Five members of family die after roof of house collapses in Bihar
Saran (Bihar) (PTI): Five members of a family, including three children, were killed after the roof of their house collapsed in Bihar's Saran district, police said on Monday.
The incident took place around 9.45 pm on Sunday when they were sleeping in their residence at Manas village under the Akilpur Police Station limits, a senior officer said.
“Five members of the family, including three children, died in the roof-collapse incident. Immediately after getting the information, a police team reached the spot and recovered the bodies from the debris. The bodies have been sent for the post-mortem examinations”, Saran SSP Kumar Ashish told PTI on Monday.
The identities of the deceased persons are being ascertained, he said.
Locals claimed that the house was more than 30 years old, and its condition had deteriorated.
The area comes under the jurisdiction of the revenue district of Patna. The police have sent all relevant documents related to the incident to the district administration concerned for adequate compensation to the immediate family members of the deceased, the officer said.
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Lebanon appoints new representative for talks with Israel, rejects linkage to Iran
Beirut: Lebanon’s has moved to underline its independent position in ongoing regional developments, amid attempts to link the country to the broader conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.
President Joseph Aoun, while announcing the appointment of former US ambassador Simon Karam as Lebanon’s representative in talks with Israel, made it clear that Karam would be the sole representative for Lebanon and that there would be no substitute.
The move comes in response to what the Lebanese officials see as efforts by Iran to tie Lebanon’s situation to the wider regional conflict. Iran had indicated that there would be no ceasefire involving the US, Israel and Iran unless it also included a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Some groups, including Hezbollah and its supporters, had expressed support for linking the situations, citing concerns that the Lebanese government has limited leverage in negotiations with Israel. Lebanon is not formally a party to the conflict, and its army is considered weak.
However, others, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, have opposed this approach. They view Iran’s stance as an attempt to influence Lebanon’s internal affairs and see it as undermining the country’s sovereignty.
Officials backing the government’s position say the move is aimed at reaffirming Lebanon’s sovereignty and ensuring that decisions about peace and ceasefire within the country are not dictated externally.
They also see it as a safeguard, so that any breakdown in talks between the US, Israel and Iran does not automatically lead to renewed conflict in Lebanon.
