Hyderabad: Hyderabadis often walk into hospitals hoping to be treated for an ailment, only to leave with a new problem – a significant dent in their savings. A survey by the Union ministry of statistics and programme implementation has found that at Rs 52,743 per hospitalisation, residents of Telangana incur the highest average medical expenditure…
Gurgaon: A 20-year-old delivery executive died on Wednesday after sustaining a gunshot wound to the forehead when a country-made pistol accidentally discharged at a house in Ballabgarh, Faridabad.The deceased, identified as Yogesh, a resident of Bhikam Colony, accompanied his friend Harsh to the home of an acquaintance, Abhay, on Tuesday afternoon to help move wheat…
KOLKATA: Supreme Court-mandated tribunals have restored voting rights to 139 people – .005% of more than 27 lakh names struck off rolls in the first phase during judicial adjudication under special intensive revision (SIR) – on the eve of round one of Bengal assembly polls Thursday. SIR has cut Bengal’s electorate from 7.6 crore to…
Margao: South Goa collector Egna Cleetus has directed that all centres hosting the upcoming NEET (UG) examination be made accessible to persons with disabilities, including wheelchair access and suitable arrangements on accessible floors, as part of a comprehensive preparedness review held ahead of the national medical entrance test.The meeting, chaired by Cleetus along with South…
Gorakhpur: CM Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday visited the residence of his Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Prakhar Verma in Betiahata to attend the mundan ceremony of Verma’s son.After reaching his residence, CM offered prayers and performed jalabhishek at a Shiv temple on the premises. He later congratulated the family members on the auspicious occasion and…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Technological University (GTU) has reopened registrations for the Triple C (CCC) exam for govt employees, with the deadline set for April 30. The exam, which tests basic computer proficiency, is mandatory for many state govt employees either after securing a job or during their service.Despite high demand, especially from Ahmedabad, candidates are…
Ludhiana: Over 16% of the dairy samples collected in the district have failed quality tests over the last two years and two months, with paneer emerging as the most adulterated item, health officials said. According to health dept data from Jan 2024 to Feb 2026, 188 out of 1,164 samples were found to be substandard…
Amritsar: Sarabjit Kaur, a Sikh pilgrim who converted to Islam and married a local man after going missing from a jatha for Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary celebrations in Nov last year, has released a new video urging devotees to visit Pakistan.The one-minute clip shows the 48-year-old woman standing near a highway, welcoming Sikh devotees to…
Pune: More students from ILS Law College came forward to submit applications seeking refund of unauthorised charges on Wednesday, the third consecutive day of protests over alleged excess fee collection.The students said over 15 applications were successfully submitted to the college administration during the day. University officials said the matter would be examined. Krushna Sathe,…
Surat: A teenager from the city has filed a complaint of sexual intercourse by deceitful means against a 19-year-old man from Kerala after she became pregnant.Puna police have arrested the accused, a native of Palakkad district in Kerala.Police said the two met about a year ago while playing the online game Free Fire. During the…
