AIIMS' plea for donations
Nand Kishore Mishra (35), a resident of village Chakvedaria, district Samastipur in Bihar is suffering from severe aplastic anaemia. He is presently undergoing treatment at AIIMS and the cost of his treatment comes to around Rs 15,000 per month. The treatment is likely to continue for another year. Unable to afford the treatment, his wife Meera Mishra has appealed for donation and assistance. Donations can be sent in favour of Mrs Meera Mishra, C/o Dr Rajiv Kumar, Additional Professor, Laboratory Oncology, IRCH, AIIMS, New Delhi- 110029.

Delhi-Lahore DTC route tax waived
Haryana has decided to scrap passenger tax on the Lahore-Delhi-Lahore route. The new bus service, which will be run thrice a week by Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is expected to begin soon. The decision a goodwill gesture of the state government -- was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet here a couple of days ago.

IIT employees' dharna from Nov 16
Around 10,000 employees of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Employees Union have decided to sit on dharna from November 16 onwards. The employees had been agitating since November 2 urging the directors of all the IITs to resolve issues regarding the retirement age of staff members, disparity of pay scales, continuation of promotion and assessment and anomalies arising out of the Fifth Pay Commission.