177 Ayushman Bharat Cards Are Made Every Minute: Health Ministry

As many as 177 Ayushman Bharat cards are made and 30 hospital admissions undertaken per minute under the Centre's flagship scheme for providing health insurance, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.

Highlighting the benefits accruing to the most vulnerable and poorest communities of the country, Minister of State for Health SP Singh Baghel urged Delhi, Odisha and West Bengal to join the AB-PMJAY scheme.

He was speaking at the inaugural session of Arogya Manthan, being held to celebrate five years of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) and two years of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).

Ayushman Bharat is the most important government welfare scheme underway in India today, as it helps the poor access the best treatment, same as the rich which was not possible earlier, Mr Baghel said.

Union Health Secretary Sudhansh Pant said that 44 per cent of hospitalisations are of women beneficiaries, whereas eight hospitals are being empanelled per day, on average.

Mr Pant said that around 60 per cent of the amount has been used for tertiary care hospitalisation, which had been one of the aims of PM-JAY when it was launched.

He said that 177 Ayushman PMJAY cards are being made, along with 30 hospital admissions, per minute.

The two-day event (25th and 26th September 2023) at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi will see discussions and deliberations on challenges, trends and best practices related to the two schemes.

Awards were given out to states for effective implementation of PM-JAY and ABDM under various categories like gender equity service delivery, efficient grievance redressal and the highest number of treatments In terms of the highest number of treatments, the awards were won by Kerala, Meghalaya, and Puducherry in the categories of large state, small state, and Union Territories respectively.

In gender equity in service delivery, the awards were won by Karnataka, Meghalaya and Jammu and Kashmir in the category of large state, small state, and Union Territories respectively.

The award for the facility that generated the most number of ABHA Scan and Share tokens went to AIIMS, Delhi.

In a video message, Union Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said that both these schemes have been essential to build the foundation for a strong nation.

The PMJAY provides assurance of Rs 5 lakh per year per family, ensuring that quality healthcare is made accessible to all, without creating any financial burden on anyone.

Pravin Pawar said that under PM-JAY around 5.59 crore hospital admissions have been undertaken. "Today, around 27,343 hospitals have been empanelled under Ayushman Bharat, providing both cashless and portable treatment facilities."

On ABDM, the minister said it has been functioning on a mission mode to help build a digital health ecosystem that supports universal health coverage, with all stakeholders together on a digital platform.

Today more than 45 crore ABHA IDs have been created, 2,19,546 health facilities have been registered, and around 2,28,794 healthcare professionals have been onboarded under ABDM, which shows that health services are being saturated, including by use of digital tools, Mr Pawar said.

She concluded her address by saying, "Our goal is to ensure that all beneficiaries have access to accessible affordable and quality healthcare with the use of Ayushman Cards, and we must continue to work together to create a healthier nation for our citizens."

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Interpol Issues Red Corner Notice Against Wanted Khalistani Terrorist

The International Criminal Police Organization, commonly known as Interpol, on Monday issued a Red Corner Notice against Karanvir Singh, a member of the banned terrorist group Babbar Khalsa International.

Interpol updated its website by putting out a Red Corner Notice for the Khalistani terrorist.

Singh is believed to be hiding in Pakistan and was a member of the pro-Khalistan terrorist group Babbar Khalsa International, intelligence sources told news agency ANI.

As per the Interpol portal, 38-year-old Karanvir Singh has roots in Punjab's Kapurthala district.

Further, according to Interpol, Singh is wanted by India for criminal conspiracy, murder, offences related to the Arms Act, and Explosive Substances Act, raising funds for terrorist acts, conspiracy, and being a member of a terrorist gang or organisation.

A Red Corner Notice is a request to the law enforcement authorities of Interpol's member countries to find and temporarily detain a person until extradition, surrender, or a similar legal process can take place.

Earlier, Interpol issued a Red Notice to all member countries against gangster Himanshu alias Bhau, who is believed to be living abroad.

Giving details, a spokesperson of Haryana Police said Rohtak Police succeeded in getting a Red Corner Notice issued against a most wanted accused, who is believed to have fled abroad.

The Red Corner Notice against the wanted pro-Khalistani terrorist comes amid a diplomatic spat between New Delhi and Ottawa in the wake of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's claim of an India hand in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

New Delhi dismissed the allegations, calling them 'absurd' and 'motivated'.

At a news conference in New York, the Canadian PM, however, failed to present any evidence to back his claim of Indian involvement in Nijjar's killing. Trudeau was repeatedly quizzed on the nature of the allegations but stuck to reiterating that there were "credible reasons" to believe that India was linked to Nijjar's death.

"There are credible reasons to believe that agents of the Government of India were involved in the killing of a Canadian on Canadian soil. That is ...there is something of utmost foundational importance in a country's rule of law in a world where international rules-based order matters," Trudeau said.

"We call upon the Government of India to take seriously this matter and to work with us to shed full transparency and ensure accountability and justice in this matter," the Canadian PM added.

According to CBC News, the Canadian government invested both human and signal intelligence in a months-long investigation into Nijjar's death. That intelligence includes communications involving Indian diplomats present in Canada.

The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday, however, said no information has been shared by Canada with regard to the killing of Nijjar.

"We are willing to look at any specific information that is provided to us, but so far we have received no specific information from Canada," Arindam Bagchi, the spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), said during a briefing.

A designated terrorist in India, Nijjar was shot dead outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia, on June 18.

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Mamata Banerjee Advised 10-Days Rest For Knee Injury

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was on Sunday advised 10 days of rest by doctors, after she suffered an injury on her left knee during a recent trip to Spain and Dubai.

Doctors conducted medical tests, including an MRI at the Woodburn Block of the state-run SSKM Hospital, where Mamata Banerjee had gone for a health check-up, an official said.

"The Chief Minister suffered an injury on the left knee last week during her trip abroad. It is the same knee that she had injured earlier this year while alighting from a helicopter... After conducting certain tests, we have advised her 10 days of rest with restricted movement," a doctor at the hospital said.

The Trinamool Congress supremo suffered a ligament injury on her left knee in June, and had to undergo a microsurgery.

Mamata Banerjee returned to the city on Saturday evening after a 12-day tour of Spain and Dubai, where she sought investments for the state.

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2 Dead In Bihar After Consuming Suspected Toxic Liquor: Police

In a suspected hooch tragedy in Bihar, two persons have died and as many have lost their eyesight after consuming spurious liquor in Muzaffarpur district, a police officer said on Sunday.

According to Additional SP Awadhesh Dixit, the incident was reported from Qazi Mohammadpur police station area and the wife and daughter of the alleged supplier, who is on the run, have been taken into custody.

"We received information that in the Pokharia Pir Mohalla, Umesh Sah, 55, and Pappu Ram have died. Their family members said they returned home drunk three days ago, took ill and their condition continued to worsen despite medical treatment," Mr Dixit told PTI over phone.

"Two others, Dharmendra Ram and Raju Ram, both residents of the same locality, reported loss of eyesight. Dharmendra Ram told the police that they had purchased liquor from Shivchandra Paswan, whose family is involved in the illegal business," said the ASP.

According to a statement issued by the district police headquarters, bodies of the victims have been sent for post-mortem examination while a team of forensic experts is scanning the area for clues.

The two survivors, who lost their eyesight, told reporters that they used to frequently visit the hideout of Paswan, situated close to a local ice factory, for their quota of toddy.

On the fateful day, they were told by Paswan that toddy was not available and offered a concoction promising it would give them a high.

Notably, the Nitish Kumar government imposed a complete ban on the sale and consumption of liquor in Bihar in 2016.

The ban extends to toddy, mahua and other forms of locally made intoxicants.

Meanwhile, the ASP said a search was on for Paswan, who has been jailed in the past for flouting the prohibition law.

Paswan's wife and daughter are being interrogated by police.

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Bigg Boss 17 की थीम हुई कन्फर्म, सलमान खान और बिग बॉस ने खोले पत्ते, बताया कबसे शुरू होगा नया सीजन

बिग बॉस 17 का एक नया प्रोमो रिलीज कर दिया गया है. इसमें शो के प्रीमियर तारीख और थीम को कन्फर्म कर दिया गया है. नए प्रोमो में कव्वाली गायक बने सलमान खान ने शो की थीम बताई. नैरेशन में उनके साथ खुद शो चलाने वाले बिग बॉस भी हैं. बिग बॉस और सलमान ने मिलकर साथ साथ ये कन्फर्म किया कि इस सीजन में जोड़ियां होंगी.

सलमान खान कहते हैं, "क्या बताऊं बिग बॉस के दिल का हॉल...कोने-कोने में है दिलवालों के लिए आलीशान माहौल." बिग बॉस भी उनसे जुड़ते हुए कहते हैं..."दूंगा उनको एक मीनार, कुछ होंगे मेरे पसंदीदा मेहमान." सलमान आगे कहते हैं, "लेकिन उससे पहले बिग बॉस लेंगे इश्क के इम्तिहान और मचाएंगे बवाल." आखिर में बिग बॉस कहते हैं, 'ये गेम नहीं होगा सबके लिए एक सेम'. बिग बॉस का 17वां सीजन 15 अक्टूबर से कलर्स पर स्ट्रीम होगा.

कलर्स ने इंस्टाग्राम पर प्रोमो को कैप्शन के साथ अपलोड किया..."ना जाने देंगे होंगे इश्क के कितने इम्तिहान...ताकि बन पाएं बिग बॉस के खास मेहमान".

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जैसे ही प्रोमो शेयर किया गया यह वायरल हो गया और कई नेटिजन्स ने कमेंट किया. एक इंटरनेट यूजर ने लिखा, "कास्टिंग है बेटर तो नो फिकर". एक इंटरनेट यूजर ने लिखा, "बीबी ओटीटी खत्म होने के बाद मैं तड़प गई थी बीबी देखने .को अब ये देख मेरी खुशी का तो ठिकाना ही नहीं रहा." बता दें कि कुछ महीने पहले बिग बॉस के ओटीटी वर्जन के दूसरे सीजन का प्रीमियर हुआ था और इसे सोशल मीडिया स्टार एल्विश यादव ने जीता था. उधर रैपर एमसी स्टैन बिग बॉस 16 के विनर बने थे.

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Poll Body To Decide On J&K Assembly Elections, BJP Ready: Jitendra Singh

The BJP is always ready for elections and it is up to the Election Commission (EC) to decide when the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls will be held, Union minister Jitendra Singh said here on Saturday.

The Lok Sabha MP from Udhampur also said the situation in Jammu and Kashmir has improved a lot over the last few years.

"It is up to the EC to decide when the election will be conducted. As far as the BJP is concerned, it is always ready for every election -- whether it is the panchayat, Assembly or Parliament," Mr Singh told reporters on the sidelines of a function here.

The Union minister of state in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) also said "there have been no incidents of stone-pelting (in Jammu and Kashmir) for so many years now. Encounters do not take place while walking on the roads. The status of tourism is such that houseboats and hotels are full of tourists".

Jitendra Singh said Jammu and Kashmir has an important role to play in India's growth story as it emerges as a powerful country in the next 25 years, as envisaged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"The prime minister says India will emerge as a powerful nation in the world in the next 25 years and in that journey of development, Jammu and Kashmir has an important role to play," he said.

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आपराधिक घटनाओं में हरदीप सिंह निज्जर की संलिप्तता की जानकारी होने पर भी कनाडा ने कार्रवाई नहीं की: सूत्र

खालिस्तानी अलगावादी नेता हरदीप सिंह निज्जर फर्जी पासपोर्ट का इस्तेमाल करके उत्तरी अमेरिकी देश पहुंचा और कनाडा ने उसके खिलाफ कोई कार्रवाई नहीं की, जबकि उसे यह बताया गया था कि वह हत्या और अन्य आतंकवादी मामलों समेत 12 से अधिक आपराधिक मामलों का सामना कर रहा है. सूत्रों ने शुक्रवार को यह जानकारी दी.

भारत और कनाडा के बीच निज्जर की हत्या को लेकर कूटनीतिक विवाद हो गया. जून में निज्जर की हत्या में भारतीय एजेंटों की ‘संभावित' संलिप्तता के कनाडाई प्रधानमंत्री जस्टिन ट्रूडो के आरोपों के बाद यह विवाद उत्पन्न हुआ.

सूत्रों ने बताया कि निज्जर की 18 जून को ब्रिटिश कोलंबिया के एक गुरुद्वारे की पार्किंग में अज्ञात हमलावरों ने हत्या कर दी थी. वह 1997 में रवि शर्मा के नाम से फर्जी पासपोर्ट का इस्तेमाल करके कनाडा गया था.

सूत्रों ने बताया कि उसने यह दावा करते हुए कनाडा में शरण के लिए आवेदन किया था कि उसे भारत में उत्पीड़न का डर है क्योंकि वह ‘‘एक विशेष सामाजिक समूह'' से हैं. निज्जर के इस आवेदन को हालांकि अस्वीकार कर दिया गया था.

सूत्रों ने बताया कि उसका दावा खारिज होने के ग्यारह दिन बाद, उसने एक महिला के साथ ‘‘विवाह''किया, जिसने उसके अप्रवासन में मदद की थी.

इस आवेदन को कनाडा में आव्रजन अधिकारियों ने भी खारिज कर दिया था. निज्जर ने इसके खिलाफ कनाडा की अदालतों में अपील की, हालांकि वह खुद को कनाडा का नागरिक होने का दावा करता रहा. बाद में उसे कनाडाई नागरिकता प्रदान की गई, जिसकी परिस्थितियां स्पष्ट नहीं हैं. नवंबर 2014 में उसके खिलाफ ‘इंटरपोल रेड कॉर्नर नोटिस' (आरसीएन) जारी किया गया था.

सूत्रों ने बताया कि निज्जर के खिलाफ भारत में हत्या और अन्य आतंकवादी गतिविधियों के 12 से अधिक आपराधिक मामले दर्ज थे. सूत्रों ने बताया कि मामलों का विवरण कनाडाई अधिकारियों के साथ साझा किया गया था लेकिन कोई कार्रवाई नहीं की गई.

सूत्रों ने बताया कि इसके अलावा, आरसीएन के बावजूद कनाडाई अधिकारियों ने उसे उड़ान निषिद्ध सूची में डालने के अलावा कोई कार्रवाई नहीं की. जून में निज्जर की हत्या में भारतीय एजेंटों की ‘संभावित' संलिप्तता के कनाडाई प्रधानमंत्री जस्टिन ट्रूडो के आरोपों के बाद यह विवाद उत्पन्न हुआ.

भारत ने मंगलवार को इन आरोपों को ‘बेतुका' और ‘प्रेरित' बताते हुए खारिज कर दिया था और इस मामले को लेकर कनाडा द्वारा एक भारतीय अधिकारी को निष्कासित किए जाने के बदले में कनाडा के एक वरिष्ठ राजनयिक को निष्कासित कर दिया था.

भारत ने बुधवार को और कड़ा रुख अपनाते हुए कनाडा में बढ़ती भारत विरोधी गतिविधियों और राजनीतिक रूप से समर्थित घृणा अपराधों और आपराधिक हिंसा को देखते हुए वहां रह रहे अपने नागरिकों और वहां की यात्रा का विचार कर रहे अपने नागरिकों को ‘‘अत्यधिक सावधानी'' बरतने का परामर्श जारी किया था.

भारत ने कनाडा स्थित अपने उच्चायोग और वाणिज्य दूतावासों के समक्ष उत्पन्न ‘सुरक्षा खतरों' के मद्देनजर कनाडाई नागरिकों को वीजा जारी करने पर अस्थायी रूप से रोक लगाने की बृहस्पतिवार को घोषणा की थी.

 

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