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Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Himachal govt college student dies by suicide, female friend booked
A student of a government college was died by suicide in his hostel room in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district with police recovering a suicide note in which he blamed a female collegemate for him taking the extreme step, officials said on Sunday. The incident came to light on Saturday when other students of the college knocked on the door of the victim, a fourth semester Computer Science student, and they broke it down upon receiving no response. Rushing into the room they found his body. Police recovered a suicide note from the room which revealed that the extreme step was taken on account of an ongoing affair, following which a second semester female student of the college was arrested for abetting suicide. She was booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 108 (abetment of suicide) based on the complaint of the deceased's mother who alleged that her son killed self after being blackmailed by the accused. The body has been handed over to the family members following a postmortem, police said. The accused was produced before the court of additional chief judicial magistrate Sundernagar. She has been remanded to two days police custody, they added.
Time of India
28-05-2025
- Time of India
Man dies by suicide over blackmail by ex's boyfriend
Ghaziabad: A 24-year-old man died by suicide at his Loni residence on Tuesday night, allegedly after being blackmailed by his ex-girlfriend's boyfriend. Police have registered a case of abetment to suicide and taken the accused into custody on Wednesday night. The man left behind a suicide note and videos detailing harassment. Police were informed about the incident at 9.30am on Wednesday. According to ACP (Loni) Siddharth Gautam, "The man hanged himself from a ceiling fan in his house. We are analysing the note and the videos left behind by him." He was rushed to a hospital but was declared dead on arrival, the ACP added. The man's father alleged that his son had been blackmailed an threatened by Sarfaraz, the current boyfriend of a woman his son had previously been in a relationship with. The suicide note explicitly stated that the woman and her family should not be held responsible for his death. An FIR was registered under BNS Section 108 (abetment of suicide) and further investigation is underway, police said.
New Indian Express
28-05-2025
- Health
- New Indian Express
Tiruchy honors 108 ambulance pilots on Ambulance Pilot Day for lifesaving service amidst challenging conditions
TIRUCHY: Behind every life saved in an emergency, there is often an ambulance pilot navigating congested roads, flooded streets, or remote villages to reach the patient in time. On Monday, which is observed as Ambulance Pilot Day, three pilots of the 108 ambulance service, Manikandavasagam, Dinesh, and Ravikumar, were honoured by Joint Director of Health Services Dr Gopinath for their dedicated service. Speaking on the occasion, pilot R Dinesh of Thiruverumbur recalled a harrowing rescue at the scene of a bus accident. 'The driver was trapped, passengers were injured, and the situation was chaotic. I pulled the driver out while our technician helped others. It's stressful to drive through heavy traffic during such moments, but saving a life keeps you going,' he said. A Ravikumar from Manachanallur, who has over 11 years of experience, described a case that still stays with him. 'We transported a child who was barely breathing. After days on a ventilator, the child recovered. That moment of seeing the family relieved, it makes every challenge worth it.'
TimesLIVE
28-05-2025
- Automotive
- TimesLIVE
Nissan plans $7bn funding, including loan backed by UK government
Japan's struggling Nissan is considering raising more than ¥1-trillion (R125,794,820,900) from debt and asset sales which would include a syndicated loan guaranteed by the UK government, Bloomberg News said on Wednesday. The country's third-biggest carmaker plans to issue as much as ¥630bn (R78,291,108) worth of convertible securities and bonds, including high-yielding US dollar and euro notes, Bloomberg News said, citing documents it had seen. Nissan is also considering taking out a £1bn (R24,260,850,000) syndicated loan guaranteed by UK Export Finance, the report said. The report said Nissan is also looking at selling part of the stakes it holds in French carmaker and long-standing alliance partner Renault and in battery maker AESC Group, and plants in SA and Mexico. Representatives for Nissan and UK Export Finance did not respond to a request for comment. Bloomberg News cited sources as saying Nissan's board did not appear to have approved the funding proposal yet, leaving it unclear whether it would happen. The proposal was also slated to include the rollover of some debt, the report said. Earlier this month, the company presented a sweeping cost-cutting plan under which it plans to reduce its workforce by around 15% and cut car plants to 10 from 17 globally. Sources told Reuters this month Nissan is considering plans to shut two car assembly plants in Japan and overseas factories, including in Mexico, and stop production in SA as part of its cost-cutting plan. Nissan's shares rose more than 4% after the report but they gave up most of the gains and were last trading up 0.6%.
Hindustan Times
16-05-2025
- Health
- Hindustan Times
Ambulance staff in Himachal threatens protest if demands on wages, work hours remain unmet
Bilaspur , Employees associated with ambulance services on Friday threatened to go on strike if their demands, including eight hours duty and prompt payments, were not fulfilled in the next seven days, bringing 108 and 102 ambulance services in Himachal Pradesh to a halt. Employees associated with these services said that the ambulance services will be stopped across the state and the government, National Health Mission Shimla and the operating company Medshwaan would be held responsible. Bilaspur union president Sanjeev Kumar and deputy president Beeri Singh told the reporters here that the employees of 108 and 102 ambulance services are engaged in serving the public day and night. Their main demands include, eight hour duty, prompt payment of pending arrears, reinstatement of dismissed employees, recognition of service conditions and no firing of employees without valid reason. They said that even during the Covid pandemic, the ambulance staff performed their duty with devotion, without caring for their lives. Despite this, the government and management companies are continuously ignoring them. First the GVK Company and now Medshwaan Company are exploiting the employees, they alleged. The union said that employees are made to work for 12 hours each, while salaries and facilities are not given as per the labour law, they said and added that despite being in service for the last 14 years, they don't have stability. The union has warned that they are currently on a pen-down strike, but if the demands are not met, they will stop the work completely. They have appealed to the people of the state that if ambulance services are disrupted in future, then they should understand the compulsion of the employees and cooperate. They said that if any loss of life occurs in any kind of emergency during this time, then the responsibility will be of the government and the concerned management.
