Tuesday, 3 September 2019
Coast Guard: 25 bodies found after California boat fire
The Coast Guard says five others have been found but not recovered due to unsafe conditions under the boat, which sank about 20 yards (18 meters) from shore. Authorities will search for the nine people still unaccounted for through the night. "We should all be prepared to move into the worst outcome," Coast Guard Capt. Monica Rochester said at a news conference. The four bodies recovered initially had injuries consistent with drowning, Kroll said. It wasn't immediately clear when the bodies on the ocean floor might be retrieved or when divers could search the boat for others. "It's upside down in relatively shallow water with receding tides that are moving it around," Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said. Investigators have not yet determined a cause for the fire. The 75-foot (23 meters) Conception was on a three-day excursion to the chain of rugged, wind-swept isles that form Channel Islands National Park in the Pacific Ocean. The fire broke out around 3 a.m. in Platt's Harbor off Santa Cruz Island. The five crew members who escaped took refuge on a boat called The Grape Escape, anchored nearby. Two had minor injuries, Coast Guard Petty Officer Mark Barney said. The Grape Escape's owners, Bob and Shirley Hansen, told The New York Times they were asleep when they heard pounding on the side of their 60-foot (18-meter) fishing vessel about 3:30 a.m. and discovered the frightened crew members. They told the couple they fled when the fire grew out of control. "When we looked out, the other boat was totally engulfed in flames, from stem to stern," Hansen said, estimating it was no more than 100 yards (91 meters) from his craft. "I could see the fire coming through holes on the side of the boat. There were these explosions every few beats. You can't prepare yourself for that. It was horrendous. "The fire was too big, there was absolutely nothing we could do," he added. Hansen said two of the crew members went back toward the Conception looking for survivors but found no one. Asked at a news conference if the crew tried to help others aboard, Rochester told reporters, "I don't have any additional information." The Conception, based in Santa Barbara Harbor on the mainland, was owned by Truth Aquatics, a Santa Barbara-based company founded in 1974. Dave Reid, who runs an underwater camera manufacturing business with his wife, Terry Schuller, and has traveled on the Conception and two other boats in Truth Aquatics' fleet, said he considered all three among the best and safest. "When you see the boats they are always immaculate," he said. "I wouldn't hesitate at all to go on one again. Of all the boat companies, that would be one of the ones I wouldn't think this would happen to." His wife said Truth Aquatics crews have always been meticulous in going over safety instructions at the beginning of every trip she's been on. "They tell you where the life jackets are, how to put them on, the points of egress, the exits, where the fire extinguishers are, on every single trip," said Schuller, who goes on diving expeditions often with her husband. "They are the best, the absolute best." Both said the sleeping area is comfortable but tight, however, with bunk beds stacked next to one another on the lowest deck. Coming to the top deck to get off requires navigating a narrow stairway with only one exit. If the fire was fast-moving, Reid said, it's very likely divers couldn't escape and the crew couldn't get to them. "If there was an explosion in the engine area that could have gone right into the sleeping area," Reid said. The Conception was on the final day of a Labor Day weekend cruise when the fire erupted and a mayday call was made. Rochester said that call indicated the boat was already fully ablaze. After hearing the call, Capt. Paul Amaral of the vessel assistance company TowBoatUS said a boat sped from Ventura Harbor some 30 miles (48 kilometers) to the island. "We launched that boat knowing that the vessel was on fire, lots of people aboard," he told The Associated Press. A Coast Guard helicopter and a fireboat were on scene when he arrived around 5 a.m. He first searched the water and shoreline, then turned back to the Conception, which was going aground. Amaral said he attached a line and pulled it into deeper water where fireboats could reach. Brown said the elements of the tragedy were daunting for rescuers: The boat was in a remote location with limited firefighting capabilities, passengers were sleeping below deck in the middle of the night and there was a quick-moving fire. "You couldn't ask for a worse situation," the sheriff said. The Conception was chartered by Worldwide Diving Adventures, which says on its website that it has been taking divers on such expeditions since the 1970s. Coast Guard records show inspections of the Conception conducted last February and in August 2018 found no deficiencies. Earlier inspections found some safety violations related to fire safety. A 2016 inspection resulted in owners replacing the heat detector in the galley and one in 2014 cited a leaky fire hose. Records show all safety violations from the last five years were quickly addressed by the boat's owners. The Channel Islands draw boaters, divers and hikers. Five of the eight Channel Islands comprise the national park and Santa Cruz is the largest within the park at about 96 square miles (248.6 square kilometers). A memorial outside Truth Aquatics in the Santa Barbara Harbor grew Monday night as mourners came to pay their respects. JJ Lambert, 38, and his fiancée, Jenna Marsala, 33, of Santa Barbara, brought a red and white dive flag to the memorial. Lambert said he'd been on The Conception as a young diver. Daniel Butts, 55, and his wife, Lisa Olsen, 54, said they saw The Conception getting loaded on Friday night during one of their regular walks around the Santa Barbara harbor. "We thought, 'Oh, that looks like it's going to be a fun trip,'" Olsen said. Butts said six or eight people were loading diving gear onto the boat as they chatted among themselves. The couple brought a bouquet of flowers on Monday evening to add to a growing memorial on the dock. "We probably saw a few of the people that vanished in that fire," Butts said. "Everybody who has a flag should be at half-mast in the harbor." Orlando Aldana, 42, of Santa Barbara, bought 34 candles to the memorial. "I saw the flowers earlier when I here and I just felt like, 'Well, it's reaching nighttime,'" he said. "This is what us Latinos do, we light candles for our dead." DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. 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'Arif Mohammad Khan a good orator'
'There was an AMU Amendment Act in 1972. Finding its provisions against the minority character of the university, Arif Mohammad Khan, then president of AMUSU, opposed it tooth and nail,' stated Abrar. 'Khan kept in touch with his alma mater AMU as he was from Bulandshahr. He was named member of the prestigious AMU Court in the eighties. He did his graduation from AMU and pursued post graduation in political science,' informed Rahat Abrar. 'Reshma, wife of Arif Mohammad Khan, too was a law graduate from AMU and was an effective voice from the Women's College of AMU. She got married to Khan in 1977,' he stated. In the past also, AMU has given governors to independent India and undivided India. The list of luminaries includes Dr Zakir Hussain - governor of Bihar; Mohd Shafi Qureshi - governor of Bihar, WB and MP; Prof S Noorul Hasan - governor for West Bengal, MP and UP; Mohd Usman Arif - governor of UP; Babu Parmananda - governor of Haryana and AR Kidwai - governor of Bihar, West Bengal and Haryana, informed Rahat Abrar. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Hindustan Timeshttps://justpaste.it/3zogz
Keylor Navas joins PSG from Real Madrid in goal keeper swap
In their bid for European glory PSG have tried several goalkeepers in recent seasons with German Kevin Trapp and Italians Salvatore Sirigu and Gianluigi Buffon, at 40, all falling short. Navas told the PSG website he was relishing the challenge as gatekeeper for PSG's European quest. 'I come here today with great emotion,' said the 86 times capped Navas voted second best stopper at the 2014 World Cup behind German Manuel Neuer. 'After my Spanish experience, I arrive in France with big ambitions. Paris Saint-Germain is a prestigious club in Latin America and I'm delighted to join a club with such ambitions,' he said. The 26-year-old Areola joins Madrid on loan with a purchase option and will likely be backup to Belgian stopper Thibaut Courtois. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Hindustan Timeshttps://issuu.com/naymeenkame
Spot on! Statue of Unity makes it to Time's 'Greatest Places 2019' list
Designed by Indian sculptor Ram V Sutar — and inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the 143rd birth anniversary of Vallabhbhai Patel in October 2018 — the statue's total project cost was a staggering Rs 2,989 crore (US$420 million).
Excellent news vis-à-vis the &dhapos;Statue of Unity&dhapos;- it finds a spot in the @TIME 100 greatest places 2019 list.
And, a few days back, a record 34,000 people visited the site in a single day.
Glad that it is emerging as a popular tourist spot!https://t.co/zLSNmwCKyc
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— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 28, 2019
World's tallest The Statue of Unity broke the previously-held record of the Spring Temple Buddha in China's Henan province. The Buddha stands at 153 metres (502 ft). Previously, the tallest statue in India was that of Hanuman (41 metres, 135 ft) at the Paritala Anjaneya Temple near Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. Other remarkable places that were featured in Time's list include: The National Museum of Qatar, Canada's Wonderland in Toronto, National Comedy Center Jamestown, New York, traditional Chinese theatre Xiqu Centre in Hong Kong, and the Helsinki Central Library Oodi, to name a few. Here's what you need to know about India's 'flexible' e-tourist visa function catchException() {try{ twitterJSDidLoad(); }catch(e){}} function getAndroidVersion(ua) {ua = (ua || navigator.userAgent).toLowerCase(); var match = ua.match(/android\\s([0-9\\.]*)/);return match ? match[1] : false;}; var versions='4.2.2'; var versionArray=versions.split(',');var currentAndroidVersion=getAndroidVersion();if(versionArray.indexOf(currentAndroidVersion)!=-1){var blocks = document.getElementsByTagName('blockquote'); for(var i = 0; i < blocks.length; i++){blocks[i].innerHTML = '';}}DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Indian Expresshttps://ask.fm/subgnehagee
How homebuyers managed to secure a landmark victory
Union of India was represented the Solicitor General of India and by Addl. Solicitor General of India Madhavi Divan. The Supreme Court of India delivered its landmark judgment while upholding the constitutional validity of the Section 5(8) (f) of the IBC Code which gives right to the homebuyers to approach the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) under the IBC. 'It is a victory for homebuyers,' said Aditya Parolia in an exclusive with HT Estates. Edited excerpts: How tough was it winning this case considering you had a powerful lobby of builders and hi-profile lawyers on the other side? Pretty tough, I'd say. Looking at the lobby of the builders and the representation of many senior lawyers from the side of the builder it was quite difficult, but we did our best. At that time what was important was to bring justice to the aggrieved homebuyers facing mental agony and financial losses after investing in projects of some developers. It was time for a change in law, looking at the increasing number of delayed projects by the builders and the one sided agreements which leave homebuyers helpless. How many builders were there except for Pioneer Urban Land? There were more than 170 builders who filed writ petitions in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the amendments made to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. But the major builders in this petition were Pioneer Urban Land & Infrastructure Ltd, Emaar, Ireo Pvt Ltd, Puri Construction, Supertech Ltd, Varali Properties Ltd, Horizon Concept Pvt. Ltd, Vardhman Buildtech Pvt. Ltd, Ansal, Wave, Parsavnath. What was the key argument on the other side? Their argument were that the homebuyer does not have the expertise to manage the functions of the financial creditors and that there is no commercial effect of borrowing in the investment made by the homebuyer in the real estate project of the developer and the money paid by the homebuyer cannot be called a 'debt'. They claimed that NCLT cannot get into the technicalities of the definition of default in each and every case and it would be unfair to the builder as he is left with no choice than to settle with the homebuyer and in many cases the homebuyers themselves have defaulted the payment. Hence they should approach other forums, which are specifically made for the homebuyers like RERA and Consumer and then approach IBC, as RERA is the specialist adjudicator in the current matter. They said the homebuyer's intention is often to pressurise the builder and use this provision as a recovery mechanism and not for the insolvency of the company. In fact they said that this violates article 14 of the Constitution of India as it creates inequality for the other category of Financial Creditors apart from the homebuyers. How much time did it take for judgement to come? It took around three weeks of arguments from both the sides and two more weeks for the judgement. The issue was pending before the Hon'ble Court since builders first challenged the proceedings in Jan 2019. What do you think went in the favour of homebuyers eventually? The very thing, which went in our favour, was the fact that before this amendment, the homebuyers were seen nowhere if the builder goes into insolvency even though homebuyers are major contributor in any project. This was the basis for this amendment to come in the first place. The homebuyers are the ones financially contributing to the real estate project and there is every reason for them to be considered as a financial creditor. We argued that RERA has not been established in most of the states and does not have power to adjudicate the matters where the homebuyer wants refund of his money. In most of the states we do not have such Adjudicating officers. We also said that homebuyer's intention is not to use this Amendment as the recovery mechanism- If the IRP (Insolvency Resolution Professional) is appointed by the NCLT there are high chances of getting the possession of the property, as the good management will replace the bad management of the company. There are various cases where the whole project is been funded by the homebuyers and there are no other category of financial creditor involved with the project. Does that mean the builder will keep on defaulting as there is no one who can file for the insolvency of the company. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Hindustan Timeshttp://warafanapharmaceuticals.com/warafana/UserProfile/tabid/57/userId/237469/Default.aspx
Four die in ONGC plant blaze in Navi Mumbai
It added that the blaze was"successfully doused within two hours" by a fire fighting team.Nearly 22 fire tenders, including those of the ONGC, Navi Mumbai civic body and other agencies, were called in, the police said.The injured persons were admitted to nearby hospitals, he said, adding that the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttps://issuu.com/numanalokh
Thursday, 15 August 2019
Restrictions lifted in Jammu, on in some parts of Kashmir, say officials
But these were contained and dealt with locally. "Our biggest endeavour is to ensure there is no civilian casualty," he said.Asked about the number of people detained, Khan said he would not talk about individuals. "In a law and order situation like this, there are different kinds of detentions... preventive detention to ensure the established miscreants do not vitiate the peaceful atmosphere... so you have to take preventive steps," he said.Jammu and Kashmir principal secretary Rohit Kansal, who also addressed the media, said the overall situation remained calm. He said that of the places where relaxation of prohibitory orders were allowed, some are in Srinagar "and these relaxations will continue to be given till this afternoon," he said.On all other fronts -- civil supplies, national highways, airport, medical facilities -- the situation was normal, Kansal said."Local authorities, as before, are keeping a close watch on the situation and offering relaxations wherever the situation warrants it," he said.The clampdown came into force on August 5 when the Centre stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its special status and bifurcated it into the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttp://doodleordie.com/profile/ubeedbeeebu
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