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Heavy rain alert in China
The Chinese Met office has issued an yellow alert for rainstorms following Typhoon Ampil making landfall in Shanghai.
Chinese premier orders investigation of vaccine makers
China's No. 2 leader has ordered an investigation of its vaccine industry after violations by a rabies vaccine producer prompted a public outcry following scandals over shoddy drugs and food. In a statement, Premier Li Keqiang said the incident involving Changchun Changsheng Life Sciences Ltd, which is accused of fabricating production and inspection records, "violated a moral bottom line." The incident is an embarrassment for Chinese leaders who have struggled to restore public faith in safety regulation following deaths and injuries due to fake and shoddy drugs, milk and other goods. In the statement yesterday, Li promised to "resolutely crack down" on violations that endanger public safety. There were no reports of injuries due to the rabies vaccine but the disclosure prompted an outpouring of criticism online. Regulators announced last week Changsheng Life Sciences was ordered to stop production and recall rabies vaccine. The official Xinhua News Agency said investigators were ...
19 killed in Vietnam floods
Downpour and floods triggered by Typhoon Son Tinh have left at least 19 people dead in Vietnam, officials said.
5-storey under-construction building collapses in Ghaziabad; 1 dead, 7 injured
A five-storey under-construction building collapsed here today, killing at least one person and injuring seven, officials said. District Magistrate Ritu Maheshwari said the building was being constructed illegally. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered an inquiry into the incident. A magisterial probe has also been initiated into the collapse of the illegal structure in the Akash Nagar area, she said. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel were pressed into service soon after the incident and rescue and search operations were underway, police said. "So far, we have pulled out one body and rescued one person trapped under the debris," an NDRF official told PTI. Director General of Police O P Singh in a statement identified the deceased as Rahul. The Ghaziabad Police tweeted that some labourers were rescued and sent to a hospital for treatment. There were no reports of more people being trapped in the collapsed structure, it said. "Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ...
Iran jolted by moderate, light earthquakes; 150 injured
Iran was jolted by a series of moderate and light earthquakes today, including a 5.9 magnitude temblor in a mountainous western region in which officials said some 150 people were injured. The first temblor, measuring a magnitude of 4.6 rocked the town of Ruydar, in Hormozgan province, earlier in the day. The town is located some 940 kilometers, or 580 miles, south of the capital, Tehran. It was followed shortly after by a 5.4 magnitude aftershock, according to the United States Geological Survey. Iran's semi-official news agency had initially reported the magnitude at 5.7. No injuries were reported. In the afternoon, a 5.9 magnitude quake rocked an area in western Iran near the border with Iraq in Kermanshah province. The head of the country's agency that handles responses to emergencies and natural disasters, Pirhossein Kolivand, told state television that 146 people were injured, including 21 who were taken to hospitals for treatment. Kolivand did not mention any fatalities and ...
Mumbai-London Jet Airways flight diverted to Romania, remains stranded for over 4 hrs
A London-bound Jet Airways flight from Mumbai was today diverted to Bucharest in Romania due to a medical emergency, but it remained stranded there reportedly for more than four hours, passengers complained. Author Suhel Seth was one of the passengers on the flight. He took to Twitter to vent his anger. "The commander of @jetairways 9W 116 which is now stranded at Bucharest tells us that while all local clearances have been given, they are waiting for the goddamn DGCA to give them an approval and that too from Bombay? How stupid can things get?" he tweeted. In another tweet, Seth said, "Passengers on @jetairways 9W 116 have been sitting in the plane at Bucharest which has now been on the Tarmac for four hours. Waiting for some stupid chap in the DGCA BOMBAY to give us an approval to take off for London. What's going on @jayantsinha and @sureshpprabhu?". Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu reacted to his tweet: "I am getting this looked into and sorted out immediately." Minutes ...
Navy chief calls on J&K Governor
Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lanba, on Sunday called on Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra here, official sources said.
Mumbai-London Jet Airways flight diverted to Romania, remains stranded for over 4 hours
A London-bound Jet Airways flight from Mumbai was today diverted to Bucharest in Romania due to a medical emergency, but it remained stranded there reportedly for more than four hours, passengers complained. Author Suhel Seth was one of the passengers on the flight. He took to Twitter to vent his anger. "The commander of @jetairways 9W 116 which is now stranded at Bucharest tells us that while all local clearances have been given, they are waiting for the goddamn DGCA to give them an approval and that too from Bombay? How stupid can things get?" he tweeted. In another tweet, he said, "Passengers on @jetairways 9W 116 have been sitting in the plane at Bucharest which has now been on the Tarmac for four hours. Waiting for some stupid chap in the DGCA BOMBAY to give us an approval to take off for London. What's going on @jayantsinha and @sureshpprabhu?". Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu reacted to his tweet: "I am getting this looked into and sorted out immediately." Minutes later, .
Ghaziabad building collapse: VK Singh assures action against those responsible
Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs VK Singh on Sunday assured strict action against guilty in the building collapse incident in Ghaziabad, which claimed one life.Singh, who is Member of Parliament from Ghaziabad, told ANI that he has directed the administration to order an evacuation of illegal buildings and demolish them if required."The inquiry has been ordered. We have directed the administration to take strict action against those responsible. Seven people were rescued, one of them succumbed to injuries. Rescue operations are on. We have directed the administration to vacate illegal buildings and demolish them if need be," Singh said.Meanwhile, a labourer who suffered injuries during the incident said, a crack had appeared on one of the building columns but they were told by the builder to fill it and carry on with their routine work."A crack appeared in the column of the building this morning. The builder told us to fill the cracks with cement and forced us to continue.
Odisha govt warns of possible low to medium flood in Mahanadi
The Odisha government today warned of a possible "low to medium" flood in Mahanadi river system with rise in the water flow even as rain subsided in most parts of the state. The death toll in rain-related incidents rose to five with two more deaths reported today. One person was swept away by the flood water in Kalamati village in Sambalpur district while another died of snakebite in Tarava block of Sonepur district, officials said. Three people had lost their lives in rain-related incidents yesterday as incessant rain battered many areas. About 7.5 to 8.0 lakh cusec of water may pass at Munduli by tomorrow evening and "low to medium flood situation" may occur in Mahanadi river system, according to Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi. The district collectors of Jajpur, Cuttack, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara and Khordha have been alerted and instructed to draw up an emergency plan to meet any eventuality, he said. Instruction was also given to work out an evacuation
Kerala rains: Over 1 lakh people remain in relief camps
More than one lakh flood-affected people continue to stay in make-shift relief camps in Kerala though there was a respite from rain for the past two days. As the water level has not receded in several places in Alappuzha, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts, people were still housed in relief camps with bare minium facilities. State control room that monitors rain-related incidents in the state said as on today nearly 1.17 lakh people were still living in 600 relief camps functioning in Alappuzha, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta Ernakualam and Thrissur districts. The toll in rain-related incidents in Kerala has gone up to 41 since the onset of monsoon during the second spell from July 9. Meanwhile, people staying in relief camps for the seventh-day complained of lack of adequate drinking water and toilet facilities among others. Power supply has not been restored in several places in Alappuzha and Kottayam districts. In Kuttanad area, people were unable to step out of their ..
Union Coal Secretary visits CCL mines in Jharkhand
Union Coal Secretary Inder Jit Singh, today visited mines owned by the Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district today, CCL officials said. Singh witnessed various mining activities which include mining, washing coal with hi-tech system in coal washery, coal dispatch by from washery by rake and by road and coal exploration activities by Central Mine Planning & Design Institute (CMPDI), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited, they said. The Union Coal secretary was accompanied by chairman-cum-managing director, CCL, Gopal Singh, chairman cum managing director of CMPDI, Shekhar Sharan, Director (operation) AK Mishra and Director (project & planning ), VK Srivastva and General Manager of Rajrappa area Alok Kumar.
2 relatives of NRI businessman Atul Gupta killed in car crash in UP
Two women related to NRI industrialist Ajay Gupta's younger brother Atul, died in a road accident here today, while five other family members, including two children, were seriously injured, police said. The seven members related to Atul Gupta's wife were returning home in Saharanpur's Madho Nagar from Delhi when around 11 am their car collided with a stationary truck on the Saharanpur-Mazzaffarnagar state highway near Deoband, they said. Manju Gupta (70) and Namita Gupta (32) died in the crash, while Anshul Gupta (45), Rajiv Gupta, Shaily Gupta (40), Mahi Gupta (12) and Bhavya (10) sustained injuries, SP (Rural) Vidyasagar Mishra said. Manju Gupta was Anshul's mother, while Namita was his wife. The injured were airlifted to a hospital the police officer said. Earlier in the day, the women and children had landed in Delhi after attending the engagement ceremony of Ajay Gupta's nephew in Dubai. Anshul Gupta and his brother-in-law Rajiv Gupta had gone to pick them up from the airport, ..
Two more killed in rain-related incidents in Odisha
Two more people died in rain-related incidents in Odisha even as downpour subsided in most parts of the state, barring some western districts, officials said. One person was swept away by flood water in Kalamati village in Sambalpur district while another died of snakebite in Tarava block of Sonepur district, they said. Yesterday, three people lost their lives in rain-related incidents after heavy downpour. Though some areas still remained inundated due to the heavy rainfall for the last two days, the situation has improved considerably, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), Bishnupada Sethi, said. Though the water level in some rivers was on the rise earlier, it was now receding. The water level in major rivers is below the danger mark and there is no threat of a major flood at present, the SRC said. While intensity of the rainfall declined in most parts of the state, some districts like Sambalpur, Bargarh, Boudh, Sonepur, Angul and Kandhamal witnessed heavy rain today, he said. The .
Ghaziabad building collapse: 1 dead, 7 rescued, probe ordered
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team has so far rescued seven people from the debris of the building which collapsed in Ghaziabad's Missal Gadi on Sunday afternoon.The security personnel have also recovered one body from the site.Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the District Magistrate and the Senior Superintendent of Police, Ghaziabad to visit the site and lodge an FIR in the connection."As soon as we received the information, we responded swiftly. Rescue operations are being carried out. We have rescued seven people out of whom one died and six are in hospital. Once rescue operation are completed we will investigate who are responsible for it" said, IG law and order GhaziabadRitu Maheshwari, District Megistrate, Ghaziabad told ANI, that Prima facie, it appears that the building collapsed because of the poor quality material being used in the construction."Prima facie, there seems to be issues with quality of the building. A magisterial
5-storey under-construction building collapses in Ghaziabad; 1 dead
A five-storey under-construction building collapsed here today, killing at least one person and injuring several others, officials said. The building was located in the Akash Nagar area of the Masuri police station limits. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel were pressed into service soon after the incident and rescue and search operations were underway, police said. "So far, we have pulled out one dead body and rescued one person trapped in the debris," an NDRF official told PTI. The Ghaziabad Police tweeted that some labourers were rescued and sent to a hospital for treatment. There was no reports of more people being trapped in the collapsed structure, it said. An Uttar Pradesh government spokesperson said in Lucknow, "Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the district magistrate and the senior superintendent of police of Ghaziabad to visit the site of building collapse and take immediate action for rescue, along with NDRF personnel." Adityanath also asked ..
Four killed, three injured as speeding truck hits them
Four persons were killed and three injured when a speeding truck hit them in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district today, police said. The driver of the speeding truck lost control over the vehicle in Usti area of the district, they said. The truck first hit some people waiting in the bus stand and then crashed into the cow shed of a house. The injured have been rushed to hospital, police said, adding one of the injured was in serious serious.
Youth run over by train in J-K
In the fourth such incident this week, a youth died after being hit by a train here, an official said today. Roshan Lal, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, was crossing the railway tracks when he was hit by the train this morning, he said. The body of the deceased was recovered and later handed over to his family for last rites. This was the fourth such incident in the past five days in Jammu province. Two women, including a resident of Chhattisgarh, lost their lives after being hit by trains at separate places in Jammu on Wednesday and Thursday, while a 67-year-old mentally challenged man was crushed to death by a train in Udhampur district on Friday.
25 injured in Iran earthquakes: state TV
A series of moderate earthquakes in southern and western Iran today injured an estimated 25 people, state television said. Two quakes struck a remote region near the town of Lar in the southern Hormozgan province shortly after 10:030 IST, according to the US Geological Survey. The strongest of the two had a magnitude of 5.4. Another 5.9-magnitude quake struck a rural part of the western Kermanshah province at 0340 IST. An AFP reporter said that quake was "felt strongly" across the border in Iraq's Sulaymaniyah province. State television said some damage had been reported in villages and that 25 people had been injured, without giving details of their locations.
US aviation regulator finds DGCA audit 'very satisfactory'
Indian civil aviation regulator, the DGCA said on Sunday that the US' Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has conducted its audit in the areas covering aircraft operations, airworthiness and personnel licensing and termed it "very satisfactory'.