The Centre on Monday decided to create five new districts in the Union Territory of Ladakh.

The five districts are Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra and Changthang.

Making the announcement on a social media post on X, Home Minister Amit Shah said the Modi government is committed to creating abundant opportunities for the people of Ladakh.

"In pursuit of PM Shri @narendramodi Ji's vision to build a developed and prosperous Ladakh, the MHA has decided to create five new districts in the union territory. The new districts, namely Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra and Changthang, will take the benefits meant for the people to their doorsteps by bolstering governance in every nook and cranny," Amit Shah said.

He added, "The Modi government is committed to creating abundant opportunities for the people of Ladakh."

Kuwait's Interior Ministry busted an international drug trafficking network and seized 60 kg of marijuana and hashish valued at some 750,000 Kuwaiti dinars ($ 2.45 million).

In a statement posted on social media platform X, the ministry said that the General Directorate for Drug Control's International Control Division successfully dismantled the network on Sunday, which was smuggling drugs from a European country into Kuwait through Kuwait International Airport, reports news agency.

The network consists of five individuals, including two employees of Kuwait's General Administration of Customs, who "abused their positions to facilitate the smuggling process," according to the statement.

"The arrest of an international criminal network comprising 5 defendants smuggling drugs into the country, and they were in possession of (60) kilograms of marijuana and hashish. The value of the seized items is estimated at (750,000) thousand Kuwaiti dinars," the interior ministry said in a post in Arabic.

The Department of Mathematics at Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib ,hosted a one-day event, 'Teej Fest 2024,' celebrating the vibrant cultural heritage of Punjab. The event, held with great enthusiasm and participation, showcased the rich traditions and artistic talents of the students.The festival featured a range of traditional activities and competitions, including Punjabi Handicrafts, Accessory Making, Parandi Making, Mehandi Competition, Folk Singing (Group & Solo), Folk Dance (Group & Solo) and Miss Teej Title.

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday inaugurated the BJP election office in Rohtak. He said that the people will support the BJP in forming a government in Haryana for the third consecutive term.

"The people of Haryana are enthusiastic for the government of BJP. As PM Narendra Modi has become the Prime Minister for the third time, the people of Haryana will make the BJP form its government in Haryana for the third time." said the Chief Minister while addressing a press conference in Haryana's Rohtak.

Lashing out at the Congress over allying with the National Conference to fight for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, CM Saini said, "I want to ask the leaders of the Congress whether they support the National Conference's anti-national ideology of reintroducing Article 370 and Article 35A by forming an alliance with them in J&K?...

While consuming sugar-sweetened beverages like sodas, fruit punch, and lemonade, at home or outside is quite a norm, these may lead to significant harm to health -- from infections in teeth, and kidneys to heart disease, said experts on Monday.

Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are drinks that contain added sugar or other sweeteners, such as high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), sucrose, or fruit juice concentrates. These include: non-diet sodas, flavoured juice, sports or energy drinks, sweetened tea, and coffee, among others.

“These sweeteners are a major concern that can cause multiple health complications like weight gain, obesity, and diabetes. Along with this, it also leads to a long-lasting impact on the heart, and kidney and also results in dental complications,” Dr. Manish Mittal, Consultant Physician, Bhailal Amin General Hospital, Vadodara, told.

Additives like fructose, high fructose corn, and brown sugar “increase the risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease”, said Dr Narendra Singhla, Lead Consultant – Internal Medicine at the CK Birla Hospital, Delhi.

Sad news has come out from Delhi. A truck crushed five people sleeping on the divider in Shastri Park area here. 5 people who were injured in this accident that happened at 5.30 am on Monday morning were admitted to Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital, where the doctors declared three people dead. While two were referred to GTB in critical condition.

According to information, all five people were homeless. After the accident, the accused truck driver escaped from the spot. One of the deceased has been identified as Zakir. In this regard, the police said that in the morning in the Shastri Park area, the PCR was conducted. A call came from

A truck coming from Seelampur suddenly climbed the divider and crushed 5 people who were sleeping on the footpath. The driver left the vehicle and fled the scene. The injured were taken to JPC Hospital. Efforts are being made to arrest the accused driver. Further investigation is going on in the matter.

Two persons were charred to death in a collision between three vehicles on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway in Rajasthan on Monday at around 5 a.m. while two others sustained grave injuries.

The collision was so intense that the cabin of the truck along with the driver and cleaner was charred completely leaving the entire highway blocked.

Police officials said that a tanker, a truck filled with bricks and a trolley collided while coming down from a flyover.

The truck caught fire and the driver and cleaner sitting inside the cabin were unable to escape and were burnt to death. As the flames were quite intense, people couldn’t go near the truck while the two kept screaming for help. The locals tried to put out the flames but the intensity thwarted their efforts.

The fire was so intense that the bodies could not be retrieved for long. Fire tenders were rushed to the location to douse off the fire. The other tanker and trolley drivers also sustained injuries in the accident and were rushed to a private hospital.

Terrorists have committed a major crime in Balochistan, Pakistan. According to the information, armed terrorists have killed at least 23 people. The terrorists had opened fire on unarmed people.

According to Pakistani media, in the early hours of Monday the terrorists first got some people down from the bus and truck and then checked their ID cards. After this the terrorists opened indiscriminate fire on the people.

The police officer said that armed men blocked the highway at Musakhel and made passengers get down from the vehicles. He said the terrorists also set fire to 10 vehicles. The deceased are said to be residents of Punjab province.

Officials said police reached the spot and took the bodies to the hospital. Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti has strongly condemned the incident of terrorism. He expressed his heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the families of those killed in the cowardly action of terrorists, the Chief Minister's office said.

A drone hit the 38-storey residential building 'Volga Sky' in Saratov, Russia this morning. There is news that two people have been injured in it so far. According to information, 20 drones were fired at Russia.

Most of them 9 were fired in Saratov. Apart from this, 3 drones were fired at Kursk, 2 at Belgorodskaya, 2 at Bryansk, 2 at Tulskaya, 1 at Orlovskaya and 1 at Ryazan. The governor of Moscow claimed that Ukraine carried out these drone attacks. Ukraine has not yet commented on this.

According to the report, the Ukrainian army targeted the tallest building in Saratov, Russia. Russia has a strategic bomber military base in Engels. Ukraine has attacked it several times since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war.

A large part of the building has been damaged in the attack. More than 20 vehicles parked under the building have been damaged due to the attack.

About 400 medical officers are being recruited by the health department to overcome the shortage of doctors in the government hospitals of Punjab and to provide better health facilities to the people. After about 4 years, the government is recruiting regular doctors.

So the process has been started. This process is going on through Baba Farid University. The process of applying for these posts will start by September 4. While the computer based test process will be completed on September 8. Doctors have to click on www.bfuhs.ac.in to apply.

This decision has been taken by the health department at a time when more than half of the sanctioned posts in the hospital are lying vacant. There are total 2300 medical officer posts in the department. Out of these 1250 posts are vacant. According to sources, if we talk about specialist doctors in government hospitals, the situation becomes more alarming.