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Udupi (Karnataka), March 20 A man from Tamil Nadu drowned in a stone quarry filled with water in this district, police said on Friday.The incident occurred in Yedthadi village near Brahmavar in Udupi district on Thursday, they said.According to the police, the complainant, Thangavelu from...

New Delhi, March 20 A Delhi Motor Accident Claims Tribunal has awarded over Rs 61 lakh in compensation to the family of a man who suffered severe brain injuries in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh in 2013.Presiding Officer Vijay Kumar Jha was hearing a claim petition filed by Satya Veer Singh...

Bhubaneswar, March 18 – Following the tragic fire incident at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack on March 16, which officially claimed the lives of 12 patients, as many as four individuals – including three fire department officials and one engineer – have been suspended on charges...

Thane, March 18 The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Thane has awarded a compensation of Rs 40,08,000 to the family of a 36-year-old supervisor who died in a road accident involving a trailer in 2017.A copy of the order dated March 13, 2026, was made available on Tuesday.The order...

New Delhi, March 17 A 60-foot iron bridge, declared unsafe but used daily by hundreds of school students to cross a drain in north Delhi, collapsed on Tuesday morning, killing a woman. With a major tragedy averted, the Delhi government ordered an investigation into the incident and a city-wide...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked Odisha Chief Secretary Anu Garg to submit a report on the devastating fire at the government-run SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, which has claimed 12 lives.While hearing a complaint lodged by Manoj Jena...

Jamtara, March 15 Authorities in Jharkhand's Jamtara district on Sunday suspended the warden of a government-run residential girls' school after a Class 11 student died during treatment, with her family alleging that she was not promptly taken to hospital despite her deteriorating condition...

Thane, March 15 The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Thane has awarded compensation of Rs 24.33 lakh to the family of a man who died in a road accident in West Bengal in 2018.In his order of March 11, details of which were made available on Sunday, MACT member KP Shrikhande asked the...

Budaun (UP), March 13 Following the deaths of two senior officials associated with an ethanol plant here, two police officers have been suspended with immediate effect for alleged negligence, following a report by the circle officer, officials said on Friday.Meanwhile, family members of one of...

Thane, March 13 The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in Thane, Maharashtra, has awarded a combined compensation of Rs 45.48 lakh to the families of two drivers who died in a road accident involving a tanker and a truck in 2010.In two separate judgments delivered on March 5, copies of which were...

Patna, March 11 – A shocking case of alleged negligence has come to light in Bihar, where a photograph of a dog was printed on a candidate's admit card for the fourth-grade recruitment examination at the District and Sessions Court.The incident has raised serious questions about the...

Thane, March 11 The Thane Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has awarded a compensation of ₹38.74 lakh to the family of a father-son duo who died in a road accident in 2020.MACT member RV Mohite passed separate orders on Tuesday regarding the compensation for the deaths of the man and his...

March 10, Kohima: Chief Minister and Minister in-charge of NSDMA, Neiphiu Rio, today informed the State Assembly that incidents of forest fires in the Dzukou Valley since 2023 were primarily caused by human error or negligence.He stated that no individual responsible for these incidents has...

Jaipur, March 9 – Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Monday approved strict action against several public servants for negligence, indiscipline, and corruption.In a major review, the Chief Minister disposed of over 50 cases related to prosecution sanction, matters under Section 17-A...

Ballari (Karnataka), March 8 A ninth-grade student is alleged to have caused a rampage at a private residential school here, killing one and injuring others with a sharp object and an iron rod, police said on Sunday.The incident took place at the school hostel on Saturday night, they said...

Ballari (Karnataka), March 8 A ninth-grade student is alleged to have gone on a rampage at a private residential school here, killing one and injuring others with a sharp object and an iron rod, police said on Sunday.The incident took place at the school hostel on Saturday night, they said...

Bhopal, March 8 – A 36-year-old man was killed, while his wife and six-year-old son were seriously injured in Betul district, Madhya Pradesh, on Sunday.The incident occurred near the Jhi Tapa junction on the busy Betul-Nagpur National Highway.According to police officials, a speeding...

Thane, March 7 The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Thane, Maharashtra, has awarded a compensation of ₹37.55 lakh to the family of a 25-year-old man who died in a motorcycle accident in 2022.MACT member R V Mohite directed Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. to pay the compensation to...

New Delhi, March 6 A Delhi court has acquitted a man accused of negligence in a 27-year-old incident where a roof collapsed, resulting in the death of a labourer and injuries to several others.The case dates back to September 16, 1999, when police received information about the collapse of a...

Hyderabad, March 3 – The Telangana government suspended four officials for negligence following an incident in which a stray dog attempted to bite a corpse in the mortuary of a government hospital in the town of Jadcherla.Taking serious note of the shocking incident at the Area Hospital in...