'Power-hungry' politicians will not let bill pass easily: Hazare

NEW DELHI: After successfully leading the agitation on Lokpal Bill, social activist Anna Hazare has struck a note of caution.

Expressing apprehension over parliamentarians' readiness to pass a strong anti-corruption legislation he has asked his supporters to be prepared for a "bigger battle".

Addressing the media, the 73-year-old social activist said "power-hungry" politicians will not easily accept any bill having stringent provisions against corruption or "shed" the power they enjoy.

"But on this issue, people will get together," he said adding, MPs and MLAs were being elected to serve the people and not to be their masters. "But they (elected representatives) have forgotten this."

Hazare, who has set August 15 as the deadline for passage of the bill, said, "I feel there will be need for a bigger agitation in future (to get the bill passed in Parliament)."

"I don't think they (MPs) will easily accede to the passage of the bill as they feel it will cut down their powers." 

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On eve of world health day :Too Many Hours at Work Might Harm the Heart

It may be time to add a long workday to the list of risk factors for heart disease.

A new study has found that office workers in England significantly increased their chances of having a heart attack by working more hours than their peers.

The study, conducted by researchers at University College London, found that employees who regularly worked 11-hour days or longer were 67 percent more likely to develop heart disease than those who worked seven- or eight-hour days.

India bans Japanese food imports for 3 months

India has banned food imports from Japan for fear of radiation contamination from the country's tsunami-ravaged nuclear power complex.
An Indian Health Ministry statement says the ban took effect Tuesday and will last three months or until credible information shows the hazard has subsided. The situation will be reviewed weekly.
India was already among several countries that increased testing of Japanese imports after the March 11 disaster.
Japan already banned sales of certain food items produced near the Fukushima power plant due to radiation in regional vegetables and milk.

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