Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) Investigations into the RG Kar elevator death case have revealed that the security guards were completely unaware that a key to the basement was kept in the office of the Superintendent of the hospital. As a result, what should have taken just three minutes to find the key ended up taking 33 minutes. Despite suffering fractures to his ribs and ruptures to his internal organs, Arup Banerjee had survived for nearly an hour. Investigators said on Tuesday that his life could…
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New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Friday that a comprehensive and timeline-based action plan has been finalised for dust mitigation in the national capital. A review was conducted of the roads and dust control plans of all agencies, including PWD, DSIIDC, DDA, NDMC, MCD, and Delhi Cantonment.”Directions have been issued to initiate mist spray arrangements on all PWD roads in Delhi, particularly at the identified 62 hotspots,” he said.”Additionally,…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Friday that the government is working 12 months a year, seven days a week, to control pollution in Delhi-NCR, and that a comprehensive, time-bound plan is underway to counter the challenge.Short-term and long-term plans have been prepared and are under effective implementation, she said after chairing a high-level review meeting on air pollution control at the Delhi Secretariat.She added that the fight against pollution is a long …
Chandigarh, Jan 16 (IANS) The Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC), taking a firm stand on issues related to road safety, has categorically held that the safe use of public roads by citizens is an integral part of the right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.The Commission observed that negligence in road infrastructure is not merely an administrative lapse but a direct violation of human rights.While hearing a complaint, the full Commission, comprising Justice La…