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The worker has been identified as Suresh Yadav. He hails from Jind in Haryana, and has a good experience in digging trenches.He fell into the pit while rectifying a fault in the machine deployed for digging during the construction of the Delhi-Katra expressway near Kartarpur in Jalandhar district on Saturday evening.Rescuers have been digging a parallel pit for the evacuation of the worker who got struck after a huge mass of earth collapsed and fell on him.Suresh along with another technician Pawan Kumar had entered the trench to inspect the machine. While they were in the trench, the disaster occurred.Kumar…

Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) The 2019 champions Gokulam Kerala overcame state-rivals Kerala Blasters 4-3 in a derby clash in a seven-goal slugfest in a Group C match of the 132nd Durand Cup at the Mohun Bagan ground here on Sunday. Four goals were scored in the first half and three in the second as Gokulam clinched their second straight victory in as many games to go on top of the group. For Indian Super League (ISL) side Kerala Blasters, this was their first game in the group and they will now be looking to win their remaining two games, to…

“Several parts of Himachal Pradesh are experiencing heavy rainfall over the past 48 hours. I strongly advise both local residents and tourists who are visiting Himachal Pradesh for the Independence Day extended weekend to refrain from venturing near rivers and water bodies,” Sukhu tweeted.Moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied with thunderstorms is very likely to continue in districts of Chamba, Bilaspur, Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur, Una, Hamirpur, Mandi and Kullu, an official of the Meteorological Office here told IANS.As per state government figures, 255 people have lost their lives across Himachal in rain-related incidents from June 24 to August 12.According to the…

The team from the University of Bristol showed that just one dose of gene therapy targeting cells in the kidney has the potential to cure a condition known as steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome.The findings, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, suggested that replacing one faulty gene that codes for a protein known as podocin could cure the condition.Podocin is a protein essential for the functioning of cells called podocytes which have a critical role within the kidney’s filtration system.Nephrotic syndrome is a condition where the kidney’s filtering units are damaged, allowing large amounts of protein that should be kept in…

On August 11, Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023 which seeks to replace the Indian Penal Code ( IPC), 1860, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill which seeks to replace the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973 and and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill , 2023 which seeks to replace the Indian Evidence Act, 182, in the Lower House on the last day of the Monsoon session of Parliament.”On August 11, without any prior intimation or public consultation or inviting suggestions from legal experts, jurists, criminologists, other stakeholders, the (Narendra) Modi government took out three Bills from…

The typhoon triggered heavy rainfall to Primorsky Krai from August 9 to 11.The ministry said more than 2,000 people, including 405 children, have been evacuated from the flooded areas, Xinhua news agency reported.Twenty-eight settlements are cut off by water and nine boat crossings have been set up.The floods are still affecting 16 municipal districts, where 4,368 residential buildings, 5,654 household plots and 43 sections of roads remain submerged, the ministry said, adding that engineers will start restoring power supply after the transformer substations are freed from water.Alexander Kurenkov, head of the ministry, sent an operational group to Primorsky Krai to…

It may be recalled that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin had said that the statement of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament that Jayalalithaa was attacked by DMK men in the state Assembly was a ‘drama’. Countering Stalin’s statement, former Chief Minister EPS, as Palaniswami is popularly known, said that he as a legislator was witness to the barbaric attack Jayalalithaa was subjected to by DMK members, as he termed March 24, 1989 as the ‘Black Day’ for Tamil Nadu Assembly.EPS said that then AIADMK legislators S. Thirunavakkarasu (now in Congress) and K.K.S.S.R Ramachandran (presently a minister in…

In separate letters to the President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi the TDP president expressed serious concern over the anarchy prevailing in the state.He said that five crore people of the State are undergoing through unprecedented and the most harrowing times due to the anti-democratic and unconstitutional acts unleashed with the ‘unsound mind’ of Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy.He said that as the Leader of the Opposition he is drawing President’s and PM’s attention to the high degree of mal-governance prevailing in the state.Explaining as to how Jagan unleashed the ‘governance of destruction’ by demolishing the ‘Praja Vedika’…

Stokes retired from ODIs in July last year and recently reiterated his intentions of staying retired from the 50-over format to be fit for the Test series against India in early 2024.The all-rounder was one of the heroes for England in the 2019 edition of the mega event, winning the Player of the Match in the Final for his memorable unbeaten 84.”Jos will probably lead the way on that communication, but Ben’s pretty straight with all of us. We will see if he’s keen,” Matthew Mott was quoted by the ICC website.”There has not been a clear direction on what…

Also, according to officials, they (gates) were opened to inspect their operational efficacy.Authorities have advised people in downstream areas to remain alert and refrain from approaching the Sutlej river banks.To regulate the water level that touched 1,671 feet, the board decided to release 20,000 cusecs through the floodgates, the emergency water exit system.–IANSvg/pgh