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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Tuesday agreed to Trinamool Congress‘s request for a meeting with the poll body, against the backdrop of the party attributing the recent suicides and deaths of booth level officers (BLOs) to “workload” arising out of the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) in the state, reports Bharti Jain.Responding to the…
NEW DELHI: As booth level officers protested over the work-related stress due to the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Kolkata, West Bengal chief election officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Monday said that poll body has asked the district magistrates to “assist the BLOs.“During a press conference, Agarwal was questioned over the alleged…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday took cognisance after an audio recording of a Booth Level Officer surfaced on social media, in which he expressed work-related stress amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of the electoral roll in Kerala.Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Rathan Kelkar and District Collector Chethan Kumar Meena held a video conference…
With just days to go before its release, the highly anticipated fifth season of ‘Stranger Things’, the makers on Sunday dropped the trailer for Volume 1 and going by the clip, the stakes have never been higher. The trailer was shared with the caption, “We have a plan…it’s a bit insane.” Stranger Things 5 |…
Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: Amid attempts to link the deaths or alleged suicides by booth-level officers (BLOs), particularly in West Bengal, to “pressure” of work related to the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, election-related officials pointed out that Phase-2 of the exercise was progressing at a much more relaxed pace…
JAMMU: No evidence was found of any negligence on part of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board CEO and other officials in the death of more than 30 pilgrims in the Aug 26 landslide, the Bhawan police station SHO has said in an action taken report (ATR) submitted before a judicial magistrate’s court in Katra,…
Belagavi: The death toll of endangered blackbucks at the Kittur Rani Channamma Mini Zoo in Belagavi rose to 29 on Sunday after another animal succumbed. The cluster of deaths, involving a species protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, has raised serious questions about the zoo’s readiness and response mechanisms.Eight blackbucks died on Thursday, followed by…
Chronic diseases account for nearly three-fourths of all global deaths. Experts say many of these deaths can be prevented, with lifestyle changes, timely diagnosis and management, and in many cases, preventive vaccination. While childhood vaccination has increased significantly, experts say, there are still few takers for adult vaccination. According to Lauriane Harrington, medical director, global…
BENGALURU: In 2023, the latest year for which data is available, at least 12 people died every week in India on average due to drug overdose, NCRB data reveals. That is nearly two deaths daily. Between 2019 and 2023, 3,290 deaths were attributed to the same cause, with the average for the five-year period remaining…
When it comes to chronic diseases, especially cancer prevention, conversations often center around smoking, autoimmune factors, genetics and environmental shifts, but a growing body of evidence suggests that there is yet another silent contributor to this whole fiasco: Poor diet. According to the estimates from Global Burden of Disease Study (GDB), up to one in…
