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NEW DELHI: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, Minister of State PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today addressed the launch of the book “The Weight Loss Revolution – Weight Loss Drugs and How to Use Them” authored by eminent Endocrinologist Dr. Ambrish Mithal along with Mr. Shivam Vij. The event was graced by legendary cinema personality Sharmila Tagore and media baron Shobhana Bhartia. Dr. Jitendra Singh, himself a Professor of Medicine, renowned Diabetologist and author of several books, said this book has come at the right time when India…
NEW DELHI: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is aimed at removing all shortcomings in voters lists and it is a matter of grave concern that some parties are spreading misinformation about it, Chief Election Commissioner Gynaesh Kumar said on Sunday as the Congress and other INDIA bloc parties launched ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in poll-bound Bihar against alleged “vote-chori”. Addressing a press conference, the CEC rejected as baseless the allegations of double voting and “vote theft” and asserted that all stakeholders are working to make SIR a success in a transparent manner. “It is a matter of grave…
JAMMU: Keeping the tradition alive, the CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), Jammu celebrated the 143rd Birth Anniversary of Col. Sir R. N. Chopra, the Founder Director of IIIM, here today. Dr. Zabeer Ahmed, Director, CSIR-IIIM Jammu, along with Scientists, Technical & Administrative Staff, Research Scholars, and other employees paid homage to Col. Sir R. N. Chopra by offering floral tributes to his statue. The CSIR-IIIM fraternity came together to remember and honour the vision and dedication of this eminent son of the soil. Addressing the gathering, Dr. Zabeer Ahmed recalled Colonel Chopra’s immense contributions to the growth of pharmacology…
SASARAM (BIHAR): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the whole country now knows that the Election Commission is “stealing” elections in collusion with the BJP and asserted that the INDIA bloc will not let them succeed in their “conspiracy” to steal Bihar Assembly polls by voter additions and deletions through the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Addressing the gathering here at the launch event of his 1,300 km ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ covering over 20 districts in Bihar, Gandhi said while he was asked to submit an affidavit after his press conference exposing “vote chori”, no such demand was…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated two major National Highway projects, the Delhi section of the Dwarka Expressway and the Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II), in Delhi on Sunday. The projects–the Delhi section of the Dwarka Expressway and the Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II)–have been developed under the Government’s comprehensive plan to decongest the capital, with the objective of greatly improving connectivity, cutting travel time, and reducing traffic in Delhi and its surrounding areas. These initiatives reflect Prime Minister Modi’s vision of creating world-class infrastructure that enhances ease of living and ensures seamless mobility. The 10.1 km long Delhi section of…
KATHUA: The Army on Sunday deployed helicopters and several columns in the cloudburst-hit Jodh Ghati village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said. The calamity struck the village and Janglote amid heavy overnight rains, leaving seven persons dead. Several army columns were inducted into the operation in the affected areas to rescue stranded people and evacuate the injured to hospitals, the officials said. An Army helicopter deployed for rescue operations in Ghatti airlifted 15 people to hospital, they added. The Dhruv helicopters airlifted injured to a hospital in Pathankot in Punjab. Troops from Rising Star Corps are working on…
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday announced ex-gratia assistance to the families of the deceased from the CM’s relief fund, in addition to SDRF support. In a post shared on X by the Office of Chief Minister, Abdullah said the assistance is aimed at providing immediate relief and supporting the affected families in rebuilding their lives. Seven members of four families, including five children, were killed and six others injured in two separate incidents of cloudburst and landslide in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir early Sunday. “The chief minister, expressing deep concern for the lives…
JAMMU: Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on Sunday said the civilian administration, military and paramilitary forces have swung into action to carry out rescue and relief operations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district where four persons have died in a cloudburst. The cloudburst struck a remote village in Kathua district, leaving four persons dead and six others injured. The cloudburst hit Jod Ghati village of Rajbagh during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, snapping access to the village and causing damage to land and property, they said. “Spoke to SSP Kathua Sh. Shobhit Saxena after receiving information about a…
JAMMU: Railway authorities on Sunday Suspended train services between Udhampur and Pathankot sections until further notice due to continuous heavy rainfall and flood conditions. An official said that due to continuous heavy rainfall it has been decided to suspend services till further notice between Udhampur and Pathankot. The suspension is a result of heavy, non-stop rain for the last 10 hours, which has made the tracks unsafe for operation, official said. This measure has been taken for the safety and security of all passengers, official said.
KISHTWAR: Amid overcast conditions, the search operation to trace those missing in the cloudburst in this remote village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district entered the fourth day on Sunday with rescuers hopeful of clearing a major impact spot during the day, officials said. Army engineers, meanwhile, have started working on a bailey bridge to restore connectivity to the village and the Machail Mata shrine and further intensify the rescue efforts. Cloudburst struck Chisoti, the last motorable village en route to the Machail Mata temple, on August 14, killing 60 persons and leaving 80 others missing, while 167 persons were…