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Kanpur: An 11-year-old girl died under suspicious circumstances in village Gulabpur in the Phaphund police station area after her condition deteriorated following the final dose of an anti-rabies vaccine course taken after a dog bite, police and family members said.Gunjan, daughter of Ravinder Singh Nayak was playing outside her home on May 15 when a dog bit and injured her. The family took her to Dibiyapur CHC, where she received the first dose of anti-rabies vaccine. They said second and third doses were administered on May 18 and May 22 as per the scheduled timeline, and that on May 29…

Pune: Maharashtra’s battle against thalassemia is yielding results, with new cases seeing a steady decline over the last five years. State health department data reveal a consistent drop in new patients from 725 in 2021, 628 in 2022, 566 in 2023, 552 in 2024 to 458 in 2025.Experts and officials attribute this success to a combination of free bone marrow matching campaigns, state-sponsored transplants, and shift toward early prevention.The primary factor behind the falling numbers is the state’s aggressive push for bone marrow transplants (BMT), currently the only known cure for the condition. Dr Suhas Mohnalkar, deputy director of haemoglobinopathy…

Panaji: Goa govt has initiated steps to implement the Supreme Court’s directions on stray dog management, with authorities set to identify stray dog hotspots across the state and appoint nodal officers to oversee compliance.The measures were discussed at a meeting chaired by the chief secretary on Tuesday and attended by senior officials from various departments. The meeting reviewed the state’s response to the court’s directives and preparations for a compliance affidavit to be filed before the Supreme Court.Director of animal husbandry and veterinary services Nitin Naik said the state has been asked to compile details of existing measures and future…

Hisar: Hansi Police have registered an FIR against 31 farm activists and several unidentified protesters for allegedly attempting to damage the Rajli-Hansi drinking water pipeline and blocking the Hansi-Barwala road during a protest in Chanot village.Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Hansi SP Vinod Kumar said the case was registered on a complaint by public health department sub-divisional officer (SDO) Sheela Devi, who alleged that protesters obstructed govt work and disrupted traffic during Monday’s agitation.The protest escalated when villagers and farm activists allegedly reached the pipeline site carrying hammers and iron rods. Police said the protesters later placed large pipes…

Lucknow: Secondary school teachers in Uttar Pradesh whose spouses are also in govt service but posted in different districts are set to benefit from a newly introduced transfer policy that prioritises posting couples in the same district.The policy, issued by secretary, secondary education, Kinjal Singh, lays out a time-bound, points-based framework aimed at balancing staffing needs with employee welfare.According to the policy, the entire transfer exercise — from receiving applications to issuing transfer orders — will be completed within June so that postings are finalised before schools reopen.Officials said the objective is to ensure equitable and demand-based distribution of teachers…

A large crowd of students gathered outside the coaching institute of educator Khan Sir near Musallahpur Haat in Bihar’s Patna on Wednesday morning PATNA: A large crowd of students gathered outside the coaching institute of educator Khan Sir near Musallahpur Haat in Bihar’s Patna on Wednesday morning, after a firing was reported outside the premises.Heavy police has been deployed in the area.Aspirants were seen raising slogans and waiting outside the centre as tension prevailed following the incident in which a security guard was reportedly injured.”We want justice. We want security. We want security,” a student told ANI outside the institute.Speaking…

Jojari River near Jodhpur Jaipur: The Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) has decided to collect and test water samples from the flow areas of the Bandi, Jojari and Luni rivers, while accumulated sludge in the Jojari River will be scientifically disposed off as part of measures to address pollution concerns.The decision was taken during a meeting of senior board officials convened to review compliance with directions issued by the Supreme Court on May 29.RSPCB Chairperson Aparna Arora said, “An action plan for sludge disposal has been prepared for Jodhpur, Pali and Balotra. Sludge samples from the Jojari River will…

Kolkata: The state higher education department has issued an order mandating that colleges must not charge students in the name of ‘union fee’. The Calcutta High Court passed an order on July 7 in this regard.College principals have received Google Forms from the higher education department with multiple questions to answer. Many colleges whose websites still feature a ‘union fee’ have started internal discussions to remove it. The notice instructed that funds already collected for this purpose should be kept secure in a separate interest-bearing account and must not be utilised or disbursed until further orders or until a studentsu…

Aatif Qayoom  Srinagar, Jun 2: J&K pacer Auqib Nabi Dar has been roped in by the Indian team management as a net bowler ahead of the one-off Test match against Afghanistan, beginning June 6. The development has sparked celebrations across Kashmir, especially in Auqib’s hometown, where family members, friends and cricket lovers hailed it as a proud moment for the valley. Auqib, who delivered a remarkable domestic season with 60 wickets and played a key role in guiding J&K to a historic Ranji Trophy triumph, had recently missed out on a place in the main Indian Test squad. His omission…

Technology industry has cut over a lakh jobs in 2026. One engineering role has done the exact opposite—postings are up 729% in a year, and the pay sits between $170,000 and over $200,000. The job is forward-deployed engineer, or FDE, and right now it might be the only safe seat in the industry. Indeed listings for the role jumped from 643 in April 2025 to 5,330 in April 2026, according to data shared with Business Insider. Anthropic, OpenAI, Stripe, Google Cloud and Palantir are all hiring. McKinsey’s AI arm QuantumBlack is too.The contrast with the rest of tech is brutal.…