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Three killed in car-lorry collision in Tirupur due to fog
Three persons, including a woman, were killed and five others injured, in a collision involving a car and a cotton-laden lorry in Tirupur district today, due to poor visibility resulting from fog. The mishap occurred on Kangeyam-Vellakoil road early this morning when the car carrying eight persons was heading to the city from Tiruvarur district, police said. While three persons were killed, five others who suffered injuries are undergoing treatment in a private hospital here, they said. Under the impact of collision, the lorry caught fire. However, fire and rescue services personnel reached the spot and put out the flames, they said. Further investigations are on, police said.
Fire destroys 35 apartments in US' Houston
A fire has destroyed around 35 apartments near Houston, the fourth largest city in the US, local fire officials said.
Mild tremors in Tehran
A mild earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale shook the Iranian capital Tehran and its suburbs early on Wednesday, media reports said. No casualties were reported.
Homemade liquor kills 12, sickens 24 in Dominican Republic
Authorities in the Dominican Republic say at least a dozen people have died and 24 more have been hospitalised after drinking homemade liquor containing methanol. Officials say the first deaths occurred last week and the remaining people recently became sick after drinking the same liquor during funerals for the initial victims. Health Secretary Altagracia Guzman said yesterday that officials are trying to find the source of the liquor and no one has been arrested. Authorities say that the deaths occurred near the border the Dominican Republic shares with Haiti and that an unknown number of people also died in Haiti. The liquor is known as clairin and is made from sugarcane.
Suspected Saudi-led coalition airstrike in Yemen kills 25
Yemeni witnesses and security officials say a Saudi-led coalition airstrike on a crowded market has killed at least 25 people, including children. They say today's strike in the western province of Taiz wounded at least 30 others. The witnesses and officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they feared retaliation or were not authorized to brief the media. The coalition could not immediately be reached for comment. International rights groups have accused the coalition of bombing civilian gatherings, markets, hospitals and residential areas across Yemen since the beginning of its air campaign against Iran-backed rebels, known as Houthis, in March 2015. The stalemated war has killed more than 10,000 civilians and pushed the Arab world's poorest country to the brink of famine.
Youth electrocuted in Bengal, power supply office vandalised
Violence broke out at in West Bengal's South 24 Paganas district after a youth was electrocuted on Tuesday while allegedly stealing power, police said.
Guj: Four killed as SUV falls into canal
Four persons died and five others were seriously injured when the SUV in which they were travelling fell into a canal near Kheda village in Kalol taluka of Panchmahal district, police said. As many as 13 persons, mostly migrant labourers, were travelling in the SUV when the driver of the vehicle lost balance and the vehicle fell into a small canal, killing three on the spot, a Vejalpur police station officer said. Six persons, who were injured in the incident, were rushed to the nearby hospital where another person died, taking the toll to four, the officer added. "Most of the deceased were labourers, who were travelling from Devgarh Baria in Dahod district to Malav village for labour work when the accident occured," he said. The deceased were identified as Chautharam Devra, Balwant Naik, Kamlesh Naik, and Arjun Naik, he said. The injured where shifted to the civil hosptial in Vadodara for treatment.
45 motorists fined for using crash bars on their vehicles
The Delhi transport department today fined 45 motorists across the national capital as part of a campaign against vehicles fitted with crash or bull bars. The Union Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways had in a missive earlier this month asked states and Union territories to take action against those who have attached crash or bull bars to their vehicles. "Ten teams were deployed at various places to 'challan' the vehicles fitted with crash bars. The motorists were fined Rs 500 each," said a transport department official. Crash bars lead to safety issues for pedestrians and vehicle drivers. Using crash bars is also against the law. Vehicles have a safety feature that is neutralised by a crash bar. During collision, certain parts of a vehicle absorb the impact, while crash bar transmits the impact to the entire body of the vehicle, causing injuries to passengers, said the official. "The drive will be intensified in coming days with more teams pressed to challan people .
NHAI awards contract for 58.2-km ring road around Jammu city
The government today said NHAI has awarded a contract for construction of 58.2-km ring road around Jammu city. "The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has issued Letter of Award (LOA) for construction of 58.25 km long standalone ring road/bypass around Jammu city in the state of Jammu and Kashmir," the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said in a statement. The construction period of the road project is three years, the statement said. "The project would be carried out on engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) basis," it added. The ring road/bypass -- which usher in substantial socio- economic growth of the area -- will transverse through 56 villages, 9 tehsils and two districts. It will also reduce wear and tear of vehicles and facilitate smooth and hassle-free movement of traffic with provisions of major bridges, flyovers and two tunnels," the statement said. The entire greenfield alignment has been proposed on the western side of Jammu city to ..
Contract for Ring Road around Jammu awarded
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded a contract for the construction of the 58.25-km Ring Road around Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir, said a statement on Tuesday.
Fire in Kolkata's business district, no casualty
A fire broke out in a building in BBD Bag area in the city's central business district this afternoon but there was no casualty, police said. The fire broke out from an electricity meter box in the ground floor of the building, which is located near Kolkata police headquarters in Lalbazar. According to the police three fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the fire, which was done within half an hour.
Coal mine collapse kills 5 in Afghanistan
An Afghan official says at least five coal miners have been killed in a tunnel collapse. Mohammad Ali Hassani, the district chief in Dar-i-Suf, in the northern Samangan province, said another four miners were rescued when the 800-meter (yard) tunnel collapsed today. He says another miner is missing. He said the mine, like many in rural Afghanistan, was dug with little regard for safety, and that those working in it were poor labourers with no other way to make a living.
CM thanks PM for support; Central team in Kerala
The Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today thanked the Centre for its support in the aftermath of cyclone Ockhi even as a central team arrived here to take stock of the damage caused by it. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vijayan specially thanked him for visiting the cyclone-hit areas. The assurance given by Modi that the relief package sought would be considered gave hope to the state especially at a time of crisis, Vijayan said. The state received good support from the Centre to trace the fishermen stranded in the high seas, the chief minister pointed out. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's appreciative words about the state's timely and effective intervention in tackling the situation was an encouragement for the state in taking forward the relief and rescue mission, Vijayan said. The state has sought a relief package of Rs 7434 crore from the Centre to take up various permanent measures for coastal safety and rehabilitation of cyclone affected ...
Bus overturns in Nepal, injures 17 passengers
A passenger bus overturned after crashing into an electric pole in Nepal today, injuring at least 17 people, four of them seriously, police said. The accident took place early morning in Maitidevi area, 3 kilometres from the capital Kathmandu. The bus en route from Purano Baneshwar to Maitidevi overturned as it hit a roadside electric pole and injured 17 passengers, police said. Of the total injured, eight are receiving treatment at the Thapathali-based Norvic hospital while nine others, including four critically injured, are undergoing treatment at the government-run Bir hospital, police said. The police have launched an investigating. Road accidents are not uncommon in Nepal and occur mostly due to poor infrastructure and reckless driving. At least 19 people were killed and 16 others were injured when an overloaded passenger bus veered off a road and plunged into a river in Nepal's Dhading district in October. At least three people, including two women, died and 24 ...
Three drown, four missing after boat capsizes in Ganga
At least three persons, including two women, drowned and four others went missing today when an overloaded boat capsized in the river Ganga in the district, police said. However, three other persons swam to safety, the police said. The incident happened near Temtha ghat under the jurisdiction of Parbatta police station of the district, Gogri Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Rajan Kumar Sinha said. The boat was ferrying passengers more than its capacity. It was carrying around 10 passengers, at least four persons above its capacity, the SDPO said, adding, that the boat capsized due to strong winds and overloading. The passengers had gone to collect fodder in the riverine area, he said, adding, that bodies of three persons were fished out from the river with the help of local divers. Three other passengers swam to safety, the SDPO said. Efforts were on to trace the missing persons, he said.
People in Manipur force suspension of 'sub-standard' road construction
Angry people and civil societies in Tamenglong district in Manipur have forced suspension of the "sub-standard" construction of a road from Tuesday, officials said.
583 kg dry cannabis seized in Assam, two arrested
About 583 kg of dry cannabis was seized and two persons were arrested in Assam, an official from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) said here on Tuesday.
Two killed in suspected US airstrike near Pak-Afghan border
At least two people were killed in a suspected United States drone airstrike on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border near Kurram Agency on Tuesday.According to The Express Tribune, the airstrike targetted a vehicle, in which at least four people were sitting.Sources said Haqqani commander Jumma Khan and his aide were killed in the attack.However, the exact number of casualties couldn't be confirmed.Last month, four militants were reportedly killed in a US drone strike targetting a hideout of the Haqqani network militants.
NHAI awards contract for stand- alone Ring Road/ bypass around Jammu City
The proposed Jammu Bypass starts from Km. 86/100 of Jammu-Srinagar highway (NH-1A) and ends at Km. 14/700 of Nagrota Bypass of NH-1A for a length of 58.255 km. The entire Greenfield alignment has been proposed on the western side of Jammu City to provide better connectivity. The Ring Road will also provide smooth and easy traffic flow and ease traffic congestion in and around Jammu City. In addition to this it will also facilitate movement of army traffic carrying heavy machinery to border/strategic areas of Poonch, Rajouri, Nowshera and Akhnoor. By providing an alternative route to the existing choked roads of Jammu City.
Packaging factory gutted in fire in Noida
A packaging unit in sector 83 area was gutted after fire broke out here, officials said today. No casualty was reported in the incident, a fire station official said. The incident took place last night around 1.30 am and the fire was extinguished at 2 am in the morning, he said, adding that short-circuit could be the reason behind the fire. "16 fire tender were used to control the fire. There was no casualty, however; all goods and machinery were destroyed in the fire," the officer informed. The factory was into manufacturing of plastic and paper packaging wrappers.