safety regulations

Mumbai/New Delhi, March 27 The DGCA, aviation regulator, issued guidelines for aircraft operators flying VIPs and VVIPs, including chief ministers and governors, on Friday, emphasizing that the crew should not be subjected to any undue pressure when operating a flight that might impact safety...

Mumbai/New Delhi, March 27 The DGCA, the aviation regulator, issued guidelines for aircraft operators flying VVIPs, including chief ministers, central ministers, and governors, on Friday.The guidelines, applicable for non-scheduled aircraft and helicopter operators carrying VVIPs, also come...

New Delhi, March 26 Police will investigate the conduct of the bus driver, who was operating the speeding tourist bus that overturned while taking a sharp turn in Karol Bagh here, by recording the statements of injured passengers, an official said on Thursday.Two people were killed and 23...

Bengaluru, March 25 The Karnataka government on Wednesday urged people not to pay attention to rumors about a shortage of petrol and diesel, or to engage in panic buying, amid reports of people queuing up at fuel stations in some parts of the state.In a statement, the government said that the...

Mumbai, March 24 – A high-level committee that investigated the 2024 Ghatkopar hoarding collapse has recommended that FIRs be registered against police and civic officials, as well as advertisers and engineers, citing a "criminal conspiracy" and regulatory failures that led to 17 deaths.The...

Sydney, March 24 Children under the age of 16 will be banned from riding electric mobility devices in the Australian state of Queensland under new safety laws announced on Tuesday.The Queensland state government said on Tuesday that it has accepted, or accepted in principle, all 28...

Bhopal, March 18 Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Wednesday that, given the seriousness of the incident, officials have been instructed to conduct a thorough investigation into the fire at a building in Indore that claimed eight lives.Officials and experts from Bhopal have...

New Delhi, March 18 The Delhi Police has busted an illegal LPG cylinder storage unit in Rajpur Khurd, south Delhi, arresting two persons and seizing 223 cylinders from the premises, officials said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Hitesh Rathi, 38, and Arvind Kumar, 40, were allegedly...

New Delhi, March 16 Delhi Police has busted a racket storing over 600 LPG cylinders in a warehouse in the Mundka area and arrested a man in a separate case for illegally refilling gas cylinders, officials said on Monday.In the first case, the Crime Branch conducted a raid at a warehouse under...

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas stated today that petrol and diesel are readily available at retail outlets across the country.In a social media post, the ministry noted that it had become aware of an incident at a retail outlet in Tamil Nadu, where petrol was being sold in an...

Thane, March 13 Factories in the Ambernath area of Maharashtra's Thane district have been instructed to submit their fire and safety audit reports within eight days, officials said on Friday.The directive from Industries Minister Uday Samant follows a major fire at Shree Ganesh Chemical...

Mangaluru (Karnataka), March 10 A 35-year-old man was arrested for allegedly storing large quantities of diesel without a license in Dakshina Kannada district, police said on Tuesday.The incident occurred in Mudalthiyar, a village in the Kaniyooru area of the Belthangady taluk in this...

Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu stated that the government is closely monitoring the evolving situation in West Asia and has taken steps to ensure the safety of civil aviation operations. Responding during the question hour in the Rajya Sabha, the Minister said that the DGCA has...

Mumbai/New Delhi, February 27 The Ministry of Civil Aviation has notified revised rules for the carriage of dangerous goods in aircraft, which provide for a certification-driven and accountability-based regime for handling such goods.The rules, which establish a stricter reporting framework...

New Delhi, February 24 A 32-year-old construction worker died after falling from an under-construction building in the Janakpuri area of west Delhi on Tuesday, an official said.The worker, identified as Guddu Patel, was approximately 32 years old, according to the official.According to...

Mumbai, February 17 – The All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) has condemned the repeated and alarming safety violations reported on the shooting set of the upcoming film ‘Dhurandhar 2’.The film, directed by Aditya Dhar, stars Ranveer Singh in the lead role. It has come under scrutiny...

New Delhi, February 15 The family of a 25-year-old man who died after falling into a pit dug by the Delhi Jal Board held a protest on Sunday at the incident site in west Delhi's Janakpuri, demanding justice, compensation, and action against those responsible.Kamal Dhyani, a bank employee, fell...

New Delhi, February 12 "Safety first, production next" is the formula followed by India's atomic energy sector, Jitendra Singh, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, said on Thursday, as he addressed concerns about safety at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant.During the Question...

New Delhi, February 11 Days after 25-year-old Kamal Dhyani fell into a pit in Delhi’s Janakpuri, his grieving parents sit in a corner of their home, their sorrow deepened after a Delhi court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to the two accused contractors.On the night of February 5 and 6...

Chandigarh, February 9 The Haryana Police stated on Monday that strict action will be taken against those found selling, storing, or using banned "Chinese manjha" (kite strings), which often cause fatal accidents.The string, made of nylon or synthetic thread and coated with powdered glass and...