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HYDERABAD: The Commissioner's Task Force (South West Zone), along with Mangalhat Police, arrested two habitual offenders for cheating elderly women using counterfeit currency. Police recovered Rs 20,000 in cash and an auto-rickshaw, with the total seizure valued at Rs 1.2 lakh. The accused were identified as auto drivers Syed Waseemuddin (34) of Yakutpura and Mohd Azam Ali (34) of Vatepally, originally from Amaravati, Maharashtra. Addicted to liquor and other vices, they turned to crime due to ...Read More >
Lucknow: The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) will develop a flower valley on 5 acres of green belt land near the police headquarters on Shaheed Path that will serve as an eco-tourism destination and leisure space.The project costing at Rs 10 crore will feature a water body, observation tower, stepped landscaping, moon gate, floating island bridge and seasonal flowering trees and plants. It will also include elements like a root bridge and pavilion to enhance its appeal.LDA vice chairperson P ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Passengers across the state faced severe difficulties on Thursday as the drivers' association's cease-work strike entered its third day, leaving around 60% of private buses off the roads on multiple routes.Many were left stranded at Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bus Terminal (BSABT) in Baramunda, Netaji Bus Terminal in Cuttack, and other bus stands across the state as they struggled to find transport. "My father died late on Wednesday night. I am waiting for a bus to travel to Rajkani ...Read More >
Vadodara, Jul 10 (PTI) The death toll in the Mahisagar river bridge collapse in Gujarat's Vadodara district reached 18, officials said on Thursday while adding that the search-and-rescue operation at the site has been halted for the night. It will resume on Friday morning as two persons are still missing, they informed. Several vehicles plunged into the Mahisagar river after a segment of the four-decade-old bridge, connecting Anand and Vadodara districts, collapsed near Gambhira village close ...Read More >
Vadodara, Jul 10 (PTI) The death toll in the Mahisagar river bridge collapse in Gujarat's Vadodara district reached 17 even as a search-and-rescue operation was underway for three persons missing in the incident, officials said on Thursday. Several vehicles plunged into the Mahisagar river after a segment of the four-decade-old bridge, connecting Anand and Vadodara districts, collapsed near Gambhira village close to Padra town on Wednesday morning. The incident had taken place at 7am. "Three p ...Read More >
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has ordered a high-level investigation into the recent bridge collapse on the Mujpur-Gambhira stretch, which connects Vadodara and Anand districts. The Chief Minister has assigned a team of technical experts to carry out a comprehensive probe, focusing on the repair history, inspection protocols, and quality control measures previously undertaken on the bridge. Following a preliminary assessment by the expert team, four government officials have ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 10 (PTI) An investigation into recent cases of sudden deaths and heart attacks among young individuals in Karnataka's Hassan district has found no abnormal increase, according to a report submitted to the state government on Thursday. The data analysis of cardiac cases at the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and its peripheral centres in Mysuru and Kalaburagi over the past six months also did not reveal any rising trend in cardiac-related fatalities. Also Read | ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 10 (PTI) An investigation into recent cases of sudden deaths and heart attacks among young individuals in Karnataka's Hassan district has found no abnormal increase, according to a report submitted to the state government on Thursday. The data analysis of cardiac cases at the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and its peripheral centres in Mysuru and Kalaburagi over the past six months also did not reveal any rising trend in cardiac-related fatalities. The inquiry ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Jul 10 (PTI) Three years before the bridge over the Mahisagar river in Gujarat's Vadodara district collapsed, killing 15 persons, an activist had alerted about its "dangerous condition" to a government official, who also admitted at that time that the structure "may not survive long". Social activist Lakhan Darbar, who runs an outfit named 'Yuva Sena', said he had flagged the concerns regarding the bridge during his conversation with a government official in August 2022. He added tha ...Read More >
Surat/Ahmedabad/Rajkot: Just a day after the horrific collapse of the Gambhira bridge between Vadodara and Anand, which claimed 15 lives, chilling visuals of the tragedy have sparked widespread fear and anger among citizens across Gujarat. The bridge collapse has become a grim reminder of the state's crumbling infrastructure -- exposing the neglect and decay of dozens of critical bridges still in use. One such example is in Surat's Parvat Gam, where a bridge over the Mithi creek, built by the S ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday accused the BJP leadership and the central government of crossing all "limits of indifference" in the name of governance, alleging that recent tragedies like the Gujarat bridge collapse and the Ahmedabad plane crash were the result of a "leadership crisis," "rampant corruption," and "incompetence." His remarks came after a large portion of Gambhira bridge in Gujarat's Vadodara district collapsed on Wednesday. Th ...Read More >
Vadodara: The death toll in the collapse of a span of the 45-year-old Gambhira Bridge over the Mahisagar River, connecting Central Gujarat to Saurashtra, has risen to 14, while six persons are still missing. In this incident, vehicles including two trucks, two pickups and a rickshaw passing over the bridge fell into the Mahisagar River flowing on both banks. Official sources said that 14 people have died in this accident, while more than 8 people were rescued. On Thursday morning, during the se ...Read More >
Vadodara Bridge Collapse: The death toll in the Gambhira bridge collapse in Vadodara district of Gujarat has risen to 13, as rescue teams recovered two more bodies from the site on Thursday. The Information Department of Vadodara confirmed the number of casualties. The tragic incident occurred on Wednesday, when a portion of the bridge, which connects Anand and Vadodara via Padra suddenly collapsed, plunging vehicles and commuters into the waters below. Multiple vehicles including two trucks, tw ...Read More >
Ranchi, Jul 10 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the Eastern Zonal Council meeting here on Thursday in which around 70 representatives from the four eastern states - Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal - will participate, officials said. Shah arrived in Jharkhand's capital Ranchi around 10 pm on Wednesday to chair the meeting for which security has been beefed up in the city. Under Sections 15 to 22 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, five zonal councils were established ...Read More >
Ranchi, Jul 10 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the Eastern Zonal Council meeting here on Thursday in which around 70 representatives from the four eastern states - Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal - will participate, officials said. Shah arrived in Jharkhand's capital Ranchi around 10 pm on Wednesday to chair the meeting for which security has been beefed up in the city. Also Read | Sudden Death in Maharashtra: Pune Police Constable Suffers Heart Attack, Dies on Duty. U ...Read More >
Vadodara: At least eleven people have died, and nine others have been rescued so far as five vehicles fell into the Mahisagar river in Gujarat's Vadodara district, after a major chunk of the Gambhira Bridge connecting Vadodara and Anand collapsed, authorities said. Five vehicles -- two trucks, two vans and an autorickshaw -- fell into the river after the bridge collapsed, Vadodara Collector Anil Dhameliya said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the victims and ...Read More >
KOCHI: Vinitha Radhakrishnan's long vigil for her childhood friend Nimisha Priya teeters on the edge of desperation at the thought of what July 16 might bring.That's the date set by Yemen to execute the 37-year-old expat nurse from Kerala, convicted in 2018 of murdering her Yemeni business partner and kept on death row at the central prison in Sana'a since. It's a reality Vinitha and everyone else in Poonkayam village of Palakkad district still haven't reconciled to."We can never imagine Nimisha ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], July 10 (ANI): A large-scale state-level mock exercise simulating flood and landslide scenarios was successfully conducted across Tripura with special emphasis on West Tripura District by the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) under the supervision of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). Vishal Kumar, District Magistrate (DM) of West Tripura, addressed the media following the drill, and highlighted that rescue operations were carried out simu ...Read More >
Vadodara: At least 13 people, including two children, were killed when six vehicles fell into the Mahi river after a portion of a 40-year-old dilapidated bridge's deck collapsed near Mujpur village, 27 km from Vadodara city, on Wednesday.At around 7:30 am, a 15 to 20-metre central portion of the 830-m-long bridge collapsed, sending three trucks, a pick-up van, an auto-rickshaw, and a seven-seater vehicle plummeting nearly 50 to 60 feet into the river.Concerns over the crumbling condition of the ...Read More >
VADODARA: At least 13 people, including two children, died Wednesday morning when six vehicles plunged 50 to 60 feet into Mahi river after a key section of a 39-year-old bridge caved in near Mujpur village, 27km from Vadodara.The collapse reignited memories of the Morbi tragedy in Oct 2022, when a 19th-century suspension bridge gave way after renovation, killing 135 and injuring 56. Investigations blamed shoddy repairs and rushed timelines.Built in 1986, the bridge near Mujpur links central Guja ...Read More >
Vadodara, Jul 9 (PTI) Eleven persons, including two siblings, were killed and nine others rescued as several vehicles plunged into the Mahisagar river after a portion of a four-decade-old bridge collapsed in Gujarat's Vadodara district on Wednesday morning, officials said. A slab of the Gambhira bridge, which connects central Gujarat to the Saurashtra region of the state, collapsed, killing eleven persons, Superintendent of Police (Vadodara rural) Rohan Anand said. Visuals from the site showed ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 9 (PTI) Normal life was not impacted in most parts of the country due to a nationwide strike called by several trade unions to protest against labour policies of the central government, though some sporadic incidents of violence were reported from West Bengal. However, the trade unions claimed that the strike was successful, and a large number of workers abstained from work, impacting the postal, banking, insurance, and mining sectors. Although the agitation remained by and larg ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday announced ₹4 lakh solatium for the next of kin of the deceased in the bridge collapse in Vadodara. He also announced ₹50,000 for the injured. Of the nine deceased in the tragedy, six have been identified as Vedika Padhiyar, Naitik Padhiyar, Hasmukh Parmar, Ramesh Padhiyar, Vakhtsinh Jadav, and Pravin Jadav. Some of the injured have been identified as Sonal Padhiyar, Narendrasinh Parmar, Ganpatsinh Rajula, Dilipbhai Padhiyar, Raju ...Read More >
Vadodara: At least nine people lost their lives after the Gambhira bridge connecting Vadodara and Anand districts of Gujarat collapsed on Wednesday, July 9. Several vehicles plunged into the Mahisagar River. However, a tanker had a close shave as it stopped just at the edge of the broken bridge. A video of the tanker hanging in the middle of the broken bridge surfaced online. In the video, it could be seen that a slab of the Gambhira bridge fell into the river. The front part of the vehicle was ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday announced Rs 4 lakh solatium for the next of kin of the deceased in the bridge collapse in Vadodara. He also announced Rs 50,000 for the injured. Of the nine deceased in the tragedy, six have been identified as Vedika Padhiyar, Naitik Padhiyar, Hasmukh Parmar, Ramesh Padhiyar, Vakhtsinh Jadav, and Pravin Jadav. Some of the injured have been identified as Sonal Padhiyar, Narendrasinh Parmar, Ganpatsinh Rajul ...Read More >
Gujarat Bridge Collapse LIVE updates: The police stated that nine bodies have been recovered so far, and nine-10 people were rescued. They also expect that the death toll could rise as the rescue and search operations continue. Gujarat Bridge Collapse LIVE updates: At least nine people were killed on Wednesday in Gujarat's Vadodara district, after a five vehicles plunged into the Mahisagar River during the morning rush hour due to the collapse of a portion of a bridge at Padra. According to th ...Read More >
Vadodara: Nine persons, including a child, were killed and nine others rescued after a portion of a four-decade-old bridge collapsed in Gujarat's Vadodara district Wednesday morning, officials said. A slab of the Gambhira bridge, located on Mahisagar river which connects central Gujarat to the Saurashtra region of the state, collapsed, killing nine persons, Superintendent of Police (Vadodara rural) Rohan Anand said. The bridge was located near Padra town in the district. "According to the det ...Read More >
Vadodara, July 9: The death toll in the Vadodara bridge collapse mounted to nine, said officials here on Wednesday. Expressing deep sorrow over the loss of lives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced ex gratia compensation to the families of the victims. The 43-year-old bridge over the Mahisagar River in Gujarat's Vadodara district collapsed early Wednesday morning, killing at least nine people and injuring several others. PM Modi, expressing grief over the loss of lives, announced ex-gratia ...Read More >
Vadodara, Jul 9 (PTI) Nine persons, including a child, were killed and nine others rescued after a portion of a four-decade-old bridge collapsed in Gujarat's Vadodara district on Wednesday morning, officials said. A slab of the Gambhira bridge, located on Mahisagar river which connects central Gujarat to the Saurashtra region of the state, collapsed, killing nine persons, Superintendent of Police (Vadodara rural) Rohan Anand said. The bridge was located near Padra town in the district. "Accor ...Read More >
Vadodara: The death toll in the Vadodara bridge collapse mounted to nine, said officials here on Wednesday. Expressing deep sorrow over the loss of lives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced ex gratia compensation to the families of the victims. The 43-year-old bridge over the Mahisagar River in Gujarat's Vadodara district collapsed early Wednesday morning, killing at least nine people and injuring several others. PM Modi, expressing grief over the loss of lives, announced ex-gratia compens ...Read More >
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