Hyderabad: Two young workers, including a chemist, died in a flash fire while cleaning a reactor at a pharmaceutical company in Jeedimetla area here on Wednesday, police said.
The incident occurred when the workers were cleaning the reactor with a cleaning solvent and a sudden blaze erupted when some inflammable substance got mixed. The duo suffered burns due to the fire, a police official said based on preliminary investigation.
The duo was rushed to a private hospital where they died while undergoing treatment.
The deceased persons were aged 24 and 26 respectively, police said.
Following the incident, a case under Indian Penal Code Section 304A (causing death by negligence) was registered at Jeedimetla police station and a probe was underway.
Chandigarh: Seven prison inmates were booked Monday after two men held in connection with the murder of singer Sidhu Moosewala were killed in a gang fight at Goindwal Sahib Central Jail in Punjab’s Tarn Taran, police said.
Another inmate, also allegedly involved in the singer’s murder last year, was injured in the clash Sunday between the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria and the Lawrence Bishnoi gangs.
Both gang leaders are already in jail, booked in connection with the Moosewala murder and other cases.
Iron strips were among the objects used as gang members clashed.
Mandeep Singh alias Toofan of Batala and Manmohan Singh alias Mohna, a resident of Budhlada were killed, police said. The third man, Keshav, was seriously injured.
The FIR named seven jail inmates — Manpreet Singh Bhau, Sachin Bhiwani, Ankit Sirsa, Kashish, Rajinder, Arshad Khan and Malkit Singh.
Five of them, including Ankit and Kashish — who are described as “shooters” — were in jail in connection with the Moosewala murder on May 29 last year.
Mandeep Singh alias Toofan, Manmohan Singh alias Mohna, Keshav, Manpreet Singh, Charanjit Singh and Nirmal Singh had gone to the jail’s block number 1 where the others gangsters were lodged, according to the FIR.
After the fight, Toofan and Mohna were declared brought dead at the Tarn Taran Civil Hospital. Keshav was admitted there.
Police are investigating what triggered the clash between the two groups.
Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, was shot dead in Mansa district last year.
As he and two others were driving to Jawahar Ke village, their jeep was intercepted and six men opened fire.
Goldy Brar, who is a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, later claimed responsibility for the murder.
The men booked after Sunday’s clash have been charged under sections 302 (murder) and 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code.
SRINAGAR: At least seven persons from Jammu and Kashmir died after a compressor in a cold storage plant exploded in Daurala area of Meerut in Uttar Pradesh on Friday.
Quoting an official the news agency KNO reported that the explosion took place in the afternoon and at least 25 workers were present on the site.
He said some of them were evacuated safely while among the deceased 7 belonged to Jammu and Kashmir.
The deceased have been identified as Balwant, Baldev, Balbir Singh, Sat Pal, Ramesh Lal, Kalu—all residents of Udhampur and Hoshiywar Singh of Ramban.
Meanwhile, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh expressed grief over the accident and said all possible help was being provided to victim families.
“Just now spoke to DC Meerut Mr Deepak Meena (IAS) on receiving the report about some persons from Jammu And Kashmir becoming victims of the unfortunate accident at Daurala Cold Storage. Sad to note that out of 7 deaths, 6 persons belong to district Udhampur and 1 from district Ramban,” he tweeted.
He also said 9 injured have been shifted to the hospital, while instructions have been issued to provide all possible help.
Umrah pilgrims meet with road accident near Madinah.
Jeddah: Eight persons including six Umrah pilgrims from India died and 20 others were injured on Tuesday night when a bus transporting them to Madinah rammed into a trailer ahead. The tragic incident occurred nearly 150 KM away from Madinah.
All six who died hailed from Gulbarga region of Karnataka and were travelling to Madinah from Makkah.
The deceased were identified as Shafid Hussain Sullad, Bebejan Sullad, Siraj Begum Sullaid, Shifa Sullaid all were from Raichur district. Mohammed Zainuddin and Rehana Begum were from Gulbarga district.
All the injured were shifted to hospitals in Madinah city by Saudi Crescent, Civil defense and Emergency medical ambulance teams. Indian Consulate officials are also in touch with the bereaved families.
Gulbarga Welfare Society, a prominent Karnataka NRI organisations in Saudi Arabia, and volunteers reached Madinah city to assist pilgrims and also to complete legal formalities for their burial, said Naser Qurshid of Gulbarga Welfare Society.
Other two deceased were driver and the other was a catering employee of a tour group, according to primary information.
Qazigund, Feb 20: Thousands of fish at a spring in the Babapora area of Qazigund in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district have died after the water body developed a low concentration of oxygen. In a never-before incident, the dead fish were flushed towards the mouth of the spring.
Spring is the natural exit point at which groundwater emerges out of the aquifer and flows onto the top of the Earth’s crust to become surface water. It is a component of the hydrosphere as well as a part of the water cycle.
Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a spring located at Babapora with good discharge for the past many years was selected as a source for this water supply scheme for villages – Babaporateng, Mandhole and Chandian Pajan.
They said there was a reduction in the discharge of the spring in such a way that almost all the fish (in quintals) which were initially inside the spring under the hillock came out towards the mouth of the spring, which has never happened before. This created panic for us as well as the local people, they said.
“The fisheries department had shifted fish visible near the spring, into a nearby nallah. Also, the Jal Shakti department had disconnected the water supply to the area and a tanker service had then begun,” the officials said.
They said the spot was flushed with water jets by using fire tenders from the fire and emergency departments which helped to flush out the dead fish which are in and make the water fit for drinking.
An expert from the Fisheries Department told KNO that the test of the water samples from the source is conducted on a daily basis which still shows the presence of bacterial and organic matter. “One sample was also sent to the central lab Srinagar,” he said, adding that the fish which are 4 to 5 quintals died “probably due to low concentration of the oxygen inside the water body”.
Mushtaq Ahmad Shah, a local, said the spring dried up a month ago and as the water level increased, the spring began flushing the dead fish. “We are witnessing a natural calamity,” he said, adding that the government should start widening the spring and develop it as an ‘Amrit Sarovar’. “The fencing around the spring will leave it unaffected by human interference,” he added.
Zulfikar Ali Malik, Executive Engineer Jal Shakti department Division (Qazigund) told KNO, “Till the water is not made contamination-free, we can’t use it for human consumption. We are expecting the quality of water will get improved soon and other fish inside the spring be preserved.”
Talking to KNO, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat said the expert committee has been framed to study the occurrence in detail. “The committee will submit its report in the stipulated timeframe,” he said, adding, “We are closely monitoring the situation and all measures are in place.”
The DC said the Jal Shakti and Fisheries departments were also instructed to keep a close vision on the spring and submit a daily report to the district administration—(KNO)
Most of Congress’ intraparty feuds are fleeting, especially when margins of control are as close as they are in the House and Senate these days. Any standoff that lasts longer than a few days risks ceding power to the other party.
But Scott and McConnell’s split is going the distance.
Over the past year, Scott has managed to dislodge Cruz as the biggest thorn in McConnell’s side, no small feat. The Florida senator’s performance as chair of the Senate GOP campaign arm and Scott’s own competing legislative agenda, which McConnell felt compelled to disavow — has sparked a nearly yearlong row between the two GOP senators.
And it’s more than a mere personality conflict for Republicans. Scott’s challenge of McConnell for leader has factionalized the GOP in a manner not seen since Cruz set the table to run for president a decade ago by taking on McConnell every chance he had. McConnell may have easily dispatched Scott — the final tally was 37-10 — but the fact that McConnell now knows 10 Republican senators were ready to oust him has made his job more complicated.
“Petty retribution can be a dangerous pattern in this place, particularly with a small body,” Cruz said in an interview, referring to the removal of Scott from the Commerce panel. “There’s an old proverb: when you look for revenge, you better dig two graves.”
McConnell denies removing Scott and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) from the Commerce Committee over their opposition to him as leader, but he is still slamming the Floridian’s personal policy portfolio nearly a year after its release. In public remarks last week, McConnell lashed Scott for a proposal that he sees as fuel for Democratic campaigns next year: “Unfortunately, that was the Scott plan. That’s not a Republican plan.”
It’s fair to say the animosity goes both ways.
“Who does really well with what we’ve been doing, just spending money like it’s going out of style? The elites do, people who make money off of the government do. Wall Street makes money,” Scott said this week. “Who doesn’t like my plan? Those people.”
While standing behind his plan, Scott also raised eyebrows last week when he introduced a new bill preventing cuts to Medicare and Social Security.
And that’s not the end of the diss track.
McConnell warned last week that Scott’s own agenda would become a “challenge” when the former Florida governor stands for reelection. Scott won narrowly in 2018, ousting former Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), though the state has moved to the right in the last four years.
“He’s gonna win. He’s won three statewide races already,” said fellow Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio. “I don’t think he’s going to have a problem winning reelection.“
Then Rubio acknowledged what’s abundantly clear: “Obviously, there’s some friction there“ between McConnell and Scott.
Indeed, the GOP senators’ ongoing back-and-forth is creating plenty of intrigue — particularly given how taciturn McConnell usually is. As Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) put it: “He’s a pretty patient guy, but occasionally even Mitch McConnell has a right to stand up for himself. That’s what I think he’s doing.”
Others see things differently.
“The leader’s role is to support incumbent senators. He certainly did it up in Alaska,” said Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), who supported Scott in the leadership fight. “Certainly don’t denigrate them, don’t say anything negative about them. Financial support is one thing, but just verbal support is his responsibility. So, beyond disappointing.”
Scott’s seat is a key cog in the Senate GOP’s plans to win back the majority, and McConnell’s political network is behind him there. Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Scott’s successor at the National Republican Senatorial Committee, is behind Scott. So is the chief McConnell-aligned super PAC — even after it publicly sparred with Scott just a few months ago over campaign strategy.
“Senator Scott has never lost an election in the state of Florida, and 2024 will be no different,” said Torunn Sinclair, a spokesperson for the Senate Leadership Fund.
The imbroglio goes back to McConnell’s decision not to release an agenda ahead of November’s midterms, and Scott’s subsequent move to put out his own while running the NRSC. McConnell smarted over the plan, as well as Biden’s concerted attacks linking it to the rest of the party, though on Tuesday he declined to utter Scott’s name.
“This continues to come up. The president was talking about it in the State of the Union. He’s taken it out to various states. So let me say one more time. There is no agenda on the part of Senate Republicans to revisit Medicare or Social Security. Period,” McConnell said.
In addition to policy disputes, the clash stems in part from the two Republicans’ divergent views of modern politics. Scott views the attention he gets from Democrats as valuable increased name recognition, and he’s raised money off of the loss of his committee assignment. He said in an interview that it’s “great” to see Biden distribute his proposal: “I put out a plan, Biden puts it out. What else could you ask for?”
But McConnell sees things very differently, according to allies. He’s studiously avoided releasing any agenda that can be easily pilloried, instead trying to run as a check on Democrats — a strategy that’s had mixed results in his 16 years as Senate GOP leader.
With the party gearing up for another bid to take back the White House and Senate, that means some Republicans are cringing every time Biden brings up Scott.
“It’s a problem when you have the president of the United States in his State of the Union saying that Republicans want to get rid of Social Security,” said Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.). Because of Scott, she added, Biden “has a kernel to hold onto. And I think that frustrates McConnell.”
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Hyderabad: The Telangana Legislature was adjourned sine die on Sunday after a seven-day sitting as part of the budget monsoon session. Assembly Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy announced sine die adjournment of the House.
Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao participated in the debate on the Monetary Exchange Bill in the House. The legislative business transacted for 56.25 hours during the budget session.
The budget session commenced with Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan’s address to the joint sitting of State legislature on February 3. Telangana Finance Minister T Harish Rao presented a budget of Rs 2,90,396 crore for 2023-24 in the State Legislative Assembly on February 6.
On Sunday, the Assembly Speaker announced the indefinite adjournment of the legislative Assembly after a short discussion on the bill by the Chief Minister.
Hyderabad: Four catering employees in the automobile died in a high-speed collision with a van on the national highway near Maheshwaram. The incident happened early on Friday morning, around 1:30.
The DCM van driver was detained by police after they accused him of driving recklessly and causing the collision. According to police, none of the two drivers was intoxicated.
After ending their duties at the city’s Karmanghat, the four caterers—Hanmanthu Keshavulu, Muntha Srinu, Baikani Yadaiah, and Immarasu Ramaswamy—were travelling back to Nagarkurnool. The van travelling from Kandukur struck their automobile head-on when they arrived at BTR Gardens near Thummaloor gate in Maheshwaram, according to inspector M Madhusudhan.
Under the impact, the auto was mangled, while the van’s front portion was damaged. Yadaiah, who was at the wheel, Ramaswamy and Srinu failed on the spot with severe injuries.
Keshavulu was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead. “The accident passed due to the van motorist’s negligence and speeding. We’ve arrested him,” stated the police.
“Neither the van nor the auto driver was drunk at the time of the accident,” Maheshwaram ACP C Anjaiah verified.
The van motorist, Shaik Jani, had fled soon after the accident, but he was later caught on Friday evening. Grounded on a complaint by Keshavulu’s family, a case was registered against Jani under IPC section 304- A( causing death due to rash or careless act).
Kakinada: Seven workers of an edible oil packaging factory in a village in Kakinada district were asphyxiated on Thursday when they got into an oil tank to clean it, police and district officials said.
The incident occurred at G Ragampet near here at around 8:30 AM when one of the labourers entered the tank to clean it.
He accidentally slipped and fell into it. In order to save him, seven other people entered the tank. Seven of them were asphyxiated while one of them survived.
Five of the deceased workers were from Paderu and two were from Peddapuram, police said.
The factory has been sealed and a case registered against it under IPC section 304A (death due to negligence), Kakinada District Collector Krithika Shukla told media.
She said a four-member committee headed by Joint Collector has been constituted to conduct an inquiry into the mishap and submit a report within three days.
The panel is currently going through the documents and the approval the factory had for running the oil packaging facility. Strict action will be initiated against those responsible for the lapses, officials said.
An ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh has been announced by the state government for the kin of victims while the factory also has been ordered to provide compensation, an official release said.
Post-mortem was underway and it will ascertain the cause of deaths, officials said.
An eyewitness told media that one person first entered the tank and the other followed as he did not come up.
Family members of the victims alleged that the factory management did not provide proper security gear to the workers.
Following the incident, a group of people held a protest demanding Rs 1 crore compensation be given to families of each of the deceased.
SRINAGAR: Two Kashmiri pilgrims who have gone to perform Umrah in Saudi Arabia have passed away after performing the sacred duties.
The Jammu Kashmir Association of Hajj Umrah Companies (JKAHUC) said that two Kashmiri pilgrims who have been identified as Misra Banoo of Pulwama and Ghulam Qadir Reshi of Tangmarg passed away after performing religious duties in Makkah.
According to JKAHUC, one lady namely Misra Banoo, 61 years old, w/o Abdul Rashid Mir r/o Amir Ahad, Tral, Pulwama breathed her last while returning to home from Umrah.
“She had a severe heart attack in flight from Jeddah to Delhi, Air crew had tried enough to save her and had even opted for emergency landing at Jodhpur, but couldn’t save her” the JKAHUC said.
Another pilgrim namely Ghulam Qadir, 80 years old, of Tangmarg, Baramulla also died while performing Umrah at Makkah.
“He had offered Fajr prayers at Haram Makkah Al Mukarma and as usual went to his room for rest. When co pilgrims tried to awake him for zuhr prayers, they found his dead. He had not been in good health since long” the JKAHUC said.
