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Yoga guru among 3 killed in UP accident
Three persons, including a yoga guru and a Congress leader, were killed on Wednesday in a three-vehicle pile-up on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj district, police said.
Rains bring pleasant weather, gloom for farmers in UP
The city and its neighbouring areas woke up to pleasant weather on Wednesday as gusty winds and a brief spell of rain brought down the mercury but this sudden change also brought in gloom for the farmers as a major part of the wheat crop is lying in the fields.
Indian family missing in US, authorities probing link to vehicle crashed into river
An Indian family of four was reported missing in the US state of California while on a road trip and authorities are fearing for the worst after an SUV matching their vehicle was believed to be swept away by a flood-swollen river, according to a media report. The Thottapilly family, from Kerala, went missing on Thursday while travelling from Portland to San Jose. The search continues for a maroon Honda Pilot that went down an embankment on Friday around 1:10 pm on Highway 101 near Dora Creek, about five miles north of Leggett, according to the Cailfornia Highway Patrol (CHP). The vehicle is the same kind that the Thottapilly family 42-year-old Sandeep, 38-year-old Soumya, 12-year-old Siddhant and 9-year-old Saachi were driving on a road trip from Portland, Oregon, back to their home in the southern California city of Valencia, with a planned stop to see relatives in San Jose, The Mercury News reported. A notice posted on Facebook stated that relatives last heard from the family on ..
Russian helicopter crash kills 6 in far eastern city
Six people died today when a helicopter operated by a local airline crashed in a city in far eastern Russia, investigators said. The Mi-8 helicopter belonging to Vostok airline crashed on a street in the city of Khabarovsk at 11:30 am local time (0130 GMT), the Investigative Committee, which probes serious incidents, said in a statement. The helicopter was carrying six crew members. "As a result of the crash, there are no survivors," the regional emergency services said. The helicopter crashed in a ravine in Khabarovsk, which is located more than 6,000 kilometres east of Mosco and is home to some 600,000 people. No further casualties were reported on the ground. Vostok airlines, which operates passenger and cargo flights, said the helicopter was in a training flight when it crashed around three kilometres from the landing pad and burst into flames. Investigators said the most likely causes of the crash were poor weather, a technical fault or pilot error. They have opened a criminal ...
Cyclone Keni hits Fiji, 18,000 in evacuation centres
More than 18,000 people are still staying at Fiji evacuation centres after tropical cyclone Keni hit the country a day earlier with heavy rain and destructive winds, the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) said on Wednesday.
Pakistan's Punjab Province is poisoning Sindh
Pakistan's Punjab Province is poisoning the people of Sindh by releasing pollutants into rivers which flow into Sindh, according to a grave warning issued by the Sindh Assembly.The Assembly has passed a resolution asking the Supreme Court of Pakistan to take notice of lethal chemical pollutants being released towards Sindh by factories in Punjab as they were virtually killing Sindh.The resolution was moved by the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) parliamentary leader Nisar Ahmed Khuhro to draw attention of the Supreme Court's water commission towards the constant menace of discharge of industrial seepage from Punjab into Sindh's water supply.The resolution states that: ""The House is of the opinion that it is essential that these industrial effluents should be scientifically treated before their release in water channels and expects the water commission to take up the matter with the government of Punjab, since all previous pleas from Sindh in this regard have fallen on deaf ears."He ...
Fire breaks out in building in busy Delhi market, fire officer injured
A fire officer was seriously injured during an operation to douse a fire that broke out today on the top floor of a four-storeyed building in Lajpat Nagar's busy Central Market here, officials said. The injured person has been taken to the Safdarjung Hospital, according to a Delhi Fire Service (DFS) official. "The call about fire in a fourth floor of a building in Lajpat Nagar-II's Central Market area was received at 8:55 AM and 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot," he said. The DFS official said, "A fire officer got injured as a cylinder exploded while he was on duty there." "He suffered burn injuries to his face and hands from the blaze," the official said. The fire was brought under control by 9:50 am, he said, adding that further investigation is underway. Central Market has a number of shops and is one of the busiest markets in Delhi.
One killed as landslide engulfs houses in Japan
A man has been found dead and several people are missing after a landslide engulfed houses in southern Japan today, local officials said. "A man's body has been recovered" at the site of the landslide in a mountainous area of Nakatsu city, a municipal official said. Local officials said the body had not yet been identified, but Japan's NHK television said the man was among six people who had been reported missing by a local resident. The landslide hit in the early hours of Wednesday, and rescuers were searching for five women and one man reported missing after dirt engulfed three local homes. Local television footage showing rescuers and a digger clearing rocks and mud more than 10 hours after the disaster. Landslides are not uncommon in Japan during the country's rainy season, when heavy rain can dislodge earth. But there was no indication that bad weather had preceded the landslide on Wednesday.
Power down as fierce storm hits Auckland
Up to a quarter of homes in Auckland were without power today after a wild storm packing winds of more than 200kmh (125mph) lashed New Zealand's largest city. The storm hit the city of 1.5 million overnight, bringing down trees and peeling roofs from houses, with emergency services saying they were "inundated" responding to calls. Auckland international airport closed temporarily due to high winds and Air New Zealand reported "significant" knock-on disruption for passengers nationwide. At Hobsonville Point, in the city's north-west, the gale-force winds brought down scaffolding on an apartment building construction site, creating a spectacular mess of tangled metal. The official Metservice forecasting bureau said wind gust readings reached 213kmh, equivalent to a category three severe tropical cyclone. Auckland mayor Phil Goff revealed "an unprecedented 200,000 properties" lost power at the height of the storm and the local council said crews were working around the clock to fix the ..
Landslide in Japan, 6 missing
Six persons remain unaccounted for after a landslide buried three houses in Oita on Wednesday in Japan, an official said.
6 killed in chopper crash in Russia
Six persons were killed in a helicopter crash in Russian's Khabarovsk city, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said on Wednesday.
Fire breaks out in Thane mall, cooling operation underway
A fire broke out earlier on Wednesday morning at Thane's Viviana Mall.This comes less than a month after a major fire broke out in a packaging company in Dombivli area here.In the early hours of Wednesday, a fire broke out at a multiplex in Viviana Mall, following which 12 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the blaze.Cooling operations are underway, and no casualties have been reported so far.Further details are awaited.
Small plane crash on golf course kills 6 in Phoenix suburb
All six people aboard a small plane were killed when it crashed on a golf course in a Phoenix suburb shortly after taking off from a nearby airport, police said. The identities of those killed in the Monday night's fiery crash in Scottsdale were not made public. Nobody on the ground was hurt, said Kevin Watts, a Scottsdale Police Department spokesman. Watts said the plane had just taken off from the Scottsdale Airport, but no information was immediately available on its planned destination. Police will release the identities once they're determined by the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office, but it's not known when that process will be complete, said Watts. The Piper PA-24 Comanche went down on the TPC Scottsdale Champions Golf Course the sister to the Stadium Course where the PGA's Waste Management Phoenix Open is held each February. Investigators at the site Tuesday morning examined the burned wreckage next to a tree. National Transportation Safety Board investigator Eliott ..
Overnight landslide leaves 6 missing in southern Japan
Rescuers were searching today for six people after an overnight landslide buried a small cluster of houses at the foot of a steep slope in southern Japan. The landslide, which occurred around 3:50 a.m., damaged four homes in Oita prefecture on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency said. Four people from one house have been confirmed safe, but six are missing from the three others, Japanese government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said. Aerial photographs from Japanese news media showed a denuded swath on a thickly forested mountainside. At the bottom, a huge mound of earth and tree trunks buried houses, blocked the road in front of them and spilled over into fields on the other side. Blue-suited rescue workers could be seen on top of the rubble. The cause of the landslide wasn't immediately clear. It occurred in a mountainous inland area known as Yabakei, which is famous for its fall foliage. Oita is also popular among tourists ..
Kenya official says 17 dead after bus plunges into river
A Kenyan official says a bus has plunged into the Siyapei River, causing the deaths of 17 passengers and seriously injuring four people. Narok County Commissioner George Natembeya said today that 43 passengers survived with minor injuries after the bus ran off the Narok-Mai Mahiu road about 130 Kilometers west of Kenya's capital, Nairobi. The bus was travelling from Kendu Bay in western Kenya to Nairobi. Siyapei resident Jackson Sempele says the bus driver was trying to avoid hitting a truck that had pulled out onto the highway from a quarry. Road accidents in Kenya result in about 3,000 deaths every year.
Probe initiated after navy chopper makes emergency landing
The investigation and defect rectification of the Indian Navy Seaking 42B helicopter, which made an emergency landing at Mumbai's Santa Cruz airport, has been initiated.All crew members onboard landed safely after the pilot followed the laid down procedure following the engine overheating.Earlier, the helicopter made an emergency landing at about 2050 hrs in view of an emergency indication on its engine.
US awards $18.5 billion in recovery grants for Puerto Rico
The US government announced today that it will award USD 18.5 billion worth of disaster recovery grants to Puerto Rico to help repair homes, businesses and its crumbling power grid as the US territory struggles to recover from Hurricane Maria. It is the largest single amount for such assistance ever awarded by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, said Deputy Secretary Pamela Patenaude during a visit to the U.S. territory. "Our goal is to get people back into their homes, get people back to work and to build a stronger Puerto Rico for future generations," she said. The money will be issued through the agency's Community Development Block Grant program. Patenaude said that Puerto Rico planning officials will develop a disaster recovery plan in upcoming weeks. The announcement comes as 54,000 power customers remain in the dark more than six months after the Category 4 storm hit. Officials have said they expect power to be fully restored across the island by May, just days .
Naval helicopter makes emergency landing at Mumbai airport
A Navy helicopter made an emergency landing at the Santacruz airport here tonight, officials said. "All the three crew members and the helicopter are safe," said spokesperson of the Western Naval Command. The Seaking 42B helicopter made the emergency landing at 8.50 PM in view of an emergency indication on it's engine. "The pilot followed the laid down procedure on the engine overheat indication and made a safe landing. An investigation and defect rectification of the incident is being undertaken," the naval official said.
Kangra tragedy: HP HC appoints amicus curiae to prevent such accidents
The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to State Government and schools in connection with Kangra school bus accident.The court also appointed amicus curiae (friend of the court) and asked him to suggest ways to prevent such accidents in future.At least 29 people were killed and several injured on April 9 after a bus of Wazir Ram Singh Pathania Memorial School fell into a deep cleft near Nurpur area in Kangra district.Meanwhile, the court has listed the matter for April 20.Earlier in the day, The Kangra Deputy Commissioner Sandeep Kumar stated that there will be no cultural programme in the government functions for next 10 days.Many people also got injured in the incidents who were admitted to the Dr. RPGMC Tanda hospital for medical treatment.
IndiGo deplanes passenger for complaining of mosquitoes, minister orders probe (Roundup)
Budget carrier IndiGo deplaned a passenger from a flight in Lucknow after he complained about mosquitoes in the aircraft. Reacting to the incident, the government on Tuesday ordered a probe into the matter.