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17 Jul

1 killed, 3 injured in cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu

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One person lost his life in a cloudburst at Kias village in Kullu, DSP headquarters Rajesh Thakur said, adding that three people were injured and nine vehicles were damaged in the rain-related incident on Monday. “One person was killed, 3 injured and 9 vehicles damaged in a cloudburst at Kias village in Kullu, Thakur told news agency ANI. Rains in Himachal Pradesh have wreaked havoc in the hill state, causing cloudbursts, landslides and floods that have so far killed 108 people, according to government data released last week. Among all the affected states in North India, Himachal Pradesh has been…

29 Jun

Presumed human remains found in Titan sub wreckage

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Human remains have been recovered from the wreckage of the Titan submersible, which was returned to land Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The return of debris to the Port of St. John's, Canada, is an important part of the investigation into why the submarine exploded and the five people on board were killed. The Titan submarine, owned and operated by OceanGate Expeditions, suffered a catastrophic explosion earlier this month while sailing to see the wreckage of the Titanic. The twisted parts of the 22-foot submersible washed ashore at a Canadian Coast Guard pier on Wednesday. Officials said its landing…

16 Jun

Jacqueline Fernandez’s Ex-Beau Sukesh Chandrashekhar Offers Rs 10 Cr To Odisha Train Tragedy Victims

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Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, the prime accused in a Rupees 200 crore extortion case who has been put behind bars in Delhi's Mandoli Jail, has provided Rs 10 crore to Indian Railways to help the victims of horrific train accident in Odisha's Balasore district. He has also written a letter to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw seeking his permission to accept the amount and claimed that the fund is from his "legitimate source" of earning. In his letter, Sukesh said the provided fund can be used for the education of children who lost their parents in the accident. Terming the train accident…

10 Jun

Road accident death rate has dropped in Kerala after AI cameras became operational

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Kerala Transport Minister Antony Raju has claimed that since the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) cameras, the death rate in road accidents has come down in the state. The AI cameras installed across the state became operational on June 5. "Kerala reports an average of 12 road accident deaths per day, but since the introduction of AI cameras, the number has come down to 5-8," Minister Raju said on Friday. In the first four days since installation, 3,52,730 traffic violations were detected by the cameras. The minister said that Keltron has uploaded 19,790 cases to the Integrated Transport Monitoring System,…

19 Apr

Fire breaks out at commercial complex in Thane

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A major fire broke out at a commercial complex in Maharashtra's Thane city on Wednesday morning and was brought under control after 10 hours, officials said. Thane Municipal Corporation Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) chief Avinash Sawant said at least 15 cars parked in the building were burnt and many offices were destroyed. He said that no casualty was reported. The fire broke out around 8.30 pm on Tuesday at the ground-plus-five-story Orion Business Park building, which houses around 90 shops and offices, including a private blood bank, and is located next to Cine Wonder Mall on Ghodbunder Road, officials…

09 Feb

Andhra Pradesh: 7 workers die due to suffocation while cleaning oil tank of factory

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Around seven workers were killed due to suffocation(to die from lack of oxygen) while cleaning an oil tank in a factory in Andhra Pradesh, said a police official on Thursday. The tragedy happened at G Rampet around 7 am. An eyewitness confirmed media persons that at first an individual went into the oil tank and then the next person followed when the first one did not come up. In the same way, the other five workers entered into the oil tank and died one by one. The people died were recognised as Narasimha, Jagdeesh , Rama Rao, Prasad, Banj Babu,…

28 Jan

Two Indian Air Force planes on training mission crash in MP, 1 killed

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2 Indian Air Force(IAF) fighter planes which had taken off from the Gwalior Air Base crashed separately at Bharatpur in Rajasthan and Morena, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday morning, resulting into death of a pilot, he was recognised as Wing Commander Hanumanth Rao Sarathi. Two other pilots of the Su-30 MKI that crashed at Bharatpur managed to escape safely. According to the sources, it is assumed that there may be a mid-air collision between the Mirage 2000 and the Sukhoi 30 (Su-30 MKI), due to which the two aircraft crashed simultaneously, at sites almost close to each other, but it is…

26 Jan

Cartoon show ‘Doraemon’ lesson saved this boy during house collapse

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6 yr old boy Mustafa has sustained a building collapse in the incident he lost his mom Uzma and grandmom Begum Haider. Mustafa, who is among 14 survivors, is at present under treatment at the SPM Civil Hospital and is said to be out of danger. The boy stated that he learnt the lessons from his favourite cartoon show Doraemon that helped him saved his life. "I was terrified but I recalled an episode of the cartoon show 'Doraemon' in which Nobita (the central character of the series) was taught about protecting himself during an earthquake by taking shelter in…

16 Jan

Uttar Pradesh CM asks state officials to coordinate with Centre to bring back mortal remains of 5 Indians

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An aircraft with 72 people on board crashed in Nepal on Sunday, a spokesman for Yeti Airlines said, as per news agency AFP. Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal told , the flight took off from the capital, Kathmandu, to Pokhara in central Nepal, and requested security personnel and the general public to extend helping hand with the rescue efforts, Associated Press reported. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath expressed the grievances of the loss of 5 Indians in Nepal aircraft crash. He said that state authorities have been asked to coordinate with external affairs ministry to bring back the mortal remains…

28 May

7 soldiers killed, 19 injured as bus plunges into river in Ladakh

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Seven Army soldiers were killed and 19 others seriously injured when a bus carrying them skidded off the road and fell into the Shyok River in Ladakh on Friday. The accident took place in the Tuktuk sector which is around 25 kilometres from Those in the Nubra region of Leh district. A party of 26 soldiers was moving in the vehicle from Partapur transit camp for the Siachen to a forward location in sub-sector Hanif when the mishap occurred. A rescue operation was carried out swiftly and all the soldiers were evacuated to the field hospital in Partapur. Seven of…