In a tragic accident, a bus carrying 50 passengers plunged into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand's Almora district, claiming the lives of 36 people, including 10 women. A Ramnagar resident named Mohammad Aamir sparked outrage by posting insensitive comments on social media regarding the incident.
In a fatal accident on Saturday, five people were killed and 15 others injured after a passenger coach plunged into ditch in Thull area of Jacobabad, reported ARY News.
Atleast four to five people were injured after a mini-bus skidded off the road and plunged into a ditch in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Tuesday, police said.
Residents of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir are facing escalating challenges due to severe load-shedding, a crisis intensified by deforestation and climate change. These issues, coupled with government inaction, have plunged the region into deeper turmoil.
The Sensex plunged by 662.81 points, ending the day at 79,402.29, while the Nifty fell 218.60 points to close at 24,180.80. Among Nifty-listed companies, only 12 stocks advanced, whereas 38 stocks declined, reflecting a broad-based sell-off across sectors.
Two individuals lost their lives and 20 others were injured when a private bus returning from a religious site lost control and plunged into a ravine on the Balrampur road in the Dheberua police station area.
C R Kesavan, the National spokesperson of the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) condemned the Congress-led Himachal Government on Wednesday over the non-payment of salaries of state government employees.
"Today at 2 am, we received a call that one car has plunged into a river. The fire station staff immediately reached here. A car had plunged into the river. A woman who was there in the car during the incident said that a male companion was also there with her," said the official.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed his condolences on the death of Indian passengers after a bus bearing a number plate of Uttar Pradesh plunged into a river in Nepal, killing 14 in the process on Friday.
A Nepal police official said that the passenger bus with an Uttar Pradesh number plate that plunged into a river in Nepal's Tanahun district on Friday had originated from Gorakhpur and was carrying tourists from India
Rupandehi District Police Office Spokesperson DSP Manohar Bhatta told ANI over phone that the bus entered Nepal from Belahiya check-point in Rupandehi on August 20 with an eight-day permit.