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New Delhi [India], May 28: Every year on 31st May, World No Tobacco Day reminds us about a disease that many patients never think will happen to them. Cancer. As a Head & Neck Surgical Oncologist, one statement I hear repeatedly in my OPD is: “Doctor, I thought it was just a small ulcer.” “Doctor, I thought it would heal on its own.” “Doctor, there was no pain, so I ignored it.” Unfortunately, oral cancer often begins quietly. Many people expect cancer to create severe pain, dramatic symptoms, or obvious warning signs. Real life is different. Sometimes it starts with…

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 27: To address summer water shortages in rural Odisha, Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest aluminium producer, has reinforced community water supply across Odisha’s Kuraloi, Jamkhani, and Ghogharpalli regions through water tankers and drinking water kiosks. The initiative is providing an additional 72,000 litres of potable water daily, supplementing the 2.46 lakh litres of water being supplied daily to local communities under the company’s Project NIRMAL initiative. The initiative covers villages and habitations across Kuraloi and Piplimal Gram Panchayats, Ward No. 17 of Belpahar Municipality, Jharpalam and Garjanjore Panchayats, including Chakra, Bileimunda, Garjanjore, Girisima and Jamkhani.Together, these efforts are benefiting more than 23,000 people across the region. Commissioned in April…