Health

Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 1 : Eleven more devotees staying in two separate camps in the ongoing Magh Mela, have tested positive for Covid-19.Last week, 32 devotees had tested positive for the coronavirus and had been shifted to Covid centre for …

New Delhi, Feb 1 : Two-time Olympian shuttler Dipankar Bhattacharjee has been diagnosed with brain tumour and will be undergoing surgery in Mumbai on Thursday.Bhattacharjee has been admitted to Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai where the surgery is slated t…

Shillong, Jan 31 : In an effort to contain the further spread of the coronavirus pandemic, officials in Meghalaya on Sunday said that the night curfew will remain in place in Shillong and other adjoining areas under the East Khasi Hills district for …

Bengaluru, Jan 31 : About 60 lakh children in the 0-5 age group would be given polio vaccine across Karnataka from Sunday to Wednesday, Health Minister K Sudhakar said.To augment staff for the polio drive, anti-Covid vaccination has been suspended fo…

Hyderabad/Amaravati, Jan 31 : Pulse polio programme began in the Telugu states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Sunday to cover 91 lakh children below five years.Children of 0-5 years were administered the drops at thousands of booths set up in all…

Hyderabad, Jan 31 : The Telangana government is contemplating a counselling programme for the healthcare workers who had registered themselves for the Covid vaccine but later pulled out of getting the jabs due to alleged fears, said state Health Mini…

New Delhi, Jan 31 : Despite the ban on advertising of tobacco products in our country, 76 per cent of school-college students are forced to watch advertisements of tobacco companies.Also, to entice the teenagers, these companies showcase their produc…

New Delhi, Jan 31 : Despite the ban on advertising of tobacco products in our country, 76 per cent of school-college students are forced to watch advertisements of tobacco companies.Also, to entice the teenagers, these companies showcase their produc…

New Delhi, Jan 31 : As India’s Covid inoculation drive completes 15 days, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the programme is “faster than anywhere in the world” and India in the process has left the US as well as the UK far behind in the e…

New Delhi, Jan 31 : IIT Delhi, one of the most prestigious educational institutions in the country, has set a new record during the Covid times by making more than 50 lakh N95 masks made by indigenous technology.This is a record not only in the count…