Hazaribag: IG of Bokaro range, Shailendra Kumar Sinha, on Friday reviewed police’s preparedness ahead of Muharram and assessed progress on pending cases at a meeting in the office of Hazaribag SP, Aman Kumar.The review covered disposal of pending cases, public-friendly policing, NDPS cases, organised crime, SC/ST-related cases and missing persons’ complaints. The IG directed officers…
NEW DELHI: Planning of cities and towns must be people-centric and responsive to citizens’ needs, housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal said Friday as Brics nations adopted an Urban Ministerial Declaration committing to inclusive development, particularly for vulnerable and marginalised groups.The declaration, adopted at the conclusion of the two-day Brics Urbanisation Forum, themed ‘Cities…
Kolkata: Mass resignations by councillors in civic bodies across the northern suburbs and Barrackpore industrial belt, including North Dum Dum, Titagarh, North Barrackpore, New Barrackpore, Bhatpara, Kanchrapara, Halisahar and Garulia, continued on Friday, with councillors of Kamarhati Municipality, including the chairman, resigned.Kamarhati Municipality chairman Gopal Saha and a councillor have tendered their resignations from their…
FDA is collecting details and will accordingly investigate pharmacies in areas where the patients reside Mumbai: Gynaecologists at a city hospital have raised an alarm after 12 women were rushed to the facility in two months with severe complications from taking abortion pills without medical supervision. The hospital has flagged its concerns with the state…
New Delhi: Commercial vehicles entering Delhi may soon pass through border toll points smoothly as Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) plans to convert all 154 entry points into barrier-less multi-lane free-flow (MLFF) tolling corridors by Dec.The civic body has initiated the process of appointing an agency to implement the project and commission the system at…
Chennai: Assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar issued a show-cause notice to four former AIADMK MLAs who resigned from their posts and joined the ruling TVK. He has sought their explanation on the charges levelled against them by AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami under the provisions of the anti-defection law.Addressing the media in his…
Patna: In a significant move aimed at strengthening Bihar’s innovation-driven healthcare ecosystem, a high-level delegation from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Bihar State Council, visited AIIMS Patna and the AIIMS Patna Incubation and Innovation Council (APIIC) to explore opportunities for strategic collaboration.The proposed partnership focuses on healthcare innovation, MedTech entrepreneurship, startup development, translational research,…
Daltonganj: Fifty-five chowkidars in Latehar district were confirmed in service after waiting for more than 20 years, officials said.Deputy commissioner Sandip Kumar said the decision was taken at a recent meeting of the district establishment committee chaired by him. “There are in all 76 chowkidars in this district. Services of 55 of them have been…
Jamshedpur: Widely known as an ardent fan of Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit, 52-year-old Pappu Sardar has built a distinct identity for himself through three decades of service to people from the underprivileged people of the society.What began in 1996 as a modest charitable food initiative has grown into a wide-ranging social effort supporting financially weaker…
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday highlighted the anti-poverty initiatives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asserting that during his tenure, over 25 crore people were lifted out of poverty.Addressing a gathering, CM Dhami said, “During his tenure, PM Modi has worked to lift 25 crore people out of poverty. Under the Congress…
