Medical aid to West Bengal cyclone victims

West BengalSouth 24 Pargana (WB), June 9 : Army has set up medical camps for the displaced victims of cyclone Aila, residing in the relief camps in South 24 Pargana district near the Sunderban Islands in West Bengal.

Thousands are suffering from gastroenteritis triggered by the consumption of infected water.

Medical units of Indian army are treating the people in several medical camps in the district.

The Army Medical Unit of Bengal Area and Eastern Command have set up several medical camps in the district.

Oz police move on Indian groups acting as railway station guards

Oz police move on Indian groups acting as railway station guardsMelbourne, June 9 : Indian groups standing guard at railway stations in Melbourne's west to protect students from racial attacks, have been asked to move by the police.

The groups have been gathering at St Albans and Thomastown railway stations after a spate of assaults on Indians in the area, the latest on Kamal Jit, 23, who was bashed unconscious while walking home from the St Albans railway station on the weekend.

Multivitamins reduce mums’ risk of having underweight babies

Multivitamins reduce mums’ risk of having underweight babiesWashington, June 9 : A research team, including an Indian-origin boffin, has suggested that taking multivitamins during pregnancy can reduce women's risk of having underweight babies.

The study by Canadian researchers challenges the World Health Organization strategy of recommending iron and folic acid supplements alone.

North Korea threatens "merciless attacks" in nuclear dispute

North Korea threatens "merciless attacks" in nuclear disputeSeoul  - North Korea stepped up threats over its controversial nuclear weapons programme Tuesday, saying it would use nuclear weapons if provoked.

In a commentary released by the state-run Minju Choson newspaper, North Korea raised tensions again in what is widely regarded as an attempt to stave off international punishment for its May 25 nuclear test.

BJP urges govt. to take up issue of stranded pilgrims with Nepal, China

 BJP urges govt. to take up issue of stranded pilgrims with Nepal, ChinaNew Delhi, June 9 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday urged the Central Government to take up with their Nepalese and Chinese counterparts the rescue of the stranded pilgrims to Kailash Mansarover.

According to reports, hundreds of pilgrims, who are on their way to Kailash Mansarover, have been stranded in Nepal following a road blockade near the Tibetan border.

Study opens new avenues to study how TB’s close relative bacteria ‘hibernate’, spread

 Study opens new avenues to study how TB’s close relative bacteria ‘hibernate’, spreadWashington, June 9 : Uppsala University scientists have found that a close relative of the microorganism that causes tuberculosis (TB) in humans forms spores.

The researchers say that this is a sensational finding because scientists have long been convinced that such bacteria-the mycobacteria-were incapable of forming spores.

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