Ahmedabad: The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) has made Aadhaar-based biometric attendance compulsory for postgraduate (PG) pharmacy students, extending a system already in place for faculty members in pharmacy colleges. The step aims to ensure transparency in the disbursal of scholarships and to curb misuse of govt funds.According to official data, students who qualify for…
Ludhiana: City police have launched a manhunt for a local man after a 16-year-old girl gave birth to a baby boy on Monday, leading to a formal investigation into allegations of sexual assault and exploitation.The minor reported that the suspect had befriended her while her family had been coordinating a marriage between her mother and…
Chandigarh: A routine visit to the market or even a walk in the park may turn into a traumatising experience for residents targeted by snatchers. Besides the obvious financial loss, victims are also forced to cope with the emotional toll of having their sense of safety and personal space violated.A total of 36 snatching cases…
Pune: State medical education minister Hasan Mushrif has said that amid growing challenges like oral cancer, tooth decay and gum diseases, private institutions must take the lead to provide quality preventive healthcare services and conduct awareness campaigns, especially for citizens in rural areas where penetration of oral and dental healthcare is low.Mushrif was speaking at…
Surat: The crime branch shot of the the accused in the SBI bank loot case in the leg after he allegedly opened fire at the police team and attempted to escape during a weapon recovery operation on Thursday.After the weapon was recovered, the accused Shubham Thakur (24) allegedly opened fire, forcing assistant commissioner of police…
Rajkot: A dispute over an ancestral structure in Babra taluka of Amreli district led to the killing of a 31-year-old man on Thursday.Bharat Ugrajiya, originally from Fuljar village in Rajkot district and living in Rangpar, Morbi, was attacked and his throat was slit in the Kariyana-Jivapar Road area.Police suspect the murder is linked to a…
JAIPUR: An 18-year-old youth was allegedly kidnapped and murdered by a group of men over a mobile phone dispute in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district, police said on Saturday.The victim was identified as Mankush Meena, was a resident of Uliyana village under the Kundera police station area. His body was recovered near Selu crossroads on Saturday…
NEW DELHI: After Congress lost seven states in 1967, a popular saying went that one could travel by train from Delhi to Howrah without passing through a single Congress-ruled state.Nearly six decades later, Bharatiya Janata Party has turned the saying on its head with another saying that a journey from Chandigarh in Haryana to Howrah…
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for a change of direction for Labour after the party suffered heavy setbacks in London’s local elections, saying the results reflected a “far-reaching disillusionment” among voters and an “existential” threat if it fails to change course.In a strongly worded statement following the results, Khan described the outcome as “bitterly…
Eurovision is perhaps one of the biggest musical festivals of all time. The annual competition brings together a lot of nations under one roof to perform for the final prize and the winner’s crown. Coming Tuesday, the competition is all set to open in Vienna, and fans cannot seem to handle the wait to see…
