Protesters block roads in Arunachal’s Lekang over govt uniform eligibility norms

Itanagar: An indefinite bandh called by community-based organisations, students’ unions and NGOs in Lekang circle of Namsai district started at 5 am on Friday, demanding protection of govt employment opportunities for domicile and resident certificate holders.Protesters are enforcing road blockades at Banka Bridge, Bordumsa Gate and Dirak Gate.Horojit Morang, a leader of the groups, termed…

Read More

A Welsh family lost Menna Owen at 18 after a seizure-triggered cardiac arrest; her heart and lungs were donated to two recipients, both doing well a year later

People in Wales asked to be ‘One in a Million’ as family support for organ donation  A Welsh family lost 18-year-old Menna Owen after a seizure caused her heart to stop. Her decision to become an organ donor meant that her heart and lungs were given to two young patients, who were both doing very well a year…

Read More

Meet Anusha Arora, the 15-year-old Washington student who built an AI music therapy platform using finger sensors and won $50,000

Anusha Arora, a 15-year-old student from Bellevue, Washington, has won $50,000 at Regeneron ISEF 2026 for Harmony, an AI-powered music therapy platform. Anusha Arora, a 15-year-old student from Bellevue, Washington, has won the inaugural F. Thomson Leighton and Bonnie Berger Family Prize for STEM Excellence at Regeneron ISEF 2026 after developing an AI-powered music therapy…

Read More

MCD grants equal pay to 4,400 MTS (DBC) employees; salaries to rise by up to Rs 10,000

New Delhi: Around 4,400 Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS/DBC) employees of Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s health department will receive the benefit of equal pay, with their salaries set to increase by up to approximately Rs 10,000 per month, Mayor Pravesh Wahi announced Friday.The decision, described by the mayor as an Independence Day gift to the employees, received…

Read More

Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation-run hospital staff use cardboard as splint instead of plaster cast for man’s fractured leg

Ram Soni, 54, was admitted to KDMC’s Rukminibai Hospital on Thursday after sustaining a leg injury. After an X-Ray confirmed leg fracture and a doctor advised plastering, the staff used cardboard to provide temporary support, according to his son Abhay Kalyan: A patient with a fractured leg was given a cardboard splint instead of a…

Read More