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It is already there; I just have to chisel away the superfluous material” 1 killed, 7 injured as boiler explodes at steel melting unit in Tamil Nadu After conservative treatment in Iraq failed to provide relief to Ahmed Abdulmueen Kadhim over several years, he travelled to India seeking treatment. NEW DELHI: A 36-year-old Iraqi man weighing 162 kg has regained his ability to walk after undergoing a technically challenging total hip replacement at a private hospital, in what doctors describe as one of the most complex joint replacement surgeries performed on a morbidly obese patient at the facility.Ahmed Abdulmueen Kadhim had been living with severe pain and progressive loss of mobility due to secondary degenerative arthritis of his right hip. After conservative treatment in Iraq failed to provide relief over several years, he travelled to India seeking treatment.The patient’s extreme body weight posed major surgical and anaesthetic challenges. Excessive weight not only makes surgical exposure and implant positioning more difficult but also places significantly higher mechanical stress on the artificial joint, requiring meticulous planning and specialised implants.The surgery, performed at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Patparganj, was led by Dr (Prof. ) Anil Arora, Chairman and Head of Orthopaedics and Joint Replacement. The team carefully planned the implant selection and fixation strategy to ensure long-term stability despite the patient’s high body weight.”Performing a total hip replacement in a patient weighing 162 kg presents significant technical challenges. Careful pre-operative planning, precise implant positioning and stable fixation were critical to achieving a successful outcome,” Dr Arora said.Doctors used a collared femoral stem implant to provide additional support for the replacement joint. The surgery was completed without complications, and postoperative X-rays confirmed satisfactory positioning and stability of the implants.Following the operation, the patient underwent supervised physiotherapy and rehabilitation aimed at strengthening the muscles around the operated hip and gradually restoring mobility. He reported early pain relief, showed improvement in walking ability and was discharged seven days after surgery before returning to Iraq.Get the latest India news and live updates. Download the TOI App.About the AuthorAnuja JaiswalAnuja Jaiswal is a Senior Assistant Editor at The Times of India, with an impressive 18-year career in narrative journalism. She specializes in health and heritage reporting, expertly simplifying complex health information to make it engaging and understandable for readers. Her deep dives into heritage topics are well-researched, resulting in captivating narratives that resonate with her audience. Over the years, she has worked in Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh and West UP, gaining diverse on-ground experience that shapes her storytelling.Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos’I Will Bow At Every Door’: Narottam Mishra Gets Emotional, Chokes Up At BJP’s Datia Bypoll Rally“Putin Pays Close Attention To PM Modi”: Poland Highlights India’s Global Power Amid Global CrisesBengal Government Backs Airport Mosque Relocation, Cites Security And Runway Expansion NeedsSuvendu Govt Replaces Mamata’s ‘Khela Hobey Divas’ With ‘Ayushman Divas’Man Claiming To Be Ex-US Navy Officer Held At India-Nepal Border Without Travel Documents’I Am Not Gandhiji’: Kerala Double Murder Convict Shows No Remorse In CourtUS Inmate Matthew Aaron VanDyke Seeks Special Diet, Cooking Permission Inside Tihar JailMission $500 Billion: India, US Push To Deepen Trade Ties As Deal Nears CompletionMission $500 Billion: India, US Push To Deepen Trade Ties As Deal Nears CompletionCDS To Present Theatre Command Roadmap As India Moves Closer To Military Reforms123Photostories5 ways meditation can quietly transform you from the insideAbhishek Sharma vs Vaibhav Sooryavanshi vs Yuvraj Singh: Who delivered Wimbledon 2026’s most iconic suit moment?60-second money lesson: Why smart women don’t always buy the cheapest thingFrom opening up about problems in their married life and his battle with anxiety to Yuvika’s emotional breakdown: Prince Narula and Yuvika Chaudhary get candid5 signs you’re not in love; it’s obsessionWhy you can still cringe over something you said 10 years ago… but forget why you walked into the kitchen just seconds laterJanhvi Kapoor’s 24K gold corset to black embroidered lehenga is wedding guest fashion at its boldest10 beautiful baby names that symbolise new life and fresh beginningsAkshay Kumar’s go-to high-protein snack at 58 is packed with fiber and contains no chilliJuly New Moon 2026: Affirmations for your birth date123Hot PicksNEET recorded responseRSCIT admit cardGold rate todayITR filingOil Price TodaySonam Wangchuk hunger strikeS. 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The Ladakh administration on Monday announced its decision to constitute autonomous hill development councils for each of its seven districts, barely 10 days after it had, along with the Centre, convinced the Ladakh representatives to finally sign the minutes of May 22 meeting with the home ministry, in which Wangchuk was one of the key negotiators.On both the occasions — July 3, when the minutes of May 22 meeting were finalised, and Monday, when the councils for every Ladakh district were announced — Wangchuk was here in the Capital, fasting.Announcing the move to set up autonomous councils in the newly-created districts of Nubra, Changthang, Sham, Zanskar and Drass, in addition to Leh and Kargil that already have these councils, Ladakh chief secretary Ashish Kundra told a press conference in Leh that it is a “major step towards democratic decentralisation and grassroots governance”.\The seven councils will have full powers set out in the LAHDC Act. “The new districts shall get the same authority that Leh has held since 1995 and Kargil since 2003, not a reduced version of it,” he underlined. The councils will have authority over land ownership and land allotment within the district. They will regulate recruitment and promotions for district cadre posts.The councils — which will exist alongside Panchayati Raj institutions — shall hold a dedicated council fund and can levy taxes and fees. Each new district will have a revenue base of its own and formulate development plans. They will handle health, education and tourism, along with local infrastructure and social welfare schemes.Though the May 22 talks between Union home ministry officials and Ladakh bodies Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) here had witnessed a breakthrough with the two sides agreeing in principle on creation of elected bodies at UT-level and district level with “full legislative, executive, financial and administrative powers” and Constitutional safeguards under Article 371, the Ladakh representatives later objected to the minutes of the meeting omitting the assurances on Article 371 and control over bureaucracy. These concerns were finally ironed out at a meeting in Leh on June 3, leading to signing of the minutes.Kundra on Monday told TOI that the forthcoming talks shall focus on the structure of the UT-level elected body as well as the scope of safeguards under Article 371. Both sides are finalising their respective drafts in this regard, and a date will eventually be set to discuss them, he said.The chief secretary said the model of UT and district level bodies proposed in Ladakh has no parallel elsewhere in the country and will draw on the best features of other arrangements. The UT will have elected representation at the village, district and Union Territory levels, he said.“Some rebalancing of powers between the councils and the UT body may follow,” said Kundra.Section 3(1) of the LAHDC Act already provides for a council for every district, to be constituted from a date the government notifies in the gazette. Only amendments to the Act where required and a delimitation of constituencies remain, according to Kundra.Five of the seven Ladakh districts are dominated by Buddhists, while Drass and Kargil have a significant Muslim population.Get the latest India news and live updates. Download the TOI App.About the AuthorBharti JainBharti Jain is senior editor with The Times of India, New Delhi. She has been writing on security matters since 1996. Having covered the Union home ministry, security agencies, Election Commission and the ‘prime’ political beat, the Congress, for The Economic Times all these years, she moved to TOI in August 2012. Her repertoire of news stories delves into the whole gamut of issues related to terrorism and internal strife, besides probing strategic affairs in India’s neighbourhood.Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos’I Will Bow At Every Door’: Narottam Mishra Gets Emotional, Chokes Up At BJP’s Datia Bypoll Rally“Putin Pays Close Attention To PM Modi”: Poland Highlights India’s Global Power Amid Global CrisesBengal Government Backs Airport Mosque Relocation, Cites Security And Runway Expansion NeedsSuvendu Govt Replaces Mamata’s ‘Khela Hobey Divas’ With ‘Ayushman Divas’Man Claiming To Be Ex-US Navy Officer Held At India-Nepal Border Without Travel Documents’I Am Not Gandhiji’: Kerala Double Murder Convict Shows No Remorse In CourtUS Inmate Matthew Aaron VanDyke Seeks Special Diet, Cooking Permission Inside Tihar JailMission $500 Billion: India, US Push To Deepen Trade Ties As Deal Nears CompletionMission $500 Billion: India, US Push To Deepen Trade Ties As Deal Nears CompletionCDS To Present Theatre Command Roadmap As India Moves Closer To Military Reforms123Photostories5 ways meditation can quietly transform you from the insideAbhishek Sharma vs Vaibhav Sooryavanshi vs Yuvraj Singh: Who delivered Wimbledon 2026’s most iconic suit moment?From opening up about problems in their married life and his battle with anxiety to Yuvika’s emotional breakdown: Prince Narula and Yuvika Chaudhary get candid5 signs you’re not in love; it’s obsessionWhy you can still cringe over something you said 10 years ago… but forget why you walked into the kitchen just seconds laterJanhvi Kapoor’s 24K gold corset to black embroidered lehenga is wedding guest fashion at its boldest10 beautiful baby names that symbolise new life and fresh beginningsAkshay Kumar’s go-to high-protein snack at 58 is packed with fiber and contains no chilliJuly New Moon 2026: Affirmations for your birth dateDo your knees hurt before it rains? 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Your goal is reached. Govt doesn’t care about your life or that of crores of youth. But your life matters to us. Pls call off fast & continue the fight,” Moitra said.Earlier on Monday, a group of eminent citizens, including writer Arundhati Roy, actors Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah, and economist Jayati Ghosh, also appealed to the protesters on indefinite hunger strike to end their fast, while extending full support to their demand for Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation.In a joint statement, the signatories said they were “immensely grateful” to the protesters for leading the agitation against the government but expressed deep concern over their worsening health.”We salute your sense of purpose, the determination and courage with which you are spearheading this movement for students and youth across the country,” the statement said.Appealing to the protesters to end their fast, they said, “We request you to please consider ending this hunger strike immediately in the interests of the longer and more difficult struggle ahead. This battle is a marathon, not a sprint, and we need you, your strength and leadership in the days to come.”According to the organisers, Wangchuk has lost 8.2 kilograms since he began fasting. His latest medical parameters showed a blood pressure of 107/70 mmHg and a blood glucose level of 67 mg/dL.Meanwhile, AISA activist Deepak was admitted to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital after his health deteriorated following 16 days of fasting.In a statement, AISA said Deepak had lost around 15 per cent of his body weight and his blood pressure had fallen to 80/40 mmHg over the past three days, prompting doctors to advise immediate hospitalisation due to the risk of organ damage.Addressing a press conference, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke questioned why the government had not initiated talks with the protesters despite the prolonged agitation and the deteriorating health of those on hunger strike.”I request the government not to turn this into a battle of egos as human lives are at stake. Acknowledging a mistake is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign of maturity, accountability and the willingness to correct course. All we are asking for is accountability,” he said.As Wangchuk’s fast entered Day 16, comparisons were also drawn with activist Anna Hazare’s 12-day hunger strike in support of the Jan Lokpal movement in 2011.Hazare initially went on hunger strike on April 5, 2011, withdrawing it four days later after the then Union government formed a committee to examine his demands. In August 2011, Hazare again launched a hunger strike, which lasted 12 days.Asked why Wangchuk and the others were still fasting while Hazare’s 2011 hunger strike ended after 12 days, Dipke said, “That was a different India… In today’s India, human lives are not valued.”He also criticised the government for not being concerned about the health of Wangchuk, a Magsaysay awardee and noted educator and innovator.The CJP protest began on June 20, while Wangchuk joined the agitation on June 28 and has remained on an indefinite hunger strike since.Get the latest India news and live updates. Download the TOI App.About the AuthorTOI News DeskThe TOI News Desk comprises a dedicated and tireless team of journalists who operate around the clock to deliver the most current and comprehensive news and updates to the readers of The Times of India worldwide. With an unwavering commitment to excellence in journalism, our team is at the forefront of gathering, verifying, and presenting breaking news, in-depth analysis, and insightful reports on a wide range of topics. The TOI News Desk is your trusted source for staying informed and connected to the ever-evolving global landscape, ensuring that our readers are equipped with the latest developments that matter most.”Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos’I Will Bow At Every Door’: Narottam Mishra Gets Emotional, Chokes Up At BJP’s Datia Bypoll Rally“Putin Pays Close Attention To PM Modi”: Poland Highlights India’s Global Power Amid Global CrisesBengal Government Backs Airport Mosque Relocation, Cites Security And Runway Expansion NeedsSuvendu Govt Replaces Mamata’s ‘Khela Hobey Divas’ With ‘Ayushman Divas’Man Claiming To Be Ex-US Navy Officer Held At India-Nepal Border Without Travel Documents’I Am Not Gandhiji’: Kerala Double Murder Convict Shows No Remorse In CourtUS Inmate Matthew Aaron VanDyke Seeks Special Diet, Cooking Permission Inside Tihar JailMission $500 Billion: India, US Push To Deepen Trade Ties As Deal Nears CompletionMission $500 Billion: India, US Push To Deepen Trade Ties As Deal Nears CompletionCDS To Present Theatre Command Roadmap As India Moves Closer To Military Reforms123Photostories5 ways meditation can quietly transform you from the insideAbhishek Sharma vs Vaibhav Sooryavanshi vs Yuvraj Singh: Who delivered Wimbledon 2026’s most iconic suit moment?From opening up about problems in their married life and his battle with anxiety to Yuvika’s emotional breakdown: Prince Narula and Yuvika Chaudhary get candid5 signs you’re not in love; it’s obsessionWhy you can still cringe over something you said 10 years ago… but forget why you walked into the kitchen just seconds laterJanhvi Kapoor’s 24K gold corset to black embroidered lehenga is wedding guest fashion at its boldest10 beautiful baby names that symbolise new life and fresh beginningsAkshay Kumar’s go-to high-protein snack at 58 is packed with fiber and contains no chilliJuly New Moon 2026: Affirmations for your birth dateDo your knees hurt before it rains? 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