Florence Nightingale is remembered as the founder of modern nursing, but her influence reached far beyond hospitals and healthcare. Through discipline, compassion and a determination to improve lives, she changed the way patients were treated and helped shape modern medicine. Among her many memorable sayings, one quote continues to inspire people across generations: “I attribute…
New Delhi: National Green Tribunal has directed authorities to install bio-fencing by planting shrubs and trees instead of constructing a concrete structure around a village pond in south west Delhi, as concrete walls could obstruct the natural flow of rainwater and accelerate degradation of the water body.The tribunal was hearing a matter related to encroachment…
Navi Mumbai: A 33-year-old fisherman was arrested by the Alibaug police, Raigad, for possessing 4 kg of ambergris (whale vomit) estimated to be worth Rs 4 crore. He was caught early Monday riding a bike near the jetty at Chalmala in Thal village, Alibaug taluka.Pravin Pande, senior inspector of Alibaug, said the arrested accused was…
Bengaluru: Karnataka health minister UT Khader said the state govt will prioritise prevention of lifestyle diseases, strengthen food and drug testing, address hospital staff shortages and encourage people to use free public mental health services. With road accidents increasing, the govt is planning to provide a cashless insurance coverage of up to Rs 2.5 lakh…
C Joseph Vijay and D K Shivakumar CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay will meet his Karnataka counterpart D K Shivakumar in Bengaluru on August 3 to seek state’s rightful share of Cauvery water on a pro-rata basis after accounting for the rainfall deficit. The Karnataka govt confirmed the meeting on Monday following…
Hyderabad: Aerospace and defence player Sigma Advanced Systems Limited has bagged a nearly $105 million (around ₹1,013 crore) export order from a North American customer for manufacturing and supply of 1.47 lakh next-generation 155mm base bleed artillery shell bodies.The contract has to be executed over the next six to 12 months and marks Sigma’s latest…
Jalpaiguri: Jalpaiguri is set to get a university, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced at a party meeting in Maynaguri on Monday. He added that a new MIC (minister in charge) will be inducted into his cabinet from Jalpaiguri shortly.A plan to upgrade North Bengal University’s (NBU) second campus near Jalpaiguri Govt Engineering College was long…
Pathankot experienced heightened security after receiving threatening emails about planned IED blasts (Representative image) Pathankot: Security was heightened across Pathankot on Monday after threatening emails claiming planned IED blasts at the Pathankot Municipal Corporation office, a school and other sensitive installations triggered precautionary checks by police and security agencies.According to police sources, the threat email…
An Indian-origin diamond merchant, Dhiru Ramani, was released in Mali after a ransom payment (File photo) SURAT: An Indian-origin diamond businessman who was allegedly kidnapped in Mali in April has been released after his family reportedly paid a ransom of €4 million (around Rs 44 crore).The abductors had initially demanded nearly Rs 100 crore, but…
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