New Delhi Mar 24 PTI The police failed to take appropriate action in the recent violence between two communities in Madhya Pradeshs Raisen district which led to firing and children sustained critical injuries the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights alleged The apex child rights body called for a high-level inquiry at the home secretary level and directed that the investigation report be sent to it within 15 days A man succumbed to bullet wounds and some people were injured in a clash between two groups in Khamaria village some 115 kilometres from the district headquarters last Saturday The NCPCR in its report said four children were injured in this incident Its chairperson Priyank Kanoongo visited the region and upon investigation he found that appropriate action was not taken by the police during the violence according to the child rights body Therefore after conducting a high-level inquiry at the home secretary level the investigation report should be sent to the commission within 15 days the commission said in the report Kanoongo also sought Rs 1 lakh interim relief for the children injured in the incident During the visit it was found that the police had provided security at the residences of the accused while the houses of the victims were not provided with any kind of police protection the NCPCR claimed It is noteworthy that the children of the tribal community who were harassed in the violence who are also eyewitnesses and witnesses it seems necessary to be given police protection even outside their homes in their villages Therefore it is recommended that the administration should provide security in an impartial manner and while recording the statements of children the child-friendly process of Juvenile Justice Act 2015 should be followed and their statements should be recorded only after proper counselling of the frightened children the report mentioned From the interaction with the affected people including children and their families it appeared that there were attempts of discrimination against the tribal children and to keep them out of the mainstream of the nation the commission said The NCPCR shared the report with the chief secretary of Madhya Pradesh and requested him to issue necessary directions to all stakeholders concerned in order to take urgent action on these issues PTI UZM CJ CJ

New Delhi Jan 30 PTI As India completed two years since the outbreak of COVID-19 vaccines and following COVID Appropriate Behaviour remain the most effective weapons against the deadly virus Though a number of drugs and other methods have been tried no definitive treatment has emerged as yet The country saw its first case of COVID-19 on January 30 2020 when a third-year medical student from Wuhan University tested positive She had returned home following semester holidays Since then India has witnessed three waves of COVID-19 though the line of treatment has remained the same throughout Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday said irrespective of the COVID-19 variants Test-Track-Treat-Vaccinate and Adherence to COVID Appropriate Behaviour continue to remain the tested strategy for COVID-19 management Several medical treatments were also tried to tackle COVID-19 but no widely accepted treatment has been seen till now Recently at a press briefing NITI Aayog Member Health Dr V K Paul expressed concern over the overuse and misuse of drugs The use of steroids can increase the chances of Mucormycosis black fungus Steroids are very potent life-saving drugs but they also have side effects and they disturb the immunological protection They disturb many biochemical pathways So it was a very big lessonwe were learning at that time but now we know it he had said For fever paracetamol is given and for cough AYUSH syrup can be used This is what we have prescribed in the home care module too If the cough continues for more than three days there is an inhaler called Budesonide These are the only three things that need to be done Other than that gargle and take rest Do not overdo it has a cost he had warned The country tried treatments such as plasma therapy Remdesivir DRDOs anti-Covid drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose 2-DG and most recently Molnupiravir but there has been no definitive medicine to cure COVID-19 patients As attempts to tackle COVID-19 and its most recent variant Omicron continue vaccines remain the most viable option for mitigating the disease Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined the importance of vaccination and the need to further accelerate the Har Ghar Dastak programme to achieve 100 per cent vaccination coverageAYUSH interventions and Yoga found a special place in the line of treatment Dr Shuchin Bajaj Founder Director Ujala Cygnus Group of Hospitals said AYUSH has an important role in countering cold-related diseases and not just COVID-19 Yoga has many good asanas for increasing your lung capacity and increasing your strength And also meditation has a big role in calming your mind because we have seen that fear anxiety and depression are some of the key things that come along with COVID-19 Bajaj said The Department of Science and Technology DST had funded a clinical trial at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences AIIMS Rishikesh to determine if the chanting of the Gayatri Mantra and performing the Yoga practice of Pranayama can aid the quality of recovery as well as cure COVID-19 Dr Rajeev Rajesh Chief Yoga Officer Jindal Naturecure Institute said though the human body has a natural ability to preserve self-regulate repair and maintain its entity it requires something extra to deal with the constant challenges That is where the ancient practice of yoga comes into play To stay healthy and fit physically and mentally you need to sustain your vital energy nourish your body boost immunity and support your mental health Thats what yoga brings to you he told PTI From stretching the muscles to flexing the joints to improving blood flow asanas shower us with a myriad of benefits that in turn boost the immunity power of the body he added PTI UZM CJ CJ