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New Delhi: In a sweeping order examining pricing practices at private super-speciality hospitals in Delhi-NCR, Competition Commission of India (CCI) has raised concerns over how admitted patients are routed towards in-house pharmacies, diagnostics and consumables. The regulator said patients often become “locked-in” once admitted to the facility.The order, related to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, is part of a wider probe involving 12 major private hospitals. The regulator examined whether hospitals compel patients to buy medicines, devices and diagnostic services only from hospital-linked facilities.Reacting to the order, Dr (prof) DS Rana, chairman of the board of trustees at Sir Ganga Ram…
Mandya: Karnataka govt faced a fresh round of embarrassment Thursday after Upalokayukta Justice B Veerappa said the state ranked fifth among the country’s most corrupt states and warned that graft was “overflowing in every department”.The former Karnataka high court judge, known as the “Judge of the common man” for promoting accessible and speedy justice delivery, said 1,281 cases of corruption were registered across 16 districts in the state.The Upalokayukta’s salvo comes amid sustained attacks from opposition BJP and JD(S) over graft allegations against the Siddaramaiah-led dispensation.Speaking after disposing of pending Lokayukta cases in Mandya and Malavalli taluks Thursday, Veerappa said:…
Telangana to roll out action plan to make roads safer for children Hyderabad: The state govt is set to introduce a dedicated Road Safety Action Plan for Children 2030, making it one of the first states in the country to launch a child-centric road safety framework.The initiative comes amid growing concerns over fatalities and injuries involving children and adolescents in road accidents. According to data from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), nearly 10,000 children lose their lives in road crashes across India every year. Telangana alone recorded over 7,000 road fatalities in 2025, including hundreds of deaths…
Chennai: Former WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan, who heads MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS).The honour, among the highest a scientist can receive globally, makes Dr Soumya is the second Indian woman to be inducted into the society, after Dr Gagandeep Kang, was the first to receive the honour in 2019. Dr Soumya was director of the National Institute of Tuberculosis research in Chennai, and went on to be the director general of ICMR and later chief scientist at WHO.She shaped scientific responses to HIV, TB, and the Covid-19 pandemic. earning…
Several member colleges have backed the appeal, sending specific subject details to the university and urging an immediate revision of the timetable Ahmedabad: A calendar discrepancy has put thousands of Gujarat Technological University (GTU) students in a fix, after the Semester 4 exams were scheduled on May 28, clashing with Bakri Eid celebrations. Although the state govt declared a public holiday for the festival on May 27, the actual moon sighting has shifted the observance by a day, prompting college associations to demand an immediate rescheduling of the exams.Several member colleges have backed the appeal, sending specific subject details to…
Prayagraj: A 25-year-old history-sheeter was shot dead by two armed assailants near Malviya Nagar on Thursday morning.While one of the accused, identified as Bhola, was arrested near the spot, police nabbed another killer, Vimal Panda of Malviya Nagar, within hours. Police seized the pistol and the scooter used in the killing.Police said old enmity led to the murder of Saksham Panda, a resident of Mutthiganj. Panda had eight criminal case pending against him.Police said Panda and his rival camp were loggerheads over possession of a wooden makeshift pan shop at Ganga ghat, Daraganj. It was alleged that Saksham and his…
Koraput: A demand has been raised to name the newly proposed train service between Koraput and Puri as Deomali Express while also seeking direct rail connectivity from Koraput to New Delhi. A representation in this regard was submitted to railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw by zilla sarpanch mahasangh, Koraput, members through the district administration on Wednesday.The delegation welcomed the Centre’s proposal for a new train service linking Koraput with Puri, calling it a long-pending demand of the people of the undivided Koraput region.The delegation urged the railway ministry to name it Deomali Express . tnn“We request the ministry to consider naming…
Gurgaon: A major fire at a Sector 9 substation on Wednesday night led to an overnight power outage in three residential societies, affecting nearly 1,500 families.Power supply was disrupted in Parina Laxmi Apartment, Parina Coban Society in Sector 99A and BPTP Amstoria in Sector 102. The worst hit was Parina Laxmi in Sector 99A, where around 650 families were left without any backup as the society lacks generator facilities. Even inverters in many flats failed during the prolonged cut. The power supply was restored after nine hours.The fire broke out at the 11 kV feeder around 11.30pm, prompting Dakshin Haryana…
Agartala: The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has revealed a decreasing rate in overall crime in Tripura, indicating a mixed but improving crime scenario in the state, with fluctuations in serious offences like murder.According to the NCRB, the total number of cases under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita (BNS), and Special & Local Laws (SLL) in Tripura was 4,532 in 2022. This increased to 5,002 in 2023, and then declined to 4,033 in 2024.The state also reported an improved chargesheeting rate of 79.7% in 2024, suggesting enhanced investigative outcomes. The report further elaborates that crimes against senior…
Gulab Chand Kataria Chandigarh 2 Oct 2024: “Swachh Utsav” by MUNICIPAL CORPORATION CHANDIGARH event inaugurated by the CHIEF GUEST Gulab Chand Kataria (Governor of Punjab & Administrator UT. Chandigarh) at Rani Laxmi Bai Mahila Bhawan in sector 38. photos by NITIN SHARMA “Jis tarah se Buddha Nullah pradushit hua hai, uske liye bhi aapko prayatn karne ki avashyakta hai. Iska sabse bada shikar agar ho raha hai to mera Rajasthan ho raha hai. Iski vajah se Rajasthan se ek train chalti hai, uska naam hi ‘cancer train’ hai,” Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria said during an event organised to award…