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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India moving towards becoming global economic powerhouse: Kovind
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Amritsar (PTI): Former president Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said that with digital transformation, economic reforms and a strong focus on the ease of doing business, India is moving towards becoming a global economic powerhouse.
He was speaking after inaugurating the 19th edition of the Punjab International Trade Expo (PITEX) in Amritsar.
The former president said that this 19th edition of PITEX is being organised at a time when India is recognised as one of the fastest-growing large economies in the world.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the event organised by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) the former president, while referring to Punjab, said the state is a living example of courage, sacrifice and enterprise.
"The spiritual light of Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) inspires peace and humanity across the world. The heritage of Punjab is deep and inspiring," Kovind said, according to a statement issued by the PITEX.
The former president congratulated the PHDCCI for hosting the 19th edition of PITEX and suggested that the chamber should expand PITEX outside Punjab.
He proposed that a similar event should also be held in New Delhi.
