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Massive operation on to rescue students from TN forest fire

Authorities in Tamil Nadu were engaged in a massive operation on Sunday to rescue some students caught in a forest fire in Theni district, with Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman saying the IAF has also been pressed into service.

8 killed, 4 injured in auto-truck collision in Bihar

Eight persons, including three women, were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between an autorickshaw and a truck in Bihar's Samastipur district today, the police said. The accident occurred when the autorickshaw overtook a car and came in front of the speeding truck coming from the opposite direction near Harpur Alauth village, Musrigharari police station SHO Kamal Ram said. All the victims were occupants of the autorickshaw. Of the four injured, who had been admitted to a private clinic in Musrigharari, the condition of two was serious and were referred to a Samastipur hospital, Ram said. Police seized the truck while its driver and cleaner fled, the SHO said. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to each of the deceased. Kumar also directed the officials concerned to ensure better treatment of the injured persons, an official release said.

Fire in Kolkata plastic godown, no casualty

A massive fire broke out at a plastic godown in Kolkata's Dhapa area on Sunday afternoon.At least 10 tankers were deployed to douse the flames, a fire brigade official said."There is no casualty," he revealed.The official added, "Main challenge was to stop the fire from spreading as a slum is just adjacent to the place of incident, we were successful in doing the same.

Liquor shop, load carrier set ablaze in J&K

A liquor shop and a load carrier were allegedly set ablaze by protesters in separate incidents in R S Pura and Samba areas of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said today. However, no one was injured, he said. A wine shop was torched in Badyal village of R S Pura, on the outskirts of Jammu city, this morning, he said, adding that villagers had been demanding over the past couple of days that the shop be shifted, he added. The official said an FIR was registered in this connection. A load carrier transporting buffaloes was set on fire in Bishnah area of Samba district late last night, he said. The driver deserted the vehicle and fled from the scene after seeing a mob signalling him to stop the vehicle, the official said. The people later freed the buffaloes and set the vehicle on fire. A case was registered and further investigation was on, he said.

Fire breaks out during cracker testing, no casualty

A number of crackers caught fire during testing near a cracker manufacturing unit at Changripota under Mahestala police station area in South 24 Parganas district today, the police said. No casualty was reported. The workers were testing a cracker near the unit and sparks from it fell on other crackers kept nearby causing the fire. The workers used the water of nearby canal to put out the fire, the police said. A fire tender had also gone there but by that time, the blaze was extinguished.

2 killed, 3 injured after car hits traffic signal pole

Two men were killed and three women injured when their car crashed into a traffic signal pole in northwest Mukherjee Nagar, police said today. The accident occurred at around 2.45 am on the intervening night of March 10 and 11 when the driver of the car lost control over his vehicle and ended up hitting the central verge at T-Point, Hudson Lines, they said. The deceased have been identified as Ritesh Dahiya and Siddharth, both in their 20s. Three women occupants of the car, including the driver, sustained injuries, police said. The driver was under the influence of alcohol, said Aslam Khan, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest). Police said the woman driver was arrested after being discharged from the hospital.

Fire in Kolkata plastic factory, none injured

A fire gutted a plastic factory in Kolkata's Dhapa area on Sunday afternoon, though no one was injured, a fire official said.

69 parents jailed for allowing minors drive on roads in Hyd

Cracking the whip against underage driving, as many 69 parents have been jailed in Hyderabad over the past one month for allowing their minorchildren to drive, police said. The Hyderabad Traffic Police (HTP), as part of its campaign against underage driving found minors in the age group of 14-16 years, driving bikes,scooters and cars and in some cases even three-wheelers, without drivinglicences, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) A V Ranganath said. Subsequently, the parents (fathers) of the 69 teenagers were produced before the local courts, which sent them to jail ranging from one-day to three-dayimprisonment apart from imposing fines for the violation of rules pertaining to underage driving. HTP launchedthe drive against underage driving in the first week of Februaryin the wake of series of road accidents in Hyderabad during January inwhich five minors were killed, the DCP said. "We have been imposing fines through the courts for the past two years. But it did .

At least 16 dead as lightning strikes Rwanda church

At least 16 people were killed and dozens more injured after lightning struck a Seventh-Day Adventist church in Rwanda, a local official said today. Fourteen victims were killed on the spot as lightning hit the church in the Nyaruguru district in the Southern Province on Saturday, local mayor Habitegeko Francois told AFP over the phone. Two others died later from their injuries, he said. He added that 140 people involved in the incident had been rushed to hospital and district health centres, but that many had already been discharged. "Doctors say that only three of them are in critical condition but they are getting better," he said. According to the mayor, a similar accident took place on Friday when lightning struck a group of 18 students, killing one of them.

Four killed in a bus-car collision

Four people were killed and four got injured in a road accident in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday.The accident took place after a bus and a car rammed into each other on the Bangalore and Chennai national highway near Madhavanagar area of the district.Reportedly, the bus driver whose attention got diverted, lost control, and rammed into the car travelling in the opposite direction.The injured are being treated in the Chittoor Government Hospital.The victims were on their way to Tirupati Tirumala when the mishap occurred.

Two bikers killed in accident in Badaun

Two persons were killed when their motorcycle rammed into a stationary tractor this morning, police said. According to Additional Superintendent of Police Kamal Kishore, the accident took place at village Sirauli where Pravesh Kumar (25) and Jitendra (23) lost their lives. The intensity of the collision was such that both riders died on the spot, he said. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination, he added.

Boy falls into borewell in MP, rescue operations on

Rescue operations were underway to save a four-year-old boy in a Madhya Pradesh village after he fell into an open borewell, officials said on Sunday.

Fire in plastic godown, no casualty

A fire today broke out at a godown at Dhapa area in the northern part of the city. Ten fire tenders were pressed into service to contain the flames which broke out in the godown of a plastic factory around 2 pm, a fire brigade official said. There was no report of any casualty, he said. "The fire brigade personnel, with the help of local people, have managed to contain the flames from spreading to nearby slums," the official added. Member, Mayor-in-Council, Swapan Samaddar, have reached the spot to take stock of the situation.

Fire at Delhi Vidhan Sabha, none injured

A fire broke out in the generator room of Delhi Vidhan Sabha today, Delhi Fire Services said. A call informing about the blaze was received at 10.50 am and three fire tenders were rushed to the spot, an official of the department said, adding the fire was doused by 11.30 am. No injuries were reported in the incident, the official said.

Each railway division to have advanced simulators to train loco drivers

Train drivers will undergo advanced training on digital crew simulation systems with 3D technology to improve their alertness and enhance safety in train operations.

Lightning kills 16 in Rwanda

At least 16 people were killed and dozens others injured after being struck by lightning in the past two days in southern Rwanda, an official said on Saturday.

Man's severed leg used as pillow in Jhansi hospital

In a shocking incident of medical negligence, a road accident victim's severed leg was allegedly used as a pillow to prop him up in the emergency ward of a government-run hospital in Jhansi.The incident is of Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, where the victim claimed that the hospital staff put his amputated leg under his head in order to help him.After the case came to light, Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College principal Sadhna Kaushik assured strict action against those who are found guilty."He was given immediate medical aid. The doctor looked for something to raise his head. Patient's attendant used the leg for the same. We've set up a committee. Strict action will be taken if our staff is found to be at fault," she added.She also informed that a four-member committee was constituted to find out as to who put the severed leg under the patient's head.Later the Principal of Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College Sadhna Kaushik informed that a senior resident orthopedic doctor, an EMO ..

35,000 people run in largest-ever Jerusalem Marathon

More than 35,000 people, including some 4,000 from outside Israel, ran in the eighth annual Jerusalem Marathon on Friday, the largest number yet in the annual race.

Indian Coast Guard chopper crashlands near Mumbai

A Chetak helicopter of the Indian Coast Guard crashlanded near Mumbai on Saturday, an official said adding that all the crew members were safe, though one pilot sustained minor injuries.

UK may have breached human rights over Grenfell Tower: UN

The UK government may have failed to comply with its international human rights obligations over the Grenfell Tower fire, which killed 79 people and left hundreds homeless, according to the UN.