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Hello Jammu News at 9:08:00 PM 0


Barmer/Jaipur, Jun 23 :    At least 14 people were killed and about 50 injured after a pandal fell on them due to strong winds and heavy rains during a religious programme in Barmer district of Rajasthan on Sunday, police said

A 'Ram Katha' was organised at a school ground near Rani Bhatiyani temple in Jasol area of the district. The pandal was uprooted by strong winds, trapping the people sitting under it, police said, adding hundreds of devotees were attending the programme

"At least 14 persons have died in the incident and about 50 are injured. Reasons of the deaths will be clear after postmortem," said Ratan Lal Bhargava, Additional Superintendent of Police of Balotara

He said the injured were rushed to different hospitals in the district

Eyewitnesses claimed that the tent got uprooted due to the winds and hovered for a few seconds in the air before collapsing

The person leading the 'Ram Katha', Murlidhar Maharaj, stopped midway and asked people to leave as the pandal started to collapse. He scurried from the stage within seconds, following which the pandal collapsed, leading to a stampede-like situation, they said

No immediate information was available about the condition of Maharaj

A shopkeeper said locals who rushed to rescue the victims felt current in the structure of the pandal. However, they rescued those trapped inside and took them to hospitals in private vehicles and mini-vans

The programme was organised by Rani Bhatiyani Mandir Sansthan. It started on Saturday and was about to continue till June 30

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the incident

"Collapse of a 'Pandaal' in Rajasthan's Barmer is unfortunate. My thoughts are with the bereaved families and I wish the injured a quick recovery," the Prime Minister's Office quoted him as saying in a tweet

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot took stock of the situation from Jaipur and ordered a probe into the incident

He said rescue operations were being carried out by the district administration. He also directed officials to ensure proper relief works and treatment of those injured

Union minister of state for agriculture Kailash Chaudhary, who is the local MP, said he was leaving for Barmer from Delhi to meet the families of the victims and the injured.     [Agencies]
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Azamgarh (UP), Jan 16 :  A 60-year-old man was killed while his wife and daughter suffered injures after some people attacked them over an old enmity, police said Wednesday.

The incident took place in Hardia village in Atraulia area of Azamgarh where some people attacked Ramsarit and his wife Prema (53) and daugther Bhira (30) on Tuesday night, they said.

While Ramsarit died on the spot, the injured were rushed to the hospital, where their condition was stated to be stable, police said.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (Rural) NP Singh said the incident was fallout of an old enmity and the matter is being probed.                                                         PTI
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Chandigarh, Jan 12 : Five persons were killed after a tractor trolley overturned in Punjab's Amritsar district on Saturday, the police said.

The incident took place in the morning at Vallah in Amritsar district when the tractor trolley carrying labourers was on its way to a construction site, Amritsar Assistant Commissioner of Police Jaspreet Singh.

The front wheel of the tractor got dislodged and it overturned near a canal, he added.

The police suspect that construction material including heavy iron pipes, which were being transported in the trolley when it overturned, may have inflicted serious injuries on the labourers leading to their deaths.             PTI
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Jaipur, Jan 11 : A man was arrested for allegedly beating his two children to death in Rajasthan's Udaipur district, police said Friday.

The incident took place on Thursday when Ramesh Vadhera, 30, started beating the children mercilessly, SHO, Ogana police station, Shiv Singh said.

Five-year-old girl Kushba and three-year-old boy Raju were taken to the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Jhadol block of the district where they were declared as brought dead, he said.

His wife was not at home at the time of the incident and had gone to her parent's house. The children were staying at their uncle's house but Vadhera brought them home before killing them, Singh added.

"Vadhera was arrested for the murder of his daughter and son. He is an alcoholic and remained intoxicated most of the time. He had frequent tiffs with his wife over this," the SHO said.

A case has been registered after a complaint was filed by Vadhera's father, he added.

Vadhera was produced before a court on Friday, Singh said.               PTI
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Barabanki (UP), Dec 26 : Two persons were killed and three others injured in a firecracker explosion at a house in Gunauli Dharupur village here, police said Wednesday.

The explosion occurred in the house of one Mohd. Hashim when firecrackers were being manufactured on Tuesday.

The explosion left two persons dead. They were identified as 15-year-old Sarju and 28-year-old Mohd Vaish. 

A number of adjacent houses were damaged in the explosion, the police said. 

The injured have been admitted to the district hospital and the bodies have been sent for post-mortem.     PTI
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Kota, Oct 8: Two people were killed when their motorcycle collided with stray cattle at NH-27, police said Monday.

The accident occurred on Sunday evening near Jhalipura village which comes under the jurisdiction of Kaithun police station.

The two were rushed to MBS Hospital, where they were declared brought dead.

The deceased persons were identified as Dilip Meghwal (30) and Rameshchand Nayak (45), both residents of Kacholiya village, said Sugan Singh, the SHO of Kaithun police station.

The bodies were later handed over to family members after postmortem, the SHO said. (PTI)
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Ballia (UP), Oct 8: Two persons were killed after being hit by a tempo in Sahodeeh village here, police said Monday.

Preetam (19) and Rohit (21) were killed in the accident that took place on Sunday, they said.

The bodies of the two have been sent for postmortem.

A probe is on in the matter. (PTI)

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Bangkok, Oct 8: A 42-year-old Indian tourist was killed and two others seriously injured in a shootout between two rival gangs here, Thai Police said Monday.

The shooting took place last night on a street behind Centara Watergate Pavillion hotel in Ratchathewi district, where tourist coaches were parked, 'Bangkok Post' reported.

Gakhrejr Dheeraj, an Indian, and Keovongsa Thonekeo, 28, a Lao tourist, died at a hospital where other injured are undergoing treatment.

The five people injured in the crossfire were two Thais, two Indians and one Lao. All were taken to a nearby hospital, the report said, quoting police officials.

The Indians were part of a group of tourists who had just had their dinner at an Indian restaurant in the mall and were waiting for their bus at the parking lot.

While they were there, two groups of young men emerged from a nearby snooker club into an alley just beside the parking lot, said police Major General Senit Samararn Samruajkit.

They began a fight that quickly escalated into an armed battle, Samruajkit said.

According to eyewitnesses, around 20 men armed with pistols, knives and sticks ran from the club into the street, he said, adding that three men also opened fire.

The gang members fled as the police arrived at the scene, and none of them was apprehended.

Police have yet to identify the type of rifles used, but spent shells from the AK47 assault rifle were found at the scene. (PTI)
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Jakarta, Sep 29: At least 48 people were killed by a quake-tsunami in an Indonesian city, the country's disaster agency said Saturday, announcing its first official death toll.


The agency added that another 356 people were injured in Palu on Sulawesi island where waves as high as 1.5 metres (five feet) slammed into the city of about 350,000 people. (AFP)
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Hello Jammu News at 12:45:00 PM 0

Srinagar, Sept 27: An unidentified militant and a soldier were killed in a gunbattle in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, the army said.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Qazigund area of Anantnag district after receiving tip-off about presence of militants there, an army official said.

The search operation turned into an encounter when the insurgents opened fire on the security forces, he said.

One militant has been killed so far while a soldier laid down his life fighting the ultras, the official said.

He said the operation was in progress when reports last came in.

In another operation, in Panzan area of Budgam district, security forces are locked in a gunbattle with militants hiding in the village, the official said, adding that there were no reports of casualties so far in this operation. (PTI)
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Dholpur, Sep 27: Two people were killed in a clash between two groups in a village here Thursday morning, police said.

The incident occurred in the Sadar police station area. Members of the groups clashed with each other and two people died on the spot, Superintendent of Police Dholpur Dusht Daman Singh said.

"They were beaten to death with sticks," another police officer said.

The reasons for the clash were not immediately known. Additional policemen have been deployed in the area and further details in the matter are awaited, the police said. (PTI)

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Jammu, Sep 24: Five members of a family, including three minors, were killed on Monday when their mud house was buried under debris after a landslide in the hilly Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

The incident occurred in remote Gali Bhatoli village of Gandoh when the 'dhok' (mud house) of Noor Mohammad Gujjar was crushed under the debris, a police official said.

He said villagers immediately launched a rescue operation and were later joined by a police team.

Five bodies were pulled out from the mud house, the official said and identified the deceased as Bashir Ahmad (25), his wife Nageena (23), Zulfi Banoo (nine) and Mohammad Sharief (eight) and one-and-a-half-year old girl.

Doda along with other parts of Jammu region have been lashed by incessant rain over the past two days, forcing authorities to order closure of all educational institutions in the district as a precautionary measure. (PTI)

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Jammu, Sept 22: Four persons were killed and 9 others critically injured Saturday when a vehicle carrying them skidded off the road and rolled down into a 300-feet deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, police said.

The vehicle was on its way from Seru Khal-Jugassar when it skidded off the road around 1045 hours, they said.

Police and locals launched rescue operation and recovered bodies from the spot. (PTI)
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Shimla, Sep 22: Thirteen people, including three couples, died after a vehicle veered off a road and fell into a deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district Saturday, a police official said.

The accident happened at Sanail, three kilometres from Kuddu on Tiyuni Road. The ill-fated Trax vehicle (bearing registration number HP 02 0695) was on its way to Tiyuni from Swara.

All the thirteen occupants were killed in the accident, Shimla Superintendent of Police Omapati Jamwal said.

While 10 of them died on the spot, three succumbed to injuries at Rohru hospital, Jamwal said.

The deceased included eight members of three families. Three couples were among the deceased.

The deceased have been identified as Matvar Singh (48), his wife Basanti Devi (44), their son Munish (24), Prem Singh (38), his wife Poonam (30), their daughter Ridhima (6), Attar Singh (44), his wife Munna Devi (40), Bittu (42), Bandi Devi (48), Ner Singh (35), Manoj (35) and Anil (28).

A police team led by Jubbal Station House Officer and Swara police post in-charge reached the site shortly after getting information about the accident. The team rescued three injured people and sent them to Rohru hospital but they died, Jamwal added. (PTI)
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Shimla, Sep 22: Ten people, including four women, died and three others were injured after a vehicle veered off a road in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district Saturday, a police official said.

The accident happened at Snail, three kilometres from Kuddu on Tiyuni Road.

The three injured, including a child, have been admitted to Rohru hospital, Shimla Superintendent of Police Omapati Jamwal said.

A police team led by Jubbal Station House Officer and Swara police post in-charge is at the accident site, he added.

More details awaited. (PTI)

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Muzaffarnagar, Sep 22: Four people died and two others were seriously injured when a car collided with a stationary truck in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, a police official said Saturday.

The accident happened apparently due to low visibility near Vahelna village Friday night when the occupants of the car were on their way to Roorkee from Delhi, Civil Lines police station SHO DK Tyagi said.

The injured have been admitted to a hospital, Tyagi said.

He identified the deceased as Danish, his sister Rubi, truck driver Mohd. Waseem and helper Bhure. (PTI)

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Hisar, Sep 21: Four persons, including an Army were killed when their car collided with a truck near Piplapur village in the district, police said Friday.

The incident took place Thursday evening, they said.

The victims, identified as Ashok (25) and Deepak alias Kalu (27), Akshay (26) and Bijender (26), were on their way from Hisar towards Delhi, police said. (PTI)

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Srinagar, Sep 21: An unidentified militant was killed in an ongoing encounter with security forces in the forest area of Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police said, taking the number of ultras killed in the operation to two.

An Army official said while one militant was killed on Thursday, the body of another militant was recovered this morning.

"Two militants have been killed in the Bandipora operation," the official said.

He said the identity and the group affiliation of the slain ultras was being ascertained.

The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in forests of Sumlar area in north Kashmir on Thursday following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said.

The official said the search operation turned into an encounter after militants opened fire on the security forces' positions.

The operation is underway, the official said. (PTI)

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Gonda (UP), Sep 20: Four people were killed and eight others suffered injuries in a road accident in Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh, police said.

A mini-truck and a jeep collided head on and crushed a motorcycle in the accident late Wednesday night near Belmathar village in the Paraspur police station area.

Superintendent of Police Lallan Singh said Mannu (55) and Sheru (22), who were on the motorcycle, jeep driver Goldie (32) and a woman, Saraswati Singh (46), were killed in the accident.

The injured have been admitted to the district hospital. (PTI)
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Hyderabad, Sep 18: Telangana police has picked up seven people, including the suspected contract killer, for the killing of a Dalit Christian man in Miryalguda in Nalgonda district in a case of alleged honour killing, officials said Tuesday.

Subhash Sharma, the alleged assailant, was arrested from Bihar.

Shocking CCTV footage of the incident telecast on national TV showed Perumalla Pranay Kumar walking out of a hospital in Miryalguda with his wife Amrutha Varshini when the assailant paced up an attacked him with a machete from behind, killing him instantaneously.

Amruta, from upper caste 'vaishya' community, had claimed Monday her father Maruti Rao and uncle were behind the attack as they strongly disapproved of her marrying a Dalit Christian. The names of some people with political links have also cropped up but police is yet to confirm their involvement.

The incident, which occurred last Friday, had also triggered protests by some Dalit groups in Nalgonda.

Amruta, who claimed her father insisted on her ending the marriage, said he will give birth to Pranay's child and ensure justice is done to him. She has also refused to return to her paternal home. (PTI)
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