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Nearly 80 ‘Highly Dangerous’ Inmates Escape Paraguay Prison
Nearly 100 prisoners, many of them members of a big Brazilian drug and arms-trafficking gang and described as "highly dangerous," escaped on Sunday from a Paraguayan prison near the border with Brazil, police said.
The inmates, both Brazilians and Paraguayans, made their getaway through a tunnel they had built from the prison in the border city of Pedro Juan Caballero, police spokeswoman Elena Andrada said.
(Source: AFP)
2 Police Officers Killed in Honolulu Shooting: Reports
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says authorities are responding to an "active shooter" in the Waikiki area of Honolulu, Hawaii. At least two Honolulu police officers have died in the shooting, according to US media.
(Source: ANI)
50 Injured as Temporary Gallery of Football Ground Collapses in Kerala
Nearly 50 people were injured when a temporary gallery of a football ground in Kerala’s Palakkad collapsed on Sunday just before a match was to start, police said.
Indian football legends IM Vijayan and Bhaichung Bhutia, who were present in the stadium, are reportedly safe.
(Source: PTI)
Sanskrit to Replace Urdu on Boards in All Uttarakhand Railway Stations
The Railways Ministry has decided that Sanskrit will replace Urdu on the boards in all railway stations in Uttarakhand.
According to the Indian railways, Sanskrit is the second language of the state and the change is as per rules, which state that 2nd language of the state should be displayed on the boards.
(Source: ANI)