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The move comes in the wake of a fatal attack by a lion on a 11-year-old boy Rajkot: In the wake of the recent fatal lion attack on 11-year-old boy in Girnar, the Junagadh district administration has imposed strict restrictions on noise along the Girnar pilgrimage routes to protect wildlife and ensure the safety of devotees.The formal notification was issued on Friday by the sub-divisional magistrateThe order declares the new Girnar steps, old Girnar steps, and the Datar stair route as silence zones with immediate effect.Girnar, one of Gujarat’s most prominent pilgrimage destinations, attracts lakhs of Hindu and Jain devotees…
Bokaro: The blood centre at Bokaro General Hospital has identified the extremely rare ‘Bombay’ blood group (Oh or HH) in a 24-year-old man during routine diagnostic screening, blood compatibility testing and specialised laboratory investigations, including cross-matching and antigen testing, BGH authorities said on Friday.Doctors said the Bombay blood group occurs in around 1 in every 4 million people globally, while in India its prevalence is estimated at around 1 in 10,000 individuals. The blood group was first identified by Dr Y M Bhende in Mumbai (then Bombay) in 1952, from which it derives its name.Officials said the blood centre has…
Gross exports jumped 26% year-on-year to $2.2 billion in June from $1.7 billion a year ago Surat: Defying geopolitical tensions and subdued global consumer sentiment, India’s gem and jewellery exports posted a robust recovery in June, driven by strong demand for gold jewellery, stabilising natural diamond prices and a sharp rise in lab-grown diamond exports.Gross exports jumped 26% year-on-year to $2.2 billion in June from $1.7 billion a year ago, signalling renewed momentum for the export-oriented sector. Cut and polished diamond (CPD) exports rose 8.7% to $847 million from $779 million. However, the April-June quarter remained largely flat, with overall…
Vadodara: A total of 121 students from BTech and MBA programmes were awarded degrees at the fourth convocation of Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV), held in the city on Friday. GSV awarded MBA degrees in metro rail management and logistics and supply chain management to the first batch of working professionals.Gold medals for academic excellence in various branches of study, the Outstanding Project Award, and the Best Graduating Student Award of 2026 were also conferred. The university also conferred an honoris causa PhD degree on E Sreedharan, recognising his outstanding contributions to the field of transportation and infrastructure in India.Five students…
Varanasi: A woman sub-inspector was suspended after a video purportedly showing her repeatedly slapping a woman on the premises of Chaubepur police station went viral on social media, police said.ACP (Sarnath) Vinay Kumar Dwivedi said police received information on Thursday about the incident involving sub-inspector Kumari Roshni Singh, who allegedly slapped a woman at the police station.Following the circulation of the 8-second video, an inquiry was initiated. Based on the findings, the deputy commissioner of police (Varuna) placed Singh under suspension, the ACP said.Police said further departmental and legal action is being taken in the matter. Source link
T’puram: The development of the crucial 16km Kovalam–Akkulam stretch of the ambitious West Coast Canal project on Parvathy Puthanar canal has come to a standstill, with prolonged delays in land acquisition, rehabilitation and funding holding up one of the state’s most significant inland water transport initiatives.Kovalam–Akkulam corridor, forming part of the larger Kovalam–Bekal inland waterway, was expected to be among the priority projects under state govt’s plan to revive Kerala’s historic inland navigation network. However, despite repeated announcements and the completion of a detailed project report (DPR), little physical progress has been made on the ground.According to sources in Kerala…
Adhikari at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Shyam Steel plant at Mejia on Friday Bankura: Bengal govt’s upcoming incentive policy for industry will be linked to the quantum of employment generated by an industrial unit, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Friday.“Incentives will depend on how many jobs a unit creates. We want Bengal’s youth to get employment here. We don’t want people of our state to become migrant labourers,” the CM said after laying the foundation stone of Shyam Steel Group’s 2-MTPA steel plant at Mejia in Bankura.Industry and commerce minister Tapas Roy said Bengal’s new incentive…
Srinagar, Jul 17: In a major action against drug trafficking under the Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir Abhiyan – 100 Days Campaign, Srinagar Police has attached four immovable properties worth Rs 3,34,51,957 under the provisions of Section 68F of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.The attachment was carried out by Police Station Safakadal during the investigation of NDPS cases. The properties have been identified as illegally acquired assets derived from proceeds of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, a police spokesperson said in a statement issued here.The details of attached properties are: Adnan Lateef Sheikh – A three-storey residential…
BENGALURU: The Department of Space (DoS), which has tightened exit rules to stem a “spate of voluntary retirements and resignations” from scientists working on flagship missions, is grappling with a bigger challenge quietly building inside India’s space establishment: a growing manpower crunch.DoS employment data analysed by TOI shows nearly three out of every 10 sanctioned posts remain vacant at the end of 2025-26, the widest staffing gap in at least 25 years. Against a sanctioned strength of 20,269 posts, DoS has only 14,637 employees, leaving 5,632 vacancies and a staffing level of just 72.2%. In fact, the 2025-26 employee strength…
Mumbai: A new research article by Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH) claiming that papaya leaf extract pills help raise platelet count in chemotherapy patients has come under global scrutiny.The Journal of Global Oncology, a peer-reviewed medical journal that published TMH’s paper a few days ago, is “investigating” the study after Kochi-based hepatologist Dr Cyriac Abby Philips —widely known as ‘The Liver Doc’ on social media for his work debunking pseudoscience—requested it to conduct an internal review.The online version of the research paper now carries a disclaimer: “The journal has been alerted to potential concerns regarding the reproducibility and clinical interpretation of…