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2 bike accidents claim 6 lives in UP
Six people were killed in two separate accidents in Uttar Pradesh' Pratapgarh city, police said today. Three persons were injured when their bike was hit by a tempo in the city -- around 160 km from Lucknow -- last night. Arvind Kumar Singh (32), Arun Kumar Dubey (30) and tempo driver Abdul Karim (30) were rushed to a hospital, where they succumbed to injuries, said Pratapgarh Superintendent of Police (SP) Dev Ranjan Verma. In the other incident this morning, two bikes collided against each other, killing Badri Prasad Yadav (70), Kedar Nath (75) and Jitender (35), while a woman got injured, the SP added.
22 dead in Kerala due to rain, landslides: MHA
At least 22 people have died in Kerala due to heavy rains and landslides, the Home Ministry said today. According to Kerala State Emergency Operations Centre, 22 people have lost their lives due to the heavy rains and landslides last night. According to a home ministry spokesperson, of the total deaths, 11 people died in Idukki district, five in Malappuram district, three in Wayanad, two in Kannur and one in Kozhikode. Four teams of the National Disaster Response Force, comprising 45 personnel each, have left Chennai for Kerala to assist the rescue and relief operations. An Inter-Ministerial Central Team of the central government is also visiting flood-affected areas in Kerala, while Army troops are being mobilised from Bengaluru for deployment in the rain-battered southern state. With water levels rising in various dams and reaching almost their maximum capacity, shutters of at least 22 reservoirs in Kerala have been opened to drain out excess water.
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Aftershocks rock Indonesia's Lombok as quake death toll tops 300
The death toll from a devastating earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok jumped to 319 today, as strong aftershocks triggered panic among traumatised survivors waiting for aid in the worst-hit regions. The shallow 6.9-magnitude quake Sunday levelled tens of thousands of homes, mosques and businesses across Lombok, with relief agencies only just starting to reach survivors in some of the worst-hit areas four days later. "Our latest update is that 319 people died," said Indonesia's chief security minister Wiranto, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, adding that rescue efforts were ongoing and complicated by aftershocks. Around 1,400 people were seriously injured and more than 150,000 displaced, authorities said earlier. Most of the displaced are sleeping under tents or tarpaulins near their ruined homes or in evacuation shelters that are short of food, clean water and medical help. Makeshift medical facilities have been set up to treat the injured. Survivors of the quake
One crore steps for safer roads crosses 60 lakhs steps donation
NGO, Drive Smart Drive Safe unique project titled '1Crore Steps for Safer Roads' is gaining momentum day by day. The project entails a record walk from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, a distance of 3600 kilometers, to be covered in just 60 day by Subramanian 'Subu' Narayanan who is an employee of Hella India and will cover about 20 cities across South, West and North India.The project envisages participation and engagement from the general public in the form of short walks to show their solidarity with Subramanian 'Subu' Narayanan and the cause, by "Walk Donation" from anywhere in the country, #WalkWithSubu - A First of its kind in India to support the cause of Arresting Alarming Road Deaths.Walk donation can be done on www.onecroresteps.com. The walk donation campaign has already created a buzz as the campaign received 60 lakhs steps as donation in 12 days itself. The programme is supported by The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, NGO Arrivesafe, ACMA, SIAM, FICCI, CII-Yi, FADA, ...
Flood situation 'grave' in Kerala; 20 dead, 22 dams opened
Heavy rains in Kerala today claimed 20 lives, leaving a trail of destruction across the southern state. With water levels rising in various dams and reaching almost its maximum capacity, shutters of at least 22 reservoirs in the state have been opened to drain out excess water. Of the total deaths, 11 people were killed in a massive landslide in high range Idukki, six in northern Malappuram district, two others in Kannur and one in Wayanad district since last night, disaster control room source said here. Five members of a family were killed in Idukki's Adimali town. Two persons were pulled out alive from the debris by the locals and police, they said. For the first time in the last 26 years, a shutter of the Cheruthoni dam of the Idukki reservoir, considered the biggest arch dam in Asia, was opened by noon today with the water level touching 2,398.98 ft. The full reservoir level (FRL) of the dam is 2,403 ft. Four shutters of the Idamalayar dam in Kochi district were opened this ...
Indonesia minister says quake deaths pass 300
Indonesia's top security minister, Wiranto, says the death toll from last Sunday's earthquake on the island of Lombok has climbed to 319. The announcement comes after an inter-agency meeting that was convened to resolve wildly different figures for deaths from different agencies. Lombok was hit by another earthquake on Thursday, the third in a little over a week, causing panic, injuries and damage to buildings. Wiranto uses one name like many Indonesians. Lombok was hit by another earthquake today, the third in little over a week, causing panic and damage to buildings. A strong aftershock has shaken the Indonesian island of Lombok where tens of thousands of people are homeless after a powerful earthquake on Sunday. Indonesia's geological agency said the quake this afternoon had a magnitude of 6.2 and was shallow, at a depth of 12 kilometres, centered in the northwest of the island. It said it didn't have the potential to cause a tsunami. The US Geological Survey measured the quake at .
DGMS to recommend codes to safeguard contractual mine workers
The Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) is working on a strategy to improve occupational safety and the health of contractual workers, a top official said here on Thursday.
Janakpur-Jayanagar railway test operation successful
The Janakpur-Jayanagar railway service, the only line linking Nepal and India underwent a successful test operation on Wednesday evening."In an optimism of resuming the operation of Nepal's only rail service (Janakpur-Jayanagar), the test operation was complete on Wednesday. The Indian side undertook the test to resume the operation of the train service, which has remained completely standstill for the last four years," the state-news agency Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) stated.The test operation covered a distance of 8.5 km from Jayanagar in Nepal to Khajuri in India. A railway engine with 53 bogies reached the Khajuri station smoothly throughout the journey.The Indian government, which provided an assistance of Rs. 7 billion for the construction of the broad gauge railway began about four years ago and is now in its final phase.
Unusual high tide in Siang river in Mebo area: Mebo MLA
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has directed the Disaster Management department to send a team to monitor the unusual high tides in Siang river in Mebo area of East Siang district, according to Mebo MLA Lombo Tayeng. The MLA said the chief minister directed the department to send a team after he took up the issue of unusual high tides in Siang river with Khandu "Jarring tides have been running unusually high in a very normal weather condition and concentrated to affect Mebo areas only while the flow is totally normal upstream in Namsing and its adjoining areas, about 31-km upstream of Mebo," Tayeng, who is also the advisor to the chief minister told reporters last night. The chief minister has directed the disaster management department secretary to depute a team to monitor the tides for better understanding and examine the possible causes of the of unusual phenomena of the river, he said.
Kerala rains leave 20 dead, Nehru boat race postponed
The toll in rain-related deaths in Kerala touched 20 on Thursday as Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan postponed Saturday's annual Nehru boat race in Alappuzha in view of heavy showers forecast.
Guatemala volcano explodes
Guatemala's Fuego volcano, which erupted on June 3 killing 165 people, recorded a strong new explosion accompanied by avalanches around the crater, authorities said.
Search for 9 missing fishermen in Kerala continues
The Indian Navy and Coast Guard today continued their search for the missing crew of a fishing boat which capsized after it was hit by a merchant ship at high seas about 24 nautical miles off Munambam harbour near here. The fishermen went missing after the boat was hit by the ship on Tuesday. At the time, 14 fishermen were on board the boat. Three fishermen were killed and two injured in the incident, police had said. The boat had 11 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, two from West Bengal and one from Kerala. "No missing person has been located as yet," a Defence spokesperson said here. The spokesperson said the Indian Navy and Coast Guard have pressed into service their ships and aircraft to search and locate the nine missing fishermen of fishing boat 'Oceanic.' Kerala Fisheries Minister J Mercykutty Amma held a meeting with representatives of civil administration, Navy and Coast Guard last night to review the rescue operation being carried out in the high seas. According to a government ...
New quake jolts Indonesia's Lombok
An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia's Lombok Island on Thursday, less than a week after a major earthquake in the region left at least 168 people dead, more than 1,500 injured and 156,000 affected.
2 killed, 4 hurt in road mishaps in Dholpur
Two persons were killed and four were injured in two separate road accidents in the district today. The deceased were identified as Manpal (26) and Keshav Singh (40). Both were on their way to Madhya Pradesh as part of the Kanwar Yatra, when an unidentified vehicle ran over them early in the morning today, police said. In another similar mishap, around midnight, four Kanwariyas were injured after being hit by a vehicle. Both the incidents occurred on Agra-Mumbai national highway, the police said.
65 per cent of those killed in accidents in 18-35 age group
Sixty five per cent of the people killed in road accidents belong to the 18-35 year age group, the Lok Sabha was informed today. Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari also said 786 'black spots' have been identified along highways where most accidents take place and corrective road engineering efforts are being carried out to rectify the flaw. He said there are some spots where over 50 accidents have taken place. Responding to supplementaries, he said people should avoid drunk driving and talking on cell phone. He said 65 per cent of those killed in road accidents are in the age group of 18 to 35 years. He also urged UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi to help pass the Motor Vehicle Bill pending in the Rajya Sabha for over a year, saying most of the problems faced by commuters will end. While referring to corruption, he said some RTO organisations have been making representations about the pending bill. He said the bill does not aim to usurp powers of the state governments by giving
Strong aftershock rattles survivors of deadly Indonesian quake
A strong aftershock struck Indonesia's Lombok today, causing panic among evacuees already traumatised by a devastating earthquake that killed more than 160 on the holiday island four days earlier. The 5.9-magnitude quake struck at a shallow depth in the northwest of the island, the US Geological Survey said, even as relief agencies raced to find survivors among the wreckage from Sunday's quake. It was the strongest of some 355 aftershocks that have rattled the island since Sunday, national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said. Evacuees at a shelter in northern Lombok's Tanjung district ran out onto the road crying and screaming, an AFP reporter at the scene said. Motorcycles parked on the street toppled over and the walls of some nearby buildings collapsed. A woman wearing a motorbike helmet was seen crying with her two daughters in her arms. "We were stuck in the traffic while delivering aid, suddenly it felt like our car was hit from behind, it was so strong," ...
Death toll jumps to 347 in Indonesia earthquake
The death toll in the 6.9 magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia's Lombok island on Sunday swelled to 347, according to the state-run Antara news agency.Indonesia's national disaster agency had last put the death toll figure at 131. As aid has begun to reach the northern parts of the island, which were among the worst hit by the natural calamity, many people are complaining that assistance has not arrived in their areas.CNN quoted Antara news agency saying that over 120 people lost their lives in Kayangan in northern Lombok. The Indonesian government estimated that around 20,000 people still require help in the affected area and revealed that 80 percent of the buildings have been destroyed.According to several media reports, hundreds of thousands have been displaced due to the August 5 earthquake, while over 1,000 people sustained injuries and are undergoing medical treatment.Initially, the Red Cross said that due to the ongoing risk of landslides and debris from the quake, the ...
Strong 5.9-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia's Lombok
A strong aftershock struck Indonesia's Lombok today, causing panic among evacuees sheltering after a devastating earthquake killed more than 160 on the holiday island four days earlier. The 5.9-magnitude quake Thursday struck at a shallow depth in the northwest of the island, the US Geological Survey said, even as relief agencies raced to find survivors among wreckage from Sunday's quake. "The quake was felt strongly. There have been 355 aftershocks since Sunday," national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said. Evacuees at a shelter in northern Lombok's Tanjung district ran out onto the road crying and screaming, an AFP reporter at the scene said. Motorcycles parked on the street toppled over and the walls of some nearby buildings collapsed. A woman wearing a motorbike helmet was seen crying with her two daughters in her arms. "We were stuck in the traffic while delivering aid, suddenly it felt like our car was hit from behind, it was so strong," witness Sri Laksmi told .
18 killed in landslides and heavy rains in Kerala
At least 18 people were killed as heavy rains and landslides hit parts of Kerala early today, officials said. According to the disaster control room sources, 10 people were killed in landslides in Idukki, five in Malappuram, two in Kannur and one in Wayanad district. Three persons are missing -- one each in Wayanad, Palakkad and Kozhikode districts. Five members of a family lost their lives in Idukki's Adimali town. Two persons were pulled out alive from the debris by the local people and police. Around 600 cusecs of water were discharged from the Idamalayar dam this morning, with the water level rising to 169.95 metres against the full reservoir level (FRL) of 169m. The water level at Idukki dam was 2,398 at 8 am, 50 feet against the FRL of 2,403 feet. The administration has been put on high-alert. Due to heavy rains and resultant floods in Kozhikode and Waynad districts, a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team has been moved to Kozhikode. Two teams have been sought from the ..