Seven people were killed and 23 others got injured when a tree fell on a tin shed under which people were standing at Babuji Maharaj Temple premises during heavy wind and rains in Maharashtra's Akola on Sunday.
Officials of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) on Wednesday resumed the rescue operation on Jawaharlal Nehru road in East Sikkim, where a massive avalanche came yesterday, claiming the lives of at least seven people and leaving several trapped under the snow.
"Seven people have been detained and are being interrogated. Search is on for others," Madhubani SP said, adding that further investigation is underway.
Devastating storms and tornadoes scraped the South and Midwest Friday into early Saturday, killing at least seven people, injuring dozens more, trapping others in their homes, and damaging businesses and critical infrastructure, reported The New York Times (NYT).
In Punjab province's Muzaffargarh, at least seven people were injured on Tuesday after a flour distribution centre collapsed due to the huge rush of people.
These seven people were arrested in connection with an FIR registered related to the Ajnala incident, in which Khalistani sympathiser Amritpal Singh and his supporters, carrying swords and guns, stormed a police station, and were remanded to police custody till March 23.
The deceased tribal elder was identified as Ahmed Khan Kibzai, who was travelling in the vehicle along with his two brothers and some other people. When his vehicle reached the Khurlam, located close to the Pakistan-Afghan border, unidentified shooters attacked them with automatic weapons le
The car fell from a road bend ahead of Mussoorie Lake near Bhatta village in Mussoorie at around 11.50 am on Friday. The car fell into a 300-metre-deep gorge after losing control and overturning many times, said the ITBP.