Crane touches high-tension wire, labourer dies
Mangaluru, June 17: A labourer electrocuted and died when a crane touched the live high-tension wire at Mullakadu near Kavuru in the city on Sunday.
The victim is identified as Baneshwar Kumar (28) of Uttar Pradesh. He was working as an employee at a crane service company. Today morning, while working, the crane touched the live high-tension wire and came in contact with the electricity due to which he sustained severe burn injuries. Though he was admitted to a hospital, he succumbed to the injuries. Kavuru police registered a case.
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Odisha mango kernel incident: Another woman dies, toll mounts to three
Berhampur (Odisha), Nov 18: The toll in the mango kernel tragedy in Odisha’s Kandhamal district rose to three after another woman died in hospital on Monday, an official said.
The deceased was identified as Jeeta Majhi (40), a resident of Mandipanka village in Daringbadi block.
Two tribal women had died after consuming mango kernel gruel in the district earlier this month.
Jeeta was undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack for 16 days and died on Monday following multi-organ failure, the official said.
An inquiry into the deaths is underway, he added.
