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BJP leader Vijender Gupta marshalled out of Delhi Assembly
Opposition leader Vijender Gupta was today marshalled out of Delhi assembly while three other BJP legislators staged a walkout to register their protest after their request for a discussion on "water crises" in the city was turned down. As the House proceedings began, opposition members showed bottles of contaminated water allegedly being supplied in various areas of Delhi. Gupta, and two other BJP MLAs, O P Sharma and Jagdish Pradhan, trooped into the Well of the House demanding discussion on alleged water crises in the city. Gupta and Sharma went near the chair of Speaker Ram Niwas Goel, showing him bottles of contaminated water. As Gupta turned the mike, Speaker got angry and ordered him to be marshalled out of the House. The Speaker also suspended Gupta for the day from the House proceedings. To register their protest, other BJP MLAs also walked out of the House.
Six killed, 12 injured in separate mishaps in TN
Six persons were killed and 12 others injured in separate accidents in Erode and Dindigul districts today, police said. Four persons, including three members of a family, were killed when the car in which they were travelling collided with a bus near a bus-stand in Dindigul, they said. The driver and three others, including two women, died on the spot, police said. Two car passengers, who were seriously injured, have been admitted to hospital. In Erode, two persons were killed and ten others injured when a van collided with a lorry, police said. The driver and his assistant died on the spot while seven others in the van were injured, they said. Three persons travelling in the lorry, including its driver, were also injured.
Runway closure hits 120 flights in Mumbai
Some 120 flights were cancelled and many more rescheduled due to a two-day closure of the Mumbai International Airport runway starting from Monday.
Two die, ten injured in accident
Two persons were killed and ten others injured when a van collided with a lorry near here today, police said. Nine persons, including the van driver and his assistant, were in the van when the mishap occurred, they said. The driver and his assistant died on the spot while seven others travelling in the van besides three others in the lorry were injured, police said. The injured have been admitted to hospital.
Congress candidate for WB panchayat polls killed in accident
A Congress candidate for next month's panchayat polls in West Bengal was today killed in a road accident in Malda district when she was on way to file her nomination papers. The candidate, Babita Singh, who was riding pillion on a motorcycle, died on the spot when a truck hit the two-wheeler at Jadupur area on NH24, a police official said. Singh, an aspirant for Maharajpur gram panchayat, was going to English Bazar block office for submitting her nomination papers. Today is the last day for filing nomination papers for the panchayat polls. A Congress supporter, who was driving the motorcycle, was injured. He was rushed to Malda Medical College and Hospital, the official said. The truck has been seized but the driver and the helper of the vehicle escaped, he said. The panchayat elections are scheduled to be held on May 1, May 3 and May 5 respectively and the votes are to be counted on May 8.
Odisha villagers taking steps to protect blackbucks: Officials
Blackbucks in Odisha have found a sympathetic lot in Ganjam district, who actively protect the endangered animals from poaching activities. Residents of Bhetanai-Balipadara area in the district have come to the rescue of the blackbucks by forming a protective brigade around their only habitat in the state near Aska area, forest officials said. Community-led conservation measures, which raised awareness among the villagers, have resulted in their numbers steadily rising since 1998, when the total number of blackbucks in the region stood at 551, they said. In 2004, the number of blackbucks rose to 786, in 2006 to 1,101 and in 2008 to 1,672, the officials said. A total of 58 blackbucks have died in the last three years in the region, mostly due to road accidents, stray dog attacks and old age. "Only one died due to poaching in Aska. The credit goes to the villagers who actively protect the animals," said B K Acharya, divisional forest officer (DFO) of Ghumusar South Forest .
Gorakhpur fire tragedy: SC to hear plea challenging denial of bail to accused
The Supreme Court on Monday will hear a plea challenging a Allahabad High Court order denying bail to the accused in the Gorakhpur fire tragedy case.Earlier on January 8 this year, a major fire gutted the principal's office and an adjacent record room of the state-run BRD hospital in Gorakhpur.The inferno had reportedly destroyed the files related to the case, where an alleged shortage of oxygen had caused the death of 63 children, including infants, within a span of one week.However, no loss of life was reported in the fire incident.Meanwhile, two separate probes were launched into the fire incident by the district administration and the fire department.
4 die in Delhi fire
Four labourers were killed in a fire that broke out in a shoe factory here on Monday, said a fire officer.
Four, including infant, killed in car-truck collision in Guj
At least four people, including an infant, were killed and two others injured when a car collided with a truck here this morning, the police said. The car, carrying six people, was on its way to Mumbai from Bhavnagar when it collided with the truck coming from the opposite direction around 5.30 am at Kural village, about 20 km from the district headquarters, an official at the Vadu police station said. The truck driver fled the spot after the mishap, he said. A woman and a one-year-old child were among the four car occupants killed in the mishap, the official said. The two injured persons were admitted to the government-run Sir Sayajirao General Hospital in Vadodara for treatment, he said. The police registered a case in connection with the mishap, the official said, adding that a search for the truck driver was on.
Mumbai airport runway to be closed for six hours
Thousands of fliers are likely to be inconvenienced as the main runway of the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai will be closed for six hours, on Monday and Tuesday.The runway will be closed between 11 am to 5 pm on both the days.A source said that all airlines were intimated on the development a long time back and no flights will be scheduled during the affected time period.Also, the maintenance work is at the intersection, as no alternate runway will be available during the period.Owing to this, Air India (AI) has has cancelled 34 flights, while it has rescheduled eight of its flights, all domestic-bound.The AI issued a statement, "Due to maintenance activities to the runway at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, the runway will be closed on April 9, 2018 and April 10, 2018 from 1100 hrs to 1700 hrs. Passengers planning their travel during this period are requested to allow for sufficient time, in case of delays, while making their bookings."For Jet Airways, .
Pregnant woman loses baby in ambulance accident
A pregnant woman lost her baby and received critical injuries after the ambulance she was travelling in, hit a divider in Thane's Anand Nagar Sunday morning.The ambulance was on its way from Malegaon to Mumbai with four family members of the woman and driver, who also sustained injuries.The Police officials, traffic police, Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC), and the Fire Brigade rushed to the site with an emergency tender.The injured were shifted to Rajawadi Hospital, Mumbai.
Five injured after quake hits Japan
A 5.6-magnitude quake hit western Japan early today, injuring five people and damaging buildings and roads, as officials warned stronger tremors could come in the days ahead. The shallow tremor was gauged as magnitude 5.6 by the US Geological Survey and 6.1 by Japans meteorological agency on the Richter scale. It rocked the west of the main island of Honshu, 96 kilometres north of Hiroshima, at 1:32 AM (2200 IST yesterday). The Japanese agency urged residents to stay vigilant. "We want the areas that experienced strong tremors to be on guard in the coming week or so against quakes that could be as powerful as the upper five," agency official Toshiyuki Matsumori told a news conference, referring to a Japanese seismic scale with a maximum intensity of seven. An upper five on Japans Shindo scale refers to tremors that make it difficult to walk without holding onto something. Strong aftershocks could continue for two to three days, Matsumori said, and several strong tremors have already ..
Low intensity quake jolts J&K
A low intensity earthquake jolted Jammu and Kashmir on Monday although there were no reports of casualties or any damage.
Three injured after quake hits Japan: agency
A quake hit western Japan today, leaving three people with minor injuries and damaging buildings and roads, local media reported. The shallow tremor was reported as magnitude 6.1 by the Japan Meteorological Agency, according to Kyodo news agency, although USGS gave its strength as 5.7. It rocked the west of the main island of Honshu, 96 kilometres north of Hiroshima. Three people sustained minor injuries while some 100 households lost water supplies and 50 households saw electricity cut, Kyodo reported, adding there was also damage to some buildings and roads. However, no problems were reported at the nearby Shimane nuclear power station, the agency said. Japan sits on the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire" where a large proportion of the world's earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are recorded. A devastating magnitude 9.0 quake -- which struck under the Pacific Ocean on March 11, 2011 -- and the resulting tsunami caused widespread damage and took the lives of thousands of people.
Jet's flight 'brushes' with catering van, all on-board safe
All 133 passengers and crew on-board Jet Airways' Dubai-New Delhi flight deplaned safely after the aircraft ferrying them had a "minor brush" with a catering van at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here.
Jet Airways investigating parking incident
The Jet Airways on Sunday said they are investigating the incident that took place at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, wherein its aircraft hit a food truck.The private carrier spokesperson, through a statement, informed that all 125 guests and 8 crew members deplaned safely and the aircraft is being inspected by a technical team."Jet Airways is investigating the incident, which has also been reported to the authorities," read the statement issued by the spokesperson.Earlier on Sunday evening, a massive accident was averted after the right wing tip of Jet Airways flight 9W 545, travelling from Dubai to Delhi, came in contact with a catering vehicle, as the aircraft was being parked at its designated bay, post-landing.The wing of the aircraft got stuck under the Taj Sats' food truck, on the runway.However, it was taken care of before any major mishap could take place.
Shopkeeper dies in fire at shop in Delhi's Sarita Vihar
An elderly shopkeeper died in a fire at his shop at Sarita Vihar in south east Delhi, police said today. A call alerting about the fire was received around 4.25 AM by the Delhi fire services, officials said. The fire fighters who responded to the call reported recovery of a charred body, identified as Rajesh Gupta,62, from the grocery shop, said a fire services official. The cause of fire was not immediately known but a short circuit was suspected to have triggered it, said a police officer.
Jet Airways plane hits catering van at Delhi airport
A Jet Airways plane, with 133 people on-board, hit a parked catering vehicle at the Delhi airport tonight, officials said. No one was injured in the incident that took place around 8 pm when the Jet airways flight, coming from Dubai, arrived at the Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport here, they said. The aircraft was moving towards its designated parking bay when its right wing hit a catering vehicle of service provider Taj Sats which was stationed on the nearby lane at the terminal, airport sources said. "All the 125 guests and 8 crew members deplaned safely and the B737 aircraft is currently being inspected by the airlines technical team," a Jet Airways spokesperson said. "Jet Airways is investigating the incident, which has also been reported to the authorities," the spokesperson said.
Aircraft hits catering van at Delhi airport
An aircraft, with 133 passengers on-board, hit a parked catering vehicle at the Delhi airport tonight, officials said No one was injured in the incident that took place around 8 pm when the Jet airways flight, coming from Dubai, arrived at the Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport here, they said. The aircraft was moving towards its designated parking bay when its right wing hit a catering vehicle of service provider Taj Sats which was stationed on the nearby lane at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, airport sources said. "No passenger was injured during the accident," a senior official said, even as the airport sources described the incident as "minor" in nature.
Month-long railway safety drive across country: Rail board chief
Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani on Sunday ordered a month-long joint safety drive by the operating and electrical departments at railway stations across the country.