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HYDERABAD: Telangana high court on Tuesday directed the health and medical department to file a detailed affidavit on the action taken against the alleged indiscriminate sale of medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) kits without prescriptions or the supervision of registered medical practitioners.The division bench passed the direction while hearing a PIL filed by a registered medical practitioner, Prabhu Kumar. He urged the court to direct strict compliance with the provisions in view of rampant over-the-counter sale of medical abortion pills and MTP kits in violation of statutory safeguards. Source link
Chennai: Hundred days after the TVK govt took office, the municipal administration and water supply (MAWS) department floated more than 1,000 tenders for several low and high-value civic works across the 25 corporations and municipalities. The tenders are seeing competitive bidding, saving upto 30% of project costs to the exchequer.TOI analysed about 10 random tenders from various corporations and municipalities, including Madurai, Salem, Trichy, Karur, Vellore, Salem and Nagapattinam. The tenders for works such as road laying, biomining, water supply schemes, and digging wells saw negative bidding, with up to 10 contractors participating in the works, ranging from ₹50 lakh…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s revenue from State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) rose 28% year-on-year to Rs 8,312 crore in Aug 2026, compared with Rs 6,470 crore in Aug 2025. This significant growth reflects strong economic activity across key commercial sectors.The state collected Rs 41,691 crore from SGST during the first five months of FY2026-27, up 28% from Rs 32,490 crore in the corresponding period last year, demonstrating consistent fiscal expansion. Besides SGST, the state collected Rs 3,047 crore through VAT, Rs 1,125 crore from electricity duty, Rs 1,180 crore in Integrated GST (IGST) settlements, and Rs 22 crore from business tax…
Puri: One tourist drowned while another sustained critical injuries after 5 tourists were swept into the sea at Light House beach in Puri on Tuesday. “The deceased has been identified as Sumit Kumar Gupta (22) of Ranipur in Uttar Pradesh. The injured tourist was identified as Anish Singh (25) of Sushta area in Bihar,” a police officer said.According to lifeguard A Rameswar, the tourists were bathing in front of the Light House when a strong wave and rip current swept 5 of them into the sea. Hearing their cries for help, lifeguards rushed into the water and rescued all five…
The school staff took the student to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared her dead. GURGAON: A student of Class 11 jumped to her death from the third floor of a private school on Ghazipur Road, Dabua Colony, in Faridabad on Tuesday.Police said the incident occurred around 1pm. The school staff took the student to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared her dead.Her father has alleged that the teacher had punished her. He said his daughter felt humiliated and took the extreme step. “There was no issue at all; in every way she was doing well, even in…
Shillong: Deputy commissioner of East Khasi Hills has issued directives under the One Health plan aimed at eliminating human deaths from dog-mediated rabies by 2030, as part of National Action Plan for Rabies Elimination (NAPRE).Data released by the district joint steering committee for rabies elimination shows a sharp rise in recorded dog-bite cases in the district in recent years, with pet dogs accounting for more than 80% of reported bites in 2025.The directives include compulsory pet registration and muzzling, legal action against negligent pet owners, and systematic management of stray dogs.Owners of pit bulls, Rottweilers, German shepherds and Dobermans are…
Times News NetworkKanpur: Police arrested two men on Tuesday in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman at Satti Chaura, claiming the murder case was solved within 24 hours.Santosh Nishad alias Kallu (30) and Vinod Nishad alias Modi (23), both sons of Nanku and residents of Kallupurwa Katri Pipar Khera under Gangaghat police station in Unnao district, were arrested near Chhabil Purwa turn Baraat Ghar.Police said they recovered a country-made pistol allegedly used in the killing and an Apache motorcycle, registration number UP 35 BZ 9057, allegedly used during the crime.The case was registered on August 30 following a…
Work has begun on two slip-road ramps that will connect the Hindon Elevated Road on the Indirapuram and Vasundhara sides Ghaziabad: Work has begun on two slip-road ramps that will connect the Hindon Elevated Road on the Indirapuram and Vasundhara sides. The two ramps will be 590m and 620m long, with a carriageway width of 7.5m, and work is expected to be completed in 18 months.Officials said the project, set to cost Rs 90 crore, will provide much-needed connectivity towards the UP Gate and RNE sides. “The design and the DPR have been made. The work has started and we…
Agriculture department data indicates that farmers have largely completed kharif sowing despite uneven rainfall and weather fluctuations Pune: Maharashtra has completed 95.1% of its targeted kharif sowing area this season, but acreage under key crops like maize and pulses has declined sharply from last year, state agriculture department data showed.Kharif crops have been sown across 1.36 crore hectares so far against the state’s target of around 1.43 crore hectares. The coverage, however, remains lower than the 1.42 crore hectares recorded during the corresponding period last year. Cotton, Maharashtra’s principal cash crop, has maintained a largely stable footprint, covering 38.37 lakh…
Porvorim: State govt on Tuesday passed the Goa Advocate Protection Bill, 2026, proposing up to seven years’ imprisonment and fines up to Rs 1 lakh for attacks on lawyers. Assault or use of criminal force against an advocate may attract up to two years in jail and a fine up to Rs 55,000. Causing grievous hurt carries punishment up to seven years and a fine up to Rs 1 lakh. Criminal intimidation or harassment may draw up to two years and a fine up to Rs 25,000, rising to seven years if threats involve death, grievous hurt, or property destruction.Aldona…