Kolkata: There could be different funding and coverage for Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries in Bengal — one for those who qualify under the existing criteria and the other for the rest, a large number of whom belong to the middle- and lower-income groups and are now covered under Swasthya Sathi, said a source close to the…
Panaji: Goa’s wildlife sanctuaries saw no major fires this summer, forest officials said, crediting predictive technology, faster field response and stronger coordination among locals and officials.Forest Survey of India data on fires in Goa’s protected areas from 2006 to 2026 shows incidents were low and sporadic between 2006 and 2017, with 1–7 cases a year….
Fire at Solitaire Building on May 22, 2026 Ahmedabad: A major fire engulfed the third floor of the B-wing at Solitaire Building in Makarba on SG Highway on Friday afternoon, sparking panic and prompting a large-scale rescue operation by the fire brigade. Officials said the blaze spread rapidly from the third floor to the fourth…
Chandigarh: Citing “growing concern” over stray dog attacks in several parts of Punjab, chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday said the Punjab govt will implement the Supreme Court’s directions on stray dogs in true letter and spirit, while ensuring both public safety and humane care for animals.Mann said an adequate number of dog shelters will…
Many businesses are passing on the rise in packaging prices to final product costs that the customer shells out for Pune: The sharp spike in raw material costs for plastic packaging has affected kirana stores, restaurants, bakers and several consumer-facing business owners.“Prices for the plastic that we use to pack chikki are up by almost…
Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya receives a warm welcome from Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Guwahati: Assam is poised to become a power-surplus state soon, with construction already underway on projects involving 3,200 MW of supercritical thermal power capacity and 4,200 MW of pumped storage hydropower, Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya said in the state assembly on…
Lucknow: The licence fee for retail liquor shops has been slashed by 20% compared with the last financial year in order to make commercial operations of the leftover shops financially viable for entrepreneurs. The excise department has initiated the process of the fifth round of lottery draw for 660 shops that are up for grabs…
Jaipur: With elections to three Rajya Sabha seats from Rajasthan scheduled for June 18, former Assembly Speaker Dr C P Joshi, outgoing Rajya Sabha MP Neeraj Dangi and AICC media and publicity dept chairman Pawan Khera have emerged as the leading contenders for the one seat Congress is expected to win.The terms of Congress Rajya…
NEW DELHI: Slain terror commander Hamza Burhan was buried in Rawalpindi on Friday morning in the presence of several top terror chiefs including Hizbul chief Syed Salahuddin and Al Badr head Zameen Bakht besides ISI officials, visuals uploaded by locals on social media sites showed.The Pakistani police also announced the arrest of one of the…
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India board on Friday okayed a dividend of Rs 2.87 lakh crore to govt, 6.7% more than last year’s Rs 2.69 lakh crore, even as it sharply raised transfers to its contingency risk buffer amid a surge in earnings and balance sheet expansion.The higher dividend came despite a transfer of…
