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Bengaluru, April 7 – The Karnataka government issued an order on Tuesday mandating a statewide audit of all cases of adolescent pregnancy, aimed at strengthening monitoring, prevention, and support systems for girls aged 10 to 18 years.The order, issued by Under Secretary, Health and Family...

Shimla, April 6 Ambulance services across Himachal Pradesh were disrupted on Monday as workers went on a five-day strike, demanding the revocation of the four new labor codes and a guaranteed minimum wage.The 108 and 102 ambulance workers, affiliated with the Centre of Indian Trade Union...

New Delhi, April 4 The AAP on Saturday criticised Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha for allegedly failing to raise key issues concerning Punjab in Parliament, and said that his "inaction" was contrary to the party's principles.In a joint statement, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, state...

Srinagar, April 1 Employees working under the National Health Mission (NHM) in Jammu and Kashmir began a 48-hour sit-in protest on Wednesday to press for their demands, including the regularization of their services, pay revision, and social security benefits.The 48-hour-long protest is being...

Chandigarh, March 31 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Tuesday that Ayurveda is the most sustainable system of care for managing lifestyle-related diseases such as stress, diabetes, and hypertension.Addressing the golden jubilee celebrations of Shri Dhanwantri Ayurvedic College...

New Delhi, March 24 Union Health Minister J P Nadda told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that consolidated data on the production of anti-rabies vaccine (ARV) and rabies immunoglobulin (RIG) is not centrally maintained, as multiple private and public sector entities undertake manufacturing.He was...

New Delhi, March 24 Union Health Minister J P Nadda stated on Tuesday that there is no shortage of Rabies Immunoglobulin (RIG) and Anti-Rabies Vaccine (ARV) in the country, as supply far exceeds domestic demand.Responding to supplementary queries during Question Hour in Rajya Sabha, the...

New Delhi, March 23 The Delhi State Legal Services Authority launched an initiative on Monday to include ASHA and Anganwadi workers as para-legal volunteers, in the presence of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant.Under the initiative, "Community Legal Empowerment through Health and Childcare...

Shillong, March 20 – In a significant public health and education milestone, Meghalaya has become the first state in India where 86 per cent of schools have been certified as Tobacco-Free Educational Institutions (ToFEI), the highest percentage recorded nationwide, officials said on Friday.A...

New Delhi, March 17 During the 2025-26 fiscal, funds amounting to ₹572.66 crore have been released to Punjab, Union Health Minister J P Nadda told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.Nadda said that public health is a state subject, therefore, the primary responsibility of providing basic healthcare...

New Delhi, March 15 India's flagship health insurance program, Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, has emerged as a lifeline for cancer patients, offering financial protection and timely access to care that would otherwise be out of reach for most of them, even as a significant gap...

Chandigarh, March 13 Ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's political rally in Moga on Saturday, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday criticised the Centre for allegedly withholding funds to the state and asked state BJP leaders to seek clarification from Amit Shah regarding...

Chandigarh, March 13 – Ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s political rally in Moga, Punjab, on Saturday, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema raised a series of pointed questions to the BJP-led central government on Friday, urging BJP leaders to seek clear answers from the rally.Cheema...

Chandigarh, March 12 Haryana Health Minister Arti Singh Rao said on Thursday that the state government, under the National Health Mission (NHM), has designated 100 health institutions in the state as first referral units (FRUs) to strengthen secondary healthcare services.The initiative aims to...

Programme Manager, National Health Mission, Dr. Jatinder Mehta, along with a four-member delegation from the State Health Society, Jammu and Kashmir, undertook an official visit to Kishtwar to review the status of healthcare services in the district.During the visit, a comprehensive review...

Chandigarh, March 10 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann cautioned on Tuesday that the interim India-US trade agreement would open India's agricultural markets to heavily subsidized American produce, which would leave farmers in Punjab and other parts of the country struggling to compete.While...

New Delhi, March 9 One in seven Indians is affected by mental health disorders, while several states continue to face a treatment gap ranging from 70 to 90 per cent, experts said on Monday.In a post-budget webinar breakout session, experts discussed the Union Budget announcements, which focus...

New Delhi, March 9 Nearly 30 per cent of Delhi residents need spectacles either for near or distance vision problems, a review of refractive error services has revealed.The review was conducted by the Dr Rajendra Prasad (RP) Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences at AIIMS, Delhi.The findings from...

Jaipur, March 6 Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani, while giving a directive during Question Hour in the House, said that only the names of elected public representatives should be written on plaques during the inauguration of all government buildings, regardless of their party...

To commemorate World Hearing Day 2026, the Cell for Persons with Disabilities at Lady Keane College, Shillong, in collaboration with the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Deafness under the National Health Mission, Government of Meghalaya, organized an awareness programme on...