Calangute: A gram sabha of the Calangute panchayat on Sunday was divided over a proposed study of Calangute’s carrying capacity, with some villagers claiming Delhi-based agency, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), was not the right one to do it.Sarpanch Joseph Sequeira said after demands from villagers during many gram sabhas in the last couple…
Thiruvananthapuram: State govt on Wednesday unveiled a revised vigilance manual introducing a series of measures aimed at strengthening anti-corruption enforcement, including provisions to detect bribes routed through digital financial transactions, monitor benami assets and accelerate digitisation of vigilance operations.Releasing the manual as part of vigilance and anti-corruption bureau’s (VACB) project zero initiative, home and vigilance…
Namakkal: Tamil Nadu food safety and drug administration department officials seized a total of 48 kg of banned gutka products from two shops in Kolli Hills in Namakkal district on Wednesday.“Acting on credible information, we carried out surprise inspections at the two shops in Sengarai and Periyasamy Koil Medu areas of Kolli Hills. We seized…
Kolkata: In a move designed to prioritise student safety and prevent substance abuse, IIT Kharagpur is introducing a help-seeking policy where any student who seeks medical assistance in good faith — whether for themselves or a peer — will be protected from disciplinary action. This is part of the standard operating procedure (SOP) for substance…
Health minister K Muraleedharan directed the health department to review procurement made during the tenures of both the first and second Pinarayi Vijayan govts – AI image Thiruvananthapuram: The state govt has ordered a comprehensive internal audit of medical equipment procured over the past 10 years after unused equipment worth crores of rupees were found…
H-FAST books 185 food adulteration cases in 100 days Hyderabad: In its first 100 days, the Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST) registered 185 cases and seized nearly 122 tonnes of adulterated food across the city, the Hyderabad city police said in a release on Saturday.Launched on March 19, the 36-member team has been conducting…
Ranchi: A team of the Ranchi district administration sealed an ultrasound centre allegedly operating illegally in city’s Kantatoli area.The team of police, a magistrate, and Ranchi civil surgeon Prabhat Kumar, after acting on a tip-off, raided the ultrasound centre situated on the first floor of Galaxy Complex.“We received information about the centre being run by…
Jaipur: Following multiple post-caesarean deaths in Kota and Bikaner since last month, and complications following similar procedures in Jodhpur more recently, the Rajasthan health department has barred govt medical institutions from directly administering locally-purchased medicines to patients until they receive laboratory clearance.Detailed guidelines to this effect were issued Tuesday following a TOI report that highlighted…
For much of Sunday, govt hospitals in Chennai were dealing with the fallout of the ammonia leak near Periyapalayam, as workers suffering from exposure were brought in for treatment and their families scrambled for information.The leak claimed two lives and both were reported at a private hospital in Tiruvallur district. As news of the incident…
A police official keeps a vigil through CCTV cameras from a control room, ahead of the NEET retest, at the Charbagh railway station Lucknow: To ensure a malpractice-free NEET-UG 2026 re-examination, police have put in place a micro-level plan for ground-level scrutiny at exam centres.At the core of the plan is a strict personnel ratio:…
