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Overnight rains bring down mercury in UP
Overnight rains brought down mercury in most parts of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday even as the Met predicted overcast skies and more thundershowers.
Floor of chawl caves in
Four persons were rescued after the floor of a tenement in a chawl caved in, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official said. The incident took place on the ground floor of Western India Chawl, Abhudaya Nagar, near Kalachowki around 7.40 PM. None of the four persons was injured. Police and local people rescued them using ropes, the official said.
Belgium's Medicover evinces interest in setting up charitable hospitals in Hry
A delegation of Medicover, a leading health organisation of Belgium, has evinced interest in establishing super specialty charitable hospitals at four places in Haryana, an official release said here today. A delegation led by Director, Medicover, Felipe Velasquez called on the Haryana Health Minister, Anil Vij, the release said. Felipe informed Vij that they have selected Haryana for establishing charitable hospitals in view of the unprecedented improvements made in the health sector during last few years. The organisation has about 3,000 super specialty hospitals in India and across entire Europe, the Haryana government release further said. Felipe said that under first phase, the organisation intends to establish such hospitals at Rohtak and Guugaon after which such hospitals would be established at Karnal and Ambala under second phase. These hospitals would be completely charitable and would provide better medical services to poor and economically weaker sections of the society, ..
Seven get fresh lease of life from brain-dead woman
As many as seven people got a new lease of life after the family of a 53-year-old brain dead woman donated her organs. Two heart valves, both corneas, kidneys and the liver were harvested from the woman for transplant with the liver being brought here by an air ambulance, a release from BGS Gleneagles Global Hospitals said today. Nirmala Bhat was injured in a road accident on June 22 and was referred to Kasturba Medical College Hospital in Manipal. She was declared brain dead on June 25. Following this, her family -- husband, son and daughter -- decided to donate her organs. On June 26, a green corridor was arranged for the speedy transfer of the liver from Manipal to Mangaluru airport. Similarly, police had made arrangements for a green corridor from the airport here to the Global hospitals, the release said. The transport was completedin 45 minuteswithin the arrival of the organ. The hospital said the liver transplant surgery was performed last night on the recipient ..
Sea water intrudes into Chennai neighbourhood, houses damaged
A number of houses were seriously damaged and a couple of them flattened here at a fishing neighbourhood abutting the shore following intrusion of sea water over the past one week, residents said today. Ruling AIADMK local MLA and former Tamil Nadu Director General of Police, R Nataraj, who inspected the affected area, said only "23 houses were damaged." Government is ready to provide them alternative accomodation, they said. "Immediate relief (to meet basic needs like food) has been provided and fisheries department is looking into the matter," the MLA said. Residents have urged the government for safe, alternative dwelling units. "Sea water intrusion has damaged my house badly and now I have moved on to a rented accomodation nearby," said T Vetri, a fisherman-resident of Srinivasapuram at Foreshore Estate. Tidal waves surging towards the habitation zone is a phenomenon witnessed for the past about four years during this period of the year, he said. "In previous years, .
Stop common roster of AI pilots, ex-Indian Airlines crew: ICPA
The Indian Commercial Pilots' Association (ICPA) on Wednesday expressed its "strong objection" to the recent instance of common rostering of Air India cockpit crew with the pilot and co-pilot from the erstwhile Indian Airlines that has been merged with the national carrier.
WR launches special precautionary safety drive for monsoon
Western Railway has launched a special precautionary safety drive across its entire network to ensure safe travel for its passengers during extreme weather conditions in monsoon season. "The special safety drive, launched earlier this week, will continue till the end of September during which WR's all divisions will be put on the alert mode to prevent accidents due to cyclonic storm, heavy rainfall, landslides etc," a senior WR official added. Special precautions will be taken in areas that are prone to landslides, hill slips, boulder fallings etc. and proper patrolling will be carried out in the vulnerable and identified sections. "Identification of new and additional vulnerable points, trimming of tree branches infringing the tracks, clearing drainage in yards and clock sections, prevention of water-logging on tracks to avoid track circuiting failure, joint inspection by signalling and pathway staff of points, crossings and track circuits etc will be ensured," a ...
Thunderstorm, rain likely to hit UP
Thunderstorm, accompanied with a rain/dust storm, is likely to occur in the next three hours at isolated areas of Uttar Pradesh, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said.As per the IMD, the thunderstorm is likely to hit the areas of Mathura, Aligarh, Hathras, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Shahjahanpur, Jalaun, Etawah, Auraiya, Gonda, Basti, Faizabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Siddharth Nagar, Balrampur, Sultanpur.On a related note, earlier, a deadly thunderstorm hit parts of Uttar Pradesh, killing 10 people and injuring 28 others.
Norway best in world in traffic safety
Norway has least traffic accidents in the world, leaving other European countries much behind, newspaper Aftenposten reported on Wednesday.
Sukhoi jet catches fire, crashes in Maharashtra
A Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighter jet engine caught fire mid-air and crashed on the outskirts of Nashik while on a test sortie but both pilots on board are safe, officials said on Tuesday.
Search on for 12 children, soccer coach in Thai cave
Rescue crews continued on Wednesday a search for 12 children from a soccer team and its coach who got lost inside a cave during the weekend in northern Thailand, officials said.
Toll in Assam flood rises to 31
The overall flood situation in Assam improved marginally today, even as three more persons lost their lives, taking the death toll in flood-related incidents to 31. According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), over 68,000 people were affected by the flood in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Charaideo, Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi districts, as against the 71,058 people yesterday. Karimganj is the worst-affected district with nearly 44,000 people hit by the current wave of flood, followed by Hailakandi with around 10,000 affected people, the ASDMA report stated. It said currently 144 villages are still inundated, while the number yesterday was 165. The Jia Bharali river is flowing above the danger mark at N T Road Crossing in Sonitpur district. Flood waters have damaged roads, embankments and other infrastructure in Biswanath and Karimganj districts. The ASDMA said that three persons were killed in flood-related incident in as many districts since yesterday. One ...
Cabinet nod for Indo-German tie-up in civil aviation
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved a joint declaration between India and Germany for cooperation in civil aviation, said an official statement.
5 Trinamool men among six killed in Bengal accident
Six persons, including five Trinamool Congress activists, died on Wednesday when their car collided with a bus in West Bengal's East Midnapore district, police said.
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Germany on Cooperation in the field of Civil Aviation
The MoU in the form of Joint Declaration of Intent signifies an important landmark in the civil aviation relations between India and Germany, and has the potential to spur greater trade, investment, tourism, and cultural exchanges between the two countries.
Sukhoi jet crashes in Maharashtra, both pilots safe
A Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighter jet crashed on the outskirts of Nashik while on a test sortie but both pilots are safe, official sources said here on Wednesday.
Rly keymen, incharge of detecting track defects, want shorter 'beat length'
Railways keymen, who walk 8 km everyday inspecting every crack and every nut and bolt to detect defects on tracks and ensure their repair in time for trains to pass, have pleaded with the railway board to reduce their 'beat length' to 3 km, which, they say, will improve safety. The National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR)have written to the board stating that the 2.2 lakh keymen on the payroll of the national transporter, who are considered railways' last line of defence against safety issues actually walk double their beat length - to and fro - carrying equipment and other necessities which weigh around 14 kg. The NFIR has reiterated its demand to the Railway Board in a letter dated June 22, referring to its earlier march 20 latter, "explaining the need to reduce the beat length of Track Maintainer-Il, performing the duties of keyman to 3 Kms..." "NFIR once again urges upon the Railway Board to kindly look into the merits explained in the said communication of the Federation
Rescue operation underway for missing Jharkhand Jaguar personnel
Security forces on Wednesday started conducting rescue operation for four Jaguar personnel, who were injured in a landmine blast triggered by Naxals.Helicopters and police trained dogs are being used to find the missing personnel.Six jawans of the Jharkhand Jaguar force were killed, while four suffered injuries in a landmine blast triggered by Naxals in Jharkhand's Garwa district on Tuesday night.DIG Palamu Range Vipul Shukla confirmed the report and said, "Six Jharkhand Jaguar personnel killed, four injured in a landmine blast triggered by Naxal in Jharkhand's Garwa district."More details are awaited.
Emergency the darkest days of free India: WB Governor
West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi termed the 1975 Emergency as the "darkest days of free India."In an article titled 'Emergency- The Dark Hour', Nath condemned the emergency imposed in the country during former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's regime."The Emergency days were the darkest days in the post-independent India. How one can stoop so low to fulfil the lust for power was shamelessly demonstrated in those days in the activities of the then ruling party at the Centre? There was a reign of terror throughout the country. Illustrations of brutalities in different forms inflicted on innocent citizens are too many to count," read the article.Nath also said that emergency crossed all the limits of atrocities, during which people were devoid of their basic human rights."There is always a limit even to atrocities but this limit was crossed every day during the Emergency. Many Congressmen were seen active in vindicating their personal grievances and forcing the police to ...
Sukhoi jet crashes in Maharashtra, pilots survive
A Sukhoi SU-31 fighter jet crashed near Nashik while on a sortie but both pilots on board ejected safely, official sources said.