Thursday, September 23, 2010

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Wockhardt ties up with NUSI for hospital property in Goa

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 09:02 AM PDT

Khorakiwala said that the 30-year-old agreement has been worked out with NUSI. “The sailors and their families will now get 20 per cent rebate on treatment in any of the Wockhardt hospitals across the country,” Capt N A Hiranandani, representing NUSI and the ship owners, said. He said that NUSI has been originally reimbursing 50 per cent of medical expenditure of sailors and their families. Capt Hiranandani said that NUSI had tried to set up hospital property at this place earlier but plans could not sustain. “We realised that we are not professionals to handle hospital that’s why we joined hands with experienced people like Wockhardt,” he said.

The hospital group currently has seven properties each at Nagpur, Nashik, Surat, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Vashi and Goa with over 1200 beds and potential to expand by another 350 beds, Wockhardt spokesman said. The group also plans to add 300 beds by 2011 through its new hospital which will be commissioned at South Mumbai.

Courtesy: ibnlive

Goa: IFFI opening, closing shows to be outsourced

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:58 PM PDT

Chief Minister Digambar Kamat Wednesday said both the opening and closing ceremonies of this year's International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be outsourced to an event management agency (EMA).

Goa: IFFI 2010

Addressing reporters a day after a meeting with union Minister for Information and Broadcasting (IB) Ambika Soni, Kamat said that the decision to outsource the organisation of these events to an EMA was necessary to create hype about the festival. "The opening and closing ceremonies need more hype and we felt that an EMA may be asked to manage the ceremonies of the festival. Both the ceremonies were earlier organised by the ministry of Information and Broadcasting," Kamat said.

"The ministry has decided that they will form a committee to decide how best to hold the opening and closing ceremonies," Kamat said. The committee will be headed by the IB Secretary, joint secretary (films-IB), director general of Directorate of Film Festival and chief executive officer, Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), Kamat said, adding that expenditure for both the events would either be funded by the IB or raised through sponsors.

Courtesy: thaindian

Security cover for Goa home minister’’s sons

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:54 PM PDT

Goa Home Minister Ravi Naik’s sons would be provided with personal security officers (PSOs) after an accused in a robbery case confessed during his interrogation to have got the contract of killing one of minister’s sons. Superintendent of Police (Security) Tony Fernandes said the decision to provide security to Roy and Ritesh was taken following instructions from the department. Naik’s security was upgraded from Z to Z plus category May this year after a security review meeting, Fernandes said.

Roy had been in news after Israeli drug peddler Atala alias Yaniv Benaim’s girlfriend Lucky Farmhouse had alleged his links with drug mafia in the state. The ploy to kill Roy was exposed following arrest of notorious criminal Micheal Fernandes along with six others in a robbery case, sources said. During the police interrogation, Micheal reportedly confessed that he was given supari (contract) to kill Roy. Police have kept the details of the interrogation under wraps. Spokesman of Goa police, Atmaram Deshpande refused to comment on the issue saying he was not aware about it. Micheal, who has 35 different cases registered against him, also confessed to have killed two people in Gujarat and Hyderbad, sources said. Police said they will be able to give details of these cases only after his statement is recorded. Four pistols were recovered from Michael’s possession, which he reportedly procured from the money he had looted from Belgaum, police said.

Courtesy: ibnlive
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