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Fire breaks out at Doordarshan Kendra in Mathura, operations hit
A fire broke out in the switch gear room at the Doordarshan Kendra here on Tuesday due to a suspected short circuit, damaging property worth lakhs of rupees, an official of the public broadcaster said. Four fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the blaze was doused in about 90 minutes, he said. Thick plumes of black smoke were seen rising from the building as the fire also engulfed the store room and the battery room, he added. The functioning of the Doordarshan office has been affected due to the incident and it may take at least four to five days to restart full operations, P C Sharma, assistant engineer and officiating in-charge of the Doordarshan Kendra, said. Property worth lakhs of rupees is estimated to have been lost in the fire. However, the exact extent of damage will be known after an inspection of the affected portions, he said. Timely response by the fire department saved the other portions of the building, including editing room, PCR and studio, fire station officer ..
Severe cyclonic storm Vayu likely to intensify further; may hit Gujarat on June 13
A deep depression over the east-central and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea which intensified into a cyclonic storm Vayu is centred about 650 kilometres south of Gujarat, the India Meteorological Office (IMD) said on Tuesday."The Cyclonic Storm 'VAYU' (pronounced as VAA'YU) over the east-central Arabian Sea moved northwards with a speed of about 15 kmph in last six hours and lay centred at 0830 hours IST of on June 11," a press release by the IMD read.The press release further added, "It is about 350 km westsouthwest of Goa, 510 km south southwest of Mumbai (Maharashtra) and 650 km nearly south of Veraval (Gujarat)," the press release read.The release added that Vayu is likely to further intensify into a severe cyclonic storm and hit Gujarat with high wind speed in the morning of June 13."It is very likely to intensify further into a Severe Cyclonic Storm during next 12 hours. It is very likely to move nearly northwards and cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Mahuva around ...
Hungary police lift capsized tourist boat from river
Hungarian police Tuesday began lifting a sightseeing vessel that sank in the river Danube in Budapest last month in an accident that has claimed 20 lives with eight people still missing. The Mermaid tourist boat was carrying mostly South Korean holidaymakers when it capsized and sank seconds after colliding with a bigger river cruise boat on a busy stretch of the river on May 29. Only seven people of the 35 people on board are known to have survived the accident, with the prospect of finding any more passengers alive seen as practically zero. Those missing include a six-year-old girl as well as the Mermaid's Hungarian captain. Divers have been unable to enter the submerged boat due to the strong current in a river swollen after weeks of rain. The salvage operation has instead focused on fixing wire harnesses underneath and around the vessel to prepare it for hoisting by a crane mounted on a barge. A police spokesman said Monday that the lifting operation could take six hours, and ...
Russia: 3 dead after explosion rocks tanker in Makhachkala
Three people were killed after an explosion rocked a tanker here on Tuesday, according to the Russian Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transportation (Rosmorrechflot)."Twelve people were on duty at the tanker. One person is currently missing, while two people are in a hospital," Sputnik quoted the agency's press service as saying.A spokesperson from the Russian Health Ministry's regional department had earlier claimed that five people were wounded in the blast."A duty officer of the Rosmorrechflot received a message about an explosion in the engine space and smoke in the accommodation space at the VF TANKER 16 in the city of Makhachkala," Rosmorrechflot said in a statement.At the time of the incident, the tanker was near the fourth pier of the seaport in the city of Makhachkala."Presumably, five people were injured... Search for three people is underway," the maritime agency added.The tanker belongs to the Volga Shipping Company, as per the initial data available.One of the ...
2 Indian pilgrims die, 21 injured as truck rams bus in Nepal
A passenger bus carrying 60 Indian pilgrims has been hit by a truck in Nepal's Rautahat district, killing two persons on the spot and wounding 21 others, a media report said Tuesday. The accident occurred late Monday night when the Kathmandu-bound bus stopped at Paurai forest area in Chandrapur Municipality-1 for the passengers to freshen up, said Nabin Karki, Deputy Superintendent of Police at Rautahat District Police Office. There were 60 pilgrims inside the bus which was pushed some 20 metres into the forest after being rammed from behind by the truck, the officer said. The deceased have been identified as Bijay Kumar Jena (52) and Charan Bishal (54), both from Odisha, Karki told The Himalayan Times, adding that they died on the spot. The bodies of the deceased have been kept at a government health facility in Chandranigahapur municipality for post-mortem. Among the 21 injured, three pilgrims Sarbeshwor Jena (55), Sheshadev Jena (53) and Karuna Karjuna Awasthi (63) are in ...
Deep depression in Arabian Sea intensifies, cyclone 'Vayu' may hit Gujarat coast Thursday: IMD
A deep depression over the Arabian Sea which brewed over the past two days has intensified into a cyclonic storm and is likely to hit the Gujarat coast on June 13 morning, the India Meteorological Department said Tuesday. Cyclone 'Vayu' is further likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm in the next the 24 hours, the Cyclone Warning Division of the IMD said in a bulletin issued at 8 am Tuesday. "It is very likely to move nearly northward and cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Mahuva around Veraval and Diu region as a Severe Cyclonic Storm with wind speed 110-120 kilometres per hour gusting to 135 kilometres per hour during early morning of June 13," the bulletin said. The India Meteorological Department has issued a warning of heavy rains and high winds at a speed of over 110 kilometres on June 13 and 14 in coastal areas of Saurashtra and Kutch. The Gujarat government is on high alert. It deployed National Disaster Response Force personnel in the coastal areas of ...
Child retrieved from Punjab borewell dead (2nd Lead)
The two-year-old boy who was pulled out on Tuesday from a 150-foot-deep abandoned borewell in a village in Punjab's Sangrur district after six days was declared dead.
Helicopter crashes on roof of NYC skyscraper, killing pilot
A helicopter crashed on the roof of a rain-shrouded midtown Manhattan skyscraper, killing the pilot and briefly triggering memories of 9/11, after an erratic trip across some of the nation's most restricted airspace. Authorities said they did not suspect terrorism. The crash near Times Square and Trump Tower on Monday shook the 750-foot (229-meter) AXA Equitable building, sparked a fire, and forced office workers to flee on elevators and down stairs, witnesses and officials said. The pilot was the only person aboard, and there were no other reports of injuries, authorities said. It was not immediately clear what caused the crash, or why the Agusta A109E was flying in a driving downpour with low cloud cover and in the tightly controlled airspace of midtown Manhattan. A flight restriction in effect since President Donald Trump took office bans aircraft from flying below 3,000 feet (914 meters) within a 1-mile (1.6-kilometer) radius of Trump Tower, which is less than a half-mile (0.8 ...
Child retrieved from Punjab borewell is dead, claims family
The two-year-old boy who was retrieved Tuesday morning from a 150-foot-deep abandoned borewell in a village in Punjab's Sangrur district after five days of rescue operation was no more, claimed victim's grandfather.
Two-year-old child stuck in borewell for 110 hours pulled out
A two-year-old child, who had fallen into a 150-foot-deep unused borewell here while playing, was pulled out of it this morning in a frantic rescue operation after almost 110 hours, an official said. Details about the health of the child, Fatehvir Singh, could not be known immediately. The toddler was rushed to a hospital in an ambulance amid police security. "Fatehvir has been pulled out of the borewell and he is being taken to hospital in an ambulance," Sagrur Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori told PTI. The child was rescued around 5:30 am by National Disaster Response Force personnel, officials said. A team of doctors had been stationed at the site of the accident to provide medical assistance to Fatehvir. An ambulance equipped with a ventilator had also been stationed there.. The child may be taken to either Patiala hospital or PGIMER in Chandigarh, Thori said. Asked about health of the child, the commissioner said it was not known yet. The toddler was stuck in the seven-inch ...
Child trapped in Punjab borewell for over 110 hours retrieved
Rescuers of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Tuesday morning retrieved a two-year-old boy who had been trapped in a 150-foot-deep abandoned borewell in a village in Punjab's Sangrur district since June 6.
West Bengal: Fire breaks out in Siliguri's Bidhan market
A major fire broke out in Bidhan market of Siliguri on Tuesday morning.At least seven cosmetic shops are believed to be gutted in the fire.Four fire tenders have reached the spot immediately to douse the blaze. Fire fighting operations are underway.No casualties or injuries have been reported so far.More details are awaited.
Manhattan helicopter crash: Deceased pilot identified, terror angle ruled out
The pilot involved in the helicopter crash on the roof a high-rise building in midtown Manhattan has been identified as Tim McCormack, according to police sources.The pilot's family has been informed, CNN quoted a source as saying. Authorities also ruled out a connection of a terror angle with the crash.The Agusta A109E helicopter took off from the 34th heliport at around 1:32 pm (local time) and crash-landed on the roof of the 54-storey building at 787 Seventh Avenue after being airborne for 11 minutes, police said.Both New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed that no one in the building or on the ground sustained injuries.De Blasio remarked that "there was no indication that the crash was an act of terror" while Cuomo said that people who were in the building said they felt the "building shake."Fire officials rushed to the spot as soon as they got the news of the crash. The rooftop blaze was doused within half an hour, the New York Fire Department (FDNY) ...
1 killed in helicopter crash on top of New York building
One person was killed after a helicopter crashed onto the roof of a skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan of New York City, media reported.
J-K: Fire breaks out in some bushes in Udhampur
A massive fire broke out in some bushes in Sangoor village of Udhampur district in the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday.The bushes where the fire took place is near a residential area.Fire tenders were present at the spot and fighting operations to douse the blaze is underway.More details are awaited.
1 dead after helicopter crashes on roof of Manhattan building
A helicopter crash-landed on the roof of a high-rise building at 7th Avenue in midtown Manhattan, killing a person, the New York Fire Department (FDNY) said on Monday.Video footage on social media showed plumes of smoke billowing from the high-rise building.Fire officials rushed to the spot as soon as they got the news of the crash."#FDNY confirms a helicopter has crash-landed onto the roof of 787 7th Ave in Manhattan. The fire has been extinguished, and members continue to operate in response to fuel leaking from the helicopter. There is currently one fatality reported," read a tweet from FDNY.New York Governor Andrew Cuomo confirmed that no one in the building sustained injuries."Some people have been evacuated. Some people who were inside at the time said they felt the building shake," he was quoted by CNN as saying.Meanwhile, Trump has been briefed on the helicopter crash in Manhattan, the White House said. "The President has been briefed on the helicopter crash in Manhattan and ..
2 killed as thunderstorm hits flights, trains, road traffic in Mumbai (2nd Lead)
Two minors were killed as a severe thunderstorm, accompanied by lightning and heavy rains, disrupted air, road and rail traffic in Mumbai late on Monday night, officials said.
One dead as helicopter crash-lands on New York City building
A helicopter crash-landed on top of a 51-story building in Midtown Manhattan on Monday, killing the pilot. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the helicopter made a "forced landing, emergency landing or landed on the roof." "Preliminary information is that there was a helicopter that made a forced landing, emergency landing, or landed on the roof of the building for one reason or another," he was quoted as saying by the CNN. People who were in the building said they felt the building shake," he added. The New York Fire Department said the helicopter's pilot was dead. No one who was in the building at the time of the helicopter crash was injured. Some people have been evacuated," he added. Some people who were inside at the time "said they felt the building shake," he was quoted as saying. A fire broke out when the helicopter hit the roof, but the fire department has it under control, he said. President Trump has been briefed on the helicopter incident in New York, the White House ...
Helicopter crash-lands on Manhattan building
A helicopter crash-landed on top of a building in midtown Manhattan on Monday, authorities said, with local media reporting at least one person was injured. "HIGH RISE HELICOPTER CRASH ON TOP OF BUILDING," tweeted the New York Fire Department, as emergency services flooded the area. Speaking at the scene New York Governor Andrew Cuomo told reporters there had been "casualties" on board the helicopter, but that no one in the building had been hurt.
Search for missing AN-32 continues for eighth day
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday intensified the search for the missing AN-32 transport aircraft after the weather showed signs of marginal improvement.