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10 per cent of crop loss compensation to go to labourers: Bhagwant Mann

April 29, 2023

Ten percent of the total compensation for crop damage will now go the labourers employed by farmers, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Friday after a Cabinet meeting in Ludhiana. He said the decision was taken as when crop gets damaged due to heavy rains or hailstorms, farm labourers...

IAS, IPS officials spar over graft case against IAS Vijay Dahiya

April 29, 2023

Following a complaint, an FIR was filed against a senior IAS officer Vijay Dahia by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) recently which led to rift between the IAS and IPS lobby in the state. The resonance of the matter ranges from Haryana Secretariat and bureaucracy to political corridors. In wake of the...

Indian embassy in Sudan operated tirelessly to evacuate stranded people

April 29, 2023

Despite limited staff, the Indian embassy in Sudan operated round-the-clock to evacuate those stranded in the war-torn country, said some of the people who arrived in Mumbai from the African nation under ‘Operation Kaveri’ mission. These passengers, who landed in Mumbai on Thursday, narrated their harrowing experiences of the last...

Rare yeast pathogen proves lethal for newborns

April 29, 2023

A dangerous, rare yeast pathogen behind two outbreaks in a neonatal intensive care unit in Delhi is evolving quickly, and is highly resistant to disinfectants commonly used in hospital rooms, a study has found. The pathogen, known as Lodderomyces elongisporus, typically infects immunocompromised adult patients or intravenous drug users, but...

Delhi HC allows minor rape victim from Nepal to undergo abortion

April 29, 2023

The Delhi High Court on Friday granted a juvenile rape victim from Nepal the right to a medical abortion at 27 weeks of gestation period. “Accordingly, given that the child and family are Nepalese citizens, this court orders that the pregnancy be terminated as soon as possible by the doctors...

Delhi court rubbishes Sisodia’s bail petition

April 29, 2023

Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court dismissed AAP leader Manish Sisodia’s bail application in a money laundering case related to Delhi government’s excise policy. Special Judge MK Nagpal denied the bail and said that the stage was not fit to grant him bail after hearing arguments from Sisodia’s side. Following the denial...

Free meals for homeless cut short, officials look for alternatives

April 29, 2023

Hundreds of homeless people living in homeless shelters in Delhi are now being forced to go hungry after the Akshaya Patra Foundation, the NGO tasked with providing food to these shelters, temporarily discontinued the service citing shortage of funds. Officials of the Delhi government said they would look for alternative...

Delhi to install GPS devices in waste collection vehicles as part of pilot project

April 29, 2023

A National Green Tribunal-appointed high-level committee has ordered that a pilot project be started in Delhi's west zone and Dwarka areas to install GPS devices in waste collection vehicles and monitor them, officials said. The first meeting of the committee for monitoring the management and disposal of municipal solid waste,...

Notice: demolition of 15th-century monument proves dear to officials

April 29, 2023

The Delhi government’s vigilance department has served a notice to senior IAS officer Udit Prakash Rai for the construction of an official accommodation following the demolition of a 15th-century monument during his tenure as DJB’s chief executive officer. The department has also issued show cause notices to five Delhi Jal...

‘It hurts to see athletes on streets demanding justice’, Neeraj Chopra

April 29, 2023

Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra came out in support of the ongoing wrestlers’ protest on Friday and said that he was ‘hurt’ to see athletes on the streets demanding justice. “It hurts me to see our athletes on the streets demanding justice. They have worked hard to represent our great...

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