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Odisha: 2 dead, 30 injured after bus falls off bridge
Two people were killed and nearly 30 others were injured after a bus fell off a bridge here on Thursday.The incident surfaced earlier this morning, when the bus, travelling from Bhubaneswar to Bhawanipatna on National Highway 26, near Kalahandi area, fell nearly 30-feet below from a bridge while attempting to overtake another bus.As per the police, around 40 to 50 passengers were onboard at the time of the accident. Out of these, one child and the conductor died, while the injured were rushed to medical centers in Cuttack, Berhampur and Burla."A bus named Manikeswari was coming from Bhubaneswar to Bhawanipatna. While attempting to overtake another bus, it fell off a bridge. There were around 40 to 50 passengers, including children and ladies. All are injured. A child and conductor of the bus died, while six persons are seriously injured. We are sending them to Cuttack, Berhampur and Burla for treatment. The situation is now under control," said Bhawanipatna Sub-Divisional Police ...
4 killed, 3 injured in massive Delhi fire
Four members of a family were killed, while three others sustained burnt injuries on Friday in a massive fire that broke out in north Delhi, a fire official said.
2 killed in Odisha bus accident
An infant was among two people killed on Friday when a bus in which they were travelling fell into a 30-feet deep gorge near Kalahandi in Odisha, police said. Thirty others were injured.
Russian military helicopter crashes in Baltic Sea, two dead
A Russian military helicopter has crashed during a training night flight over the Baltic Sea, killing two pilots, the Russian army said today. The accident happened close to the Russian region of Kaliningrad, sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania, at 23:30 Moscow time last night, the Russian Baltic Fleet said in a statement quoted by the Interfax news agency. "The crew of the Ka-29 helicopter, consisting of two pilots, were killed," the statement said. A search operation has been launched to recover the bodies. The crash comes after a Mi-8 helicopter crashed in a city in far eastern Russia on Wednesday, killing six people. It was operated by the local Vostok airline.
UN launches road safety trust fund
Citing tragic road accidents in India and Canada, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed termed traffic deaths an urgent global concern as the world body launched a trust fund aimed at spurring action to help save lives in road accidents. During the General Assembly debate on road safety here yesterday, Mohammed said traffic accidents are the number one cause of death of young people and are responsible for keeping millions of people in poverty each year. "Road traffic deaths and injuries have become a serious and urgent global concern. Around 1.3 million drivers, passengers and pedestrians die each year, and up to 50 million are injured on the world's roads," she said. "Just in the past week, we have been reminded of the deeply distressing personal realities behind such statistics. Tragic road accidents in Canada and India, to name but two, have left families and communities utterly distraught. I would like to convey my sincere condolences to all affected by these events," she ...
AIIB decides to invest $140M to improve Rural Connectivity in India
Livelihoods of the rural population will be improved by expanding income earning opportunities through better farm-to-market road connections. Moreover, more children are expected to enroll in higher education programs and school attendance is expected to further improve. The road maintenance pilot under the Project will employ more women, contributing to gender equality and income generation.
Hailakandi administration enforces helmet laws
Wearing of helmets has been made compulsory for two-wheeler riders in Hailakandi district of Assam with immediate effect, in view of increasing road accidents in the district. An order issued by the district administration yesterday made it mandatory for two-wheeler riders to wear helmets saying most of the casualties resulting from head injury were due to non-wearing of protective headgears. Punitive action as per law would be initiated against those defying the order, it said. The order also said that the protective headgears worn by the riders should conform to standards. Owners or managers of fuel filling stations were also asked not to sell fuel to two-wheeler riders without helmets.
ISRO raises navigation satellite's orbit
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday successfully carried out the first orbit raising operations of a navigation satellite launched on Thursday.
Family of four killed in Delhi fire
A family of four died after a fire broke out at their house in Delhi's Kohat Enclave on Friday.A married couple and their eight-year-old son and three-year-old daughter lost their lives in the incident.Three others were injured and taken to Ambedkar Hospital.An initial investigation suggested a short circuit to be the cause of the fire.
Massive gas plant resumes operations after severe PNG quake
ExxonMobil's massive gas project has resumed operations in Papua New Guinea after a major earthquake damaged the plant, the US energy giant said today, in a boost for the Pacific nation as it rebuilds after the devastation. More than 125 people were killed and many more injured after the 7.5-magnitude tremor hit the country's mountainous interior on February 26, cutting off villages and knocking out power. The quake also damaged facilities at the USD19 billion PNG LNG project operated by ExxonMobil, the impoverished country's biggest-ever development, in the remote Southern Highlands region. "Resuming LNG production ahead of our projected eight-week timeframe is a significant achievement for ExxonMobil, our joint-venture partners and our customers," ExxonMobil Development Company president Neil Duffin said in a statement. "We will continue to support those communities impacted by the earthquake as we work toward fully restoring our operations." The firm said that LNG exports were ...
4 killed as fire breaks out in a building in northwest Delhi
Four members of a family died due to suffocation after a fire broke out in the stilt parking of a four-storeyed building in northwest Delhi's Kohat Enclave, an official from the Delhi Fire Service said. Three others were injured, he added. A call was received at 2.48 am about a fire in the parking area and 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The fire was doused by around 4 am, the official said. The four members of the family, including two children, were sleeping on the first floor and after they saw smoke emanating from downstairs they tried to escape but were suffocated to death, he said.
Indian-American entrepreneur among dead in Arizona plane crash
A young Indian-American entrepreneur was among six people killed in a plane crash in a suburb of Phoenix in Arizona, authorities said today. They identified him as Anand Patel, 26, the founder of What's Happy Clothing. The plane Piper PA-24 Comanche which was headed to Las Vegas crashed Monday night onto a Scottsdale golf course, some 15 minutes after takeoff from the city airport. On hitting the ground, the plane burst into flames, killing all the six passengers on board. The age of all of them ranged from 22 to 28 years. Anand Patel, popular among his friends by the name of happy, came to the US along with his twin brother Akash Patel in 2009 for studies. He co-founded the clothing line and worked as an event promoter, flying coast to coast with friends and clients on trips that often included stops in Scottsdale, local Republic news paper reported. Anand Patel was "an entrepreneur with lots of energy and lots of charisma," Akash Patel told the daily. The plane crash is being ...
US-India Aviation Summit to be held next month in Mumbai
The US-India Aviation Summit is being hosted next month in Mumbai as a technical, policy and commercial forum by the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation and the US Trade and Development Agency.
Minister apologises to road accident victim who faced trouble due to his convoy
Telangana IT and Municipal Minister KT Rama Rao on Thursday apologised to a road accident victim who reportedly had to suffer in a traffic jam due to the minister's convoy when the latter was being taken to a hospital.Rao took to Twitter and said, "I certainly hope it's not true because that's never been my way of working. If it's true, my most sincere apologies to the gentleman ?? and I also request @TelanganaDGP to ensure that instructions are passed on to policemen so this is not repeated anywhere."Rao also said policemen would be given instructions not to repeat such incidents.Soon, Telangana DGP M. Mahender Reddy tweeted, "Minister KTRs instructions have been given to all the CPs and SPs of the districts to allow medical emergencies on priority despite VVIP/VIP movement."The incident that took place a few days ago got the attention of Rao after a newspaper reported about the incident.The victim, Jitender, a businessman and a resident of Bolarum, was going on his two-wheeler when .
Tesla, NTSB clash over Autopilot investigation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tesla Inc lashed out at the National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday after the agency took the unusual step of removing the automaker as a party to its investigation of a fatal crash in March in which a Tesla vehicle's "Autopilot" system was in use.
Police recovers vehicle parts, personal belongings of Indian family from river; occupants still missing
An inter-agency search and rescue team in California today recovered parts of a vehicle from a river in which a missing Indian family was travelling last week. Personal belongings of the four members of the Thottapilly 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. 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 (No Plate California 7MMX138) from Portland, Oregon to San Jose in Southern California, during which they went missing on April 5. Later, Mendocino County Sheriff declared them as missing persons. Between the two search days, the Swift Water Rescue Teams were able to cover approximately 12 miles of the Eel river, just north of the town
NTSB removes Tesla as a party in its probe of 'Autopilot' crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday it had revoked Tesla Inc's status as a party to its investigation of a fatal crash in March in which the semi-autonomous "Autopilot" driving system was in use, after Tesla flouted terms of an agreement with the agency.
Tesla withdraws as party to NTSB 'Autopilot' crash investigation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tesla Inc said it is withdrawing as a formal party to the National Transportation Safety Board's probe into a fatal March 23 crash in California in which the semi-autonomous "Autopilot" driving system was in use.
Ensure strict implementation of safety norms for school children: HP CM
Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today directed all the concerned departments to ensure strict implementation of safety norms for school children. Thakur said no driver with less than five years of experience be permitted to drive vehicles carrying school children and there should be no past record of any offence against the driver. He also stressed that norms relating to safe transportation of children to school and back home should be strictly and effectively implemented. Presiding over the meeting of senior officers of the state government regarding transportation safety issues pertaining to private schools here today, he said that the school bus accident at Nurpur on April 9 was tragic and unfortunate and effective steps should be taken immediately to ensure that there was no recurrence of such incident in future. Thakur said that the high-level committee constituted under the chairmanship of the chief secretary to regulate traffic safety issues pertaining to private schools
Ganja valued at Rs 1.8 cr seized in Odisha
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Thursday seized 'ganja' valued at Rs 1.8 crore here.