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Grand Canyon helicopter crash victim dies, 3 still critical
A British tourist who was pulled from the wreckage of a fiery helicopter crash in the Grand Canyon died from his injuries, according to Nevada authorities. Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg confirmed in a statement that Neil Udall, 31, died at University Medical Center of Southern Nevada. He had been with a group of fellow Britons visiting Las Vegas when a sightseeing helicopter they were flying in crashed in part of the Grand Canyon on Feb. 10. Three of Udall's friends died. Udall was one of four people, including the pilot, who were hospitalized after the crash on Thursday. The other survivors are the 42-year-old pilot Scott Booth; Ellie Milward, 29; and Jennifer Barham, 39. Hospital spokesman Scott Kerbs said all three remained in critical condition. The crash killed veterinary receptionist Becky Dobson, 27; her boyfriend Stuart Hill, a 30-year-old car salesman; and his brother, Jason Hill, a 32-year-old lawyer. The friends, who were in Las Vegas to celebrate Stuart Hill's ...
Fire breaks out at Mumbai godown
Fire broke out at a godown in Mumbai's Jogeshwari area.The godown belonged to the company, Ishant Chemical Compound.Four fire tenders rushed to the spot.No casualty or loss of property has been reported yet.
Chennai: 2 held with 40,000 Malaysian currency
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Thursday apprehended two passengers with 40,000 Malaysian currency at the Chennai airport.The accused have been identified as Krishnan Padmanaban and Karunanithi Rajathi, who were supposed to travel to Kuala Lumpur via Colombo by Sri Lankan Airlines Flight. They were carrying cash worth Rs 6.4 lakh."Our team noticed suspicious activities of two passengers while entering the terminal. During the screening of their hand baggage, images of currency bundles were found. The matter was then informed to the customs official," the CISF officials said."Both the passengers along with the recovered cash have been handed over to customs officials for further legal action," the CISF added.A case has been registered and an investigation is underway.
Road crash that killed 8 Indians was entirely avoidable, UK court told
One of Britain's worst road accidents that claimed the lives of eight Indians last year was an "entirely avoidable" collision with the most "catastrophic" and tragic consequences, a UK court was told today. At the opening of a trial at Reading Crown Court, the prosecution laid out the case against two truck drivers charged with dangerous driving. They are accused of causing the death to Nottingham-based Keralite minibus driver Cyriac Joseph and seven of his Indian passengers. 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 near Newport Pagnell in southern England on August 26. Ryszard Masierak, a 31-year-old Polish national, and David Wagstaff, a 53-year-old British citizen, both deny eight counts of death by dangerous driving. Masierak, who was twice the drink-drive limit behind the wheel of his truck, stopped for 12 minutes in the slow lane of the highway just before the ...
Minor fire at ancient temple in TN damages pooja articles
A minor fire in a 1000-year old temple near here damaged pooja articles, clothes and an almirah kept in the sanctum sanctorum today, police said. No one was injured in the fire at the Karuppur Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple. The blaze was doused by fire and rescue service personnel in an half-hour long operation, they said. The idol of the deity was intact, they said. The mishap comes close on the heels of a major blaze in the Goddess Meenakshi temple in Madurai that destroyed 40 shops and anther minor fire at Sri Athi Kumbeswarar temple here earlier this month. According to police, in the incident today, smoke was noticed around 1 PM by the locals. Pooja articles, around 50 saris and 30 dhotis and an electronic muscial instrument were destroyed in the fire.
Centre stopping funds for irrigation projects in Bengal : minister
West Bengal Irrigation Minister Rajib Banerjee on Thursday accused the Central government of stopping the funds for various irrigation projects in the state despite its mandate of bearing 50 per cent of the expense.
Indian among 5 killed in road accidents in Nepal
An Indian was among five people killed in two road accidents in Nepal, a media report said today. The Indian was identified as Gauri Shanker Chaurasia, a resident of Siddharthanagar in Uttar Pradesh. The 50-year-old was killed when a bus hit his motorcycle at Dohani on the Taulihawa-Bhairahawa road section here yesterday, The Kathmandu Post reported. Chaurasia's body was taken to a hospital for postmortem, it said. In another accident, at least four persons were killed and three others sustained serious injuries when their jeep skidded off from a hilly road in Dailekh district in Nepal today , police said. The injured were admitted to a local hospital for treatment, police said. The jeep, heading from district headquarters Dailekh to Mahabu Rural Municipality, fell 200 metre down from the hilly road. The cause for the accident was not known yet, police added.
Yogi put UP on path of development: Piyush Goyal
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday commended Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for the law and order situation in the state."Today, there is a great improvement in the law and order situation; earlier one was scared to come to Uttar Pradesh but today the public is feeling relief," Goyal said at an event here."Uttar Pradesh is not backward anymore, it has begun its race on the path of development. Investors will now find a different Uttar Pradesh than it was before," he added.Goyal also commended the UP Chief Minister for breaking the superstition of coming to Noida that was borne by the previous chief ministers, "No one could dare come to Noida, Yogi ji broke that superstition, not once but twice."The Railway Minister further talked about the projects taken up in the state, "A meter gauge line runs in Dudhwa and Katarniaghat, we will run it as a heritage."He also said a coach factory will be set up in Jhansi, and that a similar factory could be set up in Fatehpur if .
5 killed in landslide on Indonesia's Java island
At least five people were killed and 15 were missing after a landslide hit the Indonesian island of Java on Thursday, the country's disaster management agency said.
4 killed in road accident in Nepal
At least four persons were killed and three others sustained serious injuries today when their jeep skidded off from a hilly road in Dailekh district in Nepal, police said. The injured were admitted to a local hospital for treatment, they police. The jeep, heading from district headquarters Dailekh to Mahabu Rural Municipality, fell 200 metre down from the hilly road. The reason for the accident was not known yet, police added.
Toll in Sitapur accident in which BJP MLA died climbs to 5
The toll in the Sitapur accident in which BJP MLA Lokendra Singh died rose to five today with one more person succumbing to injuries during treatment here, police said. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said today he would visit Alampur village in Bijnor tomorrow and meet Singh's family and offer condolences. Singh, who was on his way to attend the UP Investors' Summit in Lucknow, was killed yesterday along with four others when their vehicle collided with a truck in Kamlapur area, police said. They said the accident took place when the MLA's driver lost control of the vehicle, which crossed over to the other side of divider and collided head on with the truck. Besides Singh, the 45-year-old MLA from Noorpur in Bijnor district, his two bodyguards and two others were also killed, police said. The bodyguards were identified as Deepak Kumar (32) and Brijesh Mishra (30), while the other two victims were Tarun Mishra (27) and driver Sachin Chauhan (23), who died during treatment ...
Train shortage, power demand to drive resurgence in India's coal imports
BAMBOLIM, India (Reuters) - Caught between logistical bottlenecks and surging demand from power plants, India will likely increase coal imports in 2018, industry executives said, in what would be a setback to the government's plans to cut the country's dependence on foreign supplies.
Five dead, 15 missing in Indonesia landslide
At least five people have been killed and 15 are still missing after a landslide cascaded down the terraced slopes of a rice field on the Indonesian island of Java today, officials said. The victims, farmers tending their crops in Brebes district, Central Java, were buried under an avalanche of mud and rock around 8:00 am. "The landslide buried the farmers working in their rice fields," disaster mitigation agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said in a statement. The incident followed several days of heavy rain in the mountainous area, about seven hours east of the capital Jakarta. Another 14 farmers were found with light injuries and have been taken to a nearby medical centre for treatment. Rescuers including the army, police and local volunteers are digging through debris to search for survivors, the agency said. Residents have been forbidden from entering the area due to fears of further landslides. "The soil is unstable, if it's raining, it could be dangerous," local sub-district
UP: 3 killed in motorcycle collision
Three people were killed and two others injured in a collision between two motorcycles near Singhachawar village here this morning, the police said today. Chitranjan Sahni (17), Jay Prakash (25) and Sanjiv Sahni (15) were killed on the spot as their motorcycles collided this morning, Superintendent of Police Vijaypal Singh said. Two others were injured in the accident of whom one with serious injuries was referred to Varanasi hospital, Singh added. A case has been registered under relevant sections of the IPC and further investigation is on.
Heavy snowfall on Uttarakhand hills
Heavy snowfall was reported on Thursday from the hilly tracts of Uttarakhand, including Hemkund Saheb, Badrinath and Kedarnath. This has lead to a dip in the mercury.
Chinese officials rule out arson in Tibet Buddhist temple fire
Chinese officials have ruled out any human factor after preliminary investigation into the fire that broke out at Tibet's most sacred Buddhist temple Jokhang Monastery, which is included on UNESCO's World Heritage list. No casualties were reported in the fire that broke out on the second floor of the rear part of the Jokhang temple in Lhasa, provincial capital of Tibet, on Saturday evening. An area of about 50 square metres was burned in the blaze before it could be doused, according to local government. A life-sized statue of the Sakyamuni Buddha when he was 12 years old was intact, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported late last night. Video footage of fires leaping into the sky had sparked concerns about the damage among public. The golden top has been removed in case of collapse or re-burning and protective supports and clapboards have been erected around the statue, the report said. The regional cultural relics bureau said all the registered 6,510 artefacts and the main ...
Fire at Innovative Film City near Bengaluru
A major fire broke out on Thursday at the Innovative Film City in Bidadi, about 40 km from here, which gutted the sets of reality show "Bigg Boss Kannada" and melted down a wax museum, police said.
Fire breaks out at Kochi's Refinery, no injuries
Fire broke out at a Crude Distillation Unit in Kochi Refinery, on Thursday morning.The flames have been controlled, and no casualty reported, said officials here.Refinery has been shut temporarily.More details are awaited.
44 killed in Peru bus accident
At least 44 people were killed and 24 others injured when a bus skidded off the road and plunged into a river in Peru's Arequipa region, authorities said.
44 dead in Peru bus accident
At least 44 people were killed when a double-decker bus plunged down a cliff on the Panamericana Sur Highway in Arequipa in Ocona region on Wednesday.According to express.co.uk, the accident occurred on a curve of the highway bordered by a huge, mountainous slope leading down to a river.Emergency personnel, who were present at the site, said that the bodies of the victims which were swept away in the river located below the cliff were recovered.Police officials have confirmed that 44 people have been killed.The bus was reportedly carrying 45 passengers. However, according to operator Rey Latino, the death toll was likely to rise as more passengers boarded the bus in the middle.President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski wrote on Twitter: "My condolences to the relatives of the victims of the transit accident in Arequipa. We have taken all steps to provide immediate rescue support and transfer victims to the closest health centers so they can be attended immediately."Last month, 52 people died and