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Rain Fury Day 3: Situation Turns Grave In Many Parts Of Punjab, Haryana

Chandigarh: While five persons were killed due to heavy rains in two different incidents in Haryana, the flood-like situation turned grave in several areas of Punjab especially in Ropar, Patiala and Jalandhar districts as the downpour continued to batter several parts of the two states for the third consecutive day on Monday.
According to reports reaching here, three persons including two children were killed in a landslide that buried their kutcha hutment located near the Shiv Lotia temple in Pinjore area of Panchkula district. The deceased were identified as Akash, 19, Kartik, 7 and Priyanka, 5. Details about the tragic incident were awaited. In another incident, a man and his wife were killed after the roof of the room they were asleep in, collapsed in village Sagga in Karnal district due to heavy rains in the wee hours of Monday. The neighbours came to know about the incident when they saw the room-collapse in the morning.
Army to the rescue
Meanwhile, the Army teams from Western Command along with the teams of civil administrations rescued scores of people since Sunday as the governments of the two states had sought help from the army for the rescue operations in the flood-hit areas, especially in Ropar, Patiala, Mohali (Punjab) and Panchkula and other areas of Haryana.
The Army teams rescued about 900 students and about 50 others from the campus of a private university located in the Rajpura town of Patiala district after the area got inundated due to the heavy rains and flood-like situation. According to reports reaching here, floodwaters had also entered the premises of Rajpura thermal power plant leading to severe damage to power supply.
The situation was said to have deteriorated due to a breach in the overflowing Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal in Rajpura. The damage of the flooding waters could also be seen in the entire region where a score of roads were reported to have washed away in both the states. Elsewhere in Punjab, about 50 persons were also rescued from a village in Ferozepur district, while the Army engineers also helped plugging several canals in the states and helped in rescue operations in different areas of Patiala and Jalandhar districts.
Schools shut till July 13
Meanwhile, the Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann announced holiday in all schools across the state till July 13 in the wake of continued downpour. The Chandigarh administration also ordered the UT schools and colleges to remain closed till July 13 due to heavy rainfall in the region.
Meanwhile, while the incessant rains continued to pound several areas in Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar held an emergency meeting with senior officials as Yamuna Water level reached close to “warning mark’’ while other rivers Ghaggar, Tangri and Markanda close to “danger level’’ on Monday. He directed the officers to take timely evacuation steps for the people living in the low-laying areas around them.
Meanwhile, a statement issued by the Haryana State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) said that about 800 individuals had been rescued from the flooded areas since Sunday.
Landslide on Chandigarh-Shimla highway
The Chandigarh-Shimla highway was blocked for vehicular traffic on Monday afternoon due to a landslide at Datyar, near Parwanoo, due to the heavy rains in the hill state for the third consecutive day.
24 trains cancelled
Meanwhile, around 24 trains running on the Delhi-Ambala route were cancelled following inclement weather in North India Monday.
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Air India plane crash: 144 victims identified by DNA tests, recovery efforts intensify

Ahmedabad, June 17: Four days after the devastating crash of Air India flight AI-171 en route from Ahmedabad to London, authorities have confirmed that 144 DNA samples have been successfully matched as of noon Tuesday, according to Gujarat Minister of State for Home, Harsh Sanghavi.
The identification process is being led by a combined team from the State Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) and the National Forensic Sciences University, working around the clock to bring clarity to grieving families.
“This is a highly sensitive and emotional task. Every match is not just a technical confirmation, but a step toward giving closure to families waiting in anguish,” an official from the forensic unit said.
Emergency response teams remain stationed at the crash site in Meghaninagar, where investigators continue to recover personal belongings and body fragments amidst the wreckage.
Authorities have stated that all efforts are being made to ensure the dignity of the deceased and transparency in communication with the victims’ relatives.
Tata Group, which re-acquired Air India in 2022, has announced an ex gratia payment of Rs one crore to the families of each of the deceased from the AI‑171 crash near Ahmedabad. In addition, Air India has immediately released an interim relief payout of Rs 25 lakh per family — and to the lone survivor — to cover urgent needs.
The group will also cover all medical expenses for the injured and pledged financial support for rebuilding a damaged hostel at BJ Medical College. Chairman N. Chandrasekaran described it as “one of the darkest days in the Tata Group’s history.”
As of June 17, rescue and recovery efforts at the Ahmedabad crash site of Air India flight AI-171 remain intense and deeply coordinated. Over 300 firefighters, supported by 60 fire vehicles and 20 water bowsers from Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara, ONGC, and other nearby agencies, continue to clear debris and extinguish smouldering wreckage.
On the ground, three NDRF teams, 150 CRPF officers, Indian Army personnel, and teams from the CISF, BSF, and Western Railway Disaster Management are conducting systematic searches for remains and missing belongings.
Specialised sniffer dogs are aiding in the recovery of human remains, while Ahmedabad Police, responding to disturbing reports, have deployed animal rescue teams to safely relocate stray dogs scavenging at the crash site.
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Ahmedabad plane crash: Probe intensifies after 2nd black box recovered

Ahmedabad, June 16: After the second black box, which is a critical component in determining the cause of the crash, was recovered, the investigators have intensified the probe in the Air India crash case.
The Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR), commonly referred to as the second black box, was retrieved from the cockpit section of the wreckage.
This comes days after the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) was recovered from the tail end of the aircraft. The Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) captures all audio inside the cockpit, including conversations between pilots, radio transmissions, alarm sounds, and any background noise in the final moments before a crash.
It is a crucial tool for investigators, as it helps reconstruct the crew’s decision-making, identify possible human errors or mechanical warnings, and determine the sequence of events that led to an aviation incident.
Officials from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) confirmed the findings, noting that both devices are in the process of being analysed. The CVR is expected to provide crucial insights into the final moments of the flight, including pilot communication and cockpit sounds, which may help investigators piece together the chain of events leading up to the tragedy.
The recovery was also acknowledged by P.K. Mishra, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who visited the crash site on Sunday. During his visit, he reviewed ongoing investigation efforts and later went to the Civil Hospital, where injured passengers and local residents are being treated.
The death toll from the catastrophic Air India crash in Meghaninagar has risen to 270, officials have said. Among the deceased are 241 passengers who were on board the ill-fated flight, as well as several others who were present in nearby hostels, mess halls, and the surrounding residential area when the aircraft went down.
Meanwhile, the Gujarat government has declared a one-day state mourning on Monday in the state as a mark of respect to former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who lost his life in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on June 12. All official functions and celebrations will remain suspended during the mourning period, and the national flag will be flown at half-mast across government buildings.
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Over 1,000 shops gutted in devastating fire at Kolkata’s Khidirpur

Kolkata, June 16: A devastating fire broke out at a busy marketplace in the Khidirpur area of South Kolkata, West Bengal, early Monday morning, gutting over 1,300 shops. No casualties have been reported so far.
A total of 20 fire tenders are already on the spot trying to bring the fire under control. An official of the state fire services department present at the spot said the fire had been brought under control to a great extent and to the point that it would not spread further.
“However, the problem that is now being faced by the fire-fighters is identifying the hidden ‘fire pockets’ and bringing them under control, following which it could be said that the situation is totally under control. After the task of identifying and deactivating the hidden ‘fire-pockets’ is over, the cooling process will start,” the fire department official said.
However, the local people have alleged that the fire would not have taken the devastating shape had the fire tenders reached the spot in time. The state fire services minister, Sujit Bose, who rushed to the place in the morning, however, denied the allegations.
“This is a baseless allegation. Since the requirement of fire tenders in this case was more, these vehicles reached the spot from multiple locations like Watganj and Garden Reach. The firefighters are risking their lives to bring the situation under control. At the same time, the owners of the shops were also negligent in adopting fire safety norms. I am not trying to blame anybody. But we will be investigating the matter,” Bose said.
However, the local traders, whose shops were gutted, claim otherwise. “First, the fire tenders reached late. Secondly, the vehicles that reached first did not have enough water. Thereafter, arrangements were made to pump water from the nearby flowing stream of the River Ganges. All these delayed the process to a great extent,” a local trader said.
It is learned that the fire was spotted at around 2 a.m. Besides informing the central control line of the state fire services department, the local people also started the initial task of firefighting. However, because of the congested area where the marketplace was located, the fire started spreading rapidly, and the entire market area came under the grip of fire within a very short period.
“Fortunately, the fire broke out at a time when there were hardly any people in the market area. Had the fire broken out in the daytime, there could have been several casualties. However, we fear that the value of the loss of property and assets because of the fire is huge,” said the fire department official.
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