Two plantation workers killed after tree falls on them in Idukki

Landslip in Idukki kills cardamom farmer

Almost eight acres of cardamom plantation destroyed in the incident at Kadamakkuzhi, near Kattappana. Preliminary findings point to large-scale quarrying and mining on the hill’s opposite side, using explosives, as the likely trigger.

Rahul Gandhi promises social security, insurance cover for gig workers in Telangana

Mr Gandhi said every gig worker would receive ₹5 lakh in accident insurance and ₹10 lakh in health insurance. A social security contribution mechanism under which 1% of every transaction, including deliveries and cab rides, would be contributed towards the workers’ future security

Algae-based artificial tree to help check air pollution in Guntur

In a first-of-its-kind initiative in Andhra Pradesh, ‘Algae Tree’ draws in polluted air, absorbs carbon dioxide, and releases oxygen through natural photosynthesis

Karnataka to build 30,000 houses for industrial workers under ‘Shramik Nivas’ scheme

All passengers and crew accounted for after New Orleans boat crash in ‘miracle on the Mississippi’

No passengers or crew were killed or critically hurt after a tanker collided with a river cruise ship on the Mississippi River, officials say New Orleans river collision – latest updates In what the city’s mayor declared a “miracle on the Mississippi”, all passengers were accounted for – with none killed or critically hurt – after a tanker collided with a river cruise ship docked on the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Friday afternoon. Thirty-two people were taken to local hospitals after the Atlantic Asphalt tanker struck American Cruise Lines’s American Heritage at about 12.30pm – but no

Two men die as van rams tree in Tirupattur

The other men are undergoing treatment