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Delhi hit-and-run: 28-yr-old driver of Mercedes car held
The 28-year-old driver of the Mercedes car which allegedly ran over and killed a fruit vendor and injured another near Dwarka's Ganpati Chowk was arrested on Tuesday, police said. Nukul, a resident of Raj Nagar, Palam Colony was behind the wheel of the luxury car when the accident occurred on Sunday night, police said, adding that the vehicle involved in the accident was seized. According to a senior officer, a Mercedes emblem was found at the spot which prompted the police to procure details of about 4,000 cars of the same marquee from the Road Transport Authority to ascertain the details of the vehicle involved in the accident. Police said an eyewitness and the person who called to inform about the accident too were questioned. As there were no CCTV cameras around the accident spot, the footage from adjacent roads was analysed. The accident claimed the life of 35-year-old Sarvesh and injured 30-year-old Inder as they were returning home after work from the weekly market. The Dwarka .
Three dead in Punjab godown fire
Three employees were charred to death inside an industrial godown near Punjab's Barnala town on Tuesday after a massive fire broke out.
SpiceJet plane makes emergency landing at Delhi airport
A Jodhpur-bound SpiceJet plane, carrying 60 passengers, made an emergency landing at the airport here Tuesday, reportedly after smoke was detected in the baggage compartment, a source said. The airline was operating a Q-400 aircraft. According to the source, Air Traffic Controller announced full emergency for the flight SG-2695 at around 1500 hours. The source said that reportedly smoke was detected in the baggage compartment and that there were around 60 passengers on board. There was no immediate comment from SpiceJet on the incident.
UK polymer firm fined over Indian-origin factory worker's death
A British judge has issued a hefty fine on an engineering polymer company after it pleaded guilty to safety breaches which led to the death of one of its Indian-origin workers in an industrial accident a few years ago. Tarsem Singh died from a heart attack in hospital the day after sustaining injuries while removing a plastic rod from a casting machine at Leicester-based Nylacast Limited in April 2016. District Judge Tim Daber fined the company 293,000 pounds and also ordered it to pay more than 10,000 pounds in costs, Leicester Mercury' reports. "On behalf of all parties I would like to pay tribute to the quiet dignity with which the family of Tarsem Singh have conducted themselves throughout these proceedings," Daber said at Northampton Magistrates Court on Monday. "The failings in this case were not an isolated incident as the risk existed each time the machine was used. In this court's judgement this was an accident waiting to happen, he said. The court heard that as Singh went to
Maha needs stringent fire NOC norms: Subhash Desai
Concerned over the rising number of fire incidents in Maharashtra, state industries minister Subhash Desai Tuesday pitched for making the process stringent for obtaining fire no-objection certificates (NOCs). Admitting that the government did relax a few norms while reducing the number of approvals needed to be taken by industries under the ease of doing business, Desai said that certain safety norms were also relaxed during the process. "We reduced the number of approvals required from 75 to 25 while trying to bring in ease of doing businesses. However, after these incidents, we feel we shouldn't give any relaxation if they don't exercise their duties with the sense of responsibilities," he said while speaking at an event organised by the Power Cable Alliance. "We are reviewing on whether to give any relaxation connected with safety of people and property," he added. Desai was referring to the recent incidents of fire at Mahalaxmi and Roha industrial unit. "In Roha ...
No stickers on fruits, vegetables, Food Safety dept tells traders
The Punjab Food Safety department has asked traders not to paste stickers on fruit and vegetable sellers, noting that these can pose health hazards to consumers. The Food Safety Teams have been directed to check the sale of such fruits and vegetables as well as make traders aware of the provisions the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 as per which no food business operator shall store, sell or distribute any article of food which is unsafe, Punjab Food Safety Commissioner K S Pannu said. Pannu explained that the use of stickers on food products to provide information on traceability, grades, price etc. is a common practice across the globe. But, a lot of times these stickers are applied directly on food sources such as on fruits and vegetables. Apples, kiwis, mangoes, oranges, banana, pears and bell peppers are some common fruits and vegetables which have stickers applied directly on the surfaces, he said in a release. However, it is observed that in Punjab traders use stickers to ..
3 charred to death in fire in industrial godown near Barnala
Three people trapped by a big fire inside a godown, where mattress and sofa foam were kept, were charred to death on Tuesday near Barnala city of Punjab, a senior police official said. The three were employees of the industrial unit in Ugoke village, Senior Superintendent of Police Harjit Singh said. Singh said fire-fighters struggled for nearly six hours to bring the blaze under control. Fire tenders from adjoining districts were also pressed into service. A government spokesperson later said the fire had been extinguished. The cause of the fire is being investigated, the SSP said. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has sought a detailed report from Barnala Deputy Commissioner Dharam Pal Gupta about the incident, the spokesperson said. The chief minister has announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh each to the family of Jagjeet Singh (24), Sikander Singh (25) and Sadhu Singh (27), who died in the fire incident. Gupta and other senior officials visited the site and met the families of the ...
Wide-body aircraft operations to resume at Calicut int'l airport from Wednesday
Flight operations with wide-body planes will resume at Calicut airport in Kerala from Wednesday with Saudia Airlines operating services to Jeddah, according to an release. Following safety concerns, wide-body aircraft operations were suspended from May 2015 at the airport, which handles around 2.6 million international passengers every year. The Airports Authority of India (AAI), which is operating the aerodrome, has said wide-body aircraft operations would resume from Wednesday. Saudia Airlines would operate flights from Calicut to Jeddah on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday as well as to Riyadh on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. The carrier would operate wide-body planes -- A330-300 and B777-200ER -- for the services. According to the release, the AAI has taken action for strengthening and re-carpeting of the runway and grading of runway strip to cater to the requirement of heavy aircraft operations. Measures have also been taken to increase the runway end safety area as directed
Punjab to procure breath analysers, speed guns
The Punjab Transport department will procure breath analysers, speed guns and body cams to check drunken driving and over speeding in the state, Transport Minister Aruna Chaudhary said Tuesday. As part of a pilot project, speed cameras will be installed on the Chandigarh-Nangal road to check over speeding, she said after presiding over the meeting of Punjab State Road Safety Council. "The use of high-end technology will ensure curbing of road mishaps, while a comprehensive programme will be chalked out to educate people on following road safety norms," Chaudhary said. She directed the concerned officers to act against those violating traffic rules. The minister further said weighing scales will be procured by the authorities to check overloading of vehicles along with car body cutters to rescue accident victims trapped inside mangled vehicles in case of road mishaps.
2 killed in Armenian military aircraft crash
Two pilots were killed in an Armenian military aircraft crash in the mountains in the northwestern area of the transcaucasian state, officials said.
Arunachal CM expresses concern over frequent fire incidents
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday expressed concern over frequent fire- related incidents in the state, most of which he said were "man made". In the latest such incident, 34 shops housed in a market shed were gutted on Monday night at Gandhi Chowk, Pasighat, causing huge loss to vegetable and grocery vendors, officials said. The CM has sought a detailed report on it from the district administration, and directed officials to assess the damage and provide relief to the victims. "Almost all fire accidents are man made and can be prevented with a sense of responsibility," he said. Khandu emphasised on extra vigil during the winter season, as most homesteads light bonfires and use fire for cooking. "We cannot douse a blazing fire without incurring huge loses, but we can sure douse a spark or prevent a kindle from spreading and save ourselves and our neighbours. With common sense and responsibility, we can use fire to our advantage, not for ...
Three die in factory fire in Punjab
Three workers trapped by a fire inside a factory near Barnala city of Punjab were charred to death on Tuesday, a senior police official said. The fire broke out in the morning and fire-fighters struggled for nearly six hours to bring it under control, Senior Superintendent of Police Harjit Singh said. Mattress and sofa foam were manufactured at the unit, about 15 km from Barnala. The cause of the fire is being investigated, the SSP added.
Women to get 6 more reserved berths in AC 3 tier
The Indian Railways has decided to reserve six more berths in AC-3 tier of Rajdhani, Duranto and other fully air-conditioned trains except the Garib Rath Express.
Highest weather-related damage recorded in 2017: Climate index
Puerto Rico, Sri Lanka and Dominica were hardest hit in 2017, the year with the highest weather-related losses ever recorded, the Global Climate Risk Index, published by Germanwatch, said on Tuesday.
Two dead in Armenia warplane crash: Ministry
Two crew members died in an Armenian warplane crash on Tuesday, the ex-Soviet republic's defence ministry said. Debris of the SU-25 fighter jet "was found in the mountains near the town of Maralik" in Armenia's western Shirak region, the ministry spokesman Atrsrun Hovhannisyan said in a Facebook post. "Two pilots, lieutenant colonel Armen Babayan and major Movses Manukyan, were killed" in the crash, he said. The aircraft disappeared from radars on Tuesday morning, minutes after it took off for a routine training flight, the ministry had reported earlier.
Policymakers,experts dwell on problem of contaminated surface
Policymakers and experts on Tuesday expressed concern over contamination of surface water in rural areas of the West Bengal and emphasised on popularising cost-effective water purification projects to get rid of the problem and provide safe drinking water to the masses. The issue was discussed at a day-long seminar "Sanitary Protection & up-gradation of traditional surface water resources in rural West Bengal for producing suitable safe water for drinking & cooking purposes" organised here by non-governmental organisation Sulabh International. West Bengal minister for Panchayat and Rural Develoopment Subrata Mukherjee inaugurated the seminar. The state's Power and Non-Conventional energy minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, founder of Sulabh International Bindeshwar Pathak, Gourishankar Ghosh, former chief of Water & Sanitation-UNICEF,former Director of Rajiv Gandhi Drinking Water Mission K J Nath and D N Guha Mazumdar,member of the West Bengal Task force on ...
Three killed in Malaysia shopping mall explosion
Three people were killed and 24 injured Tuesday when a powerful explosion rocked a shopping mall in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, but a fire official said it was not caused by a bomb. The official Bernama news agency said the blast could have been caused by a leaking gas tank. Wan Abdul Mubin, head of the fire rescue department in the state capital Kuching, told AFP his office received an emergency call at around 0737 GMT. "We scrambled 39 officers to the scene. We are investigating the cause of the explosion. It is one of the worst tragedies in the state in years. But it is not a bomb," he said. "We recovered the bodies of three men. And we have helped in the evacuation of 24 people injured to the nearby public hospital," he added. Wan Abdul said the explosion happened near a store on the ground floor of the shopping mall that was undergoing renovation. A video clip of the aftermath showed the facade of the store torn apart, with some people screaming for help. "I was purchasing a
Defective Road Designs and Complex Intra-Government Coordination are the Biggest Hurdles for Road Safety
/ -- Lawxy conducted its third annual workshop on road safety on 30 November and 1st December 2018 at National Law University, Delhi. The workshop forms part of the World Health Organization's Legal Development Programme (WHO LDP) which aims to train young professionals on legal and policy aspects of road safety. The LDP has drafted legal and policy recommendations on improving sub-standard road design and engineering which will be submitted to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH). On this issue, Mr. T. Krishna Prasad (DGP and Chairman of Road Safety Authority in Telangana) mentioned that a lot of road crashes occur because of defective road constructions and black and blind spots. He also said, "State governments should train officers so they can conduct proper and detailed investigations into the causes of road crashes. The mentality that the bigger vehicle is at fault should change." He further added "It's the duty of the Government and civil society to bring in a ..
Maha environment minister seeks probe into Goregaon forest fire
Maharashtra Environment Minister Ramdas Kadam Tuesday demanded a probe into the massive fire near the Aarey Colony forest in suburban Goregaon to ascertain whether it was a mere accident or pre-planned. He claimed that the inferno destroyed vegetation on nearly 60 acres of land in the area. The blaze had erupted Monday near the Aarey Colony forest, triggering an alarm as various agencies scrambled to douse the flames that threatened to affect the tribal residents in the city's biggest green lung. Mumbai's famous Film City occupies part of the colony, which is located off the Western Express Highway. The fire tenders took about six hours to douse the flames which were aided by winds coming from the hills. Kadam said the Forest Department should conduct a probe into the incident. "I am doubtful about the causes of the fire that destroyed vegetation over 60 acres of land. It should be probed whether it was an accident or someone purposefully set it ablaze," he told reporters. "The ...
Shriram EPC Ltd bags 2 orders worth Rs 225.71 cr
Engineering services company Shriram EPC Ltd on Tuesday said it secured two separate orders worth Rs 166.16 crore and Rs 59.55 crore from the Jharkhand Urban Infrastructure Development Co Ltd.