Month: October 2023

In an explosive multi-pronged growth mode, Bengaluru’s massive population and industry had always mandated at least two fully functional commercial airports. With the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) Managing Director Hari Marar articulating that need recently, the spotlight has shifted back to an old proposal to build a “third airport” after reopening the old HAL…

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Fire mishap at Gaganpahad. A fire mishap was reported at a godown in Gaganpahad on Sunday evening. No casualties were reported. Officials from the fire control room said that following a distress call at 7.47 p.m., one fire tender was rushed to the spot. “The godown was being used as a storage unit for soft…

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Junior resident doctors in the State have issued a warning to the Health Department officials and declared their intent to boycott duties if their long-pending stipends are not disbursed by the end of the month. In a letter addressed to Ramesh Reddy, Director of Medical Education (DME), the Telangana Junior Doctors Association (T-JUDA) conveyed their…

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Vaccine producer Pfizer and the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Hospital in Hyderabad have joined forces to inaugurate a Center of Excellence (CoE) for Adult Vaccination.  The centre was inaugurated on October 20 by Dr Bhaskar Rao, Chairman and Managing Director, KIMS Hospital. The CoE has been established to create a comprehensive healthcare environment…

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