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Son Of Air India Plane Crash Victim Moves US Federal Court Against Boeing
Ahmedabad (Gujarat): Hir Prajapati, who lost his mother, Kalpana Ben Prajapati, in the AI-171 plane crash, has moved to the US Federal Court against Boeing, expecting speedy justice. Speaking to ANI on Tuesday, Mr Prajapati said that they have hired lawyer Mike Andrews to represent them. He said, "We have hired Mike Andrews. We expect the raw details of information from the black-box to come before us at the earliest so that we can make further decisions regarding the next course of steps, along with our lawyer. In India, trials get dragged out for years. We are fighting the case in the US so that a decision is pronounced early." Hir Prajapati expressed gratitude towards the Indian government, police and doctors for helping the family. "We believe we will get the incident happened, the government helped us a lot. The police also helped us. We are thankful to the doctors too, who handed over the bodies to us after a swift DNA test," he said. He added that he had initially scheduled a flight for June 11 for her mother but changed it to June 12 at her request. "My mother, Kalpana Ben Prajapati, died in the accident...I had initially booked a June 9 flight for her, but she had a fast and she told me that she cannot travel that day. So, I then rescheduled it to June 11. But she told me that she doesn't want to travel on an odd date. So, I finally booked a ticket for June 12," Prajapati said. Following a candle march by the families of the victims of the crash, Mike Andrews, lead lawyer, representing over 65 victim families, said that the families are searching for answers. Mr Andrews told ANI, "Today marks the two-month anniversary of this tragedy. It has been a very difficult day for everyone involved. The families organised a candlelight vigil to stand in remembrance. We are thankful and grateful to have been invited to come and are no words to think of the families are back now, searching for answers." On June 12, Air India flight AI-171, a Boeing 787-8 aircraft, crashed soon after it took off from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, killing 260 people, including 229 passengers, 12 crew members, and 19 people on the ground.
The Hindu
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- The Hindu
Road accident in Dausa, Rajasthan: 7 children among 11 killed as pickup van rams into truck
A pickup van crashed into a parked truck in Rajasthan's Dausa district in the early hours of Wednesday (August 13, 2025), killing 11 people, including seven children, and injuring eight others, police said. The passengers of the pickup vehicle were returning to their village in Uttar Pradesh's Etah after visiting Khatu Shyam and Salasar Balaji temple when the accident occurred on Manoharpur highway around 4 a.m. to 5 a.m., Dausa Superintendent of Police Sagar told PTI. Seven children and four women died in the accident, he said. Also Read | Nearly 27,000 people died in road accidents on National Highway during first six months in 2025: Gadkari Of the 11 killed, seven have been identified as Poorvi (3), Daksh (12), Seema (25), Priyanka (25), Anshu (26), Saurabh (28) and Sheela (35), according to officials. Twenty people were on board the pickup vehicle when it rammed into a stationary truck in the service lane of the highway, the SP said, adding that one of the eight injured is in critical condition. Also Read | India losing 3% of GDP annually due to road accidents: Gadkari Rajasthan CM expresses sorrow Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma has expressed grief over the loss of lives in the accident. In a post on X in Hindi, the CM said, 'The news of loss of life in a horrific road accident in Dausa is extremely tragic. The district administration has been directed to ensure prompt and proper treatment for the injured. May God grant a place at His divine feet to the departed souls and provide speedy recovery to the injured.' Meanwhile, former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and other leaders also expressed sorrow over the incident. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday (August 13, 2025) expressed condolences to the families of the deceased in the road accident in Rajasthan's Dausa. 'Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expresses grief over the road accident in Dausa, Rajasthan. He expresses condolences to the families of the deceased and wishes for the speedy recovery of the injured. Instructions have been given to the officials to coordinate with the officials of the Rajasthan government,' U.P. CMO said in a statement. 'Many accidents happen there': Rajasthan Minister demands Centre's support in reconstructing Dausa mishap spot Rajasthan Minister Kirodi Lal Meena on Wednesday (August 13, 2025) said that many mishaps have happened at that spot in Dausa where a pick-up truck collided with a trailer truck, killing 11 people. Mr. Meena requested the Centre's support in reconstructing the spot. 'Such a big incident is very rare... Many accidents happen at the spot where this accident happened. We demand that the central government give some amount so this place can be reconstructed,' Kirodi Lal Meena told ANI.
The Hindu
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- The Hindu
Stop using 'Harijan' word in official communications: Odisha Government
'The Odisha Government has asked all its Departments, public and educational institutes and others to stop using the term 'Harijan' in communications,' officials said on Wednesday (August 13, 2025.) The government suggested the authorities concerned that words like 'scheduled caste' in English and 'anusuchita jati' in Odia or other national languages should be used to "denote persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes as notified under Article 341 of the Constitution," according to a letter issued on August 12 by the Commissioner-cum-secretary of the ST and SC Development, Minorities and Backward Class Welfare Department. Odisha girl allegedly set afire dies; police claim 'no other person involved' in incident 'The letter was sent to all the Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, and Commissioner-cum-secretaries,' the officials said. "They have been instructed to ensure that the word 'Harijan' does not appear in any official communications, records, transactions, caste certificates, publications, departmental names, or any other form of use," one of the officials said. 'The authorities concerned are also directed to educate their staff and update existing documents and records accordingly,' he said. 'They are also told to submit a compliance report on the action taken on the matter,' another official said. Schoolgirl 'gang-raped' in Odisha, relative among five detained The State Government's action came in the wake of the guidelines issued by the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC), prohibiting the use of the word 'Harijan'. 'These guidelines will be strictly enforced in all government offices,' the official said. In 1982, the Centre had asked all State Governments not to use the term 'Harijan' to refer to Dalits. 'Following fresh guidelines prepared by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, a similar Order was also issued in 2013 to all the States, directing them to ensure non-use of the 'Harijan' word not only in caste certificates but also in official communications,' the officials said. 'The Odisha Assembly has also prohibited the use of the word 'Harijan',' they said.
