Patna: National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested absconding accused Bhairav Tripathi in connection with the recovery of an AK-47 rifle and live ammunition in Muzaffarpur district, officials said on Thursday. Tripathi, son of Jagat Narayan Tripathi and a resident of Sahebganj, was arrested on Wednesday.According to the NIA, Tripathi allegedly conspired with other accused to…
Panel pitches cross-subsidy: Corporate hospitals urged to use rich-patient revenue to fund poorer patients’ care NEW DELHI: Revenue earned from foreign patients and affluent Indians should help fund the treatment of poorer patients, the parliamentary standing committee on health and family welfare has recommended, proposing that corporate hospitals adopt a cross-subsidisation model to make advanced…
The Nehru Children’s Museum in Kolkata Kolkata: Nehru Children’s Museum will resume its dance, painting and recitation classes at the ground floor, starting from Saturday after the state govt pledged support to upgrade fire safety. The museum had decided to shut its classes, keeping in mind the safety of the students. In a meeting on…
Mumbai: The entire works of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule will be translated into seven languages, state culture minister Ashish Shelar announced on the occasion of Phule’s bicentennial celebrations. These include Hindi, Sindhi, Gujarati, Sanskrit, Telugu, Bengali and Gor Banjara.The cultural affairs department of the Maharashtra govt operates Sahitya Akademis for Hindi, Sindhi, Gujarati, Sanskrit, Telugu, Bengali…
New Delhi: A 22-year-old man was stabbed to death, and two of his relatives were injured during an altercation in east Delhi’s Kalyanpuri early Thursday. Two people have been apprehended in connection with the incident.The deceased, Jay Singh, was a resident of Kalyanpuri. Police said the incident took place on the road between 11 and…
Coimbatore: Thanjavur-based startup Pullinam Aerospace Technologies has signed a binding Letter of Intent (LOI) with Coimbatore-based Skyworks Aviation International to supply 100 light aircraft in a deal valued at Rs 175 crore to Rs 200 crore.The agreement covers Pullinam’s PAT-LSA01, an indigenous two-seater Conventional Take-Off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft currently under development in both electric…
Patna: Bihar has screened over 2.36 crore people for tuberculosis (TB), exceeding the campaign target of one crore during a special drive held from July 2 to Aug 14. Officials said that 87,623 TB patients were detected, including 21,550 asymptomatic cases, during a sensitisation workshop on the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan.Executive director, State Health Society,…
Hazaribag: An 11-year-old girl was killed when a two-wheeler hit her near Vijaiya Chowk under Barhi police station area on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Smriti Kumari, a resident of Gudiyo village in Barhi block of Hazaribag district.According to locals, two youths from Budhidih were travelling on a scooter when their two-wheeler lost balance…
Congress’s post on BJP president Nitin Nabin ‘fabricated’ NEW DELHI: A day after Chhattisgarh Congress posted on social media pictures of BJP president Nitin Nabin having a meal with other party members in Andhra Pradesh and claimed he was consuming meat, BJP accused the party of putting out “fabricated and misleading” content due to its…
Kolkata: On World Mosquito Day, observed on Thursday, virologists and infectious diseases experts warned against mosquito-borne diseases. According to them, these diseases have claimed over 400 lives in the state in the last decade. Kolkata accounted for 20%-30% of the casualties. Over a lakh were infected by dengue, malaria and chikungunya during the period in…
