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Bengaluru: Despite growing fitness culture, obesity continues to rise – more sharply among women – across Karnataka, according to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-6 report, released recently.The survey, conducted in 2023-24, found that 41.2% of women and 36.4% of men in Karnataka (out of a sample size of 30,260 persons) are either overweight or obese. This marks a sharp increase from the 2019-21 survey findings, when 30.2% of women and 30.9% of men fell into the same category. Urban women appear to be the most affected, with nearly 51% classified as overweight or obese.Doctors TOI spoke to attributed the…
TPCC President Mahesh Kumar Goud Hyderabad: Telangana Congress president B Mahesh Kumar Goud on Monday said AICC leader Rahul Gandhi has introduced a new political culture by launching a ‘talent hunt’ initiative for the appointment of party spokespersons.Addressing a media conference, along with media committee chairman Sama Rammohan Reddy, at Gandhi Bhavan, Mahesh Goud said the initiative was aimed at identifying talented individuals with a strong understanding of both national and state politics.“The process will also focus on selecting individuals committed to secular values and public service. It is a golden opportunity for aspiring youth,” the TPCC chief added.Stating that…
Ahmedabad: More Gujarati women are stepping into paid work, managing their own finances, and taking a larger role in household decisions than ever before, according to the latest National Family Health Survey. Data from the recently published National Family Health Survey, (NFHS)-6, shows improvements across several indicators linked to women’s empowerment between 2019-21 and 2023-24. Gujarat is among the top 10 major states for several of these categories in terms of improvement, indicate statistics.One of the most significant indicators relates to women’s role in household decision-making. The proportion of married women who reported participating in decisions concerning their own healthcare,…
Chennai: Madras high court on Monday restrained the Chennai police from filing the final report in an attempt-to-murder case registered against You Tuber Savukku Shankar. The case was registered against him and four others on charges of attacking police while Shankar was being escorted to Puzhal Central prison after he was arrested in another case from Andhra Pradesh.Passing the interim order, Justice M Nirmal Kumar adjourned the hearing to June 19 for the prosecution to file its response to the plea moved by Shankar seeking to quash the FIR.The issue pertains to a case registered against Shankar for allegedly extorting…
Prayagraj: Music and art are being integrated into the curriculum from the primary grades in Uttar Pradesh’s basic education schools, with Class 1 students in state council-run schools set to receive a dedicated art textbook for the first time.Anil Kumar, Basic Shiksha Adhikari, Prayagraj, said that from the new academic session beginning in June, the book will become a compulsory part of every Class 1 student’s schoolbag.The textbook, titled “Kislay”, has been dispatched by the State Council of Educational Research and Training, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow.The book contains 27 chapters and is designed to introduce children to artistic and musical learning…
Sambalpur: The special intensive revision (SIR) process has been launched in Sambalpurdistrict to prepare a clean, error-free and updated electoral roll. Collector (Sambalpur) Siddheshwar Baliram Bondar said booth-level officers (BLOs) will conduct a door-to-door survey across the district from May 30 to June 28 to collect and verify voter information.During the survey, each voter will be provided with two enumeration forms. Voters are required to fill in their correct details, sign the forms and return them to the BLOs. A total of 948 BLOs have been deployed in both urban and rural areas of the district for the exercise.Following the…
Temperatures remaining significantly below normal after thunderstorms and gusty winds swept across the state over the weekendTemperatures remaining significantly below normal after thunderstorms and gusty winds swept across the state over the weekendTemperatures remaining significantly below normal after thunderstorms and gusty winds swept across the state over the weekendTemperatures remaining significantly below normal after thunderstorms and gusty winds swept across the state over the weekendTemperatures remaining significantly below normal after thunderstorms and gusty winds swept across the state over the weekend Gurgaon: June began on an unusually pleasant note, with temperatures remaining significantly below normal after thunderstorms and gusty winds…
Imphal: Manipur Congress on Monday expressed serious concern over alleged irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, claiming that unauthorised persons may have been involved in parts of the voter verification process.Speaking to the media at the Congress Bhavan in Imphal, PCC member and former minister Kh Loken Singh said the Election Commission of India (ECI) had undertaken the SIR exercise to ensure that every eligible citizen above 18 years is included in the electoral rolls while removing ineligible voters.Loken said the ECI has laid down detailed guidelines for the exercise, including house-to-house…
Kanpur: A 27-year-old woman of Manki Khurd in Hamirpur district allegedly lured her lover to her matrimonial home, and in collusion with her husband, murdered him inside a room, and later concealed his body in bushes at Tahrapur in the Reuna police station area of Kanpur.The victim’s family filed a complaint at Bakewar police station in Fatehpur, expressing suspicion of murder. Police examined the youth’s call details and CDR, after which the incident was uncovered. Police summoned a forensic team and sent the body for post-mortem examination. The husband and wife, accused of murder, were taken into custody and were…
Borewell drilling at Karnataka Public School (KPS), Hosmar, in Karkala Udupi: In a gesture of commitment towards his students and school, a primary school teacher at Karnataka Public School (KPS), Hosmar, in Karkala has stepped forward to personally fund a borewell project to address the school’s long-standing water shortage.Raghu MG, graduate primary school teacher (social science subject) at the school, has already spent Rs 1.5 lakh to drill an 820-feet-deep borewell on the campus. With the drilling work complete, he is expected to invest another Rs 1.5 lakh to install the remaining infrastructure to make the facility operational, said Nagesh,…