12 'Rat miner' heroes of Silkyara tunnel rescue among 49 given Jeevan Raksha Padaks
New Delhi, Jan 25 (PTI): Rat miners who had who had rescued the construction workers trapped in Silkyara Bend-Barkot tunnel in Uttarakhand in 2023 are among 49 people approved by President Droupadi Murmu for Jeevan Raksha Padaks.
The awards are given for meritorious act in saving the life of a person, on the occasion of 76th Republic Day, a government statement said.
Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak has been awarded to 17 individuals including the team of 12 rat miners and five others posthumously.
Pintu Kumar Sahni from Bihar, Manesh K M from Kerala, Dawa Tshering Lepcha and Pema Tenzing Lachungpa from Sikkim, and Gunner Anis Kumar Gupta of defence ministry have been named for the award posthumously, the government statement said.
The 12-member team of rat miners -- Vaqeel Hassan, Munna Qureshi, Ankur Kumar, Monu Kumar, Devendra, Mohmmed Rashid, Firoz Qureshi, Jatin Kashyap, Saurabh Kashyap, Mohmmed Irshad, Nasruddin, and Naseem -- which worked for 26 hours without break to rescue the workers for 17 days has been given Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak.
The award is given in three categories -- Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak, and Jeevan Raksha Padak.
"The decoration of the award consists of a Medal, Certificate signed by the Union Home Minister and lump sum Monetary Allowance. It is presented to the awardees by the respective Union Ministries/Organizations/State Government to which the awardee belongs," the statement said.
Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak has been awarded to nine people, including one posthumously and Jeevan Raksha Padak to 23 others.
The awardees of Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak include Ritik Chauhan, Shashikant Ramkrushna Gajbe, NK Shankar Singh Kharayat, Havildar Leki Passang, Rakesh Singh Rana, Manmohan Singh, Pradeep Kumar and Sachin Kumar.
Rajesh Ranjan Kujur of defence ministry will get medal posthumously.
Jeevan Raksha Padak has been given to Nelli Srinivasa Rao, Vikas Yadav, Sushri Manishaben Amarshibhai Malakiya, Kumari Diya Fathima, Muhammad Hashir N K, Kishor Kumar Arney, Dadarao Govindrao Pawar, and Dnyaneshwar Mukundrao Bhedodkar.
K Shimreingam Shimray, Elambok Dkhar, Kisen Wanniang, Laltlanzova, Y Pongba, Ranjana Bhandari, C Anbarasan, Bandakindi Shravan Kumar, Aakash Pradhan, Kali Kinkar Manna, Naik Ajith R Nair, Dhanbeer Singh Negi, Dhanesh Chand Yadav, Sgt Ram Kumar Jaiswal, and Pallabi Biswas would be the rest to get the same award.
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No 'bacterial infection' found in bodies of 4 Mumbai family members who died after eating watermelon
Mumbai (PTI): The initial report submitted by the microbiology department of a Mumbai-based state-run hospital has said no "bacterial infection" was detected in the bodies of four family members, who died after consuming watermelon recently, officials said on Wednesday.
The Dokadia family, residents of Ghari Mohalla on Ismail Kurte Road, had hosted a get-together of relatives on the night of April 25. At around 1 am (on April 26), hours after the guests had left, Abdullah Dokadia (40), his wife Nasreen (35), and daughters Ayesha (16) and Zaineb (13) ate pieces of a watermelon.
They suffered severe bouts of vomiting and diarrhoea in the early hours of April 26 and were rushed to a local hospital before being referred to the government-run J J Hospital where all four died during treatment.
After the incident, Mumbai police, forensic experts and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials visited the house and had collected samples of every food item that constituted the family's last meal, including 'chicken pulav', watermelon, water, and other foodstuffs, and sent them to the Forensic Science Laboratory for analysis.
After the post-mortem of the deceased, their viscera was preserved for chemical analysis.
As the probe is underway, the microbiology department of the state-run J J Hospital has submitted its initial report to the police.
"As per the report, no bacterial infection has been detected so far in the bodies of the victims. No bacteria was found in their blood," the official said.
The exact cause of the death will be known once the forensic science lab submits its report, he said.
"The report will also clarify whether any food items consumed by the family members during the day contained anything poisonous," the official said.
