Tag: Death

Bhubaneswar: People in Odisha on Wednesday continued to reel under the blistering heat wave as 17 places recorded temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius. The government confirmed the death of eight people due to sunstroke. The highest temperature of 46.3 degrees Celsius was recorded at Subarnapur, followed by Talcher at 45 degrees and Angul at 44.7. […]

Koraput: It seems sufferings of Odisha farmers will never stop and no one even cares when they die due to crop loss. Adding to the number of alleged farmer suicide cases in Odisha, one more farmer reportedly took the extreme step here on Sunday. The deceased farmer has been identified as Loknath Pangi of Maliguda […]

Jaipur: Four labourers, repairing a tunnel in Rajasthan’s Sirohi district died after being buried alive under debris, the police said today. They were trapped under the debris yesterday due to vibrations generated by a poclain machine working at the site on Beawar-Pindwara national highway. The family members of the deceased, identified as Devi Singh (32), […]

New York: Celebrity chef and food critic Anthony Bourdain has committed suicide, according to the television network CNN for which he took viewers around the world for the “Parts Unknown” series. He was 61. “It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague, Anthony Bourdain,” the network said in […]

London: Sticking to legendary Indian painter Maqbool Fida Husain`s last wishes, his family will lay him to rest at the Brookwood cemetery at Woking in Surrey, on the city`s outskirts later on Friday.

Rourkela: Tension prevailed at Rourkela government hospital after a woman and her unborn child died due to alleged negligence of doctors in the government hospital here on late Friday night. The nine-month pregnant Bhama Kisan was brought to the government hospital at around 11 pm on Friday after she complained of labour pain and later, […]

Thane: An 18-year-old girl was hacked to death by her boyfriend late last night in Diva’s Sadguru Nagar locality, a police official said here today. Police inspector D.M Patil of the Mumbra police station told PTI that the accused who was aged around 20 years has been arrested by the police and charged under section […]

A woman and her six-year-old daughter were found dead at Patapur village under Khordha Town Police limits on Tuesday.

Berhampur: A ten-year-old boy and his grandfather died at Brahmana Chai village under Ganjam district’s Sheragada block after a huge tree uprooted by strong Norwester winds fell on their house.…

Thiruvananthapuram: Senior CPI-M leader and former Kerala Minister V.J. Thankappan passed away on Saturday near here, according to his family. He was 84. Thankappan died following age-related issues at his home in the city suburbs, a family member said. The four-time Communist party of India-Marxist MLA also served as the Minister for Local Administration in […]

New York: Just one cigarette a day during pregnancy can double the risk of sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), warned a study. SUID is defined as sudden and unexpected death of a baby below one year of age, in which the cause is not obvious before investigation. For women, who smoked an average of 1-20 […]

Wellington: The death toll from the terror attack on two mosques in New Zealand’s Christchurch has risen to 50 as one more victim was found at one of the shooting scenes, the police said on Sunday. Investigators found the victim while removing bodies from the Al Noor mosque where more than 40 people were killed […]

Rayagada: The mystery behind the death of a 4-year-old girl in Rayagada a few days ago took a new twist today after the deceased’s mother was found lying in an unconscious state a few meters away from the spot where the body of the girl was recovered. As per reports, body of a 4-year-old girl […]

Bengaluru: Two people were feared killed and 50 others were trapped when a multi-storey commercial building under construction collapsed in Dharwad in Karnataka on Tuesday, police said. Five persons extricated from the debris told rescuers that at least two people had been killed in the tragedy that occurred close to 4 p.m. and that some […]

Cuttack: Veteran music director Rakhal Chandra Mohanty today passed away at his residence in Badambadi area of Cuttack due to age related ailments. He was 88 years old. Rakhal was a renowned music director at All India Radio(AIR). Born on June 26, 1932, at Chatana village in Kendrapara district, Rakhal had completed his post graduation […]