Dehradun, May 6 (IANS) A tragic road accident occurred on Kanwali Road in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, on Wednesday, in which a 50-year-old daily wage labourer lost his life after being struck by a speeding, loaded dumper truck. The driver fled the scene immediately after the incident, triggering public outrage in the area. The deceased has been identified as Sakal Dev Sahni, a resident of Sitamarhi district in Bihar. He had come to Dehradun in search of work and was living in Kaunli village along wit…
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Jabalpur, May 5 (IANS) In a significant development in the Bargi Dam cruise tragedy, a district court in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur on Tuesday took suo motu cognisance of the incident that claimed 13 lives and directed the police to register an FIR against the boat driver and crew members, citing serious lapses in rescue efforts. Judicial Magistrate D.P. Sutrakar said that the “failure” of the cruise boat driver and other crew members to attempt rescuing drowning passengers amounts to an attempt …
Bhopal/Jabalpur, May 3 (IANS) The Jabalpur administration in Madhya Pradesh has confirmed that the search and rescue operation at Bargi Dam has concluded following the recovery of the body of the last missing person.The recovery of Kamaraj’s body on Sunday marked the end of a multi-day search effort following the capsizing of a tourist cruise boat during a severe storm on the evening of April 30.The total number of fatalities has now reached 13, police officials said.The tragedy deepened earlier…
Jabalpur, May 2 (IANS) The coordinated search operation for four persons missing after the Bargi Dam cruise boat accident in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district, continued on Saturday amid difficult weather conditions and strong water currents, by teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and the Army.Officials said the rescue operation began around 7:00 A.M., with divers and boats deployed across an expanded search area in an attempt to trace…
Jammu, May 2 (IANS) Three labourers died and one was rescued alive during the nightlong search and rescue operation after an under-construction bridge collapsed in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Jammu city.Officials said on Saturday that the night-long rescue operation to pull out four labourers trapped under the debris of an under-construction bridge in Bantalab’s Thathar area concluded in the early hours of Saturday, with three workers found dead while one trapped labourer was rescued alive.T…
New Delhi/Jabalpur, May 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed grief over the tragic cruise boat accident at Bargi Dam in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district, where the death toll has reached nine and at least four passengers remain missing.In a post by PMO India on X, PM Modi described the loss of lives as “extremely painful” and extended condolences to the bereaved families. He also wished a speedy recovery for those injured.“The loss of lives due to the capsizing of …
Jabalpur, May 1 (IANS) Questions are being raised over alleged lapses in safety preparedness, weather compliance, and disaster management by the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation after the Bargi Dam cruise boat tragedy in Jabalpur district. The accident has claimed 9 lives till now, with the toll expected to go up, as the search for more people continued on Friday.The incident has triggered scrutiny if weather warnings were ignored and whether safety rules were properly followed bef…
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The search and rescue operation following the Bargi Dam cruise accident in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur continued on Friday, even though nine people remained missing after the vessel capsized during a sudden storm a day earlier.Madhya Pradesh Minister Rakesh Singh said the difficult conditions had slowed down rescue efforts. He stated, “Yesterday, you must have seen that water was continuously flowing in; it was dark, and the depth of the water was also very high. Therefor…
Guwahati, April 21 (IANS) In a significant step toward strengthening disaster response capabilities, the Indian Army and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) jointly conducted a comprehensive flood relief training exercise, ‘Jal Raksha-II’, in Assam’s Sivasagar district till Tuesday, officials said. The exercise was led by the Indian Army’s Red Shield Gunners under the aegis of Indian Army’s Spear Corps, focusing on enhancing operational readiness and inter-agency coordination in the face…
Srinagar, April 14 (IANS) Reacting to the death of a person who jumped into the river after allegedly being chased by cow vigilantes in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday that he will not allow ‘jungle raj’ in the union territory.Speaking to reporters in Bijbehara town of Anantnag district about the Ramban incident, which happened on Sunday, CM Abdullah said he won’t allow jungle raj and that nobody would be allowed to disturb peace here.The chief…