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LAB, KDA claim to have reached ‘in-principle understanding’ with Centre

LAB, KDA claim to have reached ‘in-principle understanding’ with Centre

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New Delhi, Two prominent civil society groups from Ladakh Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance on Friday claimed to have reached an ‘in-principle understanding’ with the Centre on providing constitutional safeguards to the Union Territory. LAB, KDA claim to have reached ‘in-principle understanding’ with Centre In a joint statement, after the sub-committee meeting here, both groups said they have reached an “in-principle understanding” with the Government of India on restoring democracy in Ladakh and providing constitutional safeguards on the lines of Nagaland, Sikkim and Mizoram under Article 371. No formal statement was immediately available from the Centre. The discussions took place during the sub-committee comprising top representatives from LAB and KDA and also from the Ministry of Home Affairs. Both groups stuck to their demands regarding the restoration of democracy, constitutional safeguards, and the demand for Statehood and Sixth Schedule protection, reflecting the shared commitment of all stakeholders towards an inclusive and sustainable governance framework for the region. Following detailed and constructive deliberations, both sides have arrived at “an in-principle understanding” on several critical …

NCB busts Dehradun lab making banned ‘jihadi drug’ Captagon; hunt on for another Syrian national linked to network

NCB busts Dehradun lab making banned ‘jihadi drug’ Captagon; hunt on for another Syrian national linked to network

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The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted a clandestine laboratory in Dehradun where a Syrian national manufactured Captagon, a banned synthetic stimulant popularly known as the ‘jihadi drug’, and arrested an Indian national who had leased the place to another Syrian, police officers aware of the matter said. NCB, under Operation RAGEPILL, has successfully unearthed an international drug syndicate involved in the trafficking of Captagon, leading to the seizure of approximately 227.7 Kgs of Captagon tablets/powder and the arrest of one overstaying Syrian national, who is a member of the syndicate, on Saturday. (Narcotics Control Bureau/ ANI) The NCB on Saturday night unearthed the laboratory after questioning Alabras Ahmed, the Syrian national who was arrested on May 11, and is the lookout for a second Syrian national who prepared the drug in the Dehradun laboratory, the officers added. Last week, 31.5kg of Captagon was seized from a house in Delhi’s Neb Sarai, where Ahmed lived, and 196.2 kg from a container at the Mundra Port in Gujarat. Both seizures were cumulatively valued at ₹182 crore. …

Ayodhya temple committee inaugurates conservation lab to preserve, restore artefacts; security efforts ramped up

Ayodhya temple committee inaugurates conservation lab to preserve, restore artefacts; security efforts ramped up

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The two-day meeting of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple Construction Committee concluded on Sunday. A four-kilometre boundary wall will be constructed around the Ram Mandir complex, along with 25 watch towers. (File Image/AP) Speaking to reporters, Chairman of the construction committee, Nripendra Mishra, said that a conservation laboratory has been inaugurated. He said the main objective of the lab is to preserve and restore various artefacts kept for display, including textile paintings, artworks and stones recovered during excavations, which may require revival after a period of time. He said the conservation and preservation laboratory has been set up in collaboration with the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in Delhi, headed by Ram Bahadur Rai. Two experienced staff members from the institution have been deputed and are currently working at the laboratory. They will train the temple staff over the next three years. Mishra further said that the Hanuman ji gallery will be completed by May 30. Discussions were also held with Champat Rai regarding allowing devotees access to the museum, but it was …

Rajasthan may serve as “living lab” for farm tech companies: CM Bhajan Lal Sharma

Rajasthan may serve as “living lab” for farm tech companies: CM Bhajan Lal Sharma

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Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma attends the Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet (GRAM) 2026, in Bengaluru, Karnataka, Sunday, April 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI With its enormous crop diversity, Rajasthan may serve as a “living lab” for the agricultural technology companies which could avail of the numerous investment opportunities in food processing, cold chains, organic farming and drone-based agriculture, Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma said on Sunday (April 26, 2026). Mr. Sharma was addressing an investor meet in Bengaluru ahead of the Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet (GRAM)-2026 to be organised in Jaipur next month. He said technology had an immense potential to transform agriculture sector in the State on a large scale, with the vast scope for modern irrigation and artificial intelligence-based crop assessment. Published – April 27, 2026 06:14 am IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Lab technician shot dead by blood bank operator’s son in UP’s Sitapur: Police

Lab technician shot dead by blood bank operator’s son in UP’s Sitapur: Police

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A 35-year-old lab technician was allegedly shot dead by the lab operator’s son following a dispute at a family-run blood bank in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district in the early hours of Friday, police said. A 35-year-old lab technician was allegedly shot dead by the lab operator’s son following a dispute at a family-run blood bank in Uttar Pradesh (Representative photo) According to police officers, the accused, Shivesh Singh (40), and the deceased, Satish Yadav, were both working at the same blood bank and pathology laboratory operating from the ground floor of a two-storey house in the Naipalapur locality when Singh opened fire. Yadav, a resident of Azamgarh, had reportedly been working as a lab technician at the blood bank for two months after moving to Sitapur following his resignation from a hospital in Lucknow. Shivesh looked after the day-to-day operations and management of the lab owned by his father, Rajkumar Singh, , a retired police head constable. Circle officer (Sadar) Neha Tripathi said that police were informed around 2 am about a fatal gunshot injury …

Lab Leak or Animal? WHO Chief Tedros Says China Still Withholding Critical Covid-19 Origin Data

Lab Leak or Animal? WHO Chief Tedros Says China Still Withholding Critical Covid-19 Origin Data

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3 min readFeb 28, 2026 02:37 PM IST WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that the world remains highly vulnerable to future pandemics, even as the United States completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organisation following an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Tedros said the WHO still lacks adequate information from China on the origins of Covid-19 and has not received complete transparency despite formal requests. Asked whether the virus originated from a lab leak or animal transmission, Tedros said the WHO does not have enough evidence to believe, beyond reasonable doubt, any of the existing hypotheses. He stressed that determining the virus’s origin is not simply a scientific issue but also a moral one. “When we know what happened with Covid, we can prevent any future pandemics,” he said. World still vulnerable Tedros said the global community has not eliminated the risk of another major outbreak. “We are still vulnerable,” he said, noting that while many initiatives have begun based on lessons from …

Why This Gandhinagar Lab is a Game-Changer for Global Outbreak Response

Why This Gandhinagar Lab is a Game-Changer for Global Outbreak Response

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of the Bio-Safety Level 4 (BSL-4) Containment Facility and laboratory in his Lok Sabha constituency of Gandhinagar on Tuesday (January 13). He called it a “health shield” for India and said it heralded the “beginning of a new era of health security and biotechnology in the country”. Bio-Safety Level 4 represents the highest level of biological containment. Such laboratories are designed to safely conduct research on the world’s most dangerous and life-threatening pathogens, which are highly infectious and often lack effective vaccines or treatments. At these labs, under extremely controlled conditions that are periodically inspected and monitored based on international standards, scientists conduct advanced research on high-risk pathogens, work on the development of diagnostics, vaccines, and therapeutics, and conduct rapid outbreak investigation and response. The BSL-4 laboratory coming up in Sector-28 of Gandhinagar, along with an Animal Bio-Safety Level (ABSL) facility, will be a strategic national asset where research is conducted on the deadliest pathogens known to mankind, including the Ebola virus, Marburg virus, Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic …

Delhi L-G VK Saxena visits Rohini forensic science lab | Delhi News

Delhi L-G VK Saxena visits Rohini forensic science lab | Delhi News

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Delhi L-G V K Saxena on Monday visited the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in Rohini to review the lab’s infrastructure and workflow processes, among others. According to sources, the key focus of the visit was to examine capacity building to ensure time bound disposal of POCSO cases. During the visit, Saxena undertook a comprehensive review of the lab’s infrastructure and workflow processes, among others. He also spoke with senior officials and scientists to assess requirements and challenges faced by them. Further, the visit also focused on identifying bottlenecks for enhancing efficiency and to ensure that the laboratory was fully prepared to meet the increased forensic workload in view of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. The BNSS makes forensic investigation mandatory for offences punishable with seven years of imprisonment or more. Earlier, there were no statutory requirements on crime scene management, and the practice for evidence collection varied across states. Due to this, the workload of Rohini Forensic Science Laboratory has increased drastically. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or …

IIT Madras-Indian Railways jointly launch Omics Translational Research Lab

IIT Madras-Indian Railways jointly launch Omics Translational Research Lab

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IIT Madras and Indian Railways Finance Corporation (IRFC) have joined hands to launch the country’s first Single Cell Omics Translational (SCOT) Research Laboratory on Monday. A press release stated that the lab would facilitate research on early diagnosis, disease prognosis, biomarker discovery, and drug screening across a spectrum of diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular, infectious, inflammatory, metabolic, and other non-communicable diseases. The IRFC has sanctioned a ₹ 10.83-crore grant as part of its CSR initiative to establish the lab within IIT Madras’ Department of Medical Sciences and Technology. The facility was launched in the presence of V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, Usha Venugopal, Member (Finance), Railway Board, Manoj Kumar Dubey, Chairman and Managing Director, IRFC, and Ashwin Mahalingam, Dean (Alumni and Corporate Relations), IIT Madras. Published – November 18, 2025 05:30 am IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Are lab grown diamonds fake?

Are lab grown diamonds fake?

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Diamonds are a girl’s best friend — whether extracted from a mine or created in a laboratory. But for Neelam Kothari Soni, lab-grown diamonds just do not cut. “If someone gifted me lab-grown diamonds, would I be as excited? No,” she told jewellery expert Julia Chafe during a recent conversation. According to the actor, “lab-grown is a parallel market, but real natural diamonds are special and a girl’s best friend.” So, are lab-grown diamonds truly as special as real diamonds? Disha Shah, Founder of DiAi Designs, told indianexpress.com that lab-grown diamonds are often misunderstood, mostly because of the word ‘lab’. Many misconceptions suggest they are fake or artificial, but in reality, they are similar to mined diamonds as they share the same chemical, physical, and optical properties. “The only difference is their origin. One forms deep in the earth, and the other is created in a modern, controlled environment that mirrors natural processes,” she said. Shah said that lab-grown diamonds are remarkable owing to the customisation possibilities they offer. “They allow you to create pieces …