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Most of the casualties were due to incidents of wall collapse due to the cyclone, which made a landfall on Monday night near Una town in Gir-Somnath and wreaked havoc for around 28 hours before it weakened into a depression, an official from the State Emergency Operations Centre said.
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People are seen in a damaged house following Cyclone Tauktae in Vadhera village in the western state of Gujarat, India.
As many as 53 people have lost their lives in incidents related to cyclone Tauktae in different parts of Gujarat, officials said on Thursday.
Most of the casualties were due to incidents of wall collapse due to the cyclone, which made a landfall on Monday night near Una town in Gir-Somnath and wreaked havoc for around 28 hours before it weakened into a depression, an official from the State Emergency Operations Centre said.
Three abducted in Kasur incidents
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KASUR: Three people, including a man and two married women, were abducted here on Tuesday.
Accused Saifullah and Asad allegedly abducted Rafiq, a 35-year-old nephew of Elias, from his shop near Shamkot village. Accused Bashir and others allegedly abducted Akram’s wife Shahnaz Bibi near Chak 7. Accused Musharraf, Gulzar and others allegedly abducted Khalil’s wife Zarina Bibi near Bia Singh village, Allahabad.
COMMITS SUICIDE: A man committed suicide near Kot Rukan Din Khan on Tuesday. Zain ended his life by shooting himself. The motive behind eth incident is said to be that his parents were not contracting his marriage as per his choice.
SWABI: Two people were killed and eight injured in different incidents here on Saturday.It was learnt that in Jalsai village, one Afireen Khan was going home when unidentified persons opened fire on.
Hefty penalties for disruptive passengers in surge of Covid-compliance incidents
11 May, 2021 10:33 PM
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Zero-tolerance: The US FAA received 1,300 complaints from airlines about disruptive passengers this year. Photo / Ismail Mohamed, Unsplash
Zero-tolerance: The US FAA received 1,300 complaints from airlines about disruptive passengers this year. Photo / Ismail Mohamed, Unsplash
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Federal officials said Monday they are pursuing civil penalties against two more passengers for interfering with airline crews, the latest in a surge of such cases in recent months.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it is continuing to take a zero-tolerance stance against unruly passengers.
The most recent cases involve a passenger who refused to wear a face mask, which is required by federal regulation, and another who cursed flight attendants and the captain after boarding a plane.