Govt forms high-level committee to probe Sikkim tunnel disaster
The committee has been directed to submit its findings and recommendations to the competent authority within 15 days.
The committee has been directed to submit its findings and recommendations to the competent authority within 15 days.
Officials said slabs, support piers and shuttering structures crashed down around 2 am after strong winds and severe weather battered the region, triggering panic at the construction site. An urgent rescue operation was launched involving SDRF teams, police and district authorities.
A total of 36 workers had suffered severe burn injuries in the April 14 boiler explosion at the plant in Singhitarai village of Sakti district.
At least forty people were killed and many others injured after an explosion at a bar in the Alpine ski resort town of Crans-Montana in Switzerland during New Year celebrations.
At least nine passengers died after a bus overturned in Andhra Pradesh’s ASR district. Injured passengers were taken to Bhadrachalam Hospital. Leaders expressed grief.
A 52-year-old woman suffering from tuberculosis, bronchitis, and other comorbidities died during treatment at a hospital in Indore after testing positive for COVID-19 as well.
So far, at least five rain-related deaths have been reported from Bengaluru and other parts of Karnataka, even as more parts of the city were inundated on Tuesday, disrupting life.
The fire started in a jewellery shop on the ground floor of the old building located in a congested area on the road leading to the iconic Charminar, and thick plumes of smoke caused the deaths due to asphyxiation in the residential quarters on the first and second floors.
Additionally, the Centre also stated that India will not take any action on its part unti Pakiatan carries out any provocative actions.
The death toll from a huge blast and the subsequent fire at Shahid Rajaee Port in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan on Saturday has reached 65, with more than 1,200 others injured, media reported on Monday, citing the provincial governor.
