Getty Images GPs, care homes and hospices have voiced concerns about the impact of the rise in employer National Insurance contributions announced in the Budget. The NHS and rest of the public sector are exempt from the tax rise – but that does not cover private care homes or hospices which provide NHS services. There … Read more
The Odisha Police on Tuesday ordered an investigation by the State Crime Branch. File photo The Orissa High Court on Wednesday expressed its concern over the alleged custodial abuse of a woman, the fiancée of a serving Army officer, who had gone to a police station in Bhubaneswar to lodge a complaint in a road … Read more
The PWD NH wing is gearing up to do stone mastic asphalt resurfacing of the busy, 2-km-long Kundannoor-Thevara bridge that links Kochi with Willingdon Island, since the rain has taken a break. But alternative roads have not been developed to divert vehicles, which include container lorries. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU With the rain taking … Read more
Britannia Industries Limited announces the closure of its historic factory, in Taratala neighbourhood, Kolkata on June 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI With FMCG major Britannia Industries Limited notifying the stock exchanges that all permanent workers at its Taratala factory in Kolkata have accepted voluntary retirement, a fresh row has erupted over the flight of industry from … Read more
Campaigners accuse ministers of kicking plans to prevent protests outside clinics into the long grass. Source link
Physician associates have been used in responsible positions at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Source link
Only 60% of people needing hospital treatment for allergy reactions were prescribed EpiPens, data shows. Source link
New figures show 4,000 hours of PE have been lost from the curriculum in state schools in England. Source link
The CAG has expressed concern that the Telangana government had utilised borrowed funds for repayment of public debt in the financial year 2021-22. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has expressed concern the State Government had utilised borrowed funds for repayment of public debt in the financial year … Read more
Hoolock gibbon. Photo: Special Arrangement GUWAHATI The conservation status of India’s only ape was a cause for concern at a global event on gibbons held a week ago in China. Gibbons, the smallest and fastest of all apes, live in tropical and subtropical forests in the southeastern part of Asia. The hoolock gibbon, unique to … Read more