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Kanpur: Marking another significant milestone in his association with his alma mater, IIT Kanpur’s distinguished alumnus and co-founder of IndiGo, Rakesh Gangwal, committed an additional Rs 300 crore towards the continued development of the Gangwal School of Medical Sciences and Technology at IIT-K. This builds on his landmark contribution of Rs 100 crore in 2022, which supported the Institute’s plans to establish a medical school on campus, taking his cumulative contribution towards the Gangwal School to Rs 400 crore.With this commitment, Gangwal will provide matching grants against contributions from other supporters, of up to Rs 300 crore, towards the development…
The case came to light after the man’s first wife approached the Phase 3 police station on Aug 20 stating that his second wife had been missing for several days Noida: A woman was allegedly strangled to death by her husband and three associates in Mamura village last month over suspicion of an illicit relationship. Her body was dumped in a canal in Dadri and was recovered from Surir in Mathura on July 31. The man and two of his aides have been arrested while another accused, the woman’s brother-in-law, remains absconding.According to police, the case came to light after…
Dr Rajashri Memane from Pune and Dr Ramesh Kamble from Badlapur got the permission to practise modern medicine on Monday, after MMC officially resumed the registration of BHMS-CCMP homeopathic practitioners Pune/Mumbai: Dr Rajashri Memane on Monday became the city’s first and the state’s second Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC)-registered homeopath.She and Badlapur’s Dr Ramesh Kamble got the permission to practise modern medicine, after MMC officially resumed the registration of BHMS-CCMP (Certificate Course in Modern Pharmacology) homeopathic practitioners. Memane, practising for the past 25 years, completed her one-year pharmacology course from BJ Medical College. Her clinic is in Dhayari. Kamble completed his…
Narnaul: A 26-year-old man was killed after an SUV allegedly rammed his scooter near Koriawas village on Sunday. The victim, Surender Kumar, was on his way to his tyre puncture repair shop in Narnaul.Surender, a resident of Koriawas, was the sole breadwinner of his family and is survived by his wife and young son.According to police, Surender was riding towards Narnaul when a Maruti Suzuki Brezza coming from the opposite direction collided with his scooter near the medical college. The impact threw him into roadside bushes and he died on the spot.The SUV driver fled after the accident, leaving the…
Lucknow Kanpur expressway repairs Unnao: Having zoomed in on the poor drainage system as the key problem resulting in stagnation of water over the surface of Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway, the concessionaire PNC Infratech has started taking preventive steps to ensure immediate discharge of excess water from vulnerable locations.Over the past week, heavy machines and two dozen earth movers have been deployed to puncture the saucer drain to dig up holes through which water can flow towards the rocky embankment instead of collecting over paved shoulders.A 300-metre-wide stretch on the Unnao-Lucknow section of the carriageway near kilometre 64, the location where slippage…
Patna: The Central University of South Bihar (CUSB) reached a major research milestone on Tuesday by receiving its first Indian patent from the Indian Patent Office. The achievement is being seen as an important step towards strengthening research and developing technologies with practical applications.The patented technology, titled “Zero rpm-synthesized tunable plasmonic hollow silver nanoshells in the first and second near-IR windows for enhanced solar-catalysis,” has been developed by a research team led by Amiya Priyam of the university’s department of chemistry. CUSB research scholar Bhavesh Kumar Dadhich and Bhavya Bhushan of KIIT-Bhubaneswar are also part of the team.In simple terms,…
Jaipur: Jaipur Municipal Corporation will launch a six-phase cleanliness drive from Aug 25 to Sept 7, deploying 4,455 sanitation workers to clear garbage hotspots and prevent the spread of seasonal diseases during the monsoon.The campaign, themed “Swachh Jaipur-Swasth Jaipur”, will target Garbage Vulnerable Points (GVPs), roadside waste, public spaces and construction and demolition (C&D) waste across the city. Anti-larval chemicals and insecticides will be sprayed where needed, while fogging will be undertaken to control mosquitoes.Additional sanitation workers will be mobilised from other zones to strengthen teams in the designated areas. The operations will be conducted from 7am to 3pm.The drive…
Nagpur: The Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran’s water treatment plant (WTP) at Godhani, where chlorine leaked early Monday, is yet to be registered with either of the two key agencies concerned with safety — PESO and DISH.For Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO), the apex regulator from Centre, the WTP was below its threshold, while the state govt’s Department of Industrial Safety and Health (DISH) was waiting for the full-scale operations to start. At present, only trial runs were going on at the plant.Installations having pressurised containers, including chlorine tonners, are overseen by PESO, which has to ensure that the chlorine neutralisation…
Khunti police have received 14 SUVs and 12 motorcycles Ranchi: Khunti and Ramgarh police have received new patrol vehicles under the second phase of state govt’s vehicle modernisation drive, aimed at improving patrolling, emergency response and law and order management, particularly in remote and sensitive areas.Khunti police received 14 SUVs and 12 motorcycles. SP Rishabh Garg and other officers flagged off the vehicles from the district police office on Monday. Garg said the vehicles would be allotted to police stations to improve patrolling in far-flung areas. The district is expected to receive 18 more motorcycles shortly.Ramgarh police received 20 four-wheelers…
Kolkata: A taxi driver has been booked for allegedly passing lewd remarks against two women and engaging in a scuffle after the duo protested against him urinating in a public place, close to the Greek Orthodox Church in Kalighat on Saturday.One of the victims is a 67-year-old senior citizen passenger from Netaji Nagar.When the senior citizen protested, the accused driver — instead of desisting — retaliated by making obscene remarks at her.The situation escalated when the driver confronted the woman directly, leading to a scuffle on the street as she attempted to resist his hostility and call for assistance.Another woman,…