Devon care home fined £200K after two disabled residents drowned

Devon care home fined £200K after two disabled residents drowned

Jonathan MorrisSouth West Devon and Cornwall Police Alison Tilsley, 63, and former rugby player Alex Wood, 43, died in the incident A care home has been ordered to pay more than £200,000 after two wheelchair users drowned and a third was seriously hurt when a leaking boat capsized during a day trip. Exeter Magistrates’ Court … Read more

Residents, activists raise questions over renaming of streets

Residents, activists raise questions over renaming of streets

A consumer activist says even a small mistake in revenue records might lead to issues in property settlement. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Activists have raised questions over the State government’s decision to remove the mention of caste from street names. They say changing addresses on various cards, including Aadhaar, voter ID, family cards, Government health … Read more

Mizoram residents hope the new Bairabi-Sairang line brings seamless changes into their life

Mizoram residents hope the new Bairabi-Sairang line brings seamless changes into their life

Mualkhang is one of the intermediary stations, 38.2 km from Bairabi and 13.18 km from Sairang on the Bairabi-Sairang 51.38 km new line built by Northeast Frontier Railway and under its Lumding Division in Mizoram. | Photo Credit: Anil Kumar Sastry Residents of Mizoram, particularly its capital Aizawl, hope that the 51.38 km Bairabi-Sairang (near … Read more

Avadi residents flag delay in construction of underground sewer lines

Avadi residents flag delay in construction of underground sewer lines

Workers digging the road for constructing sewer lines | Photo Credit: Representative image Residents of Avadi Corporation have urged the local body to speed up work to construct the underground sewer lines in areas including Charles Nagar, Babu Nagar and Gandhi Nagar.  Roy Rozario, a resident, said that the pace of construction was very slow. … Read more

Tirunelveli residents complain about supply of contaminated drinking water

Tirunelveli residents complain about supply of contaminated drinking water

Tirunelveli Mayor G. Ramakrishnan receiving a petition from the public during the grievance redress meeting on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: A. SHAIKMOHIDEEN A group of residents from Jeba Nagar on South Bypass under the Melapalayam Zone here submitted a petition to Mayor G. Ramakrishnan on Tuesday during the weekly grievances redress meeting complaining about supply … Read more

Residents living in transit camp for 40 years demand CID probe

Residents living in transit camp for 40 years demand CID probe

Over 400 residents from the Sheva Koliwada village demanding justice from the State and Central governments, which had promised rehabilitation over 40 years ago after acquiring their lands for a township project | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Over 400 residents from the Sheva Koliwada village in Uran taluka of Maharashtra’s Raigad district sat in protest … Read more

Muslim residents of Mewat fear gaurakshaks even more following their call to apply for gun licenses

Muslim residents of Mewat fear gaurakshaks even more following their call to apply for gun licenses

Nasir’s wife and children sit at their home in Fatehpur at Rajasthan | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap In the Mewat region, traversing the Mumbai-Delhi highway, Muslim residents have feared reaching the villages dotting the border of Haryana and Rajasthan. Their fears, however, rose manifold after local gaurakshaks or ‘cow vigilante’ leaders gave a call … Read more

53 residents suffer from vomiting and diarrhoea in Mudanur (B) village in Yadgir district

53 residents suffer from vomiting and diarrhoea in Mudanur (B) village in Yadgir district

Deputy Commissioner B. Susheela visited people who were hospittalised in Kembhavi town, on Saturday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT As many as 53 residents, including 15 children, of Janatha Colony at Mudanur (B) village in Shorapur taluk of Yadgir district suffered from vomiting and diarrhoea from Friday evening, after consuming suspected contaminated drinking water. According … Read more

Chief Minsiter Yogi Adityanath allays ‘demolition’ fears of residents in Lucknow

Chief Minsiter Yogi Adityanath allays ‘demolition’ fears of residents in Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath | Photo Credit: ANI Emphasising that there cannot be any justification for putting red marks on houses in areas adjoining Kukrail river revival project, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on July 16 assured residents that those involved in such an act will be held accountable. Mr. Adityanath met … 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