Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Mar 29 (ANI): Government officials recorded temperature and stamped people who came from Delhi before allowing migrant workers to board buses for their destination in the district. Gorakhpur's Naib Tehsildar Radheshyam Gupta said, "The stamp shows that the person's temperature has been recorded." Uttar Pradesh government has arranged special buses to board migrant workers and others to their native districts in Uttar Pradesh amid the nationwide lockdown in the wake of pandemic. 

Stamp put on migrants workers' hands after recording temperature in Gorakhpur

JSW Energy on Friday said its arm JSW Energy (Utkal) Ltd has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with multiple Karnataka discoms for supply of 400 MW of power, starting April 1, 2026.
The electricity will be supplied for a tenure of 25 years at a tariff of Rs 5.78 per kWh, a JSW Energy statement said.
With this PPA, JSW Energy's open capacity reduces to 5 per cent of the current operational capacity from about 8 per cent, further strengthening long-term revenue visibility and de-risking the company's generation portfolio.
The company's total locked-in generation capacity now stands at 30.5 GW, comprising 13.3 GW of operational capacity, 12.4 GW under construction across thermal and renewable projects, 150 MW of hydro capacity under acquisition, and a 4.6 GW development pipeline.
It also has 29.4 GWh of locked-in energy storage capacity, including 26.4 GWh of hydro pumped storage projects and 3.0 GWh of battery energy storage systems.
It remains committed to its strategic goals

With this PPA, JSW Energy's open capacity reduces to 5 per cent of the current operational capacity from about 8 per cent

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Observing that half-baked truth and ill-informed running commentary on sub-judice cases affects public perception, the Supreme Court on Friday asserted that it is "completely immune" from reporting of cases for the sake of publicity or narrative building.
The observations were made when the top court was hearing a case concerning the repatriation of certain individuals deported to Bangladesh on the alleged ground that due process was not followed.
During the proceedings, the court was informed that Sunali Khatun, a pregnant woman, and her eight-year old son have come back to India and presently, she is getting medical attention at her father's residence in Birbhum in West Bengal.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi fixed January 6 to hear the Centre's appeal against a Calcutta High Court judgment that directed the repatriation of certain individuals deported to Bangladesh on the alleged ground that the due process was not ...

The observations were made when the top court was hearing a case concerning the repatriation of certain individuals deported to Bangladesh

The Maharashtra legislative assembly has approved amendments to the Lokayukta Act that will, for the first time, bring Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers and several state-appointed officials under the purview of the anti-corruption watchdog.
The amendment bill, which was passed on Thursday evening, expands the scope of the Maharashtra Lokayukta Act, 2023, and removes ambiguities flagged earlier by the President's office.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who moved the amendments, said the revised provisions were essential to ensuring clarity on which officials fall under the Lokayukta's scrutiny.
The amendment makes it clear that IAS officers appointed by the state on authorities created under Central Acts will also come under the Lokayukta. This will remove the existing ambiguity, he said.
The amendments specify that officers appointed by the state government to various boards, authorities and committees established under Parliamentary Acts will now be covered. Earlier,

The amendment makes it clear that IAS officers appointed by the state on authorities created under Central Acts will also come under the Lokayukta

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Healthcare industry body NATHEALTH has asked the government to increase public spending on healthcare to over 2.5 per cent of GDP with urgent action to tackle non-communicable diseases, including tax deductions of up to Rs 10,000 on individuals for preventive health check-ups.
In its pre-Budget recommendations to the government, NATHEALTH said it outlined a roadmap to strengthen healthcare delivery, foster innovation, and expand insurance and preventive coverage.
The recommendations call for a balanced mix of fiscal support, structural reforms, and public-private collaboration to build a robust, future-ready health system, it said in a statement.
In its recommendations, NATHEALTH asked the sector to be declared 'core infrastructure' and create a healthcare infrastructure fund of Rs 50,000 crore, saying currently there is limited access to long-term, lower-cost capital for hospitals and diagnostic networks.
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In its pre-Budget recommendations to the government, NATHEALTH said it outlined a roadmap to strengthen healthcare delivery, foster innovation, and expand insurance and preventive coverage

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Stamp put on migrants workers' hands after recording temperature in Gorakhpur

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