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Murders, kidnaps, rapes and dowry deaths register upward trend in Rachakonda

Hyderabad: Murders, kidnaps, rapes and dowry deaths registered an upward trend in Rachakonda in 2024, according to Rachakonda Police Commissioner G Sudheer Babu here on Monday. Murders registered 11 per cent rise in 2024, while kidnaps including minor missing cases and rapes including fake promises of marriage recorded 10 per cent and 11 per cent rise, respectively, and dowry deaths …

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14 hours, 54 minutes ago

Dindigul has most drowning deaths in south Tamil Nadu

New Indian Express

MADURAI: With nearly 315 of instances of drowning deaths reported between 2022 and 2024, Dindigul accounted for the highest number of such cases among the 10 districts in southern Tamil Nadu, according to data from the police department. Of the total 1,948 drowning deaths in the past three years, 280 deaths were reported in Thoothukudi, followed by 254 in Kanniyakumari, …

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14 hours, 54 minutes ago

Delhi coaching centre deaths: LG Saxena approves suspension of two DFS officers

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has approved the immediate suspension of two Delhi Fire Services officers over alleged negligence of duty in connection with the death of three civil services aspirants in a flooded basement of a coaching centre here. Divisional Officer Ved Pal and Assistant Divisional Officer Udai Vir Singh, both Group 'A' officers, face allegations of negligence …

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1 day, 14 hours ago

Get tougher laws to stop borewell deaths

New Indian Express

Uncapped borewells are death traps, especially for young, unsuspecting children playing in the open. On Monday, the Karnataka Assembly passed the Karnataka Groundwater Bill, proposing stringent measures to prevent children from falling into uncapped, newly drilled borewells. The Bill proposes that drilling and implementing agencies face a one-year jail and a Rs 25,000 fine if guilty of ineffectively closing the …

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1 day, 14 hours ago

Healing Bodoland: Dr. Birphung Narzary’s mission of hope, change

New Indian Express

ASSAM: Dr Birphung Narzary is a born leader. The joint registrar of the Bodoland University is a household name in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Region, thanks to his continuous efforts to help those in need. In 2004, Narzary and his friends – by then, all of them educated young men – converted BRANSTHU to an NGO called Northeast Research and Social …

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1 day, 21 hours ago

Mass Killings in US: 165 Deaths across 38 tragic incidents in 2024

India Today

Mass killings in the United States have unfortunately become the norm. IRONDEQUOIT, NEW YORK: August 31 Four people were found dead after firefighters extinguished multiple blazes at a home in upstate New York, though authorities said they likely were killed by something else. SYOSSET, NEW YORK: August 25 Police said a man distraught that he was being forced to move …

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2 days, 14 hours ago

Psychedelics rejected, Captagon factories and "pink cocaine": The drugs that defined 2024

Salon

In the U.S., about half of the population takes a prescription drug every day, and half of adults have tried illicit drugs at least once. “What the numbers don't show are what I would say are the policy realities and the narratives of the communities that have been the hardest hit.” 02 The FDA rejected MDMA for PTSD This summer, …

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2 days, 19 hours ago

Suspect in 3 deaths was killed by police in far-right influencer’s Chicago-area neighborhood

Associated Press

BERWYN, Ill. — A man suspected in the killings of three people in Illinois was fatally shot by police in west suburban Chicago while in the neighborhood of a far-right political influencer. Nick Fuentes said on X that the man, wearing a motorcycle helmet, was outside his home in Berwyn with a gun and another weapon, rang the doorbell and …

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2 days, 19 hours ago

Fentanyl fuels record homeless deaths in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland

Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. — Fentanyl fueled a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, according to an annual county report released Friday that officials described as showing the peak of the fentanyl crisis in the area. “The devastating toll fentanyl is taking on our community is starkly apparent in this report and it is …

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3 days ago

The CDC failed in promise to get states to track deaths linked to abortion bans

Raw Story

After the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion in 2022, President Joe Biden issued an executive order tasking the federal government with assessing the “devastating implications for women’s health“ of new state abortion bans. “The committee must follow national guidelines in maternal mortality review committee death investigations,” said a spokesperson for Oklahoma’s health department, which oversees the committee …

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3 days, 2 hours ago

Ministers plot drink and drug driving clampdown after teenager kills three friends in crash after doing 100mph while taking 'hippy crack' laughing gas

Daily Mail

Drink and drug driving laws could be tightened and punishments increased amid concern about rising deaths on the roads, the Transport Secretary suggested today. Heidi Alexander said it 'might be time to have a look at those ' as part of a wider effort to improve road safety, including new awareness campaigns. Her comments came two days after 19-year-old Thomas …

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Notable deaths of 2024

Raw Story

by Raphaëlle PICARD / Janet MCEVOY From Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to British actress Maggie Smith and US music titan Quincy Jones, here are some of 2024's most notable deaths. - February - - 4: HAGE GEINGOB, Namibia's President and its first post-independence prime minister, aged 82 - 9: ROBERT BADINTER, France's former justice minister who ended capital punishment in …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

Navy chief to visit Mumbai to assess situation after 14 deaths in boat crash

India Today

Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi will visit Mumbai today to review the situation after an accident between a naval speedboat and a ferry that left at least 14 people dead and 99 others injured. The Navy Chief will also visit the spot off the Mumbai coast where the accident took place. A Navy craft undergoing engine trials lost control …

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Jaipur gas tanker crash: PM Modi condoles deaths of victims, announces ex-gratia for families of deceased

India TV News

Jaipur gas tanker crash: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today offered condolences to the families of the victims of the Jaipur fire incident, resulting in the death of at least 11 people. On Friday morning, a truck loaded with chemicals collided with a tanker carrying LPG and other vehicles on the Jaipur-Ajmer route, resulting in a massive fire in Jaipur. Rajasthan …

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3 days, 21 hours ago

Congo man dies with hemorrhagic fever, indicating mystery outbreak could be more than just malaria

Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal — A man in western Congo died Thursday with hemorrhagic fever symptoms, leading officials to suspect that a still-unidentified virus may be involved alongside malaria in a mysterious outbreak that has killed dozens of people, health authorities said. Congo authorities said last week that they suspected malaria in the flu-like disease outbreak, which has killed at least 37 …

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4 days, 9 hours ago

US deaths are down and life expectancy is up, but improvements are slowing

Associated Press

NEW YORK — U.S. life expectancy jumped last year, and preliminary data suggests there may be another — much smaller — improvement this year. Death rates fell last year for almost all leading causes, notably COVID-19, heart disease and drug overdoses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Thursday. That means that life expectancy for 2024 …

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4 days, 13 hours ago

Alcohol-related deaths climb massive 42 per cent on five years ago: Experts put desperate call out to Wes Streeting to make 'life-saving' change

Daily Mail

Medical experts have called on Wes Streeting to implement a 'life saving' scheme after alcohol-related death saw a 'catastrophic' rise of 42 per cent over the last five years. The AHA has called for urgent action from Wes Streeting to redress the 'alarming trend', whilst highlighting a 42 per cent rise in deaths 'solely' cause by alcohol since 2019. Medical …

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Call for action after ‘devastating’ rise in drink deaths in England

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The groups praised health officials in Scotland for the “life-saving” minimum unit pricing scheme but …

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4 days, 14 hours ago

Stampede at youth festival in Nigeria causes ‘multiple’ deaths

Al Jazeera

Security forces arrest organisers of event, which was attended by about 5,000 people drawn by ‘exciting prizes’. The incident occurred on Wednesday at an Islamic high school in Ibadan, the capital of Nigeria’s southwest Oyo State, where up to 5,000 young people and children had reportedly gathered for the event. State Governor Seyi Makinde said in a statement on X …

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4 days, 14 hours ago

Diarrhea is a leading killer of children under 5, adults above 70: Lancet study

India Today

Diarrhea remains one of the leading killers of children under five and the elderly, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, despite significant progress in reducing global deaths from the disease. South Asia showed a similar concern but with the highest mortality rates observed among individuals aged 70 and older, at 476 deaths per 1,00,000 population. Need for Preventive Measures …

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4 days, 14 hours ago

Delhi records three more dengue deaths, count rises to eight this year

India TV News

Delhi has reported three more dengue-related deaths in the past week, bringing the total fatalities caused by the mosquito-borne disease to eight in 2024, as per official data. South Delhi has reported the highest number of dengue cases this year, with 768 infections recorded so far. MCD increases expenditure on dengue control measures Earlier this month, the Municipal Corporation of …

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4 days, 16 hours ago

From tragic deaths to incurable illnesses and unexpected career U-turns... what happened to the cast of Santa Claus: The Movie?

Daily Mail

Santa Claus: The Movie is the beloved 80s Christmas classic that brought families together on the couch for decades. Santa Claus: The Movie is the beloved 80s Christmas classic that brought families together on the couch for decades But after nearly four decades following its debut, some of the beloved cast are no longer gracing TV screens and have either …

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4 days, 21 hours ago

Liquid Death’s leather mosh pit diaper sells out after viral bathroom incident at concert

The Independent

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5 days, 3 hours ago

Accident or homicide? Medical rulings in arrest-related deaths can dictate what happens to police

Associated Press

Sitting alone in her car, Jen Dold was crying too hard to drive. “No sweeping it under the rug.” Jen Dold, whose brother, Alex Dold, lived with schizophrenia and died after a 2017 encounter with sheriff’s deputies and police officers, sits for a portrait at her home Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in Edmonds, Wash. Jen Dold, whose brother, Alex Dold, …

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Murders, kidnaps, rapes and dowry deaths register upward trend in Rachakonda

Dindigul has most drowning deaths in south Tamil Nadu

Delhi coaching centre deaths: LG Saxena approves suspension of two DFS officers

Get tougher laws to stop borewell deaths

Healing Bodoland: Dr. Birphung Narzary’s mission of hope, change

Mass Killings in US: 165 Deaths across 38 tragic incidents in 2024

Psychedelics rejected, Captagon factories and "pink cocaine": The drugs that defined 2024

Suspect in 3 deaths was killed by police in far-right influencer’s Chicago-area neighborhood

Fentanyl fuels record homeless deaths in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland

The CDC failed in promise to get states to track deaths linked to abortion bans

Ministers plot drink and drug driving clampdown after teenager kills three friends in crash after doing 100mph while taking 'hippy crack' laughing gas

Notable deaths of 2024

Navy chief to visit Mumbai to assess situation after 14 deaths in boat crash

Jaipur gas tanker crash: PM Modi condoles deaths of victims, announces ex-gratia for families of deceased

Congo man dies with hemorrhagic fever, indicating mystery outbreak could be more than just malaria

US deaths are down and life expectancy is up, but improvements are slowing

Alcohol-related deaths climb massive 42 per cent on five years ago: Experts put desperate call out to Wes Streeting to make 'life-saving' change

Call for action after ‘devastating’ rise in drink deaths in England

Stampede at youth festival in Nigeria causes ‘multiple’ deaths

Diarrhea is a leading killer of children under 5, adults above 70: Lancet study

Delhi records three more dengue deaths, count rises to eight this year

From tragic deaths to incurable illnesses and unexpected career U-turns... what happened to the cast of Santa Claus: The Movie?

Liquid Death’s leather mosh pit diaper sells out after viral bathroom incident at concert

Accident or homicide? Medical rulings in arrest-related deaths can dictate what happens to police