Patna: Patna Medical College Hospital (PMCH) is set to operationalise the state’s first research-based MRI machine and two advanced CT scan machines this month, aiming to strengthen diagnostic and research facilities. Health minister Nishant Kumar said the new installations would provide high-quality and affordable diagnostic services, reducing the need for patients to travel to other…
The company also stressed that users would still need a phone number to create and use a WhatsApp account, adding that several safeguards had been built into the feature to prevent abuse. NEW DELHI: The Centre has received WhatsApp’s response to its notice over the messaging platform’s proposed ‘username’ feature and is currently examining the…
A two-day workshop on the care model for children with diabetes is being held in the city Kolkata: Health representatives from all the states in the country visited Kolkata on Thursday to learn about Bengal’s Type 1 Diabetes Model, a project on childhood diabetes care, to replicate it in their regions.A two-day workshop in the…
Mumbai’s extensive redevelopment drive presents a significant opportunity for waste material reuse (Representative image). MUMBAI: Every old building pulled down for redevelopment creates mountains of debris. For a city witnessing one of the country’s biggest redevelopment drives across ageing housing societies, MHADA colonies, cessed buildings and infrastructure projects, experts say the real opportunity lies not…
Thursday offered a rare sight for a city that spends much of the year battling hazardous air pollution, and a rarer statistic. Delhi’s air quality slipped into the “good” category for the first time in nearly three years, giving residents a fleeting sense of what it actually feels like to breathe clean air.The continuous monsoon…
KARUR: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday addressed a public meeting at Atlas Ground in Karur, where he distributed compassionate appointment orders to 32 families affected by the stampede that occurred during a TVK rally last year. The event was held under tight security arrangements.Addressing the gathering, Vijay described the stampede as…
Patna: Police on Thursday arrested two men for allegedly gang-raping a 14-year-old girl in Nalanda district after abducting her from a field where she had gone with her aunt on Wednesday evening.According to police, the incident occurred around 8pm when the minor and her aunt had gone to an agricultural field near their village to…
Ketan Agarwal, 25, was allegedly murdered at Lohagad Fort near Pune on June 18 NEW DELHI: The father of Pune realtor Ketan Agarwal has written an emotional letter to President Droupadi Murmu, urging her to ensure a fast-tracked investigation and speedy justice, saying his family has been “shattered” by the loss of both his son…
KOLKATA: Heavy rain lashed parts of West Bengal on Friday as IMD has forecast more showers across the state over the next few days.Cooch Behar recorded the state’s highest rainfall at 143 mm in the 24 hours ending Friday morning.Commuters in Kolkata, including schoolchildren and office-goers, struggled to navigate rain-soaked roads as showers continued through…
Mumbai: Dy CM Eknath Shinde has reprimanded Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, who was arrested for allegedly assaulting doctors and medical staff at a hospital in Thane district, industries minister Uday Samant said on Thursday.“Our party’s line is very clear. It is inappropriate to hit a woman doctor. Many in the Shiv Sena, as well…
