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NMC issues notice to 4 T, 2 AP med colleges over no CCTVs NMC notice to 4 Telangana, 2 AP medical colleges over CCTV non-complianceHyderabad: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued notices to four medical colleges in Telangana and two in Andhra Pradesh for failing to comply with mandatory norms on closed-circuit television camera (CCTV) systems and their integration with the regulator’s command and control centre.The public notice, by NMC secretary Dr Raghav Langer, was issued on July 6. The colleges have either not installed the prescribed surveillance system or failed to provide live feeds from 25 cameras through…

Chennai: A 21-year-old POCSO accused, who escaped from police custody while undergoing treatment at Stanley Govt Hospital on Wednesday night, was caught on Thursday.The accused, Raja of Pudur, was arrested by the Ambattur All Women Police in a POCSO case on June 15 and had been remanded to judicial custody at Puzhal prison. He was brought to Stanley Govt Hospital under armed police escort after complaining of stomach pain. While waiting near the emergency ward, he asked for water.When one constable went to a nearby canteen to buy a water bottle, Raja distracted the attention of the other policeman guarding…

Ahmedabad: A man was attacked at a private company office in Navrangpura, resulting in a brain haemorrhage. A complaint was filed by his brother, a resident of New Naroda. The attack took place on Wednesday afternoon.The man had reportedly gone to the office to seek a refund after claiming that a logo the company had prepared was faulty. His wife later called up his brother and told him about the incident. The victim was admitted to the emergency ward of a hospital.The complaint states that a heated argument broke out between the victim and the company owner over the refund.…

Prayagraj: A Pratapgarh man was arrested for allegedly posting objectionable comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Yogi Adityanath on social media, police said on Thursday.An FIR was registered against Vikas Saroj, 29, of Gangehati village, based on a complaint filed by Kandhai police.Saroj was allegedly using derogatory remarks against PM and CM on his social media account. He is also accused of posting objectionable remarks targeting a particular community.A senior police officer said the accused was sharing posts that allegedly spread hatred and included threatening messages against the district administration and police.He has been booked under Sections…

Bhubaneswar: Consumers are once again beginning to feel the impact of the ongoing West Asia conflict, with even the prices of drinking water witnessing a rise, though marginally. Several popular brands of packaged drinking water have marginally increased their prices, thanks to the hike in the rising input and logistics costs, triggered by the ongoing crisis.The prices of 10-litre and 20-litre water jars — widely used by households and offices — have gone up by Rs 10, while that of 5ltr bottles are up by Rs 5 in the city. The 10-litre water jars are now retailing at around Rs…

ClearedErode: CPI MP K Subbarayan has said incidents of crime have increased in Tamil Nadu and that the govt should take immediate steps to bring down the crime rate.“Failure to bring down crime rate would be dangerous for the state,’’ Subbarayan told reporters in Erode on Thursday. “TVK had said in their election manifesto that they would take efforts to bring down crime. The TVK govt should initiate steps as they had promised,’’ Subbarayan said.Though CPI has been extending outside support to TVK, senior leaders of the Left party have been flagging issues concerning the govt. Recently CPI state secretary…

Gurgaon: The Haryana department of secondary education has suspended the principal of Govt Girls Senior Secondary School (GGSSS), Jacubpura, and three teachers over alleged lapses in handling complaints of sexual harassment made by students against a science teacher, officials said.Principal Sushil Kumar and English teachers Minaxi, Bhawna and Neelam Shokeen were suspended through separate orders issued on July 13 and 14 by school education secretaries Jitender Kumar and Vijay Singh Dahiya.According to official sources, the inquiry found that the school administration, headed by Kumar, failed to follow the mandatory protocol after students raised complaints of sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour.…

Guwahati: On-ground work for the Maa Kamakhya Temple Access Corridor Project has begun on Nilachal Hills.Authorities have started relocating business establishments and demolishing structures that fall within the project area. A PWD official said preliminary work began earlier, but “the on-ground construction work started this week.”About 15 families within the corridor alignment zone will require temporary relocation, officials said.The project moved ahead after the Gauhati high court , in a Feb judgment , allowed state govt to proceed with the corridor. A division bench of Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury said there was no embargo on…

Kanpur: A 60-year-old man died hours after undergoing an intestine surgery at a private hospital in Kanpur, triggering a protest by his family, who alleged medical negligence and created a ruckus on the hospital premises late Wednesday.Police reached the New Shubh Hospital on Purana Shivli Road after receiving a Dial-112 call, pacified the agitated relatives and have initiated an investigation.Vikram, a resident of Durgapurwa under Nawabganj police station limits, said his father, Satyanarayan Nishad (60), had been suffering from severe abdominal pain and gas formation and was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday. After examination, doctors advised surgery, saying he…

Ludhiana: Three members of a Machhiwara-based family were killed and two others suffered critical injuries after the SUV they were travelling in collided head-on with a canter truck near Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday morning, while they were on their way back to Punjab.The deceased included 65-year-old Santokh Singh Bajwa, a commission agent (arhtiya) and sheller unit owner from Irak village near Machhiwara; Harjeet Singh, 60, of Hadiwal village; and Bhupinder Kaur. The injured, Mukand Singh Bainipal and his nephew Ladi Singh, are undergoing treatment.Sources said Bainipal owns agricultural land in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, and has business interests…