Punjab hospital O2 snag: 3 doctors suspended, house surgeon sacked | India News

JALANDHAR/CHANDIGARH: Three senior doctors at Punjab’s largest civil hospital in Jalandhar have been suspended and a house surgeon dismissed after three ventilated patients died following an oxygen supply failure on Sunday evening. State health minister Dr Balbir Singh called the failure “unpardonable” and said the suspended doctors could lose service benefits. Despite four backup sources,…

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Chhattisgarh court rejects Kerala nuns’ bail pleas | India News

RAIPUR: A sessions court in Chhattisgarh’s Durg disposed of Wednesday the bail pleas of two Kerala-based Catholic nuns arrested for alleged human trafficking and forced religious conversion, citing lack of jurisdiction. The court directed the petitioners to approach the designated NIA court in Bilaspur for relief.Nuns Preethi Merry and Vandana Francis, along with tribal youth…

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‘We want our PM to come forward and say that Trump is saying rubbish,’ says John Brittas in Rajya Sabha | India News

NEW DELHI: Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP John Brittas on Wednesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Rajya Sabha for not speaking about US President Donald Trump‘s claims on the Pahalgam terror attack. Brittas said the Pulwama attack was one of the biggest security failures in independent India and said “New Bharat” seems…

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No more drugs, we want education: Bhagwant Mann to introduce new curriculum; tackling drug addiction in focus | India News

NEW DELHI: The Punjab government will implement a drug prevention curriculum in all government schools across the state starting August 1, targeting students in grades 9 to 12. The initiative aims to curb drug use through education and is part of a broader strategy to address both the supply and demand sides of drug abuse.The…

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Why ‘Operation Mahadev’ name? Amit Shah hits back at critics; invokes Shivaji Maharaj | India News

Amit Shah NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday defended the naming of “Operation Mahadev,” rejecting opposition criticism that the name is “religiously motivated.” Shah’s remarks came a day after senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan accused the BJP of using religion to name military operations. Chavan alleged the…

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