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At Least Seven People Die in Northern Cyprus Ferry Capsizing
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Of the 259 passengers and eight crew aboard the Turkiye, a high-speed Filo Jet ferry, 237 have been successfully rescued and brought ashore, Anadolu said. The search continues for 23 others. Four Turkish Cypriot coast guard boats and a passenger vessel were quickly deployed to the scene, with a rescue helicopter sent as backup. Turkey’s coast guard dispatched five vessels and two helicopters, and six Turkish navel vessels were deployed as well. Ustel and Erhan Arikli, minister for transport in the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, have traveled to Kyrenia to oversee the rescue operations, the Nicosia-based Cyprus Mail reported. 5 kilometers) off the coast of Kyrenia, Arikli told the Turkish broadcaster NTV, adding that the cause was unclear. The crossing of about 68 miles from Kyrenia to Tasucu takes about two hours on the high-speed vessel, and is pitched as a convenient option for commuters and holidaymakers. Sunday’s incident was the latest in a string of ferry and small craft accidents in recent weeks. In Guyana, murder charges were filed against the captain and two crew members of a state ferry that capsized in July, killing more than 70 people. At least 97 people drowned when an overcapacity government-run ferry sank this month on Lake Kariba, which borders Zimbabwe and Zambia. A boat capsized in New York harbor near the Statue of Liberty this month, with a mother and five-month-old infant daughter drowned. The Coast Guard said the vessel had been over capacity, and the captain was arrested and charged with misconduct and neglect. P.
A woman passenger from West Bengal was arrested with 19 kg of ganja at Kozhikode railway station on Sunday. The accused was identified as Minoti Sardar. Railway Protection Force (RPF) officers said the woman was travelling in the general coach of the Chennai–Mangaluru Express with the contraband. They said a flash inspection conducted by the Government Railway Police (GRP) and the RPF in the morning led to the seizure of the ganja and the arrest of the woman. GRP sources said the woman was suspected of having procured the stock from Andhra Pradesh. They said she had been involved in similar smuggling attempts earlier. In a similar incident last week, two other natives of West Bengal were also nabbed by the GRP enforcement squad. K. Suman and Lal Chand, were caught during a flash inspection of the reserved coaches of the same train.
47% attendance for NEET PG in Hyderabad. The NEET-PG 2026 examination was conducted smoothly and successfully across four centres in the district on Sunday. 47%. Twenty-five candidates remained absent. Hyderabad District Collector Priyanka Ala inspected the NEET-PG examination centre at Innovision Technologies in Secunderabad and reviewed arrangements made for the examination. She inspected the centre’s infrastructure, security arrangements, functioning of jammers, flying and sitting squads, and candidate frisking procedures. She also reviewed amenities for candidates, including emergency medicines, sanitation, and uninterrupted power supply arrangements. At the Secunderabad centre, 170 candidates were allotted and seven were absent. Ms. Ala directed officials and exam staff to remain vigilant and conclude all exam procedures as per the guidelines prescribed by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences.
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