Nagpur: Pathology reports bearing the signatures of a doctor who had died long ago have emerged as one of several instances cited before the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court to underline alleged illegalities in diagnostic laboratories across Maharashtra.The court was hearing a criminal public interest litigation filed by Yavatmal-based social worker Digambar Haribhau Pajgade…
Guwahati: The Joint Tribes’ Council Manipur (JTCM) on Saturday withdrew its shutdown of National Highway 37 and all central govt-sponsored projects in areas under its jurisdiction following the release of five Naga women allegedly arrested by a CRPF CoBRA team.The council, however, said it would continue to support the economic blockade called by the United…
Rourkela: Odisha Vigilance on Friday arrested Muralidhar Urmal (57), tehsildar-cum-subregistrar of Lathikata in Sundargarh district, a day after intercepting him with Rs 5 lakh in suspected ill-gotten cash while travelling in his hired office vehicle from his office to residence in Rourkela.Vigilance SP, Rourkela, Harekrushna Majhi, said as he failed to explain the source of…
Kolkata: Recent meeting minutes from the state’s information and cultural affairs department outline a framework for producer crew freedom. But, technicians said, the matter was still under discussion rather than it being a final order. Even so, they maintained an open, non-confrontational stance, focused on “what was best for the industry”.“We had discussions over how…
Residents and passersby collected oil for nearly 30 minutes before police reached the spot Koderma: An oil tanker overturned near Kali Mandir at Meghatari on NH-20, under Koderma police station limits, on Saturday, triggering a rush among villagers to collect the spilling refined oil.Residents and passersby arrived with plastic canisters, steel buckets and aluminium vessels,…
The girls complained of vomiting and abdominal pain Vadodara: At least 195 girls staying at Ranak Girls Hostel in Vallabh Vidyanagar fell ill with suspected food poisoning after having dinner at the hostel on Thursday night.Twenty were hospitalised and were reported to be out of danger, officials said on Friday.The girls complained of vomiting and…
Patna: The CBI arrested a private telecommunications company’s district distributor for allegedly facilitating the illegal supply of sim cards later used in cyber-enabled frauds, including “digital arrest” cases. The agency searched 10 locations in Bihar’s Vaishali district and Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district on Saturday.The arrested accused, Pankaj Kumar (36), a resident of Mirzanagar under Mahua police…
The crocodile entangled in fishing gear Kendrapada: Forest officials of Bhitarkanika National Park rescued a six-foot-long saltwater crocodile after it became entangled in traditional fishing gear at Brahmanikola village near the park in Kendrapada district on Saturday. According to forest officials, farmer Bhagabar Swain had placed a traditional indigenous fishing trap, locally known as a…
Chennai: Metrowater on Friday seized eight electric motors used to draw drinking water illegally from pipelines at hostels and residential premises in Alapakkam, Maduravoyal and Taramani. The action followed inspections by special monitoring teams formed by the water utility to prevent pressure fluctuations in the drinking-water distribution network and ensure equitable supply to consumers across…
Hyderabad: Telangana BJP president N. Ramchander Rao on Saturday demanded that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy end what he described as a “dilatory approach” towards fee reimbursement dues and make a clear statement on when the pending amount of nearly ₹15,000 crore free reimbursement would be released.Addressing a media conference at the BJP state office…
