WHO to decide on Covaxin in 4-6 weeks

WHO to decide on Covaxin in 4-6 weeks

11.07.2021 

The World Health Organization is likely to take a decision on including Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin in the emergency use list within four to six weeks, Soumya Swaminathan, the global health body’s chief scientist has said. At a webinar on Friday, Swaminathan said BB is uploading safety and efficacy data and a decision on its inclusion will be taken by an expert advisory group. PTI

The difference between tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow

The difference between tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow

11.07.2021 

The difference between golfer’s and tennis elbow is mainly to do with which part of the elbow becomes inflamed. In tennis elbow, the inflammation is on the outside of the elbow, while with a golfer’s elbow, the inflammation is on the inner side. Golfer’s elbow can also cause numbness or tingling in your ring and little fingers.

Tennis elbow affects the extensor tendons of the arm which connect to the muscles that stretch your wrist backward and spread your fingers. Golfer’s elbow affects the flexor tendons attached to the muscles that flex your wrist and screw up your fingers, like when you grip something.

— DAILY MIRROR

Talk it Out

Talk it Out

11.07.2021 

Times of India 

Why it’s so hard for parents to let their adult children leave home

To help readers cope with their anxieties in these stressful times, TOI has launched Talk it Out, a series under which our panel of expert counsellors will answer your mental health queries. This week’s advice comes from psychiatrist Dr Prabha Chandra

We are seniors with a young daughter who wants to excel in her career. We were shell-shocked when she took a separate accommodation and left us. She also said that she will find her own life partner as she feels traditionally brought up boys are dominating and don’t share household work. We are worried about her living separately and her safety. We are more experienced and can get someone in our community matching her requirements. But she is very stubborn and not accepting any proposal. Please advise.

— Anonymous anxious parents

This is such a common scenario in India. Parents and adult children need to establish new ways of communication and negotiation. There are two issues you seem to be concerned about. First, her moving out and feeling that she has ‘left’ you. All adult children have to individuate and separate from their parents, if not physically then symbolically. It is admirable and a testimony to your parenting that your daughter can live on her own, be responsible for her own finances, food and safety. She has not left you. She is just learning to find her wings and fly on her own. There are many ways in which you can support that. To handle your concerns about her safety, having a discussion about alarms, locks etc may help. Your daughter seems to be an intelligent young woman. As her parents, you would want her to find a partner who will respect her and treat her like an equal. In her quest for independence, she may stumble a bit, but she should know that you are around to support her. Being open to her need for independence and respecting her decision also gives you the opportunity to stay connected and have open conversations, including about your own anxieties.

My husband had to travel abroad for a new job. My son and I will join him next year. My mother, sister and brother came to our place to help as we are expecting our second baby. My mom says she isn’t liking it here and wants to go back. Initially I was patient but gradually, it became unbearable because of the unspoken pressure. I feel she is not even making an effort to settle down and just wants to go back, even though she isn’t particularly happy there. I feel like I can’t talk to my mother and am angry at her. Am I a bad daughter?

— Anonymous

I’d like to reassure you that this is quite common. Neither are you a bad daughter, nor is she an unhelpful mom. Firstly, the pandemic has taken a huge toll on our emotions, especially older people who thrived on social connections and now feel lonely and anxious. When we feel distressed, we’d like to be back in our familiar surroundings which is what your mother probably wants. Secondly, our expectations from our parents may result in us taking them for granted. It looks like you really care for your mother, so acknowledge that she is doing you a huge favour, discuss how you can help her feel more comfortable, negotiate a shorter stay and respect her wishes if she still wants to go back.

I was in an on/off relationship for about seven years. I have cut all connections with my ex-boyfriends who he didn’t like, but he hasn’t. I love him a lot and I know this is very toxic because he makes talking to him very hard. He asks me to support him and says he wants to be with me. I feel his actions and words are completely different. I want to confront him but am worried that it’ll be hard to let him go since I’ve shared a significant portion of my life with him.

— Anonymous

Seven years is a long time. By now both of you should be aware of what is negotiable and non-negotiable. Ex-boyfriends or a platonic girlfriend are not the real problem. Patterns of faulty communication and jealousy may set in early and are related to each partner’s own personal insecurities. Trusting someone and being open with each other means letting go of one’s own fears. Being secretive, confrontational, withdrawing, and being accusatory are all indicative of unhealthy communication. However, these can be resolved by working on one’s own insecurities. In a healthy romantic relationship, one need not stop being friends with others or expect that the partner share every small detail of their life. I would suggest couples counselling because there seem to be things keeping you together.

2 Baroda Medical College students drown in Mahi

2 Baroda Medical College students drown in Mahi

Were Part Of Group That Had Gone For Picnic

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Vadodara:11.07.2021 

Two students of the Baroda Medical College drowned in the Mahisagar river near Rasulpur in Savli taluka of Vadodara district on Saturday.

The students were members of a group that had gone for picnic there.

According to sources, a group of 12 second year MBBS students had gone to Rasulpur which is a popular site for outings and picnics amongst residents of Vadodara.

The group entered the river to bathe. However, the heavy current in the river dragged away four students including the deceased Siddhi Shah (20) and Amogh Goel (20).

While two students managed to hold on to rocks and returned to safety, Shah and Goel drowned in a deep depression in the river. Other members of the group too rushed out of the river and raised an alarm to get help.

Villagers rushed to the spot and brought out Shah and Goel from the river albeit after some delay as they could not be found immediately. The students called for an ambulance and even performed CPR on Shah and Goel. The two students, in critical condition, were rushed to the SSG Hospital in the city to which the college is attached. The doctors at the hospital could not save them despite all efforts.

The two other students who had started drowning along with Shah and Goel were stable. Sources said that the entire group was in a state of shock and was given succour by teachers at the college.

Sources said that the depression at the site is known. In the past too similar incidents have been reported there.

The two students were rushed to SSG hospital in critical condition

Aadhaar’s catch-22: To get missing man’s info, trace him!

Aadhaar’s catch-22: To get missing man’s info, trace him!

Hear Him Before Ordering Us To Reveal Details: UIDAI To HC

Saeed.Khan@timesgroup.com

Ahmedabad:11.07.2021 

A 19-year-old boy, Jigar Jadav, went missing from his school in Devas village in Banaskantha in 2011. A decade later, when the local police sought help from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to provide any and every available detail on Jadav to help trace him, the Aadhaar authority cited the right to privacy of the person--missing in this case.

In March this year, the Gujarat HC directed Banaskantha police to launch an investigation to trace Jadav and ordered UIDAI to cooperate with the police to trace Jadav through Aadhaar card, if it was issued at all to him.

Reluctant to share Aadhaar information, if it has any, on missing Jadav, the UIDAI authorities informed the Gujarat high court that the HC can order it to furnish information only after hearing the authority and the person whose information is being sought for. Ironically, in this case, it is a missing person!

In March, the Gujarat HC had directed police to launch a probe to find Jigar

Cooperate with cops: HC to UIDAI

The insistence on part of the Aadhaar authority on following the law perplexed the HC which directed UIDAI on Wednesday to cooperate with the police in its investigation into the disappearance of Jadav after 10 years following a habeas corpus petition filed by Jadav’s father, Nagjibhai. Jadav had disappeared from Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Kumar Chhatralay in Devas village in Banaskantha. His father frantically inquired with the schools and hostel authorities and pursued the matter with high-ups in the government. When no trace of his son was found, he approached the high court through advocate Nayanavati Jethva.

Following the HC order, the Deesa police wrote to UIDAI seeking information about Jadav, if it has any. In reply, the authority said that it would be difficult to identify a person merely on the basis of his birth date and name and without Aadhaar number.

The authority later reiterated this in its affidavit filed in the high court and asserted that it would not be feasible to trace him on the basis of cursory details. It also cited various provisions of laws and court orders by which the right to privacy restricts disclosure of details pertaining to an Aadhaar card holder.

The Aadhaar authority further submitted that the court can order it to furnish information about an Aadhaar card holder only after hearing UIDAI and the person concerned. It cited provisions of section 33(1) of UIDAI Act. “It is pertinent to mention that since Mr. Jigar Kumar Nagji Bhai Jadav has now attained majority (as per the information provided by state police authorities), he is also required to be heard by the Court along with the authority in view of the aforesaid Section 33 (1) of the said Act (as amended), in case if he has enrolled himself for an Aadhaar number and subsequently allotted the same by the Authority,” the affidavit reads.

Meanwhile, the Banaskantha police submitted its report on the probe during the hearing. The HC has posted the matter for further hearing on July 26.

48 hours after bail to 13 juveniles, SC order yet to reach Agra prison

48 hours after bail to 13 juveniles, SC order yet to reach Agra prison

Anuja.Jaiswal@timesgroup.com

Agra:11.07.2021 

Over 48 hours after the Supreme Court granted “immediate interim bail” to 13 convicts lodged at Agra Central Jail who spent between 14 and 20 years each in prison despite being juveniles at the time of committing the crimes, the inmates are yet to walk free. Jail authorities are awaiting court orders that are delivered via India Post.

“We can’t release the prisoners on bail until we receive a certified copy of the SC order. We have completed all formalities at our end and will let them go once we get the order,” V K Singh, senior superintendent of Agra Central Jail, told TOI.

The case came to light recently after the convicts moved the apex court, stating that they were being kept in jail in violation of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000.

Full report on www.toi.in

Woman dies after allergy med overdose

Woman dies after allergy med overdose

Coimbatore:11.07.2021 

A 28-year-old woman died of overdose of tablets used for allergies in Coimbatore on Friday night.

The Singanallur police identified the deceased as R Lavanya, of Thatchan Thottam at Neelikonampalayam. She was working with a nationalised bank in the district and was slated to marry a relative on August 20.

A police officer said, “Lavanya had gone to a beauty parlour a few days ago for hand waxing. She developed allergic reaction (on the hands) on Friday evening and immediately took five Avil tablets. When she fell unconscious, family members took her to a private hospital at Singanallur, where she died without responding to treatment. The body was handed over to the family on Saturday afternoon after autopsy at Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital.”

The Singanallur police have registered a case under Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Code. TNN