NEW DELHI: In a move to expand emergency health services, govt has decided to establish 24×7 primary health centres (PHCs) and first referral units (FRUs) across the country.As of March 2024, 12,348 PHCs have been converted to 24×7 services and 3,133 FRUs have been made operational, govt said. The fleet of mobile medical units (MMUs)…
NEW DELHI: Concerns over “skyrocketing” airfare and “little action” by govt agencies and regulator dominated Parliaments Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting Wednesday as several MPs sought accountability from private airport operators and airlines to provide relief to passengers.PAC chairperson K C Venugopal described the meeting of the panel, which has witnessed fiery and at times…
GURGAON: Haryana govt has proposed a policy on tree felling on non-forest land that does away with need for permission in urban areas on plots acquired or allotted by govt bodies for residential, industrial, or infrastructure development.Currently, forest dept nod is needed for tree felling. The policy is proposed to supersede previous orders related to…
NAHSIK: It was smoke that perhaps sparked rumours of a fire, which caused panicked passengers to jump out of Pushpak Express, only to be crushed under the wheels of the oncoming Karnataka Express on the adjoining track, said survivors and passengers of the Lucknow-Mumbai train who were witness to the tragedy that took place near…
Amid debates over the potential benefits and challenges of artificial intelligence, Centre has taken key decisions to advance AI skilling and job creation efforts under the ambitious IndiaAI Mission, including expanding the IndiaAI fellowship for candidates from diverse disciplines such as BA, BSc and MBA.Extending graphics processing unit (GPU) access to candidates for AI applications…
KOTA: A 24-year-old NEET aspirant from Gujarat and a 17-year-old JEE aspirant from Assam died by suicide in Kota on Wednesday. With these tragic incidents, the total number of student suicides in the coaching hub has risen to six in the first 22 days of this year.Ashfa Sheikh, a native of Ahmedabad, was found dead…
JAMMU: Rajouri administration Wednesday declared Badhaal village a containment zone and prohibited all gatherings in the area after five residents were hospitalised since the previous evening. Since Dec, 17 members of three families — including six minor siblings — in Badhaal have succumbed to a ‘mystery illness’ even as many others continue to take ill.The…
JAMMU: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday alleged that PDP was responsible for the abrogation of Article 370.“Against our advice, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed partnered with BJP to form a govt in the state,” he said, retorting to PDP’s allegation that NC has abandoned its promise to fight for the restoration of Art 370.Saying that…
JAMMU: Alert Army personnel opened fire at a Pakistani drone spotted hovering in Indian airspace along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district early Wednesday, forcing it to return. A search operation was launched in the area later in the day to trace drone-dropped narcotics or weapons, if any.“Army troops noticed…
JAMMU: More than 100 sheep were charred to death in a fire that gutted a cattle shed in Vijaypur in J&K’s Samba district early Wednesday. No human casualties or injuries occurred in the accident.The blaze erupted around 3.30am in Rakhbrotian Basti area of Vijaypur at a cattle shed owned by Jamal Din son of Shobian….
