Six patients in ICU as health teams intensify monitoring Indore: The number of patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in Bhagirathpura, Indore, has risen again, increasing from five to six. Of these, three patients have been on ventilator support for an extended period. Meanwhile, ten patients admitted to the general ward are reported…
New Delhi, January 18 (UNI) Sustained investment in rail infrastructure has significantly enhanced safety and operational efficiency across the national rail network, with Indian Railways completing track renewal works spanning 6,851 kms during 2024-25. Projects covering more than 7,500 kms are currently underway and an additional 7,900 kms of track renewal is planned over the…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (UNI) Toxic smog blanketed the National Capital Region (NCR) on Sunday as air quality deteriorated sharply, slipping into the ‘severe’ category from ‘very poor’ a day earlier. At 4 pm, Delhi’s 24-hour rolling average Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 440, breaching the ‘severe’ threshold of 400, according to the Central…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (UNI) Minister of Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh on Sunday launched India’s first open-sea marine fish farming project in the Andaman Sea, marking a pilot initiative aimed at creating livelihood opportunities while advancing the country’s ‘Blue Economy’ ambitions. The project was launched at North Bay in Sri Vijaya Puram during the Minister’s…
New Delhi, Jan 18(UNI) Delhi government has released its share of funds for the remaining three corridors of Phase IV of the Delhi Metro Rail Transit System (MRTS). The corridors are expected to be completed within four years. Efficient metro operations will also play a significant role in controlling pollution. The three Phase-IV Metro corridors…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the government is working to ensure that the private sector’s share in defence manufacturing rises to 50 per cent or more, underscoring its push for self-reliance and indigenisation in the sector. Speaking after inaugurating the Medium Calibre Ammunition Manufacturing Facility at Solar Defence…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (UNI) The President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will be on a day-long official visit to India on Monday, January 19. The visit assumes significance, coming in the wake of rising tensions between the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The visit is at the invitation of…
New Delhi, Jan 17, (UNI) Bangladesh’s former foreign minister Hasan Mahmud on Saturday strongly criticised a UNHCR report on the July–August, 2024 student movement, calling it “highly biased” and accusing it of overlooking violence against members of the Awami League and security forces. Mahmud who was speaking at a press conference, the first of its…
New Delhi, Jan 17, (UNI) Expanding train services to long-distance overnight travel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today flagged off country’s maiden Vande Bharat sleeper train from West Bengal’s Malda district. The central goverment now gears up for the ambitious plan that by 2047, the Vande Bharat fleet is to scale up to around 4,500 trainsets,…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) In response to the statement by Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann said on Saturday that the BJP government in Delhi is free to demand a CBI probe into the issue of the forensic report over the alleged remarks by AAP leader Atishi in the…
