DemCon 2025 Calls for Stronger Dementia Action
MP and GITAM President M Sribharat urged the public to take a more active role in addressing dementia, noting that awareness is still low and most caregiving continues to fall … Read More
Author: J Lakshmana Rao
Govt caps airfares as IndiGo crisis strands thousands
The Centre on Saturday moved to cap airfares after 385 IndiGo flights were cancelled, leaving crowds of frustrated passengers outside the Bengaluru and Mumbai airports for a fifth straight day. … Read More
CEO calls for transparent voter list mapping
State Chief Electoral Officer Vivek Yadav has directed Visakhapatnam district officials to strictly follow Election Commission guidelines while executing the voter list mapping exercise, stressing the need to ensure accuracy … Read More
Anakapalli marks 63rd Home Guards Raising Day
The 63rd Raising Day of the Home Guards was celebrated at the district police headquarters on Saturday, with SP Tuhin Sinha inspecting the parade and extending greetings to personnel and … Read More
Experts Sound Alarm Over Rising Childhood Myopia in India
With nearly half the world projected to be myopic by 2050, eye care specialists at the Infor Myopia Centre of L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) have raised concern over … Read More
Vizag Surgeon Achieves 1,000 Robotic GI Surgeries
CARE Hospitals on Friday announced that Dr. B. B. Das, Surgical Gastroenterologist and Robotic Surgeon, has completed 1,000 robotic gastrointestinal surgeries in 18 months. The hospital termed it one of … Read More
Minister Seeks Railway Subway and ROB Upgrades in Vizianagaram
State MSME and SERP Minister Kondapalli Srinivas met Visakhapatnam Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Lalit Bohra on Friday to review key railway-related infrastructure needs in Vizianagaram district. The Minister advocated for … Read More
Nationwide Travel Hit by IndiGo Disruptions
IndiGo’s large-scale flight cancellations over the past two days have thrown travel plans into disarray across India, dealing a heavy blow to tourism and pilgrim movement. K. Vijay Mohan, President … Read More
Dementia poses rising public health challenge, say experts
Dementia affects not only those diagnosed but also the emotional and financial stability of their families, said Dr. Radha S. Murthy, Chairperson of the organising committee of the Dementia Conference … Read More
GITAM to host Smart India Hackathon finale on Dec. 8
GITAM (Deemed to be University) will be one of the nodal centres for the eighth Smart India Hackathon, which will be inaugurated online by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. … Read More