Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], August 8 (ANI): As many as three persons were arrested in connection with the death of a five-year-old girl, said police on Sunday.

Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 19 (ANI): Baramulla Police have cracked the case of a recent terror attack on a wine shop and arrested four terrorists and one associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit and recovered arms, ammunition from their possession, said Kashmir Zone Police on Thursday.

Chandigarh Mar 28 PTI Punjab Health Minister Vijay Singla on Monday said 16000 mohalla clinics will be set up in a revolutionary step to transform the healthcare system of the stateHe said reforms in health services is the top priority of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for which 16000 mohalla clinics will be set up to ensure better healthcare to every citizenNotably setting up these clinics was a pre-poll promise of the Aam Aadmi Party AAP which stormed to power in Punjab by winning 92 of the 117-assembly seatsSingla was speaking in Patiala after reviewing the health services provided at Government Medical College Rajindra Hospitals Sri Guru Nanak Super Specialty hospital Cath Lab and Government Ayurvedic College an official statement said Asking government doctors to refrain from private practice the minister said they must give maximum time to the state-run hospitals and OPD of indoor patientsExpressing regret over the performance of previous governments in the medical education and health sector he said just as the people of Punjab have brought a revolution by voting AAP to power the Punjab government has now decided to take the medical sector as a pilot project and will bring a revolution in the healthcare sectorSpecial attention will be given to upgrade the tertiary and secondary care institutions in Patiala Faridkot and Amritsar including further improvement of super-specialty centres of these hospitals he saidMeanwhile chairing a review meeting of the transport department in Chandigarh Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar directed defaulter private bus operators to submit tax at the earliest failing which it could invite cancellation of permits and their busesHe later reviewed the functioning of the Bus Tracking System Monitoring and Control RoomPrincipal Secretary K Siva Prasad apprised the minister that this system has been installed in 1354 government buses so far and a control room has been set up at ChandigarhFrom the control room over-speeding of buses harsh braking and acceleration overnight stay of buses stoppage at any other place rather than designated stops stay of buses on dhabas for more than 25 minutes route diversion bypassing cities missing stops real time monitoring of arrival and departure of buses from counters actual travel distance of buses among others were being monitoredBhullar directed the officials to issue bus permits to unemployed youth of the state on priority and said all process should be completed as per the policy in a transparent mannerPunjab Rural Development and Panchayats Minster Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal held a maiden meeting here with officials of the departmentAccording to an official statement Dhaliwal said the main agenda of the AAP government is to make Punjab corruption-free and provide hassle free services to the peopleHe warned officials not to indulge in any sort of malpracticesDhaliwal said gram sabha is the strongest pillar of rural development which should be strengthened Lal Chand Kataruchak Forest and Wildlife Protection Minister also held a separate meeting with senior officers of his department in Mohali and reviewed the functioning of the departmentHe said to achieve the goal of increasing forest cover and to make Punjab a greener state about 115 crore saplings would be planted by the forest department during the year 2022-23 Out of which about 60 lakh saplings will be planted on forest land as per requirement and about 55 lakh saplings will be planted by farmers and people he saidA procedure will be formulated to remove illegal occupants from forest lands in the state so that illegal encroachments from forest lands can be removed he saidSeema Jain Additional Chief Secretary Forests informed during the meeting that the work of digitisation of forest boundaries of the Forest Department would be started on a war footing so that the incidents of illegal encroachments and mining etc in the forests could be stopped On the occasion the minister launched surveillance drones and directed to use drones and modern techniques to curb deforestation illegal mining among othersPTI SUN SRY

Jammu Jan 29 PTI A memorandum of understanding MoU was signed on Saturday between All India Institute of Medical Sciences AIIMS Jammu and CSIR-IIIM Jammu for close scientific collaboration with Union minister Jitendra Singh expressing confidence in developing the hospital as an artificial intelligence-based medicine hub of north India The MoU was signed between AIIMS Jammu director Shakti Gupta and director Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine CSIR-IIIM Jammu D Srinivasa Reddy in the presence of the Union minister during his visit to AIIMS Jammu for the inspection of the upcoming new blocks and inauguration of recently developed facilities It is a congratulatory day because AIIMS Jammu and IIIM-CSR signed an MoU for closer collaboration Since both the premier institutions are dedicated to medical research and education the MoU was signed to bring them closer for the betterment of the people the minister of state in the Prime Ministers Office told reporters He said he suggested to the AIIMS director that every institution has exclusivity and the collaboration with CSR-IIIM will help his institute to achieve this goal Today artificial intelligence and digital medicine have taken over in a big way COVID-19 pandemic showed us the importance of tele-consultation and tele-medicine while artificial intelligence provided an interface between the patient and the doctor I am sure we can develop the AIIMS as an artificial intelligence-based medicine hub of north India which will work as an inspiration for others to follow Singh said Lauding the contribution of CSR-IIIM Jammu he said the institute which was set before independence is working on a maiden project to make cannabis based drugs The clinical trials of the drug can be started in the AIIMS and Government Medical College and the cooperation between the two institutions can be very productive he said Singh said the purple revolution and the aroma mission which was born at CSR-IIIM Jammu has provided a new opportunity in the start-ups agriculture sector and entrepreneurship and the youth across the country are availing it The minister said the Out Patient Department OPD services will start immediately in AIIMS Jammu and the first batch will move and operate from the premises from June 1 and the second batch will continue thereafter Singh said a 30 member faculty has already been inducted and the entire six-storey AIIMS building will be ready by early next year Earlier addressing the function he said it is an irony that CSIR-IIIM Jammu and Government Medical College Jammu existed in the close vicinity of just about four kilometers from each other and even though both the institutions were dedicated to medical research there was hardly any collaboration between the two in the past He said every effort would be made to bring in closer integration of IIIM with GMC and also between IIIM Jammu and AIIMS Jammu both of which happen to be the central government institutions Singh noted that IIIM Jammu is one of the oldest CSIR laboratories in the country and even today it is conducting pioneering research in cannabis medicinal products and host of other drugs which makes the institute a natural ally of the AIIMS which also has the mandate of research and medical education While appreciating the progress made during the brief period since Gupta took over as the director of AIIMS the minister suggested that in order to develop an exclusive identity for the institution the focus should be on futuristic areas like digital health and artificial intelligence AI AIIMS could be a pioneer in north India in developing AI-based healthcare infrastructure he added Singh said it is because of the personal indulgence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Jammu has in recent years developed major centrally-funded academic institutions in close vicinity of each other thus making it an important educational hub in the region He called for greater integration at different levels among the science institutions then between scientific institutions and non-scientific institutions Singh hoped that with the constitutional barriers of the past having been done away with in the case of Jammu and Kashmir the administration and the management will make all efforts to attract the best of the faculty from different parts of the country PTI TAS AQS AQS

Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 31 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday laid the foundation stone of a government medical college to be constructed at a cost of Rs 250 crores.

Pune Dec 28 PTI At least 49 female students and two staff members of the Government Medical College at Miraj in Maharashtras Sangli district have contracted the coronavirus infection officials said on TuesdayThey said all the coronavirus positive students fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and the infected staff members were admitted to the hospital attached to the collegeA total of 51 people - 49 female students and two staff members of the college - have tested positive Most students are asymptomatic while some have mild symptoms but all are stable All including the staffers have been admitted to the hospital attached to the college said Jitendra Dudi Chief Executive Officer Zilla Parishad SangliEarlier the dean of the institute Dr Sudhir Nanandkar said the infection was reported in one section of the hostel where students used to gather for meals PTI SPK KRK RSY RSY

Pune Dec 28 PTI At least 18 female MBBS students of the Government Medical College at Miraj in Maharashtras Sangli district have contracted coronavirus infection a senior official said on TuesdayThe infected students were fully vaccinated he saidAll students are largely asymptomatic and stable As a precaution they have been admitted to the hospital attached to the college said Dean Dr Sudhir NanandkarThe infection was reported in one section of the hostel as students used to gather for meals in the mess he saidA total of 45 students were subjected to RT-PCR test and so far 18 have tested positive The reports of others are awaited Dr Nanandkar added PTI SPK KRK KRK

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 28 (ANI): The Punjab government has issued guidelines for the release of ex-gratia relief to the heirs of those who died due to COVID-19.

Srinagar Oct 26 PTI The Jammu and Kashmir Police has registered two cases against medical students here underthe Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA for celebrating Pakistans victory over India in a T20 international cricket match officials said on TuesdayThe cases have been registered against the students living in hostels at the Government Medical College in Karan Nagar here and SKIMS Soura the officials saidThe two cases under the UAPA have been registered in Karan Nagar and Soura police stations respectively they saidVideos of the celebrations of Pakistans victory against arch-rivals India at many places in the valley went viral on social media The match took place on Sunday in DubaiAt many places fire crackers were also burst following Pakistans victoryThe J-K Students Association has meanwhile urged Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to withdraw the UAPA charges on humanitarian groundsIn a statement national spokesperson of the Association Nasir Khuehami said the UAPA charges against students is a harsh punishment which will ruin their future and will further alienate themWe are not justifying their act but it will result in their career assassination The charges will have serious consequences on academic and future career of the students he said PTI SSB MIJ DV DV

Srinagar Oct 26 PTI PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday accused the Centre of resorting to vindictive action against Kashmiri youth and said such steps will alienate them further after cases were registered against some students here for celebrating Pakistans victory over India in a T20 international cricket matchTwo cases have been registered under the Unlawful Activities Prevention ActUAPA against medicalstudents living in hostels in Government Medical College and SKIMS SouraReacting to it the PDP president said the Centre should instead have tried to ascertain why the educated youth choose to identify with PakistanHMs Union Home Minister Amit Shah Mann ki baat with Kashmiri youth started with slapping UAPA against medical students for celebrating Pakistans win Instead of trying to ascertain why educated youth choose to identify with Pakistan GOI resorting to vindictive actions Such steps will alienate them further the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said on TwitterShah was on a four-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir Youth at many places including the studentsat these two hostels celebrated Pakistans victory over arch-rivals India in the T20 played in Dubai on Sunday PTI SSB MIJ DV DV