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At least 30 people have been killed after a mound of rubbish at a major waste site collapsed on to nearby homes in Guinea’s capital Conakry, the government has said. Another 22 people were injured, including six seriously, in the city’s Dar-es-Salam area.”Significant” resources and personnel – including the military – have been deployed to search for survivors after the collapse at about 02:00 local time following heavy rain overnight, the government added in a statement.One woman told local media her five children had died in the disaster. There are fears that the death toll will rise further.Rescuers were later…
Ruhullah Mehdi dares NCP a show-cause notice SRINAGAR: Amid calls for his resignation from own party’s functionaries, National Conference MP from Srinagar, Aga Ruhullah Mehdi, on Saturday dared the party to issue him a show-cause and said he would continue to fight for the restoration of Article 370.The Lok Sabha MP has accused his party of giving up the fight for restoration of Article 370 for which it got a mandate in 2024 assembly polls.“When my own political party gave me the mandate, they told me to fight for the constitutional rights of the state. I am fighting the same…
The idol crashed while being taken to the mandal Mumbai: A pall of gloom descended on Bhuleshwar on Sunday after a nearly 2-tonne 27ft idol of Bhuleshwar Cha Raja fell and crushed two Ganesh mandal members during its arrival ceremony the previous night about 300m away from the site where it was to be installed.Officials said the five who were injured, including two children, were stable. They said around 800-1,000 people were at the site at the time of the tragedy. Idol collapses during arrival processions are rare. L T Marg police lodged two accidental death cases and initiated a…
New Delhi: Six people, including two MLAs, were injured after a Swift collided with an Innova near the PWD office in central Delhi late Sunday. Police said the Swift, driven by 32-year-old Ashutosh Pandey, hit a divider, crossed the railing and rammed into the Innova. Kirari MLA Anil Jha and Karnataka MLA Abhay Patil were among those injured. Pandey, his wife and two children were also hurt. All sustained minor injuries and are stable. Source link
Passengers scheduled to travel from Bengaluru to Ernakulam receive onboard meals on the platform Bengaluru: Hundreds of Kerala-bound passengers who reached KSR Bengaluru and KR Pura railway stations Sunday morning were left disappointed after a “hot axle” was detected in their Vande Bharat train.The newly augmented KSR Bengaluru-Ernakulam Jn Vande Bharat Express had been fully booked ahead of Onam. After officials reported a hot axle, the train’s departure, scheduled at 5:10am, had to be postponed.A hot axle occurs when an axle in a coach overheats due to friction, poor lubrication, mechanical failure, or dragging brakes. If unaddressed, hot axles can…
Hyderabad: Telangana’s election authorities will hold Grama Sabhas and Ward Sabhas across the state on Aug 27 as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with Booth Level Officers (BLOs) directed to read out the names of all electors included in the draft roll and identify eligible citizens who have been left out.The directions were issued by chief electoral officer C Sudharsan Reddy on Aug 21. The meetings will be held at Grama Panchayat buildings in rural areas and at polling stations in urban areas. BLOs and members of Chunav Pathshala will participate, while BLOs have been…
Was your appointment as TNCC president a reward for facilitating the Congress–TVK alliance?I am a three-time MP. I have served as the party’s in-charge for Telangana and Goa and now oversee Andhra Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. I also serve as the Congress whip in Lok Sabha. I want to make the most of the opportunity to rebuild the organization and help it become the third-largest party.Congress’s demand to extend the freeze on delimitation beyond 2026 appears to contradict its earlier support for delimitation based on population ratio.Our position is clear. Once the Bill was introduced, we understood its…
The restored heritage building will offer various skill-based courses to young women AHMEDABAD: On a winter afternoon in 2020, Spanish architect Manuel M de Las Heras was passing through Ahmedabad’s Raikhad neighbourhood when a century-old govt girls’ high school caught his eye.The elegant vintage facade drew him closer, and what he found was a building in a state of deep neglect.“My partner and I spoke to the erstwhile director and learned that it was a school building that had been unused for nearly two decades since the 2001 earthquake. Cracks had appeared, and the roof had deteriorated. The school moved…
Prayagraj: Foot patrolling, separate enrty & exit routes, crowd & traffic management, network of CCTV cameras, barricades, drones and additional police forces are at work to man the rush of devotees expected to throng ghats and prominent Lord Shiv temples in Sangam city on the fourth and last Somvar of the Shrawan month to be observed on Monday.Senior cops on Sunday reviewed the security arrangements focusing on prominent Lord Shiv temples, kanwar route, markets located near temples, and traffic for the convience of devotees. Stress has also been laid on adequate police forces deployment, QRTs, surveillance system, and ghat safety…
Heavy rain lashes Balasore on Sunday Bhubaneswar: Parts of western and southern Odisha districts received widespread rainfall in the last 24 hours, flooding low-lying areas, and affecting communication and lives on Sunday.Waterlogging in Kalahandi district forced the administration to shift some families from a remote area to safer places.On Sunday, India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red warning for isolated extremely heavy rainfall in five districts — Cuttack, Angul, Dhenkanal, Kalahandi and Nawarangpur — because of a fresh low-pressure area over Bay of Bengal, which would remain valid till Monday morning. An IMD bulletin also issued an orange warning of…