-going stalemate. Tuki, further, urged the...
Lakhim and Dhemaji districts are set to heave a sigh of relief. KMSS, AJYCP, TMPK have called off the big dam blockade from Saturday.
Addressing a press conference in Lakhimpur on Friday, KMSS leader Akhil Kumar Gogoi said that they would suspend the blockade on Saturday and Sunday. He said they have decided to call off the stir in view of the government’s appeal to create a congenial atmosphere for talks. “ We hope that the government will show its willingness for talks within the next two days,” said Gogoi.
He further criticized Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki who very recently refused to halt the NHPC constriction work despite a hail of protest in...
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday accused KMSS and other anti big dam organizations of trying to foment trouble in the state.
Addressing a function in Jorhat, Gogoi said those agitating against the mega dam donot want any process of development to take place and that they want unrest to prevail in the state. Gogoi’s statement assumes significance a day after he alleged presence of ULFA and Maoist elements in the anti big dam protest.
The Assam government is on the hunt for getting a new DGP appointed to replace Shankar Baruah who retires on Saturday.
According to information, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is actively considering two names----SC Goswami and Jayanta Narayan Chaudhury. Goswami, is senior most additional DGP who is working as chairman cum Managing director with Assam Police Housing Corporation. Another name is Jayanta Narayan Choudhury. He is 1978 batch IPS officer and is in the stint as Next in seniority is additional director, IB. The name is expected to finalise within the next 12 hours. Notably, Shankar Baruah retires on Saturday.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday alleged presence of ULFA and Maoist elements in the simmering anti big dam agitation in Lakhimpur and Dhemaji.
Talking to reporters in the sidelights of a function in Guwahati, Gogoi said that such a big demonstration in the form of road blockade was not possible for KMSS to organize without the active help and support from Maoists and ULFA.
He said that the government keeps its door open to discuss anything with protestors. But in the same breath he said he wont allow anybody to take law on their own hands. “My position is clear. If one takes law on one’s hand we not remain silent.”
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