NEW DELHI: A day before scrutiny of nomination papers for the Maharashtra civic body elections is scheduled to begin, Supreme Court on Monday said it would not permit total reservations for SC, ST and OBCs to exceed the 50% limit, and warned that it would stop the nomination process in those constituencies where quota breached…
Lucknow: Around 8-10% of senior citizens in UP are physically weak or suffer from long-term illnesses. This was highlighted by Prof Kauser Usman of Geriatric Medicine at KGMU, who said, “Most of them face problems like heart disease, diabetes, joint pain and poor memory.“He was speaking at the launch of the UP chapter of the…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Centre and Rajasthan govt on plea challenging validity of the state’s anti-conversion law and sought response on a petition alleging that the law is only a tool for harassment of the minority communities and to create a chilling effect.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath & Sandeep…
Lucknow: Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, during his visit to Jhansi, said that the people of Bihar have given a clear message that ‘jungle raj, katta raj and parivarvad are now nearing their end’.He said that ‘booth capturing and looting the country or the state is no longer possible’ and added that stopping the…
NEW DELHI: “This is not how you can treat our judges,” Supreme Court on Monday told a petitioner who sought initiation of contempt proceedings against a district court judge for allegedly “not obeying the order of the apex court.“A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna & R Mahadevan took strong exception to the petitioner for…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh govt is set to establish a strong footprint in the pharmaceutical sector, with major projects including a 5000-acre pharma park near Lalitpur and a 350-acre medical device manufacturing hub in Noida.This was said by former Drug Controller of India and scientific adviser to the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, GN Singh while…
NEW DELHI: With a fight over trademark between two major whisky producers revealing that a major part of their sales is through small tetra packs in south-west India, a startled Supreme Court on Monday wondered why states are permitting such packaging of liquor.“This is very dangerous. It looks like a juice tetra pack. Imagine it…
Lucknow: Lack of timely help and widespread myths continue to put people with epilepsy at serious risk, neurologists warned at a CME session organised on National Epilepsy Day at Chandan Hospital. The programme brought together doctors and nurses to enhance understanding of epilepsy, its symptoms and essential first aid during seizures.Head of neurology, Dr Ritwiz…
KOLKATA: Bengal governor C V Ananda Bose Monday led a team of security personnel and sniffer dogs in a “search operation” at Raj Bhavan following allegations by Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee “arms and ammunition were stacked within its premises”. Banerjee dismissed the exercise as “child’s play”.“Governor Bose led the team of personnel, comprising Kolkata police…
Lucknow: The electricity department carried out an extensive drive solving hundreds of complaints across multiple zones in Lucknow on Monday.In Jankipuram, 38 online applications were received through centralized ‘Jhatpat portal’, and field staff were assigned for site inspections. Feasibility reports were prepared for 15 previously received applications. Four help desks in the area registered 107…