Covishield dose in Odisha from Jan 19

by Argus News

Bhubaneswar, Jan 16: The national Covid-19 vaccination programme will be restarted in the State from January 19, informed the Odisha Health Department today.

According to the Health Department, the vaccine (Covishield) will be available at District Headquarters Hospital (DHH), Sub-Divisional Hospital (SDH), Community Health Centre (CHC) and Primary Health Centre (PHC) across the State from January 19. The Covishield jab will be available for beneficiaries whose second dose as well as precaution dose is due.

“Under the National COVID19 Vaccination programme, Covishield will be available from 19th Jan 2023 in identified DHH, SDH, CHC & PHC across Odisha for beneficiaries whose 2nd dose as well as precaution dose are due,” said Health Department on Twitter.

Under the National #COVID19Vaccination programme, #Covishield will be available from 19th Jan 2023 in identified DHH, SDH,CHC & PHC across #Odisha for beneficiaries whose 2nd dose as well as precaution dose are due. — H & FW Dept Odisha (@HFWOdisha) January 16, 2023

The Health Department asked the citizen to take this opportunity to get vaccinated and stay safe from.

Jobs At Central University: CUP Invites Applications For Several Teaching, Non-teaching Posts

by Sabyasachi Kundu

New Delhi, Sept 30: The Central University of Punjab (CUP) has invited applications from eligible candidates to fill up several teaching and non-teaching posts.

The recruitment drive is being carried out to fill up posts-- Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor and non-teaching posts-- Registrar, Librarian, Deputy Librarian and Internal Audit Officer.

Applicants are required to apply online through the following Link:

For Librarian & Deputy Librarian curec.samarth.ac.in
For other Non-teaching posts cupnt.samarth.edu.in

Selection Procedure: The Selection Criteria for the post--Librarian, Deputy Librarian and Assistant Librarian will be as per UGC regulation on minimum qualifications for appointment of teachers and other academic staff in universities and colleges and measures for the Maintenance of standards in higher education, 2018/University rules.

Last Date to Apply: 07.10.2023 (upto 5.00 PM)

If any candidate wants to apply for more than one post, he/she will be required to apply online separately for each post (having a unique Post Code) by depositing fee, Rs 600 online.

However, The SC/ST/PWD/Women candidates are exempted from the application fee.

Here is the official notification.

Just 50 Steps Climbing Stairs A Day Can Cut Heart Disease Risk By 20%

by Manisha Das

New Delhi, Sep 30: Forget walking 10,000 or 7,000 steps a day. Taking at least 50 steps climbing stairs daily could significantly slash your risk of heart disease, according to a new study.

The study from Tulane University in Louisiana in the US, published in the journal Atherosclerosis, found that climbing more than five flights of stairs daily could reduce risk of cardiovascular disease by 20 per cent.

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) along with coronary artery disease and stroke are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide.

“Short bursts of high-intensity stair climbing are a time-efficient way to improve cardiorespiratory fitness and lipid profile, especially among those unable to achieve the current physical activity recommendations,” said Dr Lu Qi, professor at the Tulane University’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.

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Using UK Biobank data collected from 450,000 adults, the study calculated participants’ susceptibility to cardiovascular disease based on family history, established risk factors and genetic risk factors and surveyed participants about their lifestyle habits and frequency of stair climbing.

It found that climbing more stairs daily especially reduced risk of cardiovascular disease in those who were less susceptible.

However, Qi said the increased risk of heart disease in more susceptible people could be “effectively offset” by daily stair climbing.

“This study provides novel evidence for the protective effects of stair climbing on the risk of ASCVD, particularly for individuals with multiple ASCVD risk factors,” Qi said.

(IANS)

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Bengal: Pregnant Woman Murdered By Husband, In-laws In Anticipation Of Girl Child

by Sabyasachi Kundu

Kolkata, Sept 30: In a gruesome incident in West Bengal's Malda district, a pregnant woman was brutally murdered by her husband and in-laws in anticipation that she might give birth to another girl child.

The incident occurred a few days ago and in an attempt to destroy the evidence, the accused husband and members of his family even buried Reshma Khatun's body in a local graveyard.

However, the family members of the victim approached a local court demanding the immediate retrieval of the body from the graveyard.

The body has been exhumed and was sent for post-mortem on Saturday, the police said.

The husband and his parents are currently absconding.

Police personnel from the Harishchandrapur Police Station have started investigation in the matter and alerts have been sent to all police stations with pictures of the absconding accused.

The victim’s father Nazir Alam told the police that since his daughter got married three years ago, she was constantly humiliated by her in-laws for his inability to pay an amount of Rs 2 lakhs as per their demand.