Over 350 temporary non-teaching staff at Bharathiar University left in the lurch without pay since start of 2025

Bharathiar University. File | Photo Credit: Siva SaravananS Around 350 of the more than 600 non-teaching staff at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, who have been working on a temporary basis for several years, have complained that they have not received their monthly salaries since the beginning of 2025. The temporary staff were appointed under two categories:…

Mamata govt orders strict adherence of legal provisions for POCSO victims’ immediate medical examination

Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) The West Bengal government has directed all state-run medical establishments in the state to strictly adhere to the existing legal provisions for immediate medical examination of the suspected minor victims of rape even before registration of First Information Report (FIR). The decision has been taken to overcome the difficulties in conducting…

Seven-year-old Kerala girl contracts rabies despite vaccination, admitted to hospital

(image for representation) | Photo Credit: SINGARAVELOU T A seven-year-old girl from Kollam, Kerala, has been admitted to SAT Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram with rabies despite receiving the rabies vaccine. The girl is currently on ventilator support in the intensive care unit of the hospital. She is under sedation and being administered anti-viral medicines. The girl…