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New treatment for breast cancer A one-time dose of radiation during surgery is as good as daily care, study says. Thomas H. Maugh II A single dose of radiation during breast cancer surgery is as effective as three to six weeks of daily postoperative radiation for many women with early stage breast cancer, according to the first results from an ongoing study of more than 2,000 women. Most lumpectomy patients have to visit a radiation center every weekday for at least three weeks after surgery, which can be inconvenient for working women and debilitating for older ones. Many women also have to commute long distances to the radiation centers. Some women elect to have a radical mastectomy

instead of a lumpectomy so that they do not require daily radiation. The new results provide an alternative treatment for many women and could reduce the costs associated with the procedure — as well as the long lines and waiting lists at some centers. “We’re now getting really good long-term survival for breast cancer,” study coauthor Dr. Michael Baum of University College London said at a news conference Saturday at a Chicago meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists. “The theme now is: How can we improve the quality of life for women?” The approach relies on an electron-beam-driven device developed by Carl Zeiss Meditec of Jena, Germany. It delivers a low dose of radiation to the area where the tumor was; the 20- to 35-minute dose is administered before the wound is closed. The Intrabeam device

targets the immediate area of the excised tumor, where 90% of recurrences have been found to take place. Conventional radiation uses higher doses and lasts from 30 seconds to several minutes each session. The study, led by Drs. Jayant S. Vaidya of University College London and David Joseph of the University of Western Australia in Perth, enrolled 2,232 women with early stage breast cancer at 28 centers in nine countries. Half were randomly assigned to undergo the intraoperative procedure, and half surgery plus the conventional course of radiation. Baum presented the results at the oncologists’ meeting, and they were published online the same day in the journal Lancet. The study was not blind: Researchers knew which patients received which treatment. It also established predefined criteria for wom-

en who underwent the Intrabeam therapy but who would also need conventional radiotherapy, such as the discovery that the women had lobular carcinoma, which arises from breast glands rather than ducts and thus requires more intensive treatment. About 15% of the women required such additional treatment. After an average of four years, the recurrence of tumors was seen in six of the 996 patients who received the Intrabeam therapy and in five of the 1,025 who received conventional therapy. That translated to a recurrence rate of 1.2% in the Intrabeam group and 0.95% in the conventional group. The incidence of toxicity and complications were nearly identical in the two groups. The authors wrote that the device “almost completely avoids irradiation of the intrathoracic structures such as the heart, lung and esophagus. Consequently,

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the damage to these structures, which can occur even with modern external beam radiotherapy, will have been avoided.” “This device truly revolutionizes patient management and the patient experience,” coauthor Dr. Laura Esserman of UC San Francisco said in a statement. “We have identified a subset of patients for whom it is safe, and we should ensure that all such patients can access this technology. We will continue to study this device in higher-risk patients to see if its role can be expanded.” In an editorial with the Lancet report, researchers noted that longer-term results would be needed. Nonetheless, they said, in the elderly at least, combining surgery and radiation “is the new standard and intraoperative radiotherapy an excellent approach.”

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IN NEVADA: Former federal judge Brian Sandoval celebrates his resounding Republican primary victory over incumbent Gov. Jim Gibbons, who is the first governor in state history to lose a primary.

Some newcomers rise to victory [Nationwide, from AA1] the six-term congressman in a second round of balloting June 22. Gowdy made Inglis’ support of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, a $700billion rescue of the financial sector under President George W. Bush, a major part of his campaign. South Carolina voters were also choosing nominees to succeed Republican Gov. Mark Sanford, whose career imploded last year amid a sex scandal. The front-runner, Republican state Rep. Nikki Haley, overcame recent allegations of marital infidelity but fell just shy of the 50% needed to win nomination outright. Another tea party favorite, she will face Rep. J. Gresham Barrett in a runoff in two weeks. Haley, a married mother of two, has unequivocally denied the allegations of infidelity, and vowed to step down if elected and it was proved she committed adultery. In Iowa, former GOP Gov. Terry Branstad took the first step in his attempted comeback after 12 years out of office, winning the nomination to face embattled Democratic Gov. Chet Culver. Branstad hoped to join California’s Jerry Brown and Oregon’s John Kitzhaber, both Democrats, in the ranks of ex-governors reclaiming their old offices. In all, voters in nearly a dozen states went to the polls Tuesday, selecting nominees in races for governor, U.S. Senate and nearly 100 House races. The mood

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Right on TARGIT A Goan doctor pioneers a revolutionary new cancer treatment Dr Jayant Sharad Vaidya recently made international headlines when he pioneered a new technique of administering radiation during breast cancer surgery that can save women six weeks of post-operative radiotherapy treatment. Breast Surgeon, Oncologist and Breast Cancer Specialist in London, Dr Vaidya is one of our very own, born and brought up in Panjim. REMEDIANA DIAS spoke to him about the secret of his success

Dr Jayant Vaidya along with Jeffrey Tobias dicussing the TARGIT concept.

s humans we all like to read or hear inspiring stories. This is the story of Dr Jayant Vaidya. It demonstrates that reaching your target and achieving your goals needs hard work and perseverance to accompany new ideas and scientific rigor. Trained as a surgical oncologist, Dr Jayant Vaidya is a breast cancer expert who specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the breast. He is a Consultant Surgeon at the Whittington Royal Free and University College London Hospitals. His private breast practice is at the London Breast Institute at the Princess Grace Hospital, where he runs a One-Stop Breast Clinic and sees emergency cases. Dr Vaidya is among three experts in the UK who have achieved a breakthrough in the treatment of breast cancer after a 10-year trial involving 2,000 women patients that demonstrates that a single dose of targeted radiation given during surgery for breast cancer is just as effective as the standard sixweek course of radiotherapy given after surgery. His team involved doctors and experts from 28 centres in 9 countries. The trial, called targeted interoperative radiotherapy (TARGIT –A Trial), was led by Dr Vaidya along with oncologists Jeffrey Tobias and Michael Baum. The new approach means selected patients receive just one dose of radiation during surgery to remove breast cancer. A probe is inserted into the breast, so that it can target the exact site of the cancer. In his PhD thesis at University College, London (UCL) Dr Vaidya pio-

Dr Jayant Vaidya with his family

for this. The new treatment would mean that many more women who contract breast cancer could conserve their breasts. TARGIT saves time, money and breasts. It will change the way of thinking about breast cancer and its treatment. The study suggests that in selected patients, the whole breast does not need to be treated, and that the radiation dose can be much lower. Besides, TARGIT eradicates the very highest risk area – around the part of the breast from which the tumour was removed. TARGIT is given in a single dose via an intra-operative probe. The conventional surgery is extended by just 30 to 40 minutes while the patient is asleep under anaesthetic. The cancer is taken out and the radiation goes in as soon as the surgery is complete, rather than weeks after. The interesting thing is, this interna-

Dr Jayant Vaidya and Michael Baum doing one of the first TARGeted Intraoperative radioTherapy operations in 1998 neered the concept of targeted intraoperative radiotherapy (TARGIT or IORT) to deliver radiotherapy to women at the time of surgery. He was featured on BBC’s ‘Tomorrow’s World’

Dona Paula (now run by the Manipal Foundation) and later went on to become one of India’s most prominent anti-tobacco activists, he studied at People’s High School and Dhempe College in Panjim, and did his MBBS from Goa Medical College (GMC). He qualified in surgical oncology from Bombay University and the National Board. His

tionally renowned doctor is one of our very own. Dr Vaidya hails from a prominent family of doctors from Goa. Son of the late Dr Sharad Vaidya, who pioneered the Goa Cancer Hospital at

Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC), the European Cancer Conference (ECCO), the Milan Breast Cancer Conference and the San Antonio Breast Cancer Conference. He has been invited to contribute to several books on breast cancer. His book ‘Fast Facts – Breast Cancer’ has just been published. He has also featured in ‘Time’ magazine and ‘Reader’s Digest’. His main research interest is understanding the natural history of breast cancer and how to treat it with maximum effectiveness and minimal harm. His work on intraoperative radiotherapy was inspired by his original laboratory work in 1994-5 that led him to the idea that breast cancer treatment with surgery and radiotherapy needs to be focussed and targeted. Working with Prof Michael Baum, he developed the concept, tools and the surgical operative procedure to give targeted intraoperative radiotherapy to the tissues immediately around a breast cancer, after it is surgically removed. He called it TARGIT- for TARGeted Intraoperative

Dr Sharad Vaidya and Dr Nirmala Vaidya

Dr Jayant Vaidya during a lecture tour in India – aiming to bring it back to the Tata Hospital.

REMEDIANA DIAS spoke to Dr Jayant Vaidya over the telephone; not so much about his achievements, which are now in the public domain, but about himself, what inspires him and much, much more. Excerpts from an exclusive interview: What is the secret of your success? I keep my mind fresh with new ideas and have the ability to see the glass three quarters full. I think it is always important to think big and to try to for it with a positive attitude. I believe if you reach for the stars you will emerge at least on the moon. The catch phrase, ‘how and why?’ and ‘lets do it’ sums up my attitude to life. I believe life is about the dreams you live, and the plans you make happen. I have learnt that for making something happen, one needs to believe in it strongly and persist, persist, persist. My father made it happen; he made Goa India’s first tobacco-free state 13 years ago. I think challenges are the best times of your life. To make things happen, a leader needs to instil the excitement of the challenge in those around them. I have always had support from my family, friends and colleagues. Without that, I could not have done anything. What makes you happy? I derive happiness from the things in life that one cannot attach a price tag to, like my family and friends and the smiles of my patients. I am in high spirits when I find a new question to solve or a new idea that can change the world. I love living every minute of my life. When I wake up every morning, I look forward to the mysteries and surprises each day will unravel, and I love to live each moment to the fullest. We are not here for a long time, and must create the most cheerful times for our near and dear ones. I believe destiny helps those who are inspired and truly committed. Choose what you enjoy and enjoy whatever you have chosen wholeheartedly, couple it with genuine hard work, and you are likely to be successful. If you are passionate about what you do, you may falter but you will never fail.

PhD is from UCL in London, and he is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS). At the age of 17, Vaidya qualified to be a National Scholar, and received a scholarship throughout his medical education. He has worked at the Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, the Royal Marsden Hospital, UCL, and the University of Dundee in Scotland. He is currently a Senior Lecturer and Consultant Surgeon at UCL. His clinical practice is busy. He has extensive experience in all aspects of breast surgery, including lumpectomy, wide local excision and quadrantectomy for breast cancer, sentinel node biopsy / axillary sampling, axillary clearance, and targeted intraoperative radiotherapy. Dr Vaidya also works with plastic surgeons for breast reconstructive surgery. He is well versed with multidisciplinary approaches to breast cancer treatment and works very closely with a team of top medical oncologists, radiotherapists, radiologists and pathologists, as well as specialists in psychosocial care. Mr Vaidya is considered a world opinion leader in breast cancer. He has over 180 original publications on varied subjects, and has given over 80 invited talks, including at the European

radioTherapy. The TARGIT procedure has been now been used in over 2,000 women, as part of the international TARGIT-A trial, conducted in 28 specialist cancer centres worldwide. It achieved more than 98 per cent durable local control, a remarkable result. The results were reported in ‘Lancet Online First’ on 5 June 2010. His recent collaborative translational research work suggests that TARGIT treatment may also change the tumour micro-environment, making it less conducive for tumour growth. A new TARGIT-B trial, currently underway, will indicate whether the TARGIT boost is superior to the standard postoperative boost because it is accurately timed and targeted. It will save women taking breast cancer treatment a prolonged course of radiotherapy, which can mean 20 or 30 visits to the hospital over five to six weeks, with unfortunate side effects including pain, burns and loss of hair. Dr Vaidya and his colleagues believe that for Britain’s beleaguered National Health Service (NHS), it could significantly reduce waiting lists for breast cancer treatment and save as much as £15 million a year, after costing in the initial outlay for new equipment.

Describe yourself as a person… I am very curious about the world and my thirst for knowledge does not get quenched easily. I am a perfectionist, simply because it comes instinctively. I believe in excelling, because all of us must aspire to be the best we can. The two together add up to what I believe is a formula to achieve a goal – inspiration and persistence in hard work. I strive to get the most value from my time. I cannot easily differentiate work from play, because I enjoy both. I can go on doing it uninterrupted for many hours, sometimes to the annoyance of those around me. One of my strengths is the way I work with people of different backgrounds and of different capabilities. I believe that every one of us has some great qualities. I find that time is something I am always hoping to have more of. I always try to keep an ear tuned to the stories behind my patients’ medical complaints. I try to spend as much time listening as I can, without getting behind schedule. One’s actions are a means of self expression. I am a diligent and meticulous person, and I don’t believe there can be any substitute for hard work. I love the exactness of science – even when there is uncertainty. Tell us something about your life in Goa. I have the best family in the world. Both parents were my role models. My father, besides being an excellent surgeon, pioneered and successfully led the anti-tobacco movement in India, helped by my mother. My extended family was always inspiring and encouraging me. I had great fun during school (at the old Mushtifund and People’s) and college (Dhempe, Goa Medical, Tata Memorial) days. My wife and children contribute in a major way to my scientific endeavours, not just in making a fantastic home but with a huge intellectual input as well. They are all great on their own. My teachers, whether at school, college or home, have been the major influences in my life. The first and foremost of these were my parents and my siblings. I have a loving and supporting family that influenced me in many positive ways. During school, I had some dynamic teachers who opened my mind to myriad possibilities. My aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents and many close friends stimulated and inspired me. Even as a child, I wanted to be a scientist, to find new things, to do research and to change the world for the better. What do you enjoy doing when you are not working? I enjoy reading books – both fiction and non-fiction – science and philosophy. And I love photography. I love how technology can enhance our lives. My perspective of life includes the full realisation of how small we are both in terms of time and space, compared to the universe. When you look back, what gives you the greatest sense of fulfilment? That is an interesting question. Completion of a task gives fulfilment. That way, performing a surgical operation is very fulfilling, because one begins and ends within a short span of time and one has already done something good. Research takes longer, but has bursts of ideas coming on a regular basis and has the potential to make a much larger impact. A satisfied smile from a patient can make the longest day the most fulfilling. I like my late evening postoperative ward round – it keeps my patients safe and gives me a good night’s sleep. The little things should mean as much to you in life as the big things. In the future, I would like to see a peaceful world filled with happy people. As an internationally known doctor, what lessons have you learnt that have stayed with you till this day? Keep an open mind and let it fly freely – encourage wild ideas – but test them with thoroughness, and inspire others around you. Follow your dreams, persist in the face of all calamities, and maintain strict integrity with science and truth. Always be kind.

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Another case of kidnapping a boy for ransom registered on March 2, 1989 is still pending Third case registered in 1990 for rioting and criminal intimidation of a person called Valavan Any Indian harbouring a proclaimed offender faces imprisonment up to 7 years under IPC weapons at locals in Choolaimedu in central Chennai, injuring five people. One person later succumbed to his injuries. Members of the LTTE, EPRLF and other Lankan militant outfits used to move around freely and live in Chennai in the 1980s.

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New Delhi: Radiotherapy New treatment has a for breast cancer patients comparable recurrence could soon be a single dose rate of around 1% with 30-minute affair, instead of presently used external the tedious present-day regbeam radiation imen that lasts over six weeks. In a major breakRadiotherapy toxicity through, a team of British is four times lower doctors headed by UniverTreatment avoids sity College London’s Dr irradiation of the heart, Jayant S Vaidya—an Indilung and oesophagus an from Goa—has created and tested a new technique that blasts the remnants of a tumour inside the breast in just one shot lasting half-an-hour. The team used radiation on areas just around the tumour rather that on the whole breast, as is done currently. A 10-year trial of this Targeted Intraoperative Radiotherapy, conducted in nine countries involving over 2,200 women, confirmed that radiation that targeted a specific area of the breast was as effective as whole-breast radiation in reducing breast cancer recurrence in women. The results of the trial were published in The Lancet. So, while a patient is still under anaesthesia following the removal of the tumour, a series of gentle X-rays are administered to destroy any remaining tumour cells at the cancer site. The technique is highly convenient and costs less. Dr Vaidya told TOI from the UK that several hospitals in India like Breach Candy in Mumbai had expressed interest in his work. dose of radiation enough’, P 11

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1 in 25 Indians faces 90% stroke risk Carries A Gene Mutation That Raises Heart Failure Chances After 45: Study Washington: In India and other south Asian countries, one in 25 people carries a gene mutation that causes heart failure, a new research has found. Loyola University Health System researcher Sakthivel Sadayappan said that studying this gene and the protein it encodes could lead to new treatments for heart failure. He has studied the gene and protein for 15 years. Investigating the protein could provide ‘a better understanding of the mechanics of heart function during health and disease,’ Sadayappan and first author David Barefield said. Previous studies by Sadayappan and other researchers found that about 4% of people who live in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Malaysia carry the mutation. Carriers have about a 90% chance of developing heart failure after age 45. About 60 million people worldwide,

In the mutated gene, 25 DNA letters are missing. Consequently, the heart does not contract properly As the person ages, heart muscles cannot pump enough blood including about 40 million Indians, carry the mutation. Sadayappan said the mutation likely arose in a single person roughly

New Delhi: With David Headley’s revelations to the NIA team on the 26/11 carnage echoing India’s claims, home minister P Chidamabaram is likely to push Pakistan to provide voice samples of Lashkar leaders to help with the probe. Headley has spoken about how post26/11, the ISI wanted the Lashkar to disown the Mumbai attack to turn global attention away from the terror outfit that Pakistan considers an important strategic asset to be used against India. With Ajmal Kasab snared and investigations by India and the FBI homing in on its nexus with the LeT, the ISI planned to blame the carnage on the Al Qaida. It had even prepared a list of 4-5 Al Qaida figures who were to be projected as the conspirators. Significantly, the ploy did not work because of resistance from Lashkar leaders, particularly Lakhvi, one of the 26/11 masterminds. Lashkar leaders felt that the increased notoriety after 26/11 had raised the terror profile of the group and would help it with recruitment and funds. Headley also admitted that while he had started off as a Lashkar recruit, he started drifting towards the Qaida under the influence of Major Abdul Rahman Saeed. Saeed, who served with the 6 Baloch Regiment of the Pakistan army, took voluntary retirement in 2002 to devote himself full time to Qaida. Headley, who respected Saeed for his “sacrifice’’, went high in the latter’e esteem because of the precise inputs he provided for the 26/11 attack. Saeed, with Ilyas Kashmiri’s help, drafted him for the plan to attack Danish newspaper Jylland Posten, which published controversial cartoons of Prophet Mohammad. TNN

‘Smaller radiation dose in 1-time shot’ New Delhi: Dr Jayant Vaidya, who led the team of University College London, doctors that has created a single-shot radiotherapy to treat breast cancer, told TOI, “The trial can change two fundamental principles in breast cancer treatment: whole breast radiotherapy can be replaced by a targeted one-time shot and a much smaller dose of radiation may be adequate,’’ he said. “Breast cancer usually recurs around the area where the tumour was detected the first time. So, it’s logical to give concentrated dose of radiation to the tissues at highest risk than the whole breast.’’ Dr Vaidya said since 2000, the team was delivering TIR with a machine called intrabeam giving radiation from inside the breast to the cancer site. But the therapy can be done a tumour not bigger that 3 cm. “Our trials tried this technique on women above 45. We don’t know how effective it will be in younger women,’’ he said. Dr Vaidya launched the TARGIT trial on March 24, 2000. Prof Michael Baum, professor emeritus of surgery at University College London, who carried out the first procedure using intraoperative radiotherapy in 1998 said, “Many women, specially in developing world will be spared six weeks of treatment.” TNN

Chennai lawyer seeks Devananda’s arrest A Subramani | TNN

Chennai: Following the Choolaimedu shootout in 1986, Douglas Devananda, now a Lankan minister, alone attended courts and obtained bail. The others absconded from the beginning. In 1994, he too went underground, forcing the VIth additional sessions court in Chennai to declare him a proclaimed offender. Another case of kidnapping a boy for ransom was registered against Devananada by the Kilpauk police on March 2, 1989, and that, too, is pending. The third case was registered in 1990 for criminal intimidation of one Valavan by Devananda. Devananda, who was made minister for traditional industries and small enterprises development by Rajapaksa, has a chequered history. He was formerly with the EPRLF, later he was in the People Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE), and then with the Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front (ENDLF) and now with the Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP). As a bitter critic of the LTTE and its chief V Prabhakaran, he has escaped at least 10 attempts on his life, the latest being the one by a human bomb who exploded in his office on November 28, 2007. As per Section 41(1)(c) of CrPc, any police officer may “without an order from a magistrate and without a warrant’’ arrest any person who has been proclaimed as an offender if found anywhere in India.

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A practising advocate filed a PIL in the Madras HC on Wednesday, seeking the arrest of Devananda. The petitioner, P Pugalenthi, has said that on coming to know that Douglas would be part of the delegation, he had petitioned the Union home and foreign ministries, besides the TN police chief, to arrest and prosecute Devananda. “I have not received any response from the authorities so far,’’ he said.

Legal fraternity split on divorce amendment New Delhi: The cabinet is likely to consider a proposal on Thursday to amend the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and the Special Marriage Act, 1954 to make “irretrievable breakdown of marriage’’ grounds for divorce. The amendment will enable couples to get a divorce if one of them refuses to work towards reconciliation, and the court is convinced that there is no hope of the two leading a normal matrimonial life. The legal fraternity seems to be split over the amendment. Some experts feel that growing individuality in society has contributed to an increasing number of divorce cases. The amendment would make the parting of ways less bitter. But several others warned of pitfalls. Eminent lawyer Kamini Jaiswal felt the amendment may not be a “bad idea’’ for urban women wanting to opt out of a relationship, but it may adversely impact rural women. “I feel there should be a comprehensive look at all laws relating to maintenance and alimony instead of a piecemeal look at one amendment,’’ she added. Kirti Singh, ex-law panel member described the amendment as “disastrous’’ if it came without safeguards. “It should only be brought when women are given adequate share in assets and maintenance. Most women get a pittance from the courts and most do not want to get out of a marriage as there is nothing to sustain them outside it,’’ she said, adding that it would only help men. TNN

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Chennai: Accompanying Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa on his India visit is a tall, well-built, bearded, bespectacled man. As with other ministers in the delegation, this man — Douglas Devananda, minister for traditional industries and small enterprises development — is being accorded full state protocol. Ironically, he is a proclaimed offender in India and liable for arrest. Devananda was declared a proclaimed offender and an absconding accused by a sessions court in Tamil Nadu in connection with a shootout-cum-murder in Chennai in 1986. In November 1986, Devananda, then a member of the separatist movement Eelam People’s Revolutionary Front in Sri Lanka, and nine others were charged with opening fire with automatic weapons at locals in Choolaimedu in central Chen-

attempt to murder, rioting and unlawful assembly. While Devananda alone attended courts and obtained bail, others absconded from the very beginning. In 1994, he too went underground and was declared a proclaimed offender. PIL against wanted Lankan minister, P 15

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New Delhi: A 30-year-old woman has alleged that cops at a west Delhi police post forced her to strip in the presence of her minor son and demanded she have sex with him, all because the 12-yearold boy had been accused of stealing money from a car. Mayuri, a resident of Mayapuri slum cluster, claimed police officers and a woman constable were present when the incident took place. She has lodged a written complaint with the police commissioner. The area DCP, Sharad Aggarwal, has ordered an inquiry. The local police deny the charge and say the boy was a member of the ‘thak-thak’ gang that targets cars at traffic lights and was taken into custody in a burglary case. Mayuri and her 45-yearold husband Satish (all names changed) said they learned on May 22 that both their sons, Raju (12) and Ramesh (10) had been detained by the

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police. When they went to the police, the cops allegedly abused them though they met the boys in police custody.

Bhopal: Two days after the verdict in the Union Carbide gas leak case, Moti Singh, who was collector of Bhopal when the tragedy struck, made a sensational disclosure: Carbide boss Warren Anderson was arrested by Bhopal police and taken to the company’s guesthouse in a safe area where he stayed for a couple of hours. He had access to a telephone in his room, and he used it to call up various people. ‘‘A couple of hours later,’’ says Moti Singh, ‘‘the cops released Anderson on the orders of then Madhya Pradesh chief secretary Brahmaswaroop.’’ Anderson flew in to inspect the damage on December 7 morning along with Keshub Mahindra and Vijay Gokhale, then chairman and vice-chairman of Union Carbide (India) Ltd. He walked into the airport casually with a gas mask in hand. While still in the airport, he was arrested and taken to the Union Carbide guesthouse, away from the affected areas. ‘‘At the guesthouse, we told him he was under arrest,’’ Moti Singh said. ‘‘He was taken aback and asked what he should do. Anderson, Mahindra and Gokhale were in separate rooms. There was a phone in the room where Anderson had checked in. It was not disconnected and he used it to reach out to his contacts.” Carbide boss showed no remorse, P 14 FULL COVERAGE, P 11

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Home minister P Chidambaram will head a group of ministers reconstituted by the govt to go into issues concerning the worst-ever industrial disaster Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan says state govt will challenge the “disappointing” verdict in the high court The Ruling: A synergy of the “very worst” of American and Indian cultures led to the Bhopal Gas tragedy in 1984, says the judgement. It also says Union Carbide used a third world country to escape from the strict safety standards back in US

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bench headed by the then CJI diluted the harsh sections of the IPC invoked against the Bhopal gas case accused in 1996. What is not well known is the fact that soon after he retired in 1997, the Supreme Court appointed Justice A M Ahmadi ‘chairman for life’ of Bhopal Memorial Trust Hospital set up by Union Carbide. P 11

Breakdown Of Marriage May Be Added As A Valid Reason Mahendra Kumar Singh & Himanshi Dhawan | TNN

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New Delhi: Sparring couples may now have a way out of the blame game. The Cabinet on Thursday is likely to take up a proposal to amend laws for making ‘‘irretrievable breakdown of marriage’’ a ground for divorce. The proposal moved by the law ministry suggests amending the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 and Special Marriage Act 1954 to add the new basis for granting divorce. Breakdown of marriage is currently not a ground for divorce despite several Supreme Court verdicts and the Law Commission recommending that it be included in the provision of the law. The amendment will enable couples to get divorce if one of them refuses to live with the other and will not work towards reconciliation, and the court is convinced that there is no hope of the two leading a normal matrimonial life. Some experts feel that

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Matrimonial fault, where only the innocent partner can seek divorce Mutual consent: Marriage can be dissolved if both partners agree Theory of frustration: Specified circumstances like one partner being missing for 7 years

New norm: Cabinet will today consider proposal to include ‘‘irretrievable breakdown of marriage’’ as a ground for divorce growing individuality in society has contributed to an increasing number of cases ending at the divorce court with both parties dishing out dirty laundry. The amendment would make parting of ways less bitter. ‘Only men to benefit’, P 15

Reddy backs Sheila on congestion tax Mahendra Kumar Singh | TNN

country and this state of car mania can be done away with New Delhi: Criticizing ‘‘up- only in a subliminal way wardly mobile’’ Indians as a and not by the government,’’ ‘‘car-crazy’’ lot, urReddy said. ban development Queried on plans minister Jaipal Redto introduce measdy echoed Delhi CM ures such as congesSheila Dikshit on tion tax on private Wednesday, urging vehicles during peak states to take steps to hours, Reddy said, discourage car buy“These are matters ers and turn them toto be thought over wards public transand decided upon by port — namely a con- Jaipal Reddy state governments. gestion tax on the But having regard to lines of Singapore, a city ad- size of cities, every state govmired by the same class. ernment must think of meas“Upwardly mobile class- ures like congestion tax.” es are crazy about cars. Car Cruel to pedestrians, P 13 is a status symbol in the

One-shot radiation for breast cancer? Kounteya Sinha | TNN

New Delhi: Radiotherapy for breast cancer patients could soon be a single dose 30minute affair, instead of the tedious present-day regimen lasting over six weeks. In a major breakthrough, a team of British doctors headed by University College London’s Dr Jayant S Vaidya — an Indian from Goa — has successfully created and tested a new technique that will blast the remnants of a tumour inside the breast in just one shot, lasting half an hour. The team used radiation on areas just around the tumour rather than the whole breast, as is done presently. A 10-year trial of this Targeted Intraoperative Radio-

Quick Fix Intense blast of radiation is directed around tumour site to kill remnant cancerous cells Radiotherapy toxicity was four times lower compared to existing regimen

Bangalore: How many plastic bottles will Ronaldo or Robinho wear during the World Cup football? This is no yarn. Soccer’s top headturners will sport jerseys made out of recycled plastic bottles this time around, all in the green spirit. “Say yes to plastic” is the message in the bottle that nine countries will be spreading at the World Cup. With five-time world champions Brazil leading the charge, Netherlands, Portugal, US, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Serbia and Slovenia will follow suit. In an email interview, a top official of Nike, the manufac-

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Pawar undergoes surgery, Maya wades into Mirchpur seeks leave to go abroad Seeks Dismisal Of Hooda Govt For Failing To Protect SCs Mumbai: NCP supremo and Union agriculture Minister Shard Pawar underwent a minor surgery at Breach Candy Hospital on Wednesday to remove an inflammatory growth in his oral cavity. His treating doctors said that Pawar was doing well and could be discharged in a couple of days. In the surgery, which lasted for a little more than an hour, the team of doctors removed a mass from his oral cavity. The surgery, performed under general anaesthesia, started around 11am and doctors said the growth turned out to be benign.

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ducted to rule out the growth of any cancerous cell. “There is no cancer and it was only an infection which had to be removed,” he said. The assertion notwithstanding, there are indications that Pawar may like to get a clean bill of health from abroad as well. He is learnt to have sought two weeks leave from the PM Manmohan Singh to go for a thorough check up to quell any doubt whatsoever. Pawar will be under observation at the ICU from where he is supposed to be moved out by Thursday afternoon. Pradhan added that Pawar’s postoperative reports were good. “He should be fit to go home in a day or two,” he said.

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Oncosurgeon Dr Sultan Pradhan, who has been treating Pawar for the last few years, confirmed that it was non-cancerous. Wednesday’s surgery went as planned and reports of the biopsy conducted four days ago had established that the inflammatory growth was benign, he added. Two biopsies were con-

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New Delhi: Dalits of Haryana are caught in a highpitched political crossfire, with BSP chief Mayawati jumping in to cash in on reports of rising atrocities in the state and factions of Congress at work to settle scores. The UP CM has written to President Pratibha Patil seeking dismissal of the Congress regime in Haryana for failing to protect SCs, citing Mirchpur attacks and clashes in Palwal during panchayat polls. The letter came amid hectic action by the Congress to woo the Mirchpur victims. Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday met the families sitting on dharna in the Capital and persuaded them to return home. He also rebuffed Mayawati’s charge. “This is democracy. Anyone can say anything. But

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Bhopal: Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson was arrested by police in the aftermath of the gas tragedy but let-off on official instructions, the then collector of Bhopal Moti Singh says. ‘‘The decision to release Anderson could not have been taken by him (the chief secretary) alone. It was too big an issue. Something must have transpired which we don’t know about. We were all under pressure,’’ he said.

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n E-grade scientific officer attached to the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu has been reported missing from his house from last Saturday. Sheeja, wife of V V Radhakrishnan (35), lodged a complaint with the police saying that her husband has been missing since June 5. He had left behind all his belongings, his identity card, ATM cards and cell phone in the house. TNN

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New Delhi: A team of British doctors led by Dr Jayant S Vaidya, of Goan origin, has pioneered a single-shot breast cancer radiotherapy. The results of this trial was published in the latest edition of the medical journal The Lancet. While a patient is still under anaesthesia following the removal of the breast tumour, a series of gentle X-rays are administered to destroy any remaining tumour cells at the cancer site. The technique is highly convenient, requiring just one session of radiation, making it less time consuming and less costly than wholebreast treatment. “TARGIT trial can change two fundamental principles in the treatment of breast cancer: Whole breast radiotherapy can be replaced by a targeted one-time shot and a much smaller dose of radiation may be adequate,” Dr Vaidya told TOI from UK. Several hospitals in India, including Breach Candy in Mumbai and AIIMS in Delhi, have expressed interest in his work, he added. “Breast cancer usually recurs around the area where the tumour was detected the first time. So it’s logical to give concentrated dose of radiation to the tissues at highest risk of cancer coming back rather than the whole breast,” he added. Dr Vaidya said that since 2000, the team started delivering TIR to patients.

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Kamla and Ravindra, wife and son of Tarachand who was burnt alive with poliostricken daughter in Mirchpur, on Tuesday issued a prepared statement in which they thanked Congress brass of Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and CM Hooda, while claiming that Union minister Selja had instigated them to sit on dharna in the Capital. Their abrupt change of tone after targeting the state for collusion with perpetrators led many to doubt if the victims were speaking on their own. Mayawati does not want to let the opportunity pass. Picking on Palwal clashes during a local poll this week, she said, “It is sad that even after 62 years of independence, the Haryana government is not able to ensure voting rights to SCs and it has no right to continue in power.”

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PAGES 15-17 Ex-cop charged with molestation Police in Haryana have constituted a special investigation team to probe the molestation case registered against former IGP M S Ahlawat, eight years after a woman lawyer first made her complaint. P 9

Flight diverted: Air India Express Flight IX-812 from Dubai scheduled to land in Mangalore at 6.30 am on Wednesday was diverted to Calicut due to inclement weather. The flight reached Bajpe at 9.45 am after the weather at Mangalore cleared. It later left for Doha at 1.45 pm after Air India authorities flew in a commander from its base station at Mumbai.

Pawar undergoes surgery: UNCP chief and Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday underwent a surgical procedure to remove mouth infection at a Mumbai hospital. P 9

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Rajapaksa’s minister is a wanted man on Indian soil Wanted In 3 Cases, On Embarrassing Visitor Enjoys State Hospitality Official Visit To Delhi

Chennai: Accompanying Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on his India visit is a tall, well-built, bearded, bespectacled man. As with the other ministers in the delegation, this man, Douglas Devananda, minister for traditional industries and small enterprises development, is being accorded full state protocol. What is ironic is that this cabinet colleague of Rajapaksa is a proclaimed offender in India and liable for arrest. Devananda was declared a proclaimed offender and an absconding accused by a sessions court in Tamil Nadu in connection with a shootout-cum-murder in Chennai in 1986. In November 1986, Devananda, then a member of the separatist movement Eelam People’s Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF) in Sri Lanka, and nine others, were charged with opening fire with automatic weapons at locals in Choolaimedu in central Chennai, injuring five people. One person, Thirunavukkarasu, succumbed to his injuries later. Members of the LTTE, EPRLF and other Lankan militant outfits used to freely move around and live in Chennai in the 1980s. In the Choolaimedu case, Devananda and others were charged with murder, attempt to murder, rioting and unlawful assembly. While Devananda alone attended courts and obtained bail,

Bangalore: How many plastic bottles will Ronaldo or Robinho wear during the World Cup football? This is no yarn. They will wear jerseys made of recycled plastic bottles. Say yes to plastic is the message in the bottle. This may sound outrageous, but is precisely the message nine countries in the football World Cup in South Africa are spreading. With five-time world champions Brazil leading the charge, as it were, the Netherlands, Portugal, United States, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Serbia and Slovenia are using plastic to tell the world that it is the best way to end its adverse environmental impact. In an email interview, a top

Mahendra Kumar Singh | TNN

New Delhi: Urban development minister S Jaipal Reddy on Wednesday asked states to consider imposing a road congestion tax on private vehicles to encourage public transport and check vehicular pollution. Reddy argued that the government could not stop people from buying cars but must design policies that discouraged buying of cars and promoted use of public transport. The minister also criticised Indians for being crazy about cars and treating it as status symbols, leading to “car mania” in the country. Replying to a question on plans to introduce measures like congestion tax on private vehicles, Reddy said, “These are matters to be thought over

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official of Nike, which manufactured the jerseys, said many of the world’s leading players, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Robinho and Ji-Sung Park, will take to the pitch in South Africa wearing environmentfriendly jerseys. The jerseys are made entirely from recycled polyester, each one produced from up to eight recycled plastic bottles, said the official. 13 million bottles used, P 16

One-shot radiation for breast cancer? Kounteya Sinha | TNN

New Delhi: Radiotherapy for breast cancer patients could soon be a single dose 30-minute affair, instead of the tedious present-day regimen lasting over six weeks. In a major breakthrough, a team of British doctors headed by University College London’s Dr Jayant S Vaidya — an Indian from Goa — has successfully created and tested a new technique that will blast the remnants of a tumour inside the breast in just one shot lasting half-an-hour, against the present system of pro-

Devananda went underground in 1994, and was declared a proclaimed offender Another case of kidnapping a boy for ransom registered on March 2, 1989. Still pending Third case registered in 1990 for rioting and criminal intimidation of a person called Valavan Any Indian harbouring a proclaimed offender faces imprisonment up to 7 yrs under IPC others absconded from the very beginning. In 1994, he went underground, forcing the VI additional sessions court in Chennai to declare him as a proclaimed offender. Another case — that of kidnapping a boy for ransom — was registered against Devananada by Kilpauk police on March 2, 1989; this case is pending. The third case was registered by Kodambakkam police in 1990 for rioting and criminal intimidation of a person called Valavan by Devananda. Devananda, who was made minister for traditional industries and small enterprises development by Rajapaksa, has a chequered history. He was formerly with the EPRLF, then in People Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE),

Jaipal Reddy floats congestion tax idea

Soccer teams to wear recycled bottles! V Narayan Swamy |TNN

In 1986, Douglas Devananda (shaking hands with Manmohan Singh), 9 others charged with opening fire with automatic weapons at locals in Chennai. 5 people were injured, 1 later died

A Subramani | TNN

Quick Fix Intense blast of radiation is directed around tumour site to kill remnant cancerous cells Radiotherapy toxicity 4 times lower than existing regimen As of now, therapy tested only on women over 45 and tumours not bigger than 3cm longing it over six weeks. The team used radiation on areas just around the tumour rather that on the whole breast, as done presently. TARGIT just as good, P 9

and decided upon by the state governments. But having regard to size of cities, every state government Jaipal Reddy must think of measures like congestion tax.” He added, “It (congestion tax) is there in Singapore and our upwardly mobile classes admire the model of Singapore. Having said that, we can’t force the states to implement this tax.” On imposing restrictions like ‘one car for one family’, Reddy said, “Restrictions cannot be imposed. Policies can be designed to discourage buying of cars and using of public transport.”

and then with Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front (ENDLF); he’s now with Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP). A bitter critic of the LTTE and its chief V Prabhakaran, he has escaped at least ten attempts on his life, the latest being the one by a human bomb who exploded in his office on November 28, 2007. As per Section 41(1)(c) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, any police officer may ‘without an order from a magistrate and without a warrant’ arrest any person who has been proclaimed as an offender either under the CrPC or by an order of the state government, if found anywhere in India. PIL seeks arrest, P 9

Headley sings: ISI with LeT at all stages of 26/11 Diwakar & Vishwa Mohan | TNN

New Delhi: Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley has confirmed that Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists carried out the Mumbai attack under the “guidance” of Pakistan’s ISI. Headley, who is being interrogated in the US by a NIA team, said the notorious ISI was engaged with the Lashkar commanders responsible for the 26/11 carnage at “each and every stage of the plot”. The account of the terrorist, who recceed targets for Lashkar terrorists across the country, corroborates India’s stand about the involvement of Pakistani state actors in terrorism, trains the spotlight on the LeT-ISI tandem, and explains Pakistan’s unwillingness to clamp down on the Lashkar leadership. Headley has mentioned serving officers of Pakistani army — Major Sameer Ali, Major Iqbal and Major Haroon — as those who collaborated with the Laskhar

NIA, FBI On Same Wavelength Headley’s claims on ISI guiding LeT echo India’s stand Names 3 serving Pak army officers in plot, says LeT founder Saeed kept in loop India to demand voice samples of seven LeT top guns terrorists. Major Sameer and Major Iqbal figured in the dossier India gave to Pakistani foreign secretary Salman Bashir. NIA’s sessions with Headley tally with what he is learnt to have told the FBI, including the crucial bit about Hafiz Saeed being in the loop all through the plot. PC to seek voice samples, P 9

‘BU is working with only 40% staff strength’ Recruitment Freeze A Huge Hurdle, Says V-C Prabhu Dev TEAM TOI

Bangalore: Heading one of the largest universities in the country is tougher than conducting a heart surgery. But cardiac Prabhu Dev surgeon turned vice-chancellor Dr N Prabhu Dev is made of sterner stuff. Dealing with problems of the heart is easier than dealing with problems of the brain — that’s how he sums up his stint in Bangalore University. In a 90-minute session at The Times of India office on Wednesday, he held forth on issues ranging from exam reforms to clearing backlog degree certificates to the recent registrar row. The critical block has been the government’s recruitment freeze on teaching and non-teaching staff for universities. “The university is functioning with only 40% staff. We’re forced to outsource projects. If we can fix this, we’ll soon figure in the top 10 universities in the country,’’ he said. Dismissing allegations

that he was casteist and had differences with higher education minister Aravind Limbavali, Dr Prabhu Dev said: “Am I so powerful to take on the pro-chancellor? I’ve gone with the minister on every issue.’’ As a first step to curb exam corruption, the system of custodians has been scrapped. “Revaluation was a big racket. Now, it will be

TIMES GUEST | P 2 GLITTER’S BACK Hitherto, gold medallists were given cash instead of gold as prize money was inadequate to purchase gold. “From next year, every gold medallist will get gold medal worth Rs 10,000,” the V-C said.

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done only after photocopying the script,’’ he said. Among his reforms are digitising the library and linking it with other university libraries. “My priority has been crushing the exam mafia and strengthening quality of PhDs. Syllabi revision is on the anvil.’’ On some colleges having higher cut-offs, he said it’s unethical: “No college must indulge in such practices.’’

‘Chief secy ordered Anderson’s release’ Bhopal: Former district collector of Bhopal, Moti Singh, on Wednesday said he and the state police were asked to release Warren Anderson, the then chairman of Union Carbide Worldwide, after the Bhopal gas tragedy by the then Madhya Pradesh chief cecretary Brahm Swaroop. Singh said Anderson was released under the given orders on December 7, 1984. “On December 7, 1984,

Warren Anderson, Keshub Mahindra and Vijay Gokhale came by a service flight from Mumbai to Bhopal. We brought them to the Union Carbide guesthouse and told them that they were arrested. Around 2 pm, chief secretary called me and the police and said that we have to release Warren Anderson,” he added. Details P 6 Suit for damages, P 6

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6 months on, Gadkari losing the plot

PC to seek voice samples Seen As Leaning On RSS; Advani, Other Top Leaders Skip Mumbai Conclave of LeT men Mohua Chatterjee | TNN

New Delhi: All’s not well with BJP. Six months into the job as party chief, Nitin Gadkari’s honeymoon seems to be over. There is growing concern about the haphazard manner in which the party is being run. The primary reason is being attributed to the party chief ’s inability to take quick and clear decisions. The man from Nagpur is seen as too dependent on RSS for guidance rather than on experienced party seniors. The BJP’s recent Mumbai conclave for party CMs and senior leaders was a flop show with only Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, present. Going by BJP’s ways, this was most unusual. Leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley, could not make it because of an emergency in his family. Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh was also held up for similar reasons. Former party chief Rajnath Singh was not invited and he returned from Mumbai the day the meet started; Yashwant Sinha, expected to

IS THE DISTANCE GROWING? BJP president Nitin Gadkari is more at home with the RSS bosses than experienced leaders from his own party. Only Gujarat CM Narendra Modi and Sushma Swaraj attended the Mumbai meet

address a session, was on a family holiday in Himachal Pradesh. Senior partyman L K Advani, supposed to address the gathering on the second day, decided to stay back in Delhi. Resentment among a significant sec-

tion of the party began with a “wrong decision” on the Jharkhand coalition which ended up in fiasco. Then, a weekend conclave of party chief ministers and senior leaders turned out to be a flop show. According to a senior leader,

this indicated the lack of coordination “never seen before”. After Gadkari took more than three months — a first for any BJP chief — to form his team of office-bearers, there were loud noises about his choices and too many murmurs about the lastminute entries into the team. That was followed by a long-drawn battle within the party for the new state unit chiefs, whether it had to do with installing an “outsider” Prabhat Jha in Madhya Pradesh or deciding on the UP and Delhi chiefs. The latest protests have come over the party’s Rajya Sabha nominees like Ram Jethmalani and Tarun Vijay. Though it is understandable those who did not make it grumble, former editor of RSS mouthpiece Organiser writing to Gadkari against nominating former Panchajanya editor Tarun Vijay to the Upper House is not quite in keeping with party discipline. Jethmalani’s nomination has also raised questions among party leaders. With the party’s national executive in Patna coming up over the next weekend, the discontent in the party may come up for scrutiny.

India grants major sops to Lanka

PIL seeks Lankan minister’s arrest

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region. China is helping Sri Lanka build a major port in Hambantota. New Delhi: India on Wednesday anAccording to foreign secretary Nirunounced major sops for Sri Lanka, inpama Rao, Singh emphasised the need for cluding a programme to construct 50,000 urgent steps to resettle the remaining IDPs houses for Internally Displaced Persons and urged Sri Lanka to undertake speedy (IDPs) in the northern and eastern rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts provinces. In his meeting with PM Manin the northern and eastern region. Ramohan Singh, President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on his part, reiterated his deterjapaksa also expressed gratitude for the mination to evolve a political settlement $800 million offered by India for railway acceptable to all communities. projects in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka reiterated its position that Both leaders condemned terrorism and the UN Security Council reform process signed two agreements “to strengthen the should facilitate India’s legitimate claim security and legal framework of their bifor a permanent seat in UNSC and reaflateral relationship”. These include Treaty President Pratibha Patil with her firmed its support for India’s candidature. on Mutual Legal Assistance on Criminal Sri Lankan counterpart during a Sri Lanka’s support to India’s candidaMatters and Agreement on Transfer of banquet hosted in his honour at ture for a non-permanent seat on the UN Sentenced Prisoners. Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday Security Council for 2011-12 was also reSingh and Rajapaksa also agreed on iterated. Rajapaksa also proposed disestablishing Indian consulates in Jaffna and Hambantota cussions for establishing a joint information mechanism to reinforce consular cooperation. Hambantota is crucial on the possibility of oil and gas fields straddling the Indiafor India because of the increasing Chinese influence in the Sri Lanka Maritime Boundary. TIMES NEWS NETWORK

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Chennai: Sri Lankan minister for traditional industries and small enterprises development, Douglas Devananda, who is accompanying President Mahinda Rajapaksa on an official visit, is a proclaimed offender in India and liable for arrest without warrant as per the Code of Criminal Procedure. Devananda was declared a proclaimed offender and an absconding accused by a sessions court in Tamil Nadu in connection with a shootout-cum-murder in Chennai in 1986. The Indian Penal Code prohibits Indians from extending facilities such as food, shelter, money, arms and conveyance to offenders and proclaimed offenders, and has specific provisions to punish people who harbour such people. While Section 52A defines what is harbouring, Section 216 prescribes imprisonment up to 7 years or fine or both for those who harbour offenders. In fact, a practising advocate preferred a public interest writ petition in the Madras High Court on Wednesday seeking the arrest of Devananda in connection with the pending cases against him. The petitioner, P Pugalenthi, said that on coming to know that Douglas would be part of the presidential delegation from Sri Lanka, he had petitioned Union ministries of home and external affairs, besides the Tamil Nadu DGP to arrest and prosecute Devananda. “I have not received any response from the authorities so far,’’ he said. When asked about the cases against Devananda, Chennai police commissioner T Rajendran said: “I understand there is a petition filed today in court in this regard. I have asked my officers to inquire about these cases. I don’t have more details right now.”

Top cop in molestation row Haryana former IGP Evaded Arrest For 8 Yrs Sukhbir Siwach & Shiv Sharma | TNN

Chandigarh/Yamunanagar: Yet another Rathore-like case came to the fore on Tuesday. Former IGP MS Ahlawat, under fire for allegedly molesting a woman in 2002, has managed to evade arrest and is walking free, eight years after the incident was first reported. Even an FIR lodged in Yamunanagar failed to get him behind the bars. As the country boils over the delayed conviction of former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore, the Haryana police seem to be wary of arresting Ahlawat, who was then Yamunanagar SP. The victim Arvinder Kaur had met Ahlawat in 2002 after she was threatened by some of the accused in a dowry case that she had lodged against her husband. Ahlawat too could not be contacted. Surprisingly, merely lodging an FIR against the senior cop took more than eight years. To begin with a number of probe committees were set up by the Haryana government to probe the matter and after the

FIR was lodged on Tuesday, yet another probe has been ordered by the authorities. Ahlawat has been charged with outraging modesty of a woman, assault and criminal inmidation. “We will arrest the accused as soon as we get any substantial evidence against him,” Yamunanagar SP Sibash Kabiraj told The Times of India. A high-level probe team, headed by a DIG was investigating the matter and decision on filing an FIR was pending at a higher level, said Kabiraj, when asked why an FIR could not be lodged in eight years. A special team has been set up to look into the case on Wednesday. The delay, however, has left people enraged. They should have registered an FIR immediately as in cognizable offences, police are duty bound to do so under Section 154 of CrPC, said Kulbir Singh Dhaliwal, advocate, Punjab and Haryana High Court. The complainant said that Ahlawat should have been booked for attempt to rape.“He took me to his bedroom at his official residence of Yamunanagar where he attempted to rape me. I managed to escape from his clutches. So, he must be booked for attempt to rape instead of outraging the modesty of a woman,’’ said Arvinder Kaur.

Pawar goes under knife Mumbai: NCP supremo and Union agriculture minister Shard Pawar underwent a minor surgery at the Breach Candy Hospital on Wednesday to remove an inflammatory growth in his oral cavity. His doctors said that Pawar was doing well and could be discharged in a couple of days. In the surgery, which lasted for a little over an hour, the team of doctors removed a mass from his oral cavity. The surgery, performed under general anaesthesia, started around 11am and doctors said the growth turned out to be benign. Oncosurgeon Dr Sultan Pradhan, who has been treating Pawar for the last few years, confirmed that it was non-cancerous. Wednesday’s surgery went as planned and reports of the biopsy conducted four days ago had established that the inflammatory growth was mild, he added. Pawar will be under observation at the ICU from where he is supposed to be moved out by Thursday afternoon. TNN

TARGIT is just as good, says doctor Kounteya Sinha | TNN

Diwakar & Vishwa Mohan | TNN

New Delhi: Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley’s revelation that Pakistan’s ISI had guided the 26/11 Mumbai attack has vindicated India’s stand. But whether the disclosures will lead Pakistan to step up its cooperation with the 26/11 probe remains unclear. Home minister P Chidambaram is to demand voice samples of seven Lashkar commanders including Zakiur Rahman Lakhvi, Zarar Shah, Abu Al Qama and others when he meets his Pakistani counterpart Rehman Malik during his visit to Islamabad for the conference of home ministers from the Saarc region. Pakistan has so far refused to give voice samples which could help investigators ascertain the identity of those who instructed the 26/11 attackers as they went about their deadly assignment. Headley has also spoken of how post-26/11, ISI wanted Lashkar to disown the Mumbai attack to turn the global attention away from the terror outfit that Pakistan considers to be an important strategic asset to be used against India. With Ajmal Kasab snared, and investigations by India and FBI homing in its nexus with Lashkar, ISI planned to blame the carnage on the al-Qaida. It even prepared a list of 4-5 al-Qaida figures who were to be projected as the conspirators. Significantly, the ploy did not work because of resistance from Lashkar leaders, particularly Zakiur Rahman Lakhvi, one of the 26/11 masterminds. Lashkar leaders who have proclaimed themselves to be innocent and have accused India of levelling baseless charges, felt that the increased notoriety after 26/11 had raised the terror profile of the group and was going to help them with recruitment and funds.

New Delhi: A team of British doctors headed by University College London’s Dr Jayant S Vaidya, has developed a new technique to treat breast cancer in just one shot lasting half-an-hour. A 10-year trial of this Targeted Intraoperative Radiotherapy (TIR), conducted in nine countries involving over 2,200 women, confirmed that radiation that targetted a specific area of the breast was as effective as whole-breast radiation in reducing breast cancer recurrence in women. The results of this trial was published in the latest edition of the medical journal ‘The Lancet’.

BREAST CANCER So, while a patient is still under anaesthesia following the removal of the tumour, a series of gentle X-rays are administered to destroy any remaining tumour cells at the cancer site. The technique is highly convenient, requiring just one session of radiation, making it less time-consuming and less costly than whole-breast treatment. Speaking to TOI from UK, Dr Vaidya said several hospitals in India like Breach Candy in Mumbai and AIIMS in Delhi had expressed interest in his work. “TARGIT trial can change two fundamental principles in the treatment of breast cancer: whole breast radiotherapy can be replaced by a targeted onetime shot and a much smaller dose of radiation may be adequate,” Dr Vaidya said. “Breast cancer usually recurs around the area where the tumour was detected the first time. So, it’s logical to give concentrated dose of radiation to the tissues at highest risk of cancer coming back rather than the whole breast,” he added.

● Targeted Intraoperative Radiotherapy (TIR) has a comparable recurrence rate of around 1% with presently used external beam radiation ● Radiotherapy toxicity were four times lower, with an incidence rate of 0.5% compared with 2% from EBR ● The new technique involves an intense blast of radiation to the tumour site extending to a radius of 2 cm lasting 30 minutes ● It takes place after the surgeon has taken out the tumour and before the wound is closed ● TIR completely avoided irradiation of the heart, lung and oesophagus causing no damage to these structures ● It is currently only available to women taking part in clinical trials

Dr Vaidya said that since 2000, the team started delivering TIR to patients. A special machine called Intrabeam administered radiation from inside the breast to the exact site of the cancer instead of the present-day external beam radiotherapy. “Our decade-long TARGIT trial has now confirmed that old and new methods are as good as each other,” Dr Vaidya said. The therapy, however, has a few limitations at present. It can be done on patients over the age of 45 and the tumour should not be bigger that 3 cm. “Our trials till now tried this technique on women above age of 45. So we don’t know how effective it will be in stopping recurrence of cancer on younger women,” he said.

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IT units abroad Govt to consider making it easier to get divorce to track evasion Mahendra Kumar Singh & Himanshi Dhawan | TNN

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New Delhi: The government may soon have a database on shell companies operating out of foreign jurisdictions used by some Indian corporates and corrupt public servants for the purpose of tax evasion. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said the government had set up two Income Tax Overseas Units (ITOUs) within Indian missions in Singapore and Mauritius to facilitate exchange of information and plans to constitute more units in eight other countries: US, UK, the Netherlands, Japan, Cyprus, Germany, France and UAE. “I am hopeful that these measures will result in seamless flow of tax-related information from foreign tax jurisdictions and will strengthen our fight against the menace of tax evasion using cross-border transactions,” Mukherjee said. The FM was speaking at the inauguration of a two-day conference of IT chief commissioners and directors-general here. He said the department must use modern investigative tools to monitor compliance. Mukherjee said when the GDP is poised to grow at 8.5% during 2010-11, sectors performing well should be monitored for tax compliance, and ‘we should get our due taxes’. The FM asked the senior officials to widen and deepen the tax base while using information on high-value transactions available through Annual In-

The overseas units of the Income Tax department will help track shell companies operating outside Indian jurisdiction for the purpose of evading taxes formation Returns (AIR), Central Information Branches (CIB) and other sources. Using multi-source data, the department should refine risk profiling of taxpayers and assessments; investigations should be carried out accordingly, he said, adding that using this intelligence data, the department should develop credible deterrence for habitual tax evaders. “Smaller towns and centres have emerged as centres of growth due to inclusive growth agenda. Department may also develop special strategies to monitor TDS compliance at the district level, state level and at central level,” he added. Tax reforms being initiated by the government aim to gradually phase out multiplicity of tax exemptions and deductions besides simplifying tax laws to make it more stable and robust. He said it is important to keep tax rates moderate for better compliance.

New Delhi: Sparring couples may now have a way out of their misery without having to go through the blame game. The Cabinet on Thursday is expected to consider a proposal to amend matrimonial laws for making “irretrievable breakdown of marriage’’ a ground for divorce. The proposal moved by law ministry suggests amendment to the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 and Special Marriage Act 1954 to add the new basis for granting divorce. Breakdown of marriage is currently not a ground for divorce despite several Supreme Court verdicts

favouring it and the Law Commission recommending that it be included in the provision of the law. The amendment will enable couples to get divorce if one of them refuses to live with the other and will not work towards reconciliation, and the court is convinced that there is no hope of the two leading a normal matrimonial life. The legal fraternity seems to be split over the proposed amendment. Some experts feel that growing individuality in society has contributed to an increasing number of cases ending at the divorce court with both parties dishing out dirty laundry. The amendment would make parting of ways less bitter. But several other experts warned

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Matrimonial fault, where only the innocent partner can seek divorce Mutual consent: Marriage can be dissolved if both partners agree

Theory of frustration: Specified circumstances like one partner being missing for 7 years

New norm: Cabinet will today consider proposal to include ‘‘irretrievable breakdown of marriage’’ as a ground for divorce

of pitfalls in the proposed law. Eminent lawyer Kamini Jaiswal felt the amendment may not be a “bad idea’’ for urban women wanting to opt out of a relationship, but it may adversely impact rural women who have few options. “I feel there should be a comprehensive look at all laws relating to maintenance and alimony instead of a piecemeal look at one amendment,’’ she added. Kirti Singh, former Law Commission member described the amendment as “disastrous’’ if it came without adequate safeguards. “Most women get a pittance from the courts and most do not want to get out of a marriage only because there is nothing to sustain them outside

it,’’ she said, adding that this would only provide relief to men. According to the existing Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, divorce can be granted on three grounds — matrimonial fault, divorce by mutual consent and frustration due to specified circumstances. Marriage can be dissolved when either spouse has committed a matrimonial offence. Under this provision, it is necessary to have a guilty and an innocent party in matrimonial dispute and only the innocent party can seek divorce. Divorce on mutual consent is based on the fact that since two persons can marry by their free will, they should also be allowed to move out of their relationship if both agree to do so.

Health » Medicine & Research Published: June 6, 2010 16:15 IST | Updated: June 7, 2010 01:25 IST

Indian doctor leads breakthrough in breast cancer research PTI

AP Pink umbrellas and balloons are displayed over a stream to promote the Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign in Seoul. The recently developed interoperative radiotherapy offers new hope for breast cancer cure.

An Indian oncologist is among three experts in the U.K. who have achieved a breakthrough in the treatment of breast cancer after a 10-year trial that demonstrates that a single dose of radiation during surgery is just as effective as a prolonged course of radiotherapy. Goa-origin Jayant Vaidya, who works at the University College, Royal Free and Whittington Hospitals, designed and led the trial called interoperative radiotherapy (TARGIT) involving 2,000 women along with oncologists Jeffrey Tobias and Mike Baum. The new approach means selected patients receive just one dose of radiation during surgery to remove breast cancer. A probe is inserted into the breast so that it can target the exact site of the cancer. Dr. Vaidya said: “This has been my dream for the last 15 years. The new treatment could mean that many more women could conserve their breasts. TARGIT saves time, money and breasts.” He added: “Scientifically, the results change the way of thinking about breast cancer and its treatment. It suggests that in selected patients the whole breast does not need to be treated and that the radiation dose and that the radiation dose can be much lower.” Dr. Vaidya, who hails from a prominent doctors family from Goa, studied at the Peoples’s High School, Panaji, Dhempe College, and the Goa Medical College. Dr. Tobias, who enrolled the first ever patient on the trial at the former Middlesex Hospital in London along with Dr. Vaidya, said: “I think the reason why it works so well is because of the precision of the treatment. It eradicates the very highest risk area — the part of the breast from which the tumour was removed.” He added: “It is given in a single dose via an intra-operative probe and the conventional surgery is extended by just 30-40 minutes while the patient is asleep under anaesthetic.” It also means there is an otherwise unachievable degree of immediacy because the cancer is taken out and radiation goes in as soon as the surgery is complete — rather than weeks after. The surgery and radiotherapy which would otherwise take around five weeks is done and dusted. Kate Law, director of clinical research at Cancer Research U.K., said: “Radiotherapy is already a very effective treatment, so improving that even further is an exciting prospect. “Further follow-up of these women will be needed to confirm whether this strategy not only makes the most of the therapy’s

power but also minimises any longâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;term side effects.â&#x20AC;? Results published in the Lancet show that in selected patients, the new method appears to be just as effective as conventional post-operative breast cancer treatment which can be a lengthy process. A prolonged course of radiotherapy can mean 20 or 30 visits to hospital over five to six weeks. However, targeted intra-operative radiotherapy benefits patients by reducing their exposure to radiation toxicity and reducing the number of journeys they have to make to hospital. According to the authors, for the National Health Service it could mean reduced waiting lists for breast cancer treatment and estimated savings of as much as 15 million pounds a year, despite the initial outlay for new equipment. Keywords: interoperative radiotherapy, breast cancer Printable version | Jul 5, 2010 1:43:12 AM | http://www.thehindu.com/health/medicine-and-research/article448059.ece ÂŠ The Hindu

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