Uttar Pradesh tops in pregnancy related deathsOctober 7th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh tops the list in pregnancy related deaths in the country, a study by a human rights watchdog said. A US-based international organisation, Human Rights Watch (HRW) arrived at the conclusion after carrying out a case study across certain districts, culminating in a report that was released here Wednesday.
No civic amenities, no polio drops: Uttar Pradesh villagersOctober 6th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Angry with the administration for the apathy towards their complaints on poor civic conditions, residents of two Uttar Pradesh villages decided to protest by boycotting the ongoing pulse polio drive to make themselves heard. Residents of Khalakpur and Mehandi villages in Jyotiba Phule Nagar district, about 300 km from Lucknow, boycotted the pulse polio vaccination drive on Oct 4 in an attempt to draw the attention of officials and public representatives to the poor civic infrastructure in their area.
Six deaths take India's swine flu toll to 335October 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Six swine flu deaths were reported Friday, taking India's deaths from the contagious virus to 335, the union health ministry said. Of the latest deaths, two each were reported from Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka.
India's swine flu toll jumps to 329October 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Thirteen swine flu deaths, 10 in Maharashtra alone, were reported Thursday in the country, taking the total toll to 329, health authorities said here. Also, a record 142 fresh cases were reported in the country, taking the number of people affected with the flu to 10,375.
12-year-old girl first swine flu victim in ChandigarhSeptember 28th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - A 12-year-old girl died from influenza A (H1N1) virus Monday, becoming the first swine flu casualty here, a health official said. The victim, a native of Meerut in Uttar pradesh, was staying in the hostel of Chaman Vatika school on the Chandigarh-Ambala highway, 35 km from here.
On Eid, clerics appeal to Muslims to help eradicate polioSeptember 21st, 2009 LUCKNOW - Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramzan, was celebrated with enthusiasm in this Uttar Pradesh capital Monday with Muslim clerics appealing to the community members to join hands for eradicating polio from the state. "After holding prayers, I personally appealed to the Muslims to make efforts to combat polio," Maulana Khalid Rasheed, prominent Sunni cleric who heads Lucknows oldest Islamic seminary, told IANS.
Lucknow's medical institute gets new chiefSeptember 20th, 2009 LUCKNOW - R.K. Sharma was Sunday appointed director of the Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) here, replacing controversial incumbent A.K.
Five swine flu deaths take India's toll to 238September 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - At least five people died of swine flu Saturday, taking India's influenza A (H1N1) toll to 238, health authorities said. Four deaths were in Maharashtra that leads the toll in the country.
Fighting diarrhoea to eradicate polioSeptember 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - It kills nearly 500,000 children every year. But one of the lesser known facts about diarrhoea is that it also makes anti-polio drops ineffective.
16 swine flu deaths raise India's toll to 188September 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Influenza A(H1N1) virus Sunday claimed 16 more lives, including five each from Gujarat and Karnataka, pushing the country's swine flu toll to 188, health authorities said. The H1N1 virus has thus killed 62 people in Karnataka and 17 in Gujarat.
Two more swine flu deaths in HyderabadSeptember 5th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Two women died of swine flu here Saturday taking the toll due to influenza A (H1N1) in Andhra Pradesh to four, officials said. Rupa Devi, 38, who was admitted to government-run Chest Hospital a week ago, succumbed to the illness Saturday.
Nine deaths takes India's swine flu toll to 125 (Roundup)September 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI/BANGALORE - Nine people, including six in Karnataka, died of swine flu in India Saturday, taking the country's toll from the infectious influenza A (H1N1) virus to 125, health authorities said. The death toll in Karnartaka has gone up to 41, second only to Maharashtra, which has seen 59 deaths.
India's swine flu deaths jump to 116September 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI/BANGALORE - Five people died of swine flu in India Friday, taking the toll due to influenza A (H1N1) virus to 116, health authorities said here. While four deaths were reported from Bangalore, Karnataka, one person died in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Assemblies, sports suspended in Lucknow schoolsSeptember 2nd, 2009 LUCKNOW - Morning assemblies, sport activities and other group gatherings will be suspended in all schools in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow district to prevent the spread of swine flu, officials here said Wednesday. "All formalities for issuing the prohibitory order have been completed.
Swine flu cases cross 100 mark in Uttar PradeshAugust 31st, 2009 LUCKNOW - The swine flu count in Uttar Pradesh crossed the 100 mark, following detection of 11 fresh cases here, an official said Monday. The total number of swine flu cases now stand at 102.
