Mumbai: State govt has directed all public universities to carry out an immediate and in-depth physical inspection of every law college affiliated to them and submit a detailed report to Bar Council of India (BCI) within six weeks. The state’s directive follows BCI’s order which took serious cognisance of Supreme Court’s oral observations while hearing…
The FDA visited a clinic in Manjunath Nagar and recovered the device Bengaluru: If an Ayush practitioner claims to diagnose dozens of health conditions by asking you to hold a metal probe for less than a minute, think twice.Karnataka Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) has cracked down on the use of a magnetic resonance…
Chennai: Finance minister N Marie Wilson announced on Wednesday that Chennai region will be covered under the smart meter scheme. So far, 1.29 lakh smart meters have been installed at T Nagar and surrounding areas under the smart city project, which will be extended to 38.8 lakh consumers across the city. “Parts of the neighbouring…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) on Wednesday seized Gabazen tablets in Malakpet after finding that they were allegedly being marketed and sold as a nutraceutical (food supplement) instead of a prescription medicine.According to officials, the tablets were manufactured by Gothic Pharmaceuticals in Cherlapally and marketed by Sifco Ayustar, Hyderabad.Gabazen (gabapentin 300 mg) is…
– The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has defended the traffic management and safety arrangements at ongoing construction sites on the Gurgaon–Jaipur stretch of NH-48, stating that all prescribed measures are in place despite complaints of congestion at Bilaspur, Kapriwas and Manesar.____________Picture by TOI NHAI said the Bilaspur flyover is progressing satisfactorily and is…
Kolkata: After the heavy showers received on Wednesday, more rainfall is likely to lash the city on Thursday.The Met office has forecast heavy rain for Kolkata and neighbouring districts of South and North 24 Parganas and Howrah along with many other south Bengal districts.In the past 24 hours, the Alipore Met office had recorded 81.2…
Ghaziabad: Holding that the burden of proving a pre-existing illness lies with the insurance company, the district consumer disputes redressal commission has directed Star Health and Allied Insurance to reimburse a policyholder’s claim after finding deficiency in service.The order, passed on July 31 by commission president Anil Kumar Pundir and members R P Singh and…
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Auditorium in Bodakdev Ahmedabad: The civic body has decided to allow citizens to rent the two banquet/conference halls at Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Auditorium in Bodakdev for prayer meetings and besna (condolence gatherings). The facility, previously reserved primarily for cultural and public functions, has been opened up to cater to local demand.Both Banquet/Conference…
ASI Satroop Singh and Gurcharan Singh, reader to the SHO, Cyber Crime police station, Bathinda, were caught accepting a Rs 1 lakh bribe Bathinda: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Wednesday claimed to have arrested ASI Satroop Singh and Gurcharan Singh, reader to the SHO, Cyber Crime police station, Bathinda, red-handed while accepting a bribe of…
Pune: In the last one month, the Pune city police have booked as many as 210 youngsters for consuming contraband drugs, including marijuana and mephedrone, and registered FIRs against them.The youngsters, according to the Pune city crime branch, did not have commercial quantities of the drugs. Police are counselling these youngsters while simultaneously filing chargesheets…
