Enhanced healthcare ordered for Amarnath pilgrims
July 9th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 9 (IANS) Concerned over the deaths of 47 pilgrims due to natural causes during this year's annual Amarnath Yatra, Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra Monday directed the ... Read more...
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Eastern Railway opens aid camps for heat-stroke affected
June 6th, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) The Eastern Railway Wednesday opened special health camps at several stations under its jurisdiction to help the passengers suffering from heat stroke."For the treatment of ... Read more...
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Bihar to launch health drive for poor
January 25th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 25 (IANS) The Bihar government will launch a three-month-long health drive Saturday to treat some 10 million poor people.Officials hope to reach out to the poorest of the ... Read more...
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Revamped health insurance scheme launched
January 11th, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 11 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday rolled out a revamped comprehensive health insurance scheme for the poor to benefit 1.34 crore families at an annual ... Read more...
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100 blinded after Chhattisgarh eye operations: Jogi
January 6th, 2012 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 6 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Ajit Jogi said Friday that three people had died and over 100 people were blinded in Chhattisgarh after being operated upon at ... Read more...
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Maharashtra seeks corporate help to tackle malnutrition
December 30th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) For the first time, the Maharashtra government has solicited the help of corporate houses, students and voluntary organizations to help tackle the serious problems of malnutrition ... Read more...
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Tune in to Uttar Pradesh’s human radio
June 28th, 2011 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
Ramabainagar (Uttar Pradesh), June 28 (IANS) "It's 4.15 in the morning...time for the weather report," crackles a loudspeaker perched atop a temple here. For the next 30 minutes, the voice ... Read more...
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Guarding borders, soothing lives at India-China border
June 9th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Assigned with the strenuous job of guarding one of India's most sensitive border -- with China, stress is a part of the job of Indo-Tibetan ... Read more...
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Assam Rifles to assist cancer, AIDS patients in northeast
May 21st, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, May 21 (IANS) Counter-insurgency outfit Assam Rifles, India's oldest paramilitary force, will now be seen in a new role - assisting people of the northeastern region in tackling dreaded ... Read more...
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BJP asks Delhi to declare Chhath Puja a public holiday
November 9th, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday asked the Delhi government to declare a public holiday on Chhath Puja, a festival in which Hindu god Sun is ... Read more...
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After cholera, malaria hits Orissa district
September 20th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 20 (IANS) There has been a sudden increase in the number of malaria cases in Orissa's Rayagada district, where cholera and other water-borne diseases have claimed over 40 lives ... Read more...
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Cholera spreads to more Orissa villages
September 14th, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 14 (IANS) Cholera and other water borne diseases, which have claimed 39 lives since August, have infected 124 more people in Orissa's Rayagada district in the last two days, and ... Read more...
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Doctors sent to cholera-hit Orissa district (Lead)
September 13th, 2010 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 13 (IANS) Orissa Monday sent 30 more doctors to the tribal district of Rayagada to tackle cholera and other water borne diseases that have claimed 39 lives since August.
"We have ... Read more...
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Force deployed to tackle Orissa cholera menace
September 13th, 2010 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 13 (IANS)) An eight-member team of a specially trained state force was pressed into service Monday to tackle cholera and other water-borne diseases that have claimed 39 lives in Orissa's ... Read more...
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UAE launches global health mission for poor kids
August 25th, 2010 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Aug 24 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched a campaign to provide free health-care facilities to at least one million poor children in several countries including India and ... Read more...
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Orissa Police organize health camp to increase contact with tribal people
March 20th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by ANI
Koraput (Orissa), Mar 20(ANI): Orissa Police has began mass communication programmes aimed at tribals to increase contact with them, and to keep them away from joining Maoists.In order to increase contact with ... Read more...
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Decline in Maoist violence in Bihar: Report
March 15th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 15 (IANS) The number of people killed in Maoist violence in Bihar declined in 2006-09 as compared to previous years, an official said Monday.
"At least 160 civilians were killed in ... Read more...
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Orissa villagers join hands with security forces to fight Maoists
December 24th, 2009 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
Sundargarh, Dec 24 (ANI): The villagers in the Maoist hit K. Balan region in Orissa's Sundargarh district have for the first time joined hands with the security forces to counter and flush ... Read more...
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Nepal’s bloodbath fair claims three Indian infants
November 25th, 2009 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Nov 25 (IANS) At least three Indian infants died due to cold in Nepal's most controversial religious fair, where thousands of animals and birds are being slaughtered by Indians and Nepalis, ... Read more...
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Orphaned girl weds under unique Jharkhand scheme
May 24th, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Jharkhand, May 24 (ANI): An orphan, Rinkita, could never have thought that she would enjoy marital bliss. But in stepped the government of Jharkhand and organised her wedding through a unique scheme."Rinkita's ... Read more...
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‘Punjabi village’ in US raises $35,000 for orphans in India
April 25th, 2009 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Yuba City (California), April 25 (IANS) People of this so-called Punjabi village of northern California have raised $35,000 for the poor and orphans in India.
The local Punjabi American Heritage Society, which has ... Read more...
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Disease replaces terrorism as major poll issue in Tripura
March 24th, 2009 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
By Sujit Chakraborty
Agartala, March 24 (IANS) A disease has replaced terrorism as the major poll issue in Tripura. The state has faced insurgency for three decades, but the death of 40 ... Read more...
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IIM-Lucknow to push sanitation management in villages
December 29th, 2008 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 29 (IANS) It's not for the corporate sector this time. Students of the premier Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L) will now apply their managerial skills to teach villagers sanitation ... Read more...
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Over 2,400 people rescued from flood-hit areas in Gujarat
September 21st, 2008 - 11:55 am ICT by ANI
Surendranagar ( Gujarat ), Sept 21 (ANI): The Army has rescued over 2,400 people as flood situation remained grim in Surendranagar District of Gujarat on Saturday.While no casualty has been reported ... Read more...
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Physically challenged man first member of Chiranjeevi’s party
August 21st, 2008 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 21 (IANS) A physically challenged man has become the first member of Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi's political party.The actor, who is set to formally launch the party at temple town of ... Read more...
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Nationwide anaemia eradication programme launched
April 9th, 2008 - 6:22 pm ICT by admin
Agra, April 9 (IANS) A nationwide anaemia eradication programme was launched that will include health camps in all districts and create awareness through public meetings and talks to improve the "deteriorating" health ... Read more...
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Fluorosis cripples villagers in Sonbhadra village in UP
December 23rd, 2007 - 8:18 pm ICT by admin
Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 22 (ANI): A large number of villagers of Sonbhadra village in Uttar Pradesh are suffering from fluorosis due to the excessive fluoride content in the ground water that ... Read more...
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