Atlanta: Federal workplace safety officials are proposing nearly $1 million in fines against four companies following a January liquid nitrogen leak that killed six workers at a northeast Georgia poultry processing plant. U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh announced the citations and fines by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Friday. Foundation Food Group, which owns the Gainesville plant, was cited for 26 […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 31.2 degrees Celsius on Saturday, two notches more than normal, the India Meteorological Department said. The minimum temperature settled at 15.2 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year. On Friday, light rains and cool, strong winds had brought the mercury down to 30.7 degrees Celsius. […]
Read MoreMumbai: Formation of a women’s battalion of the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) and concession in registration charges if property is transferred in woman’s name were among the measures announced by the Maharashtra government on International Women’s Day. The announcements were made by Finance Minister Ajit Pawar while presenting the Budget for 2012-22 in the Assembly. ”On the occasion of Women’s day, I […]
Read MoreJaipur: Night temperatures rose marginally in parts of Rajasthan with the hill station, Mount Abu, recording a minimum temperature of 1.4 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said on Tuesday. Places like Churu and Bhilwara recorded a minimum of 8.8 degrees Celsius, it said. Dabok and Chittorgarh recorded 9 and 9.5 degrees Celsius, respectively. The night […]
Read MoreCALABASAS, California: The veteran pilot whose helicopter plunged into a Los Angeles-area hillside, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, had tried to avoid fog so heavy that it had grounded police choppers, authorities said. But even experienced pilots may have only seconds to act when they are blinded by weather, an expert said as investigators […]
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