A toll booth on the Bengaluru Mysuru Expressway. On the first day of toll collection following the inauguration, protests and technical glitches are being observed on the expressway. | Photo Credit: BHAGYA PRAKASH K After a few outfits staged protests opposing the NHAI’s decision to impose toll on the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway from March 14 (Tuesday), … Read more
LATAKIA: Syria – Ibrahim Zakaria lost track of time drifting into and out of consciousness while trapped for nearly five days in the rubble of his home following the massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria this week. The 23-year-old cellphone shop worker from the Syrian town of Jableh survived on dirty drips of water … Read more
Sanliurfa: Rescuers in Turkey and Syria battled bitter cold Tuesday in a race against time to find survivors under buildings flattened by an earthquake that killed more than 7,800 people. Tremors that inflicted more suffering on a border area, already plagued by conflict, left people on the streets burning debris to try to stay warm … Read more
News of public figures’ deaths has sparked speculation about greater losses than officials have reported. Source link
The death toll in the cylinder explosion during a wedding in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur district rose to 32 on December 16, with four more people succumbing to injuries at a hospital in Jodhpur. Slamming the Congress government in the State, BJP leader Rajendra Singh Rathore said while Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is yet to visit Bhungra … Read more
Morbi-based Oreva Group was awarded the contract in March this year to maintain and manage the bridge Morbi-based Oreva Group was awarded the contract in March this year to maintain and manage the bridge A day after the Morbi bridge collapse in Gujarat, the police arrested nine persons, including the managers of private contractor Oreva … Read more
The State government has officially not given any casualty figure but the Prime Minister and Chief Minister have announced the ex gratia for the dead and for the injured. The State government has officially not given any casualty figure but the Prime Minister and Chief Minister have announced the ex gratia for the dead and … Read more
A new report suggests other countries had more excess deaths than US during the pandemic. Source link
These include deaths from Covid and from the indirect effects of the pandemic over two years worldwide. Source link
By Robert Preidt HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, April 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Showing highway death tolls on roadside message boards in a bid to curb crashes may actually cause more accidents, a new study suggests. That’s because they distract drivers, the researchers said. At least 27 states have used such messages. The new report … Read more