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Soon, using phone for maps while driving may not be an offence | India News NEW DELHI: Use of mobile phone “solely for navigation” while driving won’t attract fine, the road transport ministry has proposed in an amendment to the Motor Vehicle (Driving) Regulations. The ministry has also proposed another change, giving option of carrying documents in “physical or electronic form” instead of the original ones. Mobile phones will be allowed with a rider that device doesn’t disturb the driver’s concentration. Currently, the law prohibits use of “any hand-held mobile phone or other communication device” while driving. It also says that no trainer or supervisor shall use a mobile phone or other communication device while training or supervising a learner driver. Sources said the changes are being made considering that in most cases, drivers are using mobile phones for navigation . Director General of Police and chairman of Telangana Road Safety Authority T Krishna Prasad said CCTV ...

SC notice to UP on plea against riot damages | India News NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea seeking quashing of notices sent to alleged protesters by district administration for recovering losses caused by damage to public properties during the anti-CAA agitation in the state. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and K M Joseph sought response from the UP government on a petition alleging that the state administration had issued notices in “illegal and arbitrary” manner. The petitioner alleged that recovery notice was issued to “harass innocent people” and pointed out that notice was also issued to a person who had died six years ago. The counsel appearing for petitioner Parwaiz Arif Titu said notices were issued as per the Allahabad High Court judgement delivered in 2010 but the verdict is itself “in violation of the guidelines” laid down by the top court in a 2009 verdict which was later reaffirmed in a 2018 order. ...

‘Those like Imam should be shot in public’ | India News NEW DELHI: A day after a youth opened fire at anti-CAA protesters in Delhi, BJP MLA from UP, Sangeet Som , said on Friday that people like JNU student ‘Sharjeel Imam who want to break India’ should be hanged and shot dead publicly, reports Piyush Rai . “People like Sharjeel Imam who try to divide the country should be hanged publicly and shot dead. They should not be spared at any cost,” the Sardhana MLA Som said. Earlier, Union minister Anurag Thakur had been censured by the Election Commission for a similar utterance during an election rally in Delhi. Som’s remarks came during his visit to Deoband where thousands have been staging protests for the past three days. Source link The post ‘Those like Imam should be shot in public’ | India News appeared first on The Trending . from WordPress https://ift.tt/2SbXXdq https://ift.tt/eA8V8J News February 01, 2020 at 09:23AM

Flight to ghost town had crew wearing full protective suits | India News NEW DELHI: An Air India jumbo jet is expected to take off with Indians, majority of who are students, from Wuhan, the epicentre of deadly coronavirus , and reach Delhi in early hours of Saturday. While the government expects 366 Indians evacuees on this flight, the exact number of evacuees will be known when boarding is completed. The special flight on Boeing 747 “Ajanta” had left Delhi at on Friday afternoon with four pilots, 15 cabin crew, a team of doctors from Delhi’s RML Hospital, medical equipment and other support staff. It landed there at 7.46 pm (Wuhan time), with the pilots exclaiming in the cockpit “khaali airport, khaali roads” during final approach to the ghost town — a bustling economic centre till a few days back. Ajanta was supposed to take off at 10 pm (IST). But till well past that time, boarding hadn’t begun as many of the evacuees had not reached the airport, said AI officials. This is the...

Last-minute dash for evacuees to stock up | India News NEW DELHI: Instructions to the 600 professionals and students in China’s Hubei province, waiting to be evacuated, included asking them to bring their own food and water for the flight for Air India would not provide the same for reportedly fear of infection. Evacuees said they were also asked to carry essential medicines. India’s embassy in Beijing had reached out to the Indians to inquire whether they were keen to be flown back to India. Forty-three pick-up points were identified for private vehicles, vans and buses to ferry the Indians to airport to catch the AI flight. Yoga teacher Dhirendra Bhandari, who said he has lived in Wuhan for 16 years, is among the evacuees with his wife and six-year-old daughter. “I earn about Rs 2.5lakh per month in Wuhan, and am moving out as of now only because I fear for my child’s health.” Rumours surrounding the coronavirus have also made matters worse as, said Bhandari, you cannot t...

You don’t need N95 masks, 3-layered surgical masks fine: Doctors | India News MUMBAI: The Wuhan coronavirus outbreak has resulted in stocks of N95 facemasks disappearing from chemist shops in the city, but doctors say the high-end mask may not be as effective as people presume it to be. Moreover, it may be unnecessary outside healthcare settings and hospitals. Infectious diseases specialist Dr Om Srivastava said, “Only people in healthcare settings who are going to be constantly around infected people need an N95 mask.” Experts say data from China suggests the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV) can travel about two or three feet distance as it is a relatively “large” virus. Chennai-based internal medicine specialist Dr V Ramasubramanian said he doesn’t advise general people to use a mask at all. “Only if you travel to an affected zone, use a triple-layered surgical mask,” said the doctor. Infectious diseases specialist Dr George Oomen said one preventive measure isn’t enough. “Along w...

India bans export of N95 masks | India News NEW DELHI: India has completely banned export of N95 masks amid the outbreak of Coronavirus, which has seen an astronomical rise in demand for masks globally, especially from China. To ensure that there’s no shortage in India, the commerce ministry on Friday prohibited this item ’s export till further order. Source link The post India bans export of N95 masks | India News appeared first on The Trending . from WordPress https://ift.tt/2OmWVtT https://ift.tt/eA8V8J News February 01, 2020 at 09:23AM

Postpone weddings: Kerala to kin of home-quarantined | India News THRISSUR: A day after a girl student who had returned from Wuhan tested positive for novel coronavirus (nCoV), health minister K K Shailaja asked families of those who have returned from China and other coronavirus-hit regions and currently under home quarantine to postpone weddings and other social functions to prevent a possible outbreak of the disease. “Relatives of those under home quarantine after returning from China and other coronavirus-affected countries must postpone marriages and other social functions in their families for a period of 28 days. Those family members who had direct contact with the returnees must also remain in their homes for the period,” said the minister. In Thrissur district , 125 people are under observation. Fifteen people have been admitted in isolation wards, 12 in medical college and 3 in general hospital. A total of 110 people are under home quarantine, said Shailaja later dur...

Aircel-Maxis cases revived; fresh trouble for PC, Karti | India News NEW DELHI: In fresh trouble to former Union minister P Chidambaram , a Delhi court has “revived” the Aircel-Maxis cases filed by the CBI and the ED against him and his son Karti that were earlier adjourned ‘sine die’. The case was adjourned ‘sine die’ (without fixing any date for hearing) on September 5 last year by the court, which had noted that the two probe agencies were seeking “adjournment after adjournment”. The court had also granted anticipatory bail to the father-son duo. It has been challenged in the Delhi high court, which will hear it on March 4. The trial court on its own took up the matter on January 28 and sought the status report by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday. They however sought more time and the court granted them two weeks. District judge Sujata Kohli said the allegations mentioned in the charge sheet appear to be “quite serious...

After 23-year-long ordeal, hope for Bru-Reang tribals | India News NAI SIANG PARA CAMP (NORTH TRIPURA): From four-year-old kids to the elderly, members of 2,500-odd Bru-Reang tribal families queue up every morning to collect water flowing from the nearby hill, a 2 km-trek from the Nai Siang Para Camp in North Tripura, which is home to the refugee tribe. With no power or water supply, the families, displaced from their own land in Mizoram in 1997, rely on water from the hill even for drinking. It takes five hours to fetch 10 litres of water, the maximum quota for a family per day. Recalling their exodus, a few of them say they were not allowed to even cremate their dead as per Hindu rites as the Mizos forced burial. But after 23 years of ordeal and forced to live as refugees in their own country, there is hope on the horizon for them all to begin life afresh. The Modi government has signed a quadripartite agreement with the governments of Tripura, Mizoram and Bru-Reang representa...

SC notice to UP on plea against riot damages | India News NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea seeking quashing of notices sent to alleged protesters by district administration for recovering losses caused by damage to public properties during the anti-CAA agitation in the state. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and K M Joseph sought response from the UP government on a petition alleging that the state administration had issued notices in “illegal and arbitrary” manner. The petitioner alleged that recovery notice was issued to “harass innocent people” and pointed out that notice was also issued to a person who had died six years ago. The counsel appearing for petitioner Parwaiz Arif Titu said notices were issued as per the Allahabad High Court judgement delivered in 2010 but the verdict is itself “in violation of the guidelines” laid down by the top court in a 2009 verdict which was later reaffirmed in a 2018 order. ...

‘Those like Imam should be shot in public’ | India News NEW DELHI: A day after a youth opened fire at anti-CAA protesters in Delhi, BJP MLA from UP, Sangeet Som , said on Friday that people like JNU student ‘Sharjeel Imam who want to break India’ should be hanged and shot dead publicly, reports Piyush Rai . “People like Sharjeel Imam who try to divide the country should be hanged publicly and shot dead. They should not be spared at any cost,” the Sardhana MLA Som said. Earlier, Union minister Anurag Thakur had been censured by the Election Commission for a similar utterance during an election rally in Delhi. Som’s remarks came during his visit to Deoband where thousands have been staging protests for the past three days. Source link The post ‘Those like Imam should be shot in public’ | India News appeared first on The Trending . from WordPress https://ift.tt/2tgOvNi https://ift.tt/eA8V8J News February 01, 2020 at 09:23AM

Flight to ghost town had crew wearing full protective suits | India News NEW DELHI: An Air India jumbo jet is expected to take off with Indians, majority of who are students, from Wuhan, the epicentre of deadly coronavirus , and reach Delhi in early hours of Saturday. While the government expects 366 Indians evacuees on this flight, the exact number of evacuees will be known when boarding is completed. The special flight on Boeing 747 “Ajanta” had left Delhi at on Friday afternoon with four pilots, 15 cabin crew, a team of doctors from Delhi’s RML Hospital, medical equipment and other support staff. It landed there at 7.46 pm (Wuhan time), with the pilots exclaiming in the cockpit “khaali airport, khaali roads” during final approach to the ghost town — a bustling economic centre till a few days back. Ajanta was supposed to take off at 10 pm (IST). But till well past that time, boarding hadn’t begun as many of the evacuees had not reached the airport, said AI officials. This is the...

Last-minute dash for evacuees to stock up | India News NEW DELHI: Instructions to the 600 professionals and students in China’s Hubei province, waiting to be evacuated, included asking them to bring their own food and water for the flight for Air India would not provide the same for reportedly fear of infection. Evacuees said they were also asked to carry essential medicines. India’s embassy in Beijing had reached out to the Indians to inquire whether they were keen to be flown back to India. Forty-three pick-up points were identified for private vehicles, vans and buses to ferry the Indians to airport to catch the AI flight. Yoga teacher Dhirendra Bhandari, who said he has lived in Wuhan for 16 years, is among the evacuees with his wife and six-year-old daughter. “I earn about Rs 2.5lakh per month in Wuhan, and am moving out as of now only because I fear for my child’s health.” Rumours surrounding the coronavirus have also made matters worse as, said Bhandari, you cannot t...

You don’t need N95 masks, 3-layered surgical masks fine: Doctors | India News MUMBAI: The Wuhan coronavirus outbreak has resulted in stocks of N95 facemasks disappearing from chemist shops in the city, but doctors say the high-end mask may not be as effective as people presume it to be. Moreover, it may be unnecessary outside healthcare settings and hospitals. Infectious diseases specialist Dr Om Srivastava said, “Only people in healthcare settings who are going to be constantly around infected people need an N95 mask.” Experts say data from China suggests the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV) can travel about two or three feet distance as it is a relatively “large” virus. Chennai-based internal medicine specialist Dr V Ramasubramanian said he doesn’t advise general people to use a mask at all. “Only if you travel to an affected zone, use a triple-layered surgical mask,” said the doctor. Infectious diseases specialist Dr George Oomen said one preventive measure isn’t enough. “Along w...

India bans export of N95 masks | India News NEW DELHI: India has completely banned export of N95 masks amid the outbreak of Coronavirus, which has seen an astronomical rise in demand for masks globally, especially from China. To ensure that there’s no shortage in India, the commerce ministry on Friday prohibited this item ’s export till further order. Source link The post India bans export of N95 masks | India News appeared first on The Trending . from WordPress https://ift.tt/31bKlTA https://ift.tt/eA8V8J News February 01, 2020 at 09:23AM

Postpone weddings: Kerala to kin of home-quarantined | India News THRISSUR: A day after a girl student who had returned from Wuhan tested positive for novel coronavirus (nCoV), health minister K K Shailaja asked families of those who have returned from China and other coronavirus-hit regions and currently under home quarantine to postpone weddings and other social functions to prevent a possible outbreak of the disease. “Relatives of those under home quarantine after returning from China and other coronavirus-affected countries must postpone marriages and other social functions in their families for a period of 28 days. Those family members who had direct contact with the returnees must also remain in their homes for the period,” said the minister. In Thrissur district , 125 people are under observation. Fifteen people have been admitted in isolation wards, 12 in medical college and 3 in general hospital. A total of 110 people are under home quarantine, said Shailaja later dur...

Aircel-Maxis cases revived; fresh trouble for PC, Karti | India News NEW DELHI: In fresh trouble to former Union minister P Chidambaram , a Delhi court has “revived” the Aircel-Maxis cases filed by the CBI and the ED against him and his son Karti that were earlier adjourned ‘sine die’. The case was adjourned ‘sine die’ (without fixing any date for hearing) on September 5 last year by the court, which had noted that the two probe agencies were seeking “adjournment after adjournment”. The court had also granted anticipatory bail to the father-son duo. It has been challenged in the Delhi high court, which will hear it on March 4. The trial court on its own took up the matter on January 28 and sought the status report by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday. They however sought more time and the court granted them two weeks. District judge Sujata Kohli said the allegations mentioned in the charge sheet appear to be “quite serious...

After 23-year-long ordeal, hope for Bru-Reang tribals | India News NAI SIANG PARA CAMP (NORTH TRIPURA): From four-year-old kids to the elderly, members of 2,500-odd Bru-Reang tribal families queue up every morning to collect water flowing from the nearby hill, a 2 km-trek from the Nai Siang Para Camp in North Tripura, which is home to the refugee tribe. With no power or water supply, the families, displaced from their own land in Mizoram in 1997, rely on water from the hill even for drinking. It takes five hours to fetch 10 litres of water, the maximum quota for a family per day. Recalling their exodus, a few of them say they were not allowed to even cremate their dead as per Hindu rites as the Mizos forced burial. But after 23 years of ordeal and forced to live as refugees in their own country, there is hope on the horizon for them all to begin life afresh. The Modi government has signed a quadripartite agreement with the governments of Tripura, Mizoram and Bru-Reang representa...