Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appealed to protesting junior doctors in West Bengal to end their fast unto-death, inviting them for discussions at Nabanna on Monday to resolve issues surrounding the RG Kar hospital rape-murder. Chief Secretary Manoj Pant also invited the doctors for talks, stating that most demands had been addressed. Banerjee urged the doctors to consider public health, promising reforms and infrastructure upgrades in state-run hospitals to ensure medical services for the common people.
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1,000 equines on Kedarnath route in quarantine after ‘virus outbreak’
SummaryOver 1,000 mules and horses have been quarantined on the Kedarnath yatra route due to a flu-like outbreak that resulted in the death of 15 animals and symptoms of equine influenza. The Rudraprayag district administration has suspended mule services for three days, while veterinary teams have screened around 2,000 animals, with some receiving treatment. Experts are investigating the situation, and the infected animals will be re-tested after 14 days, as authorities work to ensure proper...
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