Sarah Kilgariff, who lives near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, applied for an EHCP for her son Freddie last July, after the five-year-old suffered a stroke because of a complication from chickenpox. Ms Kilgariff says Freddie now suffers from fatigue, struggles to regulate his emotions, and is back to wearing nappies. She says because of his needs, her … Read more
New Delhi: IT services company Wipro on Thursday said it has been selected by US-based Independent Health to implement its Medicare Prescription Payment Plan (MPPP360) platform for the upcoming open enrolment period. Starting in 2025, the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan will allow enrollees to make capped monthly payments for out-of-pocket prescription drugs, among other changes. … Read more
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The voter turnout in Uttar Pradesh in the 2019 elections was quite low at 59.11%, even though the State has the highest number of voters. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA The Election Commission has devised a plan to encourage voters in Uttar Pradesh, which recorded a tepid turnout of 59.11% in the … Read more
The Kochi Corporation is awaiting a green signal for its master plan from the State government before kick-starting its ambitious project of drawing up Keralaâs first Local Area Plan (LAP) centred around the mass transit hub of Vyttila. LAP has emerged as the focal point of a shift in the development paradigm proposed by the … Read more
Telangana BJP president and Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy. File. | Photo Credit: ANI The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will take out five separate bus tours led by senior leaders to cover all the 17 Parliament constituencies between February 20 and March 1 with road shows and public meetings in all mandal, district and Assembly … Read more
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy held a meeting with police officials on traffic management in Hyderabad, on January 31, 2024. Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has directed the Home department officials to prepare a comprehensive plan to effectively manage and control traffic movement in the Greater Hyderabad limits. He wanted the officials to … Read more
Government Cyberpark in Kozhikode | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh The government Cyberpark, which has played a key role in developing the IT ecosystem in northern part of Kerala, has chalked out a fresh set of developmental measures coinciding with its 15th anniversary celebrations, with an objective to woo investors and also spruce up facilities for … Read more
Amid a rise in average day temperature in Kerala during summer, the State government has permitted the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) to collaborate with the World Resources Institute (WRI), an NGO, on mainstreaming sustainable cooling practices across the State by implementing the recommendation of the Kerala State Heat Action Plan and India Cooling … Read more
According to a new report by leading health consultancy Mercer Marsh Benefits, a part of Marsh McLennan, non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and cancer are currently the leading causes of medical claims in India. It also expects employer-sponsored health insurance costs in India are expected to rise by 11% in 2024—up from 9.6% … Read more