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Three truckers missing after landslide
There is no trace of three truckers who reportedly went missing on Monday after a massive landslide hit the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district, officials said on Thursday.
Two brothers killed in road accident in Nadia
Two brothers were killed and another person was injured when a truck mowed them down on the Karimpur state highway in Nadia district Thursday, the police said. Suban Dhaki (26) and Sabdul Dhaki (23), two brothers and residents of Pitambarpur, were riding a cycle near a food stall when the truck hit them at about 4.30 am. The food counter and two adjoining shops were damaged. Both the brothers died on the spot. One Hassan Ali Nowda, standing in front of the food stall was injured. He was admitted to hospital, the police said.
Rami Malek was shocked with 'Bohemian Rhapsody' offer
Actor Rami Malek says he was shocked when he got an offer to play the role of late singer Freddie Mercury in the biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody".
Two children dead as shanty catches fire in central Delhi; two injured
Two children died and two others of the same family sustained severe injuries after their shanty near central Delhi's Desh Bandhu Gupta Road caught fire while they were sleeping, police said Thursday. The incident took place on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, they said. The deceased were identified as Ganesh (10) and Swati (4), a senior Delhi Fire Service (DFS) official said. The injured, Suman (28), with 55 per cent burns, and Munna (5), with 70 per cent burns, are undergoing treatment at the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital, he said. The victims were sleeping when the shanty caught fire, a senior police officer said. Police suspect that the fire started from an LPG cylinder and spread to the shanty. A call about the blaze was received at 2.18 am and two fire tenders were rushed to the spot, the DFS official said.
All bullet trains in Japan being checked to identify anomaly: Officials
All bullet trains in Japan are being checked to identify any anomaly after the country suffered its first blip to its high-speed train safety track record in December last year when severe cracks were found on the bogie frames of one of the shinkansens, officials here said. In the 54 years of its existence, there has been no fatality on the shinkansen system. On December 11 last year, a 16-cm crack at the bottom of a steel frame holding the set of wheels and two 14-cm fissures on both sides of the frame were discovered by investigators who were probing a burning smell and an abnormal motor sound in a bullet train after it left Hakata station in Fukuoka, in southwestern Japan, for Tokyo. Though none of the 1,000 passengers was injured, preserving Japan's record of zero casualties since the shinkansen started running in 1964, investigators said the cracks could have caused a derailment and used the label "serious incident" for the first time. "We are conducting magnetic particle test in
Insight: After deadly Lion Air crash, new focus on torrid industry growth in Indonesia
JAKARTA (Reuters) - In April 2013, a Lion Air Boeing 737 missed the runway on the Indonesian resort island of Bali in bad weather and ploughed into the sea, cracking its fuselage open on the rocks.
Several injured in US bar shooting
Multiple people were injured in a shooting at a local bar in the US state of California on Thursday, authorities said.
DGCA asks Jet Air, SpiceJet to take action on sensor-related issues with Boeing 737 MAX
Aviation regulator DGCA has asked Jet Airways and SpiceJet to take corrective action to address possible issues with their Boeing 737 MAX planes that could lead to "significant altitude loss" of the aircraft, a senior official said Thursday. The latest directive follows advisories issued by US watchdog Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing regarding the B 737 MAX planes after the crash of a Lion Air aircraft in Indonesia last month. Currently, Jet Airways and SpiceJet fly Boeing 737 MAX planes in India. Together, there are at least six such aircraft with the two carriers. "Both the documents address erroneous high 'angle of attack' (AOA) sensor input and corrective action for the same as it has potential for repeated nose-down trim commands of horizontal stabiliser," a senior Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) official told PTI. The official said that if the condition is not addressed, it could cause the flight crew to have difficulty in controlling the ...
Centre's green panel for action against Bhubaneshwar Power for violating EC norms
A green panel under the union environment ministry has recommended action against Bhubaneshwar Power Pvt Ltd (BPPL) for violating environment clearance (EC) norms with regard to transportation of coal by road, as per an official document. The panel has said that BPPL must immediately stop road transport of coal from Talcher (97km) to its thermal power plant in Cuttack district, Odisha and only do it from the Raja Athagarh rail siding, as has been temporarily permitted till December 2018. Consequently, the panel has also deferred its decision on the company's proposal seeking extension of temporary permission for road transportation "The ministry (of environment) may take a separate call to initiate action against the project proponent (BPPL) on the violation of environment clearance conditions that has already occurred," according to the the minutes of meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC). The EAC found that the company was sourcing 90 per cent of its coal requirement ...
Multiple injuries at shooting in California bar
Witnesses say a man fired several shots from a handgun before tossing smoke bombs into a crowded bar in Southern California early Thursday. Authorities say multiple people were injured in the shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, which is about 40 miles west of Los Angeles. The extent of the victims' injuries wasn't immediately known. A man who says he was in the bar tells ABC news reports that he saw a man shoot into the crowd. Police tell the Los Angeles Times that at least 30 shots were fired. The Times reports that there were multiple reports of shots fired and people hit. Law enforcement and emergency crews were flooding the scene. Authorities urged the public to avoid the area.
Oil tanker and frigate collide off Norway, seven injured
A Norwegian navy frigate and a Maltese oil tanker collided in a fjord in western Norway on Thursday, local authorities said, with seven people receiving minor injuries. The KNM Helge Ingstad frigate, which was returning from NATO's Trident Juncture exercises, was evacuated after the collision with the Sola TS tanker, Norway's army said. "It took on a lot of water and there is a real danger that it sinks where it is," an official for the Sola rescue centre told AFP. An image published by Norwegian broadcaster NRK showed that water had almost reached the level of the frigate's helicopter platform. A total of 137 people were on board the frigate while 23 were on the tanker, which was flying the Maltese flag, the official said. The 62,000-tonne tanker received only slight damage and is waiting to be towed to a nearby oil terminal, the rescue centre official said. "A small oil slick from the frigate has been detected but nothing large," the official added. The circumstances of the ...
58 combatants killed in fighting for Yemen's Hodeida: Medics
Dozens of combatants were killed as pro-government forces closed in on rebel forces in the heart of the Yemeni port city of Hodeida on Thursday, hospital sources said. Medics at hospitals inside the city reported 47 rebels had been killed in overnight ground fighting and air raids by a Saudi-led coalition supporting the government. Sources at hospitals in government-held areas on the outskirts said 11 soldiers had also been killed.
Runaway truck crash kills nine in Mexico
A large truck smashed into cars after losing its brakes on a highway outside Mexico City, killing at least nine people and injuring 16, police said. The accident happened during the evening rush hour, the municipal security department said. The truck's impact triggered a huge pile-up involving a dozen or so cars. Helicopters rushed injured people to hospitals. For years people in Mexico City have been calling for restrictions on big trucks using local highways because they are often involved in crashes.
Authorities respond to over 300 calls about fire incidents in Delhi on Diwali night, 2 kids killed
Authorities responded to over 300 calls about fire incidents, triggered by firecrackers and LPG cylinder blast among others, on Diwali night in Delhi, including an incident in which two children were killed and two others were injured, officials said on Thursday. According to the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), a record number of 271 fire-related calls were received by its offices till midnight on Diwali and 74 more calls till 8 AM on Thursday. A DFS official said that though the number of fire-related calls was more as compared to previous years, there has been a decline in cases of fire triggered by burning of firecrackers. The officials, however, did not provide any exact break-up. The use of firecrackers in Delhi on Diwali has come down over the years over concerns about pollution and due to restrictions imposed by the Supreme Court on their sale and use. There, however, were violations of the Supreme Court order and people in several cities burst firecrackers until at least midnight, .
Next big Himalayan earthquake: Doon Valley watch out
The Garhwal-Kumaon segment of the northwest (NW) Himalayas is seismically the "most vulnerable section" of the region with a potential to generate great earthquakes, warns a new study by researchers from multiple institutions in India.
Mamata holds demonetisation as "disaster"
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said that demonetisation was a "disaster" for the country on its second anniversary. The chief minister said she had been describing it as a "dark day" since demonetisation was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2016. "#DarkDay Today is the second anniversary of #DeMonetisation disaster. From the moment it was announced I said so," Banerjee wrote on her Twitter handle. "Renowned economists, common people and all experts now agree," she said.
A day after Diwali, thick layer of smog engulfs Delhi-NCR
The air quality in the national capital reached the 'hazardous' level a day after the auspicious occasion of Diwali, as Delhi woke up to a thick blanket of smog leading to low visibility.The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi at 8:30 am was recorded at 458, which falls under the 'severe' category, said System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).Areas affected the most include Anand Vihar (AQI: 999), Lodhi Road (AQI: 500), Chanakyapuri (AQI 459) and the area around Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium (AQI: 999), all under the 'Hazardous' category. Furthermore, visibility was severely hampered near the Akshardham Temple and Raisana Hill area.An AQI between 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101-200 moderate, 201-300 poor, 301-400 very poor and 401-500 is marked as severe/hazardous.In the wake of the smog, commuters said they found it difficult to move out for work in the morning."The air quality has been hit badly. Also, there is a lot of smog .
Sydney flight delayed over power outage
Passengers of Australian airline Qantas were hit by a power outage here in the New South Wales capital on Thursday morning.
50 injured during Diwali celebrations in Hyderabad
Firecrackers left at least 50 people injured during Diwali celebrations in Hyderabad and outskirts, an official said on Thursday.
US emergency directive after Boeing jet crash in Indonesia
The US Federal Aviation Administration issued an emergency airworthiness directive on how to handle erroneous data from a sensor that investigators believe malfunctioned on a new Boeing jet that plunged into the sea in Indonesia, killing all 189 people on board. The directive gives regulatory weight to Boeing's safety bulletin that it sent to operators of Boeing 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 planes based on findings from the ongoing Indonesian investigation into the October 29 crash of a Lion Air jet. FAA directives are usually followed by other airline regulators internationally. The FAA said erroneous data from the "angle of attack" sensor, which helps prevent the plane from stalling and diving, could cause flight crew to have difficulty controlling the airplane and lead to "excessive nose-down attitude, significant altitude loss, and possible impact with the terrain". The directive instructs airlines to make specific changes to flight manual procedures for responding to the problem. Boeing's