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For working mothers in Jakarta, breast milk couriers are known as the “saviors”, helping keep babies healthy while mother’s are in the office. Amanda Ramdariani, 26, was thankful when she discovered this service existed as she wanted to give her baby exclusive breast-feeding for six months but also needed to work. “I used the breast milk courier service when my baby was five months old because I could not provide enough breast milk for my baby at home while I was doing my job,” the mother of a 1-year-old daughter said. She said her breast-milk shortage was caused by the decreasing production of her breast milk by up to 50 percent while her daughter’s appetite remained high. Amanda said her baby needed at least six 100 milliliter-bottles of breast milk every day, while she could only produce four bottles. “To ensure my baby was exclusively breast-fed for six months, I had to deliver the milk I pumped at the office to home,” she said. “But my office was far from home, it was impossible to get it there in time myself.” The courier usually came to pick up the bottles at her office in Palmerah, West Jakarta, around lunch time and directly delivered the bottles to her house in Bintaro, South Jakarta. She used the courier service almost every day for two months and paid Rp 30,000 (US$ 3.5) per trip. Fitria Adiatri is another mother who has used the breast milk courier several times. “As a breast-milk donor the service has been a huge help to me,” she said. She added that she had used the courier service four times to deliver the milk for the children of her cousins and friends who could not produce breast milk. Breast milk couriers have been around since last year to answer the needs of working mothers who want to breast feed amid hectic lifestyles. Medical research shows that babies who are breast-fed exclusively for six months are more resistant to diseases and allergies such as diarrhea, obesity and diabetes, as it helps form a stronger immune system. During that period, babies’ nutritional requirements are fulfilled for the baby’s development, including its brain. Fikri Nauval, the owner of breast milk courier service Arga Nirwana Express, said his own experience inspired him to set up the business. “My wife, a working mother, couldn’t give exclusive breast-feeding to my first and second children due to her job. “As I had a courier service business, I thought why not just set up a breast milk courier service so she could keep giving our third child breast milk,” he said. Fikri then established a breast milk courier service division at his cargo company in 2010. Now, he employs five men for the specialized task. The couriers are equipped with a cooler box that fits four bottles and ice packs. Each courier delivers the bottles to three to five addresses a day. Customers in Jakarta pay Rp 30,000 and those in Bogor Rp 45,000 for one trip. “The number of customers who use our service is increasing each month. But I think the number is still small compared to the total breast-feeding working mothers in Jakarta,” he said. Chairwoman of the Indonesian Breast-feeding Mothers’ Association (AIMI) Mia Sutanto expected that the emergence of breast milk couriers could encourage more working mothers to exclusively breast feed their babies for six months. “But it is vital that the milk is stored properly so it does not spill or get contaminated,” she said. According to the 2010 Basic Health Research, the rate of breast-feeding nationwide was recorded at 15.3 percent among babies younger than 12 months. The 2009 Health Law stipulates that every baby has the right to be breast-fed exclusively for six months.

Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, as many as 24 television sets in the Railway station here showed an obscene film for about 10 minutes for which one person was arrested on Saturday, police said. "The incident occurred at around 3.30 pm when obscene video clippings ran for about 10 minutes in all TV sets simultaneously at platforms, waiting rooms and reservation counters," Baruna Behera, inspector of Railway Protection Force (RPF) said adding that the television operator was immediately arrested. Asutosh Swain (21) of a private organisation, confessed to the crime, the RPF inspector said adding that he uploaded certain obscene scenes from his mobile phone to the main channel of railway television server. “The Railways have ordered an inquiry into the incident and sealed the control room at the station from where a private organisation was operating the television service," a senior official of the East Coast Railway Zone told agency. Sources said the Railways had outsourced television operation to a private organisation since last four months. "The televisions in platform used to be very useful for the passengers as it telecast news, information, train timings and others. However, today's incident has come as a big shock for all of us," the official said.

NEW DELHI: A man threw black ink on the face of yoga guru Baba Ramdev as he was holding a press conference on black money and corruption at the Constitutional Club here on Saturday. A nonplussed Ramdev remarked later, "What have I done to deserve this?" The offender was caught and roughed up by Ramdev's supporters. He was repeatedly slapped and he bled from the mouth. The person has been identified as Kamran Siddiqui. He is a NGO worker and was offended by Ramdev's remark about Batla encounter. Reacting after the incident, Ramdev said he had asked for the black money being returned to the country and instead got black ink. "Those who fight for truth have to pay the price. We are fighting to get black money back to the country and instead I got black ink...What did I do to deserve this?" Ramdev said to reporters later. "This incident wont' affect me. We will continue to fight against the odds, come what may," he added.

Jodhpur: A Shocking incedent came into light at jodhpur. A 70 years old paralysed man on ventilator in the intensive care unit (ICU), nibbled by rats. The old man is admitted in Mathura Das Mathur Hospital here was said to be attacked by rats who nibbled on his ears, nose, lips and cheeks while hospital staff slept. "The hospital staff - from doctors to security guards - go to sleep before 11 pm, leaving the patients on their own," a doctor in the hospital said on condition of anonymity. Sources at the hospital said authorities had closed the hole through which the rats were coming into the ICU rooms. Rat killer medicines also have been used. The government run hospital has been under the scanner for unhygienic conditions for months now and the rat menace in government hospitals in Jodhpur is not new. In 2009, an infant died allegedly after some rats attacked him soon after birth at the Ummed Hospital here.