Cross-border narcotics network busted in Amritsar; 5 kg heroin seized

Cross-border narcotics network busted in Amritsar; 5 kg heroin seized

Amritsar police have busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling network and seized over 5 kg of heroin, officials said on Saturday. One operative, Pawandeep Singh, a resident of Amritsar, was arrested during the operation, part of an ongoing effort to make Punjab drug-free under Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann. According to Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav, Pawandeep … Read more

Gloucestershire support network helped us to breastfeed, say mums

Gloucestershire support network helped us to breastfeed, say mums

Clara Bullock & Nicky Price BBC News, Gloucestershire Manpreet Pinder Manpreet Pinder volunteers as a breastfeeding peer supporter Two mums who struggled to breastfed their babies have said they would have struggled without the help of a peer support group. Manpreet Pinder, who has since trained as a volunteer breastfeeding peer supporter, and her sister, … Read more

Additional Commissioner checks functioning of SSLC Webcasting network

Additional Commissioner checks functioning of SSLC Webcasting network

Additional Commissioner of School Education Department of Kittur Karnataka Educational zone Jayashree Shintri, inspecting the functioning of the SSLC webcasting network in Dharwad on Friday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT As the SSLC examinations got off to a smooth start in Kittur Karnataka region on Friday, Additional Commissioner of School Education Department of Kittur Karnataka … Read more

94% of broad gauge network has been electrified, says Railways Minister

94% of broad gauge network has been electrified, says Railways Minister

About 94% of total Broad Gauge Network of the Indian Railways has been electrified, Ministry of Railways has stated. “At present, 61,813 route km on BG network has been electrified, which is about 94% of the total network,” a spokesperson from the Railways Ministry stated. The figure shared is the work completed until December last … Read more

287 km circular rail network to come up on the outskirts of Bengaluru

287 km circular rail network to come up on the outskirts of Bengaluru

Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw, P.C. Mohan, MP, and Sanjeev Kishore, General Manager, South Western Railway addressing a press conference in Bengaluru on today. | Photo Credit: Jayanth V. To curb traffic problems in the city, the Ministry of Railways has proposed to develop a circular rail network of around 287 km on the outskirts … Read more

NIA cracks down on terror-gangster network in 6 States, one detained

NIA cracks down on terror-gangster network in 6 States, one detained

A view of National Investigation Agency (NIA), in New Delhi. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu The National Investigating Agency on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, conducted raids at 51 locations in six states in connection with the crackdown on a terror-gangster network operating in India and Canada, officials said. Also read: NIA declares ₹10 … Read more

Gujarat Congress launches mass contact program to revive dormant party network

Gujarat Congress launches mass contact program to revive dormant party network

Congress leaders Shaktisinh Gohil. File. | Photo Credit: PTI The Gujarat Congress launched a district wise padyatra from Kheda district on August 28 to revive its cadre and reach out to party workers.  As part of the initiative, state leaders including state president Shaktisinh Gohil and Congress legislative party leader Amit Chavda will travel to … Read more

India joins Centralised Laboratory Network (CLN) for testing vaccines

India joins Centralised Laboratory Network (CLN) for testing vaccines

India has joined the Centralized Laboratory Network (CLN) which currently has 15 partner facilities in 13 countries that works to test vaccines which can be used during pandemic, epidemic disease outbreak. CLN is a part of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the Network is the largest global group which has standardised methods and … Read more

Kerala Souvenir Network aims to tackle Chinese invasion on souvenir market

Kerala Souvenir Network aims to tackle Chinese invasion on souvenir market

Craftsmen making Aranmula Kannadi at Kerala Arts and Crafts Village, Vellar, Thiruvananthapuram | Photo Credit: SREEJITH R KUMAR An artisan of exquisite talent from Wayanad, Biju Babu weaves magic into bamboo, crafting artifacts of unrivalled beauty that echo the unique allure of Kerala. Yet, his painstaking craftmanship is being eclipsed by an avalanche of inexpensive … Read more