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Provincial Civil Services officer posted in Lucknow commits suicide

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May 13, 2012

Lucknow, May 13: A senior Provincial Civil Services (PCS) officer, Vinod Kumar Rai, posted as ADM (West) in the state capital allegedly committed suicide by consuming sulphas tablets late on Friday night. Rai was with his 22-year-old domestic help at his official Butler Palace residence when he took the extreme step.


Rai was rushed to the Civil Hospital from where he was referred to the Trauma Centre at Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University. After struggling for life for a few hours, Rai finally breathed his last at around 5am.


Though the exact cause of Rai taking the extreme step could not be ascertained, family tension is suspected to be the reason. Rai's wife Neelima had left for her native district Deoria only a couple of days back. Rai belonged to Mau district.


On Friday night at around 11pm, Rai had dinner and asked his maid Suresh to give him message. After sometime, Suresh went to his room. Meanwhile, Rai had a mobile conversation with his wife Neelima at around Friday midnight.


After midnight, Rai allegedly consumed some sulphas tablets. Soon, he started feeling uneasy and woke up his domestic help Suresh. He then asked him to install a fan outside the room, the police said.


Soon, Rai started vomiting and it was at that time he told Suresh about consuming sulphas. A panic-struck Suresh then alerted one of the Rai's neighbours, an ACJM. Rai was rushed to Civil Hospital from where he was referred to the Trauma Centre.


DIG Ashutosh Pandey was informed about the incident at around 3.30am. Pandey rushed to the Trauma Centre and even talked to Rai. The DIG confirmed talking to Rai. He said Rai did recognise him by his voice and talked to him for a few minutes.


After sometime Rai breathed his last.


Family members of Rai, including his son Utkarsh, who is pursuing BTech in Noida and his wife Neelima were informed. By afternoon, both reached Lucknow, the police said.

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Family members of Additional District Magistrate Vinod Kumar Rai

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Agencies
August 9,2020

Vijayawada, Aug 9: The number of those killed in the fire at a hotel being used as a COVID-19 facility in Vijayawada rose to 10 on Sunday, said Vikrant Patil, Deputy Commissioner of Police.

Meanwhile, the Andhra Pradesh government announced Rs 50 lakh ex-gratia each to the families of those who lost their lives in the incident.

According to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister's Office (CMO), Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy also ordered an in-depth probe into the accident and directed authorities to take steps to ensure better medical services to the victims of the accident.

"The hotel was taken on lease and run by Ramesh Hospitals, a private hospital where COVID-19 patients were being treated. 40 patients and 10 medical staff were at the hotel at the time of the incident. 

Officials were directed to launch immediate rescue measures," said Mekathoti Sucharitha, Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Prime Minister Narendra Modi also condoled the loss of the lives in the fire mishap and spoke to Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy over the phone and enquired about the accident.

The mishap took place in hotel Swarna Palace which was taken on lease and run by a private hospital for COVID patients.

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May 26,2020

New Delhi, May 26: A massive fire broke out on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday in the slums of the Tughlaqabad area in south east Delhi in which over 250 shanties were gutted, however, no one was injured, fire officials said.

Atul Garg, Chief Fire Officer, told IANS, "We came to know about the fire in the slums around 12.15 a.m. following which 28 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. And the fire was brought under control by 4 a.m."

He said, the Tughalaqbad slums have over 500 shanties, out of which over 250 have been destroyed in the fire.

He said, it took time for the fire tenders to reach the spot as it was on the hills, but the fire was doused within four hours and by 8 a.m. cooling off procedure has also been completed.

When asked if there is any casualty in the incident, he said, "No injury or casualty has been reported."

He also said that as of now the actual reason for the fire is not known. "But we are trying to find out the reason of the fire," Garg added.

South East Deputy Commissioner of Police R.P. Meena said, "In the night it seemed that almost 500 shanties were gutted. However, in the morning it became clear that only 250 shanties have been gutted in fire."

He said, the South East district police after receiving the call also rushed the ambulances and the local police team in the area for rescue operation. Meena further said that very few people were residing in the shanties, and the people came out of their shanties after the fire broke out in one of them.

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February 23,2020

Panaji, Feb 23: A MiG-29K aircraft crashed off Goa during a routine training sortie on Sunday morning, the Indian Navy said in a statement.

"The pilot ejected safely and has been recovered. An enquiry into the incident has been ordered," the statement said.

On November 16, a MiG-29K trainer flight had crashed after a bird hit, soon after it took off the Dabolim International airport, which functions out of the Indian Navy base INS Hansa.

Both pilots had managed to safely eject themselves to safety after both the engines of their jet failed.

According to data tabled in the recent budget session of the Goa Assembly, every ten days, at least one aircraft landing or taking off at Goa's Dabolim international airport faces dangers involving birds or stray dogs near the runway.

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