Silicosis affects mine workers
byNew Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Silicosis is one of the most common diseases that affects Indian mine workers, parliament was informed Monday. Minister of…
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Sarabjit to be treated in Pakistan, says panel
byIslamabad: Sarabjit Singh will continue to receive treatment in Pakistan, said a medical panel formed to decide whether the Indian death row prisoner, who…
Nearly one percent children diabetic: Health minister
byNew Delhi: A sample survey by the government, conducted in schools in three cities, has shown that more than one percent of children suffer…
Pakistan panel to decide whether Sarabjit will go abroad
byIslamabad, April 29 (IANS) A panel of experts will decide whether Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who suffered grievous injuries in an attack…
Old Shimla bus stand turning into garbage dump
byShimla: Neglect of the old bus stand, which presently serves as the city bus stand, reflects the apathy of the authorities that has left much…
MPs panel raps ministry for clearing 33 drugs without trials
byNew Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Thirty-three new drugs were granted approval by the health ministry without clinical trials on Indian patients between January 2008…
52 new AIDS patients admitted in Islamabad
byIslamabad, April 28 (IANS) As many as 52 new AIDS patients have been registered in the first four months of this year at the…
Kerala Police collect Rs.1.5 million as fine from smokers
byThiruvananthapuram, April 28 (IANS) The Kerala Police have collected around Rs.1.5 million as fine after stepping up vigil in the past five months against…
SC commission tells government to aid Sarabjit’s treatment
byAmritsar, April 28 (IANS) The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has summoned officials of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Ministry of Home…
Sri Lanka posing a challenge to Kerala ayurveda
byGuruvayoor (Kerala), April 28 (IANS) Its decades long ethnic conflict over, Sri Lanka is steadily emerging as a major competitor to Kerala’s ayurvedic system…