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Electrocution Deaths: HC Constitutes Committee To Ensure Implementation Of Safety Measures

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SRINAGAR: The High Court of JK and Ladakh High while taking serious note of the deaths caused due to electrocution and injuries due to electric shocks, ordered for the constitution of a committee to ensure the implementation of statutory safety measures and regulations enshrined in the Central Electricity Authority (Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply) Regulations, 2010, in letter and spirit.
The three member panel will be headed by the Commissioner Secretary, State’s Power Development Department (PDD) and will comprise of the Chief Engineers of the Department.
The court has also directed District Magistrates of all districts in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh to ensure compliance with Regulation 58 of Central Electricity Authority (Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply) Regulations, 2010 on a war footing, which provides for clearance above ground level of conductors of overhead lines, including electricity service lines.
While awarding compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family of Jatinder Kumar, a casual labourer, who died while carrying out restoration work on a transformer in Jammu, a bench comprising Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal observed that that the accident occurred due to non-adherence to safety measures such as local earthings, hand insulating gloves, proper isolation, and other safety measures by the maintenance staff. “The deceased worker’s mother, wife, and daughter will receive the compensation within two months of the court order,” the bench concluded.
“It appears that deaths due to electrocution as well as bodily injuries due to electric shocks are ignored as mere accidents. The colossal loss of human lives and especially children is totally unacceptable, grim and heart rending. Such unfortunate deaths continue to occur flouting statutory measures,” bench observed.
“Article 21 of constitution ensures fundamental rights to each citizen of the country which are inalienable in nature and guarantees citizens right to live and to be treated as an individual of worth,” it added.
Justice Nargal further emphasized that, “any omission in preventing the discharge of high voltage electric energy by anyone engaged in the activity of supplying such electric energy is liable to compensate for the damage caused to a human life because of such energy.”

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

April 28, 2023
Hyderabad zoo implements measures to combat summer heat

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Hyderabad: Amid rise in maximum temperature in Hyderabad, the Nehru Zoological park is taking proactive measures to ensure the health and well-being of its animals. With temperatures steadily rising over the past few days, the zoo has installed coolers, sprinklers, and foggers throughout the park to combat the heat.
More than 200 sprinklers have been set up across the zoo, with small rain guns installed in each enclosure to ensure that every animal has access to relief from the heat. In addition, over one thousand foggers have been arranged in key areas such as the reptile house, New Macaws, all Pheasantry, and the Aviary area.
The zoo authorities are also ensuring that the lawns and gardens are watered continuously to keep the enclosures and surrounding areas cool and green. Over one kilogram of thunga grass has been placed on the roofs of the enclosures and night houses to further insulate the animals from the heat.

To help the animals beat the heat, the zoo authorities are providing them with seasonal fruits like watermelon. This not only helps to keep the animals hydrated but also provides a much-needed source of vitamins and nutrients.
With these measures in place, the Nehru Zoological park is well-equipped to handle the summer heat and ensure the health and well-being of its animals.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 3, 2023
Besides welfare measures, massive temples being constructed: AP min

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Amaravati: In addition to welfare measures and development work in villages, temples are being built on a massive scale to fulfill the wishes and desires of the faithful, an Andhra Pradesh Minister has said.
Agriculture Minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy made these remarks while laying the foundation for Sri Radhakrishna Mandir at Mohammadapuram village of Podalakuru mandalam in Nellore district, which is being built with the funds provided by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Sri Vani Trust.
“Whichever village desires a temple there Samarasata Seva Foundation will plan to build new temples with funds from TTD’s Sri Vani Trust,” said Reddy in a statement on Sunday night.
He said construction of 28 temples have been sanctioned in Sarvepalli constituency with cooperation from TTD, official custodian of the Tirupati Lord Venkateswara temple, until now.
At Rs 10 lakh funds for each temple in this constituency, he said Rs 2.8 crore has been sanctioned while Rs 90 lakh for nine more temples in Podalakuru.
Reddy said these temples are being built to safeguard the culture and tradition and effuse spirituality, adding that a goal has been set to build 50 temples in Sarvepalli constituency limits.
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March 27, 2023
JK Budget: A Slew Of Measures Announced For Women Empowerment

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SRINAGAR: Aiming to empower women folk in Jammu and Kashmir, the Union Territory’s budget for the next fiscal, which was tabled in the Parliament on Monday, has unveiled a slew of measures for women-led development.
The budget document, talks about establishing “ladies Haat” and “ladies exclusive markets” at Srinagar and other major towns.
The budget document also states that women guides would be encouraged at tourist places.
In the budget document, the government also talks about the creation of hubs for the empowerment of women (HEW)-Mahila Shakti Kendras, the establishment of GPS-enabled women helpline and the construction of working women hostels.
The budget document also talks about setting up of women-led farmer producer organizations (FPOs) in the cooperative sector.
In a move aimed at providing safe commute options for the womenfolk, the budget proposes the introduction of buses and pink taxis for them and also talks about women-only bus drivers and conductors. (KNO)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

March 14, 2023
Iran ousts 2 German diplomats over Berlin’s ‘interventionist’ measures

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Tehran: Iran has declared two German diplomats to be personae non gratae and has expelled them from the Islamic republic over Berlin’s “interventionist and irresponsible” measures against Tehran.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani blamed the German government for its “irresponsible interference” in Iran’s internal and judicial affairs, according to a statement published on the Foreign Ministry’s website on Wednesday.
The Ministry has summoned the German Ambassador to Tehran, Hans-Udo Muzel and informed him of the decision, Kanaani was quoted as saying in the statement.
Iran will “act decisively” in response to unreasonable demands, said Kanaani, warning that Iran will have “other alternatives” if certain countries seek to disregard its fundamental principles and national sovereignty, Xinhua news agency reported.
On February 22, Germany announced that it would expel two diplomats from Iran’s embassy in Berlin after an Iranian court handed down the death sentence to Jamshid Sharmahd, an Iranian-German national, for “planning and organising acts of terror in the country”.
According to the Mizan news agency affiliated with the Iranian judiciary, Iran handed down the death sentence on February 21, accusing Sharmahd as “the ringleader of the Tondar(Thunder) group who intended to carry out 23 terror operations(in Iran), of which only five were conducted”.
One day later, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced in a statement that Berlin had declared two staff members from the Iranian embassy in Berlin to be personae non gratae and ordered them to leave Germany immediately.
The Iranian Intelligence Ministry announced the arrest of Sharmahd in 2020.

Founded by a number of Iranian pro-monarchists in Britain in 2003, the Tondar group is accused of carrying out a bombing attack in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz in 2008, which killed 14 people and injured 300 others, and planning other attacks in the country, according to Mizan.
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March 2, 2023
Pakistan to cut number of missions abroad under austerity measures

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Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has issued instructions to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to slash down a number of foreign missions abroad and reduce their offices, staff, and other measures to cut down expenditures by 15 per cent.
“The Prime Minister is pleased to direct that a well-considered proposal/plan in this respect may please be submitted to this office within two weeks positively,” The News quoted a directive issued by the PMO as saying.
This official communication titled “Rationalisation of Foreign Mission Abroad” states that in view of the ongoing economic constraints and the consequent need for fiscal consolidation and control of external deficit, the Prime Minister was pleased to constitute a National Austerity Committee (NAC).
The committee has recommended, inter-alia, that the expenditure on Pakistan Missions abroad may be reduced by 15 per cent.
“This may be achieved by curtailing the number of Foreign Missions, reduction in the number of officers and staff posted there and other suitable measures,” it further stated.
There have been increasing frustrations among the political-cum-technocratic members of the federal cabinet for reluctance on the part of the government not to implement the recommendations given by the NAC which was constituted by the premier himself but so far no action got implemented, The News reported.
For instance, one federal minister consumes 1,000 liters of petrol on monthly basis. He possesses a luxurious vehicle and three other official cars, The News reported.
Another minister demonstrating austerity has written a letter to return a vehicle to the government and also made the letter public.

But he didn’t disclose that he had utilised his ministry’s limit on petrol just in a couple of months of the ongoing financial year.
There is another practice in the Federal Secretariat as hiring was being done in name of specialists, experts, and young fellows without consideration of actual requirements and well-defined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
The majority of bureaucrats is taking the monetisation of vehicles but is also using official cars and petrol through different heads, The News reported.
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February 22, 2023
Govt should take proactive measures: Telangana Guv on dog bite incident

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Hyderabad: Responding to the death of a 5-year-old boy due to an attack by stray dogs, Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Wednesday said that the administration should take proactive measures as the incident ‘proves that existing arrangements are not adequate to combat the stray dog menace.
She also expressed sadness over the occurrence.
“Pained to see this sad incidence. Only such painfull incidences should not remind us the need for permanent solutions.Administration should take some proactive measures. This incidence prooves that existing arrangements are not adequate to combat this menace. No words 2 console,” she tweeted.
Pained to see this sad incidence. Only such painfull incidences should not remind us the need for permanent solutions.Administration should take some proactive measures. This incidence prooves that existing arrangements are not adequate to combat this menace. No words 2 console https://t.co/BlLvLCunGl
— Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan (@DrTamilisaiGuv) February 22, 2023
The incident, which occurred in the Amberpet locality on Sunday was caught on a CCTV camera.
The boy, Pradeep, had accompanied his father Gangadhar, who worked as a security guard in the area.
Narrating the incident, Gangadhar said that he had his son with him to work on Sunday and while he was strolling outside, a pack of stray dogs attacked him.
Some locals rushed to Pradeep’s rescue and along with Gangadhar took him to a hospital, sources informed further, adding, however, that he was declared dead by the doctors on arrival.
State MA&UD minister KT Rama Rao on Tuesday said that he would work in full capacity to ensure such incidents do not repeat in the future.

“We’ve been trying to tackle street dog menace in our municipalities. We’ve created animal care centres and animal birth control centres. My sincere condolences to the family and we’ll ensure that our best is done so that these incidents are not repeated,” the BRS leader told ANI.
In a similar incident earlier, a toddler was mauled to death in an apartment building in Noida last year by a stray dog. The incident triggered massive disquiet among residents.

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February 22, 2023
Palestinian president calls on Blinken to urge Israel to stop unilateral measures in West Bank

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Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to pressure the Israeli government to stop its unilateral measures in the Palestinian territories.
An official statement sent to reporters said that Abbas received a phone call from Blinken, during which they discussed the latest developments “in the wake of the recent Israeli decisions that violate the signed agreements and international resolutions.”
Last week, the Israeli government decided to authorise nine settlement outposts that were illegally built up in the West Bank in response to a series of attacks by Palestinians in Jerusalem, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Abbas called on the US “to intervene quickly and effectively to put pressure on Israel to stop all these dangerous measures” to ensure the continued prospect of a two-state solution.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Blinken on Saturday confirmed that he would contact the Israeli government and that his administration would continue its efforts to stop unilateral Israeli actions.
Israel occupied the West Bank in 1967 and has since established settlements on it, a move considered a violation of international law and a major source of conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
The settlement issue is the most prominent aspect of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and one of the main reasons for halting the last direct peace negotiations between the two sides in 2014.

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February 19, 2023
Hyderabad: Fire dept holds meet on fire safety measures ahead of summer

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Hyderabad: The Director General of Telangana state disaster response and fire services Nagi Reddy held a review meeting on Wednesday on ensuring fire prevention and fire safety measures in hazardous industries, chemical and scrap godwons etc.
The meeting held in view of the upcoming summer discussed an action plan to ensure fire safety at locations in Jeedimetla, Balanagar, Rajendra Nagar and Katadan areas which are prone to fire accidents.
Officials at the meet decided to conduct combined inspections by the police and fire departments from Thursday onwards It was decided that inspections will be completed in two weeks. They decided that checklist will be filled and suitable notice/advisory on fire prevention and fire safety measures as per NBC norms will be be issued on the spot. The timeline to implement the basic fire safety measures suggested shall be within two weeks.
With a special focus on smaller, unorganized establishments it was decided that areas/clusters will be identified and list of premises visited will be mapped on GIS.
Employees and workers will be sensitized to adopt fire prevention measures and good practices and follow SOPs recommended for the respective material handled to avoid fire incidents.
Respective Local Fire Stations will be used as Centres for Basic Training in Fire Protection and Fighting methods. Material Safety Data Sheet or a list of chemicals/materials and quantities handled should be displayed in the storage and/or handling units godowns /industries.
Workers/labour shall not be allowed to reside, cook in the same premises strictly. No premises to be locked outside while there are persons inside. Officials stated that storage shall be kept to a minimal during summer season and there shall be no stock at anything above 60% capacity.
GPS of Fire department appliances are to be synchronised with Traffic ITMS to obtain Green Channel and police and fire departments will coordinate with the water board for water supply during incidents including in odd hours in the night.

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February 16, 2023
China’s provinces spent almost £43bn on Covid measures in 2022

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Chinese provinces spent more than £42.8bn on tackling Covid-19 in 2022, according to data released by local governments, with the figure expected to rise as the huge cost of the pandemic hits the world’s second-largest economy.
Although national statistics are not yet available, at least 20 of China’s 31 provinces have published figures on how much money they spent on measures to control the pandemic.
China abandoned its zero-Covid policy in December. It is now trying to revive the sagging economy, which grew by just 3% in 2022, down from 8.4% in 2021, according to official statistics.
Different provinces measure their Covid-19 expenditures in different ways. Some include spending at all levels of government, while others only include provincial-level spending.
But according to the published data, the southern province of Guangdong, which is home to 127 million people and is China’s largest provincial economy, was the biggest spender. In 2022 it spent 71.1bn yuan (£8.6bn) on measures such as vaccination, testing and emergency benefits for people affected by the pandemic – an increase of more than 50% on the previous year. That spending equated to about 0.6% of the province’s gross domestic product in 2022. Before the pandemic, China spent about 5% of its GDP a year on healthcare.
Beijing spent 26.4bn yuan, mainly on epidemic control and prevention, the equivalent of about 111% of the city’s healthcare budget for last year. Shanghai, the country’s financial hub, spent 16.8bn yuan on similar Covid-prevention measures, including the construction of temporary hospitals. The two months of total lockdown in Shanghai hit the city’s economy, which contracted by 0.2% in 2022.
Since abandoning zero-Covid, China’s government has introduced various measures to try and stimulate economic growth. On 8 January, it reopened its borders for international travel, abandoning quarantine requirements for inbound travellers. The government has also announced measures to make it easier for property companies to raise financing after investment in 2022 fell by 10%, the first decline since records began. The real estate industry accounted for nearly one-quarter of China’s GDP in 2021, but a crackdown on the sector last year hit the economy.
Public spending can now be redirected towards measures designed to boost the economy. Local governments have embarked on a hiring spree of civil servants, with a plan to increase recruitment by 16%. Economists at the US investment bank Goldman Sachs forecast China’s growth in 2023 will reach 6.5%, boosting global demand by 1%.

But for ordinary Chinese, the cost of Covid-19 remains high. In December, China’s National Health Commission stopped publishing data on daily cases, amid concerns about a huge rise in infections after the end of the zero-Covid policy. China has officially recorded around 80,000 Covid-19 deaths since December, which would be a far lower death rate than Hong Kong experienced in the first two months of its Omicron wave. Still, other indicators suggest that illnesses and deaths are much higher: hospitals and mortuaries are overcrowded, and doctors in many places have run short of Covid-19 medicines.
Additional research by Xiaoqian Zhu
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February 15, 2023