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Indian soccer fan killed in car crash Russia
An Indian soccer fan, who was in Russia for the World Cup, has been killed in a car crash near the tournament host city Sochi, an Indian official said today, the first reported death of a FIFA visitor in the country. The accident took place yesterday when Portugal was trounced by Uruguay in one of the first games of the knockout stages of the tournament. An Indian citizen was killed in the accident in the Kuban region, an Indian Embassy official told PTI over phone. The official said that the Embassy is in touch with the victim's family. The mission is also helping the family to transport the body to India. The passenger car and a bus collided on the Adler-Krasnaya Polyana route around 6:50 am yesterday. The Russian driver and one of the passengers of the car, a citizen of India, died, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported. It identified the Indian victim as Aditya Ranjan. The body will be sent to India after completing all formalities, including an autopsy tomorrow, the report ...
Bus accident claims 20 lives, U'khand CM expresses grief
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, expressing grief over the bus accident in Nanidhanda area of Pauri Garhwal district, said that he has directed the district administration to provide relief to the victims.In a tweet written in Hindi, he said, "Deeply saddened by the incident that happened at Pauri district. I have instructed the district administration to provide relief to the victims immediately. Rescue operations are being carried out by local administration, police, and NDRF, and all the necessary efforts are being made."In a tragic accident, around 20 people died and 12 were injured after a bus fell in a gorge in Nanidhanda area of Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand on Sunday morning.The injured have been admitted to the hospital.The death toll may rise, according to the officials of the local administration."20 bodies have been recovered, 12 injured referred to hospital after a bus fell down a gorge in Pauri Garhwal district's Nanidhanda area. The number of ...
'Success' of water scheme brightens hope of drought-free Maha
The Maharashtra government's flagship water conservation scheme claims to have rejuvenated water bodies and created an additional storage potential, in a state where some parts perennially face a drought-like situation. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the credit for the scheme's "success" goes to the huge public participation, and expressed hope that drought would soon become a thing of the past for the state. The micro-irrigation project, called 'Jalyukt Shivar', involves deepening and widening of streams, construction of cement and earthen stop dams, and digging of farm ponds, to make the state free of drought by next year. Under the scheme, a water storage capacity of 17,27,229 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) has been created across 16,521 villages in 34 districts of the state since 2015, according to official figures. The data mentions that in 2015-2016, 100 per cent work under the scheme was completed in 6,202 villages. In 2016-17, out of the total 5,288 ...
Modi condoles Uttarakhand accident victims
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed grief over the death of 45 people who were killed after a bus fell into a gorge in Uttarakhand's Pauri Garhwal district.
45 killed in Uttarakhand accident
At least 45 people were killed after a bus fell into a 60-metre gorge in Uttarakhand on Sunday, police said.
2 killed as two motorcycles collide in J-K
Two persons were killed and as many injured as two motorcycles collided head-on in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said today. The incident occurred on Bishna Road in Bari Brahmana area around 9.30 pm yesterday, a police official said. Four people were injured in the accident and they were rushed to a hospital, where Balvir Singh (21) and Sukhjeet Singh (21) were declared brought dead, the official said. The two injured -- Raman Kumar and Sunny Kumar were shifted to Government Medical College Hospital in Jammu for specialised treatment, he said. A case has been registered in connection with the incident.
Home Minister reviews flood situation in J&K, Assam
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday took stock of the prevailing flood situations in Assam and Jammu and Kashmir.Singh had a telephonic conversation with the Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal and the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir NN Vohra regarding the situation in their respective states.The same was tweeted by the official Twitter handle of the Home Minister's Office."HM Shri @rajnathsingh spoke to Assam Chief Minister Shri @sarbanandsonwal this morning and took stock of the prevailing flood situation in the state. All possible support is being provided to Assam and other North Eastern parts of the country for overcoming the flood situation.""HM Shri @rajnathsingh had a telephonic conversation with the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri NN Vohra on the flood situation in certain parts of the state. He assured all possible support & cooperation to the state in dealing with the situation."Three people died and a flood-alert has been issued in Jammu and Kashmir. .
Rajnath calls up Assam CM; assures central help for floods
Home Minister Rajnath Singh today spoke to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and took stock of the flood situation in the state, besides assuring him of all central help, officials said. During a telephonic conversation with Sonowal, the Union minister reviewed the situation in Assam where large areas are inundated by flood waters. Singh told the chief minister that all possible support is being provided to Assam and other northeastern states for overcoming the flood situation, a Home Ministry official said. In seven district's of the state, more than 30 people lost their lives in the floods. Over 68,000 people were affected by deluge in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Charaideo, Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi districts, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), . Karimganj is the worst-affected district with nearly 44,000 people hit by the current wave of floods, followed by Hailakandi with around 10,000 affected people. The much-awaited publication ..
Rajnath assures all possible help to J&K to deal with floods
Home Minister Rajnath Singh today assured Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra of all possible central help to deal with the flood situation in the state, officials said. During a telephonic conversation with the governor, the home minister enquired about the flood situation in certain parts of Jammu and Kashmir. Singh assured all possible support and cooperation to the state in dealing with the situation, a Home Ministry official said. Yesterday, a flood alert was sounded in central Kashmir and in the state's Jammu region, three people died in rain-related incidents. Srinagar-bound traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar Highway was suspended due to the lurking threat of floods in the Valley, leaving hundreds of commuters stranded. The Amarnath Yatra was halted again as both the Pahalgam and Baltal routes had become slippery because of the rain, a spokesperson of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board had said. People living in areas along embankments of the Jhelum river and streams, and in low-lying .
Bihar: Speeding bus kills two police personnel
Two police personnel were killed and five injured after a speeding bus rammed into them while patrolling.The incident took place on Saturday, wherein a speeding bus rammed into a police party patrolling on the Chhapra-Muzaffarpur highway here.Soon after the accident, the injured were immediately shifted to a hospital in the vicinity."Two people have been killed and around five injured. We have a team of officials who is looking into the matter," Sub-Divisional Magistrate Chet Narayan Ray told reporters here.Investigation in the matter is underway.
Two dead as car collides with container
Two persons were killed and three injured when a speeding car collided with a container in suburban Bhandup early this morning, police said. The accident took place on the Bhandup flyover on the Eastern Express Highway when a group of five friends was heading for Thane in a car, a police official said. Driver of the car lost control on the flyover. The car dashed the road divider, jumped over it and collided with a container coming from the opposite direction, he said. Two of the car's occupants, aged around 21, died on the spot, while three others sustained serious injuries, he said. The injured are being treated at a hospital in Mulund, the officer said, adding that probe is on.
3 persons killed as boulder hits SUV in Arunachal Pradesh
Three persons were killed when a huge boulder, loosened by monsoon rains, rolled down a mountain and hit an SUV in Arunachal Pradesh's Lower Siang district today, police said. Superintendent of Police, Lower Siang, S Singhpho said the SUV was going to Silapathar in Assam from Basar when the boulder rolled down the mountain slope and hit the vehicle, killing three persons and injuring some people. The SP did not specify how many people were injured. This was the second such incident within 24 hours. Five ITBP personnel were crushed to death and seven injured when a huge boulder rolled down a mountain and hit their vehicle on the Basar-Akajan road in the district yesterday, police said. On June 24, five labourers were buried alive when a retaining wall of an under-construction RCC building collapsed on a labour barrack at Donyi Colony area in Itanagar.
Ensure display of food licences by eateries: Govt to district authorities
The Punjab government today said it has instructed all the district authorities to ensure mandatory display of food safety boards by eateries and food business operators. Disclosing this, an official spokesperson said under the existing provisions of the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011, it is mandatory to display the true copy of the licence at a prominent place at all times within the premises where the Food Business Operator carries on the food business. He said it has been noticed that usually, the FSSAI licence number is not visible to the consumers. Thus, to change the overall consumer perceptibility and to strengthen food safety, the Punjab government has directed the district authorities to ensure that Food Safety Display Boards (FSDBs) are being displayed by various food businesses operators in their jurisdiction, spokesman said.
JK Guv undertakes extended tour of Srinagar after rising water levels due to rains
Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra today undertook an extended tour of the summer capital here for a first-hand view of the ground situation consequent to the rising water levels in the Jhelum river and streams in the Valley due to rains. Vohra inspected the administration's preparedness to evacuate people if Srinagar gets flooded, a Raj Bhavan spokesperson said. He visited the Boulevard Road, Hydraulic Gauge Centre of the Jhelum river at Ram Munshi Bagh, Lasjan, and relief camps in the Rawal Pora and Ram Bagh areas for a first-hand view of the ground situation consequent to Jhelum rising above high flood levels, the spokesperson said. The governor inspected the designated relief camps at the Tourism Department's Community Centre Goripora, Government Boys Higher Secondary School Rawal Pora and the ERA Complex in the Shopping Complex building at Ram Bagh. The divisional commissioner Kashmir explained the basic facilities being provided at these sites. The governor instructed the ...
4 dead in rain-related incidents as monsoon activity gathers momentum
A day after it covered the entire nation, the Southwest Monsoon has started gaining strength as rain-related incidents led to at least four deaths in north and northeast of the country, prompted flood alerts in Jammu and Kashmir and also hampered the annual Amarnath Yatra. It was an uncomfortably humid day in the national capital with some parts receiving light rains which kept the mercury below the normal levels. Officials said the relative humidity oscillated between 92 and 66 per cent. As the light rain lashed parts of the city, the maximum temperature settled at 35 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average and the minimum was 27.5, normal for this time of the year. The monsoon covered the entire country yesterday, 17 days ahead of its normal schedule. The India Meterological Department in its bulletin today said the monsoon trough has shifted northwards. It is likely to shift further northwards towards the foothills of the Himalayas and remain there from July 1 to ...
Flood alert in central Kashmir, 3 rain-related deaths in Jammu region
Authorities today sounded a flood alert in central Kashmir even as three deaths were reported in rain-related mishaps in the Jammu region of the state. Srinagar-bound traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar high was suspended due to the lurking threat of floods in the Valley, leaving hundreds of commuters stranded, officials said. The Amarnath Yatra was halted again as both Pahalgam and Baltal routes were slippery because of the rain, a spokesperson of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board said. But the weather showed improvement later in the day in both regions of Jammu and Kashmir. Intermittent rains since last night led to the flood alert in central Kashmir, but water levels had already started receding in the southern part of the Valley. The authorities had yesterday issued a flood alert in south Kashmir. Today, they put out an alert for low-lying areas in central Kashmir, including the summer capital Srinagar, and asked people to remain prepared for evacuation. Schools across the Valley were ...
Smoke from train compartment triggers panic at Ambala station
Panic gripped passengers of the Amritsar- Lalkuan express today when some of them saw smoke inside one of the compartments of the train at Ambala Cantt railway station. As the locomotive reached the station at around 11:30 am, the passengers noticed smoke emanating from near the toilet of the compartment. They immediately raised an alarm, officials said. Upon inspection, the source of origin of the smoke was found to be a dustbin near one of the lavatories. The railway officials suspected that someone might have thrown a cigarette in the dustbin without putting it out. The train, scheduled to leave for Yamunanagar was delayed by half an hour, officials added.
Austrian mountaineer dies in avalanche on Pakistan mountain
A Pakistani official says one member of a three-man expedition has died in an avalanche on a more than 7,000-meter high mountain in northern Pakistan. Karrar Haidri, secretary of Alpine Club of Pakistan, said today that Austrian mountaineer Christian Huber was killed when an avalanche hit the climbers' tent Friday night during a strong storm at a height of 5,900 meters (6,455 yards) on Ultar Sar Peak in the Hunza Valley. Officials said the other two mountaineers in the group, Britons Bruce Normand and Timothy Miller, suffered injuries but were safe and helicopters were being sent to rescue them.
Four killed in two road accidents in Barpeta district
Four persons, including two students were killed and two others injured in separate road accidents in Barpeta district, police said today. A car hit a culvert near Bandarkhowa in Sarbhog in the district today in which two persons were killed on the spot. Two persons injured in the mishap have been admitted to hospital, they said. In another accident two students riding a scooter were killed when a speeding truck hit them from behind at Dahlapara in Sarbhog yesterday, the police said.
Traffic suspended on Jammu-Srinagar national highway due to threat of floods in Valley
Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended due to lurking threat of floods in the Valley, leaving hundreds of commuters stranded, officials said. Srinagar-bound vehicles were stopped at various places between Ramban and Banihal along the highway around 2:00 PM as a precautionary measure in view of the emerging situation in the Valley in the aftermath of heavy rains over the past several days, the officials said. Hundreds of vehicles heading for Srinagar were left stranded at various places on the highway and local administration are making arrangements for the accommodation of the passengers for the night. The passengers are being provided accommodation in various government buildings, including schools, the officials said. However, the officials said the vehicles heading for Jammu, including trucks, were allowed to move on the highway which is otherwise open for traffic. The fleet of vehicles, carrying over 2,000 Amarnath pilgrims, also crossed the Jawahar Tunnel ..