Modi visits crash site, meets sole survivor and reviews relief efforts
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the site of the tragic Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad and met with injured victims at the Civil Hospital on Friday.
The London-bound flight crashed into a residential area shortly after take-off on Thursday, killing 241 of the 242 people on board. The sole survivor, British national Vishwashkumar Ramesh, is recovering in hospital. The number of casualties on the ground remains unknown, according to Firstpost.
The aircraft was carrying 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese nationals, and one Canadian, according to Air India.
Families of the victims have begun providing DNA samples to aid in the identification process.
PM Modi chaired a high-level meeting in Ahmedabad with ministers and senior officials to oversee rescue operations, victim identification, and support measures for affected families, according to Firstpost.
Describing the tragedy as “beyond words,” Modi expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives and offered condolences to the bereaved families.
Durga Prasain among seven sent to judicial custody
The Kathmandu District Court on Thursday issued an order to send Durga Prasain and six others to judicial custody on the charge of inciting criminal activities in the Capital City.
A single bench of District Judge Dhruba Raj Karki issued an order to send Prasain and six others to judicial custody for their roles in the Tinkune incident.
Two persons including a photo journalist at Avenues Television Suresh Rajak had died during the violent demonstration of pro-monarchy protesters in Tinkune on May 28.
Likewise, the court has ordered to release 32 others on bail in the same case.
Heavy rainfall predicted in some provinces
Some parts of Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces and some areas in the eastern part of Lumbini Province are experiencing the impacts of monsoon winds at present, according to the Weather Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.
Also there is an influence of the westerly winds in the western parts of the country.
According to the Division, there will be partially to generally cloudy weather across the country today.
There is a chance of light to moderate rainfall along with thunder and lightning in some areas of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces.
Likewise, heavy rain is likely at one or two places in Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces.
Similarly, some areas of Koshi, Madhes, Gandaki and Sudurpaschim Provinces will receive light to moderate rain along with thunder and lightning tonight.
Heavy rainfall is predicted in one or two places of Koshi Province, according to the Division.
IAEA declares Iran in breach of nuclear obligations
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, has formally declared Iran in breach of its nuclear non-proliferation guidelines for the first time in 20 years.
In a resolution supported by 19 of the IAEA's 35 board members, including the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Germany, the agency criticized Iran's refusal to explain undeclared nuclear material and its stockpile of uranium enriched near weapons-grade levels, UN News reported.
Iran rejected the resolution as politically driven, announcing plans to construct a new enrichment facility. It argues that its nuclear program is harmless.
The move follows a 2018 decision by US President Donald Trump to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal, after which Iran began scaling back its compliance, according to UN News.
