CPM delegation visiting the Ekkur urban health centre, in Mangaluru Monday Mangaluru: A CPM delegation Monday visited two urban health centres (UHC) in Padil and Ekkur which cater to over a hundred patients daily from surrounding MCC wards, including Bajal, Alape South, Alape North, Kankanady, Jeppinamogaru and Kannur.At the Padil centre, except for the doctor,…
Mangaluru City South MLA D Vedavyas Kamath addresses media in Mangaluru on Wednesday Mangaluru: Mangaluru City South MLA D Vedavyas Kamath on Wednesday accused the Congress-led state govt of creating administrative chaos by disrupting birth and death registration services.Kamath told reporters that the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) had put up a notice stating that applications…
Surgeries stalled, patients face delays as staff shortage hits GIMS services Noida: Planned surgeries have stalled, diagnostic tests are running behind schedule, and routine admissions have nearly stopped at Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) as a strike by around 700 contractual workers entered its ninth day on Tuesday.While emergency wards, ICUs, NICUs and labour…
Kolkata: The collapse of the Dum Dum municipal board is now imminent following the consecutive resignations of its chairman, Harinder Singh, and vice chairman, Barun Natta, on Tuesday. The duo handed over their resignation letters to the municipality’s executive officer, citing severe infrastructural distress.Singh, a veteran councillor for 33 years who helmed the civic body…
Panaji: Goa Police informed the high court that all possible measures are being taken to ensure investigations are not hampered, with optimal utilisation of available personnel and efforts underway to fill vacant posts.Responding to the high court’s suo motu petition based on TOI’s July 28, 2025 report, ‘Almost 90% police stations in Goa facing staff…
Ahmedabad: The state education department has cleared the extension of contracts of khel sahayaks (sports assistants) employed in govt primary schools in the state. The move comes after the govt renewed the contracts of gyan sahayaks (teaching assistants) in secondary schools, following reports of a severe shortage of teachers in govt schools.As stated in an…
Patna: Revenue and land reforms minister Dilip Kumar Jaiswal on Thursday said computer operator-cum-clerks will be appointed in every panchayat to ensure that online revenue services are accessible to the last person in the state.During a review meeting, the minister said the move would enable people to conveniently avail revenue services at the panchayat level….
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the state govt to pay Rs 22 lakh compensation to the wife and two children of a 52-year-old man who was killed in 2013 at Yerwada Mental Hospital in Pune by a violent fellow inmate.Justices Manish Pitale and Shreeram Shirsat said, “The admitted position on record shows…
Health and family welfare minister UT Khader chairs a review meeting of the health and family welfare department at the deputy commissioner’s office, in Mangaluru Monday Mangaluru: Health and family welfare minister UT Khader Monday warned of strict action against Arogya Mitras who fail to ensure eligible patients receive cashless treatment under the Ayushman Bharat…
A cigarette smoker (Pic for representation) Hubballi: Implementation of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) in Hubballi-Dharwad has largely remained limited to official records, with violations continuing openly across the twin cities.Advertisements and promotional displays for tobacco products are being put up by paan-beeda shops and other vendors, aimed at attracting customers and…
