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Nadda directs states to boost response measures against dengue, malaria

As the South West Monsoon advances deeper into the Indian subcontinent, Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda, on Thursday, directed states and Union Territories to strengthen surveillance, vector-control measures and healthcare preparedness to tackle a possible rise in dengue and malaria cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Unique birthday gift: 57 kg rice portrait gifted to CM Reddy

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, who will celebrate his birthday on November 8 (Saturday), received an unusual yet meaningful gift on Friday — a 57-kilogram rice portrait, symbolizing both his age and his government’s flagship free rice scheme for the poor.