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Rs 1,570 crore has been approved for opening nursing colleges in various states of the country and these will be completed in the next 24 months, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in a press briefing post Cabinet meeting.
Today in the Cabinet meeting tribute was paid to 10 District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawans and one driver who lost their lives in an IED attack by naxals in Dantewada. Tribute was also paid to Shiromani Akali Dal patron Parkash Singh Badal, said Union Minister Anurag Thakur.
10 District Reserve Guard (DRG)personnel, and one driver have died in a maoist attack in Chattisgarh. As per reports, 50 Kg IED was planted by naxals to target a vehicle carrying DRG (District Reserve Guard) personnel near Aranpur in Dantewada district. "10 DRG (District Reserve Guard) personnel and one driver killed in IED attack by naxals in Dantewada," Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel tweeted. Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to Chief Minister of Chattishgarh and took stock of the Dantewada incident. He said centre will give all possible help to state government. Dantewada superintendent of police Siddhart Tiwari told TOI that DRG personnel were on a search operation in the area following specific inputs about the presence of ultras in the forests of Aranpur when the Maoists unleashed the attack. He said that reinforcement was sent to the spot."10 DRG jawans and one civilian driver lost their lives in the attack. Bodies of all of them are being evacuated from the spot. Senior officers are present there. Search operation is underway," says IG Bastar, P Sundarraj.
Today in the Cabinet meeting tribute was paid to 10 District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawans and one driver who lost their lives in an IED attack by naxals in Dantewada. Tribute was also paid to Shiromani Akali Dal patron Parkash Singh Badal, said Union Minister Anurag Thakur.
10 District Reserve Guard (DRG)personnel, and one driver have died in a maoist attack in Chattisgarh. As per reports, 50 Kg IED was planted by naxals to target a vehicle carrying DRG (District Reserve Guard) personnel near Aranpur in Dantewada district. "10 DRG (District Reserve Guard) personnel and one driver killed in IED attack by naxals in Dantewada," Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel tweeted. Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to Chief Minister of Chattishgarh and took stock of the Dantewada incident. He said centre will give all possible help to state government. Dantewada superintendent of police Siddhart Tiwari told TOI that DRG personnel were on a search operation in the area following specific inputs about the presence of ultras in the forests of Aranpur when the Maoists unleashed the attack. He said that reinforcement was sent to the spot."10 DRG jawans and one civilian driver lost their lives in the attack. Bodies of all of them are being evacuated from the spot. Senior officers are present there. Search operation is underway," says IG Bastar, P Sundarraj.
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Co-location of these nursing colleges with medical colleges will allow optimal utilisation of the existing infrastructure, skill labs, clinical facilities and faculty.
The government plans to complete the project within two years with detailed timelines laid out for every stage of planning as well as execution.
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"Rs 1,570 crore has been approved for opening nursing colleges in various states of the country and these will be completed in the next 24 months," said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
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First Published: Apr 26 2023 | 8:07 AM IST