Bihar Minister of Labour Resources Surendra Ram felicitates the rescued workers of Uttarakhand’s Silkyara Tunnel upon their arrival at Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport, in Patna, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Patna airport was in a celebration mood when five construction workers trapped in the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel for 17 days in Uttarkashi … Read more
‘Healthcare professionals are vulnerable to “violent attacks” by relatives of patients, in cases where patients die during treatment.’ Illustration: Satheesh Vellinezhi The government may consider introducing appropriate legal safeguards for healthcare workers, who at times face violence from relatives or attendants of patients, a parliamentary panel has said. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs … Read more
The District Congress Committee presidents in Tamil Nadu Congress Committee, who met with the TNCC president K.S. Alagiri to discuss preparations in the lead-up to the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, have reportedly pushed the State leadership to distribute Lok Sabha tickets to ‘new faces’ instead of those from ‘well-known Congress families’ here in Chennai … Read more
Rescue workers at Uttarkashi Tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand on November 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP As relatives of 40 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel wait for them to come out, a relative of a worker trapped inside the tunnel said that despite assurances nothing seemed to be happening. Deepak Kumar (23), … Read more
Seen in picture are the members of rescue teams during a rescue operation after a portion of an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi in the northern State of Uttarakhand, on November 13. | Photo Credit: Reuters “Rescuers at the under-construction tunnel collapse site in Uttarkashi, on November 14, initiated the process of inserting large-diametre mild … Read more
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reviews the ongoing rescue and relief operations after a portion of a tunnel under construction between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri national highway collapsed, in Uttarkashi district, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI All 40 workers trapped after an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi are safe … Read more
The third edition of the career fest organised by NORKA Roots to facilitate the selection of health workers from Kerala to work in NHS trusts in the UK got under way here on Monday. A total of 21 doctors and 79 nurses shortlisted from various specialities attended interviews on the opening day. A 40-member team … Read more
Andhra Pradesh Spotlight An hour before dawn breaks, Maharana, 40, rushes to a messy corner of his one-room rented accommodation. He takes out a blunt knife and starts chopping vegetables. Prodding his two roommates who are fast asleep, he yells, “Wake up. It is almost 5. The queue at the tube well will only get … Read more
Six health trust chiefs call on the NI secretary to take “concrete action” over a 2023-24 pay award. Source link
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Pourakarmikara Sangha has condemned the State government for cancelling ₹15 crore funds granted to purchase uniforms and safety equipment for the city’s 18,500 civic workers. Pourakarmikas have been demanding safety equipment for a very long time as they work in treacherous conditions. Nirmala, president of the association, said that the pourakarmikas … Read more