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Flood alert sounded in Himachal

     Shimla: Himachal Pradesh government today sounded a flood alert in Rampur, Bilaspur, Kinnaur, Mandi and some adjoining parts of Shimla as water level in Sutlej's tributary Pare Chu rose by around 50-60 meters. Floodwaters crossed the Rampur town damaging five bridges and submerging at least four villages even as the state administration asked people living in the low-lying areas to vacate their houses. The state government has requisitioned for six battalions of the Army for carrying out the rescue work. According to latest reports reaching here, two battalions were ready to take off from Chandigarh to the flood-affected areas. Two army choppers have been put into service to ferry the troops. State Chief Secretary Surjit Singh Parmar said: "An alert has been sounded in a 150 km radius and people living in low-lying areas have been asked to move to higher places." Parmar further said that the union home ministry has been informed about the development so that it could rush help, including Indian Army soldiers, if there was a further rise in the waters. Kinnaur DC Amandeep Garg said: "In all likelihood the Parechu Lake in Tibet has been breached. We are taking no chances and have asked people to vacate their homes in places close to the river banks." Meanwhile, as a precautionary step, the floodgates of the Naptha dam were opened so as to prevent collection of water in the low- lying areas. This not the first time these areas in the state are feared to be flooded. In August last year, a landslide blocked the flow of Tibet's Parechu river thereby causing an artificial lake to be formed. It had led to fears of a flood downstream in Himcahal Pradesh.

17 feared dead as truck plunges into Bengal river (Go To Top)

     Ramvi (West Bengal): At least 17 people are feared dead after a temporary bridge collapsed under the weight of a construction truck that was passing over it. The incident occurred on Saturday evening. At least 10 of the men, all labourers were, sitting in the truck, which was carrying a cement mixer and nearly a dozen more were walking home after finishing the day's work at an ongoing dam project over the Teesta river at Ramvi, about 700 kilometres north of Kolkata.

Eight youths killed in Chennai road accident (Go To Top)

     Chennai: As many as eight youths, all in their early twenties, were killed when their vehicle rammed into a public transport bus early this morning. Nearly five persons were injured in the accident. The youths were returning from a weekend tour to nearby resorts. The driver of the van was manoeuvring a curve on the rain-hit slippery highway when the accident occurred. The injured were admitted in a local hospital. The driver of the state-run bus has sustained critical injuries and in critical condition. Giving details, Mahabalipuram DSP Karpagavinayagam said: "After midnight a van carrying 11 employees of a pharmaceutical company was returning to Chennai. The driver of the van tried to overtake and was over-speeding. It went on the wrong track causing the head-on collision with the state-run transport bus. The driver of the bus is seriously injured." Anand, a survivor, said: "We were all sleeping when we suddenly herd a jerking noise and woke up realising it was very serious accident."

Food poisoning after consuming sweets in Mumbai (Go To Top)

     Mumbai: As many as 18 people were admitted in KEM hospital in Mumbai after they consumed contaminated sweets. A boy who had passed his matriculation exams successfully had distributed the sweets. The victims suffered from food poisoning after they consumed sweets bought from a sweet mart "Jai Janaram" in Rustom Building of Lower Parel area. Giving details, Dean of KEM hospital Neelema Harisagar said: "So far 18 patients have been admitted to the hospital, out of which 11 patients are children and the rest are adults. This food poisoning is a consequence of the intake of bad quality sweets. After its consumption, they started puking. Their treatment is continuing making their conditions stable."

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