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BHOPAL: Hundreds of genuine voter ID cards were found floating in Raja Talab in Bijawar town of Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district on Saturday. Officials said the cards, all belonging to Ward No. 15, were discovered inside a bag during a cleaning drive. According to local media reports, sanitation workers noticed the bag floating in the…

BHOPAL: Decomposed carcass of a tiger was found in the Panpatha buffer zone of the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) in Madhya Pradesh recently in a suspected case of poaching, forest officials said, adding that a deputy ranger and a forest guard have been suspended.The carcass, estimated to be around 10 days old, was found on…

NEW DELHI: For the first time in over a decade, the Centre has revised the price list for nearly 2,000 tests and procedures for CGHS beneficiaries with the increase in some cases adding up to seven times the current level.The move is expected to help over 40 lakh CGHS beneficiaries who often faced difficulties in…

Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, UT on wife’s plea NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Centre and Ladakh UT on a petition filed by Sonam Wangchuk’s wife Gitanjali J Angmo, challenging his detention under the stringent National Security Act, but refused to pass interim order to the authorities to give her…

2 police officers brave flames to rescue patients JAIPUR: Two brave cops went beyond their regular duties to evacuate critically ill patients from the raging flames at SMS Hospital’s Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Medicine late Sunday.Constables Hari Mohan and Lalit Sharma, posted with SMS Hospital PS, were at the facility for a routine medical…

File photo: CJI B R Gavai NEW DELHI: A lawyer tried to attack CJI B R Gavai inside an SC courtroom on Monday, but alert security personnel restrained him the moment he removed his sports shoes in a bid to hurl them at the CJI. Gavai remained calm and composed and went ahead with court…

BHOPAL/NAGPUR: Madhya Pradesh government on Monday transferred the state drugs controller and suspended three of his subordinates, holding them accountable for the deaths of children, allegedly after consuming Coldrif cough syrup, in Chhindwara district, as the toll mounted to 15, with one more girl undergoing treatment in Nagpur succumbing on Monday.Following CM Mohan Yadav’s instructions,…

Hospital staff ignored early warnings and fled when fire spread, say patients’ kin (Picture credit: ANI) JAIPUR: Families of the victims who died in the Sawai Man Singh Hospital fire accused the hospital staff of disregarding their warning about smoke and fleeing the premises when the blaze broke out.The attendants of the patients alleged that…

NEW DELHI: As part of its ongoing investigation into the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land scam case, ED Saturday attached 34 more properties worth over Rs 40 crore, taking the total value of assets attached so far to over Rs 440 crore. Based on an FIR registered by the Karnataka Lokayuktha, the Enforcement Directorate…

Bihar assembly elections: BJP, Tejashwi eye spring in autumn of the patriarchs NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Monday announced two-phase assembly polls in Bihar on Nov 6 and 11, setting the stage for what is likely to be largely a straight contest between traditional foes – the Nitish Kumar-led BJP-JD(U) governing coalition and the Tejashwi…