Guwahati, May 7 (IANS) The Northeast Frontier Railway has implemented a series of proactive measures to prevent incidents of buffalo dashing in the strategically important Lumding-Badarpur Hill Section under the Lumding Division, officials said on Thursday. Northeast Frontier Railway’s Chief Public Relations Officer Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that, considering the safety of train operations as well as the protection of livestock, the Northeast Frontier Railway has intensified preventive init…
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New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava will launch on Monday a pan-India ‘Fire Safety Week’ in collaboration with all states/Union Territories (UTs) and Central Ministries to raise awareness on fire hazard prevention, an official said on Sunday. “The ‘Fire Safety Week’, to be observed from May 4 to 10, will kick off a series of awareness and preparedness activities to be conducted nationwide,” a statement said.”As part of the inaugural event, a pledge on ‘Fire Saf…
Islamabad, April 29 (IANS) At least 71 children have died due to measles in Pakistan in 2026 even as the government is holding awareness campaigns to improve healthcare literacy and vaccine knowledge during the ongoing World Immunisation Week, a report has stated. As predicted in 2025, lower vaccination rates have affected international community’s efforts to stop spread of preventable diseases. Measles is a highly contagious viral disease and remains an important cause of death among young chil…
Raipur, April 14 (IANS) The Dantewada police in Chhattisgarh have dismantled a large interstate cyber fraud gang involved in the wholesale trading of mule bank accounts, officials said. Four key accused were arrested from Rajasthan and brought to Dantewada on transit remand.The arrests mark a significant success in the fight against rising cyber crimes that have affected victims across multiple states.The gang was primarily engaged in buying and selling hundreds of bank accounts used as mule acc…
Islamabad, April 6 (IANS) Recent reports have indicated that Pakistan has 84,421 registered HIV/AIDS patients, with Punjab province recording the most number of cases, followed by Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and the Islamabad Capital Territory. Healthcare authorities in Pakistan must create a coherent and sustained plan to combat HIV, a report has cautioned. Transmission can occur through unsafe practices like barber services, dental procedures and related factors. According to the Wo…
Bhopal, March 13 (IANS) In the Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh, the HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccination campaign has picked up pace with an adequate number of families turning up to get their girls vaccinated.Under the HPV vaccination drive, the vaccines are being administered at health centres to protect adolescent girls from cervical cancer.Additionally, the Health Department is conducting special awareness programmes to dispel misconceptions surrounding the vaccine.District Immunisati…
Agartala, Jan 30 (IANS) At least four people, including two women, were killed and two others critically injured after a 12-wheeler goods truck collided head-on with a passenger auto-rickshaw on the Assam-Agartala National Highway in Tripura’s Unakoti district on Friday, police said. A police official said that the accident occurred at Sidangchhara under the Kumarghat police station limits when the goods-laden truck, heading towards Agartala, rammed into the vehicle travelling towards Pecharth…
Guwahati, Jan 8 (IANS) National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson, Vijaya Rahatkar, on Thursday visited Assam’s Dibrugarh district, where she interacted with women from different sections of society and listened to their concerns, with a focus on empowerment, safety, education, domestic violence and access to government welfare schemes. During an interactive meeting, women shared issues ranging from social security and legal awareness to challenges related to family violence and economic …