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12 Indians among 17 killed in horrific Dubai bus accident
Twelve Indians were among 17 people who were killed in a horrific road accident in Dubai when a bus, coming from neighbouring Oman, rammed into a low-clearance sign after entering a restricted lane, police and the Indian mission here said on Friday. Nine persons were also seriously injured when the driver of the bus 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. Dubai Police authorities said that there are still some unidentified bodies and the number of Indians who died in the accident could rise further. "With great sadness we inform that Indian fatalities in Dubai bus accident have gone up to 12," Vipul, Indian Consul General in Dubai, tweeted. He said that the embassy officials are at the Rashidiya police station and mortuary to extend all assistance to the families of the victims. "Our effort now is to get formalities completed soon so that mortal remains can be repatriated ..
Mercury dips marginally in Delhi
The mercury dipped marginally in the national capital due to strong wind activity, the weather office said Friday. The city recorded a high of 40.5 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, and a low of 26.4 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal, a MeT official said. Humidity levels oscillated between 36 and 64 percent, the official said. Strong winds gusting up to 20 kilometers per hour led to a marginal decrease in the temperatures, he said. On Thursday, heat wave conditions prevailed in the city with the maximum temperature touching the 45-degrees Celsius mark at several places. However, a dust storm in the evening brought respite for residents from the scorching heat, with the mercury dropping several notches. The weather office said the mercury is likely to soar again on Saturday. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 42 and 27 degrees Celsius.
Make 'eat less, eat right' campaign a mass movement: Vardhan on first-ever World Food Safety Day
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan appealed to people on Friday to make the "eat less and eat right" campaign a mass movement to ensure even one grain of food is not wasted and everyone has food to eat. "Food is everyone's responsibility. Let us pledge to not waste even one grain of food, and ensure that in our own personal capacities and in our institutions, contribute towards food security. This will help to eliminate poverty, hunger and malnutrition," Vardhan said at the first-ever World Food Safety Day celebration organised by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) here. He said the "New India" vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi includes health, social security and nutrition. Modi has acknowledged the 'Eat Right Movement' of FSSAI in his 'Mann ki Baat' radio address. Vardhan said health is not only absence of disease and infirmity but the presence of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-ness. The minister also unveiled a statue of 'Gandhiji on a ...
Fire breaks out in building near Parliament Street, no casualties
A fire broke out in a storeroom on the fourth floor of Jeevan Deep building near Parliament Street here on Friday.Seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Around 50 people were safely evacuated from the building.The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. No loss of life or injury to any individual has been reported so far.Further details are awaited.
Russia, US trade charges after near naval collision
Russia and the United States on Friday accused each other of dangerous manoeuvres after their naval ships came close to collision in the East China Sea. On Friday morning, Russia's Pacific Fleet said that the USS Chancellorsville guided-missile cruiser suddenly cut across the course of its Admiral Vinogradov anti-submarine ship, passing in front of it at a distance of just 50 metres (164 feet). The Russian ship had to carry out an emergency manoeuvre to avoid collision, the navy said, adding that it had sent a message of protest to the US cruiser's commanders. Admiral Viktor Kravchenko, Russia's former navy chief of staff, accused the US of "hooliganism" in comments to Interfax news agency. In a later statement, the US seventh fleet attributed the incident to an "unsafe" manoeuvre by the Russian ship, which it said had accelerated from behind to sail within 50 to 100 feet of the Chancellorsville, "putting the safety of her crew and ship at risk." "We consider Russia's actions during ..
Oil platform off Norway evacuated after ship collision
An North Sea oil platform off Norway had to be mostly evacuated overnight after a water supply-ship struck it, damaging several lifeboats, the Equinor company that operates it said Friday. Helicopters carried off 218 of the 276 personnel on the Statfjord A platform and dropped them off on nearby installations, it said. No injuries nor environmental damage were caused by the collision, the company said. For reasons not yet known, the PSV Sjoborg supply ship ran into the platform as the ship was pumping over drinking water, according to Equinor. The platform was in maintenance mode at the time and was not pumping oil. After the incident, the supply ship made it to the Norwegian port of Mondstad under its own power. None of the crew members was hurt, according to its owner, the company Skansi Offshore located in Denmark's Faroe Islands.
12 Indians among 17 killed in Dubai accident (2nd Lead)
At least 12 Indians were among the 17 people killed in a horrific crash in which a bus full of holiday makers returning from Oman met with an accident in Dubai, the Consulate General of India (CGI) said here on Friday.
Haryana should have trauma centre every 60 km: Khattar
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Friday said the state should have a trauma centre every 60 km for timely and specialised treatment to road-accident victims. Presiding over a meeting here, he directed the Health and Family Welfare Department to get mapping of trauma centres done in the state and earmark those locations where the distance between two such centres is more than 60 km. The chief minister also directed the department to prepare a district-wise list of number of X-ray machines, MRI machines and other major equipment available in the government hospitals in the state so the equipment can made available in those facilities laking those machines. He also sought a list of de-addiction centres in the state.
New Sino-Nepal friendship bridge comes into operation
A new Sino-Nepal "friendship bridge" that links the Himalayan nation with Tibet has been formally opened to traffic, four years after the old bridge was damaged in the massive 2015 earthquake. The Nepal-China Friendship Bridge (Miteri bridge) was constructed with Chinese aid at the Rasuwagadhi border point in Rasuwa district after the old bridge was damaged in the earthquake. The new bridge was constructed just five metres north-east from the damaged bridge. The newly-constructed 110-metre bridge came into operation on Thursday with cargo trucks crossing the border point, Rasuwa Customs Office chief Punya Bikram Khadka told the Kathmandu Post. Although the bridge is now open, the Chinese side is planning to officially handover the bridge to Nepal next week. The new bridge was built by a Chinese company after dismantling the old bridge, which sustained massive damage in the middle section due to a landslide triggered by the earthquake. The successful operation of the bridge also ...
1 killed, 3 hurt as car falls into gorge
A pilgrim was killed while three others injured when their car fell into a gorge near Kanchanganga here on Friday morning. The injured, including a woman, were admitted to a Badrinath-Joshimath government hospital for treatment. According to the authorities in Chamoli, the pilgrims from Haryana had left Badrinath around 6 am. The driver of the car lost control over it, resulting in the accident.
Grief takes over Eid festivities as 17 die in Dubai bus accident
Eid holidays turned tragic for a majority of the families of the 17 people, including 12 Indians, who died in a horrific road accident after a bus from Oman crashed in a low-clearance signboard here. Most of the passengers were travelling back to Dubai after a visit to their relatives in neighbouring Oman during the June 3-6 Eid holidays in the UAE. Twelve Indians were among those who died after the driver of the bus, belonging to the Omani bus transport company Mwasalat, wrongly entered a road not designated for buses towards Al Rashidiya metro station here on Thursday, the Gulf News reported. The rest of the deceased are yet to be identified. However, the Dubai police authorities said the number of Indians who died in the accident could increase further. Nahimshaad CK, a Dubai-resident, said that his uncle Ummer Chonokadavath, 65, and his son Nabil Ummer, 25, were among the dead. The duo, who hailed from Thalassery district in Kerala, had gone to Muscat to celebrate Eid with ...
19 dead, 48 inured in dust storm, lightning in UP; relief stepped up
A severe dust storm and lightning in various parts of Uttar Pradesh claimed 19 lives and left 48 people injured as houses and walls collapsed and trees uprooted, prompting authorities to launch relief operations on a large scale on Friday. Mainpuri district bore the worst brunt of the nature's vagary late on Thursday night as the maximum six people died there in separate cases of wall collapse and lightning, the state relief commissioner said. A maximum number of 41 people were injured in Mainpuri district, where uprooted trees blocked vehicular movement on the state highways leading to massive jams for a considerable amount of time. Police said most of the injuries occurred when people sleeping inside their mud houses were caught unawares by the thunderstorm accompanied by showers that led to wall collapse. Signboards and hoardings got snapped at several places and fell on people on the ground, causing injuries to them, they said. "While six people died in Mainpuri, three each died ..
Three of a family killed in accident in Assam
Three members a family were killed and as many critically injured on Friday when a car carrying them collided with a truck in Assam's Dibrugarh district, a police officer said. The vehicle, with six passengers on board, collided with a speeding truck at Jakoi area of the district, leading to the death of three women on the spot, he said. The truck driver, however, fled the scene, abandoning his vehicle, which the police have seized. The deceased have been identified as Someshwari Sonowal (75), Nirada Sonowal (60) and Mamoni Sonowa (52), the officer said, adding that the injured have been admitted to Assam Medical College Hospital in the district in a critical condition.
How tides can trigger earthquakes decoded
Scientists Thursday unveiled why there is an uptick in earthquakes during low tides. Years ago, scientists realised that earthquakes along mid-ocean ridges -- underwater mountain ranges at the edges of the tectonic plates -- are linked with the tides. "Everyone was sort of stumped, because according to conventional theory, those earthquakes should occur at high tides," said Christopher Scholz, a seismologist at Columbia University in the US. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, uncovered the mechanism for this seeming paradox, and it comes down to the magma below the mid-ocean ridges. "It's the magma chamber breathing, expanding and contracting due to the tides, that's making the faults move," said Scholz, who co-led the study along with graduate student Yen Joe Tan. The low tide correlation is surprising because of the way the mid-ocean fault moves. Scholz described the fault as a tilted plane that separates two blocks of earth. During movement, the upper block .
Paratrooper dies as his service rifle goes off accidently
An Army paratrooper died Friday in an accidental fire in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, an army official said. He said the soldier got injured when his service rifle went off accidentally in Mastpora area of the south Kashmir district, and he was rushed to a nearby medical facility. The doctors declared him brought dead, the official said. Further details are awaited.
Assam: 3 dead in a road accident in Dibrugarh
Three women were killed while another sustained injuries after a car and truck collided on the newly constructed National Highway 52 here on Friday.The three elderly women died on the spot when the overspeeding truck rammed into their Baleno car.The deceased and the injured women belonged to a nearby village of Jokai area.The injured was admitted to the closest hospital for treatment.
12 Indians among 17 killed in Dubai accident
At least 12 Indians were among the 17 people killed in a horrific bus crash in which a tourist bus coming from Oman rammed into a signboard in Dubai, the Consulate General of India (CGI) said here on Friday.
Twelve Indian dead in Dubai bus accident, EAM expresses condolences
External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Friday confirmed that 12 Indians had lost their lives in a bus accident here on Thursday evening."Deeply grieved by the unfortunate bus accident in Dubai that has claimed 12 Indian lives. My sincere condolences to the families. Our Consulate @cgidubai is extending all help," the EAM tweeted.Dubai Police had earlier said that the bus carrying 31 people overran a traffic signal near the Rashidiya exit on Thursday evening, leading to the death of 17 people of different nationalities."With great sadness, we inform that Indian fatalities in Dubai bus accident has gone up to 12. Our officers are at Rashidiya police station and mortuary to extend all assistance. Our effort now is to get formalities completed soon so that mortal remains can be repatriated soon," the incumbent Consul General of India in Dubai, Vipul, tweeted.The deceased Indians have been identified as Vikram Jawahar Thakur, Vimal Kumar Karthikeyan Kesavapilaikar, Kiran ...
Sweden: Blast rips through apartment block in Linkoping
At least 20 ambulances are responding to a major blast at an apartment block here on Friday morning.Quoting Swedish daily Aftonbladet, Sputnik reported that the explosion occurred at around 9 am."We started to get a large number of calls from people about a heavy explosion in central Linkoping, on Hamngatan. Windows have been blown away, and we are in place to secure the site. We have blocked the area and are working on getting a picture of exactly what has happened," Linkoping Police's Bjorn Oberg told the Swedish newspaper."I was standing in the shower when I noticed that the whole house was shaking. It rumbled like thunder," one of the witnesses, Pontus Johansson, added.The casualty figure or the number of injured is not known yet.
Global 5000 surveillance aircraft, NTRO spy satellites being used to trace IAF AN-32
With authorities making all-out efforts in search of IAF's AN-32 aircraft, government sources informed that air-force is using Global 5000 surveillance aircraft and NTRO spy satellites along with other assets to locate the missing aircraft.Also, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is said to have pulled all stops and is getting regular updates on the ongoing search and rescue operations. He is said to have instructed the use of all possible resources to locate the missing aircraft and its occupants. The AN-32 aircraft went missing on June 3 in Arunachal Pradesh.Global 5000 surveillance aircraft belongs to the fleet of jets with the Aviation Research Centre. "With their specialist sensors, they can help in getting better imagery on the ground," said government sources aware of the matter.Also, the Indian Navy on Friday pressed its Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft P8I in the ongoing search operation. The aircraft P8I is airborne from INS Rajali, Arakonam, Tamil Nadu on Friday ...