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With 33 donors, January 2026 sets a record in deceased organ donations in Tamil Nadu

With 33 donors, January 2026 sets a record in deceased organ donations in Tamil Nadu

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Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images January 2026 marked a new monthly peak for deceased donor organ donations in Tamil Nadu, with 33 donors. More than half of them – 19 – were from government hospitals, the majority situated outside Chennai. “This is the highest-ever number of donations in one month. This year, till today (February 12), 42 donations have taken place in 43 days – at a rate of one donation a day in Tamil Nadu. The 42nd donation is under way at the Government Kilpauk Medical College (KMC) Hospital,” N. Gopalakrishnan, member secretary, Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu (TRANSTAN), said. Significantly, the maximum contributor to these 33 donations was a peripheral medical college hospital – Government Dharmapuri Medical College Hospital – which functions as a Non-Transplant Organ Retrieval Centre (NTORC). Data from TRANSTAN showed that Dharmapuri led the tally with five donors. “Inspite of being a NTORC, the donation rate at the Dharmapuri medical college hospital is appreciable. It has a core team and a well-oiled system in place. Such …

Telangana High Court blocks return of school land to private donors, cites ‘unquestionable public interest’ | Legal News

Telangana High Court blocks return of school land to private donors, cites ‘unquestionable public interest’ | Legal News

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The Telangana High Court has overturned an earlier order that sought to return four acres of a government school land to private donors, effectively reinforcing the primacy of public education infrastructure. Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G M Mohiuddin ruled on December 8 that land used for a school and playground serves an “unquestionable public interest”. The principal question before the division bench was to determine if the land relinquished in favour of the Government under Form-C of the Telangana Land Revenue Rules 1951 for a specified public purpose may thereafter be reconveyed to the original owners, and whether any such exercise is legally sustainable. The dispute centered on land measuring 6 acres in Mothkur village of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district. Part of this land was donated in 2005 for the purpose of the construction of a mini- sports stadium for the school. Of this land, 2 acres were used for the construction of a Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV), which has been functioning since 2013. Since the rest of the land has been …

After 5 Children, Four Blood Donors Now Test HIV Positive In Jharkhand: Report | India News

After 5 Children, Four Blood Donors Now Test HIV Positive In Jharkhand: Report | India News

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Last Updated:October 30, 2025, 23:43 IST Reportedly, 44 blood samples were tested and of these, four blood donors have been found to be HIV positive. Representative Image Authorities in Jharkhand are alarmed as, after five children, four blood donors also tested positive for HIV. The blood samples collected from 259 donors between 2023 and 2025 are being retested after five children, suffering from thalassaemia, were tested HIV positive at Chaibasa Sadar Hospital in Jharkhand’s Chaibasa. As per a report by Indian Express, of the total samples, 44 were tested and four donors have been HIV positive. The details were shared by the state’s Health Minister, Irfan Ansari. These children underwent blood transfusion as a part of their thalassaemia treatment. This allegedly led to HIV infection. Jharkhand HC Pulled Up State Government The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday pulled up the state government for not following the standard operating procedure for blood transfusion. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Rajesh Shankar, while hearing a suo motu PIL, rapped Health Secretary Ajoy …

Is Khloe Kardashian Looking for Sperm Donors? Report Says Mom-of-Two is Willing to Get ‘Help’ From Science

Is Khloe Kardashian Looking for Sperm Donors? Report Says Mom-of-Two is Willing to Get ‘Help’ From Science

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Khloe Kardashian has the baby fever yet again! However, with no potential baby daddy or boyfriends on the horizon, the reality star is seeking other options. A source told Radaronline.com that the Good American founder is looking at options, possibly a sperm donor.  “Ideally, Khloe would like to do this with someone she knows,” the source added. Khloe shares daughter True and son Tatum with ex Tristan Thompson. The source claimed that she had considered Thompson a potential sperm donor for the longest time.  “But now she’s soured on the idea.” Possibly because the basketball player shattered their relationship for a second time in 2022 when he got another woman pregnant while they were expecting their second child via surrogate.  The insider revealed that the mom-of-two has been asking her friends for recommendations and putting the word out there. Khloe, who has reportedly been “celibate for years”, won’t mind a booty-call hookup along with a sperm donation.  Although considering options, she wouldn’t mind taking the traditional route either. The Khloe in Wonder Land podcaster is …

Gujarat received 856 organs from brain-dead donors in 2 years: Rushikesh Patel | Ahmedabad News

Gujarat received 856 organs from brain-dead donors in 2 years: Rushikesh Patel | Ahmedabad News

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Health Minister Rushikesh Patel said in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday that Gujarat received a total of 856 organs in the last two years from brain-dead donors. Patel, who was responding to starred question in the Assembly, said that organ donation and transplant have gained momentum in the state in the last few years. “As a result, a total of 856 organs were received in the state in the last two years… 464 kidneys, 235 livers, 65 hearts, 68 lungs, 3 pancreas, 8 small intestines, and 13 hands were donated. As many as 35,008 people in the state took the pledge to donate organs on the NOTTO web portal,” he stated. A total of 282 organs were donated at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital in the last two years, he added. Story continues below this ad Regarding the initiative taken to boost organ donation in the state, the minister said that the government has provided a fund of Rs 7 crore to SOTTO (State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation) for the purpose of IEC (information, education and …

Illegal kidney transplants done at two more hospitals, aver police

Illegal kidney transplants done at two more hospitals, aver police

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A Chennai-based doctor emerged as the prime suspect, in addition to two gangs of mediators operating from Chennai and Visakhapatnam, in the Saroornagar kidney racket case.  A special police team of Rachakonda Commissionerate is trying to trace the doctor who used to come to Alaknanda Hospital and perform the surgeries. Initially, officials of the Medical and Health department were sceptical of any doctor transplanting kidneys in that hospital as it did not appear to have the required operation theatre with all facilities.  However, investigators confirmed that the surgeries were conducted at Alaknanda Hospital, having found two ailing donors and two receivers in the same hospital. A probe by Saroonagar sleuths revealed that the doctor used to be flown in from Chennai. Though he would come from the airport to the hospital in a car, the four-wheeler would be stopped at some distance.  The doctor would then get into an auto-rickshaw and reach the hospital. The gang of mediators took this precaution so that the doctor is not identified. This was disclosed by one of the …

IIT-Madras raises ₹513 crore from alumni, other donors in FY24

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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras raised ₹513 crore in funding from its alumni, companies and individual donors in the financial year 2023-24, more than doubling it from ₹218 crore it had netted in the year before. In a statement on Tuesday, the institute said it has also received total new pledges of ₹717 crore from alumni and corporate partners in the financial year ended 31 March, 2024. “The funds received would be used for technology research and development as well as for deploying technology already built by IIT Madras, in various parts of the country based on the societal needs. In addition, it is also used to support deserving students with scholarships as well as to support the growing infrastructural needs of the institute,” said the college. The number of donors giving over ₹1 crore to the institute was 48 (16 alumni donors and 32 corporate partners). According to data released by the college, funds raised in FY21 and FY22 were ₹101.2 crore and ₹131 crore, respectively. “The total amount raised through alumni alone …

Gurugram Police nabs 5 donors, recipients; mastermind still at large

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The Gurugram police on Saturday arrested five donors and recipients on charges of commercial dealing in organs, 10 days after an organ transplant racket in Haryana and Rajasthan was busted, officials said. A senior police officer said the arrested accused include three recipients and two donors, all hailing from Bangladesh. The donors took Rs 2 lakh each for the kidney transplant. The mastermind of the racket Mohammed Murtaza Ansari, a native of Jharkhand, is still absconding, the police said. On April 4, a joint team of CM flying squad, district health department and Gurugram Police busted a gang that got kidney transplant done for money in two private hospitals in Jaipur, according to officials. The racket was busted following a raid at a hotel in Gurugram Sector-39 where a Bangladeshi national was found who had undergone a kidney removal procedure at a hospital in Jaipur under “suspicious” financial arrangements, they had said. After the transplant, the gang allegedly used to make the patient and the donor stay in a guest house in Gurugram. On Saturday, …

Electoral bonds: Here are AAP’s top 10 donors | Delhi News

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The Aam Aadmi Party’s top 10 donors donated Rs 52.4 crore through electoral bonds, according to data shared with the Election Commission on Thursday. Among these, six are on the list of leading donors of the Congress party. One among these six donors, Avees Trading Finance Pvt Ltd, donated Rs 10 crore to AAP. Three other firms — MKJ Enterprises Ltd; Torrent Power Limited; and Transways Exim Private Limited — each donated Rs 7 crore to AAP. Among the others, IFB Agro Industries Limited, a Kolkata-based distillery and bottling company, donated Rs 4 crore. Likewise, Pune-based BG Shirke Construction Technology Private Limited donated Rs 1 crore to AAP. This company provides infrastructure construction and engineering services. The above six companies collectively donated to Congress multiple times more than to AAP. Other top donors for AAP included Bajaj Auto Ltd (Rs 8 crore), Asian Trading Corporation Limited (Rs 5 crore), Bird Worldwide Flight Services (Rs 2 crore) and Avon Cycles Ltd (Rs 1.4 crore). Delhi-based Bird Worldwide Flight Services is a service provider in the fields …

BJP got 84% of electoral bonds bought by top 10 individuals | Latest News India

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The top 10 individual donors bought electoral bonds worth ₹180.2 crore between April 12, 2019 and January 11, 2024, and of this, ₹152.2 crore or 84.5% was donated to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), according to the latest tranche of data released by the Election Commission on Thursday. Electoral bonds had been pitched as an alternative to cash donations made to political parties. (Representative Image) The second biggest recipient was the Trinamool Congress (TMC) which got ₹16.2 crore or about 9% of the money. The third biggest was the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) with ₹5 crore. Hindustan Times – your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. The top donor, ArcelorMittal’s chairperson Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, bought bonds worth ₹35 crore, all of which were donated to the BJP. Read more: Electoral bonds: ‘Lottery king’ top donor for Opposition, BJP got most from this firm The second top individual donor was Laxmi Das Vallabhdas Merchant, who donated all his ₹25 crore to the BJP in November 2023. According to his Linkedin profile, Merchant is the Group …