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Chhattisgarh: Jheeram locals forced to drink dirty water
Hit by water crisis locals in Jheeram village of Chhattisgarh are compelled to consume and use contaminated water in order to meet their daily needs.A local told ANI that the village lacks all basic facilities like education, water and electricity."There are no facilities here. The toilets made by the government can't be used as there is no water," a local said.The locals also said that they have to walk miles in the scorching heat, in search of drinking water.Many incidents related to water scarcity are being reported from different parts of the state.
Chopper used to douse Delhi factory blaze, fire service says wasn't needed
A massive blaze that erupted in a rubber factory in south Delhi on Tuesday was brought under control on Wednesday after an Indian Air Force Mi17V5 helicopter was used to spray water on it. However, the Delhi Fire Service said that the fire was doused before that and the helicopter was not needed.
6 injured as dumper hits cab
Six people were injured after a sand-laden dumper hit their cab on National Highway 24 today, the police said. The cab was going towards Kapashera when a traffic police personnel signalled the driver to stop the vehicle, they said. While the driver was stopping the car, the dumper hit the cab from behind and overturned. The sand loaded in the dumper fell on the cab, the police said, adding rescue operation lasted for over an hour. This caused severe jam on the Delhi-Gurgaon route. The injured have been identified as cab driver Mohd Umar (25), Sanjay Kumar (38), Dukhi Mehto (77), his wife Parmeshwari Devi (75), Akhilesh (26) and Sunita (46), the police said, adding they are undergoing treatment at hospital and their condition is stable.
Is Shimla becoming India's Capetown?
Far away from the dreadful water crisis in the South African capital of Cape Town that somehow with the help of a strict water-saving regime managed to push back the 'Day Zero', has now found a counterpart in India's Shimla.While Cape Town is eerily close to running out of water in the next three years, closer home, the picturesque hill station of Shimla, one of the most tourist-thronged locations in the country, now finds itself in severe water crisis for the ninth day on Wednesday.Locals in Shimla have hit the streets in protest against the acute water crisis. Residents have also posted messages on social media, urging tourists not to come to the hill city.Taking note of the situation, Himachal Pradesh High Court directed the authorities to disconnect the water connection of defaulting hotels if bills not paid within two days.In the wake of the current situation, the Shimla Municipal Corporation is distributing water through tankers to the public under police cover.Such grave the ...
2 killed, 7 injured in road accident in Himachal
A private tipper carrying grit fell into a nullah near Kadsai village in Hamirpur district today, killing two people and injuring seven, police said. The driver of the vehicle also died in the accident. Local people who came to know about the incident helped the police in extricating the bodies which were trapped under the tipper. They also took the injured to Nadaun Hospital for treatment. The Nadaun Police has registered a case of negligent driving and further investigations was on.
Air India confirms death of its pilot in Riyadh
Air India on Wednesday confirmed the death of its Mumbai-based pilot in a hotel in Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh.Air India first officer Capt Rithwik Tiwari was found dead in a small toilet room located in a health club of the hotel on Wednesday morning.A spokesperson of the airline also informed the Indian embassy in Riyadh and family of the pilot about the same."We got the news of our pilot died in Riyadh we informed his family as well as our embassy in Riyadh," Air India spokesperson said.
Life limping back to normal, day after Malviya Nagar godown fire
More than 24 hours after a fire swept through a godown and partially gutted a school building and a gymnasium in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar, life was limping back to normal as evacuated area residents trooped back home and authorities allowed traffic to ply.
Power plants around Delhi don't face coal shortage: Goyal
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that the power plants around Delhi do not faces any coal shortage as the Railways and the Coal Ministry are working together with all the discoms to ensure sufficient adequate coal availability.
Coal loading in India up 19% in April-May: Goyal
Loading of coal increased by 18.7 per cent during April-May to 431.5 rakes, Railway and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said here on Wednesday.
Kejriwal trying to hide own 'failures' by claiming low coal supply: Goyal
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal today slammed Arvind Kejriwal for alleging that the national capital was facing an "alarming level" of coal shortage, saying the Delhi Chief Minister was trying to hide his own "failures" by making such "baseless" claims. Kejriwal had yesterday written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to direct the Railways to provide rakes for transporting coal to power plants in Delhi-NCR, which is facing "alarming level" of coal shortage. In his letter to Modi, the Delhi chief minister said that with rising temperatures and increasing power demand in Delhi, coal stock position is "very alarming" and needs immediate attention and intervention. Responding to Kejriwal's claims, Goyal said that states need to plan their coal requirements better, make timely payments to ensure that there is no shortage. "He is trying to hide his own failures. As the coal or railway minister, he has not written any letter to me, neither has he come to meet me in the past four .
Malviya Nagar fire: Rubber godown owner arrested
The Delhi Police arrested the owner of the rubber godown where the fire broke out yesterday in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar.The owner of the warehouse, Sanjay Saini did not have required permissions from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and no fire safety equipment.The fire broke out at the rubber warehouse in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar locality on Tuesday. It was doused on Wednesday with the help of the Indian Air Force.However, no causalities were reported in the incident.
Jet Airways grounds 4 crew for allegedly clicking selfies during training flight
Jet Airways has grounded four of its crew members, including a senior commander, for allegedly clicking selfies during a training flight on April 19 and violating aviation safety norms, airline sources said today. However, an airline spokesperson said that an internal investigation was being conducted into the issue and the crew was aiding in the probe. "Acting in the interest of guest safety, Jet Airways has placed four crew members off their scheduled duties. The crew members are aiding an internal investigation being conducted by the airline in connection with certain events aboard training flight of April 19," he said. "At Jet Airways, safety is of paramount interest," the spokesperson said. The airline sources said the incident took place during a training flight from Leh to Delhi. The crew -- a senior commander and a three trainee pilots -- were allegedly clicking selfies during the course of the flight, they said.
Parcel van of train catches fire
Parcel van of a train caught fire near Chilikidhara railway station in Odisha's Keonjhar district today, railway officials said. No one was hurt in the incident and all passengers of Kendujhargarh-Bhubaneswar Passenger train are safe as only the parcel van, which was next to the engine of the train was affected due to the fire, they said. After getting information about smoke billowing out of the parcel van, immediate steps were taken to detach the engine and coaches of the train, an official of East Coast Railway (ECoR) said. The fire brigade was called to extinguish the fire and the overhead electricity was suspended in the route while dousing the flame in the parcel van. The parcel van was loaded with materials by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Keonjhar railway station, he said. Cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained and the exact reason would be ascertained after proper inquiry, the official said. Some trains including 18416 Puri-Kendujhargarh Inter .
2 workers from Odisha die of asphyxiation in Hyderabad
Two workers from Odisha died of asphyxiation after inhaling some 'poisonous' gas on entering an inspection chamber of a newly laid water supply line here today, officials said. The deceased -- Vijay (25) and Santosh (28) -- were employed in a private firm. They fell unconscious as soon as they stepped into the recently built chamber near the Uppal cricket stadium to remove the centering material used in the construction work. Co-workers brought the two out, but they were dead by then, Assistant Commissioner of Police G Sundeep told PTI. Managing Director of Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board M Dana Kishore announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of the deceased. He also ordered an enquiry into the incident, the officials added.
IAF helps in dousing Malviya Nagar fire; godown owner arrested
The Indian Air Force (IAF), through its 'Bambi Bucket' operation helped in containing a major fire which broke out in a rubber godown in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar area, an official statement said today. Cooling operations are underway at the factory. A dense plume of smoke billowed from a truck and a godown in Khirki Extension area last night, causing panic among locals. The city police has arrested Sanjay Saini, owner of the godown, in the incident. "Around midnight, a request was received at HQ Western Air Command for containing a fire at Malviya Nagar. A MLH class helicopter airborne from Sarsawa did a recce and landed at Palam. Thereafter, the helicopter got airborne with bambi bucket to contain the fire," the statement by the IAF said. The helicopter filled water from Yamuna reservoir and poured it over the site. "This had to be repeated thrice to contain the fire. This was the first time the bambi bucket operation was done in an urban situation wherein the nitty gritties of ...
Explosions rock Kabul, casualties feared
Explosions on Wednesday afternoon occurred close to the new building of Afghan's Ministry of Interior (MoI) in Kabul on the airport road.Casualties are feared, reported Afghan's TOLO News, citing, MoI spokesman Najib Danish, as saying.Security forces have cordoned off the area.Gunfire can be heard coming from the area, according to the reports.More details are awaited.
India, Indonesia to boost disaster risk management
India and Indonesia on Wednesday agreed to expand and strengthen disaster risk management and preparedness in the region, "especially aid to victims of disasters".A joint statement issued after one-on-one talks between Indonesian President Joko Widodo and visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and followed by a delegation-level meeting between the two sides, said both countries had agreed upon revitalising bilateral cooperation in disaster management including regular joint exercises between the relevant agencies and training cooperation to augment capacities to respond to natural disasters and humanitarian requirements.Both President Joko Widodo and Prime Minister Modi have also agreed to improving "geodetic data-sharing, methods and infrastructure and further developing early warning systems in the region for forecasting and communicating disaster-related risks and hazards."Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew kites along with Indonesian President Joko Widodo
China plane makes emergency landing after window cracks
An airplane flying from China to Vietnam turned back to make an emergency landing after cracks appeared in a window, just two weeks after another airliner's cockpit window broke mid-flight in the country, state media said today. The Beijing Capital Airlines flight bound for Nha Trang in southern Vietnam with 211 people aboard returned to the eastern city of Hangzhou around an hour after take-off yesterday, the official Xinhua news agency said. "After an hour of flight, the plane suddenly jolted violently," a passenger surnamed Zhang told state broadcaster CCTV. "An in-flight announcement said the plane was encountering turbulence. I have been on a lot of flights and I had never witnessed such strong turbulence. Many of the children in the cabin were scared and crying." Passengers were given 400 yuan (USD 60) in compensation, CCTV said. Several disgruntled passengers refused to board an alternative flight because they considered the compensation too low and were upset that the airline .
Fire breaks out in train in Odisha, passengers safe
Fire broke out in a parcel van of Keonjhar-Bhubaneswar Fast Passenger train in Odisha's Keonjhar district on Wednesday, a railway official said, adding all the passengers were safe.
IAF lends helping hand to douse fires in J-K, Punjab
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has carried out twin "bambi bucket" operations in Mata Vaishnodevi hills in Jammu and Kashmir and Pathankot hills of Punjab to douse major fires, an official said today. "A major forest fire broke out in the hills of Mata Vaishnodevi shrine (in Katra in Reasi district) from May 23, which halted the yatra. More than 20,000 pilgrims were stuck at various places along the track due to major fire", Defence Spokesman Col N N Joshi said. Air Force Station Udhampur was requested by the civil administration to contain the situation and secure life and property, he said adding that helicopters based at Air Force Station Udhampur were immediately pressed into action. "The helicopters were equipped with under slung water buckets which can carry water up to 4,500 litres. In aviation terminology, these are known as bambi buckets", he said. A bambi bucket is essentially a collapsible bucket utilizing a pilot control valve that can deliver a concentrated column of water ...