Health

Panaji, Feb 17 : Authorities and the Goa unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday denied media reports that Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is expected to undergo surgery at a Mumbai hospital.A statement from the Chief Minister’s Office (…

Bengaluru, Feb 17 : In line with the ‘Modicare’ of the Central government, Karnataka too would provide healthcare to all people in the state soon, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday.”The universal health coverage scheme under the name ‘Arogya…

New Delhi, Feb 16 : The government on Friday formed six working groups to finalise the structure and functioning of the National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS), popularly called “Modicare”, an official said.The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,…

New Delhi, Feb 16 : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday directed the Delhi and Haryana governments to hold a meeting to resolve the issue of high ammonia content in the water of the river Yamuna.The high ammonia content water is being provide…

Panaji, Feb 16 : The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) on Friday unanimously passed a resolution wishing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar good health and speedy recovery.Parrikar is in a Mumbai hospital and is being treated for “mild pancreatitis”….

Panaji, Feb 16 : Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who is being treated for “mild pancreatitis” in a Mumbai hospital, is doing well and may be discharged soon, a statement by the Chief Minister’s Office said on Friday.”It is a case of mild pancre…

New Delhi, Feb 16 : Actress Geetanjali Thapa essays the role of a young meme artiste affected by leucoderma in Onir’s latest directorial “Kuch Bheege Alfaaz”.She says that most people don’t understand that it is a non-communicable skin disease.”In th…

Mumbai, Feb 16 : National Award-winning actor Akshay Kumar has installed a sanitary pad vending machine in Mumbai Central ST Bus Depot and hopes to put several across India.Akshay, whose latest release “Pad Man” delves with menstrual issue and hygien…

Bengaluru, Feb 15 : The Central government’s ‘Ayushman Bharat’ health insurance scheme, or ‘Namocare’ as it is popularly known, would make India the largest drug maker in the world, said Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Ananth Kumar on Thursd…

Panaji, Feb 15 : Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was on Thursday rushed to the Lilavati hospital in Mumbai after being diagnosed with food poisoning, an official said.A formal statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office said that Parrikar was…