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Gurgaon: Govt hospitals in the state will now be equipped with essential neonatal care machines, including radiant warmers, LED phototherapy units, and slit lamps. Although simple, these machines are critical for ensuring newborn survival during the first week of life.The decision follows a spike in infant deaths in Haryana within the first week of life, attributed largely to untreated jaundice and inadequate thermal care. According to the Sample Registration System 2022, the state’s infant mortality rate stands at 26 per 1,000 live births, climbing to 30 in rural areas while remaining at 20 in urban areas. Dr Sumita Misra, additional…

Churachandpur: A scuffle broke out between women protesters and security forces in Churachandpur on Thursday when demonstrators pressed towards Churachandpur MLA LM Khaute’s residence, protesting his decision to join the new govt led by chief minister Y Khemchand.The protest, organised under the Vaiphei Women Association (VWA), began at 11 am at the Vaiphei Peoples Council campus as a sit-in dharna before swelling into a march towards Khaute’s residence at Thangjam Road. Carrying placards reading “Stand With the People, Not the Government”, hundreds of women demonstrators pushed past heavy security cordons. By 1.30 pm, the security forces forced dispersal of the…

Kanpur: Opener Vernika slammed a splendid century to propel Uttar Pradesh to a convincing 64-run victory over Madhya Pradesh in a Senior Women’s One-Day Trophy match at Niranjan Shah Stadium Ground C, Rajkot, on Thursday. Batting first after skipper Archana Devi opted to set a target, Uttar Pradesh posted a strong total of 285 runs. The UP bowlers then bundled out Madhya Pradesh for 221 in 46.2 overs.Vernika and Sampada laid a solid foundation, adding 177 runs for the opening wicket in 27 overs. The pair batted responsibly and kept the Madhya Pradesh bowlers at bay before the partnership was…

Ludhiana: Those who happen to wander into the gnarled branches and weeds overrunning the area along Buddha Dariya in Kundanpuri often find their courage failing, particularly at night. The murky waters form en eerie backdrop for the near complete desolation. There is nothing to suggest this is a green belt, that too one developed with much fanfare. When the place was developed, the message from authorities was clear — that the bealeagured Buddha Dariya was being taken seriously at last. Criticism about the poor state of the drain had poured in from all quarters and a picturesque green belt was…

Mangaluru: A government lower primary school building that stood for over five decades within the premises of Mahatobhara Shri Mahalingeshwara Temple in Puttur was demolished this week as part of ongoing temple development works.Known locally as ‘Devala Vatara School’, the school had remained closed since 2017 due to lack of admissions. Education department sources said the school struggled to sustain itself, partly because it functioned within a temple premises, and did not receive adequate funding.Lamborghini Crash Case, US-India Deal Revised, Rafale Defence Deal And MoreAn official from the BEO office in Puttur said the school was originally constructed by temple…

NOIDA: A 29-year-old software engineer is battling critical brain injuries after his bike collided with a stray bull on an arterial road in Noida’s Sector 168, an incident that has once again drawn attention to the persistent problem of free-roaming cattle on the city’s streets and the dangers they pose to motorists.Prakhar Bhardwaj, who works with Wipro, recently moved to Noida from Bengaluru and was returning home from his office in Greater Noida around 6.50pm on Tuesday. He is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Delhi.CCTV footage shows Bhardwaj riding on the wrong side along the Sector 168 stretch…

Pune: Police on Thursday said the murder of a migrant worker from West Bengal’s Purulia district in Koregaon Bhima was the fallout of a personal dispute and not a hate crime, as the state’s chief minister Mamata Banerjee claimed.Pune Rural superintendent of police (SP) Sandeep Singh Gill told reporters, “We did not find any indication in our investigation so far that the murder was the result of communal targeting or a hate crime.” He said the victim had a verbal dispute with two individuals, and police teams were currently searching for the duo — the prime suspects in the matter.The…

Calangute: The Shree Shantadurga temple, along the busy Candolim road at Ambekhan Vaddo, Verem, was broken into by four unidentified thieves in the early hours of Wednesday. While no damage to the idols or other religious objects was reported, the thieves broke open two donation boxes and allegedly decamped with at least Rs 30,000-40,000 cash from each of the boxes. The thieves only stole currency notes, leaving behind piles of coins.This is the second burglary reported from the same temple within a year, temple committee members said.Wednesday’s robbery was recorded on CCTV cameras. Temple committee members said the four thieves…

Amritsar: A new photograph of Indian national Sarabjit Kaur showing her in a car with her lawyer has surfaced in Pakistani media, implying that the 48-year-old has been released from a shelter home after plans to deport her to India stalled.The Kapurthala woman had gone missing from a Sikh jatha that had gone to the neighbouring country to mark the 556th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev in Nov last year. She married a Pakistani national after converting to Islam. She was arrested last month for overstaying her visa. A petition was filed seeking her deportation. She was subsequently shifted…

If Uttar Pradesh were a country, it would be the world’s sixth-most populous nation, larger than Brazil, Bangladesh or Russia. This is precisely why its recent economic turn matters so much for India. With an estimated population of around 24-25 crore people, UP alone accounts for roughly 17% of India’s population and close to 3% of that of the world.If you transform UP, you are shifting the trajectory of a population larger than almost every country on earth and fundamentally altering the geography of India’s growth. It is the heart of India’s growth story.Over the past eight years, UP, which…