The Kerala government on Sunday launched a major campaign “Subodham” to help people in the state overcome alcohol, drug and other substance abuse. The project was launched by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Art of Living Foundation founder Sri Sri Ravishankar here in the presence of religious leaders, representatives of student organisations and NGOs working […]
With over 400 farmers in Uttar Pradesh having committed suicide or died of shock in the wake of the freakish weather that has damaged their crops beyond repair, the Agra Mental Hospital has opened a special cell to deal with traumatised agriculturists, large numbers of whom are turning up at its OPD daily. “The Agra […]
Amit Kapoor Walking down most streets in any major city in India, one notices pollution in one form or another. The air most times causes a burning sensation, or if that is missing, one can at least see empty cold drinks’ bottles, wrappers and the like thrown across the streets. It appears all-pervasive. The environment […]
Easter’s here and it’s time for a sumptous breakfast of delectable appam, chicken stew as well as scrumptious duck and egg roast. Then there is steamed banana, a generous piece of luscious cake followed by piping hot coffee. If there’s one thing that has not changed over time, it is the Easter delicacies. During traditional […]
India’s premier B-school, XLRI – Xavier School of Management in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand has created a world record for the largest hand washing relay with a whopping 991 participants, a statement said on Thursday. The Guinness World Records has officially confirmed it, the institute said. The relay was part of ‘Banega Swachh India’ campaign conducted by […]
A blanket ban on all forms of chewable tobacco came into effect in the national capital from Monday, with Health Minister Satyendra Jain asserting that the move will help save the government’s as well as people’s money in treating oral cancer. Health department teams accompanied by Delhi Police personnel would fan out in the capital […]
New Delhi, March 19 Over 200 representatives of Panchayati Raj institutions and urban local bodies on Thursday urged the government to ensure people’s right to water and sanitation with the present context to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet initiative — Clean India Campaign. They said that though the government has set a target of making […]
NSW Fair Trading is warning consumers to stay away from potentially lethal fake tongue studs. Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe said the studs could be inhaled and lodge in the lungs or airways, or be swallowed and potentially perforate bodily organs. “There are two types of tongue studs that are banned in Australia […]
The National Stroke Foundation is calling on members of Victoria’s Indian community to set aside time for a StrokeSafe education talk. StrokeSafe Ambassadors are committed volunteers who educate the community about the lethal disease stroke which kills more women than breast cancer and more men than prostate cancer. Attending a StrokeSafe Ambassador session […]
A doctor who has been working at the Australian-managed Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Sierra Leone will undergo a 21-day observation period for Ebola in the United Kingdom. Following a clinical incident, the doctor was transferred to the United Kingdom consistent with the agreement secured by the Australian Government on establishing the Centre. The doctor, […]