Bengaluru’s Victoria Hospital doctors under fire over pharma referrals

Bengaluru, 6/2: Doctors at Victoria Hospital are asking patients to buy medicines from a few select private pharmacies, patients allege. This has raised doubts about a possible nexus between the doctors and pharmacists. More than five private pharmacies are located opposite the Victoria Hospital gate. Besides verbally telling patients, doctors reportedly write the pharmacist’s name…

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16 labourers killed in illegal rat hole coal mine blast in Meghalaya, several feared trapped

Meghalaya,5/2: At least 16 workers died in an explosion inside a “rat hole” coal mine in Meghalaya–once again exposing the hilly state government’s failure to stop the long problem of illegal and haphazard coal mining. Police in Meghalaya said 16 bodies were recovered on Thursday morning from a coal mine at Thangsko village in East…

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Choudwar Police Bust Chain-Snatching Gang, Recover 97 Gms of Gold

Cuttack: The Choudwar Police have successfully cracked a gold chain-snatching case and unearthed a wider criminal network involved in multiple robbery incidents across Cuttack and Bhubaneswar Urban Police Districts, officials said on Thursday.The case relates to Choudwar Police Station Case No. 629 dated October 18, 2025, registered after a 50-year-old woman, identified as Sandhyarani Pati, was…

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Odisha SI Exam Delay Sparks Anger, Aspirants Protest in Bhubaneswar

The ongoing CBI probe into the case has yet to show visible progress, leaving candidates uncertain about their future.On Thursday, SI exam aspirants staged a sit-in protest at Gandhi Marg under the banner of Students Against Corruption. The protest aimed to remind the government about the pending exam and the status of the investigation.Organisation convener Bibhuti…

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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif says ‘appropriate’ to boycott India match in T20 World Cup

Islamabad, 5/2: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stood by his government’s decision to boycott their T20 World Cup match against India, terming it appropriate, adding that it was a “considered stance” to support Bangladesh. We have taken a very clear stand on the T20 World Cup that we won’t play the match against India because…

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India, US likely to sign joint statement on bilateral trade deal in 4-5 days: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, 5/2: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that India and United States are likely to finalise and sign a joint statement on bilateral trade deal in 4-5 days. Legal text of first tranche of India-US trade agreement likely by mid-March, Goyal added. After the joint statement is signed, the US will come…

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Constable found dead at Nayagarh Police Reserve, probe on

A police constable was found dead under suspicious circumstances at the nayagarh Reserve Police campus on Thursday, triggering shock among fellow personnel and raising questions over the circumstances leading to his death. The body was recovered from the roof of the Reserve Police barracks during the early hours of the morning. The deceased has been identified as Sunil Sethi,…

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