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Six tourists and a pilot have been killed after a helicopter crashed at Mount Ololokwe in central Kenya, air accident officials have told the BBC.The Aircraft Accident Investigation Department said the nationalities of the pilot and passengers were yet to be confirmed. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) said the accident happened in Samburu county at approximately 09:13 local time (06:13 GMT).It said the helicopter was on a scenic flight from a wildlife conservancy in Loisaba to Ewaso Nyiro, a river that flows along several national reserves.An image shared online shows smoke at the crash site at Mount Ololokwe.The Kenya…

The case relates to alleged irregularities in the tendering process for the augmentation and upgradation of sewage treatment plants (STPs) under the DJB. NEW DELHI: Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday remanded former Delhi minister and AAP leader Satyendar Jain and four other accused to 14-day judicial custody in connection with an alleged corruption case involving the Delhi Jal Board (DJB).The court also remanded accused Ankit Shrivastava to two-day police custody. The bail applications in the case have been listed for hearing on August 25, while the court issued notices on the bail pleas.The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) had produced Jain and…

President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian government on Wednesday to launch a program to rebuild commercial warehouses damaged or destroyed in Ukrainian drone attacks. Ukraine has carried out drone strikes against at least two dozen warehouses of Russia’s top online retailer Wildberries since mid-July, causing explosions and fires that have destroyed a large share of the company’s storage capacity. Putin, without naming Wildberries specifically, said a number of logistic sites needed state support to rebuild. “It is essential to ensure that the restoration of damaged facilities is carried out at a qualitatively new technological level,” he said in televised comments to a conference of…

Navi and Flipkart founder Sachin Bansal Bengaluru: Sachin Bansal-led financial services firm Navi will receive a $100-million investment from Prosus, marking its first institutional capital raise, the companies said on Wednesday.The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory clearances, including approval from the Competition Commission of India. IPO-bound Navi and Prosus did not disclose the valuation, the stake to be acquired or how the fresh capital will be deployed.The investment renewed Bansal’s association with the Naspers and Prosus group. Naspers was an investor in Flipkart, which Bansal co-founded before leaving the ecommerce company in 2018.“Their investment is a…

CHENNAI: Union home minister Amit Shah will chair the two-day South Zone Chief Ministers’ Conference to be held at a private hotel in Mamallapuram starting Thursday.Karnataka chief minister D K Shivakumar, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy, Kerala CM V D Satheesan, Puducherry CM N Rangasamy and Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay will attend the conference.Issues related to the southern states will be taken up for discussion. The conference aims at ironing out differences among the states and finding amicable solutions to inter-state issues for collective growth across various spheres.The conference gains significance…

Forest personnel monitor movement of the gharial using satellite antenna Bhubaneswar: With Hirakud dam opening 17 more sluice gates leading to swelling of the Mahanadi, one more gharial dispersed from Satkosia gorge. The GPS-tagged dispersed gharial has been traced to Athgarh forest division, where monitoring teams are deployed to track its movement.“In past few days we observed displacement of one more gharial from the gorge inside Satkosia Tiger Reserve. GPS tracking helped ascertain its exact location. Nandankanan officials will take a call on further course of action,” said a personnel from the tracking squad.Forest authorities confirmed that this was the…

Startup conclave on FridayA MSME and startup conclave will be held on Friday at the Red Cross Prerana Hall. The conclave jointly organised by the Mangalore Productivity Council and the Rotary Club of Mangalore Central is expected to draw over 400 regional entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers across key sectors. Speaking to reporters, conclave director CA SS Nayak said that the event focuses on addressing challenges in the industry and fostering regional growth. The event is supported by chief sponsor MRPL and a consortium of public sector banks, he said. The event also features expert-led technical sessions. Udupi MP Kota Shrinivas…

Amritsar: Chief of a social organisation Amritpal Singh (C) along with devotees offer prayers at Golden Temple in Amritsar, Wednesday, Amritsar, Nov. 23, 2022. (PTI Photo)(PTI11_23_2022_000200A) Amritsar: Jailed MP and Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) chief Amritpal Singh may contest the forthcoming Punjab assembly elections from two constituencies, with party cadres having begun preparations for his electoral battle.Party chief spokesperson Shamsher Singh Padhri said the party had, in principle, decided that Amritpal would contest the polls. “He may contest from not one but even two assembly constituencies. The final decision on the seats is yet to be taken,” he said,…

Route map for upgradation of Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi-Sonbarsa section of NH-22 in Bihar Patna: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the upgradation of the Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi-Sonbarsa section of NH-22 in Bihar to four-lane standard.The 82.578-km project will be taken up on Hybrid Annuity Mode at a total capital cost of Rs3,590.73 crore, an official said. The Union ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) said the corridor is strategically and economically important as it links the India-Nepal border at Sonbarsa with economic centres such as Muzaffarpur on NH-27, the East-West Corridor.According to MoRTH, the…

A waterlogged area in Jamshedpur Jamshedpur: Three days of incessant rain has disrupted normal life and caused extensive damage across the three districts of Kolhan division, with floodwaters entering hundreds of houses in low-lying areas and leaving one missing.In East Singhbhum district, rising waters of the Subarnarekha and Kharkai rivers flooded several neighbourhoods, forcing residents to shift to safer locations. A 28-year-old man, Tipu Khan of Shastrinagar’s Block No. 2, went missing after he was reportedly swept away by floodwaters in Kadma late on Tuesday night.According to family members, Khan fell into an overflowing drain while rushing to safety after…