Puducherry, Dec 29 (BPNS) A person in a village at Vilianur in Puducherry climbed a tree on Tuesday to avoid being administered Covid -19 vaccine. The man who spotted the health authorities coming towards his house ran away and later climbed the tree to prevent him from being vaccinated. Puducherry health authorities said that the […]
Puducherry, Dec 29( BPNS) With the Union Territory reporting two cases of Omicron with an Octogenarian and a 21-year-old woman testing positive on Tuesday, there were apprehensions that the New Year festivities would be curtailed. However, the administration of the Union Territory has permitted the New Year celebrations to be carried out by strictly adhering […]
By Seema Hakhu Kachru Scientists, including an Indian-American researcher, have identified a molecule that can help treat breast cancer, giving hope to patients who have become resistant to traditional therapies. The first-in-class molecule shuts down oestrogen-sensitive breast cancer in a new way, researchers said. First-in-class drugs are those that work by a unique mechanism – […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 27 Kerala continued to report less than 2,000 fresh COVID-19 cases for the second day running with the state logging 1,636 new infections on Monday, which took the caseload to 52,24,929 to date. Also, the State reported 236 deaths, which raised the toll to 46,822 so far, an official press release said. Of […]
New Delhi, Dec 27 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday said it has attached assets worth Rs 5.74 crore in connection with a money-laundering probe linked to alleged fraud in the Chennai Port Trust. The case pertains to some suspects submitting “fake” fixed deposit receipts with the port trust. “By retaining the original fixed deposits […]
Chennai, Dec 27 (bpNS) The think tank of the Government of India, Niti Aayog has ranked the state of Tamil Nadu second in the health parameters after Kerala which continued with its position of number one. Telangana state follows Tamil Nadu for the third place, according to a statement from the Government of India body. […]
Chennai, Dec 27 (BPNS) The former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and AIADMK leader, O. Panneerselvam (OPS) has demanded a detailed inquiry into the recruitment of 18 persons in the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Southern Region. In a statement on Monday, the AIADMK leader said that the AICTE officials have said that […]
Chennai, Dec 27( BPNS) The Students of the elite Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) will be conducting a menstrual awareness programme,’ Unmute’ focusing on menstrual hygiene management. The students of the premier institute will also be conducting awareness programmes on self-defence techniques to prevent sexual assault. A statement from the IIT- Madras said that […]
Balrampur (UP), Dec 27 A village head was shot dead here and another person injured allegedly over election rivalry, police said on Monday. Radheshyam Verma (55), gram pradhan of Rupnagar, was returning home from his field on Sunday when some people shot him in the Maharajganj Terai police station area of the district, they said. […]
Thane, Dec 27 A court here in Maharashtra has convicted a 66-year-old man on the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and sentenced him to rigorous imprisonment for the term which he has already undergone in jail since his arrest in April 2015. In the order passed on December 21, a copy of […]
