New mental health bill bans electric shocks, gives right to treatment
byNew Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The right of mentally-ill patients to decide their mode of treatment, decriminalising suicide for them and a ban on…
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IGNOU holds its first-ever pre-admission counselling
by Hill Post WireNew Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is, for the first time, conducting pre-admission counselling to guide admission-seekers, an…
Global warming sees Bangladesh river destroying villages
by Hill Post WireDhaka, June 16 (IANS) It is time for Mohammed Qader of Bahuka village in Sirajganj district to move again. For the seventh time in…
IGNOU introduces pre-admission counselling
by Hill Post WireNew Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University(IGNOU) has introduced the first pre-admission counselling for academic programmes beginning this academic session,…
Heavy rains cripple Mumbai
by Hill Post WireMumbai, June 16 (IANS) Heavy rains over two days have crippled suburban trains and hit life in Mumbai Sunday, officials said. Many low-lying areas…
Caution: Eating Goan frog legs could cause cancer
by Hill Post WirePanaji, June 16 (IANS) Smoking cigarettes is not the only way to contract cancer. If one believes the Goa Forest Department, eating frog meat…
Veganism catches fancy of health-conscious Indians
by Hill Post WireNew Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Meenu Nageshwaran, 53, felt she had been handed a life sentence when she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes…
Cool Sunday morning in Delhi, rain expected
by Hill Post WireNew Delhi, June 16 (IANS) It was a cool morning in the capital Sunday with the minimum temperature settling at 23.7 degrees Celsius –…
Shaping the country’s future tiger saviours
by Hill Post WireSawai Madhopur (Rajasthan), June 16 (IANS) Miles away from their classrooms, playstations and social networking sites, a group of teenaged students from eight cities…
Early morning showers cool Agra
by Hill Post WireAgra, June 16 (IANS) Light showers in the early hours of Sunday came as a welcome relief for Agra residents, who had been experiencing…