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Bengal govt urges closed jute mills to reopen by June

11:56 pm June 17, 2021

Kolkata: West Bengal Labour Minister Beecharam Manna has urged closed jute mills to reopen by this month, exuding confidence that state government measures would ensure raw material availability. Sources said the minister has been holding regular meetings with trade unions and mill managements. On Thursday, Manna met officials of Delta Jute Mill and Hanuman Jute […]

Militants kill policeman in Srinagar

11:54 pm June 17, 2021

Srinagar: Militants shot dead an off-duty policeman in the Eidgah area of the city on Thursday, police said. Constable Javaid Ahmad was shot at and critically injured by militants near his residence at Saidapora locality in the Eidgah area of the city, a police official said. He said Ahmad was taken to nearby SKIMS hospital […]

Maha: Two held for black marketing of Mucormycosis drugs

11:32 pm June 17, 2021

Pune: The police in Maharashtra’s Pimpri Chinchwad have arrested two more persons in connection with an inter-state racket involved in the black marketing of medicines used in the treatment of Mucormycosis or black fungus, an official said on Thursday. A few days ago, the police had nabbed five people in connection with the black marketing […]

Soldier donates blood, saves woman’s life

11:28 pm June 17, 2021

Jammu: A soldier here on Thursday donated blood and consequently saved the life of a woman, who was in critical condition, a defence spokesman said. An urgent message was received from district hospital in Poonch about the requirement of AB (Negative) blood for a critically-ill patient, Naseebjaan, the official said, adding, a soldier of Rashtriya […]

Pune start-up develops eco-friendly hand sanitiser

9:56 pm June 17, 2021

New Delhi: A Pune-based start-up has developed an eco-friendly hand sanitiser that prolongs antimicrobial activity and obviates the need for repeated application, the government said on Thursday. In a statement, the Ministry of Science and Technology said the alcohol-free, aqueous, non-inflammable and non-toxic hand sanitiser has been developed from silver nanoparticles by Weinnovate Biosolutions. The […]