New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) In a step towards strengthening Delhi’s healthcare ecosystem and supporting aspiring medical professionals, the Health Department has facilitated the allotment of internship seats to 275 foreign medical graduates (FMGs) following the counselling process, an official said on Tuesday. The initiative addresses a long-pending concern of FMGs awaiting internship opportunities after qualifying the mandatory examination, enabling them to complete the final requirement for regi…
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New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Several candidates who had gathered outside examination centres in various parts of the country for the NEET-UG re-examination, told IANS that they are skeptical about their preparation following the alleged May 3 paper leak. However, the students hoped that the government’s measures to conduct a fair examination will be successful this time.A candidate in the national capital said: “My mental health was impacted (due to the paper leak), still I have worked hard just li…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has initiated an extensive plantation drive across the National Capital, with plans to nurture nearly 23 lakh native saplings comprising trees, shrubs and bushes, an official said on Thursday. The drive, being launched from the first week of July at the instruction of Lieutenant Governor and DDA Chairperson T.S. Sandu, is proposed to be planted across approximately 1,000 acres of land, equivalent to nearly 4 square kilometres, acros…
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu on Sunday urged city residents and visitors to the National Capital to follow traffic rules to prevent accidents, jams, and reduce pollution. In a message on social media, Sandhu said collective efforts can help build a jam-free and safe city. His impassioned appeal to maintain order on roads came in the backdrop of a fatal accident on Saturday night in which a speeding car killed two men on a motorcycle in east Delhi’s Karawal Nag…
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh said on Saturday that 10 retail drug dealers from West Delhi are under the Drugs Control Department’s scanner for contravening provisions of the Drugs Rules, 1945, and necessary action has been initiated against the erring firms. He said the department carried out a Special Inspection and Enforcement Drive at Nangloi, Delhi, with the objective of ensuring the availability of safe, effective and quality medicines and curbing unethi…
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Taking note of the worsening air quality in the national capital and adjoining NCR areas, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council to convene a meeting at the earliest to consider lowering the 18 per cent GST levied on air purifiers. Considering the functions performed by air purifiers, a Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed that it was prima facie of the view that a GST rate of 5 p…
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved a Rs 12,015 crore project to expand Delhi Metro Phase V (A) to cover another 13 stations across three new corridors, spanning 16 kilometres.Three new corridors include R.K Ashram Marg to Indraprastha (9.913 Kms), Aerocity to IGD Airport T-1 (2.263 kms) and Tughlakabad to Kalindi Kunj (3.9 kms) as part of Delhi Metro’s Phase–V(A) project comprising 16.076 kms which will further enhance c…