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LG gives green signal to National Medical Register for practitioners to serve in Ladakh

In a major healthcare reform aimed at addressing the acute shortage of doctors and specialists in Ladakh, Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Monday approved a draft notification allowing all medical practitioners registered under the National Medical Register to practice in the Union Territory without requiring any additional approval or No Objection Certificate (NOC).

TN varsity sexual assault case: HC constitutes SIT, orders 25 lakh compensation to victim & directs action against CoP

Pulling up the police over the investigation into the rape of a girl student of Anna University inside the varsity campus, Madras High Court on Saturday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to take over the probe and ordered an interim compensation of Rs 25 lakh to the victim besides directing the state government to take action against the Greater Chennai City Police Commissioner.

NMDC releases over Rs 765 cr covering 1.84 lakh beneficiaries

The year 2024 has seen the Ministry of Minority Affairs adding many feathers to its cap with a slew of schemes and programmes for the minorities. During the Financial Year 2023-24, National Minorities Development Finance Corporation (NMDFC) released concessional credit to the tune of Rs 765.45 crore covering over 1.84 lakh beneficiaries.