No airline faces closure, will ensure safety: Watchdog (Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) India's aviation regulator Thursday said it is taking steps to ensure safety norms and ruled out forcing any airline into closure on that count.
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No airline faces closure, will ensure safety: Watchdog
January 5th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) India's aviation regulator Thursday said it is taking steps to ensure safety norms and ruled out forcing any airline into closure on that count."We have ... Read more...
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Government taking steps to stop floods from Nepal
June 3rd, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Indian government will embank the rivers originating from Nepal to prevent floods in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Friday."The ... Read more...
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No information about oil rigs safety: RTI activist
May 16th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Indian government has failed to provide information about the department tasked with ensuring safety of oil rigs in the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) ... Read more...
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1 in 5 Brit pilots admits to falling asleep while on duty
April 9th, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, April 9 (ANI): A British study has found that one in five pilots have admitted to falling asleep while on duty in the cockpit.According to the Daily Mail, the study commissioned ... Read more...
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China’s Second Artillery Force has both nuclear, conventional missiles: White Paper
March 31st, 2011 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Mar.31 (ANI): China has issued a White Paper on national defense, which states that its People's Liberation Army's Second Artillery Force (SAF) has both nuclear and conventional missiles.China aims to enhance ... Read more...
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Jeev’s coach forced to remove turban at Milan airport
March 15th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) India's star golfer Jeev Milkha Singh's coach Amritinder Singh Tuesday faced harassment at the Milan airport where he was forced to remove his turban before ... Read more...
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Woman dies after riding a carousel at the Disney World
February 8th, 2011 - 2:29 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Florida, Feb 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Walt Disney as part of its quarterly injury report to the Florida authorities have indicated that a woman collapsed and died after riding in the carousel in ... Read more...
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Death Reported in Disney Carousel Incident, Two Months Later
February 8th, 2011 - 2:23 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Feb 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Although the death occurred in December, Disney did not report it until their quarterly injury report in February. In exchange for avoiding Florida's state ride safety regulations, Disney ... Read more...
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Kids learn from ‘few grazed knees or bruised elbows’
October 9th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 09 (ANI): In a bid to get rid of Britain's 'cotton wool culture' and encourage youngsters to play outdoors, new Health and Safety regulations have recommended that children should ... Read more...
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Chilean miners’ families to sue government
October 1st, 2010 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Santiago, Oct 1 (IANS/EFE) The families of 27 of the 33 miners trapped inside a mine in Chile since Aug 5 plan to sue the mine's owners and the Chilean government."The amount ... Read more...
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China launches stringent regulation on melamine to ensure food safety
September 26th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Sept 26 (ANI): The Chinese Government has called for stringent regulation on the production and marketing of melamine to avoid its use in the food and feed industry.According to a notice ... Read more...
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Mobiles set to debut on Australian airways
July 30th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, July 30 (ANI): The communications watchdog in Australia has given the green light for travellers to use their mobiles during flights.The new ruling by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) ... Read more...
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Seven English clubs ban use of Vuvuzelas
July 21st, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 21 (ANI): Seven English Premier League clubs have banned use of Vuvuzelas at their grounds in fear that they can be used as weapons.Clubs fear the horns could injure ... Read more...
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Irish Airline Plans To Remove Seating for “Standing Room Only” Flights
July 3rd, 2010 - 2:21 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Ryanair Airlines, an Irish company recently announced a new idea of adding “vertical seating” to their airplanes, making “standing room only” section for passengers who are ... Read more...
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Ryanair plans standing seats to cut costs
July 1st, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London, July 1 (IANS) Irish budget airline Ryanair has a novel idea to cut costs. Standing seats at four pounds a head. And how will it pay for these? By ... Read more...
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Russia bans Gerber baby food from US
April 26th, 2010 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has banned baby food containing poultry components produced by an Amercian company after the country passed new safety regulations, a top official has said.
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31 missing after speedboat capsizes off Indonesia
February 1st, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Feb 1 (DPA) Rescue teams were searching Monday for at least 31 people missing after a speedboat sank off the remote Aru Islands in eastern Indonesia, media reports said.
The speedboat, believed ... Read more...
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Bhopal Gas tragedy victims stage rally outside Union Carbide factory
December 3rd, 2009 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
Bhopal, Dec.3 (ANI): Victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy and their families held a rally outside Union Carbide Factory to mark 25th anniversary of world's most deadly industrial disaster.The factory was seen ... Read more...
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Homage paid to Bhopal Gas tragedy victims
December 3rd, 2009 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
Bhopal, Dec.3 (ANI): Indians paid homage to the gas tragedy victims on Thursday at an all religion prayer meeting held here.One of the world's most deadly industrial disasters, the Bhopal gas tragedy ... Read more...
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Death toll in Indonesian ferry accident rises to 27
November 23rd, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Nov 23 (DPA) The death toll in the ferry accident in Indonesia rose to 27 Monday as rescue workers resumed their search for dozens of people missing after an overloaded ferry ... Read more...
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Indonesian Ferry sinks near Sumatra Islands, 9 killed
November 23rd, 2009 - 3:20 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sumatra Islands, Nov 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to Indonesian transportation officials, reported that at least nine people were killed after a ferry sank off Riau province near Sumatra Island. 230 were rescued ... Read more...
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Four dead after ferry carrying 240 sinks in Indonesia (Lead)
November 22nd, 2009 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Nov 22 (DPA) At least four people were killed when a ferry carrying 240 people sank in bad weather off the Indonesian island of Sumatra Sunday, officials said.
Search teams using a ... Read more...
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23 dead, 90 trapped after China coal mine explosion
November 21st, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 21 (DPA) A gas explosion at a coal mine in north-eastern China killed at least 23 workers, and trapped 90 early Saturday, media reports said.
Some 528 miners were working when ... Read more...
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Gas explosion traps 139 coal miners in north-east China
November 21st, 2009 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 21 (DPA) A gas explosion at a coal mine in north-east China trapped 139 workers early Saturday, local media reported.
More than 500 miners were working when the explosion occurred at ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu seeks to make its firecracker industry globally competitive
November 16th, 2009 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 16 (IANS) With Tamil Nadu accounting for the lion's share of the country's firecracker production, the state government is planning to undertake a detailed study on measures to make the ... Read more...
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Traffic police organizes road safety campaign in Guwahati
November 15th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Nov. 15 (ANI): On the occasion of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, Traffic police in Guwahati organised an awareness campaign on Sunday to sensitise people about road ... 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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20 killed as bus falls into Nepal river (Lead)
September 10th, 2009 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 10 (IANS) Twenty passengers died and dozens more are feared to have perished as an overcrowded bus plunged into a river in northern Nepal Thursday, in the worst road accident ... Read more...
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11 killed, dozens missing as bus falls into Nepal river
September 10th, 2009 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 10 (IANS) At least 11 passengers died and dozens more are feared to have perished as an overcrowded bus plunged into a river in northern Nepal Thursday.
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Seven dead after Indonesia ferry sinks
August 29th, 2009 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 29 (DPA) Seven people were killed and 15 others went missing when a ship carrying 132 people capsized off the Indonesian part of Borneo island, police said Saturday.
The ship sank ... Read more...
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Kids spending hours on Internet rather than outdoor games ‘ill-prepared for adult life’
May 14th, 2009 - 11:28 am ICT by ANI
London, May 14 (ANI): British educationists are worried that children these days are not growing properly because they spend hours on the Internet rather than playing traditional outdoor games, which, by teaching ... Read more...
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Indonesia sandslide buries 25 miners
October 31st, 2008 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Oct 31 (Xinhua) At least 25 sand miners were buried in a sandslide in the country's eastern Sulawesi Island, the health ministry said Friday.The head of crisis centre Rustam Pakaya said ... Read more...
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Safest seats in an aeroplane are in aisle
June 26th, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 26 (ANI): Studying 105 flight accidents and personal accounts from almost 2,000 survivors, Greenwich University researchers have come to the conclusion that the seats with the best survival rate ... Read more...
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21 colliers located after Ukraine mine blast
June 9th, 2008 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
RIA Novosti
Donetsk (Ukraine), June 9 (RIA Novosti) Rescue workers have located 21 miners in a coal mine in eastern Ukraine following a methane blast, a spokeswoman for the local mine safety watchdog ... Read more...
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