Patna: Major General Jitendra Singh, General Officer Commanding (GOC), Jharkhand and Bihar sub area, Danapur cantonment, on Friday inaugurated a new ex-servicemen contributory health scheme (ECHS) polyclinic at North Jaiprakash Nagar in Patna to provide advanced healthcare facilities to ex-servicemen and their dependents in the state.The facility is the 18th ECHS polyclinic in Bihar and…
Jamshedpur: Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar said the priority for the handloom sector is not only higher production but better incomes for weavers, calling for innovative designs, e-commerce expansion, quality output, skill upgrades and stronger youth participation.Addressing the 13th National Handloom Day celebrations organised by the Weavers Development and Research Organisation at Michael John Auditorium as…
The government, however, is scheduled to hold talks with another faction of protesting job aspirants at 10 am. RANCHI: The agitation over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations entered its 15th day on Saturday, with talks between the state government and protesting students failing to break the deadlock.The government, however, is scheduled to hold talks…
NEW DELHI: In a fresh crackdown on food safety violations, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has acted against two food products, penalising the manufacturer of a fortified sunflower oil after it was found to be substandard and stopping the sale of a Monk Fruit Sweetener over alleged licensing and labelling violations.The…
Kolkata: Assistant teachers from the 2016 SLST panel, whose jobs were terminated following a Supreme Court ruling, held a protest march on Friday from Sealdah to the Gandhi statue at Esplanade. As the court-granted extension of their jobs nears its Aug 31 deadline, the teachers sought govt intervention to safeguard their livelihoods, provide support to…
The loan waiver was declared by the state on June 2 Mumbai: Mahayuti govt’s Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar loan waiver’s disbursal began on Friday with Rs 5,027 crore released into the bank accounts of 6.2 lakh farmers of an estimated 54.6 lakh through direct benefit transfer.“Of the 18-19 lakh bank accounts identified, around 12 lakh accounts…
Senior advocate N Hariharan said there are SC rulings mandating the hospitals to treat injured persons yet lapses continue to occur (AI Image) NEW DELHI: Seeking to escape criminal prosecution and compensation liability for turning away a minor girl grievously injured in a brutal sexual assault and who later died, two Ghaziabad hospitals on Friday…
CHENNAI: Police should register a case against Tasmac employees at retail vending outlets if they are found overcharging the consumers, ruled Madras high court, ordering the state govt to deploy police personnel to regulate buyers at crowded liquor shops.Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan issued the directions on Friday, when the state govt submitted the compliance report of…
Patna: Patna University will award degrees to 1,305 students who cleared postgraduate examinations in the 2025-26 academic session at its annual convocation to be held at Patna Women’s College on Saturday, with women students forming a significant share of recipients.Of the 38 university toppers who will receive gold medals in different subjects, 29 are women….
Daltonganj: Palamu district police have rolled out Operation Safaya for crackdown against illegal firearms. Palamu SP Kapil Chaudhary on Friday said it was initiated on August 4 for a focused approach against illicit weapons. As part of the operation, police have begun scrutinising Arms Act records from the past decade. According to the SP, 851…
