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Bhubaneswar: CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday approved a major salary hike for contractual AYUSH doctors working under the National Health Mission (NHM) in the state, aiming to recognise their role in strengthening healthcare delivery and boost morale among frontline practitioners.As per the decision, the monthly remuneration of contractual AYUSH doctors under NHM was revised upwards, with increases linked to length of service. The earlier pay level of Rs 20,000 per month was enhanced, with the revised structure providing higher payouts based on seniority.Doctors with less than 5 years of service will receive an additional Rs 20,000 per month, taking…

COIMBATORE/SALEM: The Coimbatore city police on Tuesday detained around 55 disabled people when they staged a road roko protest near the district collectorate demanding a hike in disability assistance.The protest was conducted by members of the Tamil Nadu Association for the Rights of all types of Differently Abled and Caregivers Association (TARATDAC). The protesters pointed out that the assistance they received from the Tamil Nadu govt was not sufficient to fulfil basic needs.TARATDAC district convenor K Mahalingam said, “In Andhra Pradesh, the assistance is Rs 6,000 per month to persons with disability; Rs 10,000 per month to persons with severe…

Dibrugarh: Hundreds of Congress workers took part in a massive rally in Margherita town of Tinsukia district on Tuesday, demanding stringent action against rampant drug menace plaguing the area and accusing local authorities of turning a blind eye to the crisis.Carrying placards with anti-drug messages and slogans demanding immediate police action, the protesters marched through the town highlighting what they described as the alarming prevalence of drugs in Margherita. The demonstration highlighted growing public concern over substance abuse affecting the area’s youth and students.“The young generation and students have fallen prey to the easy availability of drugs, from brown sugar…

Kanpur: Priyanka Chaurasia’s fine performance (71 runs and 3 wickets) empowered Wonder Women Club to beat City Club by 23 runs in a KDMA cricket league match held at the PAC ground on Monday. Wonder Women posted a total of 207 runs in 34.2 overs. Thereafter, they wrapped the innings of City Club on 184 runs. The match between Paramount Club and Sporting Union finished in a tie at the Sapru ground. Brief score: Wonder Women-207 (Priyanka Chaurasia 71, Kavya Bandoh 22, Shivangi Gupta 22, Utkarsh 3 for 36, Anmol Singh 3 for 36, Akash Kumar 2 for 43). City…

Pune: State cabinet minister and BJP MLA Chandrakant Patil on Monday said the outcome of zilla parishad and panchayat samiti elections showed opposition alliances like MVA had “no real presence” in western Maharashtra. “Results of local self-governing bodies prove that there is no existence of opposition parties like MVA in western Maharashtra,” Patil said while addressing reporters after the election of mayor and deputy mayor at Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC).Pune: BJP Leads Zilla Parishad Polls, Baner Flyover To Open, Traffic Violation Reward And MoreResponding to accusations that BJP lured MVA members to secure victories, Patil said the party did not…

Amritsar: The city police claims to have dismantled a cross-border arms and narcotics smuggling module with the arrest of five operatives and recovery of six sophisticated pistols, 115 grams heroin and Rs 11.90 lakhs drug money from their possession. Those arrested have been identified as Simaranjeet Singh (24), Gurpreet Singh (20), Sukhraj Singh (24) and Sajan Singh, all residents of village Roda Wala Kalan in Amritsar; and Molakdeep Singh (23), a resident of Ranike in Amritsar. The recovered pistols include two 9MM Glock (Made in Austria), one Zigana (Made in Turkey), two .32 Bore and one .30 Bore along with…

Lucknow: Congress Legislative Party leader Aradhana Mishra Mona on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Yogi Adityanath govt, describing the governor’s address to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly as a “bundle of lies and false promises” and claiming that even the governor could not repeatedly defend the BJP’s claims. Reacting to the address, Mishra said the fact that the governor read only select portions of the 55-page document and did not deliver it in full reflected discomfort with what she called the govt’s “anti-people policies and propaganda”. Lucknow: Yogi On Sanatan Dharma, Faster Investor Proposals, Free Trauma Diagnostics And More”There…

Tragedy struck in Muzaffarpur as a bus’s overtaking attempt led to a fatal head-on collision with a car on Lalu Chhapra Road. Two individuals, identified as Bhanu Pratap Dwivedi and Omprakash Kumar, lost their lives in the devastating crash. Three others sustained injuries. The bus driver fled the scene, and authorities are actively searching for him. Patna: A head-on collision between a bus and a car claimed lives of two people in Paru police station area of Muzaffarpur district. Three also sustained injuries in the accident.The deceased were identified as Bhanu Pratap Dwivedi, a resident of Bahuara Lakshmipur and Omprakash…

Bhilwara: Rajasthan’s Director General of Police Rajiv Kumar Sharma during his one-day visit to the district Monday said criminals hiding abroad would be brought back to the country through a judicial process to face the strictest legal action. He also directed the police to speed up disposal of pending cases and cybercrime issues.Sharma interacted with police officers and personnel at the Bhilwara Police Line ground and held a meeting with the Ajmer Range police officers at the Bhilwara Collectorate auditorium. Jaipur: Largest Chambal Aqueduct Plan, Jaisalmer Sheep Killings, Pension Coverage Expanded And MoreHe instructed police officers of Ajmer Range, including…

Nagpur: The 998 crore Indora-Dighori flyover project, which includes two major flyover — Kamal Chowk to Reshimbagh Square and Bhande Plot to Dighori — is likely to see major development by April-end, including the opening of at least the second flyover. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), which is implementing the much-awaited project, is confident that it will complete works related to the flyover before the deadline of June 2026. Other works, including two RuBs at Pachpaoli and others, may stretch even further.Speaking to TOI, a senior NHAI official said the aim is to open the Bhande Plot to…