NHRC seeks report from UP Govt
New Delhi: The NHRC on Thursday sought a report from Uttar Pradesh Government on a report that a man and his two-year-old daughter died as they were denied admission in Meerut Medical College Hospital due to strike. Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports, the NHRC asked Director General (Health Services) of the UP government to submit a report within four weeks.
Oxford bookstores-WWF join hands
New Delhi: The Oxford Bookstores and WWF-India have joined hands for the conservation of one-horned rhino and its habitat in Assam. The activities would basically centre around raising funds and awareness. This would include direct and voluntary donations from the customers of Oxford Book stores across 11 cities, as a part of its programme called “Give back to Nature”. Further, customers of the bookstores as well as that of its “Cha Bar” would be enrolled as a part of its conservation strategies.
‘Be alert against spoofed phone calls’
New Delhi: Embarrassed after its officer posted in the NSG gave away operational details to suspected ISI agents, Army has issued an advisory to its personnel to be alert against spoofed phone calls made by Pakistani intelligence operatives to extract sensitive information. An advisory was issued by us to our formations to be careful against such spoofed calls by PIOs using telephone numbers of Delhi, Army sources said.