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Three of a family, driver killed in Assam road accident
Four persons, including three of a family, were killed and another injured on Sunday when a car carrying them collided with another vehicle in Assam's Dhubri district, a police officer said. The family was on their way to Dhubri town in the district from Goalpara, when a vehicle coming from the opposite direction collided head-on with their car on National Highway-31, killing four persons, including the driver, on spot, he said. The fifth person, the sole occupant of the vehicle which was coming from the other direction, sustained injuries and has been sent to Dhubri Civil Hospital, the officer said. The deceased have been identified as Rahul Roy (36), his wife Deepsikha Singha Roy, their one-and-half-year-old son Mayukh Roy and the driver of their car, Rafiqul Islam, he said, adding that the bodies have been sent for post-mortem. Angry over the incident, local residents blocked traffic on the highway, disrupting movement of vehicles on NH-31 during the peak hours, ...
4 vendors killed, 5 injured in wall collapse in Odisha
At least four vegetable vendors were killed and five others were injured when the wall of an abandoned rice mill collapsed inside a weekly market in Odisha's Dhenkanal on Sunday. Several two-wheelers were also damaged in the incident.
Gehlot, Pilot condole death of labourers killed in Leh road accident
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot Sunday expressed grief over the death of nine labourers from the state who died in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Leh. "Deeply pained to know about the road accident in Leh, Jammu and Kashmr, in which 9 people of Rajasthan have lost lives. My condolences to the bereaved families," Gehlot tweeted. Pilot, who is also the state Congress chief also condoled the deaths and prayed for the peace of departed souls. The victims were labourers hailing from Bhilwara and Ajmer districts of Rajasthan. They died when a truck carrying them plunged into a deep gorge on Saturday.
Kerala: Rain lashes parts of Kozhikode
Parts of Kozhikode received heavy rainfall on Sunday after southwest monsoon made its onset in the coastal state on Saturday.The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued an orange alert in Kerala, stating that "widespread rainfall with heavy to very heavy falls are expected at isolated spaces on June 9". The conditions are likely to be the same till Thursday.IMD has issued a yellow alert in the state till June 13 with an exception of June 12 when the state has been issued an orange alert once again.Orange alert calls for staying prepared while the yellow alert calls for staying updated.
13 killed in truck rollover crash in Philippines
A truck carrying at least 53 people rolled over while going down a mountain road in Camarines Sur province, south of Manila, killing 13, including a bride-to-be and two children aged 4 and 5, police said on Sunday.
Six killed in storms and floods in China
At least six persons have been killed and one missing after strong winds, hail and rainstorm triggered floods in China's Jiangxi Province, local authorities said Sunday. The heavy downpours that started Thursday had damaged 77,400 hectares of crops, collapsed 118 houses and severely damaged 97 houses, according to the Jiangxi provincial emergency management department. Direct economic losses were estimated at 1.59 billion yuan (about USD 229 million), state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Nearly 88,000 residents have been relocated to safe places, and 45,000 residents are in urgent need of aid, the report said. Disaster relief supplies, including cotton quilts and bamboo mats, have been distributed by authorities to the affected residents, the report said. The regional meteorological bureau activated an emergency response on Friday and forecast the heavy rain to persist until June 12. Local residents are advised to keep alert to possible flooding, landslides and mudslides.
Just-rebuilt historic German sailing ship sinks after collision
A collision between a vintage sailing ship and a container vessel in Germany injured five people and sunk the wooden ship which had just been restored at a cost of 1.5 million euros ($ 1.7 million), police said. The 43 passengers and crew aboard the "No 5 Elbe" were rescued after it was in collision with the Cyprus-flagged container ship Astrosprinter on the Elbe River at Stade near Hamburg around 1230 GMT Saturday. The 37 metre long pilot schooner, built in 1883, was Hamburg's last remaining seagoing ship from the era of wooden ships and could be rented for harbour excursions, media reports said. The ship had just been renovated over eight months in a Danish shipyard where it received new outer wooden planks and a new stern, the DPA news agency said.
PIA flight passenger opens emergency exit door thinking it's toilet
A woman passenger, aboard a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight, sparked panic after she mistakenly opened the emergency exit door of the aircraft thinking it was the toilet. The national carrier said the plane was on the runaway of the Manchester airport early Saturday when the woman pressed the button, opening the emergency exit door. "The PIA flight, PK 702, from Manchester to Islamabad was delayed by seven hours. The departure was delayed on Friday night when a passenger erroneously opened the emergency exit causing the emergency chute to activate," said a PIA spokesperson. After the incident, about 40 passengers were offloaded along with their luggage as per standard operating procedure. The PIA said that the passengers were provided transportation and hotel accommodation and later on adjusted on other flight. PIA chief executive Air Marshal Arshad Malik ordered an inquiry into the incident. The national flag carrier has been running into losses for years and the ...
Odisha: 4 dead, 5 injured in wall collapses in Dhenkanal
At least four persons were killed while five others sustained injuries after a boundary wall of an abandoned rice mill located near Alasua market in Dhenkanal collapsed on Sunday, district officials said.Besides, a couple of two-wheeler vehicles were also damaged in the incident.A team of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF), along with fire brigade personnel and police officers, carried out rescue operation at the site."My condolences to the families of the four deceased. Three seriously injured have been admitted at a hospital in Cuttack," Nikhil Pawan Kalyan, District Magistrate, told ANI.
Nepal seeks help in identifying bodies recovered from Mt Everest
Nepal sought help in identifying the bodies of four mountaineers that were recovered from Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, during this expedition season.The New York Times quoted Mira Acharya, the director of Nepal's department of tourism, as saying on Friday that her office was preparing to review autopsy reports for the climbers, who were brought down from the world's highest mountain as part of a spring trash cleanup.Acharya said that officials plan to work with embassies in Kathmandu to get in contact with relatives of the deceased climbers. "If family members do not approach us about the bodies, we will have to cremate them," she added.The corpses were recovered from different parts of the mountain, including the area close to the summit.Kul Bahadur Gurung, the general secretary of the Nepal Mountaineering Association, which was involved in retrieving the bodies, said some of them were unrecognisable and so the government along with the police is facing difficulty in ...
Raj: Truck carrying LPG cylinders catches fire, no casualty
A truck carrying LPG cylinders caught fire in Rajasthan's Pali district on Sunday, police said. While most of the cylinders exploded, no loss of life was reported in the incident, they said. "The moving truck caught fire on Sunday morning. The driver parked it at an isolated place along a highway and informed the locals and the police," SHO Sanderao Police Station Dholaram said. "The fire engulfed the vehicle and most of the LPG cylinders exploded," the officer said, adding no one was injured in the incident. There was no clarity on the number of cylinders the truck was carrying.
3 bogies of stationary Silchar-Trivandrum Express gutted in Silchar
A major fire on Sunday burnt three coaches of the Silchar-Trivandrum Express train while stationary at station in Silchar, the main city in southern Assam adjoining Tripura, officials said.
Govt, defence forces working tirelessly to locate missing A32 aircraft: VK Singh
As even after seven days there is no clue about the whereabouts of AN32 aircraft, Union Minister General (Retd) VK Singh on Sunday assured that the government and defence forces are "working tirelessly" to locate it.The aircraft with 13 IAF personnel onboard went missing on Monday afternoon after taking off from Jorhat. It was headed for Menchuka advanced landing ground in Arunachal Pradesh when it lost contact with the ground authorities at 1300 hours."As a soldier, I empathize with the families of these 13 brave men. My thoughts & prayers are with all of you Our government & defence forces are working tirelessly in harsh weather conditions, in particularly challenging geography to find the AN 32 aircraft, " the Former Chief of Army Staff tweeted.No sighting has been done yet. Search missions by other sensors will be carried during the night.Massive efforts are on to locate AN-32 transport aircraft with the Air Force deploying Navy's P-8I aircraft and Global 5000 ...
Four killed, ten injured in Odisha wall collapse
At least four people were killed and ten others seriously injured on Sunday when the boundary wall of an abandoned rice mill collapsed near a weekly market in Odisha's Dhenkanal district, the police said. Trading activities were underway when a portion of the boundary wall suddenly caved in, killing four people on spot -- all of them vendors, Abhinab Dalua, the inspector in-charge of Dhenkanal Town Police Station, said. A team of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF), along with fire brigade personnel and police officers, carried out the rescue operation, he said, adding that several vehicles, including two-wheelers and bicycles parked near the wall, were crushed under the debris. Assistant Fire Officer Ramakant Nayak said seven people, who sustained serious injuries in the mishap, were taken to the district headquarters hospital, while three others have been shifted to another facility in Cuttack. The remaining portion of the boundary wall has been demolished ..
Operation to rescue 2-yr-old boy stuck in borewell in 'final stage': Officials
Nearly 70 hours after two-year-old Fatehvir Singh fell into a 150-foot-deep borewell in Punjab's Sangrur district, officials Sunday said the operation to rescue him is in its "final stage". Fatehvir, who is the only child of his parents, fell into the unused borewell in a field while he was playing near his house around 4 pm Thursday, officials said. The seven-inch-wide borewell was covered with a cloth and the boy accidentally stepped on it. His mother tried to rescue him, but failed. "The rescue operation is going on and is in its final stage. It is expected to be completed today," Sangrur Deputy Commissioner Ganshyam Thori said. No food could be provided to the child, who has been unconscious after he fell into the borewell, he said, adding that oxygen is being supplied to him. On Saturday morning, officials, who were monitoring the boy's condition through camera, had said some movements of the child were noticed. Thori said the entire rescue operation is being carried out under ...
Passenger on PIA flight opens emergency door by mistake
Over three dozen passengers aboard a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight were offloaded after one of them mistakenly opened the emergency door of the aircraft on the runway at the Manchester airport in the UK, the national carrier said.
Thibaut Courtois believes Eden Hazard is going to make a difference for Real Madrid
Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is excited to play alongside his Belgium team-mate Eden Hazard, who recently signed for the club coming from Chelsea, saying that hoping to win many titles next season."If he speaks a little Spanish, it will be even better. It's very nice that we're going to be together. He's my friend, I get along very well with him and his family. For Madrid it's going to be fantastic. I think [Hazard] is going to make the difference and I hope we can win many titles next season," Goal.com quoted Courtois as saying.Not only Courtois but Dries Mertens is also happy for Hazard and praised Hazard by calling him "best player in the world"."I'm happy for him, it's a good step forward. He's already one of the best players in the world, and now he has to take advantage of his opportunities to become the best of all," Mertens said.Belgium vanquished Kazakhstan by 3-0 during the Euro 2020 qualifier.Moreover, Hazard is not the only new signing by Real Madrid as Eder ...
Heavy pre-monsoon rain, thunderstorm leave one dead in Maha
One person was killed and three others injured as thunderstorm and pre-monsoon rains hit parts of Nashik district in Maharashtra, officials said on Sunday. Trees were uprooted at some places in Nashik city due to the stormy winds on Saturday evening and power supply was disrupted in various localities for about five hours, a police official said. "A 70-year-old woman died when the tin roof of her house in Wadala locality here collapsed on Saturday during the rains coupled with thunderstorm," an official at Indira Nagar police station said. Three members of her family were also injured in the incident, he said. Heavy pre-monsoon showers also lashed the district's Yeola town where some houses suffered damages, another police official said. An onion storage shed in Niphad tehsil and a green house in Manmad area were also destroyed following the heavy downpour, he added.
Disturbed sleep affects mental health of disaster survivors
Sleep disturbances are associated with mental health problems among survivors of a natural disaster even two years after the tragedy, according to a study.
CIL to hire merchant bankers for acquiring stakes in Australian coal assets
State-owned Coal India will hire merchant bankers to carry out financial due diligence for acquiring equity stakes in identified mines and companies in Australia as part of its plan to meet the growing dry fuel demand in the country. The state-run miner has identified coal assets in Australia for acquiring equity stakes along with offtake rights in an asset or a company, Coal India said in a notice inviting proposals from investment bankers. "CIL intends to avail the services of internationally reputed merchant banker/investment banker to carry out financial due diligence and render transaction advisory services with respect acquisition of stakes along with offtake rights in a coal asset in Australia held by a company for the purpose for arriving at an enterprise valuation of the company and framing of a non-binding Offer initially and followed by a final and binding offer," the world's largest coal miner said. "A tender is being floated for engagement of merchant banker/ investment ..