The great organ robbery With the uncovering of Gurgaon kidney racket, issues surrounding organ transplantation have once into the limelight, though the lure of money propels the poor to donate their kidneys.
Changes to the law The decade old Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 is up for change though the process began three years before the Gurgaon revelations...
An outcry... then business The latest kidney transplant racket in Gurgaon may have sent shock waves in the north, but here in Tamil Nadu it has only evoked a sense of cynicism.
BANGALORE
Who will bell the cat? Had it not been a police complaint by a villager Velu from Pallipalyam in Tamil Nadu, illegal organ trade in Karnataka would have gone without notice.
Is Karnataka becoming a new haven for terrorists, as in recent times, even smaller towns have been found harbouring those with terror links? Deccan Herald had invited readers’ opinion on the topic.
Majority of the readers opine that the state has the presence of terrorists and stressed the need for tightening security measures to prevent infiltration. Some even termed the state a haven for anti-national elements.
