Heatwave strikes Delhi, maximum temperature highest in 79 years

PTI & Agencies, 29 May 2024 : Amid the intense heatwave in northern India, several cities on Wednesday witnessed temperatures well above 45 degrees Celcius.  Delhi’s Mungeshpur on Wednesday logged…

Staff at Sikkim High Court to get menstrual leave

Prajwal Khatiwada, the registrar general of the high court, issued a notification to the effect on Monday with the approval of Chief Justice Biswanath Somadder Vivek Chhetri, TT, Darjeeling, 29.05.24…

North, central India sizzle under severe heatwave, nearly 50 degrees Celsius in parts of Delhi

The IMD said respite from the heatwave conditions could be in sight after May 30 PTI, New Delhi, 29.05.24  : Large parts of northern and central India were in the grip…

Tourists to Darjeeling, too, will have to abide by garbage dumping rules

EOI, DARJEELING, MAY 27, 2024 : The civic body in Darjeeling on Monday formed a committee to keep vigil on people dumping their garbage in areas outside those which had…

Bihar alcohol ban prevented 21 lakh cases of intimate partner violence: Lancet study

 “Before the ban, males in Bihar increased their frequent alcohol intake from 9.7 per cent to 15 per cent, while in neighbouring states, it increased from 7.2 per cent to…

Pedong in Kalimpong gets first cancer screening centre

A Cancer Screening Centre (CSC) was inaugurated yesterday under the auspices of the Chhabi Sahayog Foundation (CSF) of Navi Mumbai at Topkhana in Pedong in Kalimpong district, amidst a large…

North Bengal Med Hosp takes steps to curb brokering racket

MP, 20 May 2024, Siliguri: The hospital authorities have taken an initiative to make patients and their families aware of fraud by brokers in North Bengal Medical College and Hospital…

‘About 40 people infected with new KP.2 Covid variant in state’

MP, 19 May 2024, Kolkata: New variant of Covid has been detected in Bengal with 40 odd persons found to be infected with the same. The new variant KP.2 has…

Neonatal mortality rates worsen in multiple states in India, account for nearly 50 per cent of deaths in children

Findings published in medical journal JAMA Network Open, underline an ‘immediate need’ for health authorities to focus on strategies to improve quality aspects of institutional deliveries The neonatal intensive care…

Autism centres set up in every district

Pradip Chatterjee, MP, 9 May 2024, Kolkata: In a unique initiative the state health department has set up a ‘district autism centre’ in all the districts of Bengal to strengthen…

Heat intensity reduces in east, southern peninsular India

IMD, KalimNews, 5 May 2024 : Indian Meteorological Department has forecast that heat wave conditions with reduced intensity are likely to continue in isolated pockets over East India till Sunday and…

Make polling hours 6am to 7pm for May 7 Lok Sabha polls, Karnataka BJP urges EC citing heatwave

 The petition highlighted the alarming rise in temperatures, which are expected to go beyond 40 degree Celsius, and also stated that the number of voters over the age of 40…

Respite in sight: ‘Mercury likely to dip in next 48 hrs’

Severe heatwave situations will, however, continue in districts like Bankura, Jhargram, West Midnapore, East Burdwan and West Burdwan on Friday MP, 3 May 2024, Kolkata: The Regional Meteorological Centre in…

To Combat Heat, Puducherry Installs Green Shade Nets Over Traffic Signals

 Other than praising this initiative, people also urged the government to plant more trees for a long-term solution. News 18, MAY 02, 2024: By the time we reach May, many parts…

Report on Rare Adverse Side Effects of Covishield Causes Panic. But Should It?

The risks which are now causing paranoia have been known since 2021 – and experts believe they do not outweigh the benefits the vaccine brought at the height of the…

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