Vienna - The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) scheduled a special meeting in November, as the cartel's crude price remained below 80 dollars for the second day in a row on Thursday.

One barrel (159 litres) of OPEC crude stood at 78.25 dollars Thursday, rising 0.87 dollars from 77.38 dollars on the previous day, according to figures released by the cartel on Friday.

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare under Anbumani Ramadoss asked Manipal University to reduce the intake of students from 500 to 250 at Kasturba Medical College in Manipal and Mangalore from this year. The result: 250 students now face the vista of losing their medical seats.

In its notification issued on September 29, the Ministry informed the colleges that the last date for the transfer of 250 students is September 30. However, as per schedule, the colleges had already completed admissions for 500 medical seats on June 18, 2008. 

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The Health Minister Vishwajit Rane inaugurated ‘The Clinic on Wheels’ for the diabetics in the state. These clinics will be equipped with all state of the art facilities to detect diabetes and offer treatment along with educational material to offer to spread awareness about the effects of the disease and how early diagnosis of high sugar levels can prevent complications at a later stage. 

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