Three children died and 11 others fell ill after suspected food poisoning at a private children’s home in Tamil Nadu’s Tirupur on Wednesday.
According to the district administration, the incident occurred at a children’s home in Tirupur run by Sri Vivekananda Sevalayam where 14 children started vomiting and suffered dizziness after having dinner on Wednesday night.
The children were then rushed to a nearby private hospital. After the condition of the children became serious, they were bought to Tirupur Government Hospital. Child Protection Unit and Police are investigating the matter.
Eleven children are now currently admitted to the Tirupur Government Hospital. Police are suspecting food poisoning behind the possible cause of the death of the children.
A case was registered against the private children’s home. “Three children died. Officials are suspecting food poisoning but the exact reason for the children’s death will be known after clinical investigation of samples. According to information from the private home, the children were served Rasam Rice as dinner. The food samples have been sent for testing. The exact cause of death will be known after clinical investigation,” said Tirupur Collector S Vineeth.
“11 children are getting treatment at Tirupur Government Hospital. Three children are in the ICU ward. The investigation is going on. A case has been registered against private home administration,” added the official.
A Vande Bharat Express running between Mumbai Central to Gurajat’s Gandhinagar met with an accident after a herd of buffaloes came on the railway track on Thursday, said a railway officer.
“The accident occurred at around 11.15 am between Vatva station to Maninagar station today,” said Western Railway Senior PRO, JK Jayant. The front part of the engine had been damaged in the accident.
Earlier in the day, a tire burst in the middle of the Bandra Worli Sea Link (BWSL) in the early hours of Wednesday resulting in a crash and pile-up that left five people dead and eight injured. Among the dead were an ambulance driver and the staff at the BWSL toll naka.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered condolences for the loss of lives in the car accident on Mumbai’s Bandra-Worli Sea Link road.
“Pained by the loss of lives due to an accident on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link in Mumbai. Condolences to the bereaved families. I hope that those who have been injured have a speedy recovery,” the Prime Minister’s Office tweeted on Wednesday.
The Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) on Thursday said that a total of nine bodies which were trapped in the Uttarkashi avalanche have been recovered and retrieved till now, while 29 other trainees continue to remain stranded.
According to the NIM, the nine bodies retrieved today include four dead bodies that were already brought down on Tuesday (October 4) and Wednesday (October 5).
The update on recovered bodies came hours after a team of experts from Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir, High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS), joined the operation with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), and NIM to rescue mountaineers that were stranded on Draupadi’s Danda-II mountain peak in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi after the avalanche hit them on Tuesday.
However, more teams have been sent to the advance base camp from ITBP Matli in Uttarkashi. An advance helicopter landing ground was also prepared at 16,000 ft and a trial landing was successfully conducted in the morning.
According to ITBP PRO Vivek Pandey, the advance helipad has been made at high altitude and helicopters are out for rescue operations.
“The dead bodies are present at the base and some of them are expected to be brought down today itself,” the ITBP PRO said adding that the measures are being hampered due to bad weather conditions but efforts to find the missing mountaineers is still underway.
On Wednesday, the survivors of the avalanche in Uttarkashi narrated their horrific experiences. Deep Thakur, a trainee from Gujarat, who survived the accident while undergoing treatment at the district hospital, said that the avalanche came all of a sudden while he was climbing to Draupadi’s Danda Peak for a summit at around 9.45 am, due to which he along with his companions fell into the crevasses about 60 feet deep, where he struggled between death and life for about 3 hours.
Another survivor, Akash Lalvani, a trainee from Mumbai, told that he was only about 100 meters below the summit of Draupadi’s Danda and the only plan was to summit the peak and get down after being photographed there, because the weather was also clear. But the sudden avalanche has left them with an unforgettable sorrow.
On Tuesday, about 41 trainees and instructors of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering were in the grip of Draupadi’s avalanche in Danda of Dokrani glacier at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters. In view of the safety of the trekking and mountaineering teams in Uttarkashi, district magistrate Abhishek Ruhela on Thursday banned trekking activities here for the next three days.
Ruhela has banned these activities in Uttarkashi from October 6 (today) to October 8 (Saturday) ahead of the India Meteorological Department’s alert for intense rainfall in the state over the upcoming days.
Congress leader Dr Udit Raj | Image Twitter/@Dr_Uditraj
Congress leader Dr. Udit Raj expresses his opinion towards President Droupadi Murmu and there some hate remarks given to the president on Thursday via social media on a tweet after which he also shared another tweet on social media which stated that it should not be related to the President post or Droupadi Murmu
The leader shared in a tweet stating “ President Droupadi Murmu she has contested for the election and also got votes and support from tribal people through which she the post of President but now she has forgotten the role and not helping the tribal people”
Dr. Udit Raj congress leader also shared a video clarifying his opinion about the questions posed to President Droupadi Murmu and shared a tweet on social media.
My statement as regard to Draupadi Murmuji is mine & nothing to do with Congress. pic.twitter.com/bL0QhuD21B
मेरा बयान द्रोपदी मुर्मू जी के लिऐ निजी है,कांग्रेस पार्टी का नही है।मुर्मू जी को उम्मीदवार बनाया व वोट मांगा आदीवासी के नाम से।राष्ट्रपति बनने से क्या आदिवासी नही रहीं? देश की राष्ट्रपती हैं तो आदिवासी की प्रतिनिधि भी। रोना आता है जब एससी/एसटी के नाम से पद पर जाते हैं फिर चुप।
After some hours leader, Lalit also shared another tweet which said “ If I or any other like Tiwari, Agarwal or Goyal seeks information then this does not mean it is defaming the post and when they are in the post of the president they forget to help the other people”.
द्रौपदी मुर्मू जी से कोई दुबे, तिवारी, अग्रवाल, गोयल, राजपूत मेरे जैसा सवाल करता तो पद की गरिमा गिरती। हम दलित – आदिवासी आलोचना करेगें और इनके लिए लड़ेंगे भी। हमारे प्रतिनिधि बनकर जाते हैं फिर गूंगे-बहरे बन जाते हैं। bjp ने मेरा सम्मान किया,जब एससी/एसटी की बात की तो बुरा हो गया।
We respect Droupadi Murmu and the post of the president we are only asking questions related to the issues and problems faced by the SC and ST castes and other tribal castes.
द्रौपदी मुर्मू जी का राष्ट्रपती के तौर पर पूरा सम्मान है। वो दलित – आदिवासी की प्रतिनिधि भी हैं और इन्हे आधिकार है अपने हिस्से का सवाल करना। इसे राष्ट्रपती पद से न जोड़ा जाए।
Nine people were killed and 38 others were injured after a tourist bus carrying students crashed into a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus at Mangalam near Vadakkenchery area of Palakkad, Kerala minister M B Rajesh said on Thursday.
The horrific road accident occurred after the tourist bus rear-ended into the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus.
The tourist bus carrying students and teachers of the Baselios Vidhyanikethan School was headed to Ooty from Ernakulam, while the KSRTC bus was on its way to Coimbatore.
The deceased include five students, one teacher and three passengers from the KSRTC bus. A total of 38 people has been admitted to the hospital.
“Five people sustained serious injuries but they are said to be out of danger,” Rajesh said.
Further details are awaited. Previously, in another instance from Uttarakhand, as many as 32 people were killed and eighteen injured in the Pauri Garhwal bus accident, informed State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on October 4.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced financial assistance to the kin of the deceased in the Uttarkashi and Pauri Garhwal tragedies.
Earlier on October 3, a bus carrying a wedding procession of 50 people fell into a gorge near Simdi village in Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal district. A wedding procession had left in a bus from Laldhang an accident occurred. Information is being taken from the family members. A rescue operation is still underway by Pauri Police and SDRF at the spot,” said Haridwar SP City Swatantra Kumar Singh.
Two active cadres of the Dimasa National Liberation Tigers were apprehended by Assam Rifles and Dima Hasao police, said officials on Thursday.
DNLT is a militant organisation active in Dima Hasao and Karbi Anglong areas. “Haflong Battalion of Headquarters 21 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of Headquarter Inspector General Assam Rifles (East) apprehended two active cadres of DNLT with Dima Hasao police,” read an official statement.
The cadres were being pursued for the past few days as the cadres were on the run post-busting of their camp by Haflong Battalion. The officials also recovered incriminating materials from the accused.
“Two weapons were also recovered along with ammunitions. The apprehended cadres and recoveries were handed over to Police station Maibong, Dima Hasao,” the statement added. Further investigations are underway.
Earlier on September 25, the Indian Army and the Assam Police apprehended a cadre of banned militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom – Independent (ULFA-I). The accused also carried weapons which the officials later recovered. The weapons were seized in Assam’s Charaideo district.
“Troops of Joypur Battalion of Red Shield Division under the aegis of Spear Corps apprehended the ULFA-I cadre from the Sonari area in Charaideo district on Saturday night,” said a statement by the Indian Army.
The cadre was busted based on input received regarding the presence of suspected ULFA-I cadre in the general area of Towkok, an operation was launched by the Indian army along with Sonari police on Saturday.
“The swift action of the Security Forces resulted in the apprehension of one ULFA-I cadre along with one 7.65 mm pistol, three live rounds and one magazine,” the statement added.
The apprehended ULFA-I cadre was handed over to Assam Police.
Jaidev Thackeray, the elder brother of Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, shared the stage with Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde at the rebel faction’s Dussehra rally at the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai.
Jaidev Thackeray’s estranged wife Smita was also present at the MMRDA ground in BKC, the rally site in suburban Mumbai, along with Nihar, the son of late Bindumadhav Thackeray, Uddhav Thackeray’s eldest brother.
A vacant chair used by Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray during his last rally in Thane was placed at the centre of the stage.
Champa Singh Thapa, a trusted aide of the late Bal Thackeray who served the Shiv Sena founder for 27 years, was also present at the event.
Talking to reporters, Smita Thackeray said she was invited to the rally by Shinde, who heads the rebel faction of the Shiv Sena.
Jaidev Thackeray shares an uneasy relationship with his younger brother Uddhav Thackeray.
In his brief speech, Jaidev lauded the “courageous step” (of charting a new course) that Shinde had taken and urged the workers not to abandon him.
The Uddhav Thackeray-led faction organised its own Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park in central Mumbai. Both Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray claim their faction is the “real” Shiv Sena.
Shinde’s rebellion against Uddhav Thackeray’s leadership had led to the collapse of the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in June.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday asserted his rebellion was not an act of “betrayal”, but a “revolt” and asked Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray to kneel down at party founder Bal Thackeray’s memorial here and apologise for going against his ideals and aligning with the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
Addressing a mega rally at the Bandra Kurla Complex’s MMRDA ground on the occasion of Dussehra, Shinde said voters in the state elected the Shiv Sena and the BJP in the 2019 Assembly elections, but Thackeray “betrayed” people by joining hands with the Congress and the NCP to form the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government.
We did not do ‘gaddari’ (betrayal), but this (rebellion) was ‘gadar’ (revolt).
We are not ‘gaddar’ (traitors), but soldiers of Balasaheb (Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray).
You sold Balasaheb principles. Who are real traitors who betrayed Hindutva for the sake of power? Shinde said in a speech that lasted for over an hour and a half. The Thackeray-led faction of the Shiv Sena has often targeted party rebels headed by Shinde as traitors”.
The chief minister stoutly defended his rebellion against Thackeray’s leadership in June that brought down the Shiv Sena-led MVA government.
“We took this step (rebellion) to save the Shiv Sena, preserve the principles of Balasaheb, Hindutva and for the betterment of Maharashtra. And we took it publicly,” he said, adding he has been getting an overwhelming response for the decision.
The CM asked Uddhav Thackeray to kneel down at Sena founder Bal Thackeray’s memorial in Mumbai and apologise for going against his ideals and aligning with one-time political rivals Congress and the NCP.
“Do you (Uddhav Thackeray) even have the right to occupy the post (of Shiv Sena chief) after compromising on the principles of Bal Thackeray?” Shinde said in a scathing attack at his political rival.
He said massive crowds at his Dussehra rally was proof enough to show who are true inheritors of Bal Thackeray’s legacy. Shinde said being the chief minister, he could have intervened to get the Shivaji Park ground for his camp to hold the Dusshera rally, but avoided doing so to maintain law and order.
“Even if you have got the (Shivaji Park) ground, we have the principles of Shiv Sena pramukh (late Bal Thackeray),” he said.
The Thackeray-led faction had approached the Bombay High Court last month to hold its rally at Shivaji Park after the Mumbai civic body denied it permission to use the iconic ground in Dadar for its Dussehra event.
Slamming Thackeray, Shinde, who heads the rebel faction of the party, said the Shiv Sena was not a private limited company and maintained the 56-year-old outfit was built through hard work of common Sena workers.
He said Thackeray never went beyond “hum do hamare do”, a reference to his sons Aaditya and Tejas Thackeray. Shinde said while Uddhav Thackeray became the chief minister in November 2019, he made his son Aaditya a cabinet member, too.
The rally was attended by Jaidev Thackeray, brother of Uddhav Thackeray, and his estranged wife Smita Thackeray.
Nihar Thackeray, grandson of late Bal Thackeray and son of Bindumadhav, also attended the rally besides Champa Singh Thapa, a long-time personal aide of the Sena founder. Uddhav Thackeray shares an uneasy relationship with Jaidev, Smita and Nihar Thackeray.
A vacant chair used by Bal Thackeray during his last rally in Thane was placed at the centre of the stage at the sprawling ground in BKC, located close to Matoshree’, the private residence of the Thackeray family in suburban Bandra. Shinde asked why a decision of Shiv Sena MLAs tendering their resignation was not taken when the party chose to align with the Congress and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP in 2019.
He was responding to Aaditya Thackeray’s challenge that rebel MLAs should resign and face re-election.
Hitting back at Uddhav Thackeray for calling him ‘Katappa’, a character from superhit film ‘Bahubali’ portrayed as a betrayer in the movie, the chief minister said he was not someone who practised double standards.
Questioning Uddhav Thackeray’s style of working, Shinde asked how many times he visited Mantralaya, the state secretariat in south Mumbai, when he was the chief minister (November 2019-June 2022).
Administrative works came to a virtual standstill in the two-and-a-half years of the MVA government led by Uddhav Thackeray, he claimed. Shinde said while Uddhav Thackeray was working from home, he, on becoming chief minister on June 30, resorted to work without home.
Although the chief minister hailed from the Shiv Sena, it was the NCP which ran the show in the previous dispensation, Shinde said. “Balasaheb used to run the government through his remote control, but Thackeray gave the remote control to the NCP and danced to the NCP’s tunes,” he said.
Shinde assured that the Maratha community, which has been demanding reservation in government jobs and education for long, will get justice. He said in the next two years, there will be a ‘development model’ of Maharashtra.
India recorded 2,529 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,46,04,463, while the active cases dipped to 32,282, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.
The death toll climbed to 5,28,745 with 12 fatalities which includes eight deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.07 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate increased to 98.74 per cent, the ministry said.
A decline of 1,036 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.07 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 1.38 per cent, according to the ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,40,43,436, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent. According to the ministry, 218.84 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive. India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.
It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23 last year. It crossed the four-crore mark on January 25 this year. The four fatalities reported in the last 24 hours include one each from Haryana, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 16 kg of heroin valued at more than Rs 80 crore at the Mumbai airport, an official said on Thursday.
A passenger was intercepted on Wednesday on the basis of a tip-off and the search of his luggage led to the discovery of contraband.
The heroin was concealed in a cavity created inside a trolley bag, said the DRI official. The man, a Kerala resident, was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and further probe was on, he said.
