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30 killed, over 100 injured after train derails in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: At least 10 cars of a passenger train derailed in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province on Sunday, killing at least 30 passengers while injuring over 100 others, government and police officials said. While confirming the casualties, Sindh’s Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said that nine cars have been cleared, adding that a rescue operation […]

13 injured after train derails in New York

NEW YORK: At least 13 people were injured after a passenger train derailed in New York on Thursday morning. A Long Island Rail Road train was heading towards Hempstead when it derailed east of Jamaica Station at 175th Street and 95th Avenue in the city’s Queens borough at 11.12 am local time, Xinhua quoted a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) official. […]

Resignations will not derail universities

KUCHING: The resignation of two United Malay National Organisation (Umno) division chiefs from the board of public universities will not affect their management, said Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) political science Prof Dr Jayum Jawan. “The chairs and members of university governing boards should be given to qualified people who can contribute to the advancement of […]

MCO, emergency will not derail Medac programmes

PUTRAJAYA: Plans and programmes to assist entrepreneurs in these trying times will not be derailed amid the imposition of the movement control order (MCO) and nationwide state of emergency. Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar gave such assurance today, in a statement. He cited the execution of the second […]