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Doctors to be recruited to CCRC on priority basis: Keralam fisheries Minister

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Doctors to be recruited to CCRC on priority basis: Keralam fisheries Minister

Over a hundred sanctioned posts remain vacant at the Cochin Cancer Research Centre. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Months after its much-touted launch and amid delays in becoming fully operational, the Cochin Cancer Research Centre (CCRC) is expected to get a fresh impetus, with 36 doctors to be recruited on a priority basis, Fisheries Minister…

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Judiciary proactively responded to emerging fraudulent schemes like digital arrest: CJI

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Judiciary proactively responded to emerging fraudulent schemes like digital arrest: CJI

71405958 In his closing address at the 43rd International Symposium on Economic Crime in London, the CJI said the Supreme Court had recently taken suo motu cognisance of the “digital arrest” scam, in which fraudsters impersonate police officers, judicial officials, or bureaucrats over video calls to dupe citizens. “In response, the court has directed the…

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Wayalaying of Keralam CM: K.V. Thomas flays action against Cong. leader

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Wayalaying of Keralam CM: K.V. Thomas flays action against Cong. leader

Former Congress leader K.V. Thomas has flayed the police action against a local Congress leader in Thiruvananthapuram for allegedly blocking Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan’s convoy and misbehaving with him. Drawing a parallel between the incident that led to the arrest of Anilkumar, alias Chenthi Anil, and a clash that took place during an event attended…

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IIT student death: panel begins probe, aid for kin approved

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IIT Delhi on Saturday said the external inquiry committee formed to investigate the death of a 31-year-old MSc student has begun its probe and an external ombudsperson will be appointed next week. The statement comes a day after IIT Director Rangan Banerjee threatened to take disciplinary action against protesters for “disrupting the peaceful functioning of…

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BLOs flag training gaps ahead of next phase of SIR in Delhi

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With over 33 lakh voters set to face notices and hearings after the draft electoral roll is published on August 31, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have flagged gaps in their training ahead of the next phase of special intensive revision (SIR) in Delhi. The claims and objections phase, which begins with the publication of the…

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Smoke barriers, refuge areas: Delhi notifies new fire safety rules

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The Delhi government has amended its Fire Service Rules, mandating a comprehensive overhaul of building safety measures in the wake of recent tragedies, including the Malviya Nagar hotel fire that claimed 23 lives. The updated regulations mandate six-metre fire engine access, protected exits, fire lifts, sprinkler and fire-suppression systems, smoke barriers, emergency power backups, fire…

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Emergency laparoscopic surgery performed on high-risk patient

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A 54-year-old man with severe small bowel obstruction, sepsis and impending bowel strangulation underwent emergency laparoscopic surgery at Dr. Mehta’s Hospitals, Velappanchavadi. The patient had had a stroke before and consequently, was on antiplatelet medication, increasing the risk of bleeding during surgery. However, doctors said surgery could not be delayed as worsening obstruction and loss…

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Hyderabad hospital performs 400 kidney transplants

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Hyderabad hospital performs 400 kidney transplants

Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy inaugurating the Kidney Symposium 2026 on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Yashoda Hospitals, HITEC City branch has performed more than 400 kidney transplant surgeries since the launch of its kidney transplant programme, the hospital said on Saturday (August 29). The milestone was highlighted at ‘Kidney…

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Postcard collection with artist Pavithra Srinivasan’s illustrations released

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Postcard collection with artist Pavithra Srinivasan’s illustrations released

T.N. Venkatesh IAS, Justice Prabha Sridevan, and Historian K.R.A. Narasaiah at the launch event at Higginbothams in Chennai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B A collection of postcards bearing the illustrations of iconic buildings of Madras, including those of the Big Mosque in Triplicane, the clock tower at Royapettah, Madras High Court, and the Armenian Church, compiled by artist,…

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At 387, city turns up the spirit at The Hindu’s Made of Chennai festival

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At 387, city turns up the spirit at The Hindu’s Made of Chennai festival

Playback singer Chinmayi during her eclectic and cross-lingual performance at the Made of Chennai food and music festival at YMCA Nandanam on Saturday. | Photo Credit: R. RAVINDRAN Chennai does not so much celebrate its birthdays as it hums them into being, and that hum — equal parts spirit and stillness — defined The Hindu’s…

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