2 palanquin workers from J&K die in Kedarnath landslide, 3 injured
Two palki (palanquin) workers died on the Kedarnath route after being buried under debris and boulders from a sudden landslide near Junglechatti area.
Two palki (palanquin) workers died on the Kedarnath route after being buried under debris and boulders from a sudden landslide near Junglechatti area.
According to the police, the mishap occurred at the under-construction Sanjeli overbridge in the Kalyanpur area between Thandla and Meghnagar at around 3 AM.
Two junior commissioned officers (JCOs) of the army died in the line of duty in Ladakh, according to the Fire and Fury Corps.
Three people travelling by road from Dhar to the Mahakumbh were killed and three others were seriously injured when their vehicle collided head-on with a truck in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday.
Two college students died after an accidental fall from the fourth floor of their PG while indulging in a friendly scuffle in North West Delhi’s Rohini area, the police said.
At least seven wild elephants, from a herd of 13 jumbos, have died at the world famous Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) in the Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh while three are critically ill and undergoing treatment.
Fiji's Permanent Secretary for Health James Fong said Tuesday that most of the deaths were between 16 to 35 years of age, and the youngest one was 6 years old.
A total 16 children were admitted to the Kalawati Saran Children hospital of which three died.
"Three trekkers are dead while 10 of them have been rescued. The dead are lying somewhere at around 15000 feet. ITBP team is reaching to the spot today to search the bodies," said ITBP.
Dr Sanjay Chakraborty, MSVP of NBMCH said, "In the paediatric department, within 24 hours, 27 children were admitted. Out of them, 10 patients were diagnosed with ARI. A total of 56 children have been admitted to the hospital."
