Marred with financial irregularities and overcrowding, cow shelters stand neglected even as hundreds of cows continue to die every year in these shelters due to lack of fodder and medical care Cramped to the helm with miserably bony cows, either injured or old, some with wounds that have become infected probably because they were left […]

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The deaths of 20 kids due to diphtheria has exposed the holes in the universal immunisation programme. Stronger action needs to be taken to fix this health disaster “Initially, he was having difficulty in breathing and soreness of throat,” says Abid, father of Wasim, a six-year-old who lost his life to diphtheria at the Maharishi […]

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Delhi government’s decision to increase reservation for the locals in GTB Hospital, to be implemented from September 15, has evoked strong reactions. Outstation patients might get elbowed out unless more beds are created A 57-year-old man from Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh) who has a urinary bladder tumour; a 32-year-old man from Kanakpur village (Bikaspur, UP) who […]

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Late marriages are becoming an issue in J&K, as matchmaking parents only want grooms with government jobs since successive governments have failed to create enough job opportunities in the Kashmir Valley, the institution of marriage is said to have come under tremendous strain. According to Ezbair Ali, who works with the NGO Ehsaas, the prerogative […]

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When Yamuna’s water level rises, fear grips the Yamuna dwellers who continue to lead a precarious life, entangled in the process of settlement and resettlement as the Yamuna swells and recedes. A look into their lives after the recent flood threat… Inundated mud stoves, a rotten lot of vegetables and grains, soiled sheets and a […]

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What happened in Assam is not ‘India for Indians’ Assamese BJP MLA, Ramakanta Deori, did not find his name in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) draft. Another BJP MLA, Dilip Paul, found his wife’s name missing. A retired soldier of the Indian Army, Azmal Hoque, is not in the list. This is to say […]

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Moscow’s red square street remained the world’s nerve centre as the curtain came down on the month-long tournament last week Moscow: Thousands thronged the iconic Red Square for one last time on Sunday night after the World Cup final to catch up with the activities that has kept the adrenalin flowing ever since the tournament […]

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England and Belgium won people’s hearts, but missed the bus to the final. Who will take the cup home? Old favourites France, or first-timers Croatia? MOSCOW: Finally, here we are — France will meet a determined Croatia in the World Cup final here at the Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday. The tournament has been an interesting […]

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