Delhi hospitals are experiencing a significant demographic shift in their nursing workforce (File photo) NEW DELHI: Delhi’s hospital corridors are speaking in new accents.For decades, nurses from Kerala formed the backbone of the capital’s private healthcare system, valued for their training, discipline and clinical expertise.But hospitals are now witnessing a steady demographic shift, with recruitment…
Children on Vadhiv island risk their lives daily crossing railway tracks to reach their school By: Suhas BirhadePALGHAR: For children on Vadhiv island in Palghar district, going to school begins with a dangerous walk across a railway bridge and tracks, with the constant fear of an oncoming train.The village, located between Vaitarna and Saphale stations…
Deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka Hyderabad: Deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka on Saturday said the Telangana govt would extend all possible support to promote the Telugu language, culture, and heritage in Mauritius. “Telangana has a special connection with Mauritius through the Telugu language, culture, and traditions. The Telugu community in Mauritius is an important…
Rescue stats for Ahmedabad EMRI Ahmedabad: On Saturday, EMRI 108 emergency services completed 19 years of operations in Gujarat. So far, the services have attended to 1.96 crore calls, about 32 lakh of which were recorded in Ahmedabad, according to EMRI officials.“One of the highest shares of emergencies is related to vehicular trauma or road…
Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini Hisar: Brahmin representatives from Hisar district on Saturday demanded the implementation of the Haryana govt’s plans for a Brahmin Welfare Commission and official recognition of Lord Parshuram’s birth anniversary.During a special meeting at Brahmin Dharamshala, Haryana Brahmin Mahasabha president Pt Jile Singh Picholia said a 151-member delegation would soon…
Maharashtra tribal affairs minister Ashok Uike offers juice to students in Pune on Saturday Pune: Tribal students called off their hunger strike late on Saturday night — the 17th day of their agitation — after chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’ intervention with a caution to resume their agitation if the govt failed to fulfil their demands…
Bhagwati Charan Varma’s women characters are among the most fascinating aspects of his fiction. He does not portray women merely as idealised figures, victims, wives or objects of male desire. His women possess desires, contradictions, ambitions and moral agency.Through them, Varma repeatedly questions the boundaries between love and desire, morality and social convention, freedom and…
High-level review meet held over proposed ‘ARISE’ project for coastal projection and climate resilience in Odisha A high-level meeting on the proposed Adaptive Resilience Investment in Coastal Systems on Economics (ARISE) Project was held on Saturday at Lok Seva Bhawan to deliberate on a comprehensive and long-term strategy for protecting Odisha’s coastline, enhancing climate resilience…
England’s water network buckles under sudden summer drought (Representative image) The severe “flash drought” that has gripped England is pushing an already struggling water network toward breaking point — and it’s showing no sign of easing. The situation is particularly dire in the southeast, where one of the wettest ever winters had replenished reservoirs and…
US President Donald Trump has put Venezuela’s vast oil reserves at the centre of what he calls “the biggest oil deal in world history.” Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez stated that the energy pact with the US will last 25 years and aims to revive the country’s struggling oil industry.Trump said the deal was negotiated…
