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Amid doctors' crunch in govt hospitals, Punjab set to rope in retired specialists

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July 14, 2025

The Punjab government has decided to hire 100 retired medical specialists as consultants through walk-in interviews in district hospitals, sub-divisional hospitals and community health centres (CHCs).

- Harpreet Bajwa @Chandigarh

According to sources, the decision has been made in response to the severe shortage of medical specialists in government hospitals across the state. Approximately 47% posts of sanctioned specialists are lying vacant across the state, they added. Out of 2,098 sanctioned specialist posts, 990 remain vacant. Additionally, there are vacancies among general medical officers. Around 1,962 posts are yet to be filled out of the 3,847 posts.

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Setback to Choksi as Belgian court okays diamond bizman extradition

ONE of the eight Antwerp courts for distinct civil and criminal matters has ruled that fugitive Indian diamond merchant Mehul Choksi can be extradited to India, and termed his arrest by the Belgian authorities on the basis of India's request valid, officials here said on Friday.

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October 18, 2025

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ICAR to revive 5-yr plan to achieve 'Vision 2047' goals

FOLLOWING a letter from the Cabinet Secretary, the Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has issued 18 actionable points for immediate implementation.

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October 18, 2025

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Coconut and gold fuel Kerala's inflation

DOGGED CPI DIVERGENCE

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1 min

October 18, 2025

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Diwali time, rise in sugar intake alarming: Experts

WITH sugar consumption soaring despite a rise in diabetes and pre-diabetes, experts are concerned that the upcoming Diwali could pose serious health risks.

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1 mins

October 18, 2025

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PROTECT ELEPHANTS FOR A HEALTHIER ECOSYSTEM

INDIA'S elephant population has fallen by 17.8 percent since 2017, according to the latest report from the Wildlife Institute of India.

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1 mins

October 18, 2025

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Census system test for first phase from Nov 10

To check for system bugs, identify challenges, refine operations

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1 mins

October 18, 2025

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Shah meets Nitish to firm up campaign plan, flags Lalu-Rabri’s ‘jungle raj’

'NDA will form govt with biggest majority in 20 yrs'

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1 mins

October 18, 2025

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Saurashtra retains grip in Gujarat govt overhaul

A POLL MASTERSTROKE

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1 mins

October 18, 2025

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Maaya, Sahaja given wild cards for Chennai Open

INDIA'S Maaya Rajeshwaran and Sahaja Yamalapalli have been given wild cards for the upcoming WTA Chennai Open at the SDAT Nungambakkam Stadium. It's the first time that city will play host to a tour-level event in three years. The last time the Stadium played host to one, Czech teen Linda Fruhvirtova walked away with the title.

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1 min

October 18, 2025

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Rajnath on board of LCA Tejas Mk1A inaugural flight, praises ‘self-reliance’

DEFENCE Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday inaugurated the third Production Line of the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Nashik. The move is aimed at increasing production to fill gaps in IAF combat squadrons left by the retirement of MiG fighters.

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1 mins

October 18, 2025

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