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On India’s request, a G20 working group on fighting corruption will discuss how graft impacts women. The role of audit institutions and attempts to build a consensus on a common definition of economic offenders are also among the topics that will be discussed at the second G20 anti-corruption working group…

Cashless treatment facilities will now be available to all Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) beneficiaries (serving and pensioners) at six All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) located at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jodhpur, Raipur and Rishikesh.

The body of 19-year-old Ankita Bhandari, who had gone missing a few days ago, was recovered in the early hours of Saturday from the Chilla canal in Uttarakhand's Rishikesh, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) confirmed. Read more on Dynamite News:

DEHRADUN: A 19-year-old girl from Pauri Garhwal, who went missing four days ago from a Rishikesh resort in Uttarakhand where she used to work as a receptionist, was allegedly pushed from a cliff into the river Ganga by the owner and his two employees for "refusing to indulge in prostitution…

NEW TEHRI: A 28-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh died after falling into a gorge while taking a selfie on the Rishikesh-Badrinath Highway, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) said on Wednesday.

DEHRADUN: At least 24 passengers sustained injuries after a roadways bus in which they were travelling turned turtle between Bhimgoda and Chandi bridge near Rishikesh on Thursday morning. The bus was carrying 35 passengers, mostly state residents.

It is estimated that at least four crore Kanwariyas will come to Haridwar and neighbouring Rishikesh to collect the waters of the holy river during Kanwar Yatra. Read more on Dynamite news:

Four crore Kanwariyas expected in Haridwar, Rishikesh

CHANDIGARH: For the first time, a woman doctor from PGI, Prof Meenu Singh has been selected for the post of executive director at an institute of national importance - AIIMS Rishikesh.