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No hard feelings towards Muslims: N-Easterners

Over the last one week, the North-East people in the city have gone through horrifying days of uncertainty and fear. Over 30,000 of them have even fled the city to their home state, fearing attacks. B

Beauty salons, hoteliers try to retain panicky employees

With people from the north-eastern (NE) states fleeing the city perceiving it to be unsafe for them, the businesses that used to employ them such as beauty salons and spas, restaurants and the hospita

Attacks send shivers

As Bengalureans and government struggled hard to instill a sense of confidence among the North-Easterners, the city witnessed seven incidents of threats and attacks against them on Friday.
At Neelasan

Patients in dilemma as hospitals shut early

While the city celebrated the country’s independence, the sick had a harrowing time as almost all government hospitals closed their Out-Patient Departments (OPD) at 1 p.m. Several patients were seen

Routine check-up saves cop’s life

Forty-four-year old Ganesh, a Karnataka police constable would have been on the verge of death had he not undergone the routine urological check-up conducted for police constables by Fortis Hospitals.

Son gives a new lease of life to ailing father

One might have heard of parents donating their vital organs to their children, but children donating their organs to parents are something which is not much heard of. Coming out of the blue, is a city

Infant mortality rate down by 10%

Feeding a newborn with breast milk within 6-8 hours of birth is essential as it helps reduce the infant mortality rate by over 10% annually. This was revealed by a study conducted by the National Fami

What lies ahead for Priya?

Although only five years old, Priya, recovering from head injuries in her hospital bed, has lived through tremendous upheavals already. The last week has been a trial. Priya not only lost her parents

Bad oral hygiene causes tooth loss, hits self-esteem

Oral health care is very low among Indians and, as a result, problems like gum disease and dental decay seem to hit Indians at a relatively younger age. A survey conduced in June across major Indian c

Shocked, hurt, alone: Priya fights on

It’s a forlorn, lonely battle for five-year-old Priya, lying in her hospital bed in the emergency ICU ward at NIHMANS. Although it’s been over 48 hours now since she was brought to the hospital, only

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