Fire halts surgeries, triggers evacuation at Salt Lake hospital | Kolkata News

Kolkata: Surgeries halted midway and patients inside operation theatres and wards were wheeled out on stretchers and wheelchairs after a fire broke out inside the second-floor cathlab of Anandalok Hospital on Tuesday morning, triggering panic and an emergency evacuation in the middle of critical procedures.The blaze, reported started around 10 am at the hospital near…

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Ghaziabad taps private school staff for Census house listing | Noida News

Around 100 enumerators were sent warning notices after they skipped a training session on Sunday. Ghaziabad: The district administration is engaging staff from around 50 private schools into the Census 2027 exercise, citing inadequate manpower to carry out the large-scale house listing operation.At present, around 9,445 staff have been designated to conduct the enumeration in…

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Goa’s Traditional Breads Seek Geographical Indication Tag for Economic Empowerment | Goa News

Panaji: The directorate of science and technology in Goa has initiated the process of filing a geographical indication (GI) application for the state’s traditional breads — pao, poie and unddo — under a single filing. Extensive consultations with the baker community and stakeholders are under way to ensure broad-based consensus and representation.“GI will empower bakers…

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Transgender guru builds ₹85 lakh Shiva temple using ‘badhai’ earnings | Varanasi News

Gorakhpur: A 75-year-old kinnar (transgender) guru, Prema, from the Padri Bazar area has constructeda grand Shiva temple by spending over ₹85 lakh — all sourced from traditional ‘badhai’ (ceremonial blessings) earnings.The temple is set to be consecrated on Apr 24, with preparations in full swing and the entire locality brimming with enthusiasm, guru Prema said.Residents…

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Trading in trash: Ludhiana’s industrial hubs turning dumps | Ludhiana News

Ludhiana: Despite the Punjab government’s push for investment and industrial growth, the persistent lack of cleanliness at industrial focal points has left local business owners struggling to save face before visiting clients.Industrialists across various phases said garbage-littered roads, waste dumped in open plots, and uncollected industrial refuse create a poor first impression for domestic and…

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