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Air China flight diverted after man holds attendant hostage
An Air China flight bound for Beijing was diverted to central China today after a passenger tried to hold a flight attendant hostage using a fountain pen as a weapon, the country's civil aviation authority said. All passengers and crew on Flight 1350 made it safely off the plane after it landed in Zhengzhou city at 10 am due to what had earlier been described by authorities as an unspecified "illegal interference." The flight had taken off at 8:40 am from the city of Changsha in Hunan province and was scheduled to land in Beijing at 11 am. The Civil Aviation Authority of China said in a statement on its website that the plane was diverted when a male passenger held a flight attendant hostage. It said only that "the matter was successfully handled" by 1:17 pm but did not provide any details. The alleged hostage-taker's status was unclear. In its brief report on the microblog Weibo.com, state broadcaster China Central Television included an image of what appeared to be paramilitary ...
Chinese flight diverted after crew member held hostage
An Air China flight was diverted on Sunday after a crew member was held hostage by a male passenger.
Air China flight forced to land for 'public security' reason
State media and aviation authorities say an Air China flight was forced to make a landing in central China for an unspecified "public security" reason and that all passengers made it safely off the plane. China Central Television says on its official account on the microblog Weibo.com that Air China Flight 1350 took off at 8:40 am today from the city of Changsha in Hunan province heading for Beijing, but landed in Zhengzhou city at 10 am due to an "illegal interference." CCTV's post includes an image of what appears to be paramilitary police in combat uniforms and helmets assembled outside a Zhengzhou airport hotel. The Zhengzhou airport says it immediately activated emergency measures and that the airport is operating normally.
Rescuers searching for missing Indian family find body
Rescuers in the US have found the body of a woman while searching for a missing Indian family of four who are feared drowned in a California river. An inter-agency search and rescue team in California yesterday recovered some personal items and numerous parts of a vehicle from a swollen river in which the missing Indian family was travelling last week. Personal belongings of the four members of the family from Santa Clarita in California, who were believed to be travelling through Humboldt and Mendocino County on US-101 while on a vacation, were also found by the team over a two-day period on Tuesday and Wednesday, officials said. Sandeep Thottapilly, 41, vice president of the Union Bank on Santa Clarita, and his wife Soumya Thottapilly, 38, were on a road trip along with their two kids -- Siddhanth, 12 and Saachi, nine -- in the maroon Honda Pilot from Portland, Oregon to San Jose in Southern California, during which they went missing on April 5. The body has been sent for ...
Passenger train derails in MP, 6 injured
Five coaches of the Katni-Chaupan passenger train derailed today between the Salhna and Piparia Kalan stations in Madhya Pradesh, leaving at least six people injured, a railway official said. The derailment occurred around 10 pm, about 30 km away from the Katni railway station, Railway Protection Force Inspector Virendra Singh said. West Central Railway's Chief Public Relation Officer Gunjan Gupta confirmed the derailment and said that further detail were awaited . Singh said at least six passengers sustained injuries in the incident. A relief train had reached the site. The reason for the derailment is not yet clear.
8 injured as passenger train derails in MP
Five coaches of the Katni-Chopan passenger train derailed on Saturday, leaving eight passengers injured.Katni's Sub-divisional officer of police (SDOP) Hari Om Sharma said, "Eight passengers were injured during the accident. Number may rise. Most the the passengers travelling were labourers."The incident took place between Salhna-Pipariyakala in Katni district of Madhya Pradesh.The reason behind the derailment is yet to be known.The rescue operation is underway.More details are awaited.
Coaches of passenger train derail in MP, no information of casualties
Four coaches of a passenger train derailed in Madhya Pradesh's Katni district on Saturday night but there was no information about casualties, a railway official said.
Train derails in MP
Four coaches of a passenger train derailed in Madhya Pradesh's Katni district on Saturday night but there was no information about casualties, a railway official said.
3 of a family among 4 killed in car accident
Four people, including three members of a family, werekilled today when the car in which they were travelling veered off the road and crashed into a tree at Ramnagar in the district, a senior police official said. The driver of the vehicle was also killed in the accident. A four-year-old childsurvived the mishap. The car crashed into a tree killing the mother, father and grandmother of the surviving infant," SSP Janmejay Khanduri said. The family was travelling from Dehradun to Haldwani when the incident occurred. The accident took place 12 Km from Ramnagar near Haldwa Village on the national highway, he said. Pooja Mauria (30), her husband Himanshu Aswal (32), and his mother Saroj Bala (58) were killed in the accident besides the driver of the car Surat Saini, he said. The familywas from Nehrugram area of Dehradun.They were on their way to Goljyu Temple Ghorakhal, Bhowali, when the accident occurred, the SSP said.
Engine driver suspended as locomotive derails
An engine driver on Saturday was suspended after an out of control diesel locomotive derailed near the east end of Anand Vihar station.The diesel locomotive was standing in yard line no. 5A (also an extra shunting line between Platform one and two) at Anand Vihar car shed, according to official sources.The engine started rolling by itself for about 40 m and derailed near the east end of the station with three of its front wheels coming off the tracks.Reportedly, the probable cause of rolling down is suspected to be the failure of hand brakes.As protocol demands, any engine driver has to apply the handbrake when a loco is shut down and "parked".The rail traffic has been smooth so far after the incidentCurrently, the driver has been suspended and an inquiry has been ordered into the matter.
Indian Navy's unmanned aircraft crashes in Porbandar
An unmanned Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) of the Indian Navy crashed in Gujarat on Saturday about 25 kms from Porbandar.The aircraft was on a routine surveillance mission when it lost datalink communication with the Ground Station and crashed on Saturday afternoon at around 1258h approximately 20 nautical miles south-east of Porbandar.Indian Navy said there has been no injury or loss of life or damage to property caused by the crash.An inquiry has been ordered to ascertain reasons leading to the crash.
Ishrat case: Kerala police begins probe into death of Gopinath
The Kerala police has begun investigation into the death of Gopinath Pillai, father of Pranesh Pillai alias Javed Sheikh who was shot dead in an alleged fake encounter in Gujarat in 2004, in a road accident. Seventy eight year-old Pillai, who hailed from Charummodu in the district was involved in an accident on April 11 when he was on his way to Kochi for medical treatment. He died yesterday. Police said they have seized three vehicles involved in the mishap. The probe was only to rule out any foul play in the mishap as some suspicions had been raised by some quarters. However, investigation so far has revealed that it was an accident. A case under 304A (causing death by negligence) has been registered, they said. Pillai's younger brother, who was driving the car, has also said the family was not suspecting any foul play and it was an accident. Javed Sheikh was among the four alleged terrorists shot dead on the outskirts of Ahmedabad on June 15, 2004. The others gunned ...
China's heavy-lift helicopter AC313 passes performance test
China's AC313, the heavy-lift helicopter for civilian purposes, has cleared the performance authentication test by aviation experts, the Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics said today. The authentication committee, led by two Chinese academicians, believed the AC313's technology as well as its performance on the plateau have reached an advanced international level, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The helicopter was developed and manufactured by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China in Jingdezhen City, east China's Jiangxi Province. The AC313 had its maiden flight in Jingdezhen in March 2010. It completed two trial flights on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in 2010 and 2011. Mass production of the aircraft began in 2012. The aircraft is suitable for emergency rescue operations, forest fire response, transportation, offshore operations, medical aid, sightseeing and business trips, the report said.
Driverless loco rolls down track at Anand Vihar station
A shutdown, driverless diesel locomotive today rolled down the tracks before derailing at Anand Vihar railway station in Delhi, an official said, a week after 22 coaches of an express train travelled 10 km without its engine in Odisha. The incident happened at 14:33pm, when the diesel loco suddenly started rolling down the tracks at Anand Vihar station. The possible cause for the incident is the failure of the hand-brake, a Northern Railway spokesman said. "It rolled for about 40m and derailed at a point on the East end of the line by three wheels. All movements are safe and other train movements are normal. The driver has been suspended and an enquiry has been ordered," the spokesman said. Hand-brake is applied from within the locomotive when it is shut down and "parked". "There are dozens of locos that are shut down everyday and parked with their hand-brakes applied and no untoward incident happens if the handbrakes are gripping the wheels correctly," an officer explained. On April .
Boy dies after being hit by school bus, driver held
A 12-year-old boy died and a 10-year-old was injured after a school bus hit them while they were playing near their house here on Friday evening, police said on Saturday. The driver of the bus has been arrested.
Navy drone crashes in Gujarat; no reports of injury, damage
An unmanned, remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) of the Indian Navy crashed in Gujarat today, an official said. No injury, loss of life or damage to property was reported due to the crash, he said. The RPA crashed about 25 kilometres from Porbandar, a Defence spokesperson said. The aircraft was on a routine surveillance mission when it lost datalink communication with the ground station, he said. Another RPA of the Indian Navy had crashed in Gujarat last month.
Several birds killed in storm in Agra: Widlife SOS
Several birds were killed in a devastating storm in Agra on Wednesday night which uprooted trees and affected human lives, non-profit organisation Widlife SOS said in a statement. "The wildlife conservation NGO has attended to a multitude of distress calls about birds such as peacocks, parakeets, kites and pigeons in the past 72 hours and has deployed their rescue units across Agra. Of the most affected were peacocks that were knocked down from trees only to be attacked by dogs. Many had sustained severe bite wounds and unfortunately some succumbed to the injuries despite all efforts to treat them," it said. The organisation's co-founder Kartick Satyanarayan said, While our team has attended to all calls that they come across, the storm has claimed more lives than could have been rescued.
Telangana to name irrigation project after expert R Vidyasagar Rao
Telangana Government on Saturday decided to name Dindi Lift Irrigation Scheme after Irrigation Expert Late R Vidyasagar Rao.The scheme is meant for supplying water for drinking and irrigation in the fluoride, famine affected areas.Taking the decision of naming it after the Irrigation expert, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao signed the file.The move comes as the first death anniversary of Late Vidyasagar Rao is soon approaching.Officials of the Irrigation Department were also directed by the state government that the project be now addressed as R Vidyasagar Rao Dindi Lift Irrigation Scheme."He had communicated to the people in simple language the discrimination and injustices done to Telangana region in irrigation sector and created awareness among the people on several complicated issues," KCR said."His life's ambition was to provide safe drinking water to the fluoride affected Nalgonda district and provide water to the arid lands in the Telangana region," the Chief Minister added.
Nine-year-old girl among two killed in auto-truck crash
Two persons, incluidng a nine- year-old girl, were killed and seven others injured when a truck rammed into an autorickshaw packed with passengers on the Mumbai-Ahmedbad highway near here, police said today. The mishap took place at Charoti last evening when the autorickshaw was ferrying back a group of pilgrims after a visit to a temple fair, Inspector Jaiprakash Gute of the Kasa police station said. A speeding truck collided with the autorickshaw, leaving nine people injured, he said, adding two of them later died at separate hospitals. The deceased were identified as Prachi Andher (9) and Ladkya Babal (30), the auto driver, the police said. The injured were being treated in local hospitals, they added. The truck driver has been taken into custody and his vehicle seized, the police added.
Bihar: 1 killed, 2 injured in suspected Naxal attack
One person died and two others were injured in a train accident suspected to be caused by Naxals in Bihar's Lakhisarai town."In an accident suspected to be caused by Naxalite, a 10-meter long rail piece entered from the top side of the footboard in first General Seating (GS) coach of Maurya Express in Lakhisarai. One person was killed and two others injured in the mishap," the East Central Railways said."Broken railway track piece doesn't belong to running track," East Railways added.The deceased is yet to be identified, while the injured have been taken to a nearby hospital for immediate medical treatment.An investigation is underway.