All is well with CM, says Nims

The Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, on Thursday underwent rigorous medical examination at the Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences (Nims).
The Chief Minister who arrived at the hospital at 9 am stayed on till 1 pm and an expert team of doctors oversaw his medical examinations. “The Chief Minister is perfectly alright. He will continue to actively discharge his duties for the rest of his term,” the medical education minister, Mr S. Sudarshan Reddy, told mediapersons. After being certified as fit, the Chief Minister went to the Secretariat in the evening and held a review on law and order. Initially it was decided that he would take complete rest at home. Mr Rosaiah will also leave for the national capital on April 8. Besides attending the meeting of high level committee constituted by the Centre to control prices of essential commodities, the Chief Minister will meet UPA chief, Mrs Sonia Gandhi on April 9.
Meanwhile, the doctors were said to have heaved a sigh of relief when they found no neurological abnormalities in the Chief Minister. They ruled out the possibility that he frequently reports dizziness due to neurological problems.

Satyam case: CBI questions correctness of NIMS letter

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has found the Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) lacking in giving a correct picture about the health condition of former Satyam Computers chairman B. Ramalinga Raju who continues to abstain from court proceedings of the company.

A special court here which perused a letter received from NIMS where Mr. Raju is undergoing treatment for Hepatitis-C infection on Thursday asked the CBI to explore alternatives to commence the trial in the Satyam Computers fraud since the hospital had stated he could not be shifted from hospital for another four to six weeks. The court directed the CBI to explain on March 18 the legal position as to how the agency wished to go ahead with prosecution under the circumstances.

NIMS authorities informed the court that Mr. Raju required a further four to six weeks to recover from the side effects of treatment. It was not advisable to take him outside the hospital as he ran a high risk of contacting severe infection due to “much below normal white blood corpuscle count.”

The prosecution, however, challenged the correctness of the letter stating that the hospital had recommended six to eight weeks of in-patient treatment for Mr. Raju when he was admitted early December. After three-and-a-half months, an extension of stay was sought with the sole aim to delay the trial.

CBI counsel Balla Ravindranath argued that the health condition of Mr. Raju was not bad as not to shift him to court.
Two charge-sheets

The court which is set to examine all the accused in the case for allegations mentioned against them in two separate charge-sheets also posted for March 18 the petition of Mahindra Satyam (new company) management to unlock record rooms that were sealed by the CBI.

City whizzkid battles for life after road accident

Abhilash, an aeronautical engineering student, has been battling for his life after he was injured in a road accident here on February 4 on way to college. The parents of the boy, who is undergoing treatment at the Nizams institute of Medical Sciences (Nims) now, are unable to meet the expenses. They have approached the state government but till now no help has come forth.

Abhilash, 21, has invented new mathematical formulae during his intermediate, invented a racing car and three new types of airplanes and flying saucer. He exhibited his inventions in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahti and Hyderabad. The college is proud of his achievements, says Mr G. Poshal, principal of IR Engineering College where the boy studies.“The treatment would be carried on but his condition is critical and we can’t say how much time would it take and it costs about Rs 20,000 each day,” said Dr. N. Satyanarayana, superintendent of Nims. Abhilash’s father, Mr M. Agamayya, is a watchman in the Forest Department and earns Rs 12,000 a month.

“It may cost more than Rs 20 lakh. Till now we have spent around Rs 5 lakh with the help of some donations, but it is difficult for us to stretch further. We have been told that the treatment would be stopped if we do not pay the expenses. We have approached the government but no assurance or financial help has been given till now. We are still waiting for the help,” said Mr Agamayya.

Ironically, the fateful day happened to be his birthday too. “We had planned to give a surprise in the evening,” said P. Naresh, his friend.

Abhilash was pillion riding a motorcycle when a DCM van coming in the opposite direction rammed into their vehicle. In the accident, his friend who was riding the two-wheeler, died on the spot.