The Global News Desk 115

About seventeen devotees have died, and many have been injured during a crowd crush at a Durga Puja celebration, government sources confirm. The incident took place in Kolkata, India, after sudden heavy downpours, with eyewitnesses reporting that people hurried to find a safe place. CM Suvendhu Adhikari of West Bengal confirmed that a 7-year-old girl was among the dead and that 25 people were under treatment due to injuries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the situation "tragic" and asked the state government to help victims' families. The provincial government said that 6 of the victims were identified. The senior police officer, speaking to the press, said the calamity occurred when rain started, and the crowd began "pushing, pulling and rushing forward before falling to the ground, leading to the stampede." The West Bengal Chief Minister visited the hospital to help organize medical assistance.  The Indian PM Narendra Modi announced that familie...

October 15 - (The Global News Desk 115) – A private school roof crumbled in the capital city of KPK, in Pakistan, on Thursday, killing 35 students, employees, and 1 female teacher.  Scores of others were hurt in the incident that occurred in Peshawar.  According to hospital reports, several injured staffers are in very critical condition.  6 teenagers girls were among those who died in the roof collapse incident.  The children who died or were injured were all teenagers, according to a government hospital administrator.  A rescue team revealed that the roof from a higher floor plummeted onto the roof of the first floor, and then collapsed onto classrooms.  The hospital declared an emergency while doctors and nurses helped the injured. Several students were buried under the building's debris at first.  The rescue team removed debris and pulled them out, the spokesman for emergency services said in a statement. Neighbours were the first to reach the scho...

October 12 - (The Global News Desk 115) – A deadly road mishap took place in Manisa, Turkey, involving a tour bus and a truck. The accident cost 11 lives and injured 27 other passengers. The government reported that the accident happened on a motorway in Manisa province as the bus departed from Bursa for the port city of Izmir on Sunday morning. The cause of the accident is still being investigated by government officials.  Ciftci designated the victims as "our citizens" in his statement. But  there was no information about the victims' identities or whether the driver was one of them.

The central government declared an emergency and placed the governor in charge of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as tensions between the federal government and the PTI-led provincial government continued to rise. The report explains that this strict step was taken due to disagreements over counterterrorism policies and the security situation.  A major change occurred in Pakistan's politics today, when President Asif Ali Zardari approved a proclamation dealing with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.  This came after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gave him carte blanche.  Official documents explain that the province's government machinery wasn't working properly, and they invoked Articles 232 and 234 of the Pakistani Constitution. The documents reveal that Shehbaz Sharif advised the President to give approval to the proposal and release a proclamation.  A separate paper from the President's office states that the Prime Minister's advice was accepted and the proclamation order was offic...

October 11 - (The Global News Desk 115) – Pakistan's Home Minister, Mr. Mohsin Raza Naqvi, claimed that about 25 terrorist outfits had been operating from Afghanistan, posing a potential threat to Pakistan's peace and the world at large.  During the meeting with Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General Naqvi said.  He further said the international community must take action against this major threat.  Pakistan is already engaged in fighting it.  While recognizing Pakistan's role in the fight against terrorism, the head of the UN said Pakistan has been making great efforts in UN peace missions, and he also said Pakistan's work toward making the world peaceful is really fabulous. No sooner had the meeting concluded than Mr. Guterres concluded his 2-day visit to Pakistan. During the visit, Mr. Guterres had already spoken with President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim...

October 05 - (The Global News Desk 115) – Iran's Home Minister left for Qatar, the Iranian state-run media reported on Monday.  During his visit to Doha, Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni is scheduled to meet with his counterpart, Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.  Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni left for Doha after receiving an invitation form Qatari counterpart. Iran's interior minister's office reported that Mehdi Dosti (Deputy for Coordination of Economic Affairs and Regional Development) and Mohammad Ashouri Taziani (Tehran Governor) accompanied him.  In a discussion a few months ago, the home ministers of Qatar and Iran discussed regional progress and ways to enhance collaboration and cooperation and strengthen the bilateral relationship between the two countries.