-Scroll.in Too ill to collect her share of PDS rice and with most of her neighbours unaware of her condition, Kunduru Nag, 68, died on June 12. Around 20 km from the district headquarters of Bargarh, Khuntpali seems to be quite developed compared to most villages in Odisha. Located in the irrigated region of the district – often referred to as the “rice bowl” of the state – Khuntpali is also...
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Dalit youth assaulted in Baghpat dies, most villagers who fled yet to return -Aniruddha Ghosal
-The Indian Express Two days after the assault on the 19-year-old and his 16-year-old nephew Manish, villagers said that most Dalit homes that were deserted after the attack remained empty and young women who had been sent away “as precaution” had not yet returned. New Delhi: A 19-year-old Dalit student, who was assaulted by Gujjar residents of his village in Baghpat district, died of “multiple organ failure” triggered by renal trauma and...
More »Health insurance firms are denying us coverage, some organ donors allege -Priyanka Vora
-Scroll.in Doctors say that this could discourage others from donating their organs. In 2009, Dr Ravi Wankhede, a pathologist and resident of Nagpur, donated one of his kidneys to a friend. Wankhede saved his friend’s life but his altruism might have cost him his health insurance. When Wankhede turned 65 two years ago, his health insurance company told him that his policy could not be renewed because the company does not cover...
More »Survey Reveals Pathetic Health Conditions Around Raigarh Coal Mines, Plants -Lakshmi Supriya
-TheWire.in Doctors and activists found a higher than normal incidence of tuberculosis, mental illnesses and arthritis-like joint pains, even among people below the age of 30. Tired, ghoulish bodies moving around in a field of ash casting a blanket of sameness against vast, black mines, broken now and then by the bright yellow of scorching fires – this is what a coal mine looks like. Lighting up the nation comes at a...
More »Triple whammy strikes Delhi: Dengue, H1N1, chikungunya -Durgesh Nandan Jha
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: It's dengue season, but the city is in the grip of swine flu and chikungunya as well. Where 2016 saw fewer than 200 cases of swine flu, the count is already nearing 2,000 this year. The viral disease has killed at least five people while a 12-year-old died of dengue in south Delhi's Humayunpur last week. Those are only the official figures - five top hospitals...
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