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Cyclone Titli: Odisha CM announces Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia for kin of deceased
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday increased the ex-gratia amount from Rs 4 lakh to Rs 10 lakh for kin of those who died due to cyclone Titli and its after effects. An additional Rs. 6 lakh will also be disbursed from the Chief Minister Relief Fund.The Chief Minister made the announcement after touring the affected districts.Patnaik assured that vulnerability mapping of all villages and habitations located in hilly and difficult regions will be done and all facilities will be extended to the affected people when they shift to other locations. The step comes after reports that people from many villages have expressed their willingness to move from the hilltop to different locations.The state government has also announced that these new settlements will be declared as villages and all basic amenities such as drinking water, anganwadi centres, schools, community centres and health facilities will be provided.The Chief Minister also said that provision of connectivity, ...
Truck-car collision leaves 10 dead in Chhattisgarh
Ten people were killed after a car collided with a truck on Wednesday at Chhattisgarh-Odisha border.The accident took place around 1 am when the victims were returning from a temple in Odisha.The bodies have been sent to Odisha's Nuapada district hospital for postmortem.More details of the incident are awaited.On Sunday, at least nine people were killed and three others were injured in a road accident in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon.
Cyclone Titli: Death toll rises to 52 in Odisha
The death toll in Odisha due to cyclone Titli and subsequent floods has risen to 52.The toll may go up as the authorities are in the process of verifying 10 more cases who went missing in a landslide in worst-affected Gajapati district.As per the preliminary estimate, property worth Rs 2,200 crore have been damaged.Meanwhile, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has increased ex-gratia from Rs 4 lakh to Rs 10 lakh each for the kin of the deceased, who have been affected due to cyclone Titli in the state.The people died due to landslide, falling of trees, drowning, wall collapse, in the districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, Angul, Keonjhar and Nayagarh.Three districts of Odisha - Ganjam, Gajapati, and Rayagada - were severely affected by cyclone Titli, heavy rains, and the subsequent floods earlier this month.According to Office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), more than 3.6 lakh people were evacuated to safer places and sheltered in relief centres.Earlier on Tuesday, Patnaik had ...
Faulty system blamed for train accident
A faulty mechanical installation meant to guide trains from one track to another led the New Farakka Express to derail in Uttar Pradesh killing seven people, a railway investigation made public on Tuesday said.
Death toll in cyclone-hit Odisha rises to 52; damage put at Rs 2,200 crore
The number of deaths in cyclone Titli-hit Odisha increased to 52, and the state government more than doubled the compensation amount to the kin of the deceased, an official said on Wednesday.
Karna CM writes to Goyal on coal shortage in thermal plants
Citing acute shortage of coal in thermal power plants in Karnataka, chief minister H D Kumaraswamy has urged Union Coal Minister Piyush Goyal to ensure adequate supply to the state. He said the RaichurThermal Power Station (RTPS) with 1,720 MW capacity has zerocoal stock now as it was "short supplied" about six lakh tonnes by the WCL, a central-government owned coal company. "WCL has short supplied about six lakh tonnes of coal to RTPS this year against the Fuel Supply Agreement quantity, resulting in no coal in stock," the chief minister was quoted as saying in an official release here Wednesday. Kumaraswamy asked Goyal to make adequate supply of coal to the state thermal units from Mahanadi Coal Fields (MCL).
Hurricane Michael toll climbs to 29 in US
The death toll from last week's Hurricane Michael, that battered the Florida Panhandle, has been raised to 29, with rescuers still searching for the missing in the hardest-hit areas.
Ten killed in car-truck collision in Odisha
Ten people, including four women, were killed in Odisha's Nuapada district early Wednesday when their car collided head-on with a truck, a senior police official said. The victims, mostly members of one family, were on their way home to Pithora in Chhattisgarh after offering prayers at the Vaishno Devi temple in the district when the accident occurred near Silada on NH-35 around 2.30am, Nuapada Superintendent of Police Smit P Parmar said. The impact of the collision was so severe that all 10 persons on board the vehicle, including four women and the driver, died on spot, he said. The truck driver, however, abandoned his vehicle and fled the spot, Parmar said. "After getting information, police and fire brigade personnel rushed to the site and pulled the bodies out of the mangled vehicle," the SP said. The bodies have been handed over to the family members after post-mortem, he said.
Guiding system snag caused New Farakka Express derailment: Report
A mechanical failure had led to the derailment of New Farakka Express last week, a preliminary investigation report suggested on Wednesday.Seven passengers died and more than 30 others were injured after nine coaches along with the train engine derailed near Raebareli on October 11.The Commission of Railway Safety, in their probe report, has suggested that train was given a green signal to proceed despite the failure of a point, which should have created a path for the coaches.Following the accident, a signal inspector and a maintainer were suspended.SK Pathak, the commissioner of railway safety, in his investigation report, recommended that the Railways should decide upon a reasonable time and number of attempts after which a point, not responding to the command from the control panel, is to be declared as failed.Railway safety commissioner also suggests that measures should be taken to avoid tampering of the signalling circuit; drivers should be trained to use the independent loco ..
6 killed, 15 injured in AP road mishap
A family of six people, including two children, on a pilgrimage were killed and 15 others injured when a speeding lorry hit their parked van in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh early Wednesday, police said. The victims, hailing from Old Town in Kurnool, were on their way to a 'dargah' in Yellarti when the accident occurred near Pedahoturu village in complete darkness, killing six people on the spot. The van in which the pilgrims were travelling suffered a break down due to some engine problem and the driver had parked it by the roadside for repair. It was a hit and run case. Most of the passengers got down from the vehicle as it broke down and was being repaired. Six people sitting in the vehicle were killed instantly while the remaining sustained injuries, a police official in Kurnool said. The deceased included two children aged 9 and 7 while the others were in the age group of 17-26, the official said. The injured had been admitted to the Government General ...
UN allocates $34.6mn for drought-affected Afghans
The UN has allocated $34.6 million in emergency aid to support 2.2 million Afghans affected by a severe drought, it was announced on Wednesday.
4 pilgrims crushed to death in MP
Four persons were killed and two seriously injured when a speeding truck crushed them in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district on Wednesday, police said.
3 killed as speeding car hits motorcycle in Unnao
Three persons were killed when a speeding car hit their motorcycle in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao, the police said on Wednesday. Jai Singh (20), Vishwanath (24) and Chotu (22) were killed on the spot when the car hit their motorcycle from behind on Tuesday night, Superintendent of Police (SP) Unnao Harish Kumar said on Wednesday. The bodies of the deceased were sent for a post-mortem examination, he added. The accident occurred in the Ajgainpolice station area and the driver of the car fled the scene leaving his sports utility vehicle (SUV) behind, Kumar said.
Six of family die in Andhra accident
Six members of a family were killed and 15 others injured in a road accident in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district early on Wednesday, police said.
DTC bus overturns, nine injured
Nine persons, including the driver and conductor, of a DTC bus were injured as the vehicle overturned after being hit by a truck under the Wazirabad flyover in north Delhi Wednesday, the police said. The incident took place at 6 am when the bus was coming from Bhalswa Dairy en route Kashmiri Gate, a police officer said. Twenty-one persons were on board the DTC bus that met with an accident, the officer said. All the injured persons were rushed to Sushruta Trauma Centre and were discharged after treatment, Nupur Prasad, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) said. The truck driver fled from the spot soon after the accident, police said, adding the truck has been seized. A case has been registered and further investigation is underway.
7 dead, 125 injured in Morocco's train derailment
A train derailed on Tuesday in northern Morocco, killing seven passengers and injuring 125 others, the media reported.
At least 30 killed by Hurricane Michael, according to estimates
Hurricane Michael killed at least 30 people in four states, as the storm made its way through the southeastern United States last week, new local estimates showed Tuesday. Twelve bodies were recovered in Bay County, Florida, Sheriff Tommy Ford told local media, bringing the death toll up to 20 in that state. The powerful Category 4 storm, which originally made landfall along Florida's Gulf of Mexico coastline with winds of up to 155 miles (250 kilometers) an hour, also left one person dead in Georgia, three in North Carolina and six in Virginia. Hurricane Michael left scenes of destruction in its wake in Florida, and authorities fear the death toll could still increase as the search operation continues in the most heavily damaged areas. Nearly 137,000 Florida homes and businesses were still without power Tuesday, and several water and food distribution points were still in place for affected residents throughout the state. Some jurisdictions implemented curfews and most schools in the
9 killed in train-rickshaw collision in Pakistan
At least nine people were killed and seven others injured on Tuesday in a train-rickshaw collision in Pakistan's southern Sindh province, the media reported.
Andhra CM seeks Rajnath's intervention in Cyclone Titli, special status issues
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has written two letters to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh related to Cyclone Titli and the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, respectively.In one of the letters, Naidu has sought an interim relief of Rs 1200 crore for Andhra Pradesh that is reeling under the impact of Cyclone Titli, while in the other, the Chief Minister has sought the Home Minister's intervention in issues including that of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, at the earliest.In the letter written regarding Cyclone Titli, Naidu said "The relief operations are going on a war footing basis and so far we have spent Rs 500 crore. The state government requires immediate assistance from the central government to continue the relief operations. I have already requested the Prime Minister of India to release interim relief of Rs 1200 crore so as to enable the state government to come to the rescue of the people affected by the devastating cyclone."On October 13, Naidu ...
8 women dead as train hits rickshaw in Pakistan
Eight women were killed when a passenger train hit a rickshaw at an unmanned crossing in Pakistan's Sindh province on Tuesday. The Khushhal Khan Khattak collided with the vehicle carrying 15 travelers at the Haibat Shaheed railway station in Kashmore at around 1:30pm. Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed expressing his grief over the accident confirmed that eight women died in the incident while seven others were injured but were not out of danger.