Patna: A 17-year-old Class X pass-out was allegedly abducted in an SUV by a group of junior students from outside a school in Patna and assaulted inside the vehicle. Police, however, traced and rescued the teenager within hours and are now probing the circumstances surrounding the incident.According to the police, they received information in the…
Noida: A dingy staircase in a five-storey building in Sector 49 leads to classrooms where nearly 200 students prepare for competitive exams like JEE, NEET and CUET. Outside, high-tension cables dangle loosely from a power pole. In Sector 62, abutting Delhi-Meerut Expressway, dozens of centres operate from residential buildings squeezed into lanes too narrow for…
Jaipur: Ahead of the monsoon, the education department Thursday issued guidelines directing govt schools not to seat students in unsafe buildings as they prepare to reopen Monday. The department asked schools to clean terraces, clear drains and pipelines of garbage, and prevent water accumulation on and around school premises.The department instructed officials to ensure that…
Prayagraj: Serious fire safety violations, including the absence of mandatory No Objection Certificates (NOCs), missing emergency exits, expired fire extinguishers and illegal basement operations, were detected during the inspection of coaching institutes in Prayagraj and Kaushambi on Thursday. As part of an ongoing safety drive, 10 teams of the fire department inspected over 18 coaching…
Varanasi: Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has initiated efforts towards establishing a dedicated fire station on its campus to strengthen emergency response and fire safety infrastructure.As part of the process, the chief fire officer (CFO) of Varanasi and the fire officer of Bhelupur visited the university on Wednesday and held discussions with university authorities regarding the…
Margao: With eight drowning incidents recorded in Dharbandora taluka over the past eight months, particularly among students and visitors, Kushavati district collector Egna Cleetus has ordered awareness programmes at schools and special gram sabhas to sensitise communities about the dangers of unsafe water bodies.The directives came at a meeting convened by the collector, attended by…
Kanpur: A checking conducted in the city revealed that 14 coaching centres in Kakadev were operating without proper registration.Crackdown on the institutes operating without complying with the mandatory safety arrangements is being conducted in the city following the tragic fire incident in Aliganj, Lucknow, which claimed 15 lives.In an inspection conducted by the higher education…
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) on Tuesday began fire safety inspections across tuition classes, coaching institutes, and computer education centres in the city. Fire teams also checked units not legally mandated to acquire a fire safety certificate.During the checking in the North-West Zone, officials inspected fire extinguishers, emergency exits, escape routes, and…
Lucknow: Terming the fire tragedy in the coaching centre in Lucknow as ‘extremely heartbreaking’, BSP chief Mayawati said that such deadly incidents are heart-wrenching and shatter the hopes of countless families. To prevent such tragic and unfortunate incidents, there is a need for everyone to work together properly. Indulging in allegations and counter-allegations will not…
Ahmedabad: Taking a hard stance against the recent ragging incidents that surfaced in the state medical colleges, the Indian Medical Association Gujarat State Branch (IMA-GSB) on Friday wrote a letter to Praful Pansheriya, MoS (health and family welfare and medical education), Government of Gujarat, to ensure zero tolerance towards ragging and implement action according to…
