Meghalaya: NEHU imposes 30 kmph speed limit on campus, mandatory helmets after student accident
Shillong, Nov 24 (PTI): North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) authorities on Monday issued instructions limiting vehicle speed on campus to below 30 kmph and making it mandatory for two-wheelers and cyclists to wear helmets at all times.
The directive comes a week after two students were critically injured when a drunk security guard driving an old car ploughed through them near the campus gate.
The incident, captured on CCTV cameras, triggered widespread concern over lax enforcement of traffic rules within the university premises.
NEHU officials said the new measures form part of a "zero-tolerance approach" to reckless driving and unsafe road behaviour.
They added that repeated violations will attract disciplinary action.
The university also said signboards highlighting the speed limit and mandatory helmet rule were put up across the campus on Monday to ensure better compliance.
The two injured students, both first-semester undergraduates, though out of danger continue to undergo treatment at a hospital here.
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V.D. Satheesan elected as new Chief Minister of Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Celebrations erupted across Kerala on Thursday after V D Satheesan was selected by the Congress High Command as the next Chief Minister of the state.
Satheesan was at the Contonment House in Thiruvananthapuram, the official residence of the Leader of the Opposition, when AICC leaders announced it in New Delhi.
Soon after the announcement, jubilant Satheesan supporters burst firecrackers and distributed sweets in several parts of the state.
Paravur in Ernakulam district, the Assembly constituency he has represented since 2001, witnessed large-scale celebrations.
Satheesan was widely seen as the frontrunner for the post, with UDF allies also backing his candidature during the selection process.
As the Leader of the Opposition in the outgoing Assembly, he led the UDF both inside and outside the House.
Apart from Satheesan, senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala and Congress MP K C Venugopal were also considered for the post.
