Causes of Heart Attack Previously, it was believed that heart attack occurred to men only after 50 and to women only after menopause. Now, this belief has been shattered. Now, we hear men and women getting heart attack in forties and even in thirties. Another belief that was there was that men were more prone to heart attack than women. Biologically, this may be true. But, now, because of several reasons,...

An Apple a Day, Keeps the Doctor Away It has long been established that the apple is one of the best fruits. In fact, it is a mine of vitamins, carbohydrates, minerals and fibre. It is estimated that a medium sized apple has 81 calories of energy, including 21 grams of complex carbohydrates. No doubts, apples do not contain as much vitamin C as some other fruits like guava and oranges,...

Healthcare   According to the Nobel Laureate Prof. Amartya Sen, a nation can progress only if it takes education and health on priority basis. Some people have natal or pre-natal reformative features and maladies. That is pitiable and we should hope that some of these can be cured partially or completely. Such cases are, however, rare. Most of the people are born normal and can maintain good physical and mental health...

Law and Order   Law and Order is as important to us as air. And it is equally invisible in the sense that we hardly ever think about it. We live in our-houses and lead a life of comfort, but how? It is because there is some system of law and order which protects us against violence and assault. Had such a system riot been there we would have since long...

Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF   Before Independence, the CRPF was known as the Crown, Representative Police. It was created at Neemuch on 27th July, 1939. Ten CRPF jawans sacrificed their lives at Hot Springs on 21st October 1959 during the Chinese aggression. Since then 21st October is observed as Police Commemoration Day throughout the country. The Force proved its mettle during the Indo-Pak wars of 1965 and 1971. Earlier,...

The Role of the Police or Police in the Service of Society or The Positive Role of Police   The police is often painted black. The common man believes that the role of the police is almost always negative. It is true that many policemen are corrupt. A huge amount of money has to be coughed out by a hapless person even to get an FIR registered. Many policemen harass the...