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Sreedharan visits bridge-collapse site

New Delhi, July 13 (ANI): Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) chief Dr. E. Sreedharan on Monday visited the site where an under-construction bridge had collapsed on Sunday, leaving six persons dead.

Sreedharan, who had submitted his resignation to the Delhi Government claiming responsibility for the mishap, was asked to continue by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.

He took stock of the situation.

Meanwhile, huge cranes are being used to clear the debris from the area.

Water supply has also been affected after the under-construction bridge fell on a pipeline.

Traffic continues to be disrupted in the Nehru Place area.

The Delhi Government has set up a committee to be headed by A.K.Nagpal of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to investigate Sunday's mishap. (ANI)

International Media Mission visits Nepal

Kathmandu, Feb 6 (ANI): The International Media Mission that is actively working for freedom of press in Nepal initiated meeting with leaders of political parties on Friday.The mission conferred with Nepali Congress President Girija Prasad Koirala this morning.Koirala said the recent series of attacks in free press and judiciary has posed threat to democracy."The current Maoist-led government has remained a mute-spectator to continuing attack on press," he added."The attacks on media and judiciary are.....
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