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Time of India
14 hours ago
- Time of India
Man who only studied till Class 12 runs clinic in Changodar town of Ahmedabad district, arrested
Ahmedabad: Another fake doctor was caught in Ahmedabad district, this time from Saraswatinagar in Changodar. The man, who has studied till Class 12, was found running a clinic without any valid degree. Tipped off, the special operations group (SOG) of the Ahmedabad Rural police arrested Ramesh Sushenchandra Biswas, originally from Nadia in West Bengal. In coordination with the local health department, police seized medicines and equipment worth Rs 40,696. Biswas was running an unregistered clinic from his residence and was illegally treating patients using allopathic medicines, said police. You Can Also Check: Ahmedabad AQI | Weather in Ahmedabad | Bank Holidays in Ahmedabad | Public Holidays in Ahmedabad An FIR was registered at Changodar police station for violating Section 30 of the Gujarat Medical Practitioners Act, 1963. The accused was taken into custody, and further investigation is ongoing. This is the fourth such arrest this month. On July 28, Amit Biswas, who has studied only till Class 10, was arrested for illegally practising allopathy in Shiyavada village of Sanand taluka. Medicines worth Rs 13,363 were seized, and a case was filed at Sanand GIDC police station. Earlier, on July 8, Namdev Jidiya, holding only a BSc degree, was arrested for running a medical clinic in Kamijla village, Viramgam taluka. Authorities confiscated allopathic items worth Rs 29,979, and a case was registered at Nalsarovar police station. On July 1, Biswajeet Ghosh, aged around 40 years, was arrested from Dholeshwarnagar on the Changodar-Tajpur Road for operating a clinic and administering allopathic medicines and injections without any recognized medical qualification or registration with the Gujarat Medical Council.
The Hindu
a day ago
- The Hindu
3 arrested with heroin worth ₹20 lakh
Three persons were arrested with heroin worth ₹20 lakh near the Arunachal Pradesh-Assam border, police said on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of the state police and CRPF intercepted a vehicle at the Banderdewa check gate. During the search of the vehicle, 40 gram of heroin concealed in a green plastic bag under the car's bonnet were recovered, Naharlagun's SP Nyelam Nega said. The driver, identified as Tania Tatar (30) of Pachin Colony in Naharlagun, was arrested on the spot, he said. During interrogation, the accused told the investigators that the heroin was sourced from Jiten Biswas, a suspected drug peddler at Harmuti in Assam's Lakhimpur district. A raid was subsequently conducted on Tuesday at Biswas's residence in Parbotipur in Harmuti with the assistance of the Assam Police, and 456.17 gram of heroin were found, the SP said. Additionally, 10 tablets of Nitrazepam were also seized. Following the seizures, Biswas (35) and his associate Pushe Chetry (34) were arrested, he said. All three accused were booked under the NDPS Act, police said.
Medscape
2 days ago
- Health
- Medscape
Combination CVD Meds Tied to Slower Cognitive Decline
Older adults taking a combination of medications to treat high blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes experienced slower cognitive decline and reduced dementia-related brain pathologies than those taking fewer or no such medications, a large analysis showed. 'In individuals simultaneously using two or three medication classes, the decline of cognition was slower, equivalent to the change in cognition of a person 3 years younger than the average age on this sample,' Roshni Biswas, MBBS, PhD, MPH, research scientist, Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Chicago, told Medscape Medical News . 'Our findings suggest that early interventions with combination therapies targeting multiple vascular metabolic risk factors could potentially delay or prevent cognitive decline and dementia,' Biswas said. The study was presented on July 27 at Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2025. Heart-Brain Connections Hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes are known risk factors for dementia. Antihypertensives, lipid-lowering, and antidiabetic medications may help reduce the risk for dementia. However, a few studies have examined the association of combination cardiovascular therapies with cognitive decline and dementia-related postmortem neuropathologies. To that end, Biswas and colleagues evaluated 4651 older adults without dementia at baseline who participated in five ongoing longitudinal studies of aging and dementia at the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center. Participants underwent at least two annual cognitive assessments for an average of 9 years. Use of antihypertensive, lipid-lowering, and antidiabetic medications was documented annually. In a subgroup of 1896 participants who had died and undergone autopsy, the researchers evaluated the extent of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementia-related neuropathologies. Synergistic Effects? Compared with no medication use, treatment with all three medication classes was associated with a slower decline in global cognition ( P = .02), particularly semantic and working memory, the researchers found. Among autopsied participants, treatment with all three medication classes was associated with lower odds of atherosclerosis (odds ratio [OR], 0.47; P < .01) and arteriolosclerosis (OR, 0.53; P = .01); less global AD pathology ( P < .01), specifically amyloid and tangles; and lower odds of hippocampal sclerosis (OR, 0.27; P = .03) and TDP-43 (OR, 0.46; P < .01), a protein increasingly recognized as a key player in AD pathology, particularly in its later stages. Even treatment with just two medication classes was associated with a slower decline in global cognition ( P < .01), as well as lower odds of atherosclerosis (OR, 0.63; P < .01), less global AD pathology ( P = .03) and tangles ( P = .03), and lower odds of TDP-43 (OR, 0.71; P = .02). Use of a single class of medication was associated with more limited but still measurable benefits, especially in preserving semantic memory and reducing tangles. 'Our study raises the possibility for increased beneficial effects of combination vascular metabolic therapies (as opposed to single therapy) in preventing cognitive decline and dementia in aging. However, further study is needed before making clinical recommendations,' Biswas told Medscape Medical News . Reached for comment, Courtney Kloske, PhD, director of scientific engagement at the Alzheimer's Association, said this study supports the 'heart-brain connection' and demonstrates that 'controlling modifiable vascular risk factors could have beneficial impacts on the brain.'
Time of India
22-07-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
July's 6th low-pressure system likely, brace for more rain from today, says Met office
Kolkata: A weather system brewing over the Bay of Bengal is expected to bring heavy rain to the city and other parts of south Bengal beginning Wednesday. The sixth low-pressure system this July is likely to develop in the Bay of Bengal to trigger more rain. While Wednesday's rain spells are likely to be light, the Met office issued warnings for intense rain spells from Thursday onwards. On Tuesday, Kolkata received only traces of rain. The mercury went up, with the maximum temperature touching 33.2°C, 1.2°C above normal. The minimum, at 27.4°C, was 0.9 notches above normal. According to a special IMD bulletin, a cyclonic circulation is likely to emerge over the north Bay of Bengal by Wednesday. Under its influence, a low-pressure area is likely to form over the same region between Thursday and Friday. "Due to the anticipated low-pressure area over the north Bay of Bengal and strong moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal, rainfall activity is likely to increase with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely over districts of south Bengal during July 24 to 28," the bulletin said. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata Met scientist H R Biswas, head of the weather forecast section at Regional Meteorological Centre, said this low-pressure system is likely to form between the latter half of Thursday and the early part of Friday. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like American Investor Warren Buffett Recommends: 5 Books For Turning Your Life Around Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo "We can be more specific on which districts will get heavy or very heavy rain once the system forms. But there will be enhanced rainfall activity from Thursday. Kolkata is likely to get some intense spells during this period," Biswas said. Met officials said that rainfall activity is likely to continue for two to three days as it happens whenever there is a low-pressure system during the monsoon. This July, five low-pressure systems have already enhanced the monsoon rain kitty in the city, which is now above normal. "From beginning of June to July 22, Kolkata's normal rain account should have been 552 mm. But we recorded 611.9 mm of rainfall. The count is expected to go up by the end of this week," Biswas added. Kolkata received rain on most days of July, with significant rain on at least five days, including 87.5 mm on July 8 — the single-day highest rain this monsoon — and 84 mm last Saturday. South Bengal received 586 mm of rainfall till Tuesday against a normal rain count of 491 mm.
Time of India
18-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Crackdown on Bangladeshis: Hindu refugees feel the heat without docus, CAA still a mirage
Nagpur: With many states, including Maharashtra launching a crackdown on infiltrators from Bangladesh, the Bengali-speaking Hindus who fled the restive country to escape religious persecution are feeling the heat. "We were part of the exodus from erstwhile East Pakistan. Then there was another surge of refugees even after Bangladesh was formed, many of whom were settled in the forested areas of Gadchiroli. We Hindus escaped the communal cauldron to find refuge in India, and now we are being hounded again by police. We feel helpless when asked to prove our credentials in the ongoing drive against illegal Bangladeshis," said Subodh Biswas, national president of Nikhil Bharat Bangali Samanbay Samiti — a nationwide guild of Hindus from erstwhile East Pakistan. With many tossed in detention camps across states, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to file an affidavit, explaining the rationale behind the action. Most importantly, despite being Hindus, they cannot become Indian nationals through the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) due to lack of documents, say Samiti leaders. The law opened doors to minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan to become Indian citizens, but majority Hindus who fled Bangladesh under trying circumstances in the dead of night failed to carry documents with them. Biswas, who is based in Nagpur, told TOI that Bengali-speaking Hindus are now in a spot. "Maharashtra police are demanding documents to prove our nationality, which not many can produce," he said, adding hundreds of Hindus continued to stream into India even after Bangladesh was formed and most of them joined their community members in refugee camps and settlement zones in Gadchiroli. "They could have simply applied under CAA, but documents that need to be submitted include credentials from Bangladesh, which most Hindus don't have. They fled the country under compelling conditions and often to escape death. Who will help them retrieve the papers now," asked Biswas. This makes them vulnerable to police raids. There have been arrests in Maharashtra too. Two migrant workers were arrested in Akola and continue to remain in custody. There was another arrest in Nashik — the person was in India for 50 years, he says. Biswas said the Samiti has demanded that CAA conditions be relaxed for refugees. He also shared a letter issued by the police in Kanker district in Chhattisgarh, appealing to local villagers to share information on Bangladeshi infiltrators. Like Gadchiroli, settlement camps were also established in Chhattisgarh after the 1971 war. Manoj Mandal, the Samiti representative at Pakhanjur town of Chhattisgarh, said the state has also issued a toll-free number for locals to report on the whereabouts of Bengali-speaking people. This has created troubles for many Hindus. At times even personal scores are being settled. In Odisha, where detention camps were set up, said Nimai Sarkar, a former MP and now the state president of the Samiti. "Hindus fled for their lives and did not carry anything. How can they be expected to submit documents if they apply under CAA," he asked. A CAA applicant can put up any document like a birth certificate from Bangladesh, a passport, or even a paper that proves the applicant's grandparents were citizens of that country, said a source handling the cases.
