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At least 7 pedestrians injured by taxi near Red Square
Police in Moscow say at least seven people have been injured when a taxi crashed into pedestrians on a sidewalk near Red Square. Police say the driver in the crash Saturday has been detained. Preliminary information indicated the driver lost control of the vehicle. There were no immediate details on the severity of the pedestrians' injuries. Police initially said eight were injured, but later said seven had sought medical attention. The agency that monitors Moscow's traffic safety said the driver is a citizen of the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan who told police that the crash was not intentional. The accident took place on Ilinka Street, about 200 meters (650 feet) from Red Square and Moscow's famous GUM shopping arcade. Russia is currently hosting the World Cup and Moscow is one of 11 Russian cities where tournament games are being played.
Shimla covered in dust; IMD predicts downpour
Shimla was covered under a blanket of dust, with temperatures soaring through the day.However, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Himachal Pradesh said rainfall is expected in the region in the next two days."North-westerly winds carried dust to entire North India. Humidity was high in Himachal. With dust, visibility was poor here. Rainfall is expected in next 2 days, it'll clear weather," state IMD Director Manmohan Singh told ANI.Earlier in the day, the weather department issued warnings of thunderstorms, rain, and squally winds in parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and western Himalayan region.Due to extreme weather conditions, 26 flights were cancelled in Chandigarh on Friday.
Rain batters northeast, IMD forecasts light showers in Delhi tomorrow
Heavy rainfall today battered the northeastern states, where at least 17 people have died in flash floods and landslides, with the southwest monsoon extending its reach in the region, Odisha and parts of West Bengal. The India Meteorological Department daily report predicted light rainfall tomorrow in Delhi, reeling under a haze of dust brought by winds from Rajasthan which has raised the air pollution level to "severe". It said the monsoon was hovering over Maharashtra in the west and parts of Odisha, West Bengal and Assam in east and northeast India. Any further advance of the monsoon is unlikely during next 6-7 days due to the prevalence of a weak pattern, it said. The weatherman forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places in Konkan & Goa and heavy rain at some places in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Madhya Maharashtra and coastal Karnataka tomorrow. According to Assam ...
Kozhikode landslide death toll mounts to 12
The death toll in the landslide at Kerala's Kattipara village in Kozhikode district has risen to 12.Search and rescue operations are still on for two more people who are yet to be traced.Landslides have also been reported in Karinchola, Pulluranpara and Chamal areas of the district.In lieu of excessive flooding, nearly a thousand people have been moved to relief camps.A lot of damage has been caused in Kerala with the onset of the monsoon.Last week, 13 people were killed last week after rains lashed several parts of the state.Rains have also caused damage to crops in Idukki and Kozhikode.
Monsoon toll rises to 53 in Kerala
With the recovery of bodies of four more victims of a landslide, the toll rose to 53 today in rain related incidents in Kerala since the onset of the South West monsoon late last month. The bodies -- including that of two children -- were recovered from under the rubble at Kattipara in Kozhikode district, two days after the landslide occurred, official sources said. With the recovery of four more bodies, the toll in the landslide incident alone had gone up to 12. Search operation was on for the two more persons who were missing after the landslide, they said. State minister T P Ramakrishnan, who visited Kattipara, said the government would extend help to the victims for re-construction houses and purchase of land. More than 25,000 people affected by the incessant rains had been shifted torelief camps set up in different parts of the state, official sources said. Traffic remained disrupted on the Thamarassery road connecting Kozhikode-Waynad and the work on clearing of ..
Navy anchors burning vessel at Ganges delta
A helicopter from the Eastern Naval Command winched down a Marine Commando (MARCO) officer on merchant vessel SSL KOLKATA which was on fire since June 14.The team managed to drop the anchor from the ship to prevent it from drifting off the Sagar Island at the mouth of the Ganges delta.The vessel has been abandoned by the 22-member crew.The Marine Commando Officer ascertained the conditions in the forward part of the ship and later called in the helicopter to lower onboard three crew members of the shipA Seaking 42C helicopter and a Dornier aircraft were dispatched from Visakhapatnam after Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command directed that the ship had to be stopped at all costs from drifting toward the Sundarbans delta, as failing to do so would cause a severe ecological disaster.The Naval Officer-in-charge West Bengal liaised with the officials from Directorate General of Shipping, Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Kolkata Port Trust (KOPT), the
Tripura flood: Chief Minister reviews situation
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb today asked officials to speed up relief and restoration works on war footing in view of the grim flood situation in the state, official sources said. Deb, who visited the worst-affected Kailashahar and Kumarghat sub-divisions of Unakoti district yesterday, reviewed the relief and restoration works of flood affected areas at a high-level meeting convened today. The meeting, attended by senior officials including Chief Secretary Sanjeev Ranjan, was held in the Civil Secretariat. In the meeting, it was informed that an amount of Rs 20 crore in two phases would be spent to undertake relief and restoration works for the marooned people in the two districts, said Deputy Secretary of Revenue Department, Sankar Chakraborty. He said Deb underlined the need to strengthen district level flood management committees to ensure effective control of natural or man-made disaster. Besides, authorities of PWD and Health departments were asked to ...
Rain batters northeast, light showers expected in Delhi tomorrow
Heavy rainfall battered the northeastern states, where at least 17 people have died in flash floods and landslides, with the southwest monsoon extending its reach in the region, Odisha and parts of West Bengal. The India Meteorological Department daily report said the monsoon was hovering over Maharashtra in the west and parts of Odisha, West Bengal and Assam in east and northeast India. It said any further advance of the monsoon is unlikely during next 6-7 days due to the prevalence of a weak pattern. The weatherman predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places in Konkan & Goa and heavy rain at some places in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Madhya Maharashtra and coastal Karnataka tomorrow. According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority, four people lost their lives in flood and landslide related incidents during the past 24 hours. One person died in Mizoram. The total ..
17 killed in Bolivian bus crash
Bolivian police say 17 people have died in a bus accident in the southern province of Potosi. Potosi police chief Vladimir Lazo said today that another 30 people were injured after the bus they were traveling in collided with a rock. He said high speed was likely the cause, and the driver was killed. The bus was traveling from the central city of Cochabamba to the province capital of Potosi when the crash occurred about 40 kilometres from the latter city. Authorities said it is the worst road accident in Bolivia so far this year.
Drift of burning merchant vessel in Bay of Bengal arrested (Lead, changing dateline)
In a daring and complex operation, a Seaking 42 C helicopter from the Eastern Naval Command on Saturday winched down a Marine Commando (Marcos) officer on the accident-struck merchant vessel SSL Kolkata which had been on fire and drifting since the last two days in the Bay of Bengal, a defence official said.
Major fire devastates Glasgow School of Art
Glasgow's world-renowned School of Art has been ravaged by another huge blaze, four years after part of the building was destroyed by fire, emergency services said on Saturday.
17 die in NE flood; situation grim in Assam, improves in 3 states
The flood situation in Assam worsened today as four more people lost their lives, taking the death toll in the region to 17, officials said. Although the situation improved marginally in Tripura and Mizoram in the past 24 hours, one more person died in Manipur from flood-related incidents. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), four persons lost their lives in flood and landslide related incidents during the last 24 hours. While one person each died at Sadar and Lakhipur revenue circles in Cachar district, one person lost his life at Lanka in Hojai, it added. Heavy rainfall triggered landslide at Mahur, Harangajao and Maibang under Haflong revenue circle in Dima Hasao, where one person lost his life, the ASDMA said. With this, the total number of persons losing their lives has gone up to seven in the first wave of flood this year. The ASDMA said over 4.25 lakh people have been affected in Assam's Hojai, Karbi Anglong East, Karbi Anglong West, Golaghat, ...
Three women killed by landslide in Kashmir
Three women were killed on Saturday in a landslide in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district.
Navy anchors burning merchant vessel SSL Kolkata
In a complex operation, a helicopter from the Eastern Naval Command on Saturday winched down a Marco officer on to the merchant vessel SSL Kolkata which has been on fire since Wednesday night.
Amritsar MP pulls chain of train to get its water tanks filled
Congress's Amritsar MP G S Aujla has claimed that he had to pull the emergency chain of a train to get its tanks filled after passengers complained to him that they were unable to use toilets due to lack of water. Aujla, along with some senior Railways officials, conducted a surprise inspection of a number of trains, including the Shatabdi Express, at the station here. He claimed he had to pull the emergency chain of the Tata Muri Express to get its water tanks filled as passengers weren't able to use toilets and wash basins. Aujla said he instructed the train staff to fill the tanks, "but the loco pilot didn't pay any heed to the operation. So, I pulled the chain to stop it from leaving the platform". The tanks were filled and the toilets cleaned before the train left the station, he said. Aujla claimed that the toilets in the Executive Class of the Shatabdi Express were dirty. He also inspected the Hisar passenger train, whose passengers complained that the toilets were completely ..
Dust storm affects flight operations in Bikaner
Dust storm affected normal life here with Bikaner-New Delhi flight being cancelled today, an official said. Bikaner Airport Director Radheshyam Meena said that flight for New Delhi-Bikaner via Jaipur and Jaipur-New Delhi via Bikaner was cancelled for the fifth consecutive day due to bad weather conditions caused by dust storm. He said the flight movement will be resumed after weather conditions improves.
Jabalpur-bound plane lands in Bhopal due to technical glitch: Official
A Jabalpur-bound aircraft of a private airline with 48 passengers on-board made an unscheduled landing at the Raja Bhoj Airport here today due to a technical glitch, an official said. The flight from Delhi, operated by newly launched Zoom Air, landed at around 10.30 am after it developed some technical problem, Raja Bhoj Airport Director Anil Vikram said. There were 48 passengers on board the plane, a CRJ series jet, and all were safe, he said. "It was not an emergency landing. The aircraft landed due to a technical problem," he said. Another Zoom Air plane landed here to take the passengers to Jabalpur, around 370km from Bhopal, Vikram added.
Strict action to be taken if found polluting rivers, canals: Pb minister
Stringent action will be taken against those found polluting rivers and canals in Punjab, state Water Resources Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria said. The minister directed the department officials to monitor the situation and check the river water pollution. "In certain parts of the state, the ground water was not fit for human consumption and in such a situation the residents had to use river and canal waters for their daily needs," an official release quoting him said. Nobody can be allowed to pollute rivers and canals, he said. "Throwing waste and untreated water into the rivers is not acceptable. Because of this human-made water pollution, a number of people were suffering from hepatitis B and other contaminated water-borne diseases," he said. The minister also urged people to join hands with the state government to make rivers pollution free.
3 killed in road accident on Lucknow-Agra Expressway
Two members of a family were among three killed in an accident which occurred after their car hit a divider on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway, police said today. The deceased were identified as Nirupama (45), her son Anmol (11), and the car driver, Rajendra Yadav (35). According to Superintendent of Police Harish Kumar, "The accident occurred in Auras police station area on the bridge over Sai river late last night. The passengers were returning from Jaipur after purchasing an idol. Three people died while as many were injured." Meanwhile, a car which had stopped to see the accident site was hit by a bus, injuring all six passengers travelling in it, the SP said. All the injured people have been hospitalised in Lucknow, they said.
Thunderstorm, rain to lash Delhi, Punjab, UP
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued warnings of thunderstorm accompanied with rain, and squally winds in parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and western Himalayan region."Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, western parts of UP, western Himalayan regions are expected to experience thunderstorms, rainfall and squally winds in coming days," said Sunita Devi, Scientist, IMD."The impact of dust has gone down since last evening. It is unlikely that the dust situation will persist in the days to come because we are expecting rain and squally weather in the next two days," she added.Earlier today, the IMD issued warning of thunderstorm accompanied with rain, dust storm, and gusty wind in parts of Uttar Pradesh today in the next few hours (valid up to 1815 hours)Lucknow, Sitapur, Barabanki, Gonda, Bahraich districts and adjoining areas of the state are likely to be affected.Earlier on June 13, around 10 people were killed and 28 others injured after a deadly ...