ED widens probe into international organ trafficking network across Kerala; raids hospitals
Kochi, June 18 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday intensified its investigation into the alleged international organ trafficking network operating through Kerala, carrying out simultaneous searches at five locations, including private…
Armed groups in Congo hinder Ebola response: UN
United Nations, June 18 (IANS) Violent armed groups, some briefly detaining aid workers, are obstructing the Ebola response in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN humanitarians said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…
Kerala forms high-powered panel amid disease spike
Thiruvananthapuram, June 16 (IANS) With communicable diseases continuing to spread across Kerala, the state government has stepped up its response by constituting a high-power committee of health experts to strengthen disease surveillance and containment…
Notorious drug peddler booked in Anantnag, licences of two medical shops cancelled in Rajouri
Srinagar/Jammu, June 16 (IANS) Police in J&K’s Anantnag district said on Tuesday that a notorious drug peddler was booked while authorities in Rajouri district suspended licences of two medical shops for selling habit forming drugs without the…
SC initiates suo motu case on social security of blind man living in extreme poverty
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Odisha government, in a suo motu case concerning the welfare and social security of a visually impaired man living in extreme poverty, and directed the state authorities to…
Don’t limit your services to urban centres, Karnataka CM urges new medical graduates
Bengaluru, June 16 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday urged newly graduated medical professionals not to limit their services to urban centres. Addressing the 28th Annual Convocation of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health…
Ahead of Yoga Day, Mansukh Mandaviya to lead Fit India Cyclothon along Mumbai’s Worli seafront
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Ahead of the 12th International Yoga celebrations on June 21, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya is set to lead a special Fit India Cyclothon, a cycling event along the Mumbai’s iconic Worli…
Gujarat rolls out major TD and DPT vaccination campaign covering over 48,000 schools
Gandhinagar, June 16 (IANS) Gujarat has launched a statewide TD (Tetanus and adult Diphtheria) and DPT vaccination campaign targeting nearly 19 lakh schoolchildren, with health authorities aiming to ensure that no eligible child is left unvaccinated…
Cough syrups to be sold only through licensed pharmacies: Govt
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The government has amended the Drugs Rules, 1945 (Fifth Amendment), removing an exemption that allowed the sale of cough syrups in small villages without compliance with certain retail licensing requirements, according to an…
‘Delightful to see youth embrace Yoga’: PM Modi after Slovak schoolchildren’s presentation
Bratislava, June 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he and Slovak President Peter Pellegrini were delighted to witness a special Yoga presentation by Slovak schoolchildren, highlighting the growing global appeal of the ancient Indian…