ITS NOT just corruption and shoddy work that is bringing bad name to the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee. It

Mosquito menace increasing multi-fold

Tirupur: Rain has become a nightmare for the residents of the city and its immediate suburbs as many of the low-lying residential areas had been under water ever since the skies opened up some days back and mosquito population increased multi-fold.

NEW DELHI: With 26 new cases of dengue and 41 of swine flu, the Capital on Friday saw a sudden spurt in the twin menace. Two swine flu deaths, one each at Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital and Lohia Hospital, were also reported taking the grand total to 20 so far this season.

YED ASIM ALI
NEW DELHI

Apart from t the missing deadlines, spreading of dengue in New Delhi is giving sleepless nights to the Delhi government and the Organising Committee with the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief Mike Fennell taking a serious note of the problem.

During the executive board meeting on Thursday, Mr Fennell was told that the number of suspected dengue cases in the c

Agartala, Aug.

Gandhinagar: Even as swine flu raises its ugly head in the state once again, Gujarat faces grave threat from the growing mosquito menace as well.

Health Department To Upgrade One Blood Bank In Each District
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New Delhi: With dengue cases on the rise, the demand for platelets and other blood products, including fresh frozen plasma and packed cells, has gone up in the capital.
Blood banks, specially those in government hospitals, say the demand has almost doubled in the past 20 days.

If the civic body

With rubble all around and drains lying open, many areas have become perfect breeding ground for the mosquito that causes dengue
Risha Chitlangia | TNN

The cyclic nature of dengue is one important reason for the high count this year, say experts. Dengue gained serious proportions in 1996, 2003 and 2006 and this year too, a spurt is expected.

Risha Chitlangia | TNN

New Delhi: Massive construction, a good monsoon and the cyclic nature of the disease have left the capital reeling under a dengue outbreak this year. Till August 14, 215 confirmed dengue cases were reported, against just three cases last year. The number of confirmed cases in 2006