Tag: WHO
Why India Cannot Follow New WHO Guidelines To Protect Mothers
India must double antenatal visits by health workers to pregnant women to reduce the risk of stillbirths and pregnancy complications, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) guideline released last November. Is India ready to implement this and other new guidelines to protect its mothers? It is not, an analysis of government data and research studies shows. ....
Three Policemen Suspended Over Ramjas Violence
Delhi Police on Thursday suspended three policemen on charges of assaulting some students and journalists when two student groups clashed at the Ramjas College here a day earlier.....
Twitter Turns Battleground After Sehwag Tweet Mocks DU Student
Social networking site Twitter on Monday turned into a battleground of words after cricketer Virendra Sehwag and actor Randeep Hooda apparently mocked Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur who launched an online campaign against the ABVP after the February 22 violence in Delhi University's Ramjas College.....
Student Gurmehar Gets Police Protection
Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur, who got death and rape threats after her campaign against the ABVP, has been provided "adequate security", police said on Tuesday.....
HC Cancels Chautala's Parole
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday cancelled parole and furlough granted to former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, who is serving a 10-year jail sentence in the 2000 JBT teachers' recruitment case.....
Delhi Government Announces Free Diagnostic Tests
All residents of Delhi can now get free diagnostic tests in 21 private institutions if they are referred to by Delhi government hospitals, it was announced on Thursday. ....
Army Signs MoU For Housing
The Army Welfare Housing Organisation (AWHO) on Friday signed an agreement with a private market research firm for support in its housing projects, said an official.....
RSS Man Who Offered Rs 1 Crore Bounty For Kerala CM's Killing 'relieved' Of Duties
Taking action on Kundan Chandrawat, a local RSS leader who announced a Rs 1 crore reward for the beheading of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the saffron organisation on Friday said it has "relieved" him from his duties.....
Pollution Kills 1.7 Mn Children Each Year: WHO
Each year, environmental pollutants lead to the death of an estimated 1.7 million children under five, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a new report on Monday. ....
Six Youths Held For Raping Seven Kerala Orphanage Girls
Six youths were on Tuesday arrested for raping seven school girls, who are inmates of an orphanage near here, police said. ....
