Despite the hospital’s claim that strike hasn’t affected their functioning

Despite the hospital’s claim that strike hasn’t affected their functioning, figures show that more patients were taking discharge against medical advice

Vipul Rajput

     

Posted On Friday, March 30, 2012 at 03:25:21 AM

Only 90 patients were admitted to Civil on Thursday as against 148 before the strike began

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Amdavadis place more faith in gods than education

Compared to 19,787 religious places in the city, Ahmedabad has only 6,596 educational institutes and 8,794 hospitals, reveals census figures

Amdavadis place more faith in gods than education, if we go by the latest census report. According to figures in the report on the use of buildings or houses, the city has more places of worship than places of education. For every school/college in the city, there are three places of worship, big and small. One pc (33.08 lakh) of all surveyed buildings in the country is a place of worship while in Gujarat it is 1.2 pc (2.1 lakh)

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Arshad Warsi and Boman Irani They’re jolly good fellows

Mirror spends a day with Arshad Warsi and Boman Irani who were at their wittiest best on the sets of their upcoming film Jolly LLB

They upheld the true meaning of being a doctor. And then they indulged in Gandhigiri. Arshad Warsi and Boman Irani, who had united for the successful Munna Bhai series, will once again come together for a film on the nuances of law. And Mirror caught up with the two actors on the sets of Subhash Kapoor’s film titled Jolly LLB at Filmalay Studios (Mumbai) on Wednesday.  EXCLUSIVE: Boman and Arshad have fun on the sets of Jolly LLB The first thing that struck us when we entered the studio was that everybody was too ‘jolly’. Perhaps they were taking the film title too seriously? But later we realised that it was the two actors Boman and Arshad keeping up a constant flow of jokes. In fact, their camaraderie made us wonder what brought the two so close.  The friendship began 17 years back. “We did this play called Roshni. There was this scene where Sharon Prabhakar, at her sexiest best, was  sitting on a sofa. And meanwhile, Boman and I had to dance in full Elvis Presley regalia. I just can’t get the scene out of my mind,” explained Arshad. And everyone on the sets, possibly trying to visualise Boman dressed as Elvis, started laughing.

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Responsible for Neil Armstrong landing on the moon

The engines that blasted the moon-landing mission of 1969, burned and fell into the Atlantic

Agencies

     

Posted On Friday, March 30, 2012 at 03:22:12 AM

The F-1 engines of Apollo 11 were responsible for Neil Armstrong landing on the moon Seattle: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos claims he has located the long-submerged F-1 engines that blasted Apollo 11 into space on its historic 1969 mission to the moon.

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Shahpur police lobbed 10 teargas shells to disperse the 500-strong mo

Shahpur police lobbed 10 teargas shells to disperse the 500-strong mob; a complaint of rioting has been registered against the crowd

Parmar removed the clothesline in the bathroom and tied it to a grill near the barracks in a bid to strangle himself, but was saved Harshit, 8, with his father Manish Rajput Shahpur police had to face the ire of locals who wanted ‘custody’ of a man who had allegedly attempted to kidnap an 8-year-old boy on Wednesday. Not allowed to ‘teach the abductor a lesson’, the mob pelted stones at the police station. The cops had to lob 10 teargas shells to disperse the 500-strong mob. Police identified the accused as Balwant Thakore, a 50-year-old resident of Jamalpur.

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Pee Cee moves up to Antilla

The actress along with Rajkumar Hirani was at the helm of affairs at a glittering bash for Sachin Tendulkar hosted by the Ambanis

This could not have been better timed for a beleaguered Priyanka Chopra. On Monday, the cream from Bollywood, sports, business, politics and culture gathered to congratulate Sachin Tendulkar at a glittering bash hosted by Mukesh and Nita Ambani. And the Ambanis chose Pee Cee and Rajkumar Hirani to entertain the guests, anchor the show and plan the bash that stretched well into the wee hours of the morning. Interestingly, among the audience were several of the actress' former friends, who are no more cordial with her. And there were those who are working with her as well. And if eye witnesses are to be believed, it turned out to be a fantastic opportunity for Pee Cee to let the world know that she may be down, but not out. Especially not with powerful well wishers like the world's richest and most influential behind her. And the intelligent girl that she is, Pee Cee

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Swinging between extremes

Indian coach Fletcher admits his team hasn’t done too well outside the sub-continent and needs to be consistent

Mahendra Singh Dhoni arrives at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg yesterday. Duncan Fletcher There’s been “no middle road” with India’s performances since winning the cricket World Cup, coach Duncan Fletcher said on Wednesday as his Twenty20 squad flew in for a rapid visit to South Africa.  Giving youngsters experience away from home was now one of the keys to finding consistency, he said, in the hope that trips away will “pay dividends in the future.’’  India plays the Proteas in a one-off T20 on Friday and despite the game falling just days before the start of the Indian Premier League, Fletcher said it would help.  “We’re trying to develop a young one-day squad and Twenty20 squad,” he said. “These blokes have played well on the subcontinent and any game they play out of it must be good from an experience point of view.  “(We want to) expose them to different pressures and different conditions. From my point of view there is a lot of talent around, we just need to make sure we give them that experience they require.”

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US pilot goes berserk, runs down aisle yelling ‘bomb, Iraq, al-Qaeda, terrorism

US pilot goes berserk, runs down aisle yelling ‘bomb, Iraq, al-Qaeda, terrorism’; passengers wrestle him down as co-pilot lands the aircraft

Clayton Osbon was restrained by passengers when he seemed to be having a panic attack. Houston: A plane carrying 135 passengers on an early morning flight from New York to Las Vegas on Tuesday was forced to make an emergency landing when its captain suddenly went berserk and began yelling about a bomb on the plane. Reports said he screamed, “Say your prayers, say your prayers”, at horrified passengers and ran up and down the aisle shouting, “Iraq, al-Qaeda, terrorism, we’re all going down!” Clayton Osbon, the veteran pilot with JetBlue, was controlled by passengers. He seemed to have had a panic attack, CBS News reported. The airline said the captain of Flight 191 had a ‘medical situation’, and the co-pilot diverted the plane to land in Amarillo, Texas.

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Army chief General V K Singh wrote a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

Parties ask Centre to sack Army chief after letter citing India’s weak defence is leaked

Army chief General V K Singh wrote a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on March 12 saying there was severe shortage of ammunition in the forces In New Delhi: It looks like Army chief General V K Singh is set to retire in May with all guns blazing. His letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the shortage of ammunition in the forces that was leaked to the media, created uproar in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.  As political tension mounted over the leaked letter, the government thought over the sacking of Gen Singh to save its face.  Even as leaders from the Samajwadi Party and Janta Dal (United) asked the government to give marching orders to Gen Singh, Defence Minister A K Antony did not favour any drastic step.  Sources said some decision could be announced once the Parliament session goes for a three-week break from March 30.

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'Harry Potter' wins best film, best director Awards

'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2' scooped the top prizes - best film and best director for David Yates - at the 2012 Empire Awards.

Gary Oldman, who played Sirius Black in the boy wizard movie series, won best actor for his role in political thriller 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'.

'The Inbetweeners Movie' picked up best comedy.

Speaking before the ceremony, actor Blake Harrison, who plays hapless, slow-witted Neil Sutherland in the film, said he did not expect to take the prize.

"We're up against such brilliant films," the BBC quoted him as saying.

"It's films like Bridesmaids and Crazy, Stupid Love. I don't know why I'm here, to be honest," he said.

Daniel Radcliffe, who played Harry Potter himself, was unable to attend the ceremony but left a video message.

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Jolie excited about wearing horns in 'Maleficent'

Actress Angelina Jolie is excited about her upcoming film "Maleficent" as she gets to wear horns for her role and says the character of the villainous fairy will actually be good for young girls.

"I start it in June, and it's a really great script. I'm having a lot of fun. I've already got my horns fitted. My kids are very happy. We're still figuring out the look. We're experimenting with different things. But the horns are the horns. You have to have horns," femalefirst.co.uk quoted her as saying.

The actress will be seen as villainous fairy in the Disney production, which re-imagines the classic "Sleeping Beauty", and thinks the story depicts her character in a positive way.

"It's not anti-princess, but it's the first time they're looking at this epic woman," she told ew.com.

"I hope in the end you see a woman who is capable of being many things, and just because she protects herself and is aggressive, it doesn't mean she can't have other [warmer] qualities. You have to figure out the puzzle of what she is.

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Juhapura paid the price of seeking directions from a 12-year-old boy

A daily-wage labourer who had lost her way in Juhapura paid the price of seeking directions from a 12-year-old boy

A growing sense of insecurity in the wake of reports about disappearance of children from different parts of city, has made residents suspicious of new visitors in their locality. This could explain why incidents of strangers being beaten up, after they were mistaken for abductors are on the rise. On Sunday, Vatva residents had thrashed a man mistaking him for a child-lifter. Later a complaint was lodged against the man

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Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted

Court refuses to pardon Rajoana, even as Centre steers clear of the row

Sikh radical groups in Mohali protest the decision to hang Rajoana on March 31 Chandigarh: A sessions court on Tuesday rejected the petition seeking deferment of the hanging of Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted for assassination of former state chief minister Beant Singh, and ordered carrying out the sentence on March 31 as scheduled. Hours after the ruling, Punjab CM  Parkash Singh Badal reached New Delhi to meet the President to seek clemency for the Babbar Khalsa International militant. Meanwhile, the Centre made its position clear with Law Minister Salman Khurshid saying that neither it nor the state government “can do anything outside the system”. Amid protests in the state against the court ruling, the man facing the gallows has maintained that he doesn’t want sympathy from anyone.

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