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HOSPITAL SERVICES SHOULD BE STANDARDISED

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Recently a retired official from the government sector said that he had some pain in the chest. He immediately visited a known private hospital and consulted a cardiologist. The doctor, after detailed examination suggested an Angioplasty surgery. Cost of the surgery would be Rs 1.5 lakhs, was the advice by the doctor. Our cardiac patient left the reputed private hospital and went straight to a district hospital and consulted the cardiologist there. After detailed examination our patient got admitted there and remained there for few days. The doctor then told him that he was fully cured and was discharged. The total expenditure in the hospital was said to be Rs 6,000/- plus. This may not be an isolated incident. In the case of Angioplasty the private hospitals in Kerala charges around Rs 1.2 to Rs 1.6 lakhs. The surgery takes about 30 minutes to 2 hours. Depending upon the health condition of the patient the recovery may take about two weeks time. The DGHS has proposed to br...
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ESTIMATED PRICES OF SELECTED ITEMS IN THE YEAR 2100

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While  evaluating the prices of some selected goods and services in 1950-60s and 2020s we may assume the prices of those in the year 2100 Rice per kg 1950-60s - 6 Annas 2020-22 - Rs 40/- 2100 - Rs 4,000/- Tea per cup 1950-60s - 1 Anna 2020-22 - Rs 10/- 2100 - Rs 1,600/- Non veg meals 1950-60s - 8 Anna's 2020-22 - Rs 150/- 2100 - Rs 45,000/- Sardine fish per 100 nos (approx. 3 kgs) 1950-60s - 1 Anna 2020-22 - Rs 100/- per kg 2100 - Rs 33,000/- per kg. Hair cut 1950-60s - 6 Annas 2020-22 - Rs 120/- 2100 - Rs 40,000/- Beer per bottle (650ml) 1950-60 - Rs 5/- 2020-22 - Rs 140/- 2100 - Rs 3,900/- Bus minimum charge 1950-60s - 1 Anna 2020-22 - Rs 10/- 2100 - Rs 1,700/- Minimum wages for unskilled worker per day 1950-60s - Re 1/- 2020-22 - Rs 800/- 2100 - Rs 6,40,000/- Note: The prices of 1950-60s and 2020-22 are from available sources and the prices indicated in 2100 are on the basis of assumption, no reliability may be expected. K V George
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KERALA - A UNIQUE TOURIST DESTINATION IN THE WORLD

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          There are three elements that make Kerala a prime tourist hub in the world. The most appreciated among those is the unique natural beauty of Kerala. There are many authorised agencies like UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organisation) Time Magazine, New York Times etc have recommended  Kerala as one of the 'Must Visit' tourist destinations of the world. Time Magazine rated Kerala in 2022 among the 50 extraordinary destinations to explore in its list of the World's Greatest Places. This is a unique God's Own Land. While the unique beauty of this region is fairly well spread across the world, there are two more unique features which have not drawn the special attention of the world. The unique aspect of this region of India is the people. The people of Kerala are really unique in the world either in behaviour or by charector. Though biologically they don't have much of a difference between Indians of other regions, they are much diff...
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WHY WE ARE TOO LAZY?

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(Offshore drilling platform. Image courtesy BOP team) This is being asked to the people of Kerala, that why we are too lazy rather made to be so within our state. All our attention is always focused on politics. Nothing else seems to be important for us. Meeting, rally, wall writing, zindabad etc are our prime tasks. We may look at our governments one after the other. We are always trying to find more and more avenues to avail loans. We never put even the slightest effort to find new sources to generate revenue to the exchequer. And all these have brought unbearable liability for our coming generations. Here is a humble suggestion. Let us have discussion with the African countries Algeria and Nigeria for oil rigging and processing. As per reports Nigeria is losing large amount of oil from off shore illegal rigging. They may be interested in a strong partnership with another country like India. Initially we may obtain permission from Government of India and then the state of...
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REAL REFORMATION OF INDIA

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Tourist attraction of Munnar, Kerala, India  India can soon reach the front raw of the economic world. In order to attain this most prestigious status, we may have to take the following steps on red hot priority. End corruption immediately with the help of simple and stringent law. Bring back all the money sent abroad illegally including all illegitimate investments. Education upto graduation level may be made less expensive, if not free. Our national standard of literacy should be made as graduation. It may be declared right now that after a given period of time minimum qualification required for all jobs shall be graduation. Women of all ages should have freedom and safety in all respects within the whole country. Severe punishment forbthe offenders should be included in the law. Every religious symbols, books and gods should be totally moved out of politics.Under no circumstance religion should be mixed with politics No protesters, under any circumstance should be al...
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MAN ESCAPED DEATH 634 TIMES!

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(A rare picture of Fidel Castro with Indira Gandhi in 1976 - image by AFP) Can  anyone believe that a man escaped from death 634 times in life? More surprise will be there when you come to know the name of that remarkably fortunate person! The name is known to all of you! It's none other than Fidel Castro, the former Cuban President! This Cuban leader had the distinction of being the only person survived most number of assassination attempts by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Six hundred thirty four, according to a book written by Fabian Escalante, former head of the Cuban secret service, also in charge of Castro's security. Here are some of the failed attempts. Castro's love for cigars was well known. CIA apparently poisoned a box of his favourite cigars with a botulinum toxin strong enough to kill anybody who put one in their mouth. The cigars were delivered to "an unidentified person." This was in 1960-61 just after he siezed power. The cigar...
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ANSWERING THE PRAYER INSTANTLY AND MIRACULOUSLY - A TRUE' STORY

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Many  years ago, James Rogers of Alabama Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church told the story of Annie Clayton of San Jose, California. As a child, she and her sister Banie took a long walk one Saturday morning to collect some scraps of wood as fuel for heating their families home. As they returned, Vanie collapsed from the lingering effects of cholera and was unable to proceed. Annie, who was only five years old, was helpless and they sat beside the road not knowing what to do. Finally Vanie said, "You know, Annie, that a good while ago mother told us that if we ever got into trouble, we should pray, and God would help us. Now you help me get down upon my knees, and hold me up, and we will pray." So there on the side walk, the two sisters prayed earnestly for someone to come along to help them. Then they resumed sitting on the curb waiting to see how God would answer their prayers. Far down the street, they spotted a man who walked out of a factory and loo...
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