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Union Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Saturday launched the weeklong celebrations for Jan Aushadhi Diwas 2025 by flagging off a chariot and 10 other vehicles carrying information about the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana. Addressing the gathering, Nadda urged people to participate in the weeklong programs for wider awareness regarding the Jan-Aushadhi initiative. March 7 is celebrated every year as "Jan Aushadhi Diwas" with a view to enhance awareness about the scheme and promote generic medicines. As in earlier years, government has organised weeklong events at various locations across the country from March 1 to March 7.

The Tamil Nadu House in New Delhi's Chanakyapuri area received a bomb threat on Saturday morning, Delhi Fire Services Chief Atul Garg said. However, Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Devesh Kumar Mahla denied any threat being received at the Tamil Nadu house. According to the DFS, a call was received at 10:30 am about a bomb threat being made to the Tamil Nadu house. However, it turned out to be a hoax. A fire tender along with senior officers was rushed to the house, he said. The premises were evacuated and thoroughly searched. The threat turned out to be a hoax, he added.

Bullets were fired on the premises of the Ambala court on Saturday, as per police officials. According to Kotwali Police station SHO, Sunil Vats, the firing occurred when residents of Ambala Cantt had come to the court to give their statements. Vats further added that there were possibilities between the victim and the accused which led to the firing. "The victims were residents of Ambala Cantt and came to the court to give their statements when a person in a car came and opened fire on them... There was a possibility of a rivalry between the victim and the accused..." SHO Vats said while speaking to ANI. The investigation is ongoing, with the Crime Branch now handling the case. "The Crime Branch is conducting further investigations," the SHO confirmed.

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Thirty-three of a total of 55 BRO workers trapped under an avalanche in the high-altitude village of Mana in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district have been rescued, with concerns over the safety of the remaining 22 mounting as night fell on the snowbound slopes and the rescue efforts came to a temporary halt. Updating the information on the rescue operations here, Uttarakhand's Disaster Management Secretary Vinod Kumar Suman said 33 trapped labourers have been rescued and 22 remain to be traced amid adverse weather conditions. Correcting the information shared earlier, Suman said it was subsequently found out that two of the 57 labourers feared trapped in the avalanche at the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) camp were on leave and the actual number of workers trapped was 55.

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Nadda launches weeklong Jan Aushadhi Diwas celebrations

Addressing the gathering, Nadda urged people to participate in the weeklong programs for wider awareness regarding the Jan-Aushadhi initiative.

March 7 is celebrated every year as "Jan Aushadhi Diwas" with a view to enhance awareness about the scheme and promote generic medicines.

As in earlier years, government has organised weeklong events at various locations across the country from March 1 to March 7.

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Tamil Nadu House in Delhi receives hoax bomb threat: DFS

The Tamil Nadu House in New Delhi's Chanakyapuri area received a bomb threat on Saturday morning, Delhi Fire Services Chief Atul Garg said.

However, Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Devesh Kumar Mahla denied any threat being received at the Tamil Nadu house.

According to the DFS, a call was received at 10:30 am about a bomb threat being made to the Tamil Nadu house. However, it turned out to be a hoax.

A fire tender along with senior officers was rushed to the house, he said. The premises were evacuated and thoroughly searched.

The threat turned out to be a hoax, he added.

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Bullets fired in Ambala court premises

Bullets were fired on the premises of the Ambala court on Saturday, as per police officials.

According to Kotwali Police station SHO, Sunil Vats, the firing occurred when residents of Ambala Cantt had come to the court to give their statements.

Vats further added that there were possibilities between the victim and the accused which led to the firing.

"The victims were residents of Ambala Cantt and came to the court to give their statements when a person in a car came and opened fire on them... There was a possibility of a rivalry between the victim and the accused..." SHO Vats said while speaking to ANI.

The investigation is ongoing, with the Crime Branch now handling the case.

"The Crime Branch is conducting further investigations," the SHO confirmed.

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First Published: Mar 01 2025 | 8:46 AM IST