India

Assam launches cashless healthcare scheme, to benefit 26 lakh families

12 May 2023 02:28 AM IST

The Assam government launched a healthcare scheme, offering cashless medical treatment up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year. The scheme is aimed at promoting accessible and affordable healthcare, and will initially cover around 26 lakh families, an official statement said. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the ‘Ayushman

Sachin Pilot begins 5-day yatra from Ajmer to Jaipur over ‘corruption’

12 May 2023 02:27 AM IST

Dissident Congress leader Sachin Pilot began a 125-km foot march from Ajmer to Jaipur on Thursday, challenging Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and the party’s top brass as assembly elections in Rajasthan approach. A month back, the former deputy chief minister had defied a warning from the party to hold a

Kerala to issue ordinance to ensure safety of doctors

12 May 2023 02:26 AM IST

The Kerala government on Thursday said it was going to issue an ordinance amending the law for protection of hospitals to ensure the safety of doctors and healthcare professionals in the state. The decision was announced by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the wake of the killing of a

ED makes 2 fresh arrests in liquor case in chhattisgarh

12 May 2023 02:26 AM IST

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has made two fresh arrests of a hotel trader and liquor businessman in the Rs 2,000 crore alleged liquor syndicate scam linked money laundering case of Chhattisgarh, official sources said Thursday. Nitesh Purohit, promoter of Giriraj hotel located in state capital Raipur, was arrested on Wednesday

Aware sacrifices of Cong leaders to upcoming generations: CM Sukhu

12 May 2023 02:24 AM IST

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, while inaugurating the first National convention of Jawahar Bal Manch, SAMVAAD-23, on Thursday said that the organizations like Jawahar Bal Manch play a pivotal role for the unity of the country and for countering the propaganda and indifferent ideologies cropped up in the

Gas leak at fertilizer company in Nangal: Kids, teachers affected

12 May 2023 02:23 AM IST

After the death of 11 people due to gas leaks in Gyaspura, Ludhiana, another case of gas leakage has now come to light in Nangal. Some children and teachers complained of vomiting and difficulty in breathing. Following the incident, the affected teachers and students were admitted to the Civil Hospital

Khattar inaugurates 46 health institutions

12 May 2023 02:16 AM IST

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar here on Thursday inaugurated 46 health institutions in 17 districts including 275 bedded Mukand Lal District Civil Hospital at Yamunanagar. Besides this, while giving priority to making those suffering from rare diseases financially strong, Manohar Lal announced monthly pension assistance of Rs 2,750 per

Failure of Punjab govt: SGPC chief over Amritsar blast

12 May 2023 02:16 AM IST

After a low-intensity blast took place in the vicinity of the Golden Temple in Punjab’s Amritsar in the early hours of Thursday, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief Harjinder Singh Dhami accused the state government of being a “total failure” in preventing such incidents. This is the third such incident in

Amritsar blasts: Radical literature seized from 5 arrested along with 1.1 kg explosive

12 May 2023 02:15 AM IST

Back-to-back blasts near Amritsar’s Golden Temple posed a big challenge to Punjab Police but with the arrests of five persons, the puzzle in this connection has been decoded. The police have recovered 1.1 kg of explosive materials and some radical literature from the accused. Those arrested have been identified as

BJP, JJP alliance likely to taste coalition pills

12 May 2023 02:11 AM IST

In wake of the forthcoming assembly polls to be slated next year, the ruling BJP-JJP and opposite factions, namely Congress and INLD, are at loggerheads to prove their dominance over each other. Besides, the existing alliance between the saffron BJP and the JJP continues to remain in discussion in political

Don’t hold protests sans valid reasons: Mann to farmer outfits

12 May 2023 02:11 AM IST

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday appealed to farmer outfits not to hold protests without valid reasons, saying his government’s doors are always open for talks. Addressing a gathering here after launching the ‘Sarkar Tuhade Dwar’ initiative for doorstep delivery of citizen-centric services, he referred to some farmer bodies’

INS Garuda completes 70 years of glorious service to Indian Navy

12 May 2023 02:04 AM IST

INS Garuda, the premier Naval Air Station of the Southern Naval Command in Kerala’s Kochi on Thursday completed 70 years of glorious service to the Indian Navy. Commissioned on 11 May 1953, it is the oldest Naval Air Station which has been associated with the beginning of Naval aviation. Home