Foreigners must comply with organ transplant rules

Foreigners must comply with organ transplant rules

Saturday, 06 July 2024 | PNS | New Delhi

With India emerging as a preferred destination for organ transplants among foreign nationals, the Union Health Ministry has urged the Ministries of External Affairs and Home Affairs to educate these visitors about the country's regulatory guidelines. The move aims to ensure compliance with legal requirements governing organ transplant procedures in India,...

Illegal sand mining unabated in Telangana in violation of SC order

Saturday, 06 July 2024 | Kumar Chellappan | KOCHI

Illegal sand mining of gargantuan magnitude is continuing unabated a along the banks of the famous Manair River, a tributary of Godavari in Telangana. The illegal sand mining is happening  despite Supreme Court order banning the same and the order by the National Green Tribunal asking the Telangana Government to...

Yogi reviews progress of various developmental projects in UP

Friday, 05 July 2024 | PTI | lucknow

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed the progress of various projects at a meeting with the Urban Development Department on Thursday. Emphasising the rehabilitation of slums, he directed officials to identify one slum in each municipal corporation and prepare a plan for the development of a multi-storey residential complex...

Karnataka CM rejects BJP demand for CBI probe into MUDA scam

Friday, 05 July 2024 | PTI | Bengaluru

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday rejected the BJP's demand for a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) even as the opposition party intensified its protests against "fraudulent" allotment of sites to land losers. The BJP has alleged that alternative sites were also allotted to...

PM pays tribute to Vivekananda on his death anniversary

Friday, 05 July 2024 | PNS | New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Swami Vivekananda on his death anniversary on Thursday and said that "we reiterate our commitment to fulfill his dream of a prosperous and progressive society". In a social media post, Modi said."I pay homage to Swami Vivekananda on his Punya Tithi. His teachings give strength...

Modi to visit Russia, Austria next week: MEA

Friday, 05 July 2024 | PNS | New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Russia and Austria on July 8-10 July, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said here on Thursday.  This will be the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Austria in 41 years, it said. Giving details about his schedule, MEA said...

2024 winners’ average vote share down by two per cent

Friday, 05 July 2024 | PNS | New Delhi

The winners of Lok Sabha elections 2024 won an average of 50.58 per cent votes, down by 2 per cent as compared to the last general elections, according to an analysis by the poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms(ADR). Among the elected MPs with declared criminal cases, 42 per cent...

Dhirendra Ojha appointed principal spokesperson of Government

Friday, 05 July 2024 | Pioneer News Service | NEW DELHI

Senior Indian Information Service (IIS) officer Dhirendra K Ojha was on Thursday appointed the principal spokesperson of the central government. Ojha, a 1990-batch officer, will also hold the charge of the principal director general, Press Information Bureau, an official order said.Ojha succeeds Sheyphali B Sharan, who has been appointed as...

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