ANUG-“TRENCH MOUTH”

By: Dr. Abhishek Kumar Pandey, Asstt. Editor-ICN This condition came to be called “Trench Mouth” because of its prevalence among soldiers fighting in the trenches during World War I.  LUCKNOW: ANUG stands for Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis. It is a common, non- contagious infection of the gums that occurs suddenly. It is also known as trench mouth, Vincent’s angina. It is characterized clinically by gingival erythema and pain, fetid odour, necrosis and sloughing of intrerdental papillae and marginal gingiva which give rise to a grey pseudomembrane formation, fever, regional lymphadenopathy…

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Shimla Gets The Largest Car Parking Facility

By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: A thirteen storied car parking with a facility to park about 850 small vehicles besides four buses was inaugurated by the state Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here last evening. Built at a cost of Rs.83 crore, the parking lot also has other basic amenities for the general public. The parking building is located at the bifurcation of Shimla – Dhalli byepass on which the city’s Inter State Bus Terminus was built and is just 3 km short of Shimla town. Facilities of local…

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Finally The Historic Shimla Town Hall Building Inaugurated

By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur  inaugurated the Rs. 8 crore renovated town hall complex at the Mall, Shimla last evening. Inaugurating, he said that the Town Hall, Shimla was another ambitious project which was today dedicated to the people of the state. Apart from historic Gaiety Theatre, the Town Hall building is another USP of the town. The British-era Tudor-style structure has thus been restored to its original look after more than two years The Asian Development Bank  had taken up to fund…

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Farmers’ Mega Rally: Opposition Unites As Farmers March To Parliament Street

Farmers should get the full price of their crops. All parties here say Swaminathan Commission report should be implemented. NEW DELHI: Thousands of farmers from across India marched to Parliament from Ramlila Maidan, demanding an end to the agrarian crisis in the country as well as a special sitting to discuss the situation. The demands include debt relief and an increase in the Minimum Support Price for their produce. The farmers are also demanding a special joint three-week long Parliamentary session on the agrarian crisis. The protests began on Thursday and…

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