Peddavagu project’s bund suffers major breach

Peddavagu project’s bund suffers major breach

The Peddavagu medium irrigation project in Telangana’s Aswaraopeta mandal, bordering Andhra Pradesh, suffered a major breach on Thursday night resulting in inundation of vast tracts of agricultural lands in Gummadivalli and Kothuru, the downstream villages in Bhadradri Kothagudem district and in many villages in Eluru district of neighbouring A.P. No loss of life was reported. … Read more

US health dept lets UnitedHealth notify victims of data breach, WSJ reports – ET HealthWorld

US health dept lets UnitedHealth notify victims of data breach, WSJ reports – ET HealthWorld

London: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has agreed to allow UnitedHealth Group to notify people whose data was exposed during a hack on its Change Healthcare unit in February, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The decision would spare U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers from time-consuming and expensive work, according … Read more

Health conglomerate Kaiser notifies millions of a data breach – ET HealthWorld

Health conglomerate Kaiser notifies millions of a data breach – ET HealthWorld

London: U.S. health conglomerate Kaiser is notifying millions of its members of a data breach earlier this month, it reported in a notice posted on Thursday. The Kaiser Foundation Health Plan confirmed that 13.4 million residents had their information taken in a data breach, as per a legally required notice filed with the U.S. government … Read more

Idukki dam security breach: Collector convenes high-level meeting

Idukki dam security breach: Collector  convenes high-level meeting

District Collector Sheeba George convened a high-level meeting of officials of the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB), Police and other departments on Saturday at the collectorate and reviewed the security of the hydel dams in the district. The meeting decided to conduct a strict inspection of the dam premises. Initiatives have already started to fix … Read more