Day: July 29, 2019

National Medical Commission Bill passed by Lok Sabha

8:45 pm July 29, 2019

New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Monday passed the National Medical Commission Bill for replacing the corruption-plagued MCI with a new body, in what was described by the government as one of the biggest reforms that will end ‘inspector raj’ in the medical education sector. The bill that seeks to repeal the Indian Medical Council Act […]

Gutkha smuggled in luxury bus from MP seized in Navi Mumbai

TN gutkha scam: ED attaches assets worth Rs 246 crore

8:43 pm July 29, 2019

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday said it has attached assets worth more than Rs 246 crore in connection with its money laundering probe into the gutkha scam in Tamil Nadu. A provisional order for attachment of 174 immovable properties in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh, of the promoters of a gutkha (a […]

Telangana tiger count at 26, up from 20 in 2014: Report

8:40 pm July 29, 2019

Hyderabad: The total tiger count in two reserves in Telangana has risen to 26 from 20 five years back, according to the All India Tiger Estimation Report 2018. Telangana has two Tiger Reserves– Amrabad Tiger Reserve in Nagarkurnool and Nalgonda districts and Kawal Tiger Reserve, encompassing Nirmal, Mancherial, Adilabad and KB Asifabad districts. The Report, […]

Rains likely in TN, Kerala, coastal AP; low pressure to become depression soon

Heavy rains likely in Punjab, Haryana on Wednesday

8:36 pm July 29, 2019

Chandigarh: Dry weather persisted in Haryana and Punjab on Monday, with maximum temperatures in both the states hovering close to normal limits. Chandigarh recorded a high of 35.3 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said. In Haryana, Ambala registered a high of 36.3 degrees Celsius while Hisar recorded a maximum of 34 degrees Celsius. Karnal’s maximum […]

MP to reopen national parks, tiger reserves from June 1

PM releases tiger census report, their population doubles since 2006

3:26 pm July 29, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released the All India Tiger Estimation Report 2018 and said the country has emerged as of one of the biggest and safest habitats for tigers in the world. The tiger population in the country has grown from 1,411 in 2006 to 2,967 in 2019, according to the […]