Ramanathapuram: Fishermen association leaders met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday and demanded that the Central Government make arrangements for dredging in some parts of the mid sea to help increase fish breeding grounds without affecting the disputed area at Palk Bay, said Ravichandra Ramavanni, District Congress president during a telephonic conversation. Fifteen fishermen association leaders of Rameswaram, including N J Bose, Jesu and Ravichandra Ramavanni, met Prime Minister Manmohan...
12:48 PM, Sep 06, 2012
New Delhi: India moved one step closer to protecting millions of its working women from sexual harassment by passing a new bill to tackle unwelcome behaviour such as sexual advances, requests for sexual favours and sexual innuendoes made at work. The Protection of Women against Sexual Harassment at Workplace Bill was passed by the lower house of parliament on Monday and aims to ensure a safe environment for women working...
12:41 AM, Sep 05, 2012
Mumbai: Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Saturday said Kingfisher Airlines will be allowed to operate as long as it does not compromise with safety. "We cannot shut down the airline (Kingfisher) till there are safety issues involved," Singh told reporters on the sidelines of a tour operators convention in Mumbai. The Vijay Mallya-promoted full service carrier, facing severe funding crunch, has not paid salaries to most of its employees,...
11:45 PM, Sep 01, 2012
Hyderabad: There is fear and anger among students of the University of Hyderabad following the attempt of a group of youngsters to kidnap a girl on the campus on Thursday night. Hundreds of them gathered in front of the administration block on Friday morning demanding action against the culprits and increased security on the campus. Heated arguments, discussions and much more followed through the course of the day as students...
01:31 PM, Sep 01, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Orders were issued on Tuesday revising the norms for issuing NOCs for buildings after assessing the fire safety measures. For single-storey buildings up to ten metres in height, the NOC will be issued by a committee headed by the Assistant Divisional Officer of the Fire and Rescue Services. The officer in-charge of the fire station concerned, Assistant Station Officer and a Fireman (on rotation basis) will be the members...
02:28 PM, Aug 29, 2012
New Delhi: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on Atomic Energy Regulatory Board on Thursday said that India has had no radiation safety police in the last three decades. The damning report comes close on the heels of its reports on coal allocations, power projects and Delhi airport. Observing that Pakistan and a number of other countries had conferred legal status to their nuclear regulators, the CAG on Wednesday...
02:12 PM, Aug 23, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Bagging unfettered rights on the proposed Kochi Metro Rail project,the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has deftly incorporated a clause wherein the responsibility for safety shall be restricted to the day of handing over oftheproject with a current outlay ofRs 4,238 crore.The draft agreement submitted to the state government, which is available with Express, states that obtaining the safety certification of the Kochi Metro project work before it is opened...
08:37 AM, Aug 23, 2012
Patna: A National Commission for Women (NCW) team on Friday said women are not safe in Bihar and after probing the alleged gangrape of a Class 11 student in Patna described the situation as "serious". "Crimes against women including rape, gangrape, sexual harassment and molestation are reported regularly," Charu Walikhanna, an NCW member, said here. She met Bihar police chief Abhyanand to inquire about the progress of the police probe...
01:41 AM, Aug 18, 2012
Chennai: Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Friday sought to allay fears of violence against people of northeastern states residing in Tamil Nadu, holding that her government will ensure that no person faces any difficulty. "The state of Tamil Nadu has always been peaceful, and my government will ensure that people from all parts of India living in Tamil Nadu do not face any difficulty," she said as as people from...
05:56 PM, Aug 17, 2012
Chennai: If youre someone who drives back home after hours or after dark, then youve probably gotten used to being blinded by extra-bright dazzling headlights of cars, that zoom past you in the opposite direction. Hopefully, you havent rammed a vehicle, median or a pedestrian, in the few seconds that it takes your eyes to return to normalcy. Unfortunately, many like Karthik, a Chennai-based youth, havent been as lucky, I...
02:10 PM, Aug 13, 2012
Mumbai: Driving through the city in a daredevil manner seems to be the order of the day, and a vast majority of motorists think nothing of breaking every traffic signal along the way. In a metropolis like Mumbai where nearly 19 lakh vehicles ply on the roads, bus drivers of Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) are no strangers to breaking the rules and putting lives at risk. They have...
02:31 PM, Aug 11, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Concerned over the increasing incidents of bird hits, the Airfield Environment Management Committee (AEMC) of the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport has decided not to allow the sale of meat and fish in the open in a 10-km radius of the airport. The airport had witnessed six incidents of bird hits in 2011-12 and three in 2012-13 till July, which is far above the normal rate. The Airports Authority of India...
01:01 PM, Aug 11, 2012
Bangalore: It has been seven months since the Bangalore Traffic Police made it mandatory for drivers of both light and heavy commercial vehicles to wear seat belts. Unlike other cities, till date, this community has not taken the rule seriously especially the heavy commercial vehicle drivers. From the month of January till July, 1,38,353 spot fines have been levied and another 15,480 notices have been sent by the authorities. Sub-Inspector,...
02:26 PM, Aug 09, 2012
New Delhi: Dont play with fire. This was the clear message to the Railway Ministry from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways in the aftermath of the recent fire accident in Tamil Nadu Express that claimed 34 lives. Pointing out that passenger safety should be given utmost priority, the panel pulled up the Railway Ministry for the fire on the S11 coach of the train on July 31 and asked...
01:04 PM, Aug 07, 2012
Mumbai: With Janmashtami around the corner, dahi-handi groups have their eyes trained on the safety of the govindas this year. Several members have put forward their list of needs to the Samanvaya Samiti, which include the use of rubber mats and clean grounds to reduce injuries, if any. We have not been provided any insurance by the civic body. Hence, we are asking for the mats. This will help in...
05:06 PM, Aug 01, 2012
Mumbai: Twenty minutes was all it took for a blaze to turn a sleeper bogie of New Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express into a mass crematorium, incinerating at least 32 people inside. While the gruesome episode has elicited reactions from all parts of the country, it has spurred Mumbaikars to question the preparedness of the railways to deal with incidents like this. About 72 lakh people travel by the citys suburban...
02:19 PM, Jul 31, 2012
Chennai: At a time when the Transport Department has started cracking down on violators of norms for vehicles plying for students, overloaded shareautos that have been posing a potential threat to the safety of passengers have attracted little attention in the city. Says Meganathan, who is employed with a maritime university: Overloaded share autos are death traps. The drivers concentrate more on making money and never bother about passenger safety....
01:20 PM, Jul 31, 2012
32 passengers were killed after a coach of the Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express caught fire at Nellore in Andhra Pradesh. On Face the Nation, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose asks a panel of experts - Are Railways becoming death traps? Here is the full transcript of the show: Sagarika Ghose: Hi there, yes there's been yet another tragic rail accident. 32 passengers were killed when a coach of the Delhi-Chennai...
11:46 AM, Jul 31, 2012
32 passengers were killed after a coach of the Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express caught fire at Nellore in Andhra Pradesh. ...
11:58 PM, Jul 30, 2012
New Delhi: Facing the threat of downgrading of the aviation safety net, the task is cut out for new DGCA chief Arun Mishra, who said his prime focus would be to take all measures to ensure safe and secure flying in India. UN-body International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is scheduled to carry out a safety audit of the aviation regulator this year-end, even as the Directorate General of Civil Aviation...
04:47 AM, Jul 30, 2012
