Muslim League’s Ashraf leads in Manjeshwar
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May 2, 2021
Manjeshwar, May 2: Indian Union Muslim League (IUML)’s AKM Ashraf is facing competition from Bharatiya Janata Party leader (BJP) K Surendran and Left Democratic Front (LDF)’s VV Rameshan.
After a single phase of polling on April 6, amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, counting of votes is underway in Kerala. Trends suggest that Ashraf is leading Surendran by 1,355 votes in Manjeshwar assembly constituency.
It is to be noted that counting is in progress and the lead stands to sway
IUML’s PB Abdul Razak had defeated BJP’s Surendran by a narrow margin of just 89 votes in the 2016 Assembly elections in Kerala. Abdul Razak had polled 56,870 votes in 2016 as against K Surendran’s 56,781 votes. After Razak passed away, by-polls were held and UDF had managed to retain the seat.
At least 18 covid patients killed in fire at hospital in Gujarat s Bharuch
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May 1, 2021
Ahmadabad, May 1: At least 18 coronavirus patients died after a fire broke out at a hospital in Gujarat s Bharuch in the early hours on Saturday.
Gut-wrenching visuals of the tragedy showed remains of some patients roasted alive on stretchers and beds.
There were around 50 other patients at the four- storeyed Welfare Hospital when the fire broke out in the Covid-19 ward at 1 am. They were rescued by locals and firefighters, an official said. As per information at 6.30 am, the death toll in the tragedy stood at 18. Immediately after the fire, we had confirmation of 12 deaths, a police official told PTI.
PM booed at scene of Meron tragedy, calls for day of mourning
Bottles hurled at Netanyahu at site of stampede at Lag BaOmer event that claimed at least 45 lives; police minister says independent probe needed into all aspects of event planning; Jerusalem lowers flags to half mast as hundreds give blood
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Published: 04.30.21 , 12:39
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was booed Friday morning as he visited the site of the deadly crush at a Lag BaOmer event in northern Israel that left at least 45 people dead and dozens more injured.
Bottles were also thrown at the prime minister as visited the scene of the disaster at Mount Meron, which occurred when a stampede at the event staged by the insular Toldos Aharon Hassidic sect.
President Biden calls deadly Israel crush heartbreaking
From CNN s Betsy Klein
A police officer walks at the scene in Mount Meron on April 30 in Meron, Israel. Amir Levy/Getty Images
President Joe Biden offered condolences to Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Friday after a crush during a religious celebration at Mount Meron killed at least 45 worshippers Friday.
“The loss of life among worshipers practicing their faith is heartbreaking. I have instructed my team to offer our assistance to the government and people of Israel as they respond to the disaster and care for the wounded,” Biden said in a statement.
Crush at religious festival in Israel’s Mount Meron kills 45 people
Hundreds of buses stretched over miles of winding road were ferrying thousands of worshipers off Mount Meron in northern Israel on Friday after 45 people were killed and some 150 others injured in a crush at a mass Jewish gathering overnight.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the incident a “huge disaster,” while paramedics described chaotic scenes of teams administering CPR en masse to people, including children, lying breathless on the ground.
According to the Institute of Forensic Medicine, 32 of the victims have been identified, with 22 of those released for burial.