Health dept steps up anti-rabies reporting and treatment

Bangalore, 4/3: After Karnataka declared rabies a notifiable disease in December, the Health Department has been trying to ensure government medical officers’ compliance with the National Rabies Control Programme guidelines.     As per a circular issued on January 2 as well as recent operational guidelines, all district hospitals are now required to provide anti-rabies…

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PSG, Morocco defender Achraf Hakimi charged with rape

Paris, 3/3: Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco defender Achraf Hakimi has been charged with rape, French prosecutors told AFP on Friday.     Hakimi, 24, was questioned by prosecutors Thursday in connection with accusations from a 24-year-old woman, and subsequently charged.   The Madrid-born player, who was a key part of Morocco’s historic run to the…

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Supreme Court refuses immediate hearing in Hijab matter

New Delhi, 3/3: The Supreme Court on Friday turned down a plea by a group of hijab wearing students for immediate listing of their interim application for putting on headscarf during the examinations in Karnataka’s Pre-University Colleges beginning next week.   “Students have already lost one year, they will lose another year,” a counsel mentioned…

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