Rishikesh, April 23 (IANS) Vice-President (V-P) C.P. Radhakrishnan on Thursday chaired the sixth convocation ceremony of AIIMS Rishikesh in Uttarakhand, highlighting that the new AIIMS set up over the last decade have strengthened access to healthcare and medical education. The Vice-President emphasised that healthcare is a public trust and that medical professionals play a vital role in nation-building.He urged the young graduates to contribute through preventive care, rural outreach, research,…
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Rome, April 22 (IANS) The execution-style killing of two Sikh men in Italy’s Bergamo province underscores internal rivalries, financial stakes and political divisions within sections of the Indian diaspora in Europe, a report said. According to a report in the Italian news website ‘Decode 39’, last week on the eve of Baisakhi, one of the most important festivals in the Sikh calendar – a targetted killing unfolded in the Covo region in Bergamo, where two Indian nationals from Punjab — 47-ye…
Rome, April 19 (IANS) Two Indian men were shot dead in Italy’s Covo just as they were leaving the warehouse used as a place of worship, local media reported on Sunday. The incident occurred on Friday, a few minutes before midnight, near Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur Ji in the industrial area of Bergamo town of the Lombardy region. The victims have been identified as Raginder Singh, 48, a resident of Covo, and Gurmit Singh, from Agnadello, Italian daily La Sicilia reported.The assailant approached the…
Dehradun, March 20 (IANS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inducted five new ministers in the state cabinet on Friday, taking the total figure to 12. The legislators who will now serve as ministers in Dhami’s cabinet are Bharat Singh Chaudhary (Rudraprayag), Khajan Dass (Dehradun), Mandan Kaushik (Haridwar), Pradeep Batra (Roorkee) and Ram Singh Kaira (Bhimtal).Madan Kaushik is a member of the BJP National Executive Council and was the Uttarakhand BJP president.Khajan Dass, a forme…
Dehradun, March 20 (IANS) The Uttarakhand Cabinet led by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami was expanded on Friday with the induction of five new ministers. The swearing-in ceremony was held at Lok Bhavan, where Governor Gurmit Singh administered the oath of office. The new ministers include BJP MLAs Khajan Das from Rajpur Road Assembly constituency, Madan Kaushik from Haridwar, Pradeep Batra from Roorkee, Bharat Chaudhary from Rudraprayag, and Ram Singh Kaira from Bhimtal.The cabinet expansion …
Dehradun, Feb 22 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment B.L. Verma on Sunday said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, and various welfare schemes have laid a strong foundation for integrating Divyangjan into the mainstream, an official statement said.Speaking at the inauguration of the 30th edition of the Divya Kala Mela at Rangers Ground in Dehradun, Verma said that Rs 375 crore has been allocat…