Over 1800 disease outbreaks reported across country last year: Govt
NEW DELHI, July 26 (PTI): A total of 1,862 disease outbreaks were reported to the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme last year, with the highest number being reported from Kerala, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. Kerala reported 253 outbreaks followed by Karnataka at 223, Maharashtra at 208 and Madhya Pradesh at 140. Responding to […]
Over 5 crore cases pending in courts; max 1.18 crore pending in UP’s lower courts
NEW DELHI, July 26 (PTI): More than five crore cases are pending in various courts across India, with a maximum of over 1.18 core in the subordinate courts of Uttar Pradesh, according to the government’s written reply in the Lok Sabha. Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said while 84,045 cases are pending in the Supreme […]
628 tigers died in India in past five years: Govt data
NEW DELHI, July 26 (PTI): A total of 628 tigers died in India during the past five years due to natural causes and other reasons, including poaching, according to government data. Meanwhile, 349 people were killed in tiger attacks during this period, with Maharashtra alone recording 200 deaths. According to the National Tiger Conservation Authority […]
Over 2,500 pilgrims leave Jammu base camp for Amarnath
Jammu, Jul 26 (PTI) More than 2,500 pilgrims left a base camp in Jammu amid rain in the early hours of Friday for the Amarnath shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. More than 4.36 lakh pilgrims have already paid obeisance at the naturally-formed ice lingam at the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine, compared to over […]
PM Modi conducts ‘first blast’ of Shinkun La tunnel
Drass (Kargil), Jul 26 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi carried out the “first blast” for the construction of a tunnel that aims to provide all-weather connectivity between Himachal Pradesh and the Union Territory of Ladakh. Modi carried out the “first blast”, marking the start of construction of the Shinkun La tunnel, remotely from Ladakh’s Drass. […]
Lok Sabha pays tributes to armed forces on Kargil Vijay Diwas
NEW DELHI, July 26 (PTI): Lok Sabha on Friday paid tributes to the armed forces on Kargil Vijay Diwas that marks India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1999 war. Speaker Om Birla recalled the bravery shown by the soldiers despite the tough conditions during the war and paid tributes to their efforts in ensuring the […]
Pak has not learnt any lessons from history: PM Modi on Kargil Vijay Diwas
DRASS (KARGIL), July 26 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that Pakistan has not learnt any lessons from history and has faced defeat whenever it carried out any misadventure. Paying tributes to soldiers here on Kargil Vijay Diwas, he said the nation honours gallant efforts and sacrifices of the armed forces. Pakistan faced […]
No systemic breach in sanctity of NEET-UG: SC
Says ordering re-test replete with serious consequences New Delhi: There is no evidence to conclude that the entire result of NEET-UG, 2024 was vitiated and there was a “systemic breach” in the sanctity of the examination, the Supreme Court has said while trashing pleas for re-test on grounds of paper leak and other malpractices. On […]
