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“With 1,087 violence-related fatalities recorded so far during the year, the outlaws suffered 368 (34 per cent), followed by civilians with 333 (31 per cent) fatalities,” says the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) report — Q3 2023.The report noted that there was a consistent and alarming increase in the violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, The News reported.Equally greater concern is the collective percentage of violence-related fatalities recorded in these two provinces which indicates a disturbing upward trend over the last five years; together, they suffered 72 per cent of all fatalities in 2019, and this unsettling figure…

Out of the Rs 1,62,712 crore GST collections for September, CGST was Rs 29,818 crore, SGST was Rs 37,657 crore, IGST was Rs 83,623 crore (including Rs 41,145 crore collected on import of goods) and cess was Rs 11,613 crore (including Rs 881 crore collected on import of goods).The government settled Rs 33,736 crore to CGST and Rs 27,578 crore to SGST from IGST.The total revenue of Centre and the states in September after regular settlement was Rs 63,555 crore for CGST and Rs 65,235 crore for the SGST.It is for the fourth time that the gross GST collection has…

AI953 will depart at 1:30 p.m. (IST) to reach Doha at 3:45 p.m. The return flight AI954 will take off from Doha at 4:45 p.m. to land at Kochi at 11:35 p.m. (All Local Time).”The flight, operated with an A320neo aircraft, will offer 162 seats (150 in Economy and 12 in Business Class),” said the official.”The new launch is in line with Air India’s commitment to expand connectivity and enhance frequency on domestic and international sectors as it keeps augmenting its fleet with new aircraft,” said the airline spokesperson.”The service will further densify and strengthen our operations to the Middle…

Both teams showed flair in the attack from the word go and it was Korea, who had an opportunity to take an early lead, but the Indian team Vice Captain and defender Deep Grace Ekka made a brilliant goal-line save to deny Korea from going in front.After avoiding the early scare, India quickly settled into a passing rhythm while controlling the majority of possession and Sangita Kumari even got a good opportunity to give India the lead as she was past Korea’s defense line and had to beat their goalkeeper but she could not keep her shot on target thus…

Senior officials and all employees enthusiastically participated in the cleanliness drive. NGOs and local Delhi municipal workers also participated in the initiative by cleaning areas in Motibagh Vegetable Market, Ramakrishnapuram, and Sector-1.As part of the “Swachhata Hi Seva” program, NCB’s subordinate offices also actively participated in cleanliness drives at a total of 54 locations. The campaign is aimed to raise awareness and encourage voluntary efforts for keeping the nation clean in the future, encompassing areas in and around one’s vicinity.–IANSatk/dan

Kynan had raised hopes of winning India’s first gold medal in Men’s Trap Individual since 1978 when Randhir Singh had bagged the gold in Bangkok. Kynan performed superbly along with Zoravar Singh Sandhu and Prithviraj Tondaiman to win a historic gold medal in the men’s Trap Team competition.This was India’s first gold medal in the Trap Team competition, having won silver in three successive Asian Games from 1998 in Bangkok, 2002 in Busan and 2006 in Doha. It also completed a full set of medals for the veteran Zoravar Singh Sandhu, who had won a silver medal with Manavjit Singh…

At an event held here, the Prime Minister pressed a button to dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of various projects covering sectors like road, rail, petroleum and natural gas and higher education.Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, Union minister for tourism and culture G. Kishan Reddy and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar were also present.He laid the foundation stone for key road projects that are part of Nagpur — Vijayawada Economic Corridor. The projects include — 108 km long four lane access controlled Greenfield highway from Warangal to Khammam section of NH-163G and 90 km long four lane access…

The study, led by investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, based on electronic health record (EHR) data showed that SARS-CoV-2 accounted for approximately one in six cases of sepsis during the first two and a half years of the Covid-19 pandemic.The results, published in JAMA Network Open, suggest clinicians should rethink how they treat sepsis while also providing a framework for future surveillance for viral sepsis.”Most people, including medical professionals, equate sepsis with bacterial infections,” said lead author Claire Shappell, of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.”This is…

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) South Africa’s middle-order batter David Miller believes the current side are capable of doing something special in the upcoming 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup, happening from October 5 to November 19 in India.South Africa come into the tournament on the back of a 3-2 series win over Australia back home. The Proteas, yet to win the most coveted trophy in Men’s ODI cricket, will open their World Cup campaign against 1996 champions Sri Lanka at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on October 7.”We genuinely believe that we can do something special. The reality…

The aim of this campaign is to promote use of solar energy and make efforts to achieve the target set by the Uttar Pradesh government under the Solar Energy Policy 2022 of Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) which aims to achieve 6000 megawatts of solar rooftop plant installations (residential/commercial).Information regarding the application process and installation of net meter will be provided soon.UPNEDA Director Anupam Shukla said that the first boot camp under ‘Har Ghar Solar Abhiyan’ will be organised at Vikas Bhawan in Lucknow and near the Municipal Corporation office in Varanasi.He said that in this…