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Door of Japanese chopper falls off, lands on island
A door fell off an Air Self-Defence Force (ASDF) transport helicopter and landed on a remote island in the southwest of Japan, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.
Trolley hits Jet Lite plane in Mumbai
A Jet Lite aircraft at the Mumbai airport was on Wednesday grounded after being hit by a luggage trolley, officials said.
Maersk ship catches fire near Lakshadweep
A Maersk container ship, with 27 crew members on board including 13 Indians, caught fire in the Arabian Sea near Lakshadweep Islands last night, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) said today. Four of the ship's crew members are missing while the others have been rescued, it said. The 330-metre-long Maersk Honam, which was en route to Suez from Singapore caught fire last night with flames from the main deck of the ship rising up to its bridge (a height of about 25 metres), it said in a statement. The vessel reported an explosion and fire on board and requestedimmediate assistance. The ship was at a distance of 570 kms (340 nautical miles)from Agatti in the Lakshwadeep Islands. The Coast Guard has pressed into action its assets for the rescue operation, it said. "The ship had 27 crew members on board, of whom four are missing. Out of the 27 crew members, 13 are Indians including the captain of the ship," the ICG said. Merchant Ship MV Als Cicero reached Maersk Honam at about 11.25 pm and ...
Bus with 50 onboard falls off flyover
A bus carrying 50 people fell off from a flyover in Cyberabad here on Wednesday morning.However, no one was injured except one.The people in the bus alleged that driver drove the bus in the wrong route which has led to the accident.According to Balnagar DCP the bus driver fell unconscious due to ill health while he was passing through Bharat Nagar bridge because of which, he entered the wrong route.The bus was hanging on the edge of the flyover when all the passengers jumped out to save their lives and the empty bus fell from the edge.
Death toll in Russian plane crash rises to 39
The death toll of the Russian passenger plane that crashed in Syria on Tuesday, has risen to 39, Russia's Defence Ministry confirmed.Earlier, the defence ministry said that 32 passengers were killed in the crash."Russia's Antonov An-26 transport plane that crashed while landing at Hmeymim airfield in Latakia in Syria was carrying six crew members and 33 passengers. Their families will be provided with the necessary assistance and support," the defence ministry was quoted by TASS as saying.According to the updated information, there were 33 passengers and six crew members aboard the aircraft. All of them were military servicemen from the Russian Armed Forces, it added.The plane crashlanded when it was about 500 meters short of the runway. Both the crew members and passengers were killed.It further said that Russian defence ministry's commission was examining all possible versions of the crash.Defence ministry officials said that the crash might have occurred due to a "technical fault",
Tug hits Jet Airways aircraft at Mumbai airport
A Jet Airways aircraft was on Wednesday badly hit by a tug at an airport here.The incident took place at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport when the aircraft was stationed in a parking bay.Airport authorities have been ascertaining further details regarding the accident.No major damages have been reported so far.
Container ship catches fire off Agatti Isle, 4 missing
An explosion followed by a massive fire ripped through a container ship with several Indian crew on board, off the Agatti Islands, an Indian Coast Guard official said here on Wednesday. Four crewmen are reported missing.
Maersk Line says four missing after container vessel catches fire
(Reuters) - Maersk Line, the world's biggest container shipper, said on Wednesday four crew members were missing after one of its container vessels caught fire in the Arabian sea, while 23 crew members were safely evacuated.
Russian plane crash in Syria kills 39 servicemen
A Russian military cargo has plane crashed near an air base in Syria, killing all 39 Russian servicemen on board in a blow to Russian operations in Syria. The Russian military quickly insisted the plane was not shot down and blamed the crash on a technical error. Meanwhile, shelling near the rebel-held eastern suburbs of Damascus killed dozens of people over the past 24 hours as President Bashar Assad's government, supported by the Russian military, pushed its assault on the capital's rebel-held suburbs. International aid workers on a rare humanitarian mission inside the besieged area described dramatic scenes of rescuers trying to pull corpses from the rubble of buildings and children who hadn't seen daylight in 15 days. The mission on Monday to the area known as eastern Ghouta was cut short after the government shelling escalated while the aid workers were still inside, calling into question future aid shipments to the encircled region, the last major opposition stronghold near the .
Strong aftershock as aid starts reaching quake-hit PNG
Critical relief supplies are finally flowing into areas of Papua New Guinea devastated by a strong earthquake, Prime Minister Peter O'Neill said, as another 6.7-magnitude tremor rocked the region today. At least 67 people were killed by the initial quake in the Pacific nation's mountainous interior on February 26, according to the Red Cross, with 500 injured and 17,000 displaced. Aid has yet to reach isolated parts of the Southern Highlands, Western, Enga and Hela provinces, with landslides, ruined roads and dozens of aftershocks hampering efforts. But O'Neill told reporters food, water and medicine was starting to get through, with aircraft ferrying supplies to Moro and Mendi airports in the Southern Highlands. "We are now in the process of delivering emergency supplies," he said late yesterday. "Over the last few days, we've been working with the Australian government, with Exxon(Mobil), with Oil Search and Ok Tedi in particular, in making sure that immediate assistance required by .
Truck driver found guilty of killing 8 Indians in UK crash
A truck driver was today found guilty of causing the deaths of eight Indians in one of Britain's worst road accidents last year. Ryszard Masierak, a 31-year-old Polish national, was convicted at the end of a trial at Reading Crown Court. The jury heard that he was two times over the legal drink-drive limit and had stopped in the inside lane of the highway when he was involved in the crash with a minibus and another truck near Newport Pagnell in southern England on August 26. He had denied the charges of causing the deaths of Nottingham-based Keralite minibus driver Cyriac Joseph and seven of his passengers all Indians. The 52-year-old had been hired to drive his passengers from Nottingham to London to join a European holiday tour group when they met with the fatal accident. The jury is yet to pronounce its verdict on David Wagstaff, a 53-year-old British citizen who was driving the second truck involved in the collision, and will continue deliberations tomorrow. However, it reached a
Minor girl among 4 of family burnt to death in accident
Four persons, including a minor girl, returning from Punjab to Delhi were burnt to death in an accident after their speeding car collided with a divider, jumped to the opposite road and was rammed by a truck on GT Karnal Road on National Highway 1, police said on Tuesday.
Air India to celebrate W-Day with all-women crew
Air India will celebrate International Day for Women on March 8 by operating flights with an all-women cockpit and cabin crew, a statement said on Tuesday.The national carrier will operate a range of wide and narrow body aircraft in domestic and international sector with the help of female employees to salute woman power, an Air India statement said.The airline would fly these specially organised flights scheduled by Amrita Sharan, Executive Director Integration and Industrial Relations and in charge of Crew Management, to all the USA cities it operates to -- San Francisco, New York, Newark, Chicago and Washington -- besides destinations like Milan, Frankfurt and Singapore.The statement said the Air India would also organise a number of women-related events throughout its network to reiterate the airline's constant endeavor to encourage women to have an equal standing in every sphere of the airline's activities.
mjunction to implement e-distribution of coal in Bihar
The mjunction services limited today said it will implement e-distribution of coal in Bihar. The designated state-nominated agency, Bihar State Mining Corporation (BSMC), has appointed the mjunction, for implementation of coal e-distribution in the state. The company said it has already implemented similar projects in West Bengal and Maharashtra. "This will enable MSME consumers to buy coal from BSMC in a fair and convenient manner without middlemen or agents," mjunction said in a statement. Distribution of coal to MSMEs in Bihar will be reinstated after nearly seven years, and Coal India's allocated quantity of coal to the state for this purpose is 3.85 lakh tonnes per annum, mjunction said. "Digitisation of coal distribution will benefit MSMEs significantly, making the process transparent and efficient. The e-platform will make it easy for the state nominated agencies to manage coal distribution and help eliminate dependency on handling agents," mjunction CEO Vinaya ...
27 die as truck falls into water channel in Gujarat
At least 27 persons, mostly women and children, were killed on Tuesday when a truck fell into a water channel in Bhavnagar district in Gujarat.
Metro rail network likely to cross 700 km in few years:Puri
Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri said today that the metro rail network in the county was expected to cross 700 km in the next few years. Addressing an event here, the housing and urban affairs minister said from just 8 km in 2002, as many as 425 km of metro lines are operational as of now in 10 different cities across the country. He also called for the need to devise technologies that would hep in constructing and operating metro systems in sustainable manner in the country. "With many cities planning for metro rail and in next few years, the network length of the Metro in India is expected to cross 700 km," said an official release, quoting the minister. In addition to this, regional rail transit systems are also being planned to unclog the cities, the minister said. He said Delhi Metro, with an operational network of 231 km, was carrying three million people every day and expressed confidence that within a year the network length in the National Capital Region will cross the 350 .
Promoting food fortification for public health: MoS Health
The government is encouraging enrichment of food items with micronutrients to remove dietary deficiencies among its citizens, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey said on Tuesday.
Coal Tar melting dosen't cause pollution: Ministry
The Union Environment Ministry in a notification has clarified that melting of coal tar does not cause pollution of either air or water.
4 killed as truck hits car in UP
Four people were killed and three others injured when their car met with an accident in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria district early today, the police said. The victims were returning to Gorakhpur after attending a wedding here. The driver lost control of the vehicle and dashed it into a roadside tree, after a truck hit it from behind near Pipra village under Rudrapur police station, a police official said. Telhu Sonekar (50), Shrawan Patwa (38), Dharamvir Sonekar (33) and Laloo Jaiswal (28) died on the spot, the official said, adding that the three injured have been admitted to a hospital.
32 killed in Russian plane crash
32 people were killed after a Russian cargo plane crashed in Syria, the Russian defence ministry said on Tuesday.Russia's Antonov-26 transport plane crashed at about 3 pm (Moscow time) when it was about to land at the Khmeimim Air Base in the coastal city of Latakia, the defence ministry was quoted by TASS as saying.According to preliminary data, there were 26 passengers and six crew members on board.The defence ministry is investigating the cause of the crash, but according to sources, the crash might have happened due to a technical malfunction.