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Earthquake hits Assam, tremors felt in some part of North Bengal
23 Aug

Earthquake hits Assam, tremors felt in some part of North Bengal

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On Monday afternoon,an earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on the Richter Scale hits  Assam . The quake was reported at 1.13 pm, epicentre at Kokrajhar in west Assam at a depth of 10 km, according to the National Centre of Seismology (NCS). The place of occurrence was 90 km North of Tura in Meghalaya. People in the districts of western Assam and northern West Bengal ran out of their homes out of  panic. There were no immediate report of any injury to anyone or damage to any property, said the officials.  As Northeast is in the high seismic zone, so earthquakes frequently hit…
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Man who set himself on fire outside Pune police commissioner’s office dies
20 Aug

Man who set himself on fire outside Pune police commissioner’s office dies

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A man who had set himself on fire outside the Pune police commissioner's office the day before succumbed to the injuries on Thursday evening. On Wednesday,  Suresh Pingle, who was in his early 40s, had taken the extreme step over delay in getting a character verification certificate from a police station, as per the preliminary probe. "He died during treatment at a private hospital," a police official said. He had applied to the Khadki police station for the certificate but it had not been issued as some criminal cases were pending against him, the official added. On Wednesday, he arrived…
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Kerala Plane Crash Survivors offered a Final Compensation by Air India Express
08 Aug

Kerala Plane Crash Survivors offered a Final Compensation by Air India Express

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The Air India Express flight from Dubai with 190 people on board, including a six-member crew, overshot the tabletop runway during landing at the Kozhikode Kerala airport amid heavy rains on August 7, 2020. all 165 passengers, who were injured and to the family of 19 flyers who died in the plane crash, in Kerala's Kozhikode district last year has been offered a compensation by Air India Express.Allegedly 80 out of the 165 injured flyers have taken up the offers given by the airline however the remaining 85 injured flyers and the family of the 19 passengers who died hasn’t…
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28-year old man dies after Bluetooth earphone explodes while in use
07 Aug

28-year old man dies after Bluetooth earphone explodes while in use

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A 28-year-old man died when his Bluetooth headphone device exploded, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Friday in Udaipuria village of Chomu town in Jaipur district when Rakesh Kumar Nagar was preparing for a competitive examination at his residence. He was using the Bluetooth headphone device while it was plugged into an electrical outlet.The device exploded all of a sudden leaving Nagar unconscious. He was rushed to a private hospital where he succumbed during treatment, adding both his ears had suffered injuries, said a police. Dr L N Rundla of Siddhivinayak Hospital said the man was brought to…
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8 killed, 20 injured in car blast near Afghan
05 Aug

8 killed, 20 injured in car blast near Afghan

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Tuesday night, at least eight people including a woman were killed and more than 20 wounded in a car bomb blast near the residence of Defence Minister General Bismillah Mohammadi in Kabul. The attack took place at around 8 pm in the Shirpoor area in Kabul district 10 where the high-ranking government officials house are located, TOLO news reported. A car bomb was detonated close to the house of Mohammadi and then four gunmen entered a nearby house and fought against security guards. Multiple explosions and sporadic gunfire were heard in the city of Kabul. The incident took place around…
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Woman who jumps in front of Delhi metro on the Blue line gets saved
04 Aug

Woman who jumps in front of Delhi metro on the Blue line gets saved

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On Tuesday Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) rescued a woman who jumped in front of an approaching train at Janakpuri West metro station on the Blue line in Delhi. The woman aged 21is a resident of Palam and had an intention to commit suicide. "Train Operator noticed her and immediately applied emergency brakes. CISF Quick Reaction Team (QRT) personnel who were performing sweeping/anti-sabotage check duty at the platform also observed the incident and responded promptly to save the lady. They swiftly rushed to the spot and rescued the lady by pulling her out off the track," read the statement by…
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Indian Army helicopter crashes near Ranjit Sagar Dam in Punjab
03 Aug

Indian Army helicopter crashes near Ranjit Sagar Dam in Punjab

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An Army helicopter crashed in Ranjit Sagar Dam on Tuesday morning, Senior Superintendent of Police of Pathankot in Punjab Surendra Lamba said. "We have received information that an Army helicopter has crashed in the lake. We have rushed our teams to the spot," Lamba said.  There were no immediate reports of any casualty, he said, adding further details were awaited. The dam is located about 30 km from Pathankot in Punjab. 
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Barabanki Mishap: 18 Labourers Sleeping on Road Crushed to Death After Truck Rams Into Bus in UP
28 Jul

Barabanki Mishap: 18 Labourers Sleeping on Road Crushed to Death After Truck Rams Into Bus in UP

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According to reports, the accident took place in the early hours of Wednesday. The bus was going from Haryana to Bihar.The reports also claims that indthe double-decker bus on the Kalyani River bridge on the Ayodhya border, was halted following an axle breakdown. Eighteen labourers were crushed to death after a truck rammed into a double-decker bus on the Lucknow-Ayodhya National Highway under the Ram Sanehighat police circle in Barabanki. The deceased were sleeping on the roadside when the accident took place. Nineteen people have been seriously injured and have been referred to the Trauma Centre in Lucknow. The accident…
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Malda: The Ganga river bank has been eroded, 50 houses to be damaged
26 Jul

Malda: The Ganga river bank has been eroded, 50 houses to be damaged

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Due to the extreme erosion of a left bank in Baishnabnagar in Malda district, the Ganga had gobbled up almost 50 homes in a 12-hour period since Saturday night. Since Sunday morning, hundreds of villagers have begun to move to safer areas as the river continues to swallow large sections of land every hour. The Farakka Barrage Project (FBP) Authority has begun anti-erosion work in Baishnabnagar, which is part of the Kaliachak 3 block, following multiple warnings from the state irrigation department. On Saturday night, the Ganga began eroding land in the Bhimagram-Hatkhola area of Baishnabnagar, according to sources. “When…
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Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed in Afghanistan clashes
16 Jul

Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed in Afghanistan clashes

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Indian photojouralist Danish Siddiqui was killed while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar city on Friday. He was on a reporting assignment embedded with the Afghan Special Forces.Condoling Danish Siddiqui's demise, Farid Mamundzay, the Afghanistan’s Ambassador to India, tweeted: "Deeply disturbed by the sad news of the killing of a friend, Danish Seddiqi in Kandahar last night. The Indian Journalist & winner of Pulitzer Prize was embedded with Afghan security forces. I met him 2 weeks ago before his departure to Kabul. Condolences to his family & Reuters."Danish Siddiqui, a…
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