Nava Raipur, June 12 (IANS) Stressing the need for state-specific roadmaps to achieve a leprosy-free India, Additional Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Aradhana Patnaik, said on Friday that intensified, targeted interventions are needed to completely interrupt transmission in hotspot areas. Speaking at the two-day Regional Workshop on Review of Programme Performance and Focused Strategic Action for Achieving Zero Transmission of Leprosy in Nava Raipur, Patnaik highlighted India’s achievemen…
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New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The Congress on Friday mounted a sharp attack on the BJP and the Election Commission, alleging collusion in the rejection of senior party leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh.The party in a statement claimed that the BJP did not possess sufficient numbers in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly to secure a third Rajya Sabha seat and therefore resorted to “underhand tactics” to eliminate its rival candidate from the contest.The p…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren raised several long-pending issues concerning his state and sought the Centre’s support at the meeting of the NITI Aayog Governing Council, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, here on Thursday.Soren urged the Centre to release pending funds under the Jal Jeevan Mission and clear outstanding dues of around Rs 1.36 lakh crore owed by coal companies to the state.He also called for simplification of land acquisition procedures an…
Simdega (Jharkhand), June 11 (IANS) At least five people, including a couple and their three children, were killed and four others were seriously injured in a horrific road accident in Jharkhand’s Simdega district on Thursday, officials said. The incident occurred near Agharma on the Gumla-Simdega road under Kolebira police station limits, when a Scorpio vehicle went out of control and crashed. A total of nine people were travelling in the vehicle.According to reports, the passengers were on t…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Congress party on Thursday announced a national-level campaign for the coming three months, with every party leader and worker expected to hit the streets against inflation, unemployment, exam scams, social inequality and weak diplomacy in the wake of the Gulf conflict.The information on the campaign was shared by Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal after the All India Congress Committee (AICC) convened a high-level meeting at its headquarters in New Delhi to …
Giridih (Jharkhand), June 11 (IANS) Several policemen were injured after a police team that had gone to arrest a cybercriminal came under attack from the accused’s family members and other villagers in Jharkhand’s Giridih district, officials said on Thursday.The villagers also managed to free the suspect from police custody, taking advantage of the situation.The incident occurred in the Ahilyapur police station area when police, acting on a tip-off, raided Chiksoria village to arrest a wanted …
Ranchi, June 11 (IANS) A large number of villagers, farmers, and members of tribal communities on Thursday staged a massive protest against the proposed construction of ‘RIMS-2’ a medical college and hospital in the Nagri area of Jharkhand’s capital, Ranchi.The protesters took out a march, under the banner of tribal organisations and the Nagri Zameen Bachao Sangharsh Samiti, towards the Chief Minister’s residence. However, they were stopped by the police and administration near Block Cho…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Delhi Police have busted a fraudulent placement agency racket operating under the guise of providing domestic helpers and arrested two accused involved in cheating unsuspecting customers. The accused allegedly duped a complainant of Rs 33,000 on the pretext of providing a housemaid and are suspected of using the same maid to defraud multiple victims across the city.According to police, a complaint was received from Shalini Mehta, who reported that she had contacted Kuma…
Ranchi, June 10 (IANS) People associated with the prolonged movement for the creation of a separate Jharkhand state on Wednesday staged a protest in Ranchi to press their long-pending demands.Under the banner of the Jharkhand Andolankari Sangharsh Morcha, agitators from various districts attempted to march towards the Chief Minister’s residence. However, police stopped them near Sido-Kanhu Park by putting up barricades, following which the protesters sat on a dharna on the road.The demonstrato…
Hazaribagh, June 9 (IANS) A youth was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district on Tuesday when he was on his way to undertake the Kedarnath pilgrimage, officials said.The victim has been identified as Vicky Soni, a resident of Okni in Hazaribagh town. The incident took place near Karso bridge under the Barhi police station limits of the city.According to police, Vicky Soni was travelling with his friend Abhishek Kumar Upadhyay in a car to Koderma railway station,…