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Sydney seaplane crash: Passenger photos give clues to final moments
The final pictures taken on-board a seaplane which plunged into a river in 2017, killing six people, have been released.
Delhi cold wave: Homeless people flock to night shelters
As temperatures dipped in the national capital, the worst sufferers -- the homeless, turned towards night shelters to survive the chilly winter of New Delhi.Popularly known as Rain Baseras, the night shelter homes are government-supported, where the homeless can take spend winter nights.Nusrat, a destitute in one of the night shelter homes in Delhi, credited the Delhi government for the safety of people during the freezing cold winters of the capital. "For the daily workers like me, affording an abode is not feasible in a city like Delhi and passing every single day in the cold is the real challenge", she added.Rajayranjan, who takes care of one of the shelter homes in Sarai Kale Khan, said that at present there are 54 occupants in the shelter and with time the number of people will enormously increase."There are mats, blankets, and other facilities for the people. Earlier, outsiders used to provide warm clothes for those people who stay here. However, nobody has come to distribute ...
Drone sightings at UK airport halt flights
Flights at UK's Gatwick Airport have been suspended amid reports of two drones being flown over the airfield.
2 held in ESIC Kamgar Hospital fire incident
Two people have been arrested in connection with Andheri's government-run Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Kamgar Hospital fire that claimed lives of nine people.The fire which broke out on Monday injured over 150, mostly patients and staff.Speaking to ANI, Navinchandra Reddy, DCP, Zone-10, Mumbai informed that the two arrested are - Supreme Construction Company's site engineer and the supervisor.Reddy said, "Supreme Construction Company's site engineer and supervisor have been arrested in connection with the fire incident at ESIC Kamgar Hospital. Further investigation is underway."As per the preliminary report, the building material lying at the ground floor of the hospital for renovation work caught fire on Monday afternoon, which led to the generation of smoke. "People died due to suffocation," police claimed.After the tragic incident, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered an investigation into the matter. He also promised all possible assistance to the ..
5.7 magnitude earthquake jolts Papua New Guinea
An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted Papua New Guinea on the morning of December 20.The quake was felt in the region of New Britain and was at a depth of 8.7 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey.No loss to life or property has been reported yet. There haven't been any reports of aftershocks either.Papua New Guinea is located in the seismically active Pacific ring of fire and is highly susceptible to tremors and destructive earthquakes.
Ebola claims 319 lives in Congo
The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo has claimed 319 lives across the nation until now.This is the world's second deadliest Ebola outbreak since the virus killed 11,000 people in West Africa in 2014.Out of the deceased, 217 were confirmed to have suffered from Ebola - that causes fever, hemorrhaging and headaches - while there are 542 cases which have been confirmed in total in the nation's North Kivu province.Armed conflict in the region has made matters worse, according to CNN who quoted the World Health Organisation (WHO). The organisation further claimed that "non-engagement" by local communities have worsened the conditions.The province of North Kivu continues to be the hotbed of the outbreak. However, cases have been reported from Ituri province as well.
Fire breaks out at Mumbai's Trident Hotel
A Level-2 fire broke out in Trident Hotel at Nariman Point here late on Wednesday night.Six fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the flames. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.No injuries or casualties have been reported yet.In another incident, a fire broke out in a hotel in Mazgaon area of the city late night yesterday. Five fire tenders were pressed into action to put out the fire.Earlier in the day, a second fire broke out in the government-run Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital located in Andheri, which was later doused off. No casualties or injuries were reported.On Monday, eight people lost their lives after a fire broke out in the electric board of the hospital.
Pilot pays floral tributes to ITBP jawan who died of cardiac arrest in HP
Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot Wednesday paid floral tributes to ITBP jawan Satyanarayan Yadav who died of cardiac arrest in Himachal Pradesh on Monday. Pilot visited the deceased's family in Nensya village near Phagi town here in the evening. He prayed for peace to the departed soul. Yadav's last rites were performed at the village on Tuesday.
Mother, son suffocated to death at Hyderabad home
A mother and her son died from suffocation due to the smoke from a charcoal fire they had lit at home to keep themselves warm on Wednesday, police said.
No safety concern with Jet Airways due to financial strain: DGCA
India's civil aviation regulator on Wednesday said that it has not found any safety concern with Jet Airways due to the financial strain being faced by the airline.
PW initiates steps to fix smoke trouble with engines after IndiGo incident
India's civil aviation regulator on Wednesday said that aircraft engines manufacturer Pratt & Whitney (PW) has initiated steps to address the issue with its engines that eminated smoke inside aircraft's cabin.
US looks to speed up aid to NKorea
The United States said Wednesday it will try to speed up private aid into North Korea, in a goodwill gesture as President Donald Trump seeks a fresh summit. Stephen Biegun, the US special representative on North Korea, said that the United States will be more lenient in enforcing its blanket ban on US citizens' travel to the totalitarian state when dealing with aid workers. "I understand many humanitarian aid organisations operating in the DPRK are concerned that strict enforcement of international sanctions has occasionally impeded the delivery of legitimate humanitarian assistance to the Korean people," said Biegun, referring to the North by its official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. "I will be sitting down with American aid groups early in the new year to discuss how we can better ensure the delivery of appropriate assistance, particularly through the course of the coming winter," he told reporters as he arrived for talks in South Korea. The Trump administration .
Karnataka to set up panel to study drought situation
Expressing concern that Karnataka has become drought prone for successive years, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said Wednesday an expert committee would be set up to study about it and find ways to mitigate the situation. Intervening during the reply to a discussion on drought in the assembly in session here, he said "it is because of our own deeds we are facing such situation today....we have been exploiting the nature to such an extent." The state government had alreadynotified100 taluks in 24 districts drought affected. Earlier in his reply, Revenue Minister R V Deshpande said that in the last 18 years, there was drought for 14 years in the state. During most of these years both Kharif and Rabi season were affected due to drought, he said. Both Deshpande and the Chief Minister said the government will address the drought situation on a "war footing", while pointing out various initiative taken by the government in this regard. They said with "foresight" the government
Mumbai hospital fire: Food-delivery boy saves 10 lives
A 20-year-old food-delivery boy saved 10 lives during the massive fire at a Mumbai hospital that killed eight people on Monday. Sidhu Humanabade was passing by when he saw smoke billowing out from the upper floors of the ESIC Kamgar Hospital in Andheri. He left his bike and asked the firemen if he could join them in the rescue operation. After a nod from officials, Humanabade reached the fourth floor of the building with the help of fire brigade's ladder and rescued some stranded patients and visitors. Braving the dense smoke that engulfed the area, Sidhu, who works for online food aggregator Swiggy, managed to bring out 10 people to safety in two hours. However, he himself choked on the smoke and is currently admitted at the nearby Seven Hills Hospital. Speaking to PTI from his hospital bed, Humanabade said when he heard people crying for help, he could not stop himself. "I joined the firemen in their rescue operation. Thankfully, the firemen allowed me to climb their ladder to reach
Apollo Hospitals fined for letting effluents onto the road
: Apollo Hospitals here was fined Rs 2 lakh by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Wednesday for allegedly letting out effluent onto the road thereby causing damage to it. Commissioner of the civic body M Dana Kishore, who inspected some areas, identified the problem caused by the private hospital and imposed the fine, said a press release from the Municipal Corporation. The letting out of the waste on to the road was causing inconvenience to the public and ambulance service, the release said.
Two held for Mumbai hospital fire
Two persons were Wednesday arrested in connection with the fire in a government hospital in Mumbai that claimed the lives of nine people and left 175 injured. The fire had broken out in the government-run ESIC Kamgar Hospital at Marol in suburban Andheri on Monday, killing nine people and injuring 175 others. "Those arrested were identified as Nilesh Mehta and Nitin Kamble. They are supervisors of a construction company, which was overseeing the construction of a new building of the hospital," a senior official said. The duo was booked under IPC sections 304 A (causing death by negligence), 338 (causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) and others. As many as 175 people, including some children, were injured in the incident and were currently undergoing treatment at various hospitals across the city. Nearly 375 people, including patients and visitors, were in the five-floor hospital when the fire broke out on Monday, an official had
Rescue operation in Meghalaya mine enters 7th day
The operation to rescue more than a dozen labourers, who got trapped in a Meghalaya mine last week, continued for the seventh day on Wednesday. The rescue efforts has so far failed to extricate any person as the water level in the flooded mine in East Jaintia Hills district has not receded, a senior official said. Superintendent of Police (SP) Sylvester Nongtynger told PTI that the family of a person, Assh Bahadur Limbu of Assam's Karbi Anglong district, have said that he was among those inside. If the claim is true, then the total number of people trapped inside the mine now stands at 15, the officer said. He has said the exact number of miners trapped in the mine could not be ascertained as its owners did not maintain a logbook. The labourers have been trapped in the illegal "rat-hole" mine in Lumthari village of Khliehriat area -- around 80 km from Shillong -- since last Thursday after water from the nearby Lytein river had gushed into it. They are now feared dead as water from the
Railways launches new EMU train with 130 kmph speed
The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) on Wednesday rolled out the mini version of Train 18 as it launched the new generation Mainline Electrical Multiple Unit (MEMU) with underslung equipment and some features from the Train 18.Train 18, a creation of the ICF is India's first modern semi-high speed train set which is currently under speed trials. Train 18 had many first time features including underslung propulsion that enabled the clearing of entire on-board space for passengers thus increasing the number of passengers.MEMUs cater to short distance intercity day travel. The coaches of the new MEMU underslung are longer at 23.1m against 21.3m in the older MEMU."The MEMUs currently in service have a carrying capacity of 2402 passengers; that will be augmented by nine per cent now, enabling carrying of 2618 passengers on board, by shifting the electric equipment to undercarriage as in Train 18. The underslung MEMU rake will have two driving motor coaches (DMC) and six passenger coaches ...
Truck turns turtle as driver tries to flee scene after hitting three; 2 dead
A 34-year-old truck driver, fleeing after allegedly hitting three persons and killing one of them, died after his vehicle overturned a few metres away from the accident spot in northwest Delhi's Mukundpur on Wednesday, police said. The deceased driver has been identified as Rajan while the 17-year-old girl who was killed in the incident has been identified as Shikha, they said. On getting information about an accident in Mukundpur at 2.05 pm, a police team rushed to the spot, police said. Two class XII students, Shikha and Kanchan were walking home after attending school when they were hit by a truck which was being reversed by the driver. The truck also hit another pedestrian, identified as Umesh, Aslam Khan, Deputy Commissioner of Police (northwest) said. Locals raised an alarm and fearing the consequences, the driver fled the spot towards Azadpur. At Mukundpur flyover, his vehicle overturned following which the driver died, the officer said. The two were rushed to Babu Jagjivan Ram
Another fire in Mumbai ESIC Hospital
A fire broke out in an electrical box outside the government-run Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital in the city on Wednesday evening, officials said.