Central-government-run hospitals will now allow only up to 2 attendants with patient | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The government has directed all Centre-run hospitals to allow only one or two attendants with a patient at any time, including visiting hours.It has also suggested creating a pass system for attendants to prevent overcrowding and monitoring of all visitors. The direction, which has been sent to the heads of all central govt…

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SC sets aside Calcutta high court order advising adolescent girls to ‘control sexual urges’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Strongly disapproving of the sweeping observations made by the Calcutta high court, including advising adolescent girls to control their sexual urges instead of giving in to “two minutes of pleasure” while deciding a criminal appeal, the Supreme Court on Tuesday urged judges to decide cases based on law and facts and not to…

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Underground terrorist hideout busted in J&K’s Rajouri, ammunition seized | India News – Times of India

JAMMU: A joint team of security forces unearthed an underground terrorist hideout in the dense forests of Sagrawat in J&K’s Rajouri district Tuesday evening and seized ammunition and other items, police said.“Based on intelligence inputs, a police team from Darhal PS, along with personnel from SoG, CRPF and the Army’s Rashtriya Rifles launched a cordon-and-search…

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Magisterial probe ordered into sexual assault of teen in J&K’s Kishtwar | India News – Times of India

J&K’s Kishtwar district administration on Tuesday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old Hindu girl by a member of another community in Marwah area on Saturday, after protests by locals over the incident escalated following alleged police high-handedness.Kishtwar SSP Abdul Qayoom said an FIR had been registered under the Pocso…

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India, Japan to boost defence tech collaboration, including stealth antenna systems for warships | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India and Japan will crank up their defence-industrial collaboration for cutting-edge technologies, which includes the “Unicorn” stealth antenna system for warships, as well as enhance military interoperability through combat exercises and cooperation in space and cyber domains, with an eye firmly on China’s aggressive moves in the Indo-Pacific region.The Japanese Unicorn or ‘unified…

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Training aircraft goes missing mid-air in Jharkhand’s Saraikela; search operation launched | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: A two-seater training aircraft enroute to Saraikela from Jameshedpur went missing mid-air on Tuesday. According to the officials, a search operation has been launched and neighbouring districts have also been informed.The aircraft took off from the Sonari aerodrome in Jamshedpur around 11 am.‘The aircraft was last located near Nimdih in Seraikela-Kharsawan district,’ East…

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Govt’s ‘lateral entry’ U-turn: Coalition compulsion or opposition pressure? | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Union Public Service Commission’s (UPSC) move to cancel advertisement for 45 lateral entry jobs in mid-level government posts on Tuesday is the first indication that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third straight term in office is more of NDA 3.0 – a coalition government in which allies play a crucial role rather than…

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Underground terrorist hideout busted in J&K’s Rajouri; here’s what forces found | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The security forces on Tuesday busted underground terrorist hideout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri. The forces said that a large amount of daily use items including cooking gas, blankets and utensils were recovered. Further, the security forces also uncovered a cave-like hideout in the Balotha area of Basantgarh in Udhampur district as part…

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