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.
PermalinkSubmitted by A concerned hum... on Mon, 13/07/2009 - 08:21
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.
NEF Law College, a front ranking law institute of North East region affiliated to Gauhati University organized a National level seminar on ‘Professional Ethics and Advocacy’ and ‘Legal Techniques on the conservation of Energy and Preservation of Natural Resources ‘ on April 30 at the colleges premises. The inaugural programme started with the lighting of the lamp by Hon’ble Justice Dr. Mukunda Kam Sharma, Judge, Supreme Court of India who was also the chief guest of the programme. Zakir Hussain, Director of the college welcomed the gathering and Dr. Ruma Bordoloi, Principal, NEF Law College highlighted the achievements of the college and also the relevance and...
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In another incident, two children, a girl and a boy, were killed and other three injured when a Tata Magic collided with an autorickshaw in which they were travelling at around 12:30 p.m. at Lilong Meitei Lamkhai in Thoubal district, police said. Makakmayum Surya (9) of Lilong Haoreibi Chandrakhong was rushed to the Lilong Primary Health Centre but succumbed to her injuries. The other victim, who was believed to be the same age was died at JNIMS. The injured were identified to be...
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A student delegate of Northeast states today met Irom Chanu Sharmila, who is undergoing fast-unto-death on the demand of withdrawal of AFSPA from Manipur, to show solidarity and support to her struggle. Speaking to media, Dr. Samujal, Chairman, NESO, said that the student organization organized a sit –in-protest at Guwahati on Monday to support Sharmila’s movement. He said the Government has not invoked the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 in the volatile Naxal and Maoist infested states. The Act has not brought any peace except atrocities on the people of the region. On the other hand,the Government of India without any hesitation agreed on drafting the Lokpal Bill,...
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The cultural performance was marked by dance as well as music performances. Dance troupes from various tribal communities, including the Lotha Nagas, Ao Nagas and Tati singers performed on the occasion.
Veteran journalist and editor of Nagaland Post Geoffrey Yaden graced the occasion as the Chief Guest along with a host of...
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It came to light that as per the official documents all the 956 voters of 2265 Sajuarkuti L.P. School voted. Again all the female voters (498) of 1339 no. Dangirchar L.P. School voted too.
This incident raises eyebrows of the conscious people of the district. Some people also questioned the role of media too, because till date none raised any question. Some people are now telling that dead people of those polling station voted too as there are five persons who died, but names were in the voter list.
The...
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The elected Chairperson of APPAN INTERNATIONAL (Asia-Pacific Performing Arts Network set up under the aegis of UNESCO in 2000), Shanta Serbjeet will interact with the member-journalists on the occasion.
Honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award of Sangeet Natak Akademi in 2000, Shanta Serbjeet contributed critical articles on performing arts for many national dailies. An MA in International Relations from the University of Berkeley, California Shanta Serbjeet has penned many books including Indian Dance: The Ultimate...
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On spot verification, police could identified the arrested person to be the Bishnupur district commander of KCP Lanheiba group. Police recovered one 9 mm pistol and some ammunition from his...
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