Month: July 2019

52 flights cancelled, 55 diverted due to heavy rainfall in Mumbai

Mumbai, Jul 2: As many as 52 flights were cancelled and another 55 diverted to nearby airports due to the inclement weather and skidding of a SpiceJet aircraft at Mumbai airport Monday night, an official said Tuesday.  Efforts are underway to remove the Boeing 737 aircraft from the runway […]

2 waiters electrocuted in hotel in Thane

Thane, Jul 2: Two waiters in Kashimira in Thane district were Tuesday killed when rain water gushed into their hotel and they got electrocuted by a live wire lying there, police said. Thane Rural police spokesperson Yuvraj Kalkutage said Virendra Dasu Buniya (27) and Rajan Das (19) had gone […]

TMC worker found dead, party blames BJP

Midnapore (WB), Jul 2: A Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker was found dead at Narayangarh in West Medinipur district of West Bengal, police said Tuesday. While the TMC alleged that its activist was killed by BJP workers, the saffron party put the blame of the death on TMC infighting. […]

Oppn hits out at Maha govt as heavy rains cripple Mumbai

Mumbai, Jul 2: Opposition parties Tuesday lashed out at the ruling Shiv Sena and BJP for the loss of lives due to wall collapse incidents in Mumbai and Pune and attributed them to “corruption”. Maharashtra Congess chief Ashok Chavan alleged that Bandra’s Kala Nagar, where Shiv Sena chief Uddhav […]

Pope to declare Mariam Thresia as saint on October 13

Kochi, Jul 2: Pope Francis will declare Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan, an Indian nun, a saint on October 13, her congregation said here Tuesday. The Pope has formally approved the canonisation of Mariam Thresia, foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Family, at an ordinary public consistory of cardinals […]

Crane operator dies as girder falls on him in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, July 2: In a freak incident, a 45-year-old crane operator died here Tuesday when the load fell on him, after he jumped out of the cabin, police said. Gurpreet Singh (45) jumped out of his cabin after the machine started tilting and started running away from it, but […]

Waterlogging outside Thackeray residence

Mumbai, Jul 2: In an embarrassment for the Shiv Sena which controls the Mumbai civic body, waterlogging was witnessed outside party chief Uddhav Thackeray’s residence Tuesday as rains lashed Mumbai overnight. The road outside `Matoshree’, Thackeray’s bungalow in Kalanagar colony in suburban Bandra, was under knee-deep water. The Sena […]

Maha rain fury claims 27 lives; 18 die in Mumbai wall collapse

Mumbai, Jul 2: Rain fury claimed 27 lives in Maharashtra, including 18 in a wall collapse in Mumbai, while the authorities declared a holiday in the city and adjoining regions, asking people to avoid stepping out of their houses. Eighteen people were killed and over 50 injured in a […]

MoS Uttar Pradesh meets Governor

open view news desk SRINAGAR, JULY 1: Sh. Mohsin Raza, Minister of State, Science and Technology, Electronics, Information Technology, Muslim Waqf and Haj, Government of Uttar Pradesh, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today. Sh. Raza and Governor had wide ranging discussions, emphasising increased […]

Power Shutdown

open view news desk SRINAGAR, JULY 01: The Office of Power Controller, Kashmir province, PDD, Bemina today informed that 33 Kv Gopalpora-Achabal line would be shutdown on 2nd and 3rd of July 2019 from 9am to 5pm. Likewise, 33/11 Kv SICOP and Qazigund receiving station would be shutdown […]

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