Cuttack: The Odisha High Court on Tuesday asked the state government to file a status report on the outbreak of cholera and diarrhoea diseases in each affected district.
A division bench of the court comprising Chief Justice V Gopalgowda and Justice Indrajit Mahanty, while adjudicating over a PIL filed by an advocate of the court, directed the state government to file the status report and po
BALANGIR: Diarrhoea is spreading fast in Balangir district with 53 more cases being reported in the last two days taking the total to 132. The condition of seven persons is stated to be critical.
Bhopal, Aug 23:State Congress spokesman JP Dhanopiya said that BJP government has failed to provide health services and in last one year Swine flue disease has assumed epidemic proportions.
KOLKATA, 19 AUG: While six out of 25 deer died when they were being relocated to Dobanki camp in the Sunderbans from Parmadan Deer Park in North 24-Parganas, three more were killed following a fight among themselves at the Parmadan Park today.
The deer were being taken from Parmadan to Dobanki to get them acclimatised with forest conditions, before releasing them in the Sunderbans.
Containing an epidemic at its origin is the most desirable mitigation. Epidemics have often originated in rural areas, with rural communities among the first affected.
Srinagar: Due to the ongoing turmoil in the Valley, the summer capital is literally stinking with huge piles of garbage scattered along the roadsides at various points in the city. Heaps of garbage have not been cleared for more than a week in certain parts of the city though some areas were cleared on Sunday when the curfew was lifted and the separatists called off their strike.
Karachi is among those densely populated cities of the Third World, where epidemic of diarrhoea has taken a chronic shape due to non-provision of clean drinking water.
Hyderabad, May 30: The Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, on Sunday directed the health officials to prepare village-wise action plan to prevent spread of epidemics during monsoon, which is expected to hit the state this week.
