16 killed, 66 injured in multi-vehicle collision in China: Report
Beijing, Feb 5: At least 16 people were killed and 66 others injured after a multi-vehicle collisions occurred in central China's Hunan province, a media report said on Sunday.
The accidents happened on Saturday evening when a total of 49 vehicles collided within 10 minutes on the Xuchang- Guangzhou Highway in the Hunan province's Changsha city, the state-run CGTN's news portal reported.
"In the accident 16 people were killed and 66 others injured," said the report, quoting the local traffic police department.
All the injured people have been sent to hospitals, among them eight were seriously injured but are in a stable condition.
The Ministry of Emergency Management has sent a working team to the site to guide the handling of the accidents, the report said.
An investigation into the matter and the settlement of the aftermath are currently underway.
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Waqf Bill anti-secular, will snatch rights of Muslims: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday described the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as “anti-secular”, claiming that it would snatch the rights of Muslims.
Banerjee, speaking in the assembly, also said the Centre did not consult with states over the matter.
“The bill is anti-federal and anti-secular; it is a deliberate attempt to malign a particular section. It will snatch the rights of Muslims... The Centre did not consult with us on the Waqf Bill,” she said.
The chief minister added that “if any religion was attacked”, she would wholeheartedly condemn it.
Opposition parties have stridently criticised the amendments proposed by the bill in the existing Waqf Act, alleging that they violate the religious rights of Muslims.
The ruling BJP has asserted that the amendments will bring transparency in the functioning of the Waqf boards and make them accountable.
A parliamentary committee has been constituted to scrutinise the contentious bill.
