Efforts to enhance road safety and curb accidents, which claim over 4,000 lives annually in the State, are now a priority. | Photo Credit: file photo In a bid to usher a new driving culture in Kerala, the Motor Vehicles department (MVD) has made road safety classes mandatory for all driving licence applicants under the … Read more
Concerned over the rising number of fatal and non-fatal accidents involving police personnel while riding two-wheelers, Karnataka State Police Chief Alok Mohan recently issued a circular mandating all personnel to wear helmets as per prescribed standards with the straps while riding. The circular issued on Tuesday directed all the unit heads across the State to … Read more
Calls for change stem from the family of a teenager who died after an allergic reaction to a meal out. Source link
The move has been prompted by a rise in patients testing positive for Covid, senior medics say. Source link
The government has made it mandatory for OTT platforms to display an anti-tobacco health warning as a prominent static message at the bottom of the screen during the period of a tobacco product being displayed or used in a programme, the Rajya Sabha was told on July 25. The government notified the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products … Read more
The University of Calicut will amend its statute to make five-year service mandatory for assistant professors to become heads of departments (HoDs) of various subjects on the campus. This was decided at a Syndicate meeting held on Tuesday. According to sources, the university had earlier rejected the application of K. Divya, Assistant Professor, department of … Read more
A healthcare worker collects the swab sample of a passenger for COVID-19 testing at Chennai International Airport on. | Photo Credit: Velankanni Raj B. The mandatory random testing at airports in Tamil Nadu of 2% samples of people arriving from other countries for COVID-19 has been dispensed with in accordance with the revised guidelines issued … Read more
Lessons are being shared after Oliver McGowan from Bristol was given medicine unsuitable for him. Source link
‘Frequent district-wise meetings of school managers for exchanging ideas, experience, and knowledge to be considered’ ‘Frequent district-wise meetings of school managers for exchanging ideas, experience, and knowledge to be considered’ Taking serious note of the accident that killed five students and a teacher of a school excursion party, the Council of CBSE Schools Kerala (CCSK) … Read more
Ministers will meet later to decide whether to keep the policy, as a vaccine deadline looms. Source link