The National Telemedicine service called as eSanjeevani has reached another milestone after completing total of 3 million consultations on Wednesday as per the statement issued on Wednesday by the government. Presently, the telephone consultation service has been operational in 31 states and Union territories of the country, and has taken more than 35,000 patients, said…
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has described the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill as a “historic” move when passed by Rajya Sabha. Harsh Vardhan took to Twitter to share the news. He tweeted, “A historic bill ensuring dignity, safety, and well being of women! The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill 2020 passed…
With the rising concerns of forest fire registered from different aspects of Odisha, the Malkangiri forest division has taken an exclusive step to further increase awareness among the masses for the importance of forest preservation by organizing public meetings. Hundreds of people have participated in the awareness programme which comprises of street plays, traditional songs…
The in-mates of old age home in Bengaluru have a tough ride for receiving the vaccination dose as most of them are bedridden or suffer from dementia. Various old age homes in the city have revealed to DH that none of the in-mates who are at a high transmission risk have been vaccinated, and it…
More than 383 residents of Myanmar which includes women and children have as of now crossed the border seeking refuge from February after the military coup and crack-down over pre-democracy movement in Myanmar, according to an official from the state home department on Monday. He said around 98 per cent Myanmar nationals who entered Mizoram…
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla conducted the inauguration of the health camp under Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) in Parliament House Annexe on Monday. At the inauguration event, several people from the Centre were present which includes Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi, Union…
A number of road projects are pending over the years in the state of Karnataka though the state government has invested an adequate amount of money, as per the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), which blew the government over not furnishing reasons for the pending works. These projects are estimated to be Rs 2,341.53 crore,…
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) declared on Monday about over 3.15 crore doses of vaccine administered in India against the Covid-19 disease. On Monday evening, the health ministry tweeted, “India crosses the milestone of 3.15 crore Covid-19 vaccinations,” which was just hours prior to India completing two months of its vaccination…
Comorian Foreign Minister Dhoihir Dhoulkamal has expressed gratitude towards India with the assistance provided by India of 100o metric tonnes of rice and also called India and Comorians are brothers. In a tweet, India in Madagascar & Comoros posted, “A picture is worth a thousand words. Comorian Foreign Minister Dhoihir Dhoulkamal, thanks Govt. and the…
Karnataka Labour Minister Shivaram Hebbar on Monday revealed that vandalism which was incident in the Wistron Corporation plant in Kolar district last year was a result of its own mistake as the company failed to resolve the grievances of the workers. Hebbar mentioned that the company has resumed the operations in Kolar post cutting down…
