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As the beginning of the winter season makes the operation of trains difficult, the Ministry of Railways has issued some directions for the loco pilots and station staff. To balance visibility issues and train schedules, the speed of the trains is increased from 60 km per hour to 75 km per hour even in the fog. The speed of the trains will not be increased further from 75 km per hour during this time.It has been further advised to use fog-related equipment, safety devices for loco pilots, supply of detonators, detonating…

What is Direct Personal Investigation?Direct Personal Investigation or Personal Interview is a method of collecting primary data through which the investigator contacts the informant directly to collect data by conducting on-the-spot enquiry. He/she goes to the field personally, contacts the respondents, and convinces them to give the information required for the investigation. This method provides the interviewer or investigator with an opportunity to explain the study and answer the queries of the respondents. The…

Over recent weeks, since before Thanksgiving, there has been a significant and steep rise in COVID-19-related hospitalizations for Americans 70 and older. Nationally, that rate now exceeds the peak of the BA.5 summer wave and the Delta wave in the summer of 2021 — and this surge is still in sharp ascent. This is a signal that we are in for some trouble.The new wave is largely being missed, with scant media coverage. The case numbers, of about 50,000 per day, represent a gross underestimate because home rapid antigen tests…

For Giancarlo Santos, holiday parties are typically a free-for-all of revelry, with friends and family spilling into every corner of the house, and Christmas decorations twinkling everywhere.This year, Santos will get to enjoy the decorations as he receives treatment for an aggressive type of cancer called diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. But holiday celebrations at his home in Chino will be strictly limited to his wife, Michelle, and their three children, who will be wearing masks and maintaining a safe distance from their…

As people confront the cold and flu season, what’s top of mind for many Californians this year is the unseasonably early activity of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, which causes a respiratory illness that can be dangerous for babies and older adults. The record number of daily emergency room visits and pediatric hospitalizations caused by the virus prompted the Orange County Health Care Agency to issue a Declaration of Health Emergency on Oct. 31, just two days after strongly encouraging residents to follow…

Cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting security flaws in smart contracts to steal cryptocurrency, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In an it published on Monday (via Bleeping Computer), the agency warned investors of a significant uptick in attacks targeting decentralized finance platforms. Between January and March of this year, hackers stole $1.3 billion worth of cryptocurrencies, with almost 97 percent of that money coming from DeFi platforms, the FBI said . That’s an increase from both 2021 and…

Monsoons will be here soon, and many parts of India are likely to get a lot of rain. Many roads across all the cities often disappear under water. Every year there are instances when drivers drive their cars onto flooded roads and have their car engines seize. Apart from this issue, monsoons are quite hard on cars in general. From car exterior care to tyres, there’s a lot of things that can go downhill during the monsoons. It always pays to be well prepared. Let’s launch straight into a few tips that’ll help you and…