Kudankulam to start full-load power generation by December
September 3rd, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 3 (IANS) The Kudankulam Atomic Power Project in Tamil Nadu, where fuel loading begins next week, is expected to start full-load generation of 1,000 MW from its first ... Read more...
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Over 250 Delhi school buses impounded this year
August 21st, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Over 250 school buses and vans were impounded by Delhi Traffic Police this year for violating the directives of the Supreme Court, parliament was informed ... Read more...
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Court demands criminal action in school girl’s death case (Lead)
July 27th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 27 (IANS) The Madras High Court Friday asked the Tamil Nadu government to take criminal and civil action against those responsible for the death of a six-year-old girl ... Read more...
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Students’ death in roof collapse shocks Pakistani daily
May 10th, 2012 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) A Pakistani daily, shocked at the death of nine students in a roof collapse, has demanded the revival of the "moribund system of school inspections to ... Read more...
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57 people die of swine flu in India
April 24th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) As many as 57 people have died, mostly in Maharashtra, of swine flu in the country till April 18 this year, the Rajya Sabha was ... Read more...
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Sewer worker’s death: Rights panel probes civic agencies
August 11th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Appalled by the death of a sewer worker who was not using safety equipment in north Delhi, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has ... Read more...
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Aviation regulator wants stricter compliance of safety norms
June 4th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Taking note of the recent accidents involving choppers and a light aircraft, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Saturday said a stricter audit of ... Read more...
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Brit school kids risking health by enjoying hookah sessions at shisha cafes
February 23rd, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 23 (ANI): Blackburn police have warned that children as young as 12 are risking their health by smoking hookahs in illegal shisha cafes in Lancashire, UK.The Daily Mail quoted ... Read more...
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British tourist feared drowned in Nepal lake
October 19th, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Oct 19 (IANS) A 48-year-old British tourist is feared to have drowned in a Nepal lake after workers failed to find him even a day after his boat accident.The ... Read more...
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Kumari Selja calls for zero tolerance to exploitation in tourism sector
September 27th, 2010 - 9:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 27 (ANI): Union Minister of Tourism and Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja on Monday urged service providers and stakeholders in tourism sector to convey message of zero ... Read more...
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Shock wave from bomb blasts can generate electric fields in skulls
April 24th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 24 (ANI): Shock waves produced due to a bomb blast may electrify the brain and damage it, according to a new study."It's always exciting to look at a phenomenon that ... Read more...
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1 million baby slings recalled
March 25th, 2010 - 12:28 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Mar 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Around 1 million baby slings have been recalled. The Consumer Product Safety Commission had issued a warning about these slings, just a fortnight ago. The Consumer Product ... Read more...
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US Government to warn the public about baby slings
March 10th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Mar 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The US government is about to issue a safety warning about the baby slings, as they are quite harmful. There have been some instances when the ... Read more...
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Human error caused Jaipur IOC terminal fire, probe shows(Lead)
February 3rd, 2010 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Human failure, lack of observance of safety guidelines, defunct devices and faulty safety audits seemed to be some of the reasons for the fire at the Indian ... Read more...
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Nintendo Wii players can get ‘fractured limbs, damaged knees, painful tendonitis’
December 8th, 2009 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 8 (ANI): While Nintendo Wii is known for keeping players in shape, the game console can leave people with fractured limbs, damaged knees and painful tendonitis, surgeons have warned.The researchers ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi courts a controversy, asks pilot to land in poor light
December 8th, 2009 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 8 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi courted a controversy by asking the pilot of his helicopter to land in poor light at Sitapur here last evening.State ... Read more...
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Pilots of Rajnath Singh’s take-off in darkness grounded
November 24th, 2009 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel Tuesday said the two pilots of the chartered plane that took off with BJP president Rajnath Singh from Jharkhand's Dumka airstrip ... Read more...
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Brit kids banned from paddling in water during school trips!
November 7th, 2009 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 7 (ANI): Brit kids have been banned from paddling in water during school trips under new health and safety guidelines.The students have been told they are not to wade into ... Read more...
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Diwali helpline starts getting SOS calls
October 17th, 2009 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The festival of lights has begun. But even before the main Diwali festivities start Saturday evening, a Delhi-based plastic surgeon, who runs a 24-hour helpline, says that ... Read more...
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Medicos tackling swine flu urged to follow safety guidelines
August 8th, 2009 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) With three doctors in the capital testing positive for swine flu, the central government has appealed to all doctors, paramedics and lab technicians to follow safety guidelines ... Read more...
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GM mosquito trials raise concern in India
July 23rd, 2009 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
By K. S. Jayaraman
Bangalore/Chennai, July 23 (IANS) Experiments with genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes planned in India by a British company in a move to find a way to control dengue fever have ... Read more...
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President condoles Sonu’s death, seeks safety guidelines
October 13th, 2008 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Condoling the tragic death of two-year-old Sonu, trapped in a 150-foot deep pit for four days and brought out dead Monday, President Pratibha Patil issued advisories to ... Read more...
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UK health chiefs ask carpenters to ditch the broom over asthma fears
July 19th, 2008 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 19 (ANI): British health officials have asked carpenters and woodworkers not to use brooms to sweep up sawdust because they are considered dangerous.
Under the "ridiculous" new health and safety ... Read more...
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