W ith the recovery of more bodies, the toll in the boat mishap in Hirakud reservoir in Sambalpur district, Odisha, on Monday rose to 29. "At least 29 bodies have so far been recovered and three more are still missing," said Special Relief Commissioner P K Mohapatra in Bhubaneswar. The search team had on Sunday rescued nearly 80 people and fished out 11 bodies from the water. The incident took place on Sunday when around 120 people from the Lion’s Club of Sambalpur, Hirakud and Bargarh, were returning after going to other side of the reservoir for a picnic. Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi visited the site of accident in Hirakud reservoir and conducted an aerial survey of the area. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is in New Delhi, has asked Revenue and Disaster Minister S D N Patro and Finance Minister Prasanna Acharya to visit the spot. Locals said people panicked when water began to flood the boat from numerous leaks. Many jumped o...
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Delhi: Actress Sonakshi Sinha has rubbished reports that she is dating
her 'Lootera' co-star Ranveer Singh, saying that she is not dating
anyone. The 24-year-old, who made
her Bollywood debut with actor Salman Khan starrer "Dabangg", also said
that she absolutely loathes Valentine's Day.
"I know it makes a good sensational copy to link co-stars and makes
for great gossip, but I just want to confirm that I am not dating or in
a romantic relationship with anyone.
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