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South Korean Automakers Tackle EV Charging Safety Concerns

South Korean automakers are addressing safety concerns following a series of EV fires, debunking myths about EV charging safety. Hyundai and Kia assure their EV batteries are safe even when fully charged, with a battery management system monitoring potential issues. Aug 21, 2024
Rape case fallout: Maha govt appoints administrator for Badlapur school

Rape case fallout: Maha govt appoints administrator for Badlapur school

In a major crackdown, the Maharashtra government has appointed an Administrator to run the affairs of Adarsh Vidya Prasarak Mandal educational institution from where the alleged rape of two nursery girls came to light last week, state Minister Deepak Kesarkar said here on Wednesday. Aug 21, 2024
RG Kar tragedy: Mobile control room opened at Raj Bhavan

RG Kar tragedy: Mobile control room opened at Raj Bhavan

West Bengal Governor, CV Ananda Bose, on Tuesday announced that a mobile control room has been opened at Raj Bhavan, through which people can share their views with the Governor's office regarding the agitation over the rape and murder of a doctor at the RG Kar Medical College & Hospital. Aug 20, 2024
SC urges protesting medical community to resume work at earliest

SC urges protesting medical community to resume work at earliest

The Supreme Court on Tuesday urged the doctors and medical professionals across the country, who are abstaining from work in protest of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, to resume work at the earliest. Aug 20, 2024
Bengal doctor's association bars Sandip Ghosh for indefinite period

Bengal doctor's association bars Sandip Ghosh for indefinite period

A prominent doctors' body in West Bengal, where the former principal of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital Dr Sandip Ghosh is an active member, has kept the latter aside from all sorts of "academic activities under the banner" of the association. Aug 18, 2024
Calcutta HC bars Sandip Ghosh's appointment as principal of any medical college

Calcutta HC bars Sandip Ghosh's appointment as principal of any medical college

Amid the nation-wide outrage over the rape and murder of a female doctor at Kolkata's R.G. Kar Medical College last week, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday gave a clear instruction to the state Health Department not to appoint Sandip Ghosh, who stepped down as the principal of R.G. Kar on Monday, as the head of any medical college in the state till further orders. Aug 13, 2024