Sat, 01 Jan 2022 13:00:07
The Centre has decided to set up 157 new medical colleges in the country to strengthen the health infrastructure but in some states, these projects are hit by issues like the availability of land, Union minister Bharati Pawar said.
She said the priority will be given to backward districts to improve the health infrastructure.
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Sat, 01 Jan 2022 12:55:54
At least 12 people died and over a dozen were injured in a stampede at the famous Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir triggered by a heavy rush of devotees, officials said on Saturday, as L-G Manoj Sinha ordered an inquiry.
The stampede occurred around 2.30 am near gate number three outside the sanctum sanctorum of the shrine located atop the Trikuta hills, about 50 km from Jammu.
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Sat, 01 Jan 2022 12:52:18
Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) across banks are all set to increase service charges per transaction from Saturday, following an order from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and customers will have to Rs 1 more beyond the permissible free transactions for cash as well as non-cash purposes.
As per the RBI notification dated June 10, 2021, from January 1, 2022, banks have been permitted to charge
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Sat, 01 Jan 2022 12:50:56
India saw a single-day rise of 22,775 new COVID-19 cases, highest since October 6, while the number of active cases surpassed one lakh and Omicron infection tally reached 1,431, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.
India logged 161 fresh Omicron infections, taking the total tally of such cases in the country to 1,431.
Of the 1,431 patients infected with the Omicron variant of the viru
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Sat, 01 Jan 2022 12:48:27
The state government’s plan to free temples from government control has triggered a political slugfest between the opposition Congress and ruling BJP. While Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday clarified that they will not hand over temples to any group in particular and only free them from government control, Congress termed it a ploy to pass on temple management to BJP workers.
Bommai re
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Sat, 01 Jan 2022 12:47:13
More than ten ministers and at least 20 MLAs in Maharashtra have tested positive for coronavirus so far, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Saturday and added that strict restrictions might be clamped if the new COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the state.
Pawar's warning came a day after Maharashtra reported 8,067 fresh coronavirus positive cases, as much as 50 per cent more than Thursd
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Sat, 01 Jan 2022 12:45:45
Political leaders including three former chief ministers were detained ahead of a march by the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) to protest against the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission.
"Good morning and welcome to 2022. A new year with the same JK police illegally locking people in their homes and an administration so terrified of normal democratic activity," Nation
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Sat, 01 Jan 2022 12:44:24
A 40-year-old man and his teenager son, both residents of North Tripura district, were shot at by the Mizoram Police when they had entered the neighbouring state for jhum cultivation, a senior officer said on Saturday.
According to district Superintendent of Police Bhanupada Chakraborty, Ramuhai Reang and his 14-year-old son Rathindra, along with other locals of Kanchanpur subdivision, often v
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Sat, 01 Jan 2022 12:42:53
The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry Friday announced 'Urban Geospatial Data Stories Challenge' to foster adoption of geospatial technologies and promote innovation in the country's urban ecosystem, a statement said.
Also, the ministry said in another statement that HUA is launching two unique national-level challenges between January 1 and 26 --- 'Freedom 2 Walk & Cycle Challenge for
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