Govt to form special task force in Pune to monitor functioning of IVF centres in state: Health minister | Pune News

Maharashtra health minister Prakash Abitkar Pune: State health minister Prakash Abitkar on Wednesday said in the assembly a special task force would be constituted in Pune to monitor the functioning of IVF centres mushrooming across Maharashtra.The issue of some IVF centres allegedly running illegal fertility rackets came up for discussion in the assembly. MLAs cited…

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In Santiniketan, tribals of the land bear SIR deletion brunt | Kolkata News

Santiniketan: In Santiniketan, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has done more than alter the electoral roll. It has threatened the identity of indigenous people of the land living here for generations, possibly even before Visva-Bharati was founded. Ashramiks have not been spared either.The deletions have been severe in tribal hamlets surrounding Rabindranath Tagore’s “abode of…

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US pilot ‘killed’, plane torched in Papua; rebels call attack a ‘message’ to America & Indonesia

Indonesian separatists claim to have shot dead a US pilot who transported troops. PTI file photo Papua separatist rebels on Thursday claimed to have shot dead an American pilot and set a civilian aircraft on fire after it landed in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua region, alleging it was transporting Indonesian military personnel into a conflict zone….

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AUD commences UG admissions | Delhi News

New Delhi: Dr BR Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD) Thursday commenced the admission process for its undergraduate programmes for the academic session 2026-27. The admissions will be based on candidates’ scores in CUET-UG 2026.The university is offering admissions to 23 undergraduate programmes across disciplines in social sciences, humanities and other fields, with a total intake of…

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Bareilly: Evolving into a metropolis of UP | Lucknow News

(representative image) Bareilly is emerging as UP’s metropolis. Bareilly, located centrally in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, approximately 252 kilometers northwest of Lucknow and 265 kilometers east of New Delhi, is a major city in Western Uttar Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of the Rohilkhand region.With its strategic location, it has been designated a “Counter Magnet” city…

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Centre withdraws draft Sugarcane Control Order after pushback from khandsari units, farmers

The Centre has withdrawn the draft Sugarcane (Control) Order, 2026, saying it will revisit the proposed framework after receiving objections from state governments and other stakeholders, PTI reported.The Food Ministry had circulated the draft order for public comments with a May 20 deadline. The proposal sought to replace the 60-year-old Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966, with…

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