Passengers Recall Scenes Of Courage, Panic, Kindness Passengers Recall Scenes Of Courage, Panic, Kindness Passengers Recall Scenes Of Courage, Panic, Kindness Passengers Recall Scenes Of Courage, Panic, Kindness Passengers Recall Scenes Of Courage, Panic, Kindness Hyderabad: A journey at the end of a joyful festive weekend turned into a nightmare for passengers aboard the private…
World Health Organization recommends a ratio of one doctor for every 1,000 population, right? Wrong. WHO has denied ever making such a recommendation and cautions against using a metric used to facilitate inter-country comparison as a benchmark for health human resource planning at the national level.The head of WHO’s hea-lth workforce unit, Dr Giorgio Cometto,…
Gulf Air (Courtesy: ANIXE) CHENNAI: A consumer court in Chennai has fined Gulf Air Rs 1 lakh for refusing to fly a former Tamil Nadu MLA on the grounds that his passport didn’t have a surname. Nizamudeen was to be in Dubai on Feb 10, 2023. Despite holding a UAE visa, he was refused boarding…
NEW DELHI: To ensure toilets of a long-distance train are clean throughout the journey, the railways by 2026-end, aims to have quick washing teams after every three to four stations, finishing the job of cleaning a toilet in “56 minutes”, a top official said.To achieve this, the railways is exploring several innovative technical solutions —…
‘Dalit’ Subbaiah composed more than 400 songs on caste, politics, organised and unorganised workers, Periyar, Ambedkar and communism If there is a source of inspiration common to hip-hop musicians from north Chennai, it is ‘Dalit’ Subbaiah, the poet-singer, who died in 2022, but who continues to be a symbol of caste struggles through his songs…
JAMMU: A court in Katra town of J&K’s Reasi district has asked police to submit an action taken report (ATR) over a complaint seeking an FIR against Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) officials for alleged criminal negligence that resulted in the deaths of 34 pilgrims en route to the cave shrine in a…
SRINAGAR: Ladakh UT administration stated Friday that the judicial probe into the Sept 24 violence in Leh, which claimed four lives, would be held at the Alternate Dispute Redressal Centre, Melongthang, in Leh from Oct 25-28.In an order issued Friday, the UT law and justice department instructed the Directorate of Information and Public Relations to…
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference’s (JKNC) Gurwinder Singh Oberoi, centre, celebrates after his victory in the Rajya Sabha election in the state, in Srinagar. (PTI Photo/S Irfan) SRINAGAR: BJP sprang a surprise on National Conference Friday in J&K’s first Rajya Sabha election since the abrogation of Article 370, clinching one of the four seats…
AI-generated representational image. BENGALURU: Bengaluru Rural police have arrested three youths in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a 27-year-old woman near Nelamangala Tuesday night. The survivor, originally from West Bengal, works as a beautician for weddings and other functions and lives with her husband and two sons. Another woman from her hometown and a…
Jammu and Kashmir Police (PTI/Used only for representation) JAMMU: Kathua SSP Mohita Sharma suspended eight cops — including a sub-inspector and seven special police officers — for negligence after a video of an alleged attack on a vehicle carrying religious preachers from Kerala went viral on social media. The clip apparently showed that police were…
