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This everyday overcrowding of buses goes largely unchecked, and conductors rarely stop additional passengers from boarding the bus, passengers allege Pune: Severely overcrowded PMPML buses, especially during peak morning and evening hours, have reignited passenger safety concerns after a young girl came under the wheels of a school vehicle while trying to get off the bus on Monday morning. She died on the spot on Sinhagad Road.“We are aware of the incident. Our checker went to the spot to investigate. Three or four girls had moved toward the front door as they were to get off at the approaching stop.…

Panaji: Goa govt is set to introduce a sweeping overhaul of the state’s only jail at Colvale, with dedicated enclosures for transgender prisoners, tighter surveillance to curb organised crime behind bars, probes into sexual harassment, and the creation of open and semi-open correctional institutions.State govt will pass the new Goa prisons and correction service bill 2026 in the upcoming assembly session scheduled to commence next week.The bill said that govt will install advanced cellular jamming and cellular detection solutions in the jails to prohibit unauthorised use of cell phones by the inmates.“Govt may use electronic monitoring technology on prisoners under…

Chandigarh: The Advanced Eye Centre at PGI has reached a global benchmark in saving children’s sight, establishing itself as the world’s leading hub for specialised paediatric glaucoma care. According to documented medical literature, PGI has now officially overtaken the world-renowned Samuel and Ethel Balkan International Pediatric Glaucoma Center at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, previously recognised as the world’s only standalone paediatric glaucoma centre, to handle the largest volume of young patients.“While the Miami centre treats an average of 4,133 children annually, including 339 new patients, PGI managed 7,269 children in total and registered 602 new referrals during…

Mission director, NHM UP, Pinky Jowal (centre) at the review of health facilities meeting Lucknow: A state-level review of 2,562 health facilities across eight districts in Varanasi and Gorakhpur divisions has flagged gaps in infrastructure, equipment maintenance, manpower and availability of essential medicines, prompting the health department to direct officials to take corrective measures.The review, conducted from Aug 20-23 under the second phase of the State Review Mission of the National Health Mission, was followed by a divisional review meeting in Gorakhpur on Monday chaired by NHM mission director Pinky Joval.While most facilities were found to be functioning smoothly, deficiencies…

Patna: RJD working president Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Monday extended support to students protesting at Gardanibagh over their various demands.Visiting the protest site, Yadav said examinations should be conducted on time and in a transparent manner, with strict measures to prevent paper leaks.“Who will object to their demands? The examinations should be held on time with transparency, and there should be no paper leaks,” he told reporters at the protest site.Yadav alleged that the state govt was not addressing the candidates’ concerns. “Nobody is being heard, and there is no action,” he said.“There is anger in all sections. People are…

Ajmer: Two cases of online fraud were registered Monday in Ajmer, including one in which a private school teacher was allegedly duped after being lured with the promise of high profits on an investment, police said. Police were investigating both matters.In the first case, Digvijay Singh, a teacher in a private school, reported that he saw an advertisement on social media and was added to a WhatsApp group. He alleged that the fraudster showed him investment plans and sent a scanner through which he transferred money.Singh said the fraudster returned a profit in the preliminary investment, and he earned Rs…

Nagpur: Deaths of three newborns in a fire at the Amravati district women’s hospital on Monday triggered a political backlash, with opposition leaders accusing the BJP-led Mahayuti govt of failing to ensure basic safety standards and demanding criminal action against those responsible.Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar said the hospital had not undergone the required safety audit and questioned state of public healthcare in Maharashtra. “Similar child deaths took place in Bhandara, a couple of years ago,” he said, alleging shortages of doctors and medicines.”If a school management is booked after a snakebite incident, then in the Amravati case, register…

Giridih DC Ram Niwas Yadav at the event on Monday Bokaro: Deputy commissioner Ram Niwas Yadav on Monday launched the Mobile Guru app at PM Shri Uchcha Vidyalaya in Chapuadih. The school is the first in the district to be selected for the pilot project, under which students of Classes III to V will receive additional lessons in mathematics through the app.The initiative aims to identify students struggling with mathematics and help them understand basic concepts through simpler teaching methods.After regular classes, selected students will attend a one-hour special session every day for a week. Students requiring additional support will…

Surat: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested Navsari-based journalist Satshankar Mishra while allegedly accepting a Rs 51,000 bribe from a complainant.According to the ACB, Mishra, who works with a local newspaper, had approached the complainant alleging corruption in govt -approved projects carried out by him. Mishra subsequently published reports related to the alleged irregularities and also filed an application under the RTI Act seeking records of the projects.The ACB alleged that Mishra later demanded Rs 51,000 from the complainant in exchange for not publishing further reports against him and suppressing the matter.The complainant contacted the ACB, and subsequently lodged a complaint…

Vadodara: A Dahod consumer forum observed that as the word ‘tobacco’ wasn’t mentioned in the policy clause, the insurance company couldn’t reject the claim for treatment of an oral cancer patient. The insurer was ordered to pay the full claim amount to the deceased’s heirs.According to the case details, Ramchandra Pamnani was diagnosed with oral cancer and admitted to a hospital in Ahmedabad for treatment. The treatment cost Rs 13.21 lakh after which an insurance claim was filed with United Insurance Company Ltd. The insurer paid Rs 2.33 lakh and denied the rest by arguing that the patient suffered from…