Funeral prayers being offered for the victims at Hyderabad’s Akbari ground on Friday. Umair Ali
HYDERABAD: Five people were killed and 13 others injured when a blast took place in a recently repaired pole-mounted transformer (PMT) of the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco) and it spilled burning oil onto people in Latifabad Unit-8 on Thursday, the second day of Eidul Azha, officials said on Friday.
It is the second such incident in the city in a short span of a month in which Hesco’s PMT spilled burning oil onto people.
The fresh incident took place on Thursday evening near Akbari mosque Latifabad when Hesco staff was attempting to energise the transformer after getting it repaired.
PML-N walking on a tightrope ahead of RCB polls
Party faces difficult choice in awarding tickets to contenders
RAWALPINDI:
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), which swept the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) election in 2015, is facing a hard-hitting situation in awarding tickets, due to factionalism, ahead of the September 12 polls.
Two current members of RCB have decided to contest polls as independents while maintaining ties with former Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar s group.
In the absence of former senator Chaudhry Tanveer Khan, who had played a crucial role in winning the previous RCB polls for the party, former MNA Malik Ibrahim has started consultations about awarding party tickets.
Retail meat sellers in central Delhi are still charging Rs 200 per kilogram
NEW DELHI: Even though not a single case of bird flu has been confirmed in Delhi, the mystery death of birds in some places has impacted the poultry business in the capital. While retail meat sellers in central Delhi and online platforms are holding the prices around Rs 200 per kg, there’s been a drop in outer Delhi areas such as Mehrauli, Dwarka and Narela, with some retailers reporting a rate of Rs 165-170kg, down from Rs 200-220.
Mohammed Nasim in southwest Delhi’s Madhu Vihar said that the chicken meat price in his area had declined to Rs180 per kg. “Every order is accompanied by queries,” Nasim said. “There are so many rumours floating in social media sites though not a single bird flu case has been confirmed in Delhi.” Sanjay Chauhan of Kaynat Halal Meat Shop near Mehrauli claimed he has had to reduce the price by Rs 30-50 to around Rs 170 per kg.