According to an official statement, the vessel was at sea for over a week. It experienced flooding in the engine room on the morning of March 21, resulting from the breaking of a seawater pipeline.
Six people died on the spot including a child, a woman, and four men. Three people were rescued in critical condition and they were sent to the hospital.
"The two owners have been arrested and action is being taken against them. 14 people died in this incident and 10 people were rescued", Moradabad DIG Shalabh Mathur told ANI.
A total of eight people were killed while 11 have been rescued so far, after the roof of potato cold storage collapsed in the Chandausi area of Sambhal, informed officials.
As many as six people died and seven others were rescued after a massive fire broke out at a residential complex in Telangana's Secunderabad on Thursday evening, informed officials on Friday.
"The incident happened around 11.30 am. We are trying to evacuate the trapped people as soon as possible. As many as 20-30 people are reported to be trapped," Moradabad DIG Sambhal Shalabh Mathur said.
The Indian Army rescued more than 1,000 tourists, who were stranded in the upper reaches of East Sikkim at Chhangu following a heavy spell of snowfall, officials informed on Friday.
Two birds belonging to an exotic species were rescued from smugglers in a search operation carried out by the Border Security Force (BSF), said officials on Thursday.
The Embassy of India in Yangon appreciated the assistance provided by the Myanmar authorities and other contacts. So far, around 315 Indian nationals have been rescued from Myanmar who were victims of job offers from transnational crime syndicates.