Malaysian Navy helicopters collide in mid-air, 10 killed

by Utkalika Mohanty

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Ten crew members have been killed after two Malaysian Navy helicopters met a tragic fate on Tuesday after they collided mid-air, and later crashed to the ground, Al Jazeera reported.

Kuala Lumpur, Apr 23: Ten crew members have been killed after two Malaysian Navy helicopters met a tragic fate on Tuesday after they collided mid-air, and later crashed to the ground, Al Jazeera reported.

In a statement, the Royal Malaysian Navy said that the two aircraft collided on Tuesday morning as they were taking part in aerial training in northern Lumut, where the navy has its headquarters.

One helicopter, an Agusta Westland AW139 Maritime Operations Helicopter (HOM), crashed onto the steps of the stadium at the complex while the second, a Eurocopter Fennec, fell near a swimming pool, as per Al Jazeera.

According to the navy, there were three crew members aboard the Eurocopter and seven on the Agusta. At the site of the crash, the deaths of all crew members were confirmed.

The incident took place when the helicopter crews were practicing for next week's Navy Day celebrations which start on May 3.
The Malaysian armed forces will form an investigation board to probe the helicopter collision. Armed Forces Chief Mohammad Ab Rahman extended his condolences to the victims' families.

Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin is expected to visit the crash site. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim described the collision as a "heart-wrenching tragedy" and confirmed that an investigation would take place.

(ANI)

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EAM S. Jaishankar On 2-Day Visit To Odisha From Today

by Utkalika Mohanty

Bhubaneswar, May 4: External Affairs Minister and Senior BJP Leader S. Jaishankar will be on on a two-day visit to Odisha from today.

During his visit on May 4 and 5, Jaishankar is scheduled to attend party programmes in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Sambalpur ahead of upcoming elecions.

Party sources said Jaishankar would attend intellectuals' meetings and other programmes.

Party sources also revealed that national president JP Nadda will come to Odisha on May 5. He will meet State leaders and attend worker's meetings. He is also scheduled to attend a programme in Cuttack.

IPL 2024: RCB v GT head-to-head; When and where to watch

by Utkalika Mohanty

Bengaluru, May 4: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will lock horns with Gujarat Titans (GT) in the match 52 of the IPL 2024 on Saturday.

Bengaluru are sitting tenth in the points table with just three wins in ten games while Gujarat are placed eighth with four wins.

Bengaluru and Gujarat have faced each other in 4 matches in IPL. Out of these 4 games, Bengaluru have won 2 whereas Gujarat have come out victorious on 2 occasions.

RCB V KKR head-to-head: 4

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 2

Gujarat Titans: 2

RCB v GT match time: The match starts at 7:30 PM IST (2:00 PM GMT) with the toss taking place half an hour before the match i.e., 7:00 PM (1:30 PM GMT)

RCB v GT match venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Live broadcast match of RCB v GT match on television in India: The RCB v GT match will be broadcast live via Star Sports Network.

Live stream in India: The live streaming of RCB v GT will be available on JioCinema.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru:

Probable XI: Faf du Plessis (capt), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal, Swapnil Singh, Mahipal Lomror/Vyshak Vijaykumar/Akash Deep

Gujarat Titans:

Probable XI: Shubman Gill (capt), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad/Josh Little.

(IANS)

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Party Funding Denial Forces Puri LS Seat Candidate Sucharita Mohanty To Return Ticket

by Utkalika Mohanty

Jolt To Congress, Puri LS Seat Candidate Sucharita Mohanty Returns Ticket Due To Denied Party Funding

Puri, May 4: In a major jolt to Odisha Congress, Puri Lok Sabha Seat Candidate Sucharita Mohanty returned the ticket after she was denied funding from the party.

Sucharita Mohanty wrote a e-mail to the AICC in this regard.

In a letter to AICC general secretary (Organisation), K. C. Venugopal, Sucharita said, "Our campaign in Puri Parliamentary Constituency has been hit hard because the Party has denied me funding. AICC Odisha In-Charge Dr Ajoy Kumar Ji categorically asked me to fend for myself."

According to the information, Sucharita Mohanty returned her ticket before filing her nominations as she alleged that party is not proving any fund to contest the election for which she is not able to do campaign.