Lucknow: While lauding the UP govt on various counts, the 17th Common Review Mission (CRM) team of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare identified areas for improvement for the state.The 12-member team interacted with the state health and family welfare department top brass on Friday. “The team noted that while medicine and diagnostic…
Police officers and military personnel stand guard at the gate of a school where explosions reportedly occurred, in Jakarta (AP image) At least 55 people, mostly students, were injured after multiple explosions shook a mosque inside a high school complex during Friday prayers in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, police said. Authorities said a 17-year-old had been…
NEW DELHI: The Union ministry of education announced on Friday that the order changing the constitution and composition of Panjab University’s senate and syndicate stands rescinded. Panjab University’s decision to replace 59-year-old senate and syndicate with a smaller, largely nominated structure, triggered sharp political reactions in Punjab, with chief minister Bhagwant Mann calling it “unconstitutional.”…
Lucknow: A special court on Friday acquitted former SP minister Azam Khan in a case related to allegedly spreading enmity, misusing an official govt letterhead and seal, and making defamatory remarks against the BJP, RSS, and Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Jawad.Delivering the verdict, Special ACJM (MP/MLA Court) Alok Verma held that the prosecution failed to…
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said he may travel to India next year, adding that PM Modi “wants” him to visit. “He’s a friend of mine, and we speak… He wants me to go there. We will figure that out. I will go. I will have a great trip there with Prime Minister…
Lucknow: Cancer can touch the body but not spirit. With courage, no illness can defeat you. Life is a gift, and one must live it with gratitude and strength. These heartfelt words echoed at the heroes event, organised at Pack‘N’Chew restaurant on Friday, the National Cancer Awareness Day, where survivors shared their stories of resilience.Usha…
Lucknow: King George’s Medical University (KGMU) will begin Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) procedures from Dec 11, marking a major milestone in Uttar Pradesh’s healthcare infrastructure.The announcement was made by vice chancellor Prof Soniya Nityanand on Friday during the 66th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (ISHBT). Prof Nityanand said the…
MOHALI: After an eight-year-hunt, Mohali police have arrested Gaurav Kumar, wanted for the double murder of senior journalist KJ Singh and his mother, Gurcharan Kaur. Kumar was arrested in Noida Thursday. Kumar frequently changed cities and jobs to avoid detection and had managed to build a new identity for himself, say police. His employers were…
Lucknow: The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) investigators have claimed that terror suspect Bilal Khan (34) was in touch with nearly 4,000 Pakistani phone numbers and maintained regular communication with Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) handlers based in Pakistan.Bilal is said to have made the revelation during the three-day intensive interrogation by ATS, which was granted…
The hospital will serve as a lifeline for five southern talukas of Gadchiroli where patients earlier had to travel long distances to Chandrapur or Nagpur for advanced maternity care NAGPUR: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis will inaugurate Saturday a 100-bed women’s and child hospital at Aheri in southern Gadchiroli, marking a major milestone in public health…
