In a tragic mishap, two youths were killed and another youth was critically injured as the motorbike, by which they were travelling, rammed into a truck at Banta Chhak on National Highway-16 late on Sunday night.
Bhadrak, Sept 9: In a tragic mishap, two youths were killed and another youth was critically injured as the motorbike, by which they were travelling, rammed into a truck at Banta Chhak on National Highway-16 late on Sunday night.
According to the information, locals rushed all three youths to the District Headquarters Hospital in Bhadrak where doctors declared two of them dead. The condition of another youth is critical.
The youths were yet to be identified. The police have started an investigation.
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Bhubaneswar, Sept 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday will launch the ‘Subhadra Yojana’, the flagship programme of BJP government at Janata Maidan, Bhubaneswar.
Today (September 17) also mark PM Modi's 74th birthday.
This is the PM's first visit to the state after attending the swearing-in ceremony of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on June 12.
As per the schedule, PM Modi will arrive at the Bhubaneswar airport at 10.50 am. Straight from the airport, he will visit Gadakana, where he will hold a discussion with the benificiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).
After a 30-minute discussion, he will head straight to Janata Maidan at around 11.45 am as he is scheduled to arrive at Janata Maidan at 12 pm.
PM Modi will launch multiple projects, including the state government's flagship scheme 'Subhadra Yojana', at the Janata Maidan.
Besides Subhadra Yojana, PM Modi will launch a Railway Project worth Rs 2,800 crore and a National Highway Project worth Rs 1,000 crore. He will also lay the foundation stone for the Sports Valley.
According to reports, PM Modi will also initiate the first instalment of PMAY-Gramin for 10 lakh benificiaries. He will also flag off the entries to 26 lakh benificiaries into their PMAY-Gramin and PMAY-Urban homes.
PM Modi is scheduled to stay at Janata Maidan for around an hour and 20 minutes. Then he will head back to the airport and will return to Delhi.
Security in Bhubaneswar has been beefed up by the police for PM Modi's visit today.As many as 11 officers of DCP rank, 22 Additional DCPs, 66 ACPs, 100 IICs, 300 other senior police officers are deployed.
Besides, ODRAF teams, two companies of CRPF, police in civil dress, dog squads are put into service. The entire movement corridor from Airport to Janata Maidan and the event venue have been declared 'no drone zone/no flying zone' for safety purposes.
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Firozabad, Sep 17: Four persons, including a three-year-old girl and a woman, were killed after an explosion occurred at a firecracker godown-cum-factory in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district, police said on Tuesday.
Six persons were injured in the incident, which took place in the factory located in the Naushera area under Shikohabad police station limits on Monday night, a senior police official said.
The bodies of the deceased have been sent for postmortem and the injured have been hospitalised, the official said.
"In Shikohabad police station area, firecrackers were stored at a house and a blast occurred there. Due to the impact of the blast, the roof of a nearby house collapsed. Police took out 10 people from the debris... six people are undergoing treatment at a hospital and four people have died... further rescue operation is still underway," said Deepak Kumar, IG, Agra Range, said.
The house has collapsed due to the explosion and several people are feared to be trapped under rubble, the police added.
A team of fire and police departments, and district administration are engaged in relief work under supervision of the Superintendent of Police and CMO officials, Kumar added.
According to local residents, around 10.30 p.m., there was a sudden blast in the firecracker godown due to which the walls of the building collapsed and about seven people of the same family living in it got buried under the debris.
According to information obtained from the district hospital, the deceased have been identified as Meera Devi (45), Aman (20), Gautam Kushwaha (18) and Kumari Ichha (3).
Responding to a question, Kumar said permission for any type of firecracker godown is prohibited in densely populated areas.
Necessary action will be taken in the matter after gathering information on how this godown was operating in a densely populated area, he added.
The senior police officer said a state disaster response force (SDRF) team will also reach the spot soon so that relief and rescue work can be expedited.
Meanwhile, Firozabad District Magistrate Ramesh Ranjan said that the rescue operations are underway.
"Rescue team is present at the spot. District hospital and sub-district hospital, both are on high alert... team of doctors, ambulance, fire team, disaster team, all are present at the spot," Ranjan added.
--IANS
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New Delhi, Sept 17: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday extended his warm wishes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 74th birthday.
"Warm birthday wishes to the visionary leader & great son of Maa Bharati, Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji." he wrote on Social media platform X.
He further said "Your vision for a stronger, prosperous India resonates in every heart. May your dynamic leadership & unwavering dedication continue to transform India and inspire generations!"
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde also extended birthday greetings to PM Modi, "My birthday wishes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I wish him good health and long life," Shinde said.
"Under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, India is moving towards becoming an economic superpower, I wish him the strength to fulfill his resolve of a developed India by 2047. Maharashtra is also making every possible effort to fulfill Prime Minister Modi's resolve of making the country a 5 trillion economy. I want to say that the 21st century is India's century because the captain of the country is Prime Minister Modi. I wish him a very happy birthday," Shinde added.
Famous sand sculptor Sudarsan Pattnaik also extended birthday wishes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"May Mahaprabhu's blessings be with you always and your dreams of a Viksit Bharat be realized. Happy birthday, Hon Prime Minister @narendramodi ji," he wrote on X
On this occasion, he also dedicated a sand art to PM Modi.
"Please accept my good wishes through this sand art installation in New Delhi. Jai Jagannath!" he added.
On his 74th birthday, Narendra Modi on Tuesday will inaugurate 26 lakh PM Awas houses at Gadakana in Bhubaneswar.
According to Police Commissioner Bhubaneswar Sanjeev Panda, after arriving at Bhubaneswar airport, PM Modi will proceed to the Gadakana slum area near Sainik School of Bhubaneswar.
During his stay in the slum, PM Modi is scheduled to interact with the PM Awas beneficiaries.
The PM will leave the slum and later go to the Janata Maidan, where he will launch the Subhadra Yojana.
(ANI)
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