Chennai: A shocking video of a heavy metal beam with a thick screw on the edge falling amidst moving vehicles from the CMRL work site near Satyabhama University went viral on Sunday. Officials confirmed the incident and said that the site engineer and the safety officer responsible for the stretch have been removed from service following the incident and a fine has been imposed on the contractor.The...
Rupee extended its downward rally on Tuesday, slipping to a record low of 90.83 against the US dollar. The currency began trading on a weak note, opening 0.1% lower at 90.79 against Monday’s close of 90.73, as continued foreign fund outflows and trade-related uncertainty weighed on the domestic currency.The muted opening follows a sharp sell-off in the previous session, when the rupee slid to an...
Oct 23, 2023, 06:38PM ISTSource: TOI.inThe benchmark BSE Sensex plunged over 850 points in late afternoon trade on October 23. It finally closed at 64,572, down 826 points. The benchmark index closed 1.26% down and also gave up its 65,000 level. The broader market index Nifty 50 was also down over 1.36%. The Nifty closed at 19,282, having slipped 261 points. The blood bath on the Dalal Street was...
THANE: A woman in her early thirties died in Maljipada in the district after falling off a motorcycle on hitting a pothole and coming under the wheels of a dumper truck, said the police on Friday. The accident took place on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway (NH-8) late on Thursday night. The deceased was identified by the police as Laxmi Gupta. She had been returning from the Tungareshwar temple in the...
THANE: A woman in her early thirties lost her life after a motorbike accident that led to her being struck by a dumper truck. The incident occurred late on Thursday night on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway.The victim, identified as Laxmi Gupta, was returning from the Tungareshwar temple in the district and was a pillion rider on the motorbike. The bike hit a road crater located at Maljipada, causing Gupta...
KOHIMA: Eight people were killed as an SUV fell into a gorge after being hit by a goods vehicle in Nagaland's Tseminyu district on Wednesday, officials said. The accident happened near K. Station, about 65 km from state capital Kohima, in the early hours, they said. The impact of the crash was such that the truck also slipped off the road and fell into the gorge over the SUV, they added. The SUV was...
NOIDA: A construction lift taking nine workers to the upper floors of a residential tower on Friday morning crashed to the ground from the 14th floor, leaving four of them dead and five others on ventilator support.The lift collapse - among the worst construction site accidents in recent years - was reported at Amrapali Dream Valley Phase 2 in Techzone 4 around 8.30am when around 7,000 workers at the...
NOIDA: Four workers died on Friday after a service lift had a free fall at an under-construction group housing society in Greater Noida West, also known as Noida Extension, police said. Five other workers suffered injuries and were admitted to the district hospital in critical condition, the police said in a statement. The incident took place around 8.30 am at the under-construction site of Amrapali...
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