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T’puram: Health minister K Muraleedharan alleged that certain foreign capital-backed interests associated with private hospitals were attempting to create the impression that govt hospitals across the state were plagued by systemic problems. He also claimed that some sections of the media were being used to further this narrative.The minister made the remarks during a function organised by All Kerala Chemists and Druggists Association (AKCDA) to hand over 100 hospital beds and foam mattresses to Govt Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram, on Wednesday.Muraleedharan said patients were entitled not only to quality treatment and medicines but also to adequate in-patient facilities. He said…
An investigation is underway Kolkata: A private bus owner from South 24 Parganas, Lal Mohan Das, has lodged a complaint against a Kolkata police traffic sergeant, Jagannath Soren, alleging bribery, harassment, and the unlawful imposition of traffic fine on Tuesday morning following a dispute at the intersection of Diamond Harbour Road and Burdwan Road off Majerhat Bridge.The sergeant has been taken off duty pending the initial enquiry, said cops. Das alleged that Soren forcibly stopped the fully loaded passenger vehicle and demanded a bribe of Rs 500 from the bus staff, identified as Bipul Bhandari and Panchu Gopal Das. When…
Srinagar, Jul 29: A landmark study has for the first time mapped the reproductive calendar of the critically endangered Kashmir red deer or Hangul (Cervus hanglu), revealing that human disturbance during crucial breeding and birth months could be undermining the recovery of the species whose population has dwindled to around 400 animals.The research, led by scientists from the Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES), Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, in collaboration with the Wildlife Trust of India, provides what experts describe as a “scientific blueprint for protecting Hangul during its most vulnerable periods”. Published in the prestigious journal Scientific Reports,…
Gisele Bundchen opens up on motherhood.(Image via Getty Images) Tom Brady, the seven time Super Bowl champion, has majorly stayed away from serious relationships after his 13 year long marriage to Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen came to a brutal end in 2022. While Gisele Bündchen has remarried and moved on in her life pretty quickly, she has opened up about the tough things she has faced in her life.Tom Brady’s ex wife, Gisele Bündchen, opens up about how having children with him made her experience dark thingsIn Gisele Bündchen’s book, Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life, she opened up…
Thane: The 900-bed Civil Hospital in Thane city is likely to be the first govt hospital in the state to have a rooftop helipad to assist airlifting of patients during emergencies, officials said following a review meet of the facility by dy CM Eknath Shinde in Mumbai on Tuesday.Officials informed Shinde that while construction of the integrated Civil Hospital, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, and Super Speciality Hospital building in Thane is complete, operations haven’t begun due to the absence of an electricity connection. Accordingly, Shinde directed the power connection works for essential public service be completed within the stipulated timeline.“I…
New Delhi: A newly designated fast-track court Wednesday granted CBI three more days to file the “documents, witness statements and other material” referred to in its nearly 20,000-page chargesheet against 13 accused in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case.Special judge Anu Grover Baliga took the chargesheet on record, observing that it was accompanied only by the lists of witnesses, documents and material objects, and accepted the submissions of special public prosecutors VK Pathak and Arjun Anand.“Since the documents are voluminous and are in the process of being scanned, three more days’ time be granted to the prosecuting agency to file…
Bengaluru: As drought-like conditions deepen across Karnataka and nearly half of the state’s hydroelectric power stations fall silent, Bengaluru has found an unexpected power lifeline.The state govt has revived the Yelahanka gas-based power plant to avert potential power shortages in the city. The station, which had remained shut for more than four months after natural gas supplies were disrupted by the West Asia conflict, resumed operations Monday and is now feeding electricity into Bengaluru’s grid.Operational since Sept 2024, Karnataka Power Corporation Limited’s 370-MW Yelahanka Combined Cycle Power Plant is the state’s first gas-based power station. The project was commissioned after…
Hyderabad: With pressure mounting to restore the Kaleshwaram project’s troubled barrages and resume irrigation operations, a high-level technical oversight committee constituted by the Union ministry of jal shakti will hold its first review meeting with Telangana irrigation officials on July 31 to examine plans for the repair and rehabilitation of the Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages.Headed by the technical member of the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA), the committee will review rehabilitation concept plans, designs and the findings of various investigations carried out so far on the three barrages.The NDSA is expected to scrutinise reports of the Central Water Commission,…
Chennai: Ensure speedy trial in criminal cases of offences against women and children, Madras high court has said, issuing a series of directions to special courts. The court also directed the DGP to ensure that the Singappen Special Task Force constituted by the state functions with the effectiveness envisaged. “The force shall ensure conduct of proper investigation of Pocso offences and timely production of witnesses before the trial courts. The special courts must ensure that the evidence of child victims is recorded within 30 days of cognisance of the offence and completion of the trial in one year,” the first…
Ahmedabad: Another rain-packed weekend could test Amdavadis, just days after widespread downpour caused flooding and disrupted lives in the city.Ahmedabad is facing chances of heavy to very heavy rainfall on Friday, according to the Met department. Similar conditions are likely in Anand, Vadodara, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Tapi and Dang. Very heavy rain could continue in Ahmedabad and several other districts on Saturday too. The approaching spell has been linked to a deep depression moving westwards from Chhattisgarh and adjoining Odisha.The system is moving westwards and is likely to reach eastern Madhya Pradesh within the next 24 hours. Its movement is…