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Woman loses her child, husband in Sudarshan Park accident
A woman lost her husband and their six-year-old son in the blast that rocked a factory in west Delhi's Sudarshan Park on Thursday evening. Manju used to work at the unit where ceiling fans were manufactured and is the only survivor in her family. She is recuperating at a hospital following the accident that ripped apart her family and also injured her. Doctors there stated that she is stable and responding to treatment. Her son, Hanshu, was accompanying her when a portion of the factory collapsed following a blast in the furnace there. And Rajesh, her husband, had come to visit them at the unit that unfortunate evening, according to a police officer. One of the survivors, Surender, who has been admitted to Acharya Bhikshu hospital, told PTI, "It happened very quickly. Five-six people were buried under the debris before my eyes. And among them was that child." Nearly 15 people were rescued and admitted to Acharya Bhikshu hospital. Of them, seven died and four were shifted from there to
5 children heading to Disney World among 7 killed in fiery Florida crash
Five children heading to Disney World in a church van from Louisiana died along with two truck drivers in a fiery crash on Interstate 75 in north Florida, the Florida Highway Patrol said Friday. The children were travelling in a large passenger van from Avoyelles Parish, Lt Patrick Riordan said during a news conference on Friday morning in Alachua, which is south of Gainesville. On Thursday, a big rig and a passenger vehicle collided in the northbound lanes of the highway and continued across the guardrail and into the path of another big truck and the church van, investigators said. "Once those semis struck, they both caught fire," Riordan said. He said a fifth vehicle came through and either struck people who had been ejected from the vehicle or debris. Some 50 gallons of diesel fuel spilled, flaming the fire that also damaged the road in some spots. At least eight people were sent to the hospital with injuries. Vinnie DeVita said he was driving south at the time and narrowly ...
Day 23 of Meghalaya mine mishap: No substantive result achieved
The multi-agency efforts to rescue miners did not yield any substantive result on the 23rd day of the operation Friday, as Navy and NDRF divers failed to venture inside the main shaft to search for the 15 trapped diggers with no visible change in the water level though they waited all day. Sharing details about the day's exercise, operation spokesperson R Susngi told PTI the Fire Service from Odisha has completed pumping out 9 lakh litres of water in the nearby old shaft using two pumps before they stopped work at 5 pm. Although the water level in the abandoned mines nearby went down, the water level at the main shaft has to reduce by about 60 feet from its current level of 160 feet before the rescue divers can operate safely, he said. Pumping of water is stopped by 5 pm everyday due to the risks involved in handling the machines at night, Susngi said. According to the operation spokesperson, the service of the search and rescue divers cannot be utilised at the 370 foot-deep shaft ...
Iraq: 9 killed in Baghdad women's shelter fire
A fight that caused a fire at a women's shelter in Baghdad on Friday killed nine people and wounded 22 others, police said. An officer at the Rusafa police division said the fire started at the shelter's kitchen after residents got into a fight. The fire quickly spread through the two-story facility in Baghdad's Azamiyah district. Two women died from stab wounds and seven in the fire, according to the officer, who asked to have his name withheld in line with police regulations. Twenty-two others were being treated for injuries at two nearby hospitals. The shelter, run by the Labour and Social Affairs Ministry's Office for Rehabilitation, houses homeless women and those with children born out of wedlock.
Meghalaya mining tragedy: Water recedes by 3.5 ft
In the latest development in the Meghalaya Miner rescue efforts, the water has been pumped out of the old shaft and is said to have receded by 3.5 feet.Odisha Fire Service on Friday pumped out water from the inundated illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills where as many as 15 miners have been trapped.In an attempt to drain the water, Coal India Limited (CIL) had inserted the pump into the old shaft, however, the connection of the pipes is still on.According to the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the pump is expected to be functional by Saturday. The pumping of water from the main shaft is also expected by Saturday.Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court had asked the Centre and Meghalaya government to file a status report before it by January 7 on the rescue.As many as 15 miners have been trapped in a 370-feet deep illegal mine in Lumthari village since December 13, when the water from the nearby river Lytein flooded the mine.
Mining disaster could have been prevented: Caves expert
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure awardee, Brian Dermot Kharpran Daly, said on Friday that coal mining disaster in Meghalaya could have been prevented if the state mining policy was in place.
Two dead, seven injured as bus rams car in Nagpur district
Two people were killed and seven injured when a bus collided with an SUV in Nagpur district of Maharashtra Friday morning, police said. The accident took place at Dahegaon (Rangari) village in Saoner tehsil around 6.30 am, said police inspector Sanjay Purandare. The driver of the bus did not see a Tavera car coming from the opposite direction while negotiating a turn which resulted in collision, he said. The car was heading from Khapa to Nagpur. There were nine people inside who were returning after attending a kawwali program. Two of them died while others were injured. The deceased were identified as Mohhamad Rafiq Ansari (18) and Sheikh Noor Mohhamad (18), both residents of Nagpur. The bus driver fled from the spot, police said, adding that further probe was on.
Police: 4 skiers likely dead after avalanche in Norway
Norwegian police say four skiers who went missing after an avalanche in northern Norway this week have most likely died. Police spokesman Morten Pettersen says "we no longer have any hopes of finding anyone alive." He said a helicopter on Friday picked up two avalanche beacon signals from an area in Tamok valley, near the northern city of Tromsoe, that had been hit by an avalanche. The skiers included a woman from Sweden and three men from Finland. Mads Gilbert of the University Hospital of North Norway told a news conference in Tromsoe that "it was impossible to survive nearly two days buried in snow." A search-and-rescue operation was launched after Wednesday's 300-meter wide avalanche. The skiers were last heard from that day. Heavy snowfall and poor visibility on Thursday had hampered rescue efforts.
Four die in accident on Mumbai-Pune Expressway
Four persons died and three injured as a cement-laden truck jumped the divider and fell on two cars on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway Friday morning. Due to the impact, one of the car fell into the roadside gorge. A police official said the truck, heading for Mumbai, jumped the divider and overturned while negotiating a turn and fell on two cars in the opposite lane near Khalapur around 11.45 am. One of the cars was pushed off the edge of the road and fell down 40 feet into a gorge, he said. Four passengers died in the mishap, while three persons sustained injuries and are undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital, an official attached to Khapoli police station said. The condition of two of them was stated to be critical, he added. Of the deceased, Nikita Angre, Chitra Angre and Pranali Kudekar were travelling in the cars, while Hasan Patel was in the truck. It is not yet clear whether Patel was driving the truck or was a cleaner (driver's assistant), the official added.
3 dead after car falls into gorge in Himachal
Three persons died and another was injured when a car they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district, police said Friday. The incident occurred near Chanju Chowk in Churah area on Thursday night and, prima facie, it appears to be a case of rash and negligent driving, said Chamba Superintendent of Police (SP) Monika Bhutungru. Three occupants of the vehicle died on the spot, while the driver, Gian Singh, sustained injuries. The deceased have been identified as Upendra, Tek Chand and Bittu, the SP said. A case has been registered against the driver under Sections 279 (rash driving), 337 (endangering life), 304 A (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code, she added.
TN hikes relief to Rs 1.5L for FRP boats damaged in 'Gaja'
The Tamil Nadu government Friday enhanced the compensation for fishermen whose fibre reinforced plastic boats fitted with nets had been damaged during the November 16 cyclone 'Gaja' that lashed the Cauvery delta districts of the state. Chief Minister K Palaniswami said 52 people had died in the cyclonic storm that left a trail of destruction in districts such as Pudukottai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur and Thanjavur. The chief minister made the announcement while replying to a special call attention moved by the opposition, including DMK, which sought waiver of crop loans in the affected areas. "Following pleas from ministers and members of the House, I would like to inform that the relief awarded to fishermen whose FRP (Fibre reinforced plastic) boats fitted with nets were damaged completely will be hiked to Rs 1.5 lakh from Rs 85,000," the chief minister said. Recalling the devastation caused by the cyclone,he said while 52 people were killed, standing crops including ...
Over 490 of 1,123 samples of packaged drinking water non-conforming to food safety norms, LS told
As many as 496 of the total 1,123 samples of packaged drinking water analysed during 2017-18 were found to be non-conforming to the prescribed standards of the food safety norms, the Lok Sabha was informed Friday. Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey said 246 cases were registered during the period in which conviction was ordered in 97 cases, while penalties were imposed in 135 cases. In 2016-17, 697 samples were analysed, of which 224 were found to be violating the provisions under the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006 and cases was launched in 131 cases, Choubey said. Of these, conviction was ordered in 33 cases and penalties were imposed in 40 cases, he said. Instances of sale of packaged drinking water not meeting the prescribed standards have come to the notice of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). As the responsibility of enforcement of the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006 primarily lies with states and Union Territories. The ...
Iraq: 8 killed in Baghdad women's prison fire
Baghdad police say eight women have been killed in a fight and fire at a women's jail in the north of the city. An officer at the Rusafa police division says the fire started in the jail's kitchen after inmates got into a fight with one another, on Friday. The fire quickly spread through the two-story facility in Baghdad's Azamiyah district. Two women died from stab wounds and six in the fire, according to the officer, who asked to have his name withheld in line with police regulations. Twenty two others are being treated for injuries at two nearby hospitals. The jail is run by the Justice Ministry's Office for Rehabilitation and houses homeless women.
1 dead, thousands stranded as storm lashes Thailand
A fisherman was killed and thousands of people were left stranded on Thailand's southern gulf coast as Storm Pabuk made landfall on Friday. More than 30,000 people were evacuated.
Cyclone Gaja killed 52, compensation for fishing boats hiked
The cyclone 'Gaja' claimed 52 lives in November, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Friday said on Friday, adding the relief package for fishermen who lost their boats will be hiked from Rs 85,000 to Rs 1.50 lakh.
Suspected Ebola case in Sweden: officials
A patient in Sweden has been admitted to hospital with a suspected case of Ebola, a highly infectious and potentially fatal disease, health care officials said Friday. "Test results will probably be received sometime this evening. At this stage it is just a suspicion, other illnesses are entirely possible," a statement from regional health authorities in Uppsala, about 70 kilometres north of Stockholm, said. "The patient is being treated at the infectious diseases clinic at Uppsala University Hospital and is isolated." No other details about the patient or how he or she may have contracted Ebola were disclosed. The patient was first admitted to hospital in the nearby town of Enkoping. The emergency room of that hospital has now been closed, and staff who came in contact with the patient are being cared for, the statement said. An Ebola outbreak ravaging eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed several hundred lives. It is the 10th such outbreak in the Congo since .
5 dead in accidents due to dense fog in Bihar
Five people died and four were injured in two separate accidents due to dense fog in Bihar on Friday morning, police said. In Muzaffarpur district, there was a pile-up of about 20 vehicles on the Lucknow-Barauni National Highway 28 due to reduced visibility caused by the dense fog, said Krishna Murari, deputy superintendent of police (DSP), west. A bus first hit a tanker in the rear, which then rammed into a car near Chhinmastika temple in Kanti area around 6 am. The people in the car had a lucky escape before it was hit by another truck and got mangled, following which other vehicles rammed into them one after another, an eyewitness said. The driver of the tanker died on the spot and his body has been sent for post-mortem. Two persons were injured and have been admitted to a primary health centre, the DSP said. In Kishanganj district, a pickup van collided with a truck that was coming from the opposite direction in dense fog near Nasimganj Chowk around 6 am, said Bahadurganj police ..
Facing hurdles in rescuing trapped miners in Meghalaya, Centre tells SC
The Centre told the Supreme Court Thursday that it was facing difficulties in rescuing 15 miners trapped since December 13 in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya as there was no blueprint of the 355-feet well which has "maze of rat holes". The government told a bench comprising Justice A K Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer that the illegal mine was located near a river and seepage of water from the river was hindering the rescue operation. The bench observed that initially "no serious efforts" were made to rescue these trapped persons but now it seems that the authorities are making efforts. The court directed the Centre and Meghalaya government to file on January 7 a status report detailing the steps taken and also the progress made in the rescue operation. The top court was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) which has sought urgent steps for rescuing these miners. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, told the court about the steps taken by the authorities, including
150 shanties gutted in Noida blaze
Around 150 hutments in Noida were gutted in a massive fire that broke out on Friday morning, police said.
Death toll mounts to 39 in Russia building collapse
Around 39 people have lost their lives in the building collapse here, as authorities ceased search and rescue operations at the site of incidence.Alexander Chupriyan, Russia's Deputy Minister of Civil Defence, told Sputnik that all the deceased have been identified as the Emergencies Ministry declared that no more bodies remain under the debris. So far, authorities have removed 2,000 cubic meters of rubble from the scene during operations.A gas explosion led to the collapse of a 10-storey apartment block on New Year's eve, causing multiple casualties and killing 39 people.The government in Chelyabinsk is providing one million rubles in assistance to the family of the people who died due to the collapse, 4,00,000 rubles to people who received grave or moderate injuries and 2,00,000 rubles to those citizens who were minorly injured in the mishap.The first funerals for the deceased will take place on Friday.