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31 are still missing in Odisha train Accident, says West Bengal CM

31 are still missing in Odisha train Accident, says West Bengal CM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on June 6 said at least 31 passengers from her state are still missing five days after the devastating triple train accident at Bahanaga Bazar railway station in Odisha's Balasore district. Ms Banerjee, who landed in Cuttack to review the condition of the injured passengers, said the bodies of 103 passengers from West Bengal had been identified and 86 of them had reached their destination. In West Bengal, around 200 injured persons were under treatment, she said. Odisha officials declined to comment on Ms Banerjee's statement about the 31 missing passengers.
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Over 23,000 Rescued From Violence-Hit Areas In Manipur

Over 23,000 Rescued From Violence-Hit Areas In Manipur

Curfew was lifted for a few hours on Monday morning, and life was slowly returning to some degree of normalcy in violence-torn Manipur as people left their homes in the state capital Imphal to buy essentials, officials said. According to PTI, drones and helicopters carried out close surveillance, while the military and the Assam Rifles carried out flag marches in various areas rocked by communal violence in recent days.In response to the Meiti community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status, tribals staged a protest in ten hill districts of the state on Wednesday.Meitis represent about 53% of Manipur's population and…
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22 Killed In Kerala Tourist Boat Tragedy

22 Killed In Kerala Tourist Boat Tragedy

At least 22 people, most of them children, drowned when a tourist boat carrying around 40 passengers capsized in Kerala's Tanur area of ​​Malappuram on Sunday evening. According to the district administration, the death toll has now stood at 22. According to Minister V Abdurhiman, the condition of 7 people is critical. It is believed to be more people trapped under the boat. Efforts are underway to bring the sunken boat to shore. Rescue work is going on with the help of fire service personnel and volunteers. According to the police, this incident happened around 7 pm. However, the exact…
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Fire in Thane commercial complex brought under control after 10 hrs

Fire in Thane commercial complex brought under control after 10 hrs

A major fire broke out at a commercial complex in Maharashtra's Thane city on Wednesday morning and was brought under control after 10 hours, officials said. Thane Municipal Corporation Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) chief Avinash Sawant said at least 15 cars parked in the building were burnt and many offices were destroyed. He said that no casualty was reported. The fire broke out around 8.30 pm on Tuesday at the ground-plus-five-story Orion Business Park building, which houses around 90 shops and offices, including a private blood bank, and is located next to Cine Wonder Mall on Ghodbunder Road, officials…
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Rajkot couple sacrifices lives as part of ritual

Rajkot couple sacrifices lives as part of ritual

A man and his wife died after allegedly beheading themselves using a guillotine-like device to offer their heads for a sacrificial ritual in Gujarat's Rajkot district, police said on Sunday. Hemubhai Makwana (38) and his wife Hansaben (35) committed suicide by cutting their heads with a device blade in a hut on their farm in Vinchia village, said Indrajitsinh Jadeja, sub-inspector of Vinchia police station. Sub-inspector ID Jadeja of Vinchhiya police station said the couple lifted the heavy blade on the guideway with the help of a rope and placed its head near the yajna kund and then unlatched the…
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6 die in fire caused by mosquito coil in Delhi

6 die in fire caused by mosquito coil in Delhi

Six members of a family died of suffocation at their Delhi home after inhaling poisonous gas overnight after mosquito repellent spilled on the mattress, police said. The family lived in the Shastri Park area of ​​North East Delhi. Three fire engines reached the house after the fire department received information about the fire at around 8.52 am. North-East District DCP Joy Tirki said the Shastri Park police received a call on Friday morning that a house on Mazarwala Road near Machhi Market was on fire. Police reached the spot and found that the injured were taken to Jag Pravesh Chandra…
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Tufanganj police recovered body of housewife

Tufanganj police recovered body of housewife

The police recovered the body of the housewife from inside the house in the area Kadam Bagan No. 9/203 of Nakkatigarh Village Panchayat. The dead woman's name is Rinku Debnath. Husband Subrata De alias Khokon De has been absconding since the incident. The incident created a sensation in the area. A large police force of Tufan Ganj Police Station and a Sub-Divisional Police Officer reached the spot after receiving the information about the incident. The body was rescued by the police on Thursday late night. It is known that the housewife's husband, Subrata De alias Khokon De, runs a catering…
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14 killed, nearly 100 injured in explosion in Bangladesh Capital Dhaka

14 killed, nearly 100 injured in explosion in Bangladesh Capital Dhaka

Explosion in Bangladesh capital Dhaka's Gulistan area left everyone shocked. As per the sources 14 people died and around 100 were found injured , they were immediately shifted to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The tragedy occurred around 4 pm on Tuesday. Around 11 fire extinguishers are at the spot and rescuing process are underway. The explosion occurred in a shop selling sanitation equipments on the base floor of the seven-storey building. The shop was situated in a Siddique Bazaar.
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Dalit IIT Student, Who Died By Suicide, Was Humiliated By Friends: Family

Dalit IIT Student, Who Died By Suicide, Was Humiliated By Friends: Family

An 18-year-old Dalit student at IIT Bombay, who committed suicide, had spoken to his sister and aunt about being turned down by his friends because of his caste, the family has said to media. While officials at IIT Bombay have told the news of discrimination on the campus is not true and the matter is being investigated by concerned authorities. Police filed a case of accidental death after Darshan died, apparently after he jumped off the 7th floor of the hostel building on Sunday. They haven't found a suicide note yet, but a group of student is claiming that the…
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Andhra Pradesh: Seven workers died of suffocation in oil tank

Andhra Pradesh: Seven workers died of suffocation in oil tank

Around seven workers were killed due to suffocation(to die from lack of oxygen) while cleaning an oil tank in a factory in Andhra Pradesh, said a police official on Thursday. The tragedy happened at G Rampet around 7 am. An eyewitness confirmed media persons that at first an individual went into the oil tank and then the next person followed when the first one did not come up. In the same way, the other five workers entered into the oil tank and died one by one. The people died were recognised as Narasimha, Jagdeesh , Rama Rao, Prasad, Banj Babu,…
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