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MHA seeks report on Delhi Police personnel thrashing auto-drivers
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sought a report from Commissioner of Delhi Police Amulya Patnaik after a purported video showed the city cops publicly thrashing auto drivers in Mukherjee Nagar area, which went viral on social media, said sources on Monday.Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has also termed the incident as 'brutal' and 'unfortunate' and demanded impartial probe with strict action against the guilty.Kejriwal also visited the victim's house here in Gandhi Nagar on Monday and condemned the incident.It is worth mentioning that a video showcases Mukherjee Nagar incident where two auto-rickshaw drivers were thrashed by the police after an altercation following an accident.
Six killed in Uttarakhand road accident
Six people were killed on Monday after their car fell into a gorge here in Uttarakhand, police said.
Safety and pollution top of the agenda as Paris Air Show opens
Aviation executives descended on the Paris Air Show on Monday with pledges to improve transparency over plane safety in the wake of the Boeing 737 MAX crisis and to reduce emissions. Few blockbuster products or orders are expected at the world's biggest aerospace show, which brings together nearly 2,500 firms from 49 countries, and 290 official delegations, including government leaders and military chiefs. With passenger traffic slowing this year, the atmosphere at the fair, where arch-rivals Boeing and Airbus vie for aircraft orders, was markedly less self-congratulatory than in recent years. President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated the event at Le Bourget airport after flying in on a hulking grey Airbus A330 refuelling tanker operated by the French Air Force. He then attended the unveiling of a full-size model of the new fighter jet that France and Germany are promoting as a symbol of their efforts to boost European defence autonomy at a time of growing strain in ties with the United ..
3 workers killed, 11 injured as scaffolding collapses at water
Three labourers were killed and 11 others injured when scaffolding put up for the construction of two giant water tanks for a sewage treatment plant collapsed here Monday, police said. A total of 20 labourers were enganged in the construction work when the scaffolding for the centring work at one of the tanks came crashing down around noon, they said. Three workers died in the collapse while 11 injured had been admitted to two hospitals. Six others escaped with minor injuries, police said. The tanks were being built for the sewage treatment plant with a capacity 100 million litres of effluents per day for the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), official sources said. Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Krishna Byregowda, who rushed to the spot, told reporters 20 people were working at the site and three of them died. As per the contractor's written statement, as many as 20 people were working and all have been accounted. The National ...
TN doctors protest in support of Kolkata colleagues
Doctors in government and private hospitals in Tamil Nadu staged protests on Monday in support of the striking doctors in Kolkata and for safety of medical practitioners.
Satellite imagery can improve earthquake monitoring
A new study has found that the satellite imagery gathered from each earthquake provided new information, which improved the analysis of its impact.The satellite imagery provides detailed information about where the earthquakes occurred, how big the surface deformation was, and where the earthquakes occurred relative to population centres, typically within two to three days of the quake.This information was then incorporated into a set of operational response guides managed by the National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) that is distributed to decision makers, search and rescue operations, and other groups, according to the paper published in the Journal of Remote Sensing."This, in turn, led to more accurate estimates of the numbers of fatalities and economic losses that are critical to more accurately determine in the days and weeks following devastating earthquakes," said Bill Barnhart, a lead author on the study.Mainstays in determining an earthquake's impact are ground-based ..
Ethiopian Airlines rejects 'pilot error' claim in US
A US politician who blamed pilot error for contributing to the deadly crash of a Boeing 737 Max flown by Ethiopian Airlines was "seriously misinformed", the carrier's boss has said. Republican Sam Graves told a House of Representatives hearing last month that "facts" in investigations after crashes in both Ethiopia and Indonesia "reveal pilot error as a factor in these tragically fatal accidents". He also said "pilots trained in the United States would have successfully handled the situation" in both incidents. But in a BBC interview aired Monday, Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Tewolde GebreMariam said criticisms of his crew's actions were "seriously misinformed", and that Graves did not "have the facts in his hands". "People who've made those comments should ask themselves, 'Why on earth have they grounded 380 airplanes over the world?' The facts speak for themselves," he said. The 737 MAX 8 is currently grounded worldwide after the March crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, ..
3 workers killed in Bengaluru sewage water tank collapse
Three workers were killed when a huge water tank under construction for a sewage treatment plant collapsed in the northern suburb of Bengaluru in Karnataka on Monday, police said.
6.2 magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia
An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck eastern Indonesia, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Monday.The epicenter of the quake was located 133 kilometers northwest of the city of Kupang on Timor Island, reports Bangkok Post.There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to property. No Tsunami warning was issued.Indonesia is highly susceptible to earthquakes and tsunamis as it lies in the highly seismic 'Ring of Fire', an area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean.In December 2004, a devastating 9.1 magnitude quake off the Sumatra island triggered strong tsunami waves in the Indian Ocean, killing over two lakh people in dozens of countries, including many in India and Sri Lanka.
Heatwave kills 29 more in Bihar, death toll up to 78
Severe heatwave killed 29 more people in Bihar in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll over the past two days to 78, official said on Monday. However unofficially, the heatwave has claimed more than 150 lives in across a dozen districts.
Blackbox of crashed AN-32 damaged, data retrieval for accident probe may get delayed
The blackbox of the ill-fated AN-32 aircraft that crashed in Arunachal Pradesh with 13 personnel on board has suffered damage and an investigation by the Air Force to find out the actual cause of the crash may take more time."The blackbox was recovered and brought out of the crash site almost three days ago. It has been damaged in the crash and we are analysing whether the data from it can be retrieved by the HAL or it will have to be sent to some other agency," defence sources told ANI.The sources said that prima facie it seemed that the accident happened due to navigational error but the exact causes would be known only after a detailed probe is carried out into the incident.The analysis is still on and the focus of the Air Force at the moment is to get the mortal remains of the 13 personnel back from the crash site."The air effort from our side has been increased in terms of chopper deployment for getting the mortal remains of the personnel back from the mountain top where even ...
Boeing, Airbus face off at Paris Air Show amid slowdown
The world's aviation elite are gathering at the Paris Air Show with safety concerns on many minds after two crashes of the popular Boeing 737 Max. The global economic slowdown and trade tensions between the US and other powers are also weighing on the event that opened Monday at Le Bourget airfield. Boeing's CEO said the company is heading into this week's show with "humility" after the crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia and Boeing's botched communication over a cockpit warning system in the Max. Rival Airbus is expecting some big orders despite a slow sales year so far, and is likely to unveil its long-range A320 XLR at the Paris show. The event also is showcasing electric planes, pilotless air taxis and other cutting-edge technology.
Boeing says 'sorry' for Max crashes, seeking renewed trust
Boeing executives apologized Monday to airlines and families of victims of 737 Max crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia, as the US plane maker struggles to regain trust of regulators, pilots and the global traveling public. Kevin McAllister, CEO of Boeing's commercial aircraft, told reporters at the Paris Air Show on Monday that "we are very sorry for the loss of lives" in the Lion Air crash in October and Ethiopian Airlines crash in March. A total of 346 people were killed. McAllister also said "I'm sorry for the disruption" to airlines from the subsequent grounding of all Max planes worldwide, and to their passengers facing summer travel. He stressed that Boeing is working hard to learn from what went wrong but wouldn't say when the plane could fly again. Other Boeing executives also stressed the company's focus on safety and condolences to victims' families. Investigations are underway into what happened, though it's known that angle-measuring sensors in both planes malfunctioned, ...
Cyclone Vayu weakens, to cross Guj coast by night
Cyclone Vayu has weakened and is likely to cross the Gujarat coast by Monday midnight as a "depression", the weatherman said. However, the Kutch district administration is on alert as the cyclone can cause heavy rainfall in the region. Five teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and local authorities are prepared to carry out relief and rescue operations whenever required, an official said. The cyclone over northeast Arabian Sea has recurved and moved northeastward with a speed of about 13 kmph in the last six hours and weakened into a "deep depression", the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its latest bulletin. On Monday morning, the cyclone was centered about 260 km west-southwest of Naliya, 240 km west-southwest of Dwarka and 340 km west-southwest of Bhuj in Gujarat, it said. "The system is very likely to weaken into a depression during the next six hours. It is very likely to move northeastwards and cross north Gujarat coast by midnight of ..
Fire at RIL plant near Mumbai; none hurt
A fire incident occurred at a plant of the Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) in Raigad district of Maharashtra but no casualty or damage was reported, police said on Monday. The blaze erupted at the Reliance Industries' plant at Patalganga Rasayani in Raigad, located around 51 km from here, on Sunday night when one of its units was activated after a month-long halt, a police official said. There was a spark in a chemical stored in the unit which led to the fire in a boiler, he said. Four fire brigade vehicles, including one of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) fire services and three of the RIL, were rushed to the spot and the blaze was controlled after hectic efforts for about an hour, the official said. There was no formal complaint or report of any damage from the company, he said. An official from the RIL said it was a minor fire and there was no casualty. "It was a minor fire at a plant which was under maintenance. The fire was allowed to ...
Dozen killed in Indonesia bus crash after passenger argument
Twelve people were killed and dozens more injured in an Indonesian traffic accident Monday after a bus passenger tried to wrest control of the steering wheel following an argument with the driver, police said. The accident happened at around 1:00 am Monday (1800 GMT Sunday) when the coach swerved into oncoming traffic on a toll road in West Java, smashing into two cars and causing a truck to roll. Some 43 people were injured in the multi-vehicle accident and rushed to hospital, police said. "In the middle of the journey, a passenger attempted to forcibly take control of the steering wheel... and the bus then lost control," Atik Suswanti, the head of the Majalengka police traffic unit, told AFP. The 29-year-old passenger was severely injured, according to authorities. It was not immediately clear if the bus driver survived. Traffic accidents are common in the Southeast Asian archipelago, where vehicles are often old and poorly maintained and road rules regularly flouted. In September, .
OPD services affected in Odisha hospitals as doctors go on
Doctors in several hospitals across Odisha resorted to ceasework on Monday in response to a nation-wide strike called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), in support of their striking colleagues in West Bengal. Emergency and indoor services remained operational while services at the outpatient departments (OPD) were affected in several hospitals. Junior doctors stayed away from the OPD and other non-essential health services in government medical colleges and hospitals at Berhampur, Sambalpur and Cuttack. Superintendent of MKCG Medical College and Hospital at Berhampur, Charan Panda, said, while junior doctors and students were boycotting work, steps were taken to ensure normal functioning of emergency and OPD services. Doctors in many government hospitals, including those in Sambalpur and several other districts, staged "symbolic" protest demonstrations instead of resorting to strike, officials said. Emergency services in the hospitals are not being affected during .
Venezuela bus accident kills 18
At least 18 people were killed in a bus accident in a rural area of western Venezuela, police said. "Fourteen deaths were reported at the scene of the accident, 33 injured were transferred to the hospital in Villa del Rosario, where four of them died," police said in a report seen by AFP. The accident occurred on Sunday in a rural area of Zulia state which borders Colombia. According to a preliminary investigation, a tire burst while the bus was traveling "at an excessive speed." The bus was carrying 58 passengers, according to witnesses interviewed by the local Panorama newspaper. Venezuelan roads are often in a deplorable state due to lack of maintenance, and passenger vehicles are frequently very dilapidated. Around 10,600 people died in road accidents in Venezuela in 2016, according to World Health Organization estimates in its 2018 global road safety report. Its road fatality rate of 33.7 per 100,000 inhabitants is among the worst in the world.
Karnataka doctors on day-long strike, OPDs shut
About 40,000 doctors, paramedics and nurses began a day-long strike on Monday in state-run and private hospitals across Karnataka in support of their West Bengal colleagues, seeking safety, security and protection at work, an official said.
Dilip Buildcon gets provisional completion certificate for road project in Andhra Pradesh
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