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4 Briefly Track bomb blast hits train services Alipurduar/Assam: A bomb exploded on the railway tracks between Shreerampur and Gosaingaon in Alokjhar bordering Assam, about 72 km from Alipurduar. The Chennai-Guwahati Express had barely sped past when the bomb exploded, causing a 6-foot crater in the tracks. Indrajeet Singh, additional district railway manager, said the blast had disrupted train services in the entire north Bengal zone. � Two men carry colourful balls for sale on a motorcycle at Ashoknagar on Friday —Kumar Basu Trinamool man shot dead at Bally Our Correspondent Howrah: Trinamool Congress leader Tapan Dutta was shot dead at Bally in Howrah district by some goons on Friday. Dutta was shot in the head around 10 pm near the Ghoshpara level crossing and died on the spot. The deceased was the president of the TMC’s Domjur zone. Soon after the killing, the TMC pointed fingers at the CPI(M), holding it responsible for the murder. The latter, however, denied the charge, and claimed that he was killed following the rivalry over brokerage from land dealings he had been involved in. His brother Bijoy Duta was killed in the same manner about two years earlier, claimed the CPI(M) and added that the TMC had also brought allegations against it, too. Soon after the killing, Howrah ASP Sumanjit Ray rushed to the spot with a large team of policemen and began a search for the assailants. After the news of the killing went around, locals blocked trains at Bally as they squatted on the level crossing to protest the killing. Train services were disrupted for half-an-hour. They left after police convinced them to withdraw the blockade. BATTLE FOR WRITERS’ SEEKING BLESSINGS � Governor M K Narayanan visits the Sankar Math in Howrah on Friday—Dipankar Majumdar Kolkata Saturday May 7, 2011 www.thebengalpost.com BENGAL ELECTIONS 2011 People still support Left, feels Somnath � Somnath Chatterjee TMC wants police officers removed Our Correspondent Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday demanded removal of the officers-in-charge of Lalgarh, Salboni and Kotwali police stations in West Midnapore district from poll duty. In a complaint to the Election Commission (EC), senior TMC leader Mukul Roy alleged that the three officers had allowed the main accused in the Netai killing of January 7 to escape. He said these officers were playing a partisan role. The TMC also alleged that chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee violated the model of code of conduct by holding a press conference on Friday just a day ahead of the fifth phase of polling. “We are surprised to see that the three OCs are still holding on to their old posts despite being accused of manipulating the case files. Even the CBI investigation officers had found them guilty and they should be removed immediately,” said Roy after meeting chief electoral officer Sunil Kumar Gupta. According to the EC norms, all forms of advertisement and campaign should be stopped 48 hours before the polling. Roy claimed that the TMC followed the EC norms and did not hold any press conference neither gave any advertisement in print and electronic media after the campaigning for the fifth phase came to an end. “But Bhattacharjee was seen attending a press con- Poll code leaves bananas to rot Our Correspondent Raiganj: The imposition of the model code of conduct after the announcement of the Assembly election in Bengal has led to an unexpected consequence. A total of 1,800 banana plants meant to be distributed to cultivators, rotted away at the Hemtabad block office. The plants were transported to the Hemtabad block office on February 28. However, with the announcement of the election being made on March 1 and the model code of conduct coming into force, the administration was unable to distribute them among cultivators. The West Bengal state food processing and horticulture department had sent these plants to be distributed via self-help groups to cultivators. The staff at the Hemtabad block office said the plants wilted away after being exposed to the sun. The staff said they had contacted the district administration but had not received a response. An office staff said: “We sent a request letter to the district administration to protect the banana plants, but we did not get any proper answer. So, we do not know what to do with these plants.” He added: “This type of tissue culture banana plants is not available very easily. So, we do not know how to manage the situation. We have sent a report to the district administration.” Subhojit Gupta, the block development officer of Hemtabad said the administration had sent a letter to the state election commission with regard to the plants. However, it had not received any order with regard to the issue. We are surprised to see the three OCs are still holding on to their old posts despite being accused of manipulating the case files —Mukul Roy, TMC leader ference a day before the polling day. If he is allowed to address a press conference, why are we barred from giving advertisement or holding press conference?” asked Roy. The TMC also urged the CEO to ensure proper security arrangement at Raina, Jamuria, Raniganj, Sonamukhi, Taldangra, Keshpur, Ghatal, Garbeta and other sensitive areas. “We have received complaints from the TMC and forwarded it to the EC office in New Delhi. We will look in to the allegations,” said Gupta. Bhaskar Mukherjee Santiniketan: “Whatever happened in Nandigram was unfortunate. I completely disagree with that. But the Left Front is ruling the state for the last 35 years only due to the immense support of the people of West Bengal and not as anyone’s favour,” said Somnath Chatterjee as he lashed out at the Opposition in an interview at his residence in Santiniketan on Friday. When asked about the winds of change blowing across the state, the former Lok Sabha Speaker said: “Change is an inevitable part of society. Even at the Centre, six different governments were formed in the last 11 tenures. But since it is West Bengal, this is being exaggerated as if everything is coming to an end. The Left Front government is in power for the last 35 years. This has been possible due to the support and love of the common people, especially towards CPI(M). However, there have been some changes since 2005. Still the maximum number of zilla parishads and gram panchayats are under CPI(M). So, it is useless to think that people are no longer with the Left Front.” He regretted the Nandigram firing issue. “But after that the role of the Opposition was astonishing. They are supporting the Maoists, whom the Centre has called the ‘biggest security threat to the nation’ and who are responsible for several bomb blasts in the country. The common people will not tolerate this. They are not fools,” said the expelled CPI(M) leader accusing the Opposition of harbouring links with the Maoists. He could not forget former chief minister Jyoti Basu either. “He was a different person and a mass leader altogether. I’m grateful that I came in touch with him. The way he left his settled life and dedicated it to the betterment of the common mass is worth admiring. Once he told me that politics is the only way through which we can serve humanity and I always wanted to walk the same path,” said Chatterjee walking down memory lane. “I’ve been to quite a few public meetings and people have thronged those in large numbers. The people of the state are still with the Left Front. This has been proved. But I cannot say anything about who will form the next government,” said Somnath Chatterjee when asked about supporting the CPI(M) in the ongoing Assembly poll. EC seeks probe into EVM hacking Our Correspondent Kolkata: The Election Commission (EC) has asked the state police to investigate and submit within 24 hours, a report on complaints by the CPI(M) that electronic voting machines used in polling had been hacked into. A copy of the complaint was sent to the EC headquarters in New Delhi. “We have asked the ADG (Law and Order) to conduct an enquiry on this matter. The commission has taken the matter very seriously. It is a very serious allegation with respect to EVMs,” said CONCERNED MOVE chief electoral officer Sunil Kumar Gupta on Friday. CPI(M) representatives including senior leaders Md Salim and Sukhendu Panigrahi met Gupta and CPM worker held for bribing official Our Correspondent Purulia: A CPI(M) worker in Kashipur was arrested on Thursday for allegedly bribing a government official two days ahead of the fifth phase of voting. Jagadish Mandal of Rangamati was caught red-handed handing over `48,000 to an official for distribution among voters. Swapan Belthoria, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate from Kashipur constituency, had complained to the police about the bribery. Police then arrested Mandal. However, the accused, still in police custody, said he was being framed. But police said he had confessed to the crime during interrogation. On Friday too, three men were caught distributing sacks of rice at Malati village under Balarampur police station. The villagers and TMC workers in the area informed the policemen, who arrested the men for allegedly bribing voters. Jagadish Mandal of Rangamati was caught handing over `48,000 to an official TMC leaders said they knew CPI(M) workers would such things and as such had alerted the police beforehand. But CPI(M) leaders denied allegation of bribing voters. CPM, Trinamool engage in post-election violence Our Correspondent Contai: Violence has re-started in East Midnapore’s Khejuri after voting ended on Tuesday, May 3. Two days later, on Thursday night, Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers allegedly beat up three CPI(M) supporters, and later, CPI(M) men allegedly thrashed three TMC workers. In between, police have taken into preventive custody 26 alleged miscreants from both the parties. “Three of our comrades were severely beaten up by a group of TMC workers while they were harvesting paddy near Khejuri. They were badly injured and had to be hospitalised,” said Jishanshu Das, convener of Khejuri Zonal Organising Committee. Later, Ashim Mondol, the Left Front candidate from Khejuri constituency, visited the hospital. Police sources said 26 people were arrested and personnel were sent to the troubled spots “TMC men started the trouble but irony is that police arrested 20 of our supporters,” said Das. But TMC men on the other side accused CPI (M) ‘goons’ of assaulting their supporters. “CPI(M) brought goons from outside and set up a camps at Serkhan Chawk. Some armed miscreants from the camp attacked three students of the locality since they had worked for our party during the poll,” said Shyamal Mishra, a TMC leader. The three were given emergency treatment at the health centre. One teenager was later sent to Contai district hospital after his condition deteriorated. He said 30 goons were staying in the armed camp. “We have asked the police to dismantle the camp, which is the creating terror in the area.” Superintendent of police, rural, later told reporters at a press conference that 26 men had been arrested so far and a police contingent had been sent to the troubled spots to contain postpoll clashes. He said the 11 companies of paramilitary forces deployed for poll duty would stay put in the district for the entire month. � The EC has asked the state police to investigate and submit a report on the complaints made by the CPI(M) about hacking of EVMs � Senior party leaders like Md Salim and Sukhendu Panigrahi lodged the complaint lodged their complaint. They demanded the intervention of the EC into the matter and an investigation. The CPI (M) leaders said their party’s Bankura district committee had received a fraudulent email, purportedly from state Congress president Manas Bhunia. Salim said that in a bid to malign the image of politicians, cyber criminals were trying to entrap the CPI(M) by making local leaders believe that they could hack EVMs and get a better margin for the party in Bankura. Meanwhile, a senior official said the state police’s cyber crime wing has been asked to prepare the report. “The EC is very sensitive about EVMs. Therefore, the EC wants investigation reports as soon as possible,” he said. Trinamool Congress supporter injured Our Correspondent Krishnagar: A Trinamool Congress worker in Nadia district, who was wanted by the police in connection with some criminal cases, was seriously injured in a clash with unknown persons reportedly backed by the CPI(M). Shankar Ghosh, a resident of Govindapur village under Krishnagunge police station, was attacked and injured by the men armed with sharp weapons at a local primary school on Thursday night. He was reportedly hiding in the school. The panchayat pradhan of Govindapur gram panchayat belonging to the TMC, Ramesh Chandra Biswas, in a statement alleged that Ghosh was assaulted by CPI(M) backed goons following a verbal duel with them at a marriage party on Thursday night. He said Ghosh had been admitted to the Shaktinagar Health Centre for treatment. The district CPI(M), however, denied any connection with the incident and termed the incident a case of rivalry between two feuding factions of locally active criminals. Meanwhile, the incident had created a flutter in the locality with residents of that panchayat area raising questions regarding the security of students of the school that reportedly has become a hideout for active criminals. Left goes all out against Centre on petro price hike Our Correspondent Kolkata: After the black money allegations, the Left Front has come up with a new poll plank before the last two phases of the ongoing Assembly election, with chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and state Citu president Shyamal Chakrabarty going all out to corner the Centre on supposed price hike of petroleum goods. “The Centre is waiting for the Assembly elections to be over in five states to increase the prices of petroleum products. It would be the Centre’s gift to aam admi. The prices of the petroleum, diesel, kerosene and cooking gas would be out of touch for the middle class. Moreover, this hike would consequently shoot up the prices of other essential commodities. At the time when we are talking about subsidies, the central government will hold We suspect that the decision in this regard (petro price hike) has been taken much earlier —Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, chief minister a meeting on May 11 and probably take the final decision on the petroleum price hike,” Bhattacharjee told reporters. The chief minister further said: “We suspect that the decision in this regard has been taken much earlier and they are waiting for the election to be over.” Chakrabarty claimed that the railway ministry had raised the freight rate on transporting coal which would result in increasing electricity charges. “The Centre is referring to a loss and saying it is under recovery. But why they have chosen the time after the election? The Left trade unions are asked to demonstrate against it on May 12 throughout the state, especially the workers in transport sector,” he said. Taking a dig at Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee, Bhattacharjee said: “The TMC is claiming that they will introduce a special package for Jangalmahal. But we have already implemented it. We believe that the Maoist problem is not because of lack of development. The reasons are something else. The Left Front government has implemented several schemes for the benefit of the poor, like distribution of land pattas, health scheme, special facilities for students and employment generation,” said the chief minister.
Kolkata Saturday May 7, 2011 www.thebengalpost.com CITY 5 Briefly � Ustad Amjad Ali Khan at a felicitation program - me in the city on Friday —Debasish Bhaduri One held for molestation bid Kolkata: Nabin Gupta, 24, was arrested for allegedly trying to molest a 16-yearold girl in Badurbagaan lane on Friday. Gupta, a mentally unsound person, pulled the girl by her hand when she was going to Vidyasagar swimming club and tried to molest her. The girl raised the alarm and locals came to her rescue. Gupta was later arrested. —BP DYFI stir against police inaction Kolkata: Family members and members of the CPI (M) youth organisation DYFI protested in front of Burrabuzaar police station, alleging police inaction against those who forced Shashikala Yadav to commit suicide. A case was lodged against Shashikala’s in-laws, who allegedly tortured her for dowry. While her brother-in-law Dharmendra was arrested, her husband Jitendra and his mother are absconding. —BP 2 held with `17 lakh on Rajdhani Kolkata: Deep Giri and Bijay Gupta were arrested for allegedly carrying `17 lakh illegally on the Sealdah- Delhi Rajdhani express. They had boarded the train at Sealdah. Both of them are residents of Serampore. Getting a tip- off, RPF officials carried out a raid and found out that they were carrying seven bags which contained `17 lakh. They told the RPF that they were in the business of selling old notes for new ones in Delhi and were carrying the money for the same. —BP ICSE, ISC results on May 18 Kolkata: The results of the ISC and ICSE exams are likely to come out on May 18, the CISCE said on Friday. The two examinations ended in April. —BP Passenger dies of cardiac arrest Kolkata: Prem Kumar Sharma, a passenger on the Down-Guwahati Express, died of cardiac-arrest as the train arrived at Howrah Station on Friday night. The GRP called a doctor for treatment, but he died before that. Sharma was a resident of Fokajam village in Assam. —BP QUOTE TALE Everyday was a struggle for us these five years. I still shudder when I think of those days. When the doctors told me that my child could be cured, I felt as if God had answered my prayers. My child is absolutely fine —Monisha Pal, Moinam’s mother State fails to arrest drowning cases Youngsters travelling to seaside are known to flout safety rules, causing frequent cases of death by drowning Sujit Nath Kolkata: Despite the increasing number of drowning cases among youths at various beach and river resorts in the recent past, the state administration seems to be reluctant to take preventive measures. In the last one year, nearly 20 such cases were reported where school and college students were found violating norms by consuming liquor at these spots and then drowning despite warning notices put up listing the dos and don’ts when venturing into such areas. The situation is further aggravated by the lack of proper policing. In most areas, there are hardly any police patrols to prevent such visitors from creating a nuisance. At the Purana Qilla Ghat in Diamond Harbour, two B.Com. students, Pritam Naskar and Krishnendu Ghosh, had drowned due to a lack of policing. The authorities do not take action against private boat owners and hotel managers who take tourists for joyrides without providing safety measures like life jackets. They also freely provide liquor without bothering to check proof of age. In the context of increasing drowning cases, inspector-general of police, law and order, Surajit Kar Purakayastha assured that he would look into the matter and would ensure that all district police would increase patrolling to prevent such mishaps. SSKM staff beaten by patient’s family Our Correspondent Kolkata: A contractual labourer, Sujit Mondol was beaten up by family members after they charged the SSKM for not keeping a close eye on one of its high-risk patients. On Thursday night, mentally challenged Sunil Kumar Ghosal, 71, escaped from SSKM leading to the fisticuff between family members and hospital staff. Admitted with brain tumor and supposed to undergo surgery, Ghosal escaped from the hospital leaving a trail of questions behind. On Friday, when his family went to visit him, they did not find him on his bed. Even after searching for Sunil, he was nowhere to be seen either within the hospital premises or even its vicinity. “The hospital did not bother to look after the patients as they are just busy making money,” said Tapan Ghoshal, the patient’s son. The hospital authorities informed that family members did not use their green card to stay back for the patient. Police intervened to bring the situation under control. Our Correspondent Kolkata: Google Earth will not only help you find the streets of Kolkata, you can now also find a slum, thanks to some children. They have put up their sprawling slum in Rishi Aurobindo Colony in eastern Kolkata on the city map. It has been a year since they have been gathering data about people, small brick huts, crowded alleys, scattered temples, trees and other details. He said: “In some areas, there might be a lack of proper policing but the situation is not the same everywhere. There are tourist spots where our officers keep a close watch to ensure safe tourism. We are preparing a report to implement tourist guidelines immediately in all such places.” In many cases, it was found that private boat and hotel owners were guilty of indulging in illegal activities such as providing call girls with whom tourists can go out on boat rides. There have been previous cases of youngsters revelling on boats and falling to their death in the ocean. Naturally, a large sum of money exchanges hands. “While enjoying the trip, most of the time youths ignore safety measures and often land in a problem,” B Bhowmik, a private resort owner in Digha said. The president of the Mandarmoni Hotel Owners’ Association, Debudas Mahapatra, alleged that some police officers were too busy collecting bribes from hotel owners and did nothing for the safety and security of tourists. “You will hardly find any policeman patrolling tourist areas,” he said. Mahapatra stated: “I would like to request all hotel owners to maintain strict guidelines for all tourists to prevent such deaths. Some tourists are good but there are a number of young people who indulge in such activities resulting in more drowning cases every year.” Our Correspondent Kolkata: Moinam, a fiveyear-old thalassaemic boy from Siliguri, has become the first person in India to have a successful mixed stem cell transplant. Moinam was diagnosed with HbE-Beta Thalassemia, an inherited blood disorder in which the body produces abnormal form of hemoglobin from birth. His family had no other option but to go for blood transfusions every month until doctors advised them stem cell transplant, and they met Dr Ashish Mukherjee at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Research Institute. “Consultation with several doctors confirmed that our son had HbE-Beta Thalassemia. Our search for right treatment began from then till we came across Dr Mukherjee who suggested and guided us on the procedure of stem cell therapy. Stem cell banking of our second child was the only way left to cure thalassemia. As suggested by the doctor, we planned a second child and preserved our daughter’s cord blood with CordLife,” said a teary-eyed Ashim Pal, Moinam’s father. The stem cells that were transplanted came from his sister’s cord blood and bone marrow. Their struggles have now paid off after the stem cell transplant on April 3. “Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder in which the body produces an abnormal form of haemoglobin which is the metallo protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. The disorder results in excessive destruction of red blood cells which causes severe anemia that can occur within months after birth. If left untreated, severe anemia can result in insufficient growth and development, as well as other common physical complications that can lead to a dramatically decreased life-expectancy,” said Dr Prosanto Chowdhary, CordLife’s medical director. Moinam was initially put on an iron-based tonic which helped in raising the level of hemoglobin in blood, in iron deficient conditions, but when there was further drop Currency racket busted, two arrested Our Correspondent Kolkata: Here was the classic ‘black money’ converter. Dubiously-earned cash and a little extra as commission can earn back ‘white money’. Things seemed fine for the two accountants, till they decided to detain a client after a rift on Thursday night. The client called the police and the racket went bust by dawn. Police said accused Sanjay Jain and Nitin Shaw, who ran a chartered accountancy firm at 8, Chowringee Lane, received `1.1 crore from six businessmen for such transactions. The police arrested the duo after receiving a complaint from Abhishek Mohka, a businessman who had gone to seek their services. After taking his money, the duo had refused to convert the sum into cheques and instead detained him till midnight at the office, said the police. “The duo used to run the racket and charge 1.5 per cent as commission. They have been remanded to police custody since May 12,” said joint commissioner of police (crime) Damayanti Sen. She said the duo had earned `1.1 crore from six businessmen after taking `10 lakh-`15 lakh from each as commission. “We are now trying to find out of how many businessmen are involved in the racket.” She said that on Thursday, the duo called Mohka to their office. “Mohka gave them `20 lakh and asked for a cheque. But then he was caught in a fight between the duo, who accused one another of cheating.” Stem cell transplant saves 5-yr-old thalassaemic boy Moinam diagnosed with HbE- Beta type of disease where the body produces abnormal form of haemoglobin FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE Salim Sheikh, 13, and his friends with the support of Unicef and local NGO Prayasam have made use of their creative skills and created a colourful, handdrawn map of their community. Soon, they will also upload much of the information on to Google Earth, one of the world’s bestknown mapping systems. “After I upload the information, I will finally feel secure that my locality can be traced in the map like many � Villager watch as rescue operations are on to find relatives at Lot No. 8 in South 24 Parganas on Tuesday—File photo REVELLING YOUNGSTERS FALL PREY TO DANGEROUS WATERS �February 12, 2010: Two girl students were feared drowned at Shantipur’s Barabazar ghat in Nadia district. It was found that the girls, Sangita Roy, 13, and Dipali Roy, 14, Class VI students of Baigachi Vivekananada Vidyapith, ignored warnings and decided to enter the water. Local people alleged that despite repeated requests for a police posting, nothing has been done �September 15, 2010: Seven people drowned as a trawler capsized in the Muriganga River near Kakdwip in South 24- Parganas district. It was found that some of them were in an inebriated state and started dancing causing the boat to turn turtle Google Earth zooms in on sprawling slums other areas. With this map, everyone in the world will know us along with our ideas and problems,” said Salim. The mapping project started in 2010 as part of a larger child participation programme. It was supported by Unicef and implemented by Prayasam. The project was meant for children who were both in and out of school in select areas of the city. Salim and his friends came up with the � Moinam � A Muslim organisation holds a protest rally against America for killing Osama bin Laden and offers prayers for his departed soul, in the city—Debabrota Biswas idea to create a community map during workshops. The children were trained to use traditional mapping tools. Later, they were trained to use innovative mobile phone technology developed by Matt Berg at Columbia University’s Earth Institute in the US. These child volunteers work in a community with a population of 9,000. Along with mapping, they have been gathering lists of residents’ concerns and volun- �November 2, 2009: Two engineering students from West Bengal drowned while bathing in the sea at Puri. Ranjit Singh, 22, and Sayan Barui, 23, were part of a group of 105 students who went there for an excursion. �April 23, 2008: Two students from Delhi, studying engineering at the Birbhum Institute of Engineering and Technology, drowned in a barrage in Birbhum district. The post-mortem examination report revealed that victims Gaurav Singh and Supratik Chakraborty had consumed liquor teering for polio and malaria campaigns, helping impoverished children attend school, finding water sources and improving public hygiene. “We have tried to involve children in activities to better society for years now and mapping was just one of the activities we wanted to use,”said Piyali of Prayasam.“The children worked very hard for the project,” said Bharati Das, a resident of the area. Jhilam Karanjai Kolkata: Medical graduates and postgraduates will now be able to enrol for the National Health Services (NHS) in the UK, even sitting in the city. Offered under the Medical Training Initiative (MTI), the programme is meant for a small number of medical graduates from different parts of the world which will give them an opportunity to experience training at leading medical schools in the land of Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) and Member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP). In the city, the MTI programme will be offered through one of the leading private healthcare providers Peerless Hospital which is the only examination centre in eastern India. Although it is an old programme, there was no centre in the state or other parts and eastern India. Now, medical graduates and postgraduates from the city will no longer have to travel to Thiruvananthapuram or New Delhi to appear for the MTI exams. Going through the MTI, aspirant doctors can gather experience working as a part in his haemoglobin, the parents decided to seek a second opinion. “Every day was a struggle for us these five years. I still shudder when I think of those days. When the doctors told me that my child could be cured I felt as if god had answered my prayers. My child is absolutely fine,” said Manisha Pal, Moinam’s mother. Dr Mukherjee, director of NCRI, said Moinam was recovering and was expected to be completely cured as his blood tests had been heartening. Kolkata hospital offers NHS entry of the NHS for up to two years before returning home. Till date the Peerless authorities have received as many as 25 applications. The representatives from the hospital have already been to the UK to finalise the list of doctors who would be sent for the programme, informed a senior administrator with the hospital. Representative from the hospital have been to the UK to finalise the list of doctors to be sent for the programme The applicants will thus be spared of any other exam apart from the IELTS. NHS representative will fly down in mid May to conduct the interview of the short-listed candidates,” the senior administrator said. “Selected candidates will be paid according to the British scales,” said Dr Pradip Mitra, director of SSKM Hospital. He said since doctors were needed to acquaint themselves with more and more super specialty degrees, the MTI was hugely popular among budding doctors.
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