Black Fungus hits six towns including Jamshedpur in Jharkhand

Jamshedpur among six district towns of Jharkhand are badly hit by the black fungus ( mucormycosis). These towns are Jamshedpur, headquarter town of East Singhbhum, Hazaribagh, Garhwa, Ramgarh, Giridih and Palamau.

Across the state 79 confirmed and 53 suspected cases have been reported to date in 18 of the total 24 districts in Jharkhand.

Resumption of essential health care services is key for COVID-19 response

When the COVID-19 pandemic started last year, all resources were diverted towards it and healthcare professionals were called upon to treat COVID infected patients. Things had just started getting better in January, and healthcare services, polio drives and routine immunizations were being resumed when we were struck again by the second wave.

Railway stations undergoing development, modernisation in South Eastern Zone

In recent times, major thrust is given to improve stations for more passenger convenience by South Eastern Railway which includes raising of platforms, development of circulating areas, construction of Foot Over Bridges and over all station development.

During the year 2020-21, platform raising work has been completed at 18 stations in SER…

RPF plays pro- railway passengers’ role, distributes cooked meals, ration packets

South Eastern Railway RPF (Railway Protection Force) personnel are playing a pro- passengers’ role in providing security to them as well as in guarding the railway property and its vital installations.

Records show that during  2020-21, the Security Department of S E Railway not only achieved success in ensuring the security of…

Maximum Covid deaths of doctors took place in Bihar, Delhi and West Bengal

As India is second among the most affected countries in the world by active cases, question arises is how many doctors this country lost due to deadly Covid?

If data shared by a group of doctors and going viral in social media are to be believed,today, the addition of 67,208 cases took its total caseload to 29,700,313. 

And, with…

National Helpline 155260 launched to contain cyber fraud saves crores of defrauded money from reaching fraudsters

Reinforcing the commitment of the Modi Government to provide a safe and secure digital payments eco-system, the Union Home Ministry under the leadership of the Home Minister Shri Amit Shah has operationalised the national Helpline 155260 and Reporting Platform for preventing financial loss due to cyber fraud.

The National Helpline and Reporting…

CSIR and Tata MD partner to make COVID-19 detection centres across small towns in India

The Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India’s apex scientific research organisation and Tata MD, the new healthcare venture from the Tata Group have announced a significant partnership to ramp up the COVID-19 testing capacity across Tier II and III towns as well as rural areas across India. 

Notably,CSIR and…

Protest against 'pucca' houses for the poor continues in Jharkhand

The Light House project, a scheme launched by the Jharkhand government to provide ‘pucca’ houses to the poor, has been facing protests in Ranchi. The people who are supposed to benefit from this project are protesting against this.

Two days back, locals protested by raising slogans against the housing project being built in the…