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Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has tested positive for both COVID-19 and swine flu, as announced in a post on X. Due to persistent fever in recent days, Gehlot underwent testing on the advice of doctors, confirming the presence of both illnesses. Consequently, he has decided to refrain from in-person meetings for the next seven days. Sources reveal that Gehlot has been admitted to the IDH center of SMS Hospital in Jaipur for optimal recovery. Currently, the former CM's condition is stable, and he is undergoing supervised recovery by medical professionals. Gehlot emphasized the importance of prioritizing health during…

403 Indian students have lost their lives overseas in the past five years, with the majority of deaths occurring in Canada, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Canada witnessed the highest number of fatalities, with 91 Indian students passing away in the last five years, followed by 48 in the UK, 40 in Russia, 36 in the US, 35 in Australia, 21 in Ukraine, and 20 in Germany. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, addressing the Lok Sabha, disclosed that a total of 403 incidents of Indian students' deaths abroad were reported since 2018, attributing the causes to various…

GENEVA| At least 17, 000 children in the Gaza Strip are now either unaccompanied by or separated from their parents or relatives, the United Nations (UN) has estimated. Speaking from Jerusalem on Friday, Jonathan Crickx, chief of communication in the State of Palestine for the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said this figure corresponds to one per cent of the 1.7 million people who have been displaced in Gaza. The total population in the enclave is around 2.3 million, Xinhua news agency reported. The UN official, who visited Gaza this week, said he had met 12 children there, three of whom…

SAS Nagar/Chandigarh| Punjab Chief Secretary Mr Anurag Verma on Friday conducted a surprise inspection of Civil Hospital Mohali. After the inspection, while talking to media persons, he said that the purpose of this inspection was to check and ensure that the announcement by Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann regarding providing free medicines to the patients at Government hospitals was being properly implemented. Mr. Verma also spoke to patients coming out of the Civil Hospital and inquired from them as to whether they had been provided all the medicines prescribed by the doctors free of cost. All the patients confirmed that…

Following the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) directives, Paytm's Founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma reassures users that the Paytm app will continue functioning beyond February 29. The company plans to expand collaborations with third-party banks to distribute financial services. Key services, including the Paytm app, user deposits, investments with Paytm Money, loan and insurance distribution, Paytm Payment Gateway, offline payments, and bills payments, remain unaffected by the RBI's directives. Paytm aims to uphold full compliance and strengthen its partnerships with various banks to ensure seamless operations.`

Vigilance Bureau Initiates Another Corruption Case Against Amritsar Improvement Trust Accountant for Accepting Rs 45 Lakh Bribe In its ongoing efforts to combat corruption within the state, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has filed a new corruption case against Vishal Sharma, the Accountant of Amritsar Improvement Trust (AIT), who is alleged to have accepted Rs 45 lakh as an illegal gratification. According to an official spokesperson from the state VB, FIR no. 01, dated 31.01.2024, has been lodged against the accused under section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act at the VB police station in the Amritsar range. The…

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has mandated the reinstatement of IG Paramraj Singh Umranangal. Umranangal faced suspension following the registration of an FIR in connection with the Kotakpura and Behbal Kalan shooting incident. However, the High Court, in its recent orders on Friday, declared the cancellation of his suspension. Upon his initial suspension, Umranangal sought refuge in the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), where his petition was dismissed. Following this, he appealed to the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) criticized Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for evading the Enforcement Directorate's summons for the fifth time, dismissing it as a strategy to portray himself as helpless. Harish Khurana, a BJP leader, questioned why Kejriwal had not approached the court to challenge the legality of the summons if he deemed it unlawful. Khurana strongly condemned Kejriwal's repeated non-compliance with the ED's summons, labeling it a ploy to present himself as powerless. He emphasized that if Kejriwal believed the summons was illegal, he should have sought legal recourse to have it quashed. Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi Chief…

In a ceremony held today, Haryana Energy Minister, Ranjit Singh, administered the oath of Office and Secrecy to the recently appointed Chairman of the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC), Sh. Nand Lal Sharma. Additionally, the Energy Minister also administered the oath to the newly appointed member of HERC, Sh. Mukesh Garg. During the ceremony, the Energy Minister conveyed congratulations and best wishes to the families and well-wishers of both appointees. Nand Lal Sharma brings a wealth of experience to his new role, having served as the Executive Director at SJVN for three years and as the Secretary at Himachal Pradesh…

Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi and the national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), joined forces with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and other party leaders to protest against the BJP in Delhi regarding the Chandigarh mayoral elections. In his address at the protest, Chief Minister Kejriwal accused the BJP of electoral malpractice, alleging that the party steals votes, manipulates electronic voting machines (EVMs), removes names from voter lists, and adds fake names. He stated that this election in Chandigarh revealed the BJP's unscrupulous actions, referring to them as the `pot of sin` that needed correction. Kejriwal…