Government plans simpler import rule to cut medicine wastage NEW DELHI: To cut avoidable wastage of imported medicines, the Centre has proposed replacing a complex shelf-life rule with a simple requirement — drugs should have at least one year of shelf life left when they enter India. Health ministry has issued a draft notification proposing…
Kolkata: The toll in the Taratala warehouse collapse rose to 16 on Friday after three more bodies were pulled out of the debris, the last around 1.10 am, and two injured workers died at SSKM Hospital on Thursday night and Friday evening.One of the bodies recovered early on Friday was yet to be identified till…
Since the law came into force, authorities have registered 627 criminal cases, said the senior official. Of these, only 127 have ended in convictions Mumbai: Maharashtra has stepped up its drive against sex-selective abortions by inspecting nearly every sonography centre in the state and conducting sting operations, but convictions under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic…
New Delhi: A 30-year-old man and his father were arrested in connection with the alleged suicide case of his wife in west Delhi’s Khyala.Police said they received a PCR call on June 24 regarding the incident. Police found the woman, identified as Kajal (24), lying dead inside her rented accommodation. She was taken to hospital,…
Chennai: School Education Minister A Rajmohan on Friday strongly criticised a series published by the DMK’s mouthpiece targeting CPM State Secretary P Shanmugam, calling it unacceptable. He noted that the veteran communist leader has spent decades fighting for the rights and welfare of the working class, making the opposition party’s malicious campaign against him deeply…
Patna: The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) has intensified its investigation into the NEET-UG re-exam fraud after taking over all three FIRs registered in Lakhisarai district. The agency has sought key details from the National Testing Agency (NTA), including the addresses of candidates linked to specific roll numbers, to identify those whose identities were allegedly used…
Rajesh Kumar Pandey| TNNDumka: In a significant step towards expanding access to higher education in the Santhal Pargana region, Sido Kanhu Murmu University (SKMU) has introduced a co-education system at its constituent Mahila College, Sarath in Deoghar district from the undergraduate session 2026–30.Following approval from the state cabinet, the university has now opened admissions for…
The injured persons undergoing treatment in Sadar Hospital Gumla/Chatra: At least six persons, including a teenager and an 11-year-old girl, were killed and 11 others injured in multiple lightning strikes across Lohardaga and Chatra districts amid heavy rain on Thursday and Friday. Several cattle also died and property was damaged in the incidents.In Lohardaga, two…
Army, in coordination with IAF, launches Operation Amistad to rush medical contingent to quake-hit Venezuela NEW DELHI: Becoming one of the first responders to the devastating earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela, the Indian Army, in coordination with the Indian Air Force (IAF), has launched Operation Amistad, deploying a specialised medical contingent to support humanitarian relief…
Officials will examine under-construction projects for major violations, recommend rejection where required or suggest rectification measures to protect sanctioned plans Kolkata: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari on Friday widened the ambit of the special audit of building plans and the construction pause at private high-rise and commercial projects to include more municipalities around Kolkata, but clarified…
