Thiruvananthapuram, June 5 (IANS) Kerala Forest Minister Shibu Baby John has said that the Forest Department will take responsibility for the lives and safety of people living in forest areas, and an insurance scheme will be introduced in hilly regions in association with local panchayats.”The department will be responsible for providing compensation,” the minister said.He added that discussions with public sector insurance companies are progressing for implementing the scheme.The minister said …
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New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Ahead of Bakrid celebrations, the Delhi government has intensified monitoring and enforcement measures across the national capital by deploying Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) under the Animal Husbandry Unit to ensure compliance with government guidelines related to animal welfare, sacrifice and public sanitation, officials said on Wednesday. The action has been initiated at the direction of Delhi Development Minister Kapil Mishra. On Tuesday, inspections were carried out in…
Bengaluru, May 22 (IANS) The Karnataka Health Department has stepped up surveillance and preparedness measures across the state following the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration of the ongoing Ebola Disease (ED) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda as a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” (PHEIC) on May 17, 2026.According to an official statement issued by the Health Department, “In Bengaluru, the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases (R…
Guwahati, April 28 (IANS) The Northeast Frontier Railway has implemented a series of strategic preparedness measures to ensure safe and uninterrupted train operations during the four-month-long monsoon season (June to September), officials said on Tuesday. Northeast Frontier Railway’s Chief Public Relations Officer Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that, given the region’s susceptibility to heavy rainfall, landslides, and flooding, stationary watchmen have been strategically deployed at vulner…
Chennai, Jan 22 (IANS) Amid a noticeable increase in chikungunya infections across parts of Tamil Nadu, the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (DPH) has issued a statewide alert, directing district administrations and urban health bodies to step up monitoring, diagnosis and mosquito-control efforts to curb further transmission. Health officials said heightened vigilance was essential as seasonal conditions remain favourable for vector breeding.In an advisory circulated to all D…