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BHUBANESWAR: People have been facing difficulties during the last three days for cancellation of several long-distance trains due to 'rail roko' staged by members of the Adivasi Kurmi Samaj in West Bengal demanding scheduled tribe (ST) status.The protestors have staged rail roko at Khemasuli station in the Kharagpur-Tata railway section of Kharagpur division and at Kustaur station in Adra-Chandil...

The past few years have shown us how precarious life can be. Post-pandemic people have become more aware of their health.“But it's not sufficient to just get tests done and then Google 'out of range' values and start self medication,” warns Dr. Bela Sharma, Additional Director of Internal Medicine at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram.As we age, our immune system and ability to heal...

KOLKATA: Thursday turned out to be the hottest day so far this year with the maximum temperature breaching the 35°C mark. Following a two-degree jump, the mercury touched 36.5°C. The rise in temperature signals the beginning of a hot spell, which is predicted to continue till mid-April. It would pave the way for a scorching and dry spell when the mercury might climb close to 40°C, said weathermen....

RISHRA: An uneasy calm prevailed in the area near Rail Gate 4 at Rishra on Tuesday. Shops downed shutters and empty roads bore telltale signs of Monday night's flare-up - stones, shreds of broken bottles and remains of a half-charred police van. Cops have by far outnumbered locals on the road, exercising Section 144 CrPC. Police arrested 50 people since Monday - 38 of them on Tuesday. The prohibitory...

MUMBAI: Daily detection of Covid-19 cases in the state more than doubled on Tuesday in comparison with Monday's tally, showing a steady rise in transmission. Experts said the recombinant subvariant XBB 1.16, which was isolated in the first week of March by genomic scientists from Maharashtra, is responsible for 60% of the cases. The subvariant has also been linked with a death -though not with increased...