Varanasi: Scores of meat, fish and chicken traders, along with leaders of political parties and civil society organisations, staged a demonstration outside the Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) office on Tuesday, demanding the withdrawal of its recent decision to relocate meat, fish and chicken shops 10–15 km outside the city limits. The protesters later submitted a…
Bail denied to IAS officer in PMLA case Ahmedabad: Observing that money laundering “scars the economic condition of the nation as a whole”, Gujarat high court denied regular bail to suspended IAS officer Rajendra Patel, who is facing corruption charges linked to alleged irregularities in processing change of land use applications during his tenure as…
Ludhiana: Panic gripped residents of Gagan Vihar in Haibowal after a 28-year-old woman, her three-year-old daughter and her 15-year-old sister-in-law went missing from their home on June 27.Police said the trio has been traced to Haridwar in Uttarakhand and a team has been dispatched to bring them back and ascertain the circumstances under which they…
Chandigarh: Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon on Tuesday met Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari to discuss key infrastructure projects and road connectivity in the state.According to a Punjab BJP spokesperson, Dhillon thanked the Centre and Gadkari for the ongoing national highway and other infrastructure projects in Punjab. He said the Centre…
Smaller centres and private hospitals are adopting robots for orthopaedics, neurosurgery, and urology, using these devices to improve implant accuracy and reduce recovery times for joint replacements Pune: Doctors are increasingly turning to robotics to perform surgeries once thought impossible. By using robotic arms and high-definition optics to navigate tight cavities and execute ultra-precise manoeuvres,…
Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) Surat: The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) on Tuesday welcomed the Centre’s decision to extend the customs duty exemption on Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG) and Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) — key raw materials used in the polyester and man-made fibre (MMF) industry — by…
Dimapur: Nagaland health & family welfare minister P Paiwang Konyak has appealed to the Centre to review the National Health Mission (NHM) resource allocation formula, seeking greater weightage for terrain, remoteness, population dispersion and the minimum cost of sustaining essential health services, instead of relying predominantly on population.Addressing the 16th conference of the Central Council…
Lucknow: A programme to mark the June 30 anniversary of the 1857 Battle of Chinhat was held on Monday.Forces led by Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah defeated Colonel Lawrence’s troops in the Battle of Chinhat, said Athar Husain of Centre for Objective Research and Development (CORD).Husain, along with Prof Ramesh Dixitji, Mohammad Rashid, Anurag Mishra, Imran Ahmad,…
Jaipur: Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Tuesday described the ₹34,102-crore Yamuna water project as a “game changer” for Rajasthan’s economy, saying the agreement would not only provide a lasting solution to drinking water scarcity in Shekhawati and other water-stressed regions but also accelerate industrial growth, attract investments and generate employment.Addressing a news conference at Jodhpur…
NEW DELHI: BJP Tuesday dismissed opposition’s bid to revive its challenge to SIR by writing to the CJI as a diversionary tactic, saying people’s constant rejection of these parties in the polls has raised a question over their policies but they are instead busy raising questions over a process already upheld by the judiciary. “The…
