Telangana has continued to outperform the national average in infant health indicators, recording an Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) of 17 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to the latest Sample Registration System (SRS) report released by the Office of the Registrar General of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Hyderabad: Telangana has…
Kolkata: The state health department has transferred the MSVP of Medical College and Hospital Kolkata (MCHK), Anjan Adhikari, to Raiganj Govt Medical College & Hospital, where he has been sent as a professor of pharmacology.General surgery professor at MCH Santanu Sen has been asked to take over as the new MSVP.This is the first transfer…
Urban Gujarat residents consume only 5.251kg of vegetables per person every 30 days, less than half the recommended 12kg Ahmedabad: Gujaratis may love their fafda, gathiya, and farsan, but new govt data suggests the state’s appetite for oil is now far above healthy limits. A new analysis by the Union ministry of statistics and programme…
Chandigarh: In a major push towards improving hygiene and patient care, PGI is all set to overhaul its public toilets. The premier medical institute has announced the introduction of dedicated sanitary staff and public feedback system for every public toilet across its campus.Under this new initiative, every public toilet in the hospital will have a…
A jewellery showroom employee is seen stealing gold chains from display trays in an apparent theft incident Pune: The Pimpri police have launched a manhunt for a jewellery showroom employee, who allegedly stole 39 gold chains worth Rs 34 lakh from the showroom on May 22.A 53-year-old jeweller has lodged a complaint with the Pimpri…
Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said the assembly election results reaffirmed public support for NDA’s agenda of peace and prosperity, adding that his govt will work towards making Assam a Rs 10 lakh-crore economy by 2028.The CM also criticised the opposition for politicising Zubeen Garg’s death during the elections.Speaking during the debate on…
Lucknow: A humorous one-act play, ‘The Seduction’, was staged on Tuesday as part of the second day of a three-day theatre festival at the International Buddhist Research Institute, Vipin Khand, Gomti Nagar.The play was originally written by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov while it has been adapted and directed by Tushar Bajpai.The plot follows an arrogant…
Jaipur: The Jaipur Police Commissionerate Tuesday busted a fake call centre operating from Jagatpura that allegedly duped people on the pretext of providing E-Mitra retailer IDs. Nine persons, including four men and five women, were arrested, while a juvenile was detained and sent to a child observation home.Police suspect confidential data of applicants seeking E-Mitra…
After a year of uncertainty, precipitated by the protracted absence of a leaders’ summit, the Quad announced a series of initiatives in key areas like critical minerals, energy security and maritime surveillance in the Indian Ocean, along with a plan to build a port in Fiji, hoping to supercharge the grouping’s “global good” agenda. Indian…
Sir Derek Jacobi, one of Britain’s most respected stage and screen actors, has opened up about a lifelong belief that his appearance held him back from the kind of Hollywood stardom he once dreamed of. The 87-year-old, who has been a fixture in theatre and film since the 1960s and appeared in blockbusters including the…
