Six die in Assam as mercury soars to highest in 33 years
byGuwahati, June 12 (IANS) Sweltering heat has claimed at least six lives in different locations of the state in the last 24 hours, and…
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Himachal bans manufacture of addictive drug
byShimla: Pain killer drug Dextroproposyphene (DPPP) after having been in use for 40 years being banned by the union government has pushed the Himachal…
Kerala opposition sees red in new drinking water company
byThiruvananthapuram, June 12 (IANS) The Kerala assembly Wednesday witnessed angry scenes as the Left opposition was up in arms against the proposal to form…
Diabetes, anti-cancer drug combo more effective: Study
byPhiladelphia, June 12 (IANS) Scientists have found that combining diabetes drugs with anti-cancer therapies increases the efficacy of the latter, a study says. In…
Odisha’s tribal youth gets into IIM
byBhubaneswar, June 12 (IANS) For the students of many tribal groups in Odisha, clearing the Class 10 exam is considered a huge achievement. But…
Sunny morning in Delhi, rain expected
byNew Delhi, June 12 (IANS) It was a clear, sunny morning in the capital Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at 27.2 degrees Celsius,…
Himachal’s apple basket bountiful this season
byShimla: There is good news for apple lovers this year as they can soon expect a good supply of the deep, crunchy crimson apples from…
Punjab asks Tata Memorial Centre to train state doctors
byChandigarh: With the incidence of cancer in the Bathinda belt of south-west Punjab growing over the years, the Punjab government today asked the Mumbai-based…
Awareness key to prevent cervical cancer, says doctors
byNew Delhi, June 11 (IANS) With India accounting for one-third of the global burden of cervical cancer, doctors Tuesday stressed upon spreading awareness among…
Medical admissions subject to final verdict: SC
byNew Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday said that admission to the under-graduate and post-graduate medical courses would be subject to the…