New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) In a significant step towards strengthening child health services in the country, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) 2.0 Guidelines at a recent national summit, an official said on Sunday. The guidelines were released at the recently concluded National Summit on Good Practices and Innovations in Public Healthcare Service Delivery.The RBSK 2.0 Guidelines mark a major advancement in India’s flagship child health sc…

Hyderabad, May 2 (IANS) Over 𝟔❟𝟎𝟎𝟎 yoga enthusiasts performed ‘𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐚’ in unison at Kanha Shanti Vanam in Telangana, entering the Asia Book of Records for the largest gathering performing the asana simultaneously, an official said on Saturday. Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Ayush and Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav and Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy led the partici…

Srinagar, May 1 (IANS) The licence of a milk unit in Bijbehara town of J&K’s Anantnag district was suspended on Friday for multiple violations, an official statement saidThe licence of a milk collection unit operating at Semthan in Bijbehara was suspended after a video surfaced allegedly showing unsafe handling of milk, and subsequent inspection revealed multiple violations, it said.As per an order issued by the Assistant Commissioner and Designated Officer, Food Safety. Anantnag, the action…

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on a contempt petition alleging non-compliance with its earlier order permitting medical termination of a 15-year-old minor’s pregnancy, warning that contempt of court charges could be framed if its directions were not implemented.A Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan, while hearing a contempt plea filed by the minor’s mother, directed the Union Health Secretary and the Director of AIIMS, New Delhi, to appe…

Islamabad, April 28 (IANS) A Global Fund (GF) team is expected to visit Islamabad soon to examine the situation amid rising number of HIV cases in Pakistan, local media reported. The visit has become extremely significant after more than 300 HIV cases in children were reported due to the reuse of syringes In Taunsa and 618 new cases were reported in Islamabad between January 2025 and March 2026, Pakistan’s leading daily, Dawn reported.The report quoted a senior Pakistani health ministry official…

Lucknow, April 28 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday visited BJP MLA Anupama Jaiswal at Medanta Hospital, where she is undergoing treatment after sustaining burn injuries while burning his effigy during a protest over the Women’s Reservation (Amendment) Bill’s defeat in the Lok Sabha.Jaiswal, who represents Bahraich, was injured during a demonstration organised by the BJP against the INDIA bloc for opposing the women’s quota bill. She suffered burns to her face when an e…

Bhubaneswar, April 27 (IANS) The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes has issued a notice to the Odisha Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare Department, as well as to the Collector and Superintendent of Police of Mayurbhanj, seeking an Action Taken Report on the death of a tribal minor student and the mass illness of students at an ashram school in the district due to suspected food poisoning.​ Acting o…

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday took suo motu cognisance of the brutal assault on a woman advocate, who was allegedly stabbed multiple times by her husband in Delhi, and ordered an inquiry into serious allegations that three hospitals refused to provide her emergency medical treatment despite her critical condition. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi registered the suo motu case after receiving a letter from advocate Sneha Kalit…

Chennai, April 27 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that temperatures are likely to rise further across several districts in the coming days, even as the state witnesses a relative cooling of its political climate after weeks of intense activity. With the mercury climbing steadily, health experts have cautioned that the risk of heat-related illnesses is increasing and stressed the need for preventive measures. Doctors say that staying safe during peak summer requires tw…

Hyderabad, April 26 (IANS) Telangana Industries and Information Technology Minister D. Sridhar Babu on Sunday said the state government is committed to building a healthier Telangana by strengthening public healthcare services, improving government hospitals, and promoting preventive healthcare and awareness across all sections of society.The Minister, who flagged off the Global Oral Cancer Awareness Marathon organised by the Global Oral Cancer Trust in Hyderabad, warned that the use of gutka, p…