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JK govt welcomes award of contract by NHAI in Srinagar semi-ring road project
The Jammu and Kashmir government today welcomed the formal award of the Srinagar Semi-Ring Road project by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Minister of Public Works Naeem Akhtar said. Earlier today, the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said the NHAI had awarded the Rs 939 crore-project for the construction of the proposed Srinagar Semi-Ring Road to Ramky Infrastructure. "The NHAI has issued the letter of award for construction of the proposed Srinagar Ring Road-Bypass from Gallander to the crossing of Sumbal Road," the ministry said in a statement. The 42.10-km road project, with an estimated cost of Rs 939.41 crore, would be implemented on engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) mode, the statement said, adding the construction period was 36 months. The entire greenfield alignment has been proposed on the western side of Srinagar city to provide connectivity to the habitation on that side, it said. It would also provide smooth and easy traffic ...
Mumbaikars remember Kamala Mills fire victims on Holi
A residential society in Mumbai is set to celebrate Holi in a unique way this time, where they will burn a replica of hookah, in the back drop of Kamala Mills fire which claimed 14 lives.The residents of Panchsheel society of Grant Road in Mumbai have erected a replica of hookah to with a message, "Hookah has burnt Kamala Mills and will burn you too."The curator of the replica, Sumit Pendharkar, said, "In this year's Holi, I want to convey a message that we should not consume hookah as it has caused the fire in Kamala Mills, which took several lives and it is too harmful for our health."A major blaze had broken out in the Kamala Mills complex on December 29 last year, killing 14 people and injuring 12 others.The Mumbai Fire Brigade had released its investigation report into the Kamala Mills fire, which identified the usage of coal in a hookah in Mojo's Bistro as a probable cause for the fire.Separately, the residents of BDD Chawl in Mumbai's Worli area have created a 58-feet high ...
Avalanche in Bandipora , one dead
A 25-year-old man died and another was injured in an avalanche in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir while bodies of three persons buried under an avalanche last month were recovered today, police said. An avalanche yesterday struck Hassangam-Malangam area in Tulail area of Bandipora district, resulting in injuries to two persons, a police official said. The injured persons were shifted to sub district hospital at Tulail where one of them succumbed, the official said. He said the deceased has been identified as Abdul Aziz Beigh, while the injured person has been identified as Haleem Beigh (23). Meanwhile, joint rescue team of police, army and state disaster response force today recovered bodies of three persons who came under an avalanche in Kupwara district on February 24. "Bodies of three persons who went missing on February 24 after they were hit by an avalanche at Guchibal Behak in Kupwara district were recovered today by the joint rescue team of police, SDRF and army," a ...
Bodies of three killed in J&K avalanche recovered
The bodies of three persons, who were buried in an avalanche on February 24, were recovered on Thursday by rescue teams in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, police said.
Volcano erupts in Japan
Mount Shinmoe on Japan's Kyushu island erupted on Thursday, authorities said.
Geneva airport temporarily shut after snowfall blankets city
Geneva's airport has been closed "until further notice" after the Swiss city was blanketed by snowfall overnight. The airport's website says passengers should stay away "for the time being" and recommends that they check with their airlines to see if their flights are still scheduled for departure. Authorities did not specify the reason for the closure other than to cite "the prevailing weather conditions.
Man dies in avalanche in Bandipora
A 25-year-old man died and another was injured in an avalanche in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said today. An avalanche yesterday struck Hassangam-Malangam area in Tulail area of Bandipora district, resulting in injuries to two persons, a police official said. The injured persons were shifted to sub district hospital at Tulail where one of them succumbed, the official said. He said the deceased has been identified as Abdul Aziz Beigh, while the injured person has been identified as Haleem Beigh (23).
6 six security personnel killed in Quetta
At least six security personnel have been killed in two different attacks in Pakistan's Quetta.According to The Dawn, the first one was a suicide attack on a check-post of the paramilitary force in the mountainous area, some 30km from Quetta, which killed four soldiers of the Frontier Corps (FC) on Wednesday.While the second attack took place near the Samungli Road, in which two policemen were killed after unknown assailants opened fire at Quetta's Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Hameedullah Dasti's car on Wednesday.On February 14, four security personnel were killed in a similar attack carried out on their vehicle.The assailants have repeatedly targeted security personnel and government officials in Quetta.
Fukushima radiation levels 'dangerously' high: Greenpeace
Greenpeace on Thursday said towns in Fukushima prefecture, close to the disaster-hit nuclear power plant, were exposed to excessive levels of radiation almost 100 times greater than safe levels.
In Syria's Ghouta, rescuers keep finding bodies
In Syria's rebel-held Eastern Ghouta enclave, the bombs have stopped falling from the sky but the dead are still being raised from the rubble. In the town of Hazeh, volunteers from the Syrian Civil Defence known as the "White Helmets" pull one body from the basement of a collapsed home. And minutes later, a second one. "It's carnage down there," says Ali Bakr, a young man looking on with other residents. "People hide underground to shelter from the strikes but even that doesn't guarantee you're safe." Syrian regime forces, backed by Russia's military, intensified their bombardment of Eastern Ghouta on February 18, carrying out one of the bloodiest assaults of the country's seven-year war. More than 600 civilians have been killed in 10 days of air strikes, barrel bombs dropped from helicopters and rocket fire on the area, which is controlled by Islamist and jihadist groups. Now the death toll keeps rising as rescuers take advantage of a lull to unearth bodies still trapped in the ...
Children killed, wounded in Yemen air strike: UN
Two children were killed and eight wounded in an air strike on the northern Yemeni rebel stronghold of Saada, a UN agency said today. A Saudi-led military coalition allied with Yemen's government is the only party known to conduct air raids over areas controlled by Yemen's Huthi rebels. The United Nations Children's Fund tweeted that two children died and eight were wounded in an air raid on Saada governorate on Tuesday. "For how long must #ChildrenUnderAttack in Yemen continue to be killed when it can be avoided?" UNICEF asked. The coalition, which has fought the Iran-backed Huthis since 2015, was last year blacklisted by the UN for the killing and maiming of children. More than 9,200 people have been killed and tens of thousands wounded in Yemen's three-year-old war, which is seen as both a civil conflict and a proxy war between regional titans Saudi Arabia and Iran. The war has triggered what the UN calls the world's largest humanitarian disaster, with 8.4 million people now facing
12 buses gutted in fire in Karnataka
12 buses were gutted in a massive fire, which broke out in Karnataka's Kalaburagi earlier today.The incident took place at the North Eastern Karnataka Road Transport Corporation bus depot number 3.No casualties or injuries were reported so far.The flames were later doused by four fire tenders.An investigation is underway to know the cause of the fire.
Syria's Ghouta enclave assault death toll tops 600: monitor
The civilian death toll in Eastern Ghouta since Syria and its ally Russia intensified their bombardment of the rebel enclave on February 18 topped 600 today, a monitor said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 147 of the 601 civilians killed, mostly in air strikes, were children. The rise in casualties came in part from the discovery of bodies that had remained trapped in the rubble of destroyed buildings by rescuers who took advantage of a Russian-brokered "humanitarian pause" to search for survivors.
JK Govt asks officers to stay alert in view of inclement weather forecast
Jammu and Kashmir government today directed the state administration to stay alert in view of the inclement weather forecast issued by meteorological department for the next three days. According to the MeT department, moderate to rather heavy rain (in plains) and snowfall (in higher reaches) of Jammu and Kashmir is likely from March 1 to 3 with the possibility of heavy rain and snowfall in south Kashmir. Minister for disaster management relief rehabilitation and reconstruction Javaid Mustafa Mir directed divisional and district disaster management (DDM) authorities to be in a state of preparedness in view of the weather forecast. The Minister also instructed the Inspector General of Police, Traffic, to ensure that all precautionary measures are taken well in advance for smooth traffic movement and clearance of stranded vehicles as the inclement weather might lead to a temporary closure of Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only road linking Kashmir with rest of the country.
Private insurance firm moves HC alleging scam in accident claims
A private insurance company has moved the Madras High Court seeking investigation into an alleged scam involving multiple compensation claims over a road accident death by presenting fabricated FIR copies. When the petition by Cholamandalam MS General insurance company came up today, Justice M S Ramesh issued notice to the Tamil Nadu Police, including the DGP, the claimants and the owner of the vehicle, said to have been involved in the accident, returnable by two weeks. The petitioner submitted that it had received three different summons issued by the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal (MACT) on the death of Mohan in a road accident near here on February9, 2017. The company submitted that three different advocates had moved the tribunal in Chennai and Tiruvallur seeking compensation of Rs 42.35 lakh, Rs 35 lakh and Rs 50 lakh for the same case. It noted that there can only be one claim filed over the death of an accident victim. The petitioner said that shocked over the multiple claims,
15 killed, 40 injured in train collision in Egypt
At least 15 people were killed and 40 others injured today when a passenger train collided with a freight train in Egypt, officials said, the latest deadly rail accident in the North African country. The passenger train collided with the goods train near Kom Hamada station in northern Behira governorate. At least 15 people were killed and 40 others injured in the accident, according to the Ministry of Transportation. The injured were taken to nearby hospitals. The cause of the accident was not immediately known. The passenger train was en route to Alexandria while the cargo train was heading to Cairo, local media reported. Egypt's railway system has a poor safety record, mostly blamed on decades of badly maintained equipment and poor management. Deadly accidents have claimed hundreds of lives over the years. According to latest figures by the state's statistics agency, 1,249 train accidents took place last year, the highest since 2009 when the number reached 1,577. In August, 43 ...
Death toll in Egypt's train accident rises to 15
At least 15 people were killed and 40 injured on Wednesday in a collision between two trains in Beheira province, north of the capital Cairo, the Egyptian Health Ministry said in a statement.
Powerloom units gutted in fire in Thane district
Two powerloom units were destroyed in fire in Bhiwandi in the district in the early hours today. Bhiwandi tehsildar Shashikant Gaikwad said that fire broke out at two adjoining powerloom units situated in Padma Nagar area of Kaneri about 4 am. Four fire engines from Bhiwandi and Kalyan were rushed to the spot to douse the fire, he said, adding there were no casualties, but a stock of finished goods and raw material was completely gutted. Some families living in the area were shifted out of harm's way, he added. The cause of fire was yet uncertain, he said. Elsewhere, Thane Regional Disaster Management Cell head Santosh Kadam said four vehicles -- three cars and an auto rickshaw -- parked near Sainath building at Kasheli toll Naka were gutted in fire in the early hours, and the cause was uncertain.
Indian killed in road accident in UAE, Asian driver arrested at airport
An Indian man was crushed to death in a car accident in the UAE and the Asian driver who knocked him down has been arrested, minutes before he could flee the country, a media report said today. The unidentified Indian man was killed on Monday as he was crossing the road near Al Mafraq bridge towards Dubai. After knocking him down, the Asian driver, whose identity was not revealed, fled the spot and left his vehicle behind, Khaleej Times reported. He rushed to the airport and booked a flight in a bid to escape from the country. However, the Abu Dhabi Police nabbed the Asian 30 minutes before the flight's departure, it quoted Al Bayan Arabic newspaper as reporting. Brigadier Ali Khalfan Al Dhaheri, director-general of central operations, said that they received information on Monday that a man had been rammed by a vehicle. Police teams swung into action and reached the site, only to find that the driver had fled. The Indian man was provided first aid. However, he succumbed to his ...
12 killed in Egypt train accident
At least 12 people died and 15 others were injured when two passenger trains collided with each other in Beheira Governorate in Egypt on Wednesday.According to the country's health ministry, the death toll is likely to rise, reports Egyptian channel Extra News.While the reason behind the accident is yet to be ascertained, the rescue workers, along with 30 ambulances, are present at the spot, reports Sputnik.44 people were killed and nearly 180 others were injured after two passenger trains had collided near Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria in August last year.