All-party delegation to meet PM on endosulfan

An all-party delegation headed by State Health minister P K Sreemathy would meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in connection with the endosulfan issue.

Kerala will observe April 25, the day on which the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants begins in Geneva, as anti- Endosulfan Day, Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan told reporters after the cabinet meeting...read here...http://keralz.com/news/kerala/2011/apr/apr4.html

Uterus of 226 women removed

Three private hospitals in Rajasthan`s Dausa district have removed the uterus of 226 women last year and earned about Rs 14,000 from each patient.

This was brought to light through a Right to Information by an NGO. These private hospitals were recognised for delivery under the government scheme `Janani Suraksha Yozna`.

In the wake of the report, the district administration has ordered an inquiry into the matter by a three-member committee...read here...http://keralz.com/news/india/2011/apr/apr3.html

Obama`s income drops

The annual income of United States President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle dropped by more than two-thirds to 1.73 million dollars in 2010 as against 5.5 million dollar in 2009, the White House said.

The President and the First Lady filed their income tax returns jointly and reported an adjusted gross income of 1,728,096 dollars, The White House said. read more here...http://keralz.com/news/world/2011/apr/apr.html