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NEW DELHI: The Punjab government has launched a statewide drive against food adulteration and substandard consumables, with extensive inspections and legal action taken over the past three years. The campaign, led by the department of food safety, has involved mass testing of products including milk, paneer, ghee, spices, sweets, fruits, and vegetables. According to official…

Uttarakhand health secretary R Rajesh Kumar Following the recent cloudburst-triggered disaster in the Dharali region of Uttarkashi district, the Uttarakhand health department has swung into action on the instructions of chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. Health teams have reached ground zero and are treating the injured. Additional medical teams will soon join the relief operations….

An organisation representing central secretariat service (CSS) officers has flagged concerns that the open layout of a newly-constructed Central government office building would adversely impact confidentiality and efficiency of those working there.In a letter to principal secretary to the prime minister, the central secretariat service forum (CSSF), which represents CSS Group B and CSS Organised…

Junior and senior doctors along with Citizen Forum take out a silent rally against RG Kar Medical College rape and murder in Kolkata (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Over a year after the brutal rape and murder of a postgraduate doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata, the victim’s father has once again voiced his…

Representative image (ANI) NEW DELHI: The directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) has suspended a designated examiner (DE) of Akasa for six months following violation of rules in a pilot skill test. The airline says it had voluntarily reported this violation to the regulator. An Akasa Air spokesperson said: “Keeping safety in mind is of…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated Kartavya Bhavan, the first building under the ambitious common central secretariat (CCS) project, and explained why it carries a name rooted in India’s democratic values.“We gave the name ‘Kartavya Bhavan’ to this building after a lot of deliberation,” PM Modi said while addressing a gathering at…

Supreme Court facade (left), ECI headquaters (Agencies) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the election commission of India (ECI) to submit a detailed response by August 9 regarding an application filed by an NGO, Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), seeking disclosure of information on around 65 lakh voters omitted from Bihar’s draft electoral…

NEW DELHI: Drone footage from Dharali in Uttarakhand has laid bare the massive destruction caused by cloudburst and mudslide that left at least five dead and over 50 missing. The aerial visuals show collapsed multi-storey buildings, debris-choked riverbanks, and vast stretches of the town submerged under thick layers of mud, up to 50 feet deep…

PM Narendra Modi (left), Donald Trump (centre), Sachin Tendulkar (Agencies) A recent cloudburst near Harsil, Uttarakhand, caused a flash flood leaving 11 Indian Army jawans missing, with rescue efforts complicated by damaged roads. Meanwhile, PM Modi inaugurated Kartavya Bhavan, the first building of the Central Vista redevelopment to consolidate key ministries by 2027. Amid US…

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee (ANI image) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief ministerMamata Banerjee on Wednesday led a massive protest rally in Jhargram, denouncing the alleged attacks on Bengali-speaking migrants outside the state and accusing the BJP of orchestrating a campaign to harass Bengalis in the name of citizenship and voter list revision.“How can…