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Cancer:Statistics very alarming;Need to act fast: Expert

Kolkata, Feb 04 (UNI) Lifestyle changes and industrial and environmental pollution are among a host of factors leading to an alarming rise in the number of cancer cases in India.
'India sees 1.2 million new cancer cases every year which means one in every four cases reported globally are from India,' Dr Naresh Purohit, Advisor-National Cancer Control Programme told UNI after a seminar on the occasion of World Cancer Day today.
Increasing urbanisation, life style changes, high consumption of tobacco, processed food, industrial and environmental pollution are factors that are spurring an alarming rise in the number of cancer patients in India.
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Sikkim, April 19 (UNI) Voting for lone Lok Sabha and 32 assembly seats in Sikkim completed peacefully on Friday. As per the Election Commission, till 5 p.m. 68.06 per cent of 4.64 lakh electorate exercised their franchise.

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ISKCON gears up for grand Brahmotsava, silver jubilee celebrations

19 Apr 2024 | 7:58 PM

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Meghalaya records 69 91 percent voter turnout, polling passes off peacefully

Meghalaya records 69 91 percent voter turnout, polling passes off peacefully

19 Apr 2024 | 7:56 PM

Shillong, Apr 19 (UNI) An estimated 69.91 percent of the total 22,26,567 electorate have cast their ballots as polling for the two Lok Sabha seats - Shillong and Tura - in Meghalaya, passed off peacefully on Friday.

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Anticyclone in BoB to bring respite from blistering heatwave conditions in Odisha : CEC

19 Apr 2024 | 7:53 PM

Bhubaneswar, Apr 19 (UNI) An anticyclone in the Bay of Bengal is expected to provide relief from the blistering heatwave conditions in Odisha from April 21.

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Do not trust the Chandra Babu Naidu-led alliance and their promises: AP Chief Minister

19 Apr 2024 | 7:52 PM

Kakinada, Apr 19 (UNI) Giving a clarion call to the people to reject the TDP-JSP-BJP alliance, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy alleged that Chandrababu Naidu did not fulfill the assurances that he had given in the 2014 election manifesto after he was voted to power.

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