Mumbai: In Maharashtra, 611 people living with HIV (PLHIV) were “lost to follow-up and treatment” in 2025-26, according to data available through RTI from National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO).This marks a 57% drop as compared to 2024-2025.NACO defines “lost to follow-up” as a patient who hasn’t made clinic visits or taken medicines distributed for free…
Bengaluru: The redevelopment and desilting of Ulsoor Lake, taken up nearly two decades after major restoration efforts, has hit a temporary pause after recent rain refilled some areas. It has slowed critical desilting work before the monsoon sets in.The nearly Rs 25-crore rejuvenation project, currently under way at the historic waterbody, includes desilting and civic…
Chennai: TVK MLA from Thousand Lights constituency J C D Prabhakar is set to become the speaker of the 17th Tamil Nadu assembly as he submitted his nomination for the post to assembly secretary K Srinivasan on Monday.As Prabhakar is the only MLA to file the nomination, he is set to be elected as the…
The city woke up to overcast skies and relatively pleasant conditions on Monday Gurgaon: The city woke up to overcast skies and relatively pleasant conditions on Monday, until temperatures began rising around 1 pm as the day became sunny.The weather department forecast isolated light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds with…
Kolkata: Following Bengal govt’s first cabinet meeting on Monday, CM Suvendu Adhikari announced the rollout of all central schemes, including Ayushman Bharat, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima and PM Vishwakarma, in the state, without discontinuing the existing state social-welfare schemes such as Lakshmir Bhandar and Swasthya Sathi .Besides Adhikari, the cabinet meeting…
The incident was caught on a nearby CCTV camera Noida: A five-year-old boy died after a house gate collapsed on him in Phase 2 on Saturday. Police said the child, Navdeep, was swinging on the gate outside his house when it suddenly gave way, causing severe head injuries. His family rushed him to a nearby…
Valpoi: Residents of Nanus in Sattari and nearby villages have been grappling with an acute drinking water crisis for the past three days, forcing authorities to deploy tanker services. The shortage severely impacted Nanus, Ansulem and Sadik Wada.“Families in elevated localities have been affected due to erratic water supply. Many households are unable to store…
Varanasi: Governor Anandiben Patel and chief minister Yogi Adityanath watched the live broadcast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing the ‘mahapuja’ at the Somnath Temple in Gujarat. Soon after arriving at the Police Line helipad in the morning, both leaders proceeded to the Kashi Vishwanath Dham, where they offered prayers and performed rituals amid Vedic…
Relatives found Sanjay Vaghela’s body in a field opposite a petrol pump near the highway Ahmedabad: A 32-year-old factory worker who had been missing since Friday was found murdered in a fallow field near Dashlana village in Viramgam taluka on Sunday evening, police said.The deceased was identified as Sanjay Vaghela, a resident of Ukhlod village…
Amritsar: A former senior civil servant now in BJP has accused the Punjab govt of political hypocrisy, claiming police refused to file a first-information report (FIR) under the state’s brand-new anti-sacrilege laws.Jagmohan Singh Raju alleged “complete administrative inaction” regarding a complaint he submitted three days ago. The complaint seeks prosecution under the Jaagat Jot Sri…
