A horrific bus accident took place in Haryana’s Mahendragarh on April 11 sending shockwaves across India. At least 5 students were killed and 15 were rendered injured after a private school bus overturned in the Kanina town. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital following the horrific road tragedy. As per police, the driver was driving the bus under the influence of alcohol. One of the parents and other locals also claimed that the driver was drunk while driving. One of the relatives of deceased child said the school administration was made aware of the drinking habit of the driver. On the other hand, another relative of deceased child raised questions on Govt and School administration. Expressing grief, PM Modi said that “state govt is engaged in providing all possible help to victims and their families”. Haryana CM Nayab Saini expressed grief over the incident and assured stringent action on the guilty. However, the question of the school being operational on a festival day (Eid) sparked a political row. Former Deputy CM of Haryana Dushyant Chautala raised questions and targeted Haryana Govt and administration.
12 April,2024 10:41 AM IST
She rebelled against domestic violence. She rebelled against the system to uphold the rights of single mothers. She is now rebelling against menstrual taboos. Meet Khushboo, once a domestic violence victim, now an educator spreading awareness on menstrual hygiene, child sexual abuse and empowering children all over. This story is of a single mother who turned her pain into purpose. Watch the story of Khushboo now
27 May,2023 07:25 PM IST | Mumbai
Curious about the potential of taming Mumbai’s most capricious river, urbanist Sahil Kanekar and environmental engineer Kartiki Naik of WRI India fashion five opportunities that can alter the course of its future
19 March,2023 01:23 PM IST | Mumbai
PM Modi on Thursday said, ‘We've seen many times that corrupts are being praised even after being sentenced to jail. People who carry 'Theka' of honesty hold their hands & get pictures clicked. Advocacy is being done to give awards to the corrupt. We've never seen anything like this’
04 November,2022 05:50 PM IST | mumbai
At SDRF Headquarters in Srinagar, a twelve-day disaster management training program was initiated for 'Aapda Mitra' volunteers. It was initiated by the Department of Disaster Management and the Jammu and Kashmir State Disaster Response Force (SDRF). The event was part of the 'Up-Scaling of Aapda Mitra Scheme'. The objective of the program is to train the Aapda Mitra volunteers for disaster management so that their services could be utilized in any disaster or tragedy in their respective areas. The program was organized for 50 volunteers of North Kashmir.
23 September,2022 03:52 PM IST | Mumbai
As the Covid-19 cases in India drop, the Home Ministry has decided to end all Covid-19 containment measures from March 31, two years after their implementation following the outbreak of the pandemic. However, wearing of face mask and maintaining social distancing norms will continue as earlier.
23 March,2022 08:38 PM IST | Mumbai
Experts say National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Epidemic Diseases Acts mandate govt aid to injured — in this case, recovered patients, and also to people whose livelihood was impacted due to lockdowns.
04 July,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
Amid the vaccine shortage in the city, the BMC allowed for a separate centre at ESIS Hospital in the T ward for people waiting for the second dose of Covaxin. Shortages, long wait to get the jab, alleged preferential treatment and mismanagement led to scuffles at Mulund’s ESIS Hospital’s vaccine center on Tuesday morning. Watch this video to find out more.
05 May,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
The COVID-19 vaccination centre at Dahisar suffered from an extreme case of mismanagement recently. On 4th April, when citizens landed at the Dahisar vaccination centre, they were deeply disappointed to find that it was closed. Adding to the mismanagement woes, a fire broke out at the COVID Care Centre at Dahisar on the same day in the afternoon. Watch this video for all the details.
05 April,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
Reddonatura, a waste management company based in Bangalore city offers complete organic waste management solution. The company is a distributor and manufacturer of India's first fully automatic organic waste management machine, 'R- Nature' with a turnover of Rs. 2 crores (Approx. 312,000 USD).
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