Brisbane court told ‘Dr. Death’s’ surgeries ‘more dangerous than a transplant’

BRISBANE – The oesophagectomy operations performed by controversial Indian origin surgeon Dr. Jayant Patel a.k.a. “Dr. Death on two Bundaberg Base Hospital patients who later died were more dangerous than a heart or liver transplant, the Brisbane Supreme Court was told on Monday.

The Courier Mail quoted University of Adelaide Professor Glyn Jamieson as telling the …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Brisbane court told ‘Dr. Death’s’ surgeries ‘more dangerous than a transplant’.

Zero tolerance against human rights violations: PM

NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said his government was following “zero tolerance” policy against human rights violations.

“Our government has zero tolerance to human rights violations,” Manmohan Singh told reporters here.
He was replying to a question related to a specific case of Indian Army soldiers accused of a civilian murder in 2000 …. Source article  : Zero tolerance against human rights violations: PM.

Rehman Malik confused over future action on LHC order

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik is confused whether to approach the Supreme Court to get the “stigma of conviction” removed or go to the Lahore High Court for getting bail as he is receiving differing opinion from his legal advisers on his future course of [..] Read the original article: here.

Married Pak 7th grader thrown out of school challenges expulsion

LAHORE – Gherat Khan, a 7th class student of Peshawar Model School who was thrown out of school after he got married, is challenging his expulsion in the Peshawar High Court.

Gherat filed a writ petition saying he had been a student of the school for many years … Original article on : Married Pak 7th grader thrown out of school challenges expulsion.

Fired for extra maternity leave, woman approaches court

NEW DELHI – When she gave birth in December 2008, little did Navneet Kumari know that she would lose her job. Fired for applying for a third month of maternity leave, she has gone to court against the NGO which, ironically, works for child welfare and which she served for over 20 years.

“I had been …. Original article  : Fired for extra maternity leave, woman approaches court.