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Purnima Sah

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Jul 31, 2026
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  1. Article · Jul 31, 2026 · Purnima Sah

    Maharashtra school junk food ban won’t curb childhood obesity alone: Doctors tell you what to do alongside (opens the original)

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    The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) decision to ban the sale of chocolates, chips, sugary drinks, deep-fried snacks and other foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) in schools and within a 50-metre radius of campuses has been welcomed by doctors as an important step towards tackling childhood obesity. However, health experts say the measure will have a meaningful impact only if it is backed by healthier food choices at home, nutrition education and regular physical activity.

  2. Article · Jul 30, 2026 · Purnima Sah

    90 days after bird flu outbreak, Navapur poultry farmers still await ₹8 crore compensation (opens the original)

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    More than 90 days after a bird flu outbreak crippled Maharashtra’s poultry hub of Navapur in Nandurbar district, hundreds of poultry farmers are still waiting for compensation, with officials saying the state is yet to receive the Centre’s share of funds needed for payouts. The delay has also stalled the culling of around 10,000 backyard birds in villages surrounding the affected farms, as owners have refused to part with their birds without immediate compensation. District Deputy Commissioner o

  3. Article · Jul 29, 2026 · Purnima Sah

    The paper leak that wasn’t? Two emails leave Maharashtra aspirants in limbo (opens the original)

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    Allegations of a question paper leak in the Maharashtra Public Service Commission’s (MPSC) Drug Inspector recruitment examination have put the final recruitment on hold, leaving 488 candidates on the provisional merit list waiting indefinitely, even as the Commission maintains that it has found no evidence its original paper was leaked and has referred the matter to the police. The development comes a day after NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar alleged on Monday that the Drug Inspector paper had been lea

  4. Article · Jul 23, 2026 · Purnima Sah

    Why 60-year-olds with the same cancer may need different therapies (opens the original)

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    In a first for the country, Indian oncologists and geriatricians have issued comprehensive guidelines recommending that every cancer patient aged 60 years and above undergo a structured geriatric assessment before starting cancer treatment, particularly chemotherapy, to identify age-related vulnerabilities that could influence treatment tolerance and outcomes. Published in the Journal of Geriatric Oncology, the recommendations are India’s first consensus guidelines on geriatric oncology. They we

  5. Article · Jul 19, 2026 · Purnima Sah

    ‘No gloves, no sterile blade’: Nurse delivers baby aboard Duronto train with knife and thread (opens the original)

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    For four hours, Anjum Bano Wasim Akhtar stayed quiet. The 36-year-old, travelling from Nagpur to Mumbai on the Duronto Express with her daughters aged 11 and 8, had been in labour since around 10 pm. By the time she spoke up, it was nearly 2 am on June 24, the train was racing past Bhusawal in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district with no halt ahead, and Railway helpline 139, dialled repeatedly by passengers, had said help would come only at the next station. Minu Bhaisare, 27, a staff nurse at Bombay

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