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Jaipur: Two people were killed and six injured when a bus carrying 65 passengers, mostly labourers from Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, caught fire after coming into contact with an 11 kV overhead power line in Todi village, Manoharpur, roughly 55 km from Jaipur Tuesday morning.Additional SP Tejpal Singh said the deceased were in the process of deboarding the bus near a brick kiln, when it came into contact with the power line. Bystanders and some passengers had tried to warn the driver of the hazard j ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Oct 28 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara said on Tuesday that there is nothing wrong with the demand for a Dalit Chief Minister. "What's wrong with holding a Dalit convention? Earlier, the high command had asked us to postpone it for certain reasons, and we had agreed. In the interest of the party, the Dalit community has always stood with the Congress," he said. The state Home Minister pointed out that to maintain this unity, the party needs to hold such conventions fr ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has cancelled 61 trains, rescheduled nine, diverted six and short-terminated nine in view of the approaching Cyclone 'Montha'. In a statement on Tuesday, ECoR said effective steps are being taken to ensure utmost safety of passengers and train operations. While four trains were cancelled on October 27, 48 trains have been cancelled on October 28, eight trains on October 29 and one train on October 30. Some of the important trains cancelled are 07166, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) Infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Monday said its power transmission and distribution vertical has bagged 'large' grid infrastructure orders in the Middle East. According to the company's project classification, a 'large' order is worth Rs 2,500 crore to Rs 5,000 crore. The 400kV super grid interconnection linking the electricity networks of GCC member states has helped in efficient utilization of generation capacity and has improved the overall grid resilie ...Read More >
The Hyderabad metro rail corridor between MGBS and Chandrayangutta is gaining traction, with pillar marking and road widening underway. Engineering redesign has reduced affected properties, with compensation disbursed and demolitions completed. Preparatory work has commenced, including soil testing and utility shifting, with overhead electricity lines to be converted to underground cabling. he proposed metro rail corridor between MGBS and Chandrayangutta in the Old City here has gained momentum ...Read More >
Patna, Jul 19 (PTI) The Bihar government on Saturday said that more than 12,000 new polling stations have been created in the state as per the recommendation of the Election Commission, as part of special intensive revision (SIR). According to a release issued by the election department, the total number of polling stations has risen to 90,712 from 77,895, after the establishment of 12,817 new ones. Of these, 12,479 polling stations have been set up "at the same building or premises housing th ...Read More >
Kollam: Hours after the funeral of Mithun (13), who was electrocuted at the Boys High School in Thevalakkara, officials from the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) removed the electric line that claimed the boy's life. The action came amid public outrage over the presence of a hazardous electric line near the school building. Mithun died on Thursday morning after coming into contact with a low-hanging live wire. According to witnesses, he was playing with friends when he was electrocuted whi ...Read More >
T'puram: The headmistress of Thevalakkara Boys High School, where a 13-year-old boy was electrocuted to death, was suspended from service on Friday. General education department issued a directive to the school management to suspend headmistress Suja S in connection with the electrocution death of Class VIII student Mithun in the school on Thursday. School manager R Thulasidharan Pillai issued the suspension order. Kollam district assistant education officer, who visited the school, reported ser ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's campaign at the World University Games in Germany got off to a mixed start on Thursday, with teenage swimmer Rohit Benedicton providing the day's standout performance by shattering a national record in the men's 50m butterfly, even as other Indian athletes struggled to make an impact across multiple disciplines. The 19-year-old swimmer clocked 24.00 seconds to finish 12th overall and qualify for the semifinals, eclipsing the seven-year-old national ma ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: A 13-year-old Class VIII student of Thevalakkara Boys High School in Kollam was electrocuted on Thursday morning after coming into contact with a low-lying power line in the school compound.The incident happened around 9.15am. The deceased, identified as Mithun of Manu Bhavanam, Vilanthara, West Kallada, touched the power line while trying to retrieve a slipper that fell on the roof of a cycle shed adjacent to the school building during a football game. Mithun allegedly used ...Read More >
Kerala's General Education Minister V. Sivankutty stressed the need for an urgent and multi-departmental re-audit of electrical, fire and structural safety at schools in the wake of the death of a Class VIII student, Midhun, by accidental electrocution from a "sagging" overhead power line at the Boys' High School at in Kollam district on Thursday (July 17, 2025). Speaking to reporters in Thiruvananthapuram, Mr. Sivankutty said the government routinely issued a checklist for school managements t ...Read More >
CHENNAI: A massive fire that broke out on a diesel-laden goods train near Tiruvallur on Sunday has been 85% contained, according to the fire and rescue department. The blaze followed a derailment that led to at least 13 wagons being gutted. Officials stated that the intense blaze, which erupted from one of the wagons, has so far affected an area of nearly 200 metres, damaging both overhead power lines and rail infrastructure in the vicinity, said a Thanthi TV report. Rescue teams are continuin ...Read More >
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta on Saturday launched a Rs 100 Crore worth pilot project to make the city overhead wire-free.Source : Getty Images Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday inaugurated a pilot project to convert overhead wires into an underground power network. Several other developmental projects were inaugurated by Gupta and Delhi Minister Ashish Sood at the Janata Flats area in Shalimar Bagh. CM Gupta addressed the media after the inauguration and said the government has launched the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 12 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday launched a pilot project to remove the overhead power lines and shift them underground at BH Block, Janta Flats Colony, in her Shalimar Bagh constituency. Gupta said the project, with an outlay of Rs 8 crore, is expected to be completed in three months. Also Read | Palghar Shocker: Class 10 Student Dies of Electrocution While Retrieving Shuttlecock in Naigaon Near Mumbai. Asserting this is just the beginning, the chief minis ...Read More >
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