Amid reports of rising cases of brain stroke and brain haemorrhage in the ongoing bitter cold in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur, a senior neurologist at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said high blood pressure is common during winters and can, at times, lead to a brain stroke.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that all arrangements have made for Gangasagar Mela and requested the pilgrims to maintain peace, not be misled by any rumour.
As Delhi witnesses the third worst cold wave in 23 years, the hospitals are getting respiratory and more heart patients in emergencies and OPDs and the health experts said the risk of these diseases increasing because of the cold and air pollution.
Situated on the banks of the river Ganges in Varanasi, the tent city will feature religion, spirituality and culture as well as products from eastern Uttar Pradesh.
Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in the national capital for treatment of a viral respiratory infection, was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday.
MV Ganga Vilas will begin its journey from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and travel around 3,200 km in 51 days to reach Dibrugarh in Assam via Bangladesh, sailing across 27 river systems in India and Bangladesh.
Tourists were welcomed to the tune of Shehnai and Dhobia dance as they arrived in Varanasi. After arriving in Babatpur, the Swiss guests were taken to the port at Ramnagar.
The Ganga Vilas luxury cruise, which left Kolkata on December 22, reached Varanasi on Tuesday. The cruise which was scheduled to reach Varanasi on Saturday arrived late due to bad weather.
A few of the most desperate gang leaders and their associates based in India and abroad, who are spearheading and carrying out such terror and criminal activities, were identified and booked in two cases registered by the NIA in August, 2022