Chennai: A city study has found that nine in 10 adults self-medicate instead of consulting a doctor—a rate almost double the national average, according to earlier national estimates.The cross-sectional study, published in April in IJIRSET, an open-access peer-reviewed journal, covered 174 adults across urban and rural field practice areas of Omandurar Government Hospital. Researchers from…
Union minister of state for home Bandi Sanjay’s son, Sai Bageerath, who was asked to appear before investigators in a Pocso case for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor, did not turn up before the Cyberabad police on Wednesday. HYDERABAD: Union minister of state for home Bandi Sanjay’s son, Sai Bageerath, who was asked to appear…
A late payment penalty equivalent to 10% of the current bill has been introduced Gurgaon: MCG has rolled out a revised water tariff structure. The revised rates came into effect from April 1.The revised tariff has paved the way for an annual increase of around 5% in water charges across residential, commercial, industrial and institutional…
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has written to the state’s directorate of security, seeking information on Santanu Sinha Biswas, Kolkata Police DCP, special branch (II). An ED officer said they were trying to track Biswas in Jharkhand.On April 28, the day before the second phase of the assembly polls, ED had summoned Biswas to the…
Panaji: In the suo motu PIL concerning large quantities of dead fish found floating at Mala lake, the Corporation of the City of Panaji on Wednesday told the Bombay high court that it has sealed the outlets of seven residences found releasing their sewage directly into the lake.The HC directed the owners of the houses…
RAJKOT: At least four passengers were charred to death and 10 others sustained burn injuries after a private luxury bus caught fire following a collision with a tanker in Gujarat’s Surendranagar district in the early hours of Thursday, officials said. The accident took place around 1.30 am near Sangani village on the Chotila-Rajkot National Highway,…
Ludhiana: Girls have dominated the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) Class XII results, with two from Ludhiana achieving perfect scores to lead a city-wide surge in academic excellence.The results, released Wednesday, saw Suhani Chauhan and Divanshi clinch 100% marks in the humanities stream. Their flawless performance spearheaded a strong showing for Ludhiana, which secured multiple…
Chandigarh: The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has approved a major workforce reform that will bring at least 5,993 outsourced complaint handling workers under the corporation’s direct contractual framework.The move, cleared by the PSPCL chairperson-cum-managing director, is expected to provide greater job security to workers engaged in complaint handling and field maintenance operations across…
Pune: A fire at the garbage transfer unit in Balewadi on Tuesday night has triggered panic among residents, who have raised serious concerns over safety and waste management practices at the facility. Sensing the situation, activists and politicians have urged the civic administration to strengthen monitoring at the site, install CCTV cameras and deploy round-the-clock…
Imphal: Manipur CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh condemned the firing by armed miscreants on a group of civilians between Kotlen and Kotzim areas in Kangpokpi district that left three people dead and four injured on Wednesday.Of the four injured, three were rushed to Shija Hospitals and Research Institute in Imphal for treatment.Singh, accompanied by deputy CM…
