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Navy undertakes search operation after 3 'drown' in Tehri lake
The Indian Navy's diving team on Sunday undertook a search operation to trace three people who suspected to have drowned in Tehri lake last week.The three people went missing after the truck they were traveling in met with an accident and fell into the lake on November 3.The incident reportedly took place around 9 pm about 200 metres ahead of Pippaldi bridge.At the time of the accident, one of the passengers in the truck, namely Rakesh Lal, got injured as he fell off the vehicle. The three other passengers, namely Tejulal, Suresh Lal and driver Anil Bhandari are missing.
Mild tremor hits Pithoragarh on India-Nepal border
A 5-magnitude earthquake hit Pithoragarh, Didihatand Munsiyari sub-divisions of this border district of Uttarakhand Sunday. The quake occurred at 12.37 pm, the District Disaster Management office said here. It had a latitude of 29.7 degree north and a longitude of 80.6 degree east. Its epicentre was somewhere nearthe India-Nepal border and had a depth of10 km, the office said. District Magistrate C Ravishankar said no loss to life and property was reported.
Search on for missing truckers caught in landslide
A team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has joined an ongoing operation to locate three persons who are believed to have being buried alive following a landslide on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway last week, officials said on Sunday. The landslide struck the highway last Monday at Battery Cheshma in Ramban district and the evidence at the scene suggested that an apple-laden truck, coming from Srinagar to Jammu, got caught in the landslide and rolled down into a 600-feet gorge near the site. However, the fate of the occupants could not be ascertained even as rescuers reached the bed of the gorge near Bishlari nullah (stream) and recovered some mangled parts of the vehicle, Ramban Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Anita Sharma told PTI. The officials said the search operation at the scene was intensified after a family from Punjab approached the authorities in Ramban on Wednesday, claiming that three persons aboard a truck, including the driver and his son, were ...
Guj: Man held after daughter accuses him of rape in Surat
A man was arrested in Gujarat's Surat after his daughter complained that he had raped her four years ago, police said Sunday. The victim disclosed the incident to her mother's brother, following which a case was registered Saturday and the accused, an autorickshaw driver, was arrested the same day, said sub inspector C R Desai of Amroli police station. "According to the victim, who is now 15 years old, her father had raped her four years ago when her mother was away, and had threatened her to not reveal it to anyone," Desai said. "The victim, whose mother died on November 7 from injuries sustained in a road accident, had gone to her uncle's place and then refused to go back home. One being asked the reason, she told her uncle that the accused had raped her four years ago," he said. The 41-year-old accused has been charged under sections 354 (assault or use of criminal force on woman), 376 (sexual assault) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC as well as relevant ...
California wildfires toll reaches 25
The death toll in the three raging wildfires in California has increased to 25, while the fires have caused destruction to numerous communities across large areas of the US state, the media reported on Sunday.
ECoR focuses on safety in foggy weather
To cope with poor visibility and ensure passengers' safety during foggy weather, the East Coast Railway has instructed its staff members to take sufficient precautions such as using detonators and regulating the speed of trains. Loco pilots have been instructed to regulate train speed depending on visibility during fog and dense weather condition in winter, an ECoR release said. The train staff members are being sensitised by railway officers and safety counsellors to cope with the situation at night and early morning in areas which are likely to be affected by fog, the release said. Precautions have been taken regarding running of trains during winter for which the Railways already have a well laid-down procedure, the release said. The Railways are using detonators when visibility is severely impaired, to provide an audible indication to the locomotive crew that the train is approaching a signal. These detonators are flat, disc-shaped metal containers, usually coloured .
Chinese pilot honoured as 'most beautiful veteran'
A pilot who made a successful emergency landing in May has been honoured as one of China's 20 "most beautiful veterans" of 2018, authorities announced on Sunday.
5G to be expected on world's longest cross-sea bridge
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao bridge, the world's longest cross-sea bridge, is expected to have 5G service in the future, authorities said on Sunday.
TN fishermen warned against venturing into south-east Bay of Bengal
Tamil Nadu fisheries department has urged the fishermen to avoid fishing in the south-east of the Bay of Bengal tomorrow due to a prediction of stormy weather.India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a warning stating that a cyclonic storm can be expected in next 12 hours."The deep depression over southeast and adjoining central Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards and lay centered at night of 10th November, at about 1120 km east-southeast of Nellore (Andhra Pradesh). It is very likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during next 12 hours," stated IMD.Fishermen in Andhra Pradesh have also been warned against venturing into the sea for the next 24 hours as the conditions are expected to deteriorate and get rough along and off south-Andhra Pradesh coast from November 13 evening.Fishermen who are in the deep sea have been advised to return to coast before November 12.
Snow, rain forecast in Himachal Pradesh
Snow and rain may occur at some places in Himachal Pradesh from November 11 to 14, the Meteorological department said Sunday. Western disturbance may lead to occurrence of light to moderate rainfall and snowfall at isolated to scattered places in the state during this period, Manmohan Singh, Director, Meteorological Centre, Shimla said. The Kullu district administration has already sounded an alert in view of the forecast and urged people not to go the high reaches of Himachal Pradesh, an official said. In a statement issued here, Kullu Deputy Commissioner Yunus has appealed to the public to avoid going to high reaches in view of the prediction of snowfall and rainfall. In case of emergency, the district disaster management authority (DDMA) can be contacted on toll free number '1077', the official added.
Fisherman missing after two boats collide off Palghar coast
A 42-year-old fisherman went missing after two boats collided in the Arabian Sea off the Vasai coast in Maharashtra's Palghar district in the early hours of Sunday, police said. The mishap took place around 1.15 am at nearly 15 nautical miles from the Vasai port, located about 70 km from here, an official at the Vasai police station said. A fishing boat, named 'Morning Star', having seven fishermen on board, collided with another unidentified vessel. Following the collision, one fisherman from the 'Morning Star' boat fell into the waters, the official said. Police were alerted about the incident, he said, adding that personnel of the Coast Guard, local police and the district disaster management cell were making all efforts to trace the missing fisherman.
4 of a family found charred to death in house near Tirupati
Four members of a family, including two children, were charred to death in a fire in their isolated residence at a nearby village Sunday, police said. The bodies of 35-year old Srinivasa Reddy, an autorickshaw driver, his wife, son and daughter were found in the bedroom of their small house at Madibaka village, about 25 km from here, they said. Police and fire force personnel, on being alerted by neighbours in the area, rushed and put out the fire and broke open the door when they found the four badly charred bodies. The children were aged under ten. The incident was suspected to have occurred in the early hours Sunday, police said adding the cause of the fire was being investigated. They were looking into all angles, including suicide or an accidental fire, police added.
Death toll in car-bus crash in Maharashtra rises to 5
The death toll in the accident involving a car and a private bus near here Saturday evening has gone up to five, with two children also succumbing to their injuries, police said Sunday. Three people had died on the spot and as many others were injured when their car proceeding to Sinnar in Nashik district collided with the luxury bus, which was heading towards the temple town of Shirdi in Ahmednagar district, an official of the Wavi police station said. The mishap had taken place around 6 pm at Bhokani village on the Sinnar-Shirdi road, about 70 km from here in North Maharashtra, he said. Of the three injured persons, two children, both aged 14, died while being shifted to a hospital on Saturday night, he said. The other injured person was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Nashik, the official said. All the deceased were residents of Mira Road area in the neighbouring Thane district, he added.
Himachal bans school vehicles older than 15 years
Himachal Pradesh has banned plying of school buses older than 15 years and fixed the age of drivers to 60 to ensure the safety of students, an official said here on Sunday.
California fire: Death toll touches 23
The death toll in the fast-moving wildfire has risen from 9 to 23 after 14 more sets of remains were discovered on Saturday.Butte County Sheriff and Coroner Kory Honea told reporters that the victims belonged to the now-burned-down town of Paradise, reported CNN.The deadly wildfire has wreaked havoc destroying a record number of buildings and displacing as many as 300,000 people.The fire grew fierce as the state had not witnessed rain in more than a month and dry vegetation worked as fuel.The White House, late on Friday, in a statement issued emergency in California as the death toll in the fast-moving wildfire went up to nine.Hollywood stars including Kim Kardashian West, Alyssa Milano, Lady Gaga, Caitlyn Jenner and more were among the thousands of people who were forced to evacuate their homes due to the Woolsey Fire that is ravaging Los Angeles County.The blaze that started on Thursday night (local time) had pushed towards Malibu and the Pacific Ocean, prompting evacuations in ...
California wildfire toll reaches 23
The death toll in the raging northern California wildfire has increased to 23 with the discovery of 14 more bodies, a senior police official said.
California fire death toll rises to 23
The death toll from the most destructive fire to hit California rose to 23 on Saturday as rescue workers recovered more bodies of people killed by the devastating blaze. Firefighters are battling raging fires at both ends of the state, but there is little hope of containing the flames anytime soon. "Today, 14 additional bodies were located, which brings our total number to 23," Sheriff Kory Honea told a news conference. Ten of the bodies were found in the town of Paradise while four were discovered in the Concow area, both in Butte County, Honea said. Rescuers could be seen removing remains over a period of several hours in Paradise and placing them in a black hearse. Pieces of bodies were transported by bucket, while intact remains were carried in body bags. So far, a total of 19 of the people killed in what authorities have dubbed the "Camp Fire" have been reported in Paradise, where more than 6,700 buildings -- most of them residences -- have been consumed by the late-season ...
Rescue workers recover bodies in fire-hit California town
Rescue workers recovered multiple bodies on Sunday from the charred remains of residences in a California town ravaged by the most destructive fire to hit the US state. Firefighters are battling raging blazes at both ends of California, but there is little hope of containing the flames anytime soon. More than 250,000 people have been ordered to evacuate a wide area near the state capital Sacramento and, in southern California, the Hollywood resort town of Malibu. In the town of Paradise, in Butte County, rescuers removed remains over a period of several hours and placed them in a black hearse. Pieces of bodies were transported by bucket, while intact remains were carried in body bags. So far, all the dead have been reported in Paradise, where more than 6,700 buildings -- most of them residences -- have been consumed by the late-season inferno. US President Donald Trump put the death toll at 11 on Saturday evening -- a count that seemed set to rise with bodies being recovered in ...
Lion Air crash: Indonesian authorities stop search for victims
The Indonesian authorities on Saturday informed that they have stopped searching for the victims of Lion Air Flight 610 that crashed recently.However, the authorities will keep looking for the Lion Air flight's second black box and the cockpit voice recorder (CVR)."Since yesterday afternoon until today we have not found any more victims and, therefore, I declare the search and rescue operation is over," said Muhammad Syaugi, head of the search and rescue agency."We apologise to the public, especially the families of victims if during the operation we were not able to satisfy everybody," he added.Earlier on November 6, investigators of the Lion Air Flight 610 had confirmed that the airspeed indicator of the aircraft had malfunctioned during its last four flights.The investigators had discovered the fault after analysing the flight data recorder (FDR) of the plane which plunged into the Java Sea minutes after taking off from Jakarta on October 29 with 189 people on board.Boeing, the ...
At least 10 dead, 11 injured in Rio mudslide
At least 10 people died and 11 others were injured on Saturday in a mudslide in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, official sources said.