Fire destroys incense sticks manufacturing unit near Katpadi

Fire destroys incense sticks manufacturing unit near Katpadi

Fire breaks out at incense sticks manufacturing unit A 54-year-old owner of an incense sticks making unit at Rasalapakkam village near Katpadi in Vellore escaped unhurt after fire broke out in the unit on Tuesday, resulting in thick smoke in the area. Police said that it was around 5 am when V. Mahalingam, owner, went … Read more

Mob destroys Assam Rifles makeshift camp in Manipur’s Kamjong district

Mob destroys Assam Rifles makeshift camp in Manipur’s Kamjong district

A mob on Saturday stormed and destroyed a makeshift camp of Assam Rifles in Manipur’s Kamjong district over alleged harassment and restrictions on transportation of timber, officials said. Members of the group that attacked the camp in Hongbei area belonged to Kasom Khullen block of the Naga majority district. Tensions escalated on Saturday when the … Read more

Medical malpractice destroys profession’s nobility, says BLDE Vice-Chancellor

Medical malpractice destroys profession’s nobility, says BLDE Vice-Chancellor

Dental graduates of S. Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Sciences and Research at the graduation ceremony in Kalaburagi on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI Terming medicine as a noble profession, R.S. Mudhol, Vice-Chancellor of BLDE (deemed-to-be-university), said that doctors and hospitals deviating from their noble path would lead to the destruction of the profession’s dignity. … Read more