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Bengal Guv cuts short personal visit, rushes to landslide-hit Darjeeling

The landslides, triggered by over 300 mm of rain in just 12 hours, have ravaged the Darjeeling hills and the Dooars region at the foothills, officials said

Five aides of Maulana Tauqeer Raza face ₹1.25 cr notice over power theft

Officials said this was not the first such incident in the area and a similar raid about a year ago had also exposed four illegal charging units of the same persons

Delhi drinkers may soon pay Gurugram-like prices for premium liquor

Delhi government is weighing bringing premium alcohol prices at par with Gurugram and Faridabad, as fixed retail margins in the capital push buyers to neighbouring cities

Darjeeling landslides: Toll rises to 24; rescue ops on as several missing

The landslides, triggered by over 300 mm of rain in just 12 hours, have ravaged the Darjeeling hills and the Dooars region at the foothills, officials said

6 patients killed in fire at Jaipur's SMS Hospital; PM Modi condoles deaths

Trauma centre in-charge Dr Anurag Dhakad said 11 patients were being treated in the Neuro ICU when the fire erupted in the storage area, suspected to have been caused by a short circuit

1 dead, 4 injured as tempo traveller crashes into BEST bus in Mumbai

The bus conductor and local police rushed all the injured persons to the civic-run Sion Hospital, where doctors declared a 37-year-old man dead before arrival

Lingayats renew demand for separate religion status at Basava event

Among the five resolutions adopted at the function on Sunday are raising awareness about religious recognition for Lingayats

Massive fire breaks out at chemical godown in Thane; official injured

Thick smoke from the burning chemicals triggered panic in the surrounding industrial area

SIT to probe children's death in MP; doctor held, cough syrup maker booked

Dr Praveen Soni from Chhindwara has been arrested for alleged negligence in connection with the child deaths

Clashes during idol immersion trigger arson in Cuttack; internet suspended

According to a Government of Odisha circular, a prohibition has been imposed on the use and access of social media platforms, including WhatsApp, Facebook, and X, until 7 PM on Monday

Aadhaar not proof of birth, residence, or citizenship: CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Kumar emphasised that providing an Aadhaar number is optional under both the Aadhaar Act and the Representation of the People Act, 1950

Cyclone Shakhti weakens, moves west-southwest over Arabian Sea: IMD

The IMD forecasts that Cyclone Shakhti will continue moving west-southwestwards, gradually weakening into a cyclonic storm by the morning of October 6

Modi govt ensuring farmers welfare by strengthening sugar mills: Shah

Shah said that the trio of Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Shinde, and Ajit Pawar in the Maharashtra government has also taken several initiatives to help farmers

UP govt bans coldrif cough syrup following death of 14 children in MP

The order also prohibits the import and export of the cough syrup in government and private institutions until further notice

Health Secy reviews GMP norms with states after cough syrup deaths

Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava chaired a meeting with states after 11 children died in MP and Rajasthan, stressing strict GMP compliance and rational use of cough syrups in children

Centre revises rate structure for nearly 2,000 medical procedures

CGHS hospitals must accept new rates by Oct 13

DGCA probes Air India Boeing Dreamliner's RAT deployment incident

In an aircraft, RAT gets deployed automatically in the eventuality of a dual engine failure or total electronic or hydraulic failure. RAT uses wind speed to generate emergency power

Gehlot criticises Rajasthan govt over alleged child cough syrup deaths

Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar said on Saturday that there was no adulteration or fault in the medicine

Vasundhara Raje urges united effort to tackle global obesity crisis

Raje highlighted that nearly 15% of children in India are overweight, making it necessary to educate children about proper nutrition, similar to the practices in Japan

Fresh violence grips Cuttack; internet suspended, leaders urge peace

Majhi and Patnaik's appeal come after the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) organised a motorcycle rally in the evening defying the district administration's order