Mathura, April 13 (IANS) The death toll in the Mathura boat accident has risen to 15 after rescue teams recovered two more bodies of missing persons from the Yamuna River, officials said on Monday. One of the deceased has been identified as Yash Bhalla, also known as Yuvraj, a resident of Punjab. The other victim has been identified as Monica.Yash Bhalla’s body was located along the banks near Devraha Baba Ghat, close to Keshi Ghat, officials confirmed. The remains were reported to be in a mutil…
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Prayagraj, March 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday, expressed grief over the tragic building collapse in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj and announced financial assistance for the victims affected in the tragedy.In a message posted by the Prime Minister’s Office on social media platform X, Prime Minister Modi said he was “deeply saddened by the mishap due to the collapse of a building in Prayagraj” and extended condolences to the affected families.He also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The number of fatalities in the fire incident at a multi-storey residential building in Delhi’s Palam area on Wednesday has risen to nine, prompting Chief Minister Rekha Gupta to initiate a magisterial investigation.A major fire broke out in a cloth shop located in Ram Market, Palam, in the morning, leaving at least nine people dead and several others injured.The information regarding the incident was received at Police Station Palam Village at around 7.04 a.m., follow…
Jammu, March 10 (IANS) The body of an Indian Army soldier, who went missing during a river crossing exercise, was recovered on Tuesday a day after the accident.Officials said that the body of the soldier who had gone missing during a river-crossing training exercise in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir a day earlier, was recovered today.“The body of Sepoy Akshit Sharma was recovered from the Manawar stream in the Khour area by a joint search party of the Army, the National Disaster Respons…
Shillong, Feb 9 (IANS) The Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police of East Jaintia Hills district on Monday appeared before the Meghalaya High Court in connection with the February 5 explosion at an illegal coal mine in Thangsko village that has so far claimed 27 lives. During the hearing, East Jaintia Hills Superintendent of Police Vikash Kumar informed the court that search and rescue operations at the site of the explosion were still underway. However, he declined to divulge specific…
Narmadapuram, Feb 7 (IANS) Three people died after a car they were travelling in plunged into the Patharauta canal on the Bhopal-Betul National Highway in Itarsi on Friday night after breaking the railing. The bodies were recovered last night, while the car was taken out of the canal with a cane on Saturday.According to information, the tragic incident occurred as the I-20 car went out of control and fell into the canal after breaking through the railing of the bridge.Later, a video surfaced on …
Shillong, Feb 5 (IANS) In one of the deadliest mining accidents in recent years, the bodies of at least 16 labourers have been recovered following a massive explosion at a suspected illegal coal mine in the Thangsku area of Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, police officials said on Thursday.Confirming the toll, East Jaintia Hills Superintendent of Police Vikash Kumar said rescue teams have so far retrieved 16 bodies from the accident site.“Sixteen bodies have been recovered so far,” K…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) A man is feared to have drowned in a canal of the Yamuna River during an idol immersion ceremony at the Delhi-Noida border, officials said on Sunday, adding that a large-scale rescue and search operation is currently underway.The missing man has been identified as Vikas, who was participating in the immersion of Goddess Saraswati idols on Saturday, a day after Basant Panchami. During the ritual, he reportedly slipped and fell into the river.Officials said he is believed …