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Over 2,300 H1N1 Cases Among 3,000 Influenza Infections ; CM Calls For Emergency Meeting

NEW DELHI, Aug 25: Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh on Tuesday said that Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has called for an emergency review meeting amid a rise in influenza cases in the national capital. Asserting that the situation was under control with adequate doctors and medicines, Singh said Delhi has reported around 3,000 influenza…

Over 2,300 H1N1 Cases Among 3,000 Influenza Infections ; CM Calls For Emergency Meeting
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Govt Restricts Fixed Dose Combinations Containing 2 Chemical Compounds For Young Children
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Govt Restricts Fixed Dose Combinations Containing 2 Chemical Compounds For Young Children

NEW DELHI, Aug 22: In a significant step to safeguard the health and safety of young children, the Government has imposed restrictions on the manufacture, sale and distribution of all fixed dose combinations containing Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Phenylephrine Hydrochloride, mandating a clear warning that these medicines shall not be used in children below four years…

Enrolment In Govt Schools Fell By Nearly 86 Lakh Between 2023-24 And 2025-26: MoE Report

New Delhi, Jul 7: Enrolment in government schools fell by nearly 86 lakh between 2023-24 and 2025-26 while private unaided recognised schools added more than 88 lakh students during the same period, according to the UDISE 2025-26 report released by the Ministry of Education. UDISE+ (Unified District Information System for Education Plus) is the Centre’s…

Enrolment In Govt Schools Fell By Nearly 86 Lakh Between 2023-24 And 2025-26: MoE Report
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Jaishankar Meets Chinese VP; Says Normalisation Of Ties Can Produce Mutually Beneficial Outcomes
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Jaishankar Meets Chinese VP; Says Normalisation Of Ties Can Produce Mutually Beneficial Outcomes

Beijing, Jul 14: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday conveyed to Chinese Vice President Han Zheng that continued normalisation of India-China ties can produce mutually beneficial outcomes and an open exchange of views between the two sides is “very important” considering the “complex” global scenario. The external affairs minister held talks with Zheng shortly…

Parliament security breach: Police recover burnt phone parts of accused in Rajasthan

NEW DELHI: According to police sources on Sunday, the accused's phone components from the incident involving the breach of Parliament's security have been found in Rajasthan. Every phone component was discovered burned. However, Lalit Jha's phone has not yet been found by Delhi police. Prior to his arrival in Delhi, Lalit Jha, the accused in the security breach incident at Parliament, destroyed five cell phones, according to sources close to the Delhi police. He also lied to the investigating team. In anticipation of their arrest, the four accused gave Jha their phones prior to the security breach in order to keep important investigation details from getting to the police. "Lalit Jha destroyed not four but five mobile phones after fleeing to Rajasthan's Kuchaman," according to police sources.Mahesh Kumawat, the sixth accused in the case of the Parliament security breach, was earlier given seven days of custody by the Patiala House Court in this city to the Police. Mahesh Kumawat was placed under custodial remand for fifteen days by Delhi Police. In the case, he is the sixth accused person detained. Lalit Jha and the other five accused have already been placed under police custody. Lalit Jha, the defendant in the case of the Parliament security breach, was given seven days of custody by the Patiala House Court on Friday. The December 13 anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack coincided with the security breech.During Zero Hour, two individuals, Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D, leaped from the public gallery into the Lok Sabha chamber, unleashed yellow gas from canisters and yelled anti-establishment slogans before being overpowered by the MPs. Neelam (42) and Amol (25) demonstrated outside the Parliament in a different incident, carrying identical petrol canisters. On Thursday, though, the Delhi Police Special Cell placed all four in their custody for a period of seven days. [caption id="attachment_7356" align="alignnone" width="300"] Parliament security breach: Police recover burnt phone parts of accused in Rajasthan[/caption]      

Kashmiri conman posing as PMO official, Army doctor arrested in Odisha

BHUBANESWAR: Police have detained a resident of Kashmir who was posing as a Prime Minister Office (PMO) official, an Army doctor with specialised training, and a close friend of senior NIA officials. On Saturday, officials said that it was in Odisha. They said that a Special Task Force (STF) team of J&K police in Odisha, working with local authorities, apprehended the accused conman Sayed Ishaan Bukhari, also known as Ishaan Bukhari or Dr. Ishaan Bukhari, who had ties to certain anti-national elements. Additionally, it was discovered that he communicated with some Pakistani nationals as well as dubious individuals in Kerala.Originating from the border district of Kupwara in north Kashmir, Bukhari was posing as an Army physician, a PMO officer, and a close associate of several senior officials in the National Investigation Agency (NIA). They said that after his arrest, he was found in possession of forged documents, including a medical degree certificate from Cornel University of the USA, the Canadian Health Services Institute, and Christian Medical College Vellore. Furthermore, they claimed that phoney identification cards, visiting cards, ATM cards, blank checks, and Aadhar cards were also taken from him. It was discovered that the accused con artist had wed at least six women nationwide.Gujarati national Kiran Patel was apprehended by the police in March of this year after pretending to be a high-ranking PMO bureaucrat during his third visit to Kashmir. He was taken into custody from a five-star Srinagar hotel. Similar to Bukhari, Patel asserted that he was extremely intelligent, holding degrees in computer science (M-Tech), computer engineering (BE), and PhD from Commonwealth University in Virginia, as well as an MBA from IIM Trichy. [caption id="attachment_7353" align="alignnone" width="300"] Kashmiri conman posing as PMO official, Army doctor arrested in Odisha[/caption]  

4 cops injured in highway accident near Banihal

RAMBAN: This evening, four officers of the Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police were hurt in a collision on NH-44 close to Banihal, according to authorities. A car travelling from Doda to Srinagar, according to the police, swerved off the highway close to Chamalwas Banihal and rolled down a few metres from the road. Chamalwas is located five kilometres from Banihal. They claimed that after launching a rescue effort, local police and volunteers from Banihal transported all of the injured to the Sub District Hospital in Banihal. A hospital official stated that all of the injured police officers are in stable condition. Assadullah's son Sajad Ahmed of Qazigund, Nazir Ahmed's son Adil Nazir of Hazratbal Srinagar, Mehraj ud Din of Abdul Rashid's residence in Noor Bagh Srinagar, and Parvaiz Ahmed of Anantnag's father Abdul Rashid were identified as the injured. [caption id="attachment_7335" align="alignnone" width="300"] 4 cops injured in highway accident near Banihal[/caption]