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POONCH, FEBRUARY 26: ADC Poonch, Tahir Mustafa Malik, chaired a District Task Force meeting to review preparedness for the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign, which is scheduled to begin on February 28, targeting 4,724 girls aged 14–15 years.CMO Dr. Parvaiz Ahmed Khan briefed the...

REASI, FEBRUARY 26: Deputy Commissioner Reasi, Kumar Abhishek, held a series of review meetings on Wednesday to assess the performance and functioning of the Cooperative, Water Resources, and Health Departments in the district.While reviewing the Cooperative Department, the Deputy Commissioner...

Balrampur (UP), February 26 The local correspondent of a Lucknow-based daily newspaper was arrested and sent to jail for publishing misleading reports against the chief medical officer and other staff of a hospital here, officials said on Thursday.According to police, the action was taken...

Amaravati, February 26 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday directed officials to implement corrective measures following sporadic cases of gastroenteritis and diarrhoea reported in certain urban local bodies.The CM's directions come in the wake of a diarrhoea outbreak...

POONCH, FEBRUARY 25: A Block Diwas program was held in Lassana, chaired by Deputy Commissioner Poonch, Ashok Kumar Sharma, as part of the ongoing public outreach initiative.The meeting was attended by officers from key departments, including Revenue, Health, Education, Jal Shakti (Water...

Bengaluru, February 25 The ruling Congress and the opposition BJP engaged in a heated exchange on Wednesday regarding an Urdu advertisement published in an Urdu daily about a Health Department program.The Karnataka government launched the "Kusuma Sanjeevini" program, offering prophylactic...

Bengaluru, February 25 The Karnataka government on Wednesday launched the 'Kusuma Sanjeevini' scheme—a major initiative aimed at supporting people living with hemophilia.Unlike conventional care, which treats bleeding after it occurs, this initiative focuses on preventing bleeding episodes...

Amaravati, February 25 – The Andhra Pradesh government suspended the Municipal Commissioner of Srikakulam on Wednesday following an outbreak of diarrhea in the town that has left one person dead and dozens hospitalised.Municipal Commissioner Kurma Rao was suspended on charges of negligence...

Bengaluru, February 25 – Amid criticism from the BJP that the five guarantees of the Congress government are pushing Karnataka towards bankruptcy, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, while addressing the ‘Kusuma Sanjeevini’ initiative that provides preventive treatment for hemophilia...

Shillong, February 25 – As of January 2026, more than 10,293 people living with HIV in Meghalaya are currently receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). The state reported the highest number of HIV cases in the country, the state Assembly was informed on Wednesday.Responding to a question raised...

Bengaluru, February 25 Karnataka BJP president B Y Vijayendra on Wednesday criticized the Congress government over alleged shortages of medicines, widespread irregularities, and disruptions in services within the health department.He claimed the situation had become so dire that doctors were...

Amaravati, February 25 – Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu directed officials on Wednesday to prioritize public health.During a meeting with officials from the Medical and Health Department, he reviewed the situation regarding the outbreak of diarrhea in Srikakulam and the...

New Delhi, February 25 – A 54-year-old man, Ramnaresh Yadav, died after allegedly consuming contaminated drinking water in the Bhagirathpura area of Indore, even as concerns continue to grow over suspected waterborne illnesses in the area.Yadav had reportedly been suffering from health...

Aizawl, February 24 The Mizoram government has terminated 29 employees across various departments for illegally hiring "proxies" to perform their duties, state Personnel and Administrative Reforms Minister K Sapdanga informed the assembly on Tuesday.This crackdown follows a directive from...

Indore, February 23 Six people have been admitted to a hospital after consuming contaminated food in the Bhagirathpura area of Indore, a health department official said on Monday.Bhagirathpura was the epicenter of the diarrhea outbreak caused by contaminated drinking water, which has claimed...

Shillong, February 23 Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Monday that the health department is investigating the circumstances at the Mawiong Primary Health Centre following concerns about the availability of a doctor when late MP Dr Ricky AJ Syngkon was brought there after he...

Kochi, Feb 23 – Senior Congress leaders on Monday launched a strong attack on Kerala's Pinarayi Vijayan government over recurring allegations of medical negligence, rejecting the state minister's contention that such incidents are "isolated cases".The criticism came after the Congress General...

Amaravati, February 23 – Four deaths have been reported in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, over the past two days, allegedly due to acute inability to urinate (anuria), which is suspected to be linked to milk adulteration.Two of those receiving treatment in hospitals died since Sunday night. They...

Kozhikode (Kerala), February 22 A Kozhikode native, from whose abdomen a pair of artery forceps was discovered years after a caesarean section at the Government Medical College here in 2017, on Sunday termed Health Minister Veena George as a "failure" and said that justice has not been done in...

Bhubaneswar, February 21 A day after Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi presented the Odisha Budget, the opposition BJD on Saturday claimed that the state government’s attempt to take credit by increasing the budget size to Rs 3.10 lakh crore is "unacceptable," as it is effectively negative when...