'Workshop on Pradhana Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana: Impact and challenges'
Manipal: Department of Commerce, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal organized a workshop to deliberate on the compilation, organization and analyses of data “Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana.
An Evaluation of Physicians, Patients, Jan Aushadhi Owners Experiences and Supply Chain Management in Select Districts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu”, a research project carried out under the aegis of Indian Council of Social Sciences Research, New Delhi on 27/02/2024 at Thekkatte, Udupi, Karnataka.
It was organized with support of BharatiyaJanaushadhiPariyojanakendra, Thekkatte, Giants Group of Brahmavar, and Gram Panchayat, Thekkatte Shoba, President, Gram Panchayat, Thekkatte inaugurated the workshop and Dr. Sandeep Shenoy, Director, Compliance and Head of the Department of Commerce, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, presided over the function.
Sundar Poojary, President, of Giants Groups of Companies, the research team of the project, Dr. Akhila, Community Medicine, KMC, Manipal, Sunil, PDO, and Srinath Kota were present. Dr. Savitha Basri, the Principal Investigator of the research project explained the importance of the Janaushadhi scheme and shared the findings of the study.
Around 140 self-help group members, Asha workers, Anganwadi workers, Panchayat members, doctors and paramedical personnel, a few Kendra owners, and others who are beneficiaries of the scheme participated in the programme. Feedback from the society about the viability of carrying out specific research and the programme was obtained.
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Nine dead as fire breaks out in residential building in east Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A fire broke out in a residential building in east Delhi's Vivek Vihar early Sunday, leaving nine people belonging to two families dead, including a toddler, officials said.
The incident was reported around 3.48 am at a four-storey building in Vivek Vihar Phase-I, following which police, fire and disaster management teams rushed to the spot.
According to the police, the blaze engulfed flats on the second, third and fourth floors of the building, prompting a large-scale rescue operation.The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) said nine charred bodies were recovered from different floors.
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"One body was recovered from the first floor, five from the second floor and three from the staircase which was found locked," the DFS officer said.
Those found dead on the second floor have been identified as Arvind Jain (60), his wife Anita Jain (58), son Nishant Jain (35), daughter-in-law Anchal Jain (33) and grandchild Akash Jain.
On the third floor, three members of a family were found dead. They were identified as Nitin Jain (50), wife Shailey Jain (48) and son Samyak Jain (25).
On the first floor a woman identified as Shikha Jain (45) was found dead while her husband Naveen Jain (48) sustained injuries.
A senior police officer said, "Around 10 to 15 people were rescued from the premises during the firefighting operation. Two of them, who sustained minor injuries, were shifted to the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital."
A total of 12 fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames, while teams from the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), traffic police and local police assisted in the rescue and evacuation efforts.
Police said the fire was brought under control after several hours. Efforts are underway to determine the cause of the fire, police said.
Further investigation and proceedings are underway.
