Thiruvananthapuram: Senior surgeon Dr Haris Chirakkal, who drew widespread attention by highlighting deficiencies in the govt medical college hospitals during the previous LDF govt’s tenure, welcomed state govt’s latest initiative to reduce overcrowding and end the practice of patients being made to lie on hospital floors.In a social media post, Chirakkal praised health minister K…
Hazaribag: Around 600 residents of Pachanda village in Ango panchayat of Barkagaon block are finally seeing hope of breaking decades of monsoon isolation, with construction of a bridge over the rain-fed Haharo river now underway.For years, during the rainy season the swelling river cut off the village from the outside world for nearly four months,…
Corporators urged PMC to establish a mechanism to ensure that all needy patients received timely treatment without facing obstacles Pune: Several corporators on Wednesday alleged that patients in the city were being denied admission and asked to pay deposits at private hospitals. They also claimed that many patients were unable to secure beds in these…
Sharad ChandraDhanbad: In a step towards ensuring dignity, safety and empowerment of the transgender community, a Garima Grih (shelter home) was inaugurated in Dhanbad on Tuesday. The shelter home is being operated by non-profit organisation Manthan Sanstha under the direction of DC Aditya Ranjan.The inauguration was carried out by district social welfare officer Sneh Kashyap,…
Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi Vadodara: By the glow of funeral pyres that never go out, young workers and men at Varanasi’s Manikarnika Ghat spend their childhood and youth performing one of Hinduism’s most sacred duties. An MSU study has now documented the human cost of this tradition, revealing a community grappling with poverty, illness, stigma…
Silchar: Three months after the foundation stone for Silchar’s much-awaited elevated corridor was laid with much fanfare, construction work on the Rs 583-crore project is yet to begin, raising concerns among residents and civil society organisations over the delay.The 3.5-km elevated corridor, proposed from Trunk Road near Capital Point to Rangirkhari on NH-306, is expected…
Security personnel man the entrance to the new Jharkhand High Court complex in Dhurwa on the outskirts of Ranchi ahead of its inauguration ceremony on Wednesday which will be attended by President Droupadi Murmu. Photo By-Mahadeo Sen Ranchi: Jharkhand high court today on Thursday directed the railways to furnish a no objection certificate (NOC) for…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is witnessing a rise in the number of married women who want to control pregnancies but are not using any contraceptive method, according to the latest NFHS-6 for 2023-24.The survey showed that 10% of married women in the state have an unmet need for family planning, up from about 7% in the previous…
Dhanbad: India has crossed a major milestone with the Ayushman Bharat Health Account (Abha) enrolments surpassing 90 crore nationwide, with the system being steered by Sunil Kumar Barnwal, an alumnus of IIT(ISM), Dhanbad, and chief executive officer of the National Health Authority (NHA).The expansion is being hailed as a key step towards building one of…
Patna: The Union ministry of health and family welfare’s newly released NFHS-6 report reveals a critical demographic milestone for Bihar. The state’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) — the average number of children born to a woman — has declined to 2.7, down from the 3 recorded during NFHS-5. This continuous drop points to the growing…
