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January 28, The union health minister Dr.Anbumani Ramadoss said that the Union government would take action to amend the Organ Transplant Act make the process of organ donation and related procedures. He added that this would usher in transparancy in the whole process.

Dr.C.Palanivelu was elected as the president of the Association of Surgeons of India. He said that the government would try to form a National Network of Organ Transplant. He also said that this was being done to make the life safe for the donor. This comes because of the controversy about kidney trade in the northern parts of Chennai as well as in many southern districts of the State.

Due to the procedural wrangles, the organ transplant was not easy to procure. Anbumani saud that they had to protect the interestes of the donor and the acceptor. He said that the proposed amendment would simplify the procedure while at the same time ensure transparency and accountability.

He said that the government has been considering the setting up of a Central registry to document major surgeries and transplants. He also said that the Organ banks would be started at various places across the country including Chennai, and sub centres would be started at places including Hyderabad and Lucknow.

He complemented the ASI’s Continuing Medical Education (CME) for surgeons all over the country. The Minister termed the illegal trade of organs as unethical and demanded that the culprits be brought to book. He also said that the Drug and Magical Remedies Act, regulations would be introduced for advertisements on remedies for serious diseases like AIDS and cancer.

Dr.C.Palanivelu, the new president of the Association of Surgeons of India, urged setting up of a central registry for providing details on complex diseases, surgeries and important issues concerning the medical fraternity.

Chennai, on January 26, Indian Captain Rahul Dravid said that Sourav Ganguly, Harbhajan Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Zaheer Khan would not play in the third one day match at Chepauk. He clearly expressed about the team composition when he addressed the customary media conference. The captain’s emphasis was who would rest in Chennai rather than who would actually play.

Robin Uthappa and Gautam Gambir will be the opening batsmen and only two of the three spinners (Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble and Ramesh Powar) will be in the eleven. This was the menu from the team management for the Chennai One-Day International. The decision to rest their four key players has a lot to do with the cushion that they have now though Dravid underlined his desire to win this match too.

The spinners will have a lot of work to do on a wicket that looks good for close to 600 runs for the match. By bringing back Yuvaraj Singh and Suresh Raina, India have their spinning options along with Sachin Tendulkar. So, India will take the field on a high, daring to do whatever they feel like doing if they win the toss: bat first or bowl first.

Brain Lara has a problem with his knee and was reportedly declared fit but sources close to his sponsers were quite clear that he would not take any risks here. Lara said that he was not hundred percent fit. Chris Gayle will also have a good role to play in West Indies’ fortunes as a all-rounder. The West Indies middle-order is weak as ever.

January 26, A suicide bomber tried to storm a five-star hotel, near to the presidency in Islamabad, killing himself and a security guard and injuring seven others before an hour of the reception. The reception to be hosted there by Indian high commissioner Satyabrata Pal to celebrate the Republic Day.

This reception was hosted at the Marriot Hotel in the heart of the city, where Pakistan’s education minister and former ISI chief Asharaff Jahangir Qazi was the chief guest. Over a hundred guests, including top Pakistani officials, important personalities, members of the diplomatic corpse and journalists attended the event.

Immediately, a red alert was declared by the Pakistan government in all the important cities in the country. The Pakistan President Parvez Musharaf strongly condemned the blast and ordered an immediate inquiry. He said that all-out efforts were made to bring to book the prepetrators of the attack.

Aftab Khan Sherpao, Interior Minister, told the media that a suicide bomber tried to enter the heavily protected hotel through the emergency exit. He also said that when the suicide bomber stopped by the security guard, he set off the eplosives starpped to his body.

Seven persons were injured in the explosion and several cars were damaged in the parking area. Some of the injured were in critical condition in the hospital. The security guard Mahammed Tariq was identified by the officials.