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46 dead in mishap
SAN
SALVADOR, Oct 12 (AFP) — The Salvadoran
Transportation Ministry has called for prison for
negligent drivers following a bus accident that killed at
least 46 persons and injured several here. Witnesses
reported the bus fell some 15 metres into a ravine in the
Apopa municipality, 16 km north of San Salvador, early
yesterday. The bus may have been travelling at excessive
speed, the police said. The wounded, including some
children, were transferred to local hospitals.Sena leader dead
MUMBAI, Oct 12 (UNI) — Senior Shiv Sena leader and
the party's first Member of Parliament Vamanrao Mahadik,
fondly known as Appa, died of a kidney ailment at the KEM
Hospital early this morning. He was 75. He is survived by
his wife and six children. Mr Mahadik, who was also the
party's first MLA, had been in the hospital since the
past few days. The end came at 6.45 am today, sources at
Dophar ka Saamna, the Sena mouthpiece, said. Mr Mahadik
was among the founder members of the Shiv Sena along with
Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray.
Sakshi Maharaj
LUCKNOW, Oct 12 (PTI) — Former BJP MP Sachchidanand
Hari Sakshi, who campaigned extensively for the Samajwadi
Party after being denied BJP nomination for the
just-concluded Lok Sabha elections, today joined the
party led by Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav along with his
supporters. A former MP from Farrukhabad, Sakshi Maharaj,
whose campaign is believed to have substantially improved
the fortunes of the Samajwadi Party in western UP, said
he had no "greed" for power and would work
relentlessly for the welfare of backward communities.
S.D. Sharma
NEW DELHI, Oct 12 (PTI) — The condition of former
President S.D. Sharma, admitted to a private hospital
here following breathing problem, "improved
slightly" today but he continued to be on
ventilator, hospital sources said. "Dr Sharma's
blood pressure has been maintained at the same level as
yesterday but he remains on ventilator (artificial
respiration", the sources said. His condition is a
bit better", they said.
24-hr curfew
HYDERABAD, Oct 12 (UNI) — A 24-hour curfew has been
clamped on Ramakuppam mandal in Chittor district of
Andhra Pradesh where two persons were killed in
yesterday's police firing when a violent mob went on a
rampage injuring 15 persons for being disallowed to play
drums near a place of worship. DSP T.A. Tripati told UNI
over phone from Ramakuppam that the curfew was in force
since late last night.
BJP man killed
KANNUR, Oct 12 (PTI) — A BJP worker was killed and
two others were seriously injured in a bomb attack
allegedly by CPM activists at Ayithara in fresh outbreak
of violence in the politically sensitive Kannur district
of Kerala today, the police said. In an apparent
retaliatory attack, two houses of CPM workers were set on
fire and one of the inmates received severe burns.
First sea launch
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (PTI) — The first ever
sea-launching of a satellite has been successful with the
60-metre rocket lifting off from a converted offshore
drilling platform in the Pacific Ocean. The
communications satellite was launched at 8.58 pm local
time on Saturday by the multinational Boeing Company from
a site on the equator about 1,600 km south-east of
Hawaii.
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