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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.

Mamata Banerjee slams bulldozer politics, defends poor amid eviction drives in West Bengal

Trinamool Congress chief and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday launched a sharp attack against what she described as “bulldozer politics,” alleging that eviction and demolition drives in parts of Kolkata and Howrah were hurting poor families, hawkers, daily wage workers and small traders while undermining Bengal’s cultural and humanitarian values.