Nagpur: After conservationists opposing limestone mines between Tadoba-Andhari and Kawal reserves in tiger corridor in Chandrapur district, the battle against mining has spread to neighbouring Gadc

On Monday, the state health department confirmed the death of Harun Shaikh Mohammed Shaikh, from Gondpipri, from a heat stroke

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection has recently witnessed re-emergence, affecting rural areas of India with high morbidity rates. This prospective study was conducted to evaluate seroprevalence and clinical manifestation in targeted villages reporting cases of CHIKV infection. A total of 482 patients were recruited from Kalmana and Kothari villages of Ballarpur; Chandrapur district of Maharashtra state, India during CHIKV outbreaks in 2011–12. The serum samples from infected CHIKV patients were simultaneously screened through ELISA for detection of antigen and antibodies (IgM and IgG).