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Two farmers shot dead in UP's Sambhal
Two farmers were shot dead by unknown miscreants in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district on late Friday night.The incident took place when the farmers namely Rajpal and Jagram went to work on their fields yesterday evening when at about 12 a.m., unknown miscreants appeared and shot them farmers dead.The district police along with the forensic team reached the field immediately after the family informed them about the same.However, no evidence has been recovered by the police yet.According to the family, neither of the two dead had any disputes with someone else.Further investigation is underway.
One killed as J&K Deputy CM's cavalcade meets with an accident
A cameraman was killed and three other persons were injured on Saturday when a vehicle of Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister's cavalcade met with an accident here.
6.1-magnitude quake rocks Philippines
An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck the Philippines' Luzon island on Saturday without any reports of casualties, damage or a tsunami alert.
Train engine catches fire in UP's Mahoba district, none injured
The engine of Udaipur City Express caught fire in neighbouring Mahoba district this afternoon, but no one was injured in the incident, a railway official said. The train was on its way to Udaipur from Khajuraho. The driver stopped the train as soon as he saw smoke emanating from the engine between Kulpahad and Harpalpur railway stations, the PRO of Jhansi railway station, Manoj Singh, said. Railway and GRP officials rushed to the spot and the fire was brought under control within half an hour, he said. The train resumed its onward journey around 3 pm after the engine was repaired. Traffic on the route was normal, the official said, adding the cause of the fire was not immediately known.
Glare on Southwest highlights tense relationship between management, mechanics
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal investigators were assigned last year to monitor Southwest Airlines' maintenance operations, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday, after whistleblower complaints of mistreatment of mechanics raised safety concerns.
1 killed, 5 hurt as vehicle in JK Dy CM's convoy falls into canal
A vehicle in Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta's convoy skidded off the road and fell into a canal here today, killing a photographer of the state's information department and injuring five others, police said. The deceased was identified as Suram Singh (50), the police said, adding that the driver and four passengers were among the injured. The accident took place near the Greater Kailash area, on the outskirts of Jammu, when Kumar's convoy was returning from a function, a senior police official said. The driver escaped with minor injuries and Singh's body was retrieved from the vehicle, the official added. Ruling out rash driving, Gupta said the accident took place as the driver lost control of the vehicle. "I will visit the deceased's family to personally express my condolences," the deputy chief minister added.
Mirwaiz questions CRPF denial about Srinagar youth's killing
Senior separatist leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Saturday uploaded a video clip on his twitter handle showing a youth being over run by a security forces vehicle.
Van falls into river in China; 8 senior citizens killed
A minivan carrying nine senior citizens fell into a river in China's south Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, killing eight people. The vehicle fell into the river in Shantou Township of Cangwu County on Thursday night. Eight people were killed while one was missing. All nine people were local senior citizens, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Rescuers were searching for the missing person, the report added.
Japan's Minister inspects Ahmedabad Metro project
Japan's Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism, Tsukasa Akimoto visited Ahmedabad on Saturday to take stock of the on-going progress being made on Indo-Japan speed rail project.He visited Ahmedabad's railway station and the construction site of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) project.Akimoto said, " It is the most difficult and complex site for construction. I see that Indians have an interest and expectations from Japanese in regard to this project. Now, I understand Japan has a bigger responsibility to reach expectations of Indians. When I go back to Japan, I will convey this enthusiasm and expectations of Indians to Japanese Government."He added that Japan will cooperate with India on the MAHSR project."Even Japan is helping Indian Railways to enhance safety in railways. Today, when we reached the site, I saw everyone was wearing safety gear as we had also insisted on ensuring safety at work. I was happy with the focus on safety ..
3 LeT militants killed in encounter in JK
A major terror attack was foiled by the Jammu and Kashmir Police today and three Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed on the outskirts of Srinagar, police said. Based on an intelligence input, the Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel cordoned off an under-construction building, near the Chattabal area this morning, police said. "All the three militants are neutralised and I believe it was a Lashker-e-Taiba module," Inspector General of Police (Kashmir Range) Swayam Prakash Pani said, adding, "On the basis of the materials recovered from the site, it was found that the terrorists belonged to the outlawed LeT." The operation was conducted swiftly and it was over in four hours with no collateral damage, Pani said, adding that four security personnel, who had received injuries during the operation, were stable now. "Utmost precaution was taken to ensure the safety and security of the people living in the ...
Strong quake jolts eastern Philippines, no damage reported
A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake was detected off the eastern Philippines today, but there were no immediate reports of any damage or casualties, authorities said. The epicentre of the quake -- which struck at 2:19 pm -- was about 310 km east of the capital Manila in the Philippine Sea, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. The US Geological Survey reported that the earthquake was 6.1-magnitude, but Philippine authorities said it was 5.9-magnitude. The USGS said the epicentre was at a depth of 17.9 km. Local authorities in areas close to the epicentre said the tremors were not strong enough to cause serious damage.
3 militants killed in encounter in JK
Three militants were gunned down by security forces in an encounter on the outskirts of Srinagar today, police said. The identity of the three was being ascertained, they added. A civilian was killed in an accident near the encounter site, after a speeding vehicle hit him. Minor clashes between protesters and the securitymen were reported from near the encounter site. The protesters were chased away by the police. There is a heavy police deployment in the area. The militants were killed at Tabela Chattabal, near the Safakadal area. A police official said a CRPF officer suffered minor injuries during the gunfight and was admitted to hospital. "One person, identified as Adil Ahmad Yadoo, was brought to the SMHS hospital, where the doctors declared him brought dead. According to the medical bulletin, the man died in a road accident at Noorbagh," a police spokesman said. However, locals alleged that Yadoo was shot at by the security forces. The encounter broke out this morning after the ..
4, including children, dead in Delhi fire incidents
Four persons, including two children, died in two separate fire incidents in south and northwest Delhi, a fire department official said today. In the first incident, a boy and his sister were charred to death after an air conditioner compressor exploded at their home in northwest Delhi's Adarsh Nagar area, the official said. A call was received at 11.15 pm about the fire and it was doused within an hour, he said. In the second incident, two people died in a fire at a tent godown in south Delhi's Kotla Mubarakpur area, he said. A call was received at 3 am about the blaze and 10 fire-tenders were rushed. The fire was doused by 5.45 am, he added.
Vehicle crushes Srinagar civilian in clashes during gunfight
A civilian was killed after being hit by a vehicle during protests by residents of an old Srinagar city area amid a gunfight between security forces and militants.
J&K encounter: Security forces kill militant, civilian dies in clashes
Security forces today killed a militant during an ongoing gunbattle even as a civilian died in clashes between protesters and law enforcement agencies near the encounter site in Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The militant was killed at Tabela Chattabal near Safakadal area. A police official said the militant's body has been spotted but was not retrieved as the operation is still under way. The militant has not been identified yet. The official said a CRPF officer suffered minor injuries during the gunfight and has been admitted to a hospital. Protesters pelted stones at security forces engaged in the counter-militancy operation in Chattabal and adjoining areas, triggering clashes, the official said. He said several civilians were injured in the clashes and one of them died at a hospital here. "One person identified as Adil Ahmad Yadoo was brought to SMHS hospital whom doctors declared brought dead. Medical bulletin suggests that the person died due to a crush injury in a .
Waymo self-driving van involved in crash
We are still years away from autonomous vehicles taking over our roads. In a latest instance which makes us question the safety of self-driven vehicles, a Waymo minivan was involved in a crash in Chandler, Arizona.The self-driving minivan was in autonomous mode with an occupant behind the wheel at the time of the crash who sustained minor injuries.The police said that a Honda sedan which was traveling eastbound had to swerve to avoid striking a vehicle. In doing so, it ended up striking the Waymo vehicle which was travelling at a slow speed and in autonomous mode, The Verge has reported.Self-driving vehicles might be the future of transportation. However, they lack the intelligence required to maneuver according to the real-time situations on the road.In March, Uber's self-driving vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian. This compelled the cab aggregator to stall all of its autonomous vehicle tests nationwide.
Yogi Adityanath meets rain, dust storm affected people at Agra hospital
After calling off his campaigning in the poll-bound state of Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday met rain and dust storm affected people at a hospital in Agra.He, along with other officials, interacted with the victims here and reviewed the relief measures being taken by the district administration.The Uttar Pradesh chief minister left the campaigning in Karnataka on Friday and headed for his state to meet the victims after facing a backlash from the opposition.Adityanath was scheduled to campaign for three days in the state for the assembly polls. He held as many as eight rallies in different parts of Karnataka on Friday before returning to Agra.This came after Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah took a swipe at Adityanath for not being available at a time when his state had been hit by a massive thunderstorm which claimed over 70 lives."At least 64 people have lost their lives due to a storm in Uttar Pradesh. My heartfelt condolences to the families
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano jolts with lava, quakes and gas
Sputtering lava, strong earthquakes and toxic gas jolted the southern part of the Big Island of Hawaii as magma shifted underneath a restless Kilauea volcano. The trifecta of natural threats forced stressed out residents to evacuate and prompted the closure of parks and college campuses yesterday. Multiple new vents, from which lava is spurting out of the ground, formed in the same residential neighborhood where molten rock first emerged Thursday. At midday, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck - the biggest of hundreds of quakes this week and the largest to strike the state in 43 years. Residents were also warned to watch out for dangerous levels of sulfuric gas. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory spokeswoman Janet Babb said the earthquakes reflected the volcano adjusting to the shifting magma. "The magma moving down the rift zones, it causes stress on the south flank of the volcano," Babb said. "We're just getting a series of earthquakes." She said scientists were studying whether the quakes
Two children killed in Delhi fire
Two children were burnt to death in a massive blaze here, a fire official said on Saturday.
6.9-magnitude quake jolts Hawaii as residents flee volcanic eruptions
A massive quake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale jolted Hawaii residents were evacuating from their homes following a volcanic eruption that has not showed any signs of slowing down, authorities said.