NEW DELHI, May 10: State-owned NHAI on Friday said it has debarred Riddhi Siddhi Associates for three months for an incident of assault and misbehavior with the national highway users at Sirmandi toll plaza on Amritsar-Jamnagar section in Rajasthan. The state-owned agency in a statement said an incident of assault and misbehavior by the employees of toll operating agency with highway users at Sirmandi Toll Plaza on May 5, 2024 was reported. Taking prompt action on the matter, the incident was examined by NHAI and a ‘show cause' notice was served to the firm, the statement said, adding that the ..read more

Jammu Tawi: Medica Superspecialty Hospital, the leading chain of hospitals from Eastern India, is proud to announce its collaboration with the Indian Museum Kolkata for the first time, in organizing the Basic Life Support (BLS) session today, at the esteemed Indian Museum premises. In India, nearly one out of every two heart attack patients arrive at the hospital more than 400 minutes after the onset of symptoms. This delay surpasses the optimal window of 30 minutes by almost 13 times. Medical professionals emphasize that beyond 18 minutes of a cardiac arrest, the lack of medical intervention ..read more

NL Correspondent Katra: Shobhan Chaudhuri, General Manager, Northern Railway conducted a detailed inspection of the prestigious National Project of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla new BG Rail Link Project today i.e; on 10/5/2024. The inspection was accompanied by Chief Administrative Officer/USBRL and other senior officers of Northern Railways and KRCL. Shobhan Chaudhuri started his inspection from Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra station yard by motor trolley up to Chenab Bridge. He inspected Tunnel no 33, Tunnel no 34, Anji Bridge, tunnel no 35, Reasi Yard, Tunnel no 36 and Chenab Bridge. Balance act ..read more

New Delhi, May 10: The world experienced the warmest April ever and the eleventh consecutive month of record-high temperatures, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Friday. Sea surface temperatures have been record high for the past 13 months, it said. The WMO said this is happening due to naturally occurring El Niño — unusual warming of waters in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean — and the additional energy trapped in the atmosphere and ocean by greenhouse gases from human activities. A similar streak of record high temperatures happened previously during the strong El ..read more

New Delhi, May 10: By allowing political space to Khalistani separatist elements, the Canadian government is sending a message that its vote bank is “more powerful” than its rule of law, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said. Jaishankar said India respects and practices freedom of speech, but that does not equate with freedom to threaten foreign diplomats, extend support to separatism or allow political space to elements advocating violence. The external affairs minister also wondered how people with dubious backgrounds are being allowed to enter and live in Canada, referring to Khalista ..read more

New Delhi, May 10: The Spices Board has come out with comprehensive guidelines for exporters to prevent ethylene oxide (EtO) — a carcinogenic chemical — contamination in the products shipped from India amid quality concerns being flagged by certain countries on these goods. According to the guidelines, exporters would avoid the use of EtO in spices as a sterilising/fumigating agent or any other application; and ensure that transporters, storage/warehouses, packaging material suppliers do not use this chemical at any stage. Exporters shall take adequate measures to ensure the absence of EtO and ..read more

New Delhi, May 10: A delegation of opposition party leaders on Friday met the top brass of Election Commission to raise its concerns over poll code violations by the ruling party leaders, and also flagged concerns over delay in release of voter turnout figures for the first two phases of the polls. At the meeting that came soon after the poll panel issued a strongly worded statement, in which it termed as “regrettable” Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's letter to opposition on the delay, the opposition leaders alleged that “no meaningful action” has been taken by the EC to penalise those ..read more

New Delhi, May 10 (PTI) Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision granting bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, stating this will boost the faith of the people in democracy. “We have been saying that the BJP and its leaders have caged the establishments of democracy. Because of this, the sitting CMs were sent to jail. I appreciate the Supreme Court's order of granting (interim) bail to Arvind Kejriwal. This will boost the faith of people in democracy,” he said. The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Kejriwal till June 1 for campaigning ..read more

New Delhi, May 10: ISRO's commercial arm NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) on Friday invited industry partners to develop heavy lift rocket Launch Vehicle Mark-3 in public-private partnership mode. In a bid to cater to growing demand for launching heavy satellites or mega constellations of low earth orbit satellites, the NSIL is looking forward to produce four-six LVM3 class rockets every year against the existing capability of two vehicles per year. “NSIL has released the Request for Qualification (RFQ) to invite responses from potential bidders who would end-to-end realize ISRO's heavy lift laun ..read more

NEW DELHI, May 10: In a major crackdown on cybercrime and financial fraud, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Telecom (DoT), and State Police have launched a joint drive to curb the misuse of telecom resources as the DoT issued directions to telecom service providers for blocking 28200 mobile phones and 20 lakh mobile connections. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), and State Police have joined hands to curb the misuse of telecom resources in cybercrime and financial fraud. This collaborative effort aims to dismantle networks of fraudsters and p ..read more