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IAF plane overshoots runway at Mumbai, no casualties
A potential disaster was averted when an IAF aircraft overshot the main runway at the Mumbai international airport late on Tuesday, hitting flight operations for some time, official sources said on Wednesday.
Delhi Fire Service ask public buildings, hotel owners to remove flammable material from corridors
The Delhi Fire Service has appealed to owners of public buildings providing sleeping accommodation across the national capital to remove all combustible material from their corridors and passages within two weeks. The appeal has been made through a notice issued to public buildings like hotels, guest houses, nursing homes and hospitals in view of the Karol Bagh fire tragedy at a hotel in February that had claimed 17 lives. On February 12, a massive fire had swept through a four-storeyed hotel in central Delhi's Karol Bagh, killing at least 17 guests, including two persons who had jumped off the building in a desperate bid to save themselves. The Delhi Fire Service stated in the notice that it was observed during the Karol Bagh tragedy that the fire spread fiercely to the corridors, passageways and staircases due to the presence of large quantities of combustible material, thereby, making the escape of people impossible besides making it a high-risk operation for the firefighters. It ..
One killed in Mumbai house collapse
One person was killed and a senior citizen injured when a portion of a single-storey tenement collapsed in Kurla here on Wednesday morning, officials said.
Two killed as car falls into ditch
Two members of a marriage party were killed and nine others seriously injured when their car fell into ditch at Pandit Ka Purwa village here, police said Wednesday. The accident took place on Tuesday night after the car driver lost control over the vehicle. "Two persons died on the spot while nine sustained serious injuries," Jagdishpur SHO, Ramakant Prajapati, said. The injured have been admitted to the local community health centre.
Car ploughs into young children in Japan, killing two
A car ploughed into a group of kindergarten children in western Japan's Shiga region on Wednesday, killing two toddlers and injuring others, police said. Police said the car veered onto the pavement after making "contact" with another larger vehicle that was turning at a junction in Otsu City. The accident killed a girl and a boy, both two years old, a police spokesman told AFP. "The (smaller) car rammed into a group of 13 nursery school children and three teachers who were walking on the pavement," the police said in a statement. A police spokesman said some of the rest of the group suffered injuries but could not give further details. The children and their teachers were on the pavement near a crossing when the small vehicle crashed into them. Japanese nursery schools regularly take children to the local park for playtime or out on short excursions during the day. "We're very shocked and terribly saddened by this ghastly accident," the company operating the nursery said in a ...
IAF AN-32 plane overruns runway at Mumbai Airport
An Indian Air Force (IAF) AN-32 aircraft on Wednesday overran a runway while departing from Mumbai airport to the Yelahanka air force station near Bengaluru, airport officials said on Wednesday.No injuries have been reported so far due to the incident late on Tuesday night at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport but several flights were delayed.However, according to an airport official, the runway has since opened and flight operations have resumed."We confirm, departing Air Force Aircraft had runway excursion at 23:39 hours at RWY 27," the official said.The IAF military transport aircraft, which overshot the runway was departing for Yelahanka Air Force station near Bengaluru, Karnataka.The runway 27 at Mumbai Airport was shut for operations for a while and AAI issued NOTAM. The secondary runway 32 was used at the airport since the incident.Among the flights which were delayed by at least 30 minutes include AirAsia India I5 302 which was scheduled to depart at 8:05 ..
Blast near Lahore, two cops die
At least two policemen were killed in a blast outside Lahores Data Darbar. The Mayo Hospital here confirmed the two deaths to the media and adding that 15 others were injured. Four to five of them are critical.
IAF plane overshoots Mumbai airport runway
An IAF aircraft overshot the runway at Mumbai International Airport late on Tuesday, hitting operations for some time, official sources said here on Wednesday.
Car ploughs into young children in Japan, leaving several injured
A car ploughed into a group of kindergarten children in western Japan's Shiga region on Wednesday leaving at least four of them critically injured, police and reports said. There was no immediate detail on why the car veered off the road into the group of children in the city of Otsu. "The accident occurred on a road in Ogaya in Otsu City," a police spokesman told AFP. "A car hit a line of about 15 nursery school children out walking. Several people were injured," he added. The local city government also confirmed the accident but had no further details. Public broadcaster NHK reported that four children were in critical condition and that others were hospitalised after the accident. The children and their teachers were on the pavement near a crossing when the small vehicle crashed into them. Footage on local media in the aftermath of the accident showed the car had veered up off the road and onto the pavement. A second car that appeared to have been damaged in a crash could be seen ..
Brazil national museum recovers 200 Egypt pieces after fire
Brazil's national museum said Tuesday it has recovered 200 pieces from its Egypt collection after a devastating fire last September. The collection had 700 pieces and was the largest in Latin America before the blaze. The artifacts recovered include statues, vases and amulets that had been buried inside the casket of a mummy and hadn't seen the light of day since the mummy was buried around 750 B.C. Museum director Alexander Kellner told reporters the museum's recovery effort is being conducted with funds provided by the German government, an online money-raising campaign and an allocation from the previous Brazilian government. He said the new administration of President Jair Bolsonaro hasn't allocated any money for the museum and recovery efforts will soon run out of funding. "Look, all this is going to end, there is no way we can continue," Kellner said. The national museum depends on funding from the Ministry of Education and Kellner said they have not been able to make direct ...
Central government provided additional Rs 2160 crore for drought relief: Maharashtra CMO
Maharashtra's Chief Minister's Office (CMO) on Tuesday said that the Central government has provided an additional Rs 2160 crore for drought relief."Till now, Centre has provided a total of Rs 4248.59 crore towards drought relief in Maharashtra," CMO said.Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the additional help provided by the Central government.This comes after Election Commission of India, acting on an appeal from CM Devendra Fadnavis gave relaxation in Model Code of Conduct to carry out drought relief measures in Maharashtra.On April 30, Fadnavis had written a letter to EC stating that since polling for all constituencies of Maharashtra has concluded, therefore, the apex poll body should ease some norms to allow drought relief work to be carried out in the state."Extreme summer: There are a number of infrastructure works such as drilling of bore wells, repairs to drinking water schemes, irrigation canal maintenance works, etc. which .
Cyclone Fani: 160 injured in Puri, three in Bhubaneswar, says officials
Around 160 people in Puri and three people in Bhubaneswar have been injured and are undergoing treatment in hospital, State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC, Odisha) said giving details of the damage caused by Cyclone Fani and steps taken to bring the situation back to normalcy.It also said that in Puri district extensive damages have occurred to all "kutcha" houses."Structures of temporary street vendors have been completely damaged. Special Circuit House Puri, Office and Residence of SP and Collector have been badly damaged like many other buildings. All telephones and cell phones are down in Puri district," it said on Tuesday.Power supply too has been snapped due to the uprooting of electricity poles, damage to substations and transmission lines.SEOC further said that clearing of roads blocked due to the uprooting of trees is going on and power restoration process is in full swing."Road communication in Ganjam and Gajapti districts has been completely restored. Road clearance and ..
Indian technician killed in Kuwait
In a freak accident, an Indian aviation technician with Kuwait Airways was killed while towing an aircraft at the company's base airport, according to a media report on Tuesday. The technical staff member, a native of Thiruvananthapuram, was towing the Boeing 777 aircraft when the tow bar broke, killing him on the spot on Monday. The technical staff member was killed during a towing accident at the company's base airport on May 6, the Khaleej Times reported, quoting airline's tweet. The report, however, did not identify the deceased technician. No crew members or passengers were on board the aircraft when the incident happened, it said. Necessary investigations are being carried out on the incident by the concerned authorities to determine the cause of death. Kuwait Airways has expressed their regret at the tragic incident, the report said. Towing involves moving of large aircraft from the runway to the terminal or hangar. The victim is survived by his wife and daughter. According to .
Cyclone Fani: Toll rises to 37, Odisha seeks Centre's help to restore power, telecom services
The Odisha government Tuesday sought the Centre's help in restoration power and telecom services in Puri and Khurda districts, worst hit by cyclone 'Fani', due to shortage of skilled manpower, an official said. The state has to install as many as 1.56 lakh electric poles. According to an official, the toll in the cyclone, which hit the state Friday, rose to 37 on Tuesday with two more death reported in Cuttack district as the struggle to restore power, drinking water and telecom infrastructure continued. While 21 people had perished in Puri district, Cuttack reported five deaths followed by four cases each from Jajpur and Mayurbhanj districts. Kendrapara district reported three deaths, Special relief commissioner (SRC) B P Sethi said. "We have sought the Centre's help in providing skilled manpower to assist Odisha in restoration of electricity supply in the worst cyclone-hit districts of Puri and Khurda," Chief Secretary A P Padhi told reporters after meeting with Union Cabinet ..
MHA releases additional Rs 1,000 crore to cyclone-hit Odisha
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday released Rs 1, 000 crores for the restoration of cyclone-hit Odisha as assured by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.A Home Ministry statement said the amount would be in addition to the Rs 341 crore that had been provided to the Odisha's State Disaster Response Force in advance.The extremely severe cyclone 'Fani' made a landfall in Odisha on May 3 causing extensive damage in the state and claiming at least 34 lives.National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) Cabinet Secretary P. K. Sinha reviewed the rescue and relief measures in the cyclone-affected areas of Odisha today. Chief Secretary and other senior officers of the state participated in the NCMC meeting through video conference.Reviewing the relief measures, Cabinet Secretary stressed that power and telecommunications in Puri and Bhubaneswar need to be restored on the "priority basis" and directed the concerned state and central officials to work in close coordination in this regard.While
Keralite killed in freak mishap in Kuwait airport
: In a freak mishap, a Keralite working as a technical staff of Kuwait Airways was killed after he was caught under the wheels of an empty Boeing 777 while it was being towed at an airport there on Monday. Anand Ramachandran (36) was standing close to the aircraft and inspecting the towing process when the mishap occurred, Biju Nair, his close relative, told PTI. His mortal remains would be brought here by 4 AM Wednesday morning, he said. "All formalities are over and his mortal remains will reach thiruvananthapuram by 4 AM tomorrow", he said. Confirming the incident, Kuwait Airways said on Twitter that the tragic accident occurred on Monday at 3.10 PM (local time) when the technical staff was engaged in towing the aircraft from the airport yard to Terminal 4. There were no passengers and crew in the aircraft. Necessary investigations were being carried out on the matter by the official authorities concerned to determine the cause of the accident, it said expressing regret
M'rashtra gets Rs 2,160cr more from Centre for drought relief
The Centre has released another installment of Rs 2,160 crore to the Maharashtra government for taking drought mitigation measures, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Tuesday. Fadnavis also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving the funds to the state, where a number of districts are in the grip of drought, from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF). "Thank you Hon PM @narendramodi ji for giving another installment of Rs 2160 crore towards drought mitigation measures from NDRF in the state of Maharashtra!" Fadnavis tweeted. The total central assistance received so far is Rs 4248.59 crore, the chief minister said on the micro-blogging site. Under attack from the opposition over the issue of drought, the Fadnavis government was recently allowed by the Election Commission to take relief measures in the state after it had sought relaxation of the model code of conduct.
Russia probes pilot error after deadly plane blaze
Russian investigators were on Tuesday considering pilot error as the cause of a crash-landing that saw a plane erupt in flames at Moscow's busiest airport and kill 41 people, media reported. The Sukhoi Superjet-100 had just flown out of Sheremetyevo airport on Sunday evening when it sent out an emergency signal and circled back, bouncing on the runway and catching fire. Sources in the investigation told Kommersant newspaper the Aeroflot pilots made a number of errors including flying into a thunderstorm and landing with a full tank rather than circling to use up fuel. Various sources told the business daily RBK the pilots opened a cockpit window, potentially fanning the flames, and failed to turn off engines immediately after landing. Investigators are still examining the black boxes from the plane and have so far given no official reason for the crash. Pilot Denis Yevdokimov earlier said the lightning strike shortly after take-off caused the aircraft to lose communication and forced .
Cyclone death toll increases to 37 in Odisha
The death toll due to cyclone Fani has increased to 37 in Odisha, said an official on Tuesday.
Recent airline crashes run against trend toward safer flying
With plane crashes making headlines over the weekend, one in Florida with no fatalities and another in Russia that killed dozens, travelers might question whether flying has become less safe. Aviation experts regard the recent incidents as a statistical blip, however, pointing out that such accidents and fatalities are a fraction of what they were as recently as the 1990s. Advances in aircraft and airport design, better air traffic control, and improved pilot training are often cited as factors in reducing accidents. "I don't think we'll ever get to zero accidents, but aviation is still the safest it's ever been," said Seth Young, director of the aviation program at Ohio State University. In the U.S., no airline passengers were killed in accidents from 2009 until April 2018, when a woman on a Southwest Airlines jet died after an engine broke apart in flight. Worldwide, there were more than 50 fatal airline accidents a year through the early and mid-1990s, claiming well over 1,000 ...