750 leprosy colonies in India still remain segregated from mainstream society: OfficialThere are still 750 leprosy colonies in India that need to be integrated into mainstream society, according to S Govindaraj, Commissioner a...
26 Jan, 2025, 09.41 PM IST
29 lakh Indians have obtained Aadhaar without Iris or fingerprints; how to applyRajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology said in Lok Sabha that till date 29 lakh Indians who eit...
08 Jan, 2024, 11.54 AM IST
INDIA bloc constituents want to destroy Sanatan Hindu dharma: Goa CM Pramod Sawant"Mughal rulers like Babar, the British and the Portuguese, who came to Goa with the agenda of forced conversion, had tried to eradicate the...
11 Sep, 2023, 04.44 PM IST
World Leprosy Day 2023: What expert says about Hansen’s Disease myths? Know facts about battling leprosyWorld Leprosy Day is observed on January 31st every year, to raise awareness about Hansen's disease, also known as leprosy. This year, an e...
29 Jan, 2023, 11.45 PM IST
Union govt reviews progress under National Health MissionThe NHM targets include reducing MMR to 1/1,000 live births, reducing IMR to 25/1,000 live births, reducing TFR to 2.1, bringing down preva...
23 Mar, 2021, 04.48 PM IST
World Leprosy Day: India must ensure economic security for people with leprosy, says WHO goodwill ambassadorIndia needs to take special measures to ensure economic security for people with leprosy as situations like the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic h...
30 Jan, 2021, 11.45 AM IST
Softening the blow: How #VirusPeVijay campaign helped one of the most vulnerable groups tide over the COVID-19 crisisThe fight against COVID-19 especially during the lockdown, needed many hands and partners, as the world entered a global paralysis of sorts...
03 Jul, 2020, 09.13 AM IST
Make leprosy eradication programme massive like Swachh Bharat: Gandhi Peace Prize winner to Narendra ModiAccording to World Health Organisation (WHO), India has the highest number of new cases of leprosy in the world annually, followed by Brazi...
31 Jan, 2019, 01.10 PM IST
Google honours activist Baba Amte with doodle on 104th birth anniversaryThe Doodle slideshow follows Amte's life, which he dedicated to serving those in need.
26 Dec, 2018, 11.31 AM IST
Show cured patients in Leprosy Advertisements, Supreme Court tells GovernmentThe SC said the government must send positive messages about the prevalence of leprosy in the country to dispel the stigma associated with ...
15 Sep, 2018, 09.14 AM IST
UIDAI says Aadhaar makes exceptions to prevent exclusion, blames denials on corruption"It would take more than the age of the universe to break one encryption," the UIDAI CEO argued. CJI Misra couldn’t hide a smile at this cl...
22 Mar, 2018, 11.07 PM IST
When business and philanthropy cross roads for industrialist Aneel MurarkaAfter building a successful business empire, the MD & CEO of Mirachem Industries, followed his passion to provide a platform for talented y...
19 Aug, 2015, 09.45 AM IST
President hopes for attitudinal change in India about leprosyMukherjee expressed his desire in this context as he extended his best wishes to the Indian Leprosy Association for 'Anti-Leprosy Day' to b...
29 Jan, 2015, 03.29 PM IST
- Any more interest hike not good for growth, says SBI chief
With the RBI on Tuesday unveiling the credit policy, SBI Chairman Pratip Chaudhuri said increase in rates could lead to "derailing" of grow...
02 May, 2011, 09.38 PM IST
- Increase in interest rates could derail country's growth: SBI
The SBI chairman believes that the biggest challenge for the bank is to take it forward agricultural sector of the country.
02 May, 2011, 06.16 PM IST
- Gandhi's Porbandar bars leprosy-affected
According to an order, persons with leprosy should stay away from town.
09 Aug, 2009, 07.02 AM IST
- Leprosy ratio high in western Maharashtra: Survey
Contrary to the declaration by the Centre on the elimination of leprosy in India, a recent survey has revealed a prevalence rate of the dis...
02 Feb, 2009, 03.09 PM IST