Delhi court refuses to pass order on J&K MP Rashid Engineer’s regular bail plea

Delhi court refuses to pass order on J&K MP Rashid Engineer’s regular bail plea

Lok Sabha MP from Baramulla Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid. FIle | Photo Credit: Imran Nissar A Delhi court on Tuesday (December 24, 2024) refused to pass order on Jammu and Kashmir MP Rashid Engineer’s regular bail application in a terror-funding case. Additional sessions judge (ASJ) Chander Jit Singh dismissed the application … Read more

Residents stage protest on road seeking regular water supply

Residents stage protest on road seeking regular water supply

Erratic water supply has forced the residents of Pulikuttai village to fetch water from Tirupattur and Jolarpet towns. They staged a protest on Tirupattur-Salem Main Road on Saturday demanding the resumption of regular water supply. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Irked over erratic water supply, residents (mostly women) of Pulikuttai village on Saturday staged a … Read more

Regular upkeep of infra making uninterrupted power supply possible: NPDCL CMD

Regular upkeep of infra making uninterrupted power supply possible: NPDCL CMD

CMD of TSNPDCL K. Varun Reddy. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement hyderabad Chairman and Managing Director of Northern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Ltd (TSNPDCL) Karnati Varun Reddy has attributed the quality power supply without any interruptions being provided to the consumers in the areas covered by the Discom to the better upkeep (maintenance) of … Read more

Maternity benefits | Differentiation not permissible between regular, contractual employees: Calcutta High Court

Maternity benefits | Differentiation not permissible between regular, contractual employees: Calcutta High Court

A view of the Calcutta High Court. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Observing that no differentiation is permissible between regular and contractual employees on the question of a woman’s right to childbirth and maternity leave, the Calcutta High Court has directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to compensate an executive intern. The petitioner, … Read more

Traffic jams a regular feature at Manapuram railway gate in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh

Traffic jams a regular feature at Manapuram railway gate in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh

The drivers are now being forced to wait at least half an hour to cross the Manapuram railway gate. | Photo Credit: V RAJU   Traffic jam has become a regular feature at the Manapuram railway gate of Vizianagaram district due to delay in completion of road development works on Visakhapatnam-Raipur national highway. The drivers, … Read more

Regular Fasting Linked to Less Severe COVID: Study

Regular Fasting Linked to Less Severe COVID: Study

Aug. 10, 2022 – Intermittent fasting was not linked with a smaller chance of getting COVID-19, but it was linked with getting a less severe infection, according to the findings of a new study. The study was done on men and women in Utah who were, on average, in their 60s and got COVID before … Read more

WHO urges eligible people to make regular, voluntary, unpaid blood donations

WHO urges eligible people to make regular, voluntary, unpaid blood donations

On the eve of World Blood Donor Day, the WHO on Monday urged eligible people in countries in its South-East Asia Region and across the world to join the effort to save lives, improve health and advance health equity by making regular, voluntary, unpaid blood donations. An estimated 118.5 million blood donations are collected worldwide, … Read more