Chennai: Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Friday said medical research and technological advancements should benefit people in remote villages who lack access to healthcare.Speaking at the inauguration of NAMSCON 2026, the 66th annual conference and convocation of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India), at SRM Institute of Science and Technology in Kattankulathur,…
Hyderabad: Congress in-charge for Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency Mohammed Waliullah Sameer on Saturday said that about 9 lakh of the 23 lakh voters in the constituency had been excluded from the draft electoral rolls during the SIR of electoral rolls.He slammed the AIMIM for making tall claims of protecting all genuine voters, alleging that 9…
Gurgaon: A 30-year-old branch manager of a microfinance company died after a truck rammed into his motorcycle from behind on the Heli Mandi flyover in Pataudi on Friday afternoon. The motorcycle rider, who was also an employee of the company, sustained injuries in the crash.The accident took place around 1 pm when Navikhan, a resident…
Frontline personnel and key stakeholders were felicitated for exceptional public service and their role in strengthening passenger support Kolkata: Kolkata airport’s 24-day passenger-centric Yatri Sewa Abhiyan concluded on Saturday, with Kolkata airport director Vikram Singh describing the initiative as an operational blueprint for service excellence beyond the campaign period. Launched by the Airports Authority of…
Noida: A 26-year-old woman and her brother were arrested Saturday for allegedly stealing a three-day-old girl from a maternity hospital in Sector 110 on Friday so they could hand the infant to their sister, who had been unable to conceive despite nine years of marriage. Police said the accused, Upasana (26), allegedly planned to steal…
Vasco: Former Mormugao Municipal Council chairperson Leo Rodrigues, former deputy chairperson Ramchandra Kamat, and ex-councillor Damodar Naik, all elected on the BJP panel in the 2021 municipal elections, were seen participating in Congress’s Goy Rakhonn Yatra in Mormugao taluka. Rodrigues served as chairperson for one year, while Kamat served as deputy chairperson for three years.The…
Gorakhpur: Police arrested five alleged cyber fraudsters for operating a racket that routed more than Rs 4.09 crore through mule bank accounts and converted the proceeds into cryptocurrency. Police said the accused were lured by the prospect of lavish spending, a high-end lifestyle and becoming crorepatis through shortcuts.A joint team of cyber cell and Chiluatal…
Ahmedabad: BJP, Congress and Aam Aadmi Party will face off in the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation elections on Sunday. Voting will be held for all 44 seats across 11 wards, with 130 candidates in the fray. Okha and Thara municipalities will also go to the polls. Bypolls will be held for seats in several district and…
Ludhiana: The district consumer disputes redressal commission has directed a city-based elevator company to refund Rs 3 lakh to a complainant and pay Rs 50,000 as compensation, holding it guilty of deficiency in service and unfair trade practice after it failed to install an elevator despite receiving payment.The case was filed by Sanjay Kumar, a…
Patiala: A large number of Punjab govt employees and pensioners protested on Saturday by blocking the Chandigarh-Bathinda National Highway for over an hour to press their demands for pension, dearness allowance (DA) and pay revision.Protesters, representing more than 200 unions under the Punjab Employees and Pensioners Joint Front, demanded pending DA and dearness relief arrears,…
