safety protocols

New Delhi, March 24 The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) organized a walkathon in south Delhi on Tuesday as part of its "Dust-Free Delhi" campaign, with over 500 residents participating, officials said.The walkathon, led by MCD Commissioner Sanjeev Khirwar, began at 7 am from DDA Park in...

Chandigarh, March 23 The Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has issued notices to concerned officials, directing them to submit reports on the death of seven workers when a pile of soil collapsed at a construction site in Gurugram.The HHRC took suo motu cognizance of recent media reports...

Kolkata, March 22 Investigators examining the death of a man who got trapped in an R G Kar Hospital lift are looking into possible safety lapses and human error, even though records show the elevator had undergone a routine inspection recently, a police officer said on Sunday.The investigators...

Raipur, March 19 Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has ordered strict action against those forcing people into manual scavenging, following the death of three sanitation workers while cleaning a septic tank at a leading hospital in Raipur.The tragic incident occurred on Tuesday...

Raipur, March 18 A day after three sanitation workers died while cleaning a septic tank at a leading private hospital in Raipur, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Wednesday ordered strict action against those forcing people into manual scavenging.The tragic incident occurred on...

Udupi (Karnataka), March 16 An LPG tanker overturned on the national highway near Katapady in this district on Monday, causing panic among motorists and residents in the area.According to officials, the tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas was traveling from Mangaluru towards Udupi when the...

Karur, (Tamil Nadu), March 15 The Southern Railway on Sunday said that the collision between a goods train and a college bus on March 14 was caused by the bus driver attempting to cross an unmanned level crossing, without observing the movement of the oncoming train.According to an SR press...

New Delhi, March 7 A factory owner and his son died after falling into a well at a pickle manufacturing unit in Nangloi, a suburb of Delhi, on Saturday evening, police said.The police were alerted by a caller who reported that two or three people had fallen into a well at a factory in Rao...

New Delhi, March 7 The peak power demand is projected to be around 270 GW this summer, and there will be no disruption to regular electricity supply due to the West Asia crisis, Minister of State for Power Shripad Yesso Naik said on Saturday.The Ministry of Power had projected a peak power...

Today, the government announced that over five thousand female employees have been deployed by the NHAI during daytime shifts to manage toll booths at over one thousand one hundred toll plazas across the National Highways and Expressway networks in the country. This deployment aims to promote...

Nagpur, March 2 A day after a powerful explosion at an explosives manufacturing unit in Nagpur district killed 19 workers, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday called for 100 per cent automation of certain protocols and processes in the manufacturing of explosives.The...

Palghar, March 2 Oleum (fuming sulfuric acid) gas leaked from a chemical unit in an industrial area in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Monday afternoon, resulting in the evacuation of 458 people, while some experienced minor eye irritation, officials said.The toxic gas leaked from the unit...

Palghar, March 2 Oleum (fuming sulfuric acid) gas leaked from a chemical unit located in an industrial area in the Palghar district of Maharashtra on Monday afternoon, although there were no immediate reports of anyone being affected, officials said.The toxic gas leaked from the unit of...

A special training session on forest fire prevention and control was organized by the Forest Department in collaboration with the Fire and Emergency Services in the Nowshera Forest Division of the Rajouri district.The program aimed to educate forest personnel on preventive measures, early...

The Chief Minister's Office has responded to allegations regarding the power outage at Zubeen Kshetra in Sonapur, Assam.The office stated that the claims are unfounded and misleading, clarifying that the power was cut for only 35 minutes due to a technical issue.The outage occurred after an...

New Delhi, February 21 In the wake of a biker's death after falling into a dug-up road in Janakpuri, the Public Works Department (PWD) has issued fresh instructions to its staff to be followed while carrying out building and other construction work in the city.The department has declared...

DODA, February 17: Deputy Commissioner Doda, Harvinder Singh, chaired a meeting to finalize arrangements for the 6th National Rafting Championship, scheduled to take place in Shibnote, Thathri, from February 19-22, 2026.Organized by the Tourism Department in collaboration with the Doda...

Chandauli (UP), February 14 A 25-year-old contract lineman was electrocuted to death while repairing a high-voltage line without safety gear here on Saturday evening, officials said.The victim, identified as Sardum, a resident of Arangi village, was working at the Amda power substation. The...

New Delhi, February 13 A lifting beam from a crane fell at a Delhi Metro construction site on the Mehrauli-Badarpur Road near a hospital in south Delhi on Friday, disrupting traffic movement in the area, officials said.The removal of the beam was immediately undertaken, and the road was...