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Long-term alcohol abuse can lead to cirrhosis

Rudrapur (Uttarakhand) [India], January 27: Long-term abuse of alcohol can have serious consequences. Drinkers should be aware of the dangers and signs of liver cirrhosis – an illness caused by drinking too much over an extended period. Cirrhosis is is a permanent scaring that causes interference with the liver thus damaging its functioning. It is sometimes know as end-stage liver disease, and comes after the other stages of damage, including inflammation (hepatitis), fatty deposits (steatosis) and increased stiffness and mild-scarring of your liver (fibrosis). In the early stages, people suffering with the condition will see their body adjust to compensate

Female enrolment in Higher Education in 2021-22 sees an increase of 32 pc since 2014

New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): The Ministry of Education has released the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2021-2022 which said that female enrolment in Higher Education increased to 2.07 crore in 2021-22 from 1.57 crore in 2014-15 (an increase of 50 lakh students, 32 percent increase). As per the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) released on Thursday, the enrolment of SC students is 66.23 lakh in 2021-22 as compared to 46.07 lakh in 2014-15 (an increase of 44 per cent). The survey also showed that the total enrolment in higher education has increased to nearly

Reserved category certificate case: Supreme Court stays Calcutta High Court proceedings, issues notice to West Bengal govt

New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Saturday stayed all proceedings before the Calcutta High Court in a matter relating to alleged irregularities in the issuance of reserved category certificates and admission of MBBS candidates in state-run medical colleges and hospitals in West Bengal. In a special hearing, a five-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and justices Sanjiv Khanna, B R Gavai, Surya Kant, and Aniruddha Bose issued notice to the West Bengal government and the original petitioner in the case. It also stayed the orders passed by the single-judge bench and the division

Survey finds mosque in India’s Varanasi was built over temple – Hindu petitioners

LUCKNOW, India, Jan 26 (Reuters) – The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has found that a 17th century mosque in one of Hinduism’s holiest cities was built after destroying a Hindu temple that existed there, a lawyer for Hindu petitioners said, a possible new flashpoint in a decades-long dispute. Muslim lawyers in the legal case being heard in the city of Varanasi disputed the comments by the lawyer for the Hindu petitioners but did not give details. The Gyanvapi mosque is in Varanasi, which is also Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency. Reuters has not seen the full ASI report,

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