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
(This story originally appeared in on Dec 12, 2023) MUMBAI: It is highly unusual for the rupee to reach a new low against the dollar while the sensex hits new all-time highs. This anomaly occurred recently when the rupee breached 83.39 for the first time on the day the sensex closed at a new high. … Read more
Seventeen-year-old Leia is one of a growing number of teenage vapers – but she’s trying hard to quit. Source link
A 75-year-old woman died after falling from the Kannur Government Medical College Hospital building at Pariyaram here on Monday. According to the police, Omana, a native of Nidiyangodi, Sreekandapuram, had accompanied her brother Narayan who was undergoing treatment at the hospital. Omana reportedly fell from the seventh floor of the building and died on the … Read more
About one in 35 people in the UK have the virus, the Office for National Statistics suggests. Source link
The ONS says it will “closely monitor” the numbers testing positive as children return to school. Source link
Family therapist David Kalergis remembers one 8-year-old girl in particular. She plopped down on the cushy chair in his Mount Pleasant, SC, office, unsure of what to say. Her parents had already told Kalergis that in recent months the girl smelled differently, pungent. By lunchtime she already needed a bath. Her parents felt “in over … Read more
Hospices across the UK are being squeezed by rising inflation, charities warn. Source link
Boris Johnson is accused of “playing politics with children’s health” after delaying new restrictions. Source link
It’s the most significant drop since the Omicron wave hit the country in December, the figures suggest. Source link