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Bismillah Khan admitted to hospital

Varanasi: Ailing shehnai wizard Ustad Bismillah Khan was admitted to a private hospital here on Thursday. Doctors said his condition was stable, although his liver was not functioning normally.

Musicians, singers, Bollywood actors and music lovers across the country wished the maestro a quick recovery.

The 92-year-old shehnai maestro was shifted this morning from his Harha Sarai residence to the Heritage Hospital in Lanka area, after he agreed to District Magistrate Rajiv Agrawal's request last evening for shifting him to a premier hospital in the city for advanced health care, his secretary S. Javed said.

The family doctor M M Jafri, who had been treating the ailing musician for the last many years, said that shifting Khan Sahib to the premier hospital would certainly help in his treatment.

Hospital vice-chairman Siddharth Rai said here this afternoon that the condition of Khan Sahib, admitted at the intensive care unit (ICU), was stable and under control.

``All his vital parameters are normal, but the higher bilirubin factor suggest his liver is not functioning normally. Preliminary tests have revealed his bilirubin factor stood at 2.3 against the normal of 1.3. More tests including a liver ultrasound will be conducted soon to reach a final conclusion,'' he added. - A team of doctors led by nephrologist D K Sinha and cardiologist A K Pandey is treating Khan Sahib. UNI

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