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Many injured in haze-caused vehicle pile up on Yamuna Expressway

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Greater Noida, Nov 8 (IANS) Around two dozen cars crashed into each other in the season’s first vehicle pile-up on the Yamuna Expressway on Wednesday morning, injuring at least eight Delhi residents as blinding haze enveloped Delhi and the National Capital Region.

The pile-up at Dankaur near here began after a car ran out of fuel and stopped suddenly on the expressway, that links Noida with Agra, Investigating Officer Anand Kumar told IANS.

He said some 24 vehicles driving towards Delhi were involved in the accident and that eight injured persons from the capital were wounded. They were given first aid at a hospital and discharged.

The collision spot was near an under-construction eastern peripheral flyway, which had been barricaded off, but the dense fog made the barricades invisible, and cars rammed into it, leading to the pile-up. Traffic was halted at the stretch for a few hours before two cranes cleared the crashed vehicles.

“The visibility had reduced drastically due to heavy smog. It was almost blinding. Drivers could not see beyond a certain distance, they may have applied brakes but it may have been too late to control their cars and the vehicles hit each other,” said Farmood Ali, station house officer at Dankaur police station.

He said there are reflectors but drivers could not see the barricades on the stretch due to low visibility and ran into them. “All the vehicles hit bumper to bumper.”

Ali said over-speeding and frequent lane changing in foggy conditions usually makes driving on the busy stretch of the highway more dangerous.

He said at an average 30-35 accidents occur in every winter season due to fog.

Some 1,600 accidents were reported on the eight-lane 165-km toll road in 2016 — twice more than the 800 in 2014.

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Foodman Vishal Singh Honored for Hunger Free World Mission in Bangkok

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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.

The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.

Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.

Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.

For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.

During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.

Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.

Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .

Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.

In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.

In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.

He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.

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