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Dr M Srinivas, the newly appointed director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) released an official memorandum, warning of serious consequences to those performing functions not mentioned in the tender. According to the memorandum, staff found eating or taking refreshments during duty hours will reportedly be removed from the roll. This has come following Srinivas’ recent visit to a hospital, where a staff was seen… read-more

A man in Ranchi has been arrested for allegedly vandalising an idol of Hanuman inside a temple on Ranchi’s main road. The arrest was reportedly made based on CCTV footage and eye witnesses. According to the police, the atmosphere became tense soon after the incident. However, the situation seems to be under control now. Meanwhile, adequate force has been deployed in the area to avoid any untoward incident. 

I’m Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria, the roof of a two-storey building collapsed on September 19. Three members of a family have been rescued from the site. Superintendent of Police Sankalp Sharma said that the persons lived in the same house, and have now been admitted to a hospital for treatment. The exact reason behind the roof collapse in yet to be ascertained. Further details are awaited.

In Delhi’s Indralok area, a fire broke out at a toy factory on August 30. The fire was massive and required 14 fire tenders to attend to it. Immediately after the incident, 14 fire tenders were despatched to douse the fire. “The fire has been brought under control. No casualty has been reported,” said MK Chattopadhyay, Divisional Fire officer.

The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) along with the Thane district athletics association will conduct a 10-km marathon competition and annual cyclothon on August 14, the eve of the 75th Independence Day celebration. The celebration has been launched under the "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav". The TMC chief Dr. Vipin Sharma appealed to citizens to participate in this marathon in large numbers, which will begin from the TMC Headquarters.