110-per cent increase in number of MBBS seats in India since 2014, Centre tells LS
New Delhi, Jul 28 (PTI) There has been an 82-per cent increase in the number of medical colleges in the country, from 387 before 2014 to 704 now, and a 110-per cent increase in the number of MBBS seats, from 51,348 to 1,07,948, in the same period, Parliament was informed on Friday. In a written […]
COVID-19: India records 52 fresh cases
New Delhi, Jul 28 (PTI) India has recorded 52 fresh COVID-19 cases while the number of active cases of the infection in the country stands at 1,455, the health ministry said on Friday. The death toll due to the viral disease was recorded at 5,31,915, according to the ministry’s data updated at 8 am. With […]
Two minor sisters drown in Jammu canal
Jammu, July 28: Two sisters drowned in a canal in Digiana area of Jammu district late last evening, official said here on Friday. An official said that the two sisters, aged 3 and 5 years, went missing in Digiana area last evening, following which a search operation was launched. He said that the joint operation […]
Rajouri-Reasi-Ramban road closed after massive landslide due to heavy rain
Rajouri, July 28: A link road connecting Rajouri, Reasi and Ramban district was on Friday closed due to a massive landslide following heavy rainfall in the area. An official said that the landslide took place near Zero Morh in Chassana area of Reasi today morning. He said that following the incident the major road link […]
Grandmother strangles boy to death in UP’s Bijnor
Bijnor (UP) Jul 28 (PTI) Fed up with the illness of her seven-year-old grandson, a woman allegedly strangled him to death in an area under the Kotwali Police Station here, police said on Friday. Bijnor Kotwali SHO Jeet Singh said the boy, Samad, was found dead in his house in Sadar Bazar on Wednesday. Samad’s […]
July 2023 is set to be the hottest month on record, scientists say
New Delhi, Jul 28 (PTI) July this year is set to be the hottest month on record with average temperatures exceeding that of July 2019 by a significant margin, according to a new analysis by scientists. The EU-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) noted that these temperatures have been […]
Amarnath Yatra: Over 2,100 pilgrims leave for twin base camps from Jammu
Jammu, Jul 28 (PTI) A fresh batch of 2,100 pilgrims left Jammu city for the twin base camps in the valley to join the Amarnath Yatra on Friday, officials said. The 62-day annual pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas commenced from the twin tracks — the traditional […]
PM Modi to inaugurate ‘Semicon India 2023’ event that focuses on semiconductor industry
Gandhinagar, Jul 28 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate ‘Semicon India 2023’, a national-level event focusing on the semiconductor industry, in Gandhinagar on Friday. PM Modi, who has been on a two-day Gujarat visit, is scheduled to inaugurate the event at 10.30 am. On Thursday, the first day of his tour, the prime minister […]
Three Amarnath pilgrims injured in road mishap at Ramban
Ramban, July 28: Three Amarnath pilgrims were injured on Friday morning in a road accident at Ramsoo in Ramban district, an official said. An official said that a yatra vehicle bearing registration number (JK02BU-4095) skidded off the road at Gangroo, Ramsoo resulting in injuries to three pilgrims. They have been identified as Adarsh Kumar, Manju […]
Woman dies in road mishap at Banihal
Banihal, July 27: A woman died after she was hit by a truck near Toll Plaza in Banihal area of Ramban district on Thursday afternoon, officials said. They said that the woman identified as Aamina Begum wife of Mohammad Iqbal of Lamar Banihal was hit by a truck neat Toll Plaza. He said that the […]