Police establishments in JK to use solar lights

Dr Farooq Sanctions Rs 30 Crore

New Delhi, Feb 1: Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah has sanctioned over Rs 30 crores to the Jammu and Kashmir Police to install over 500 solar photovoltaic power plants at training centres, battalion headquarters, SDPOs offices, police stations and border police posts More

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Existing cap of max admission at MBBS level raised: Azad

New Delhi, Feb 1: Union Health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Wednesday in order to have more doctors, the existing cap of maximum admission at MBBS level was raised from 150 to 250 and financial assistance was provided to State Government owned Medical Colleges.  “These path-breaking decisions More

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NBE to hold common medical PG entrance test next year

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Feb 1: The National Board of Examinations has agreed to conduct a single common entrance test for admission to post-graduate medical courses across the country from next year."The Board of Governors of NBE has agreed in principle to hold the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET More

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Feel miserable, don't get sleep at night: ISRO scientist

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Bangalore,Feb1: Space scientist A Bhaskaranarayana, one of the four former ISRO scientists blacklisted from government jobs on the controversial Antrix-Devas deal, today said the action has left him feeling miserable and worried over his standing in society. "We feel miserable. We have worked More

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MODEL OF BIGGEST MASJID IN INDIA UNVEILED

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

Kozhikode (Kerala), Feb 1: The model of what is billed as India's biggest Masjid- accommodating 25,000 in its courtyard - was unveiled here other day. The mosque is to come up on 40 acres (320 kanals) of land near here and the complex will also house a heritage museum, convention halls, and More

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Bent on laptops, spondylitis afflicting India's young

New Delhi, Feb 1: Shweta Arya was 29 years old when she first had a back problem. Ignored initially, her pain spread upwards and aggravated to a level where she was not even able to move her neck. "Employed with an infrastructure consultancy, I used to work on a laptop with a bent neck. The More

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