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PM will enable transfer of over Rs 18,000 cr to more than 9 crore beneficiary farmer families under PM-KISAN

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Railways conducts first trial run of Metro train up to Dakshineswar in West Bengal

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Rupee rises 8 paise to finish at 73.76 (provisional) against US dollar

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More than 3.82 crore Income Tax Returns already filed till Dec 22, 2020: CBDT

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Two dead in ammonia leak accident at IFFCO unit in Uttar Pradesh

Two people have died in a major ammonia gas leak accident at IFFCO's Phulpur fertiliser unit in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, though the leakage was restricted and normalised in a short time, the company said on Wednesday. About 14 out of 16 employees, including three contract labourers who were rushed to hospital for treatment, are stable now, the fertilizer cooperative major said in a statement.

 

"Our emergency response group, fire and safety team and plant operating staff bravely fought with the emergency situation and restricted the leakage to small area within the plant and normalized it in a short time," IFFCO said.

 

A technical enquiry committee, headed by an executive director rank officer, has been set up to find out the cause of the incident which took place on Tuesday night, it added.

 

"We deeply regret the sad and unfortunate accident happened yesterday night around 10.30pm due to mechanical failure at #IFFCO #Phulpur Ammonia Urea unit in #Prayagraj. Our employees at the site fought bravely to handle the situation," IFFCO CEO and Managing Director U S Awasthi tweeted.

 

In the statement, IFFCO said the accident took place as tie rods of an ammonia plunger pump suddenly broke and got detached leading to heavy ammonia leakage.

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Tamil Nadu govt allows 'Jallikattu', says Covid-19 guidelines must be followed during events

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Ammonia plunger broke caused ammonia gas leakage at plant in Prayagraj: IFFCO

An ammonia plunger broke which led to heavy leakage of ammonia gas at the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) plant in Phoolpur, Prayagraj, and claimed two lives, said IFFCO on Wednesday.

 

"An unfortunate accident took place in urea-1 plant of IFFCO Phoolpur at 10:30 pm yesterday. The tie rods of an ammonia plunger pump suddenly broke and got detached leading to heavy ammonia leakage. Two employees died tackling the accident," said IFFCO. Thirteen employees and three contract labourers also got affected, it said.

 

"Out of them, six people have been shifted to a hospital in Prayagraj, while 10 are receiving treatment in our township hospital. Two of them have been discharged. Condition of remaining 14 is stable," IFFCO added.

 

IFFCO's emergency response group, fire and safety team and plant operating staff "bravely fought with the emergency situation" and restricted the leakage to small area within the plant and nromalised it in a short time. A technical enquiry committee, headed by an executive director rank officer has been set up to find out the cause of the accident. A detailed investigation will be conducted to ascertain the cause of the incident, said MM Ahmad, Unit Head Phoolpur, IFFCO earlier today.

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Prakash Javadekar to hold press conference on Cabinet decisions at 4 pm today

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Spin legend Bishan Singh Bedi asks DDCA to remove Jaitley name from stands, quits membership

Lambasting the DDCA for deciding to install a statue of its late former President Arun Jaitley at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground, spin legend Bishan Singh Bedi has asked the body to remove his name from the spectators' stand, named after him in 2017.

 

Lashing out at the Delhi and District Cricket Association's (DDCA) culture, which he alleged promotes nepotism and puts "administrators ahead of cricketers", Bedi also renounced his membership of the body.

 

He made the demand in a scathing letter addressed to DDCA President Rohan Jaitley, the son of the late politician, who was a minister in the BJP-led NDA government and died last year owing to multiple health issues.

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Kisan Diwas 2020: RLD leaders Ajit Singh, Jayant Chaudhary and others pay tribute to Chaudhary Charan Singh

Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leaders Ajit Singh, Jayant Chaudhary and others pay floral tribute to the former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh on his birth anniversary at Kisan Ghat, in New Delhi

 

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Maharashtra: Ward boy arrested for allegedly molesting a woman recuperating from surgery in a Mumbai hospital

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Jagannath Temple in Puri reopens for devotees after nine months

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Delhi weather update: IMD forecasts minimum temperature of 3.7 degrees Celsius in Delhi

IMD forecasts minimum temperature of 3.7 degrees Celsius in Delhi

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Former BJP minister Choudhary loses DDC election in Jammu by 11 votes

Former BJP minister Sham Lal Choudhary lost by a razor-thin margin of 11 votes in Suchetgarh constituency of Jammu district in the maiden District Development Council (DDC) election, officials said on Wednesday.

 

The Gupkar alliance led by Farooq Abdullah was leading the tally by winning over 110 out of 280 seats on Wednesday, followed by the BJP, which emerged as the single largest party, bagging 74 seats, including three in the Kashmir Valley for the first time.