Doctors’ tips for politicos on yatras
The Hindu
Knee and back pain developed during yatras might cause discomfort throughout life
Surrounded by hundreds of followers, politicians in Telangana are trying to reach out to people by taking up padayatras. And this is not a recent phenomenon. Right from the beginning, we have seen politicos walking their way among the crowd to make a mark. But, their journey was and is never easy. It involves heavy physical exertion lasting for months together. Here, orthopaedicians have something to say. Recently, a sports and regenerative orthopaedic surgeon said that embarking on long walkathons without bone health and other check-ups, and sans physical preparation, can lead to bone health issues lasting for lifetime. There have been cases in the two Telugu states where politicians had to cut short their yatras after developing health complications.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.