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The Independent
a day ago
- Automotive
- The Independent
Urgent warning as General Motors recalls more than 62,000 vehicles over fire risk. These are the impacted vehicles
General Motors has recalled more than 62,000 trucks over risk of the vehicles catching fire. The car manufacturer is recalling Chevrolet Silverado Medium Duty 4500HD, 5500HD, and 6500HD trucks from model years 2019 to 2024, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The administration warned in a Wednesday memo, 'The brake pressure sensor assembly may leak brake fluid into the brake pressure switch and cause a short circuit.' This electrical short can overheat the circuit and 'increase the risk of a fire while driving or parked,' the memo read. Owners of the recalled trucks are advised to park outside and away from their homes and other buildings until their vehicles are fixed. General Motors dealers will make the necessary repairs to the recalled vehicles at no cost to the owners. In April, General Motors recalled nearly 600,000 Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC vehicles over potential engine issues. General Motors had found 'the connecting rod and/or crankshaft engine components in these vehicles may have manufacturing defects that can lead to engine damage and engine failure,' the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a recall report. The impacted vehicles were the Cadillac Escalade, Cadillac Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Chevrolet Suburban, Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, GMC Yukon and GMC Yukon XL from model years 2021 to 2024.
Time of India
2 days ago
- General
- Time of India
Visitors leave, trash remains on roads
1 2 3 4 5 6 Guwahati: Piles of food waste, used plastic and thermocol plates left by devotees have created an unsanitary situation in several areas, including Bhootnath temple, Pandu, following the conclusion of the Ambubachi Mahayog at Kamakhya temple on Thursday. The accumulated garbage, primarily generated after devotees consumed meals from community kitchens, has begun emitting foul odors and poses health concerns for residents and pilgrims in the area. "Workers of GMC did not come to collect garbage today. Maybe GMC workers are more focused on cleaning the area near the temple but over a thousand devotees stayed near the Bhootnath temple and they ate from the community kitchens operating in the area and the smell from accumulated food waste is becoming unbearable," a shop owner said. Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) mayor Mrigen Sarania said, "The GMC has been working tirelessly throughout the Ambubachi Mahayog to maintain cleanliness and sanitation. Our workers are working round the clock, but the sheer volume of devotees created unprecedented challenges. Our teams are now working to address any remaining cleanup requirements systematically." "GMC will continue this cleanup process till June 28 to keep our city clean and sanitised after the Ambubachi, many devotees are still present in the city and they have meals from various community kitchens due to which food waste gets accumulated quickly even after cleaning the areas continuously," added Sarania. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 2025 Top Trending local enterprise accounting software [Click Here] Esseps Learn More Undo A local resident of Kamakhya gate, Jyotiprakash Pathak expressed, "This year situation is better, areas near the Kamakhya temple is being regularly cleaned by the GMC workers, earlier after the conclusion of Ambubachi Mela the whole area used to be dirty, with garbage and devotees' footwears lying around here and there, but now the situation has improved." Pathak added, "The area near the Boothnath temple needs serious attention from the GMC, as the area started emitting foul smell from leftover food that the devotees had from the community kitchens." Many NGOs and social organisations also organised cleanliness drives to keep the areas near the Kamakhya temple and camps for devotees clean amid the Ambubachi Mahayog. Two such organisations are 'Voice of Environment' (VoE) and Gauhati University unit's National Service Scheme (NSS) volunteers. According to a senior member of VoE, Moharana Choudhury, they organised a cleanliness drive at the Kamakhya station camp in effort to keep the area clean. Mangal Seal, a NSS volunteer stated that they ran a cleanliness drive at the end of the day after serving refreshments to the devotees.
The Print
2 days ago
- Health
- The Print
Discontent brewing since 2020, Punjab MBBS students protest Rs 5 lakh fee hike in 5 yrs, stagnant stipend
According to the protesting interns, the government policy has placed a growing financial burden on them, especially those from economically weaker backgrounds, which is made worse by the fact that their stipend remains stagnant at just Rs 15,000 per month. The discontent has been brewing since 2020, when fee for the 5.5-year MBBS course (including one year compulsory internship) was hiked by a steep 77 percent in government colleges—from Rs 4.4 lakh to Rs 7.8 lakh. Since then, the state has continued to increase the fee by 5 percent annually. New Delhi: More than 1,000 MBBS students and interns from various government medical colleges across Punjab are protesting against frequent hikes in course fee by the state and demanding an increase in their monthly stipend. Punjab's stipend amount is the lowest among neighbouring states: Haryana pays Rs 24,300 monthly, Himachal Pradesh Rs 20,000, Chandigarh Rs 30,070 and Delhi Rs 30,000. The protesters argue that despite rising costs and longer working hours, Punjab's support for its young doctors remains inadequate. Resident doctors in various government colleges have also lent their support to the student protests. 'I've taken up a part-time job elsewhere because I simply can't manage on this stipend,' said an MBBS intern from Government Medical College (GMC), Amritsar, speaking to ThePrint on the condition of anonymity. 'My family already took a Rs 5 lakh loan to cover my fees. I can't put them under more financial stress.' The student had joined the college in 2020, the year the fee was hiked. Since then, the fees have continued to rise every year: in 2021, it increased to Rs 8.21 lakh (up 5.2 percent), followed by Rs 8.6 lakh in 2022 (up 4.7 percent), Rs 9.05 lakh in 2023 (up 5.2 percent), Rs 9.50 lakh in 2024 (up 5 percent) and Rs 9.98 lakh in 2025 (5.05 percent). In contrast, tuition fee for the MBBS course in neighbouring states remains significantly lower—around Rs 3.19 lakh in Himachal Pradesh and Rs 4.5 lakh in Haryana for government colleges. Over five years, the cumulative fee hike in Punjab has crossed Rs 5 lakh with the stipend remaining constant which, the interns say, is 'unfair'. 'There has been a 5 percent increase in fees every year since 2020. The protest is more about the demand for an increased stipend, which has been taken up with the Finance Department,' Kumar Rahul, Principal Secretary, Health & Family Welfare, Punjab, told ThePrint over WhatsApp. ThePrint also reached out to Punjab Health Minister Dr Balbir Singh over call, but no response was received. The Director of Research and Medical Education refused to comment on the matter. Indian Medical Association (IMA) national spokesperson Dr. Dhruv Chauhan questioned the logic of charging fees equivalent to private colleges despite students clearing a national-level government exam like NEET. 'What's the point of qualifying such a tough exam if the state government demands private college-level fees?' He added that when such high fees are being charged, the least the government can do is offer a fair stipend—instead, what's given is 'as low as that of a bonded slave.' Chauhan also criticised the imposition of a bond system on young doctors, calling the entire approach 'mental torture for aspirants' and a move that is damaging the country's healthcare system. Also Read: Ventilators received under PM CARES 'faulty', majority lying unused, Punjab doctors claim 'Why not increase the stipend?' The protests first began on 7 May, with students sending multiple letters to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the Governor, the Directorate of Research and Medical Education, and the Finance Department. However, they got no official response. Another letter was sent on 13 May, but when that too went unanswered, the students and interns intensified their protests across various government medical colleges, including GMC Faridkot and GMC Patiala. 'We began with gate rallies from our college to the hospital, followed by candle marches and sit-in protests,' Gurpreet, an intern at GMC Faridkot, told ThePrint. 'Despite our peaceful demonstrations, there was still complete silence from the authorities, so we took the protest online as well.' On 10 June, a delegation of protesters met with Dr Balbir Singh, Rahul Kumar, and the Director of Research and Medical Education at the cabinet office in Chandigarh. According to the students present at the meeting, officials informed them that a proposal regarding stipend revision and the state's new (compulsory service) bond policy had been sent to the Union Finance Ministry, but no action would be taken until the bypolls in Ludhiana were over. The election results were declared Monday. 'Elections are over, the results are out, yet the government has done nothing to address our demands,' said Dr Archit Bawa, an MBBS intern from GMC Amritsar. Another protester, Nishant, an MBBS intern from GMC Patiala, told ThePrint: 'We worked hard to secure a government seat. If this is the situation in public institutions, what hope do we have from the private sector?' 'Not just the tuition fee, we still have to cover hostel and mess expenses, all while surviving on a consistently low stipend. If they want to increase the fee, then why not the stipend too?' he asked. Despite working 12-hour shifts, the interns are continuing their demonstrations. They have warned that if their demands remain unaddressed, they may be forced to suspend their duties. 'We don't want it to come to that, but if the government continues to ignore us, we'll have no choice,' Nishant told ThePrint. The bond policy The budding doctors have also registered their protest against the bond policy introduced on 13 June for new entrants in government medical and dental colleges in Punjab. Under it, starting from the 2025-2026 academic session, students enrolling in government medical and dental colleges need to either serve in state-run healthcare facilities for two years after completing their degree, or pay a penalty of Rs 20 lakh. The protesters say the move, aimed at addressing the shortage of medical professionals in public health institutions, places an unfair burden on students. The bond policy also applies to students admitted through the all-India quota, but with a shorter service requirement—one year instead of two, as mandated for state quota students. Medical Student Association, Punjab, has demanded immediate removal of the policy. 'It has turned the dreams of MBBS and BDS students into a nightmare for 2025-26 session. We have been protesting on the streets, this has to stop. It feels like the government is stomping on our dreams,' reads a memorandum submitted to the government by the student delegation, seen by ThePrint. (Edited by Nida Fatima Siddiqui) Also Read: More beds, new mattresses – Faridkot hospital was spruced up two days before minister's visit
Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Gujarat chief minister lists Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation bonds on NSE
Gandhinagar: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel listed municipal bonds of the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) worth Rs 25 crore on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) at GIFT City by ringing the ceremonial bell on Wednesday. Gandhinagar has become the fifth municipal corporation in Gujarat to issue municipal bonds, joining Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, and Rajkot. An official statement said that GMC became the first in the state to issue municipal bonds within just 15 years of its establishment. Sriram Krishnan, chief business development officer of NSE, said that 17 municipal corporations across the country issued bonds worth Rs 3,359 crore so far. Of this, Gujarat made a notable contribution by issuing bonds worth Rs 925 crore, accounting for 27% of the total. You Can Also Check: Ahmedabad AQI | Weather in Ahmedabad | Bank Holidays in Ahmedabad | Public Holidays in Ahmedabad
Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation's Rs 25 crore bonds list on NSE
Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) on Wednesday announced the listing of its maiden municipal bonds worth Rs 25 crore on the National Stock Exchange . The bond issue received an overwhelming response from investors, garnering bids worth Rs 225 crore -- nine times the issue size during the one-hour subscription window on NSE, the corporation said in a statement. The civic body becomes the fifth urban local body in Gujarat after Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot and the 17th in the country to issue municipal bonds. Bonds Corner Powered By Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation's Rs 25 crore bonds list on NSE Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) on Wednesday announced the listing of its maiden municipal bonds worth Rs 25 crore on the National Stock Exchange. IFSCA unveils framework for ESG-linked transition bonds at GIFT City India's 5-year bond yield leads rise on RBI's cash withdrawal plan Indian bonds jump as traders lap up debt after Israel-Iran ceasefire De-escalation of Iran-Israel conflict pushes oil down, aids India bond bulls Browse all Bonds News with Established in 2010, GMC is also the youngest ULB in the country to do so. The bonds carry a coupon rate of 7.65 per cent, it added. "Today, as Gujarat celebrates 20 years of progressive urban transformation, the state government observes the year 2025 as the 'Year of Urban Development', this milestone has become a proud moment for Gujarat," Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said.
