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Blood, flesh were all over seats: Indian survivor in Dubai
The survivors of the Dubai bus accident which claimed 17 lives, including those of 12 Indians, recounted the horror when their bus, returning from Oman, took a wrong exit and crashed into a road height restriction barrier that fell and ripped through the vehicle.
Nine killed in Leh road accident
Nine people were killed on Saturday in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Leh district.
Woman, two children suffocated to death in Haryana's Faridabad
A woman and her two children suffocated to death after a fire broke out in a three-storeyed building that housed a playschool and a cloth shop in Haryana's Faridabad Saturday, police said. Police said the fire had broken out in the cloth shop being run from the ground floor of the building at Dabua Colony here, resulting in a thick smoke engulfing the upper floors, where the family lived and ran a playschool. The cloth shop was being run by the woman's husband. The playschool was closed due to summer vacations, said area SHO Sandeep Kumar. The husband had gone to fetch milk from the market when the incident took place, resulting in the death of the woman (28), her daughter (8) and son (5), he said. "Though the fire did not spread to the upper floors, a thick smoke engulfed the building, choking them to death," he said. He said the victims were rushed to a hospital but could not be saved. Kumar said the area where the incident took place had many such buildings, where people ran shops .
Sena MP Shewale to donate one month salary for drought relief
Mumbai South Central MP Rahul Shewale of the Shiv Sena has announced to donate his salary for one month for drought relief in his home state Maharashtra. In a letter addressed to Lok Sabha secretary general, Shewale has requested that his first salary as an MP be deposited in the "Chief Minister's fund" for drought mitigation. Shewale, who got re-elected from the constituency in the recently-concluded polls, said the state was experiencing severe drought this year. Sena president Uddhav Thackeray has made an appeal for contribution for drought mitigation. The Sena won 18 seats in the 2019 elections.
Senior journalist Feeroz Ashraf dies in road mishap in Mumbai
Senior journalist and writer Feeroz Ashraf died in a road accident here last night.Ashraf was hit by a speeding autorickshaw near his residence in Jogeshwari West here.He was taken to Nanavati Hospital where he was declared brought dead. The auto, which hit him, is yet to be identified.The funeral was done today at Malad graveyard.Ashraf used to write regular columns in Nav Bharat Times and several other newspapers. He was also a guest faculty at the Mumbai University.
Three die in major fire at Faridabad school
Three people, including two children, died in a major fire that broke out at a private school in Haryana's Faridabad on Saturday.
Police launches probe into attempt to kidnap businessman
The police Saturday launched an investigation to nab the miscreants who allegedly kidnapped a businessman from Nayapalli area here, but had to leave him as their vehicle met with an accident, a police officer said. A businessman Sibsunder Das lodged a complaint at Nayapally police station stating that unidentified miscreants took him away at the gun point when he was sleeping in his car outside his house in IRC Village after a quarrel with his wife on Friday night. The kidnappers had come in another vehicle and took him along with them, he said. "While the two vehicles were heading towards Cuttack, the man who was driving my vehicle hit another car. Soon after the collision, the four criminals fled from the scene, leaving me behind," the businessman said in his complaint. The people who were kidnapping Das fled away after the road accident, said DCP Anup Sahoo, adding that a mouser, a country-made gun, a live bullet and two mobile phones were recovered from the abandoned
48 hours on, rescue operation continues to pull out two-year-old boy from borewell in Punjab
Large-scale rescue operations continued Saturday to pull out the two-year-old boy who fell into an over 150-feet-deep borewell near his house in Punjab's Sangrur district almost 48 hours ago. Fatehvir Singh, who would turn three next week, fell into the unused borewell in a field while he was playing near his house at around 4.00 pm Thursday, officials said. The borewell was covered with a cloth and the boy accidentally stepped on it. His mother tried to rescue him, but failed. A team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Army experts, assisted by the police, civil authorities, villagers and volunteers, were carrying out the rescue operations. The toddler is stuck around 110 feet deep in the borewell which is seven inches wide. Officials said a parallel shaft of 36 inches in diameter was being installed to bring out the child safely. So far, rescuers have dug about 90 feet by taking out soil manually, officials said. Earlier, a team of NDRF had tried to pull out the child ...
Flight operations resume at Goa's Dablim Airport after brief pause
Flight operations re-commenced at Dabolim airport on Saturday after a brief pause caused by "inadvertent jettisoning" of the external drop tank of a Naval Mig-29K aircraft."A minor fire was caused due to fuel spillage. Emergency services were immediately pressed in to quickly re-operationalise the runway," an official statement said.Operations were stalled after a fuel tank attached to a MiG-29k aircraft fell on the runway while taking off. The aircraft is safe, Indian Navy said."Due to jettisoned fuel tank on runway during MIG sortie the operations are closed for two hrs at Goa airport. Pl bear with us," the official Twitter handle of Goa International Airport informed through a tweet.The airport also operates as a civil enclave in a military airbase named INS Hansa."Flash. #GoaAirport closed temporarily for a few hours view incident of fire caused by a drop tank of MiG 29K which got detached whilst taking off. All efforts in hand to resume flights ASAP. MiG 29K fighter ac is safe.
Flight operations resume at Goa airport
Flight operations at Goa's Dabolim International Airport have resumed after they were temporarily suspended on Saturday afternoon after a detachable fuel tank attached to a MiG-29K aircraft got jettisioned inadvertently on the runway at about 1 p.m., spilling fuel and causing minor damage to the landing and take-off strip at .
Goa: Airport operations suspended after fire incident
Flight operations at Goa's Dabolim International Airport have been temporarily suspended after a fuel tank attached to a MiG-29k aircraft fell on the runway while taking off on Saturday."Due to jettisoned fuel tank on runway during MIG sortie the operations are closed for two hrs at Goa airport. Pl bear with us," official Twitter handle of Goa International Airport informed through a tweet.The Indian Navy personnel are at the site, as the airport also operates as a civil enclave in a military airbase named INS Hansa.The Navy Spokesperson said that efforts are underway to resume the flight services soon."Flash. #GoaAirport closed temporarily for a few hours view incident of fire caused by a drop tank of MiG 29K which got detached whilst taking off. All efforts in hand to resume flights ASAP. MiG 29K fighter ac is safe. @aaigoaairport @AAI_Official," the Navy put out a tweet informing about the incident.The images posted by the spokesperson show thick smoke on the tarmac. The airport ...
4 dead, 2,500 flee homes due to severe floods in Libya: UNHCR
At least four people have lost their lives while 2,500 people have been forced to flee their homes due to severe flooding caused by heavy rainfalls here, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) revealed in a statement on Friday.The rains, which started on May 28, have also wounded over 30 people, Xinhua reported while quoting the statement.Apart from this, extensive damage has been caused, leading to the telecommunications network being disrupted. Homes and farms alike have been destroyed in the region, which is highly reliant on agriculture.Further rainfall is expected in the coming days, the agency added."All 20,000 of Ghat's inhabitants are now in need of humanitarian support. Shelter, food and basic items are urgently needed," the UN agency said.This worsens the humanitarian situation in the country as it comes at a time when infighting is ongoing in the Libyan capital between renegade commander Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) and the UN-backed Government of National Accord ...
Centre to charge ASF from July 1; Air travel may become costlier
Air travel may soon become expensive as the Centre has announced an aviation security fee (ASF) of Rs. 150 per domestic passenger and USD 4.85 for international passengers from July 1 next.Under the Aircraft Rules, 1937, the Central Government has accorded the approval for levy of Aviation Security Fee,, an order of the Civil Aviation Ministry said.As per the order, ASF for the domestic passengers will be levied at the rate of Rs 150 per embarking passenger and for the international passengers, the fee will be levied at the rate of US $ 4.85 or equivalent Indian rupees per embarking passengers.The aviation security fee will be used for paying security dues at aerodromes.
Germany: 25 injured after car rams into tourist bus
25 people, mostly children, were injured after a car rammed into a tourist bus here on Friday evening, according to local authorities.The car was reportedly being driven by an 80-year-old.Quoting a local newspaper, Thueringer Allgemeine, Sputnik reported that at least 21 of the injured are children. The rest of the wounded include the bus driver, a teacher and the car's elderly driver along with one of its passengers.The bus was carrying 49 schoolchildren from ages 16 to 18 years, along with six teachers and one driver when the incident occurred.Six minors, the car's aged driver and one of its passengers were gravely wounded and are currently receiving medical attention.Two rescue helicopters, seven ambulances and nine firefighting vehicles responded to the mishap immediately.
Faridabad: Fire at private school kills 3, including 2 students
Three people, including two children, died after a fire broke out at a private school and a cloth godown located under it in Dabua Colony of Faridabad on Saturday.The incident took place at the institute called A.N.D. Convent School.Cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained."Fire tenders are present here. The situation is now under control. We will ascertain the cause of the fire," a police official present at the spot said.This comes weeks after a blaze ripped through a coaching centre located in Gujarat's Surat and killed 20 people, mostly students, and injuring many others.
France clears up after storm Miguel kills three
France was clearing up Saturday after a massive storm ripped across the country, leaving three dead and thousands of homes without electricity. Three rescuers from the French ocean rescue service died Friday when their vessel capsized in rough seas as Storm Miguel pummelled the Atlantic coast. "In late morning, a boat from the SNSM capsized 800 metres from the coast around Les Sables d'Olonne with seven people on board," the local prosecutor's office said in a statement. Three of them died while four managed to swim to shore, the statement added. "These tragic deaths have sparked deep emotions within the ocean rescue services," said SNSM chief, Xavier de la Gorce. The team from the National Society of Sea Rescue (SNSM) had been attempting to help a fishing boat which was struggling in the giant swell caused by storm Miguel, which packed winds of up to 120 kilometres an hour (75 mph). Maritime officials said the crew was using one of the SNSM's "all weather" vessels, specially designed
Three killed in lightning strikes in C'garh
Three people, including a minor, were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Korba district of Chhattisgarh, police said Saturday. Rains lashed several parts of the district on Friday evening and lightning strikes at separate places left three people dead, a senior police official said. In the incident that took place in Kartala police station area, the deceased identified as Ramprasad Rathiya (40) had taken shelter under a tree to protect himself from rains when he was hit by lightning and died on the spot, he said. A similar incident took place in Devralmal village under Urga police station area, in which 17-year-old Vikas Kumar died, the official said. In the third incident, the victim, Dev Prasad (23), was standing in front of his house in Rampur police outpost area when he was struck by lightning, he added.
Blood, body parts were scattered all around: Dubai bus accident survivor
The survivors of the Dubai road accident that killed 17 people, including 12 Indians, said the co-passengers screamed and wailed as they tried to help each other in the blood-splattered bus that rammed into a low-clearance sign here. The bus, coming from Oman's capital Muscat to Dubai, was carrying 31 passengers when it crashed into a height barrier that cut the left side of the bus and killed passengers sitting on that side on Thursday evening. It had wrongly entered a road not designated for buses towards Al Rashidiya metro station here. Nidhin Laji, 29, who belongs to Kerala, survived the accident with a minor scratch on his face. "There was blood everywhere. Most people who were sitting on the left side died on the spot," Laji, who was sitting on the right side of the vehicle, was quoted as saying by the Khaleej Times. Recounting the horror of the accident, he said that he heard screams and gasps for breath. "Blood and flesh were all over the seats as the metal plate scythed ...
Formalities in process to repatriate bodies of 12 Indians killed in bus accident in Dubai
The Indian Consulate in Dubai is in the process of completing formalities related to forensics and other documentation required to repatriate the bodies of the 12 Indians who were among the 17 killed in a horrific road accident here when a bus coming from Oman entered a restricted lane and rammed into a low-clearance sign. Nine persons were also seriously injured when the driver of the bus, carrying mostly Eid vacationers and coming from Oman's capital Muscat to Dubai, wrongly entered a road not designated for buses towards Al Rashidiya metro station here on Thursday evening. Eleven clearance certificates have been issued by forensics, while one forensic report is pending from the authorities, Vipul, India's Consul General in Dubai, tweeted late Friday. "After this, with full documentation mortal remains will be sent for embalming and then to India," he said. "We hope that all mortal remains will be repatriated to India tomorrow (Saturday) and day after. Air India is providing all ...
Fire breaks out at chemical godown in Kolkata
A large-scale fire engulfed a chemical godown near Jagannath Ghat in the wee hours of Saturday.At least 20 fire tenders have reached the spot in an effort to douse the flames.The fire broke at around 2 am and no reports of injuries or casualties were reported so far.The fire-fighting operations are currently underway.Traffic on Strand Bank Road has been diverted because of the fire."Due to a fire incident near Jagannath Ghat, Strand Bank Road is closed to traffic. Necessary diversion on," tweeted DCP, Traffic Kolkata.