The Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) program screens children from newborns to 18-year-olds for health issues. Karnataka’s Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) program achieved 67 percent of the goal it had targeted for 2022-23. The department wants to get better results for the upcoming year. For this, Dr. Ningadalli Siddharam, State Consultant, RBSK, said that […]
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Alzheimer’s patients do not have any schemes by the government that help them out with the cost of their healthcare. If you have ever watched Grey’s Anatomy, you would know what Alzheimer’s does to a family. Everyone who has watched the show sympathizes with Meredith Grey’s struggles with handling her mom, who had Alzheimer’s, a […]
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Price of commercial LGP cylinders has been increased by Rs.351 in March by the Central government. The Bruhat Bengaluru Hotel Associations (BBHA) has stated that the recent increase in the price of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders will have a direct impact on the restaurant and hospitality industry in the state. BBHA, which comprises of […]
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Hasiru Prathishtana Trust demands that the government start schemes to encourage women to marry farmers. Bengaluru: The Hasiru Prathishtana Trust demands an incentive of Rs. 10 lakh from the government for girls in rural areas to encourage them to marry farmers. Girls of the rural economy prefer employed men for marriage, they said. The percentage of […]
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Surging prices of LPG are causing people in rural and urban India to look for substitutes. Bengaluru: The increase in cooking gas prices is forcing people to use substitutes for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). The government has stopped subsidies for LPG. Nikhil Mandal, a migrant from Kolkata who is working as a cleaner in Whitefield, […]
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After the court order to minimize the fare of the autorickshaw, auto unions want bike taxi service to be stopped. Harassment against bike taxi drivers by auto unions has increased in the city after a court order to minimize auto fares took effect, according to to ride aggregator Rapido. Many bike ‘captains’, as Rapido drivers […]
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Government school students say they do not have adequate sports equipment and PE teachers in school. Government schools in the city lack sports facilities and faculty said school authorities. The Samagra Siksha Scheme states that every government school will receive grants of Rs.5,000 for Primary Schools, Rs. 10,000 for upper primary schools and up to […]
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Pourakarmikas who registered themselves with the ABHA portal will get a health insurance of Rs 5 lakhs The contractual Pourakarmikas will now have access to the government health policy. The data from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Public Health Department show out of 15,600 Pourakarmikas who work on contract and are not permanent employees, […]
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Many Civil Service Examination (CSE) coaching institutes have witnessed a more than 50 percent drop in student enrollment. MS Tomar owns a paying guest (PG) accommodation in the Mukherjee Nagar area of New Delhi. His property is among dozens of other PG accommodations that are dotted across the map of the north Delhi neighbourhood. He […]
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Healthcare professionals say that only the urban areas are driving the growth in preventive healthcare. Jatin Joshi is a chef. He has a habit to keep of check on his health like he keeps track of the calories in his preparations. For the past six-seven months, he has been using health technology for himself and […]
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