Children may be hit harder by flu this year, say Hertfordshire officials

Children may be hit harder by flu this year, say Hertfordshire officials

Martin HeathHertfordshire political reporter Getty Images Infection rates in children are higher than usual, say officials A county’s health officials have warned more children and young people could become infected with a severe strain of flu than usual at this time of year. Public health bosses in Hertfordshire said hospital admissions were low at the … Read more

Coastal promenade in Chellanam–Puthenthode corridor turns a hit

Coastal promenade in Chellanam–Puthenthode corridor turns a hit

The 7.36-km-long sea wall cum walkway that links Chellanam and Puthenthodu in West Kochi is gaining popularity among tourists. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU The 7.36-km-long seawall built along the Chellanam–Puthenthode corridor in West Kochi, along with the adjacent sprawling walkway, is emerging as a popular tourist attraction in Ernakulam district. Built at a cost … Read more

Teenager killed after being hit by train while shooting video near railway tracks in Puri

Teenager killed after being hit by train while shooting video near railway tracks in Puri

A 15-year-old boy died after being hit by a speeding train while attempting to shoot an Instagram reel near a railway track in Odisha’s Puri district, police said on Wednesday (October 22, 2025). The deceased from Manglaghat area in Puri town, was trying to capture a moving train in the background of his video when … Read more

OP services hit as govt. doctors stage protest in Kozhikode

OP services hit as govt. doctors stage protest in Kozhikode

**EDS: TO GO WITH STORY** Kozhikode: A man looks at a notice pasted outside the closed OPD ticket counter at a hospital, amid a strike by doctors across Kerala after a doctor was attacked at a government-run hospital, in Kozhikode, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (PTI Photo)(PTI10_09_2025_000305B) | Photo Credit: – Kozhikode Outpatient (OP) services at … Read more

Updated Orange Book suggests curbs on new constructions in areas hit by landslips in the 2018 floods

Updated Orange Book suggests curbs on new constructions in areas hit by landslips in the 2018 floods

A landslide hazard susceptibility map prepared by the Geological Survey of India (GSI).   After a delay of over two months, the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) has issued the updated Orange Book 2025, the monsoon preparedness and disaster-response guidelines for various State and Central agencies. The major highlight of this year’s Orange Book … Read more

Bus services hit as transport workers begin strike across Karnataka, passengers stranded

Bus services hit as transport workers begin strike across Karnataka, passengers stranded

Passengers seen at Basaveshwaranagar in Bengaluru on August 5, 2025 | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Employees of Karnataka’s State-owned transport Corporations began an indefinite strike on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) morning, severely affecting public bus services across the State and leaving passengers in the lurch. The unions went ahead with the strike despite a court … Read more

Vehicle that fatally hit marathoner Fauja Singh identified, driver to be arrested soon: Punjab cops

Vehicle that fatally hit marathoner Fauja Singh identified, driver to be arrested soon: Punjab cops

The vehicle which fatally hit the world’s oldest marathoner Fauja Singh in Punjab’s Jalandhar district has been identified and the driver of the vehicle, an SUV, will be arrested soon, police said on Tuesday (July 15, 2025). Fauja Singh was 114, and the ironies could not be more tragic for the legend who got into … Read more