House collapses in central Delhi's Bapa Nagar, 12 injured
New Delhi (PTI): Twelve persons were injured when a two-storey house collapsed in central Delhi's Bapa Nagar on Wednesday morning, officials said.
A few more occupants of the building are feared trapped in its debris as efforts are underway to rescue them, they said.
Twelve people were rescued and taken to the hospital for treatment but a few more are still feared trapped, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) M Harsha Vardhan said.
According to an official of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), a call reporting the collapse was received at 9.11 am, following which five fire tenders were sent to the spot.
DCP Vardhan said the building was old and located in narrow lanes of a residential locality in Bapa Nagar of Prasad Nagar.
"We cannot take heavy machines or cranes inside for the operation but the teams of fire department, local police and NDRF are conducting the rescue work," he said.
Delhi Chief Minister-designate Atishi said she has directed district officials to provide all help to the people residing in the locality.
"If anyone is injured, ensure their treatment in the hospital and probe the reason of the incident," Atishi wrote in a post on X.
She said she has spoken to the Delhi Mayor regarding the incident.
"Delhi sees more rains this year. I request people to inform administration as soon they notice any apprehension of such incident," she
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BMTC collects over Rs 19 lakh as fine from those travelling without tickets, occupying ladies seat
Bengaluru (PTI): The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has collected over Rs 19 lakh as a penalty from 10,069 passengers who were penalised for travelling without tickets and occupying seats exclusively reserved for ladies in the last three months, officials said on Thursday.
The checking staff of BMTC have intensified checking of buses operated in and around Bengaluru City to detect ticketless travelling by passengers, they said.
According to BMTC, during the months of August, September and October, the checking staff checked 57,219 trips and penalised 8,891 ticketless passengers by collecting Rs 17,96,030 as penalty and 5,268 cases were booked against conductors for their dereliction of duty.
During the same period, they have also penalised 1,178 male passengers for occupying seats exclusively reserved for lady passengers and imposed fines by collecting Rs 1,17,800 in accordance with the KMV (Karnataka Motor Vehicle) Rules of the MV Act of 1988.
"In total, during the months of August, September and October, 10,069 passengers were penalised and Rs 19,13,830 was collected," the BTMC officials stated.
