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Medic murder: Doctors continue ceasework in Bengal, OPD services hit

Junior and senior doctors, interns and house staff were seen wearing blackbands on their arms and shouting slogans, demanding justice for the woman doctor

Centre implementing several schemes for development of villages: Shivraj

Union Minister Shivraj Singh was addressing gathering after attending 66th General Council meeting of the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj on Tuesday

ED starts restitution of flats worth Rs 20 cr to cheated Gurugram buyers

Process to restitute 78 flats of genuine homebuyers in these SRS projects has been initiated following Appellate Tribunal, instituted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, order on Aug 12

Punjab CM holds meeting to review progress in implementation of schemes

Earlier , CM Mann replied to Union Transport Minister Gadkari's letter over alleged attacks on engineers and contractors in Jalandhar, Ludhiana and said that local police have arrested accused

BSF apprehends 10 Bangladesh nationals using fake Aadhaar cards in Tripura

BSF has stepped up the crackdown on the network of touts who are facilitating the illegal entry of Bangladeshi nationals into the state of Tripura

Jharkhand Police has finished 95% of Naxalism problem in state: DGP Gupta

DGP Anurag Gupta added on and said that in the next two to three months, the Maoist activities in Jharkhand would be reduced and a change would be noticed

Kolkata doc rape-murder: FAIMA continues nationwide halt of OPD services

Apart from that, the resident doctors at Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) also decided to continue the ongoing strike

Medic murder: OPD services stay affected as doctors' strike enters 2nd day

In Bengal, epicentre of protest, widespread agitation by jr doctors crippled state healthcare services, with functioning of emergency and outdoor departments coming to halt in most govt hospitals

Doctor Murder: FORDA ends stir after meeting Nadda, others won't relent

Outcome of meeting was health minister's agreement to form a committee with FORDA's involvement to work on Central Protection Act, and assurance that work will begin within next 15 days, Forda said

BIS launches environment department, aims to set global benchmark

BIS Director General Pramod Kumar Tiwari said the new department would address "all ecological needs" and create standards for both India and the world

TN govt approves Rs 44,125 cr worth projects, expected to generate 24K jobs

The 16th cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister M K Stalin at the secretariat here also granted its nod to three renewable energy policies as part of a goal to achieve 20,000 MW power generation

PM Modi may talk democratic dividend at Independence Day address

In his Independence Day speech last year ahead of the general election, Modi had said the next five years would be the years of unprecedented development

Women panchayat heads, 'lakhpati didis' to be special guests at I-Day event

According to officials from the rural development ministry, around 45 "Lakhpati Didis" and around 30 "Drone Didis" have also been invited as special guests

Niti Aayog seeks proposals to evaluate centrally sponsored schemes

According to the Aayog, each sector will require a separate application through the GeM portal

CBI takes over investigation into Kolkata doctor's rape-murder case

Officials from Delhi along with forensic scientists to reach Bengal's capital today

News updates: Vinesh Phogat CAS verdict deferred to August 16 at 9:30 PM IST

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Kerala landslides: Search operations, rehabilitation continue side-by-side

So far 231 dead bodies and 206 body parts have been found, following the massive landslides that hit parts of Wayanad on July 30

Kiren Rijiju launches 'Jiyo Parsi' scheme portal to stop population decline

The Jiyo Parsi scheme is a unique central sector scheme implemented by the Ministry of Minority Affairs with the objective to reverse the declining trend of Parsi population

ACB conducts checks in Telangana govt hostels, observes irregularities

The ACB teams were assisted by the legal metrology inspector, sanitary inspector, food inspector and auditor to check the quality and quantity of the food, sanitation conditions

Indian Railways cancels Rs 30,000 cr tender for 100 Vande Bharat trains

The cancellation of the tender comes after the railways found the price quoted by the lowest bidder, Alstom India, to be too high