Civil Hospital superintendent transferredSuperintendent of Surat's New Civil Hospital Dr B V Subrahmanyam was on Tuesday transferred as Dean of Bhavnagar Medical College, in view of the impending inspection by the Medical Council of India. The dean's post in the Bhavnagar college was lying vacant. Professor Khadija Saifee of the Pathology Department has been given the charge of superintendent of the Surat hospital. Last week as many as 11 teachers, including seven professors, were transferred to Rajkot ahead of inspection by an MCI team.New Excise headSurat Central Excise (Range I) Commissioner Anant Ram was on Tuesday transferred in the same capacity to Range II, whose jurisdiction extends from Navsari to Umargam. Range II Commissioner Gurubaksh Singh was appointed in his place. Only on Monday, additional commissioner S K Chaudhary was transferred to Ahmedabad. The twin transfers assume importance in the wake of ongoing tussle between the Excise department and textile industry.Following a series of complaints by local industrialists senior Excise officials were forced to come to Surat to inquire into allegations of harassment and torture during searches and raids on mills. A five-member committee with Anant Ram and four representatives from textile industry was set up to go into past complaints early this month. Textile industrialists draw their strength from the fact the local member of Parliament Kashiram Rana has become Union Textile Minister. Rana had taken up the complaints against local officials with top officials of the department, which is believed to have contributed to the recent transfers.Career guidanceThe Information department of the State government has organised a programme on Thursday to provide career guidance to youngsters who have cleared their Higher Secondary Certificate examinations. Charts will be on display while experts from various fields will answer students queries. While the exhibition is on May 29 and May 30, the question-answer session will be held only on May 28 from 11 am. The programme will be inaugurated by Saurabh Mehta, who topped the state list in HSC examination. Courses in Engineering, medical, polytechnic among other streams, scholarships, government assistance, new courses, opportunities for women among others will be covered in the seminar.Kala Kendra meetThe annual executive meeting of the Rashtriya Kala Kendra of Surat is to be held here in the city at the Kendra's premises at Vajubhai Taank Smruti Bhawan at 5 pm on May 31. Kendra Treasurer, Rupin Patchigar, in a statement issued here on Tuesday said that the budget for the forthcoming year will be presented along with finalising the awards and other prizes that the organisation gives away to artists.CounsellingThe Surat branch of the Akhil Hind Mahila Parishad began counselling programmes for women from Monday at the Hindu Milan Mandir premises in Soni Falia. The Parishad will counsel women on problems of married life, children and other legal issues everyday from 11 am to 6 pm except Sundays, according to a release issued by the Parishad.
