Over 19 men reportedly test HIV positive after contact with same girl in Uttarakhand's Ramnagar
Nainital: In a disturbing incident, over 19 men in Uttarakhand’s Ramnagar, located in Nainital district, have reportedly contracted HIV/AIDS due to their physical involvement with a 17-year-old girl addicted to heroin.
According to a report by the New Indian Express on Wednesday, the girl engaged in physical relationships with the youths to fund her addiction. Dr Harish Chandra Pant, Nainital's Chief Medical Officer, expressed concern over a sudden spike in HIV cases in the region. "Typically, around 20 HIV positive cases are detected annually. However, within just five months this year, 19 new cases have been reported," he told the publication.
He emphasised that the authorities are taking this incident seriously and have initiated counselling services in various areas to address the issue. Additionally, he stated that the district health department is working to provide support and education to the affected communities.
"45 individuals in Ramnagar have tested HIV positive in the past 17 months which has sparked concern among health officials,” a senior health department source was quoted as saying by the news outlet.
"As youths began falling ill, hospital tests confirmed they were HIV positive. What is even more disturbing is that several of these individuals were married, and their spouses have also contracted the disease," the source added.
A counsellor explained that the young men were unaware they had been exposed to HIV through the same 17-year-old girl, the report added. During counselling sessions, it was revealed that they all had physical relationships with her, oblivious to her smack addiction.
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PM Modi is winning elections through 'fraud', alleges Mallikarjun Kharge
Bengaluru, Oct 31: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is winning the elections by resorting to "fraud" and questioned the authenticity of EVMs.
The Congress veteran also referred to business tycoon Elon Musk's statement questioning the genuineness of EVMs to support his claim.
"Modi hasn't won any election. Everything is fraud. He gets 10,000 names removed from the voter list or get 10,000 to 20,000 new names added. This is the truth but the question is how to prove it," Kharge said at the Congress Bhavan here.
He was speaking at an event to pay tribute to former Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi and Congress stalwart and first Deputy Prime Minister of India Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.
Kharge said Musk, who is a tech expert, has said EVMs can be altered and hacked through computers.
He added that no major western nation such as the US, Canada, Britain, Germany, France or Italy use EVMs.
The Congress chief took a dig at the BJP leaders for defending EVMs everytime.
"They (BJP) say when we win we don't blame EVMs and don't demand ballot papers as in Telangana and Karnataka, but when the BJP wins we blame EVMs," Kharge said.
The veteran leader said, "We know their programme (strategy). They (BJP) know what to do, where and to whom."
The MP said there is a consistent effort to snatch and separate Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel from Congress which cannot happen because he staunchly believed in Congress ideology and had banned RSS post Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination.
Kharge also accused Modi of "dividing" people instead of uniting them on the basis of religion and caste.
He also flayed the PM for not appreciating the Congress leaders such as Indira Gandhi and former Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi for sacrificing their lives for the country.
