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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.

Congress worker killed in Chhattisgarh

The police have arrested Purendra Kaushik, a local BJP functionary, on charges of murder and attempt to murder. Kaushik had lost to Champai in last year's sarpanch election, a defeat that sources say had left him embittered.