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New regulator replaces Dental Council of India | India News
NEW DELHI: In a major change that will affect both patients and dental students, the Centre has replaced the Dental Council of India (DCI) with a new regulator, the National Dental Commission (NDC). The new system came into force on March 19, with the old law governing dentistry scrapped. The move is aimed at improving…
Can cut 46k mangroves for Mumbai project: SC | India News
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday greenlighted the Rs 18,263 crore Versova-Bhayandar Coastal Road Project that will adversely impact close to 46,000 mangrove trees but directed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to scrupulously comply with Bombay HC directions to file yearly audit reports on status of afforestation, to be carried out prior or simultaneously, for a period…
India: Targeting commercial ships unacceptable | India News
Targeting of commercial shipping, endangering crew members, impeding free navigation and attacking civilian maritime infrastructure is unacceptable, said the Indian govt, stressing amid the escalating W Asia conflict, India’s energy security and trade are critically dependent on the safe and unimpeded passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Addressing a session of the International Maritime Organisation…
PM takes to Insta to amplify message to cut down on sugar | India News
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Friday used Instagram to amplify a simple public health message – cut down on sugar and prioritise fitness.Sharing a short reel posted by Yuvraj Dua, in which he had urged the PM to advise his father to reduce sugar intake, Modi said he would echo the appeal not just…
Omar Abdullah: Sweeping transfers by EC take place only in non-BJP states: Omar Abdullah | India News
Omar Abdullah (File photo) NEW DELHI: J&K CM Omar Abdullah on Friday came out strongly in support of his Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee on the issue of EC transferring officials in poll-bound Bengal, saying these “sweeping transfers only happen in non-BJP-governed states”.“Bengal will once again prove that officers don’t win elections for political parties; members…
EC constitutes 19 appellate tribunals to hear SIR cases | India News
NEW DELHI: Election Commission, acting on directions of Supreme Court and recommendations of Calcutta HC chief justice, on Friday constituted 19 appellate tribunals for hearing appeals against orders passed by designated judicial officers in Bengal in respect of inclusion or exclusion of prospective electors in the state’s electoral roll.Consequent upon the publication of the supplementary…
Call for direct civilian flights from Kargil | India News
SRINAGAR: Kargil local authorities have urged the Centre to start civilian flights, saying connectivity remains severely affected in winter when surface routes close.Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council -Kargil (LAHDC) chief executive councillor (CEC) Mohd Jaffar Akhoon and Ladakh MP Mohmad Haneefa raised the demand in a meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah in New…
Mm Naravane: ‘Now only into writing fiction’: Former Army chief Gen MM Naravane after uproar over unpublished memoir | India News
NEW DELHI: Former Army chief General MM Naravane said that he would only write fiction now. The statement came at a book signing event on Friday. Naravane’s unreleased memoir ‘Four Stars of Destiny’ created an uproar in Parliament last month with Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi used excerpts from the book published in…
AIIMS-Delhi to study link between lung cancer and air pollution | India News
The AIIMS-Delhi is studying links between exposure to air pollution, particularly fine particulate matter 2.5, and the risk of developing lung cancer. The AIRCARE study, which the institution claimed is the first of its kind, is being led by Dr Abhishek Shankar, Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, AIIMS. Dr Shankar said that as air pollution continues…
