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One litre of milk mixed with bucketful of water served to 81 children in UP school
Authorities have ordered an investigation after 81 schoolchildren were served one litre of milk mixed with a bucketful of water as part of midday meal at a government school in…
Condition of pregnant women pathetic in India, 63% work until day of delivery, says new study
The hardships endured by rural women during pregnancy and childbirth tend to go unnoticed. Their husbands and in-laws rarely go out of their way to support them as they experience…
Bihar woman becomes pregnant six years after sterilization surgery, seeks compensation
PATNA: A woman in Bihar has sought compensation from a government hospital when she became pregnant six years after she had undergone sterilization surgery.
Lalita Devi, a…
Dengue strikes BJP legislators in Bihar as total cases get close to 2,000
PATNA: Deadly dengue has taken two BJP legislators under its grip in Bihar. Both the legislators hail from Patna which remained under heavy water-logging after recent rains.
The…
Health minister Choubey faces ink attack for dengue outbreak in Bihar
PATNA: Union minister of state for health Ashwini Kumar Choubey was greeted with ink when he reached the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) to meet the dengue patients…
Scared Patna residents rest under mosquito nets as dengue strikes hard
Residents in Patna, the capital of Bihar state, have been living under panic as the dengue has struck the areas hard. Patna has reported a total of 1,016 dengue cases so far after…
Dengue outbreak alarms Patna post flooding, health dept launches intensive campaigns
PATNA: The health department has launched intensive campaigns to check spread of deadly dengue after it struck the state following recent flooding which saw many parts of the state…
After floods, dengue strikes Patna; health dept on alert
PATNA: The continuing water-logging on the streets of Patna post incessant rains has resulted in alarming rise in cases of dengue in the state.
According to an official report,…
Bad news for flooded Patna residents as city drainage network’s map goes missing
PATNA: There is a bad news for the residents of Patna still trapped in their flooded homes.
According to reports in the local media, the map of Patna’s drainage network has gone…
Indian state starting kitchen gardens in 20,000 schools to improve children’s nutrition
PATNA, INDIA: Thousands of schoolchildren enrolled in government-run schools in the Indian state of Bihar will be getting fresh, green vegetables in lunch every day to improve…