Kolkata, 20/8: The West Bengal government has formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe into alleged financial irregularities at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where the body of a postgraduate trainee doctor was found earlier this month, according to notification. The four-member SIT will be headed by Swami Vivekananda State Police Academy IG…
Guwahati, 19/8: Seven Bangladeshi nationals, including a woman and a child, were arrested when they tried to illegally cross the border in Tripura, BSF said on Monday.
New Delhi, 19/8: NDA ally and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) President Chirag Paswan on Monday echoed the concerns of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc when he said that the government’s proposed lateral entry into the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is “completely wrong “He added that he will raise the issue before the government.
New Delhi, 19/8: The Union Health Ministry has asked all airports as well as authorities at land ports on borders with Bangladesh and Pakistan to remain alert about incoming international passengers reporting Mpox symptoms, official sources said on Sunday.
Srinagar, 19/8: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Monday said his party would approach the Supreme Court if the Centre fails to restore the statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. The reality is that we have a fight on our hands to get our powers back and we have no doubt that we will succeed. At…
Kashmir,19/8: A CRPF inspector was killed when terrorists opened fire on a patrol party in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. The CRPF along with the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the local police was fired upon by terrorists around 3:30 pm in the remote Dudu area of Basantgarh, the officials…
Wayanad, 19/8: Adding to the trauma of the survivors of Wayanad landslides, the Kerala Gramin Bank has deducted loan EMIs from the emergency relief aid that had been disbursed by the state government to victims, as per a report in The Times of India. It is noteworthy that the Centre holds a majority stake –…
Bengaluru, 19/8: : Leader of the Opposition R Ashoka on Sunday announced that the combined opposition legislators will be holding a protest in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue at the Vidhana Soudha here on Monday, demanding the chief minister’s resignation. Ashoka’s announcement came after the ruling Congress called for a state-wide protest against the…
New Delhi, 18/8: Director General of Indian Coast Guard Rakesh Pal died on Sunday following a heart attack in Chennai, officials said. Pal had taken charge as the 25th Director General of the Indian Coast Guard on July 19 last year. It is learnt that Pal was rushed to a hospital in Chennai. “The Coast…
Bengaluru18/8: Five cases of Zika virus were detected in Bengaluru, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Sunday. According to him, from August 4 to 15, five cases of Zika virus have been detected in Jigani in Bengaluru.
